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funkycow [Edit] [Delete] 45 replies 11:53 March 6th, 2013

Listening to Foals' Holy Fire, it is damn funky. The bass really drives the front half of the album along in a way that's reminiscent (to me) of Interpol's Turn On The Bright Lights. What other predominantly guitar centric albums do you like where the bass is a real key part of the sound?

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Yeah?

ThisTemporaryLife | 6 Mar '13, 12:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Yeah.
  
  funkycow @ThisTemporaryLife | 6 Mar '13, 12:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ThisTemporaryLife and JaguarPirate this'd this
mclusky - That Man Will Not Hang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhD6DxogZgI

ma0sm | 6 Mar '13, 12:03 | X | ^ This | Reply

skellywager this'd this
- McLusky have a great bass sound.
  
  skellywager @ma0sm | 6 Mar '13, 20:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Icarus Line - Up Against The Wall Motherfuckers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeBm5ImMAZw

ma0sm | 6 Mar '13, 12:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
Red Hot Chili Peppers

THEY SLAPPA DA BASS

ma0sm | 6 Mar '13, 12:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
Gang of Four - Entertainment

Huggy_Bear | 6 Mar '13, 12:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
Any Rush album

Puds | 6 Mar '13, 12:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anything by

Gallon Drunk
God
Godflesh
Birthday Party
Stranglers
NoMeansNo
Cop Shoot Cop

slavestate | 6 Mar '13, 12:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
- Oooh, Gallon Drunk
  
  bloody marvellous stuff...
  
  funkycow @slavestate | 6 Mar '13, 12:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  morepricksthankicks and DaddyorChips this'd this
Curve - Cotton Candy

That bass and those drums... Jesus!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh6WVONWgZE

deep-blue | 6 Mar '13, 12:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
Radical Dance Faction....

slavestate | 6 Mar '13, 12:21 | X | ^ This | Reply

thecrikster this'd this
Jesus Lizard

ethricdouble | 6 Mar '13, 12:22 | X | ^ This | Reply

thecrikster and DaddyorChips this'd this
pretty much anything by new order

fitzcarraldo | 6 Mar '13, 12:23 | X | ^ This | Reply

deep-blue this'd this
Jawbox - For Your Own Special Sweetheart

anything by Girls Against Boys

bozo | 6 Mar '13, 12:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

thecrikster this'd this
Grudge for Life

IIIrd Gatekeeper

poptimusgrime | 6 Mar '13, 12:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR / Vanishing Point / Evil Heat

Incredible bass (thanks to Mani from The Stone Roses).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xBzYsE4y1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtAnM8YegF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1f3hfnBh40

deep-blue | 6 Mar '13, 12:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anything by Violent Femmes

hairystavros | 6 Mar '13, 12:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Unknown Pleasures

kubrahhh | 6 Mar '13, 12:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Cure - A Forest

Excellent bassline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xik-y0xlpZ0

(and many other The Cure songs)

deep-blue | 6 Mar '13, 12:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Definitely.
  
  funkycow @deep-blue | 6 Mar '13, 13:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Verve:

Gravity Grave, Man Called Sun, Slide Away, Life's an Ocean

freddiehubbard | 6 Mar '13, 12:53 | X | ^ This | Reply

DriftingSkeleton this'd this
- paticularly Life's An Ocean and Gravity Grave
  
  funkycow @freddiehubbard | 6 Mar '13, 13:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Most Pixies songs.

Steved | 6 Mar '13, 12:57 | X | ^ This | Reply

gonad this'd this
Primus

stistermeve | 6 Mar '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dismemberment plan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLUXXuSzXXM

Dans | 6 Mar '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
No mention of Duran Duran?

http://youtu.be/Hr3HCNIgv40

nwts | 6 Mar '13, 13:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
Modest Mouse - Dramanine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAePJ3cpmn8

Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EA5b3FNI4w

Yesiamaduck | 6 Mar '13, 13:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
minutemen

thewarn | 6 Mar '13, 13:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips and gonad this'd this
flipper

thewarn | 6 Mar '13, 13:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
Most of The Fall's output

Also the last Redneck Manifesto album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOXkgEKMIbQ

Icarus-Smicarus | 6 Mar '13, 13:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
Good topic

When I started listening to music a lot, aged 15/16 onwards, the only explanation I could think for the kind of stuff I loved was that it had "driving bass", even though genres differed:
New Order - obvs.
The Cure - A Forest, pretty much all of Faith and A Strange Day, in particular
Pixies - Debaser, No. 13 Baby and gouge Away being faves from Doolittle
Throwing Muses (albums with Leslie Langston on, especially House Tornado and The Real Ramona)
Detroit techno (Model 500/Mayday)
Happy Mondays - fave album probably still Squirrel & G-Man. V. melodic bass, high in the mix.

friday55 | 6 Mar '13, 13:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Ta
  
  You often get the feeling that the axeman and the vocalist get the intention and it's not just the drummer but the bassist who is under appreciated. I'm pretty sure that most people lost hope with Interpol when Carlos D lost interest in the band (during Our Love To Admire by all accounts).
  
  funkycow @friday55 | 6 Mar '13, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Going to listen to TOTBL now
    
    Early 2000s indie kind of passed me by...
    I guess I could also add Joy Division to my list too, now.
    
    friday55 @funkycow | 6 Mar '13, 14:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
Death From Above 1979

jimitheexploder | 6 Mar '13, 14:42 | X | ^ This | Reply

LdnMetropolitanElite, andyvine, and kilgore-trout this'd this
Maybe not what you're looking for but:

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4309558

Also most all funk and soul is lead by the bass.

theShipment | 6 Mar '13, 15:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Yeah, I was more thinking of 'standard fare' indie types
  
  who through intent (or accident) draw on the bass as a key part of their setup. Given that I'm not that au fait with soul and funk (ironically) I'll take a look at this thread anyway - thanks.
  
  funkycow @theShipment | 6 Mar '13, 17:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
All doom metal.

Ichor | 6 Mar '13, 15:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
ctrl+f lightning bolt

threadfail

ethricdouble | 6 Mar '13, 16:05 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
- No Noxagt or godheadSilo either, pshaw.
  
  DaddyorChips @ethricdouble | 6 Mar '13, 19:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Comaboy this'd this
Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies

Willie B. Carruthers is a bass god. His basslines supply the melody for many of the songs. Shine A Light is a stunning example of his playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY8SyTsgSko

mil_c | 6 Mar '13, 18:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Listened to this record the other day
  
  and the bass stuff did catch my attention like it never has before. Probably because it's the first time I haven't listened to it on cassette or a shitty stereo. Gave a fresh new dimension.
  
  El_Goodo @mil_c | 6 Mar '13, 19:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Big Black-Kerosene

DaddyorChips | 6 Mar '13, 19:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
Can - Mother Sky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5seXaMcG3c
Loop - Blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcsDosBJLA
The Verve - Columbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Rj8ebZlC4

DriftingSkeleton | 6 Mar '13, 19:31 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
BIG BUSINESS

ffs

Comaboy | 6 Mar '13, 19:32 | X | ^ This | Reply

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