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Rock's Greatest Bass Riffs


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BlogCriticsMagazine's Josh Sobel has put together what he considers to be "Rock's Greatest Bass Riff." Agree, or disagree, it gives a list to star with - so here we go:

The Animals, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (1965)

Cream "Sunshine of Your Love" (1967)

The Beatles, "Come Together" (1969)

Jethro Tull/J. S. Bach, "Bourée" (1969)

Sugarloaf, "Green-Eyed Lady" (1970)ou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side" (1971)b Marley, "Stir It Up" (1972)

Pink Floyd, "Money" (1973)

Barney Miller theme (1975)

Fleetwood Mac, "The Chain" (1977)

Elvis Costello, "Pump It Up" (1978)

The Police, "Walking On the Moon" (1979)

Pete Townshend, "Gonna Get Ya" (1980)

Green Day, "Longview" (1994)

Beck, "Devil's Haircut" (1996)

White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army" (2003)

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Off the top of my head, here are some more:

Satisfaction, Dancing With Mr. D, Miss You, Shattered - Stones

Day Tripper, PaperBack Writer - The Beatles

All Day & All Of The Night, You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Soul/Jazz

Get On The Good Foot - James Brown

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

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