The 25 best basslines of alltime

Wed 2nd Nov, 2011 in International News

Musicradar, the site that declared last year that Dream Theater’s John Myung is the best bassist of all time, has compiled a list of the 25 best basslines of all time.

Apparently almost 10,000 punters voted in their poll with a baffling 23 percent of those voters declaring that Muse’s 2003 track Hysteria features the best bass line of all time. At least we can be thankful that there are Dream Theater songs on the list.

Electronic or synthesized basslines weren’t eligible for inclusion on the list, as all entries had to be played “by human hands”.

The 25 best basslines of all time:
1.Hysteria – Muse (Chris Wolstenholme)
2.YYZ – Rush (Geddy Lee)
3.Another One Bites The Dust – Queen (John Deacon)
4.Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie (John Deacon)
5.Money – Pink Floyd (Roger Waters)
6.Orion – Metallica (Cliff Burton)
7.Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson)
8.Roundabout – Yes (Chris Squire)
9.My Generation – The Who (John Entwistle)
10.Schism – Tool (Justin Chancellor)
11.Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea)
12.The Lemon Song – Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones)
13.Taxman – The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
14.Good Times – Chic (Bernard Edwards)
15.The Chicken – Jaco Pastorius
16.Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed (Herbie Flowers)
17.What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson)
18.Stand By Me – Ben E King (Wendell Marshall)
19.The Guns Of Brixton – The Clash (Paul Simonon)
20.Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton)
21.Super Freak – Rick James (Oscar Alston)
22.Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield (Joseph ‘Lucky’ Scott)
23.These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra (Carol Kaye)
24.In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett (Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn)
25.Make It Funky – James Brown (Fred Thomas)