Toy has a cool bass riff. So does Let It All Be and The Bloat.
I have to go with Toy as my favorite.
Those are all good ones.
I like Kevin's crazy slide bass in Dr. Geek.
I will have to ponder this question awhile and get back to it later.
snake appeal.....
Mark D came up with quite a few good ones.
pearl bomb
Night Goat / A History Of Bad Men
Tipping The Lion
At The Stake
The Bloat
The Savage Hippy
If I Had An Excorcism, especially the part after the 'one note silence'. Tipping The Lion has a clever bassline. I have always liked Buzz's basslines like Sky Pup and June Bug. I've always liked the bass on POTRE quite a bit - wild and free.
every single note Mark D played with them is special
I really like Shevil.
It's a good sign for the band if everyone has very different preferences.
Quote from: cheeseburger on February 03, 2009, 11:43:49 PM
pearl bomb
I always thought that was bass guitar wankery.
I'd go with Kevin's bass in "Let It All Be".....that is some gangster shit.
june bug was the first thing that popped into my mind
The basswork on the fool, the meddling idiot is a milestone in melvins history !
if i had an excorcism
skin horse
lovely butterflies
the bloat
eye flies
MANKY Hiding behind Buzz's guitar riff is one behemoth of a bass line.
And the bass line in JUDY is better than anything Mark D ever did with the melvins. Thank you and goodnight!
I dig the bass tone on the song NWB.
Melvins is mainly the drums, guitar and vocals for me, in that order, the role of the bass guitar is very obvious most of the times, with some exceptions there. If the question would be favorite drums/guitar/vocals, this thread would already be 10 pages long, but this one is a bit tougher. Ok, let's say Larry, that one rocks your balls off.
Mark D had alot of good basslines. Someone said Tipping The Lion--I concur.
The bassline in Sky Pup is great too.
In The Freaktose...
Buzz again.
Walter...
Missing
Because they make something so easy into a beautiful song.
And Night Goat because it's crushing and get's crushinger.
?
Sky Pup - it's just so damn groovy and fun
The whole Bootlicker; especially Jew Boy Flower Head - I just love the bass on that album.
Judy - it's simply an awesome bass line.
Night Goat - simple but extremely intense
The Talking Horse - great bass, I like the somewhat hectic feeling to it
It's Shoved - bass and drums together make it so good
The Bloat - has always been one of my favorites off Stag
Eye Flys - slowly creeping, disturbing bassline.
POTRE - all different bass lines are great, I really like the sound
*edit: add HAT to the list. The bass sounds insane on HAT. Damn, lists like this are too difficult...
Quote from: bathroom creep on February 04, 2009, 04:36:15 PM
Jew Boy Flower Head
I was about to say that.
For me there's something special about the bass on HAT, there's some subtleties in there that are genius.
It's Shoved.
i agree with bootlicker
i like alot of the basslines on hostile ambient takeover
The Bloat. I actually think that the bass (in all eras!) is of most import.
Buck Owens
A History of Drunks, You've Never Been Right for newer ones. One of those songs has a bass line that just pops out with the song. Real nice.
As for old ones....umm....all the ones you guys named?
Quote from: jzacs71 on February 04, 2009, 01:50:57 AM
Night Goat / A History Of Bad Men
Tipping The Lion
At The Stake
The Bloat
The Savage Hippy
MINUS SAVAGE HIPPY
Coming out of my usual lurkery to say it's a shame nobody mentioned the "bass line" (if you could call it that) during the verses of Black Stooges. That crazy dive-bomb thing with the slide. "dwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeorBOOOM"
Fuckin' killer it is...didn't even actually realize it was there until listening with headphones one day.
first thing that came to my mind was A Man WIth THe Laughing Hand off Crybaby
haaaauuuunting
I'll second "Let It All Be." So beautiful in its simplicity; and that goes for the entire song, including the second part.
If you turn up the volume all the way during the first few bars, you can hear a metronome clicking softly in the background. Love it.
Eye Flys, of course
+ I love the bass in Jew Boy Flowerhead
i really cant stand Let it All Be....... yaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
not a bad tune i just skip everytime its in a vid or something
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
the bloat is a prime example.
air breather from honky has some amazing bass parts if you listen.
lovely butterflies from electroretard.
islamic bomb from never breath what you cant see has a cool bass line.
