Need some songs where the bass comes in later and makes it awesomer

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Trying to explain to a friend how the bass guitar affects the song. I’m looking for awesome songs where the bass doesn’t play at the start but when it comes in you can really tell a difference. Only one that comes to mind is “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac but I know I’ve heard better examples.

I want to avoid having to use audio editing software to remove the bass.

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I did this vid to show how Bass is EVERYTHING in Uprising :slight_smile:

Feel free to show it to your friend :slight_smile:

Edit: I stop playing, and you hear what the bass does.

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The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight

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311 - Speak Easy

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Love song

No one is to blame

You are free

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Basically most Cure songs, try A Forest

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I love playing this, It’s not a very long intro but Bass makes the song in my opinion
She Talks to Angels by the Black Crows

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Bass comes in WAY late (5:19), but when it does, it hits like a truck. But then again, also the whole song changes pretty soon, with drums coming in and all.

Here the bass comes in at 1:40. Ignore what you see in the video, she is not playing before that.

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Here are a few examples

anyway, my recommandation would be to change of friend - a friend doubting the value of bass… you can not be serious :wink:

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How much later you don’t say but one that comes to mind is Black Magic Woman as played by Santana. Begins with the arpegiated organ intro. Then the bass simply outlines the chord changes while Carlos plays his intro solo.

The main bass line doesn’t begin until after he’s finished that then takes over the rhythm chair and propels the song from that point forward. It’s a key feature of the song giving it it’s “feel” and a great example of how a bass line carries an entire song.

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Saw them live on The Joshua Tree tour in the late 80s. This was my favourite part of the concert, the build up waiting for the drums / bass to kick in. Lovely. Best served loud. Really really loud :metal:

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LaGrange, ZZ Top

Enter Sandman

Alternatively, Baba O’Reilly, where the bass comes in way before the guitar and really carries the song

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How could I not think of Zombie? Where the bass carries the song

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Three songs off the top of my head:

“Oh What a Night, December 1963” by Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons;
“Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac;
“Join Together with the Band” by The Who

I am sure there are plenty of other examples.

Andrew

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Play that funky music - Wild Cherry

Bullet the blue sky - U2

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The bass pull-off that brings him into this song is so damn great.
I love Mike Dirnt.
It’s tough because when the bass comes in here, so do the drums, so the impact is not bass-specific… but I still love it.

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I think this one fits your description - even the lights come on when the bass kicks in

Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way

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This song influenced so many bass players and so many people to play bass.
YES - Roundabout