The 10 Greatest Bass Lines of 1984

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• PD

  @pdbass · 2 years ago · pinned

  FYI: I neglected to list the title of #6! Sade's 1984 hit (featuring that bass solo): "Smooth Operator"

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• DU

  @dukealbert7017 · 2 years ago

  I feel like 1984 was massive enough to warrant 2 more parts 🤣

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• TH

  @TheCountofToulouse · 1 year ago (edited)

  Mark King is really off the charts. I gained a whole new level of appreciation for him as I started listening to Level 42. He makes it look effortless.

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• GH

  @GHopps96 · 2 years ago

  I think that "I feel for you," Chaka Khan deserves a nod.  That baseline is amazing!

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• CH

  @christophertaylor9100 · 2 years ago

  Level 42 is such a great band, every bass player I know loves them.

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• DA

  @dangeerraaron · 2 years ago

  You know it's a good year when Mark King graces the thumbnail!

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• DE

  @denisrogers4358 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Mark King is amazing &nbsp;!<br>Bass, song writing, buttery voice… rips on the drums.

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• RO

  @roiijamez33 · 2 years ago

  &quot;The Reflex&quot; John Taylor on bass

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• DE

  @derekvillorente4334 · 2 years ago (edited)

  1984 was an absolutely great year for music.

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• GE

  @genausau · 1 year ago (edited)

  I agree, I was 18 years old in 1984 and became a bass player because of &quot;talking in your sleep&