Another blog dedicated to the under-appreciated bass guitar. Each song here includes an awesome intro, recurring riff, or bridge part. For those readers ho aren't music geniuses, a bridge is a transitional section of a song. Usually preempts a guitar solo or change in tempo/key/etc. of the song. This list is in the same format as all my other lists. Here we go:
Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton)
Simply great technique. It's what makes the song the song.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl- JET (Mark Wilson)
Appropriate intro for the song. It sets the mood nicely. Until guitar takes over, anyway.
Reptilia- the Strokes (Nikolai Fraiture)
Simple, but powerful. Follows through nicely with the rest of the song.
Suicide and Redemption, Cyanide- Metallica (Robert Trujillo)
New guy Robert Trujillo proves his worth with the beginning thumps of this 10-minute instrumental off of Metallica's brand new album. The riff near the beginning of Cyanide is pretty nice, too.
Sleepwalker- Megadeth (James Lomenzo)
Another latest album by thrash metal legend Megadeth. The bass intro accompanies the guitar intro very nicely. It's nice and clean, but alas disappears when the song dives into it's angry thrash that continues till the song ends.
Constant Motion- Dream Theater (John Myung)
Great bridge beat here. Brief, powerful, and everything a good bridge should have.
Working Man- Rush (Geddy Lee)
Geddy's awesome bass talents shine brightly in the bridge for this 7-minute epic off of their first album. Noteworthy indeed.
Suck My Kiss- Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea)
Admit it, if you were a bass guitarist, you'd wanna be like Flea. Never sitting on the sidelines and always ready to kick out another great line. This song is no exception, which brings me to our next track...
Tell Me Baby- RHCP (Flea)
This one is just made of pure musical win. Listen to it once for me, and I dare you to come back and tell me you weren't blown away by the awesome bass skillz shown here by the musical genius that is Michael "Flea" Balzary.
Okay, that's all I've got for right now. Enjoy!