I dont think anyone has said lizzy... Lizzy is a melvins song that every bassist has contributed to live.... theres alot you can do with the basic line to jazz up the song.
the first bass line in divorced also deserves some credit.
and the last one i can think of is off of POTRE... Im having trouble remembering the name... I think it may be either safety third or pink bat... its an instrumental song.
Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
im the exact oppisite. dig it on the album, its both smooth and nasty.
always took the opportunity to head to the toilet or to the bar when they played it live. doesnt have that same feel. they go for the rock angle (well at least on the last tour, not sure about them playin it years ago with destitute kev)
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Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
im the exact oppisite. dig it on the album, its both smooth and nasty.
always took the opportunity to head to the toilet or to the bar when they played it live. doesnt have that same feel. they go for the rock angle (well at least on the last tour, not sure about them playin it years ago with destitute kev)
when i saw them they played it with dave scott stone, it was awesome. the way they played it then sounds different friom live recordings I have heard. Dave scott stone had a whammy pedal to funk it up.
When I was first getting into the Melvins, there was this rocky live version from the Kevin tour where they played POTRE that got me into the band. There was something about the timing or structure of it that I couldn't quite grasp, and that really drew me in.
The Bootlicker version is amazing.
Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
No chance. When they play it live they turn it into a lame metal song. On Bootlicker it's ghostly gangster funk.
Eyes Flys -don't know why I didn't think of that. Live versions with Kevin like the end of C.O.D. rock the balls off.
The Bloat -best Mark D.
Black Stooges -just after the opening chords where it goes into the main riff is amazing and suddle, the bass is harmonizing and not just playing the root.
The rest of H.A.T. -all equally good. The distorted tones are great, and the slow slow sloooooooow riff on Anti-Vermin Seed makes me wanna be a junkie, and all the slide bass parts are simply amazing.
Yeah i second anti-vermin seed.
foaming.
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It's Shoved.
Yeah that one's a banger!
2nded
I always said that the ending riff(s) is one of the best riffs ever written, so flawless, unbelievable
Its like when someone invented riffs he had that in mind.
personally i really dig thr bass line for Night Goat, its simple but really sounds awesome
Quote from: RomanBirdDog on February 16, 2009, 12:32:31 PM
personally i really dig thr bass line for Night Goat, its simple but really sounds awesome
It's the best riff of all time.
Quote from: Dubbiddy Dubwise Fiend on February 08, 2009, 05:49:03 AM
Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
No chance. When they play it live they turn it into a lame metal song. On Bootlicker it's ghostly gangster funk.
You are not a Melvins fan.
There is nothing lame about any live Melvins show.
Quote from: jzacs71 on February 16, 2009, 03:25:19 PM
Quote from: RomanBirdDog on February 16, 2009, 12:32:31 PM
personally i really dig thr bass line for Night Goat, its simple but really sounds awesome
It's the best riff of all time.
thats probably why theyve used very simiar variations of it two extra times now.
The Smiling Cobra has a nice tone.
Quote from: the ether bunny on February 16, 2009, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: jzacs71 on February 16, 2009, 03:25:19 PM
Quote from: RomanBirdDog on February 16, 2009, 12:32:31 PM
personally i really dig thr bass line for Night Goat, its simple but really sounds awesome
It's the best riff of all time.
thats probably why theyve used very simiar variations of it two extra times now.
Yep,that's why. :D
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Quote from: the ether bunny on February 16, 2009, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: jzacs71 on February 16, 2009, 03:25:19 PM
Quote from: RomanBirdDog on February 16, 2009, 12:32:31 PM
personally i really dig thr bass line for Night Goat, its simple but really sounds awesome
It's the best riff of all time.
thats probably why theyve used very simiar variations of it two extra times now.
Yep,that's why. :D
which ones?
the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
ah nvm
I would say my favorite riffs are The Horn Bearer, Manky, and Amazon.
Quote from: the ether bunny on February 22, 2009, 03:38:24 PM
the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i always thought the man with the laughing hand was the riff off of vile from ozma
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Quote from: Dubbiddy Dubwise Fiend on February 08, 2009, 05:49:03 AM
Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
No chance. When they play it live they turn it into a lame metal song. On Bootlicker it's ghostly gangster funk.
You are not a Melvins fan.
There is nothing lame about any live Melvins show.
What a lame post.
You are not a Melvins fan because you dare to criticise them for turning a cool song into a lame metal song when they play it live. Dude we're not all drones here and bow down to everything the Melvins do..........although obviously alot of you guys do.
I'm a Melvins fan and some times they do pish things........and I vote.
Let It Be is much better with a clean tone, yes.
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Quote from: jzacs71 on February 16, 2009, 03:32:56 PM
Quote from: Dubbiddy Dubwise Fiend on February 08, 2009, 05:49:03 AM
Quote from: A Resident of Buzz's Afro on February 07, 2009, 09:27:00 AM
Let It All Be is much better live than on Bootlicker.
No chance. When they play it live they turn it into a lame metal song. On Bootlicker it's ghostly gangster funk.
You are not a Melvins fan.
There is nothing lame about any live Melvins show.
What a lame post.
You are not a Melvins fan because you dare to criticise them for turning a cool song into a lame metal song when they play it live. Dude we're not all drones here and bow down to everything the Melvins do..........although obviously alot of you guys do.
I'm a Melvins fan and some times they do pish things........and I vote.
Yeah...No,your wrong. I do like everything the Melvins do & if that makes me a drone then so be it. You seem to have something against
Heavy Metal,which is strange to me because the Melvins music has evolved from and still contains punk/metal roots. This is a big part of
what most fans love about the band. I don't know what 'pish' means,but if your trying to say they do silly or quirky stuff ,metal or otherwise,
again, that is a big part of what Melvins fans like....Anyway, you have a right to your opinion,but I strongly disagree.
gonna have to agree with Let It All Be. Eye Flys. The intro bassline to Revolve (yes, I'm serious!). Lovely Butterflies, which is some (N&I) seriously gangsta shit. Nude With Boots. Laughing With Lucifer At Satan's Sideshow. I love the punchiness of the bass on With Teeth. Go Joe.
edit: A History Of Bad Men & Night Goat.
dubwise... just check this live footage out for let it all be. dave scott stone on bass. the guitar is still distorted but its not as monotone as the other live versions. its got quiet parts and louder parts like on the album. and dave scott stone can actually play the simple bass line unlike rutmanis who played too heavy and distorted...and wrong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVMQ6OUS2l0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVMQ6OUS2l0)
Quote from: the ether bunny on February 22, 2009, 03:38:24 PM
the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i just noticed that these two bass lines are pretty much exacly the same note for note
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the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i just noticed that these two bass lines are pretty much exacly the same note for note
Now listen to Vile, at some point the bass line is exactly the same as that particular bass line.
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the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i just noticed that these two bass lines are pretty much exacly the same note for note
same with nightgoat
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the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i just noticed that these two bass lines are pretty much exacly the same note for note
same with nightgoat
Yep. hoping for a forth nightgoatesque song.
Quote from: the ether bunny on February 25, 2009, 01:09:41 PM
Quote from: cheeseburger on February 25, 2009, 09:47:10 AM
Quote from: the ether bunny on February 22, 2009, 03:38:24 PM
the man with the laughing hand is dead - crybaby
a history of bad men - asa
i just noticed that these two bass lines are pretty much exacly the same note for note
same with nightgoat
at least with nightgoat they are the same notes just switched up a bit, but the other two are the EXACT same riffs.
Jew Boy Flower Head's bass line is amazing
Quote from: black stallion on March 05, 2009, 02:52:32 PM
Jew Boy Flower Head's bass line is amazing
Indeed. The bass line combined with Dale's beat blows my mind everytime I listen to it.
i think i gotta go with june bug. awesome bass line and a really great song
#2 Pencil's intro
Snake Appeal
Glow God/Big As A Mountain
Teet
Night Goat
The bass in civilized worm is nice. The basslines in black book (or black bock?) are nice, too. skweetis and up the dumper have NICE basslines. Bass on berthas - nice.
I'll second the bass in air breather, judy, bloated pope, at the stake, june bug and dr. geek.
They're nice.
This is a nice topic anyway.