Songs where Bass takes the lead

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“Clubfoot” by Kasiban
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Not the original bass player here, but still very impressive. :-)

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Barry White…

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Lyle wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:45 pm Lots of stuff by The Who where Entwistle has the coolest parts.
Yeah I was thinking Substitute by them. That's pretty much a bass solo over Townshend's basic guitar line at 1:00:

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null_pointer wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:59 am Barry White…
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Hollowpoint wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:56 pm Hope this counts... I'm a huge fan of Mick Quinn's bass playing
Also the outro on Sun Hits The Sky? I was stoked when I heard they reformed.

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Heard “Riverboat” by Ocean Colour Scean the other day
Reminds me of Who, Weller, Supergrass
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foal30 wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:08 pm Heard “Riverboat” by Ocean Colour Scean the other day
Reminds me of Who, Weller, Supergrass
Most of Ocean Colour Scene (including bass player Damon Minchella) ended up as Weller's backing band for a while actually
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and Peter Hook and the Light touring here again in November, just bought ticket :) Wellington sold out!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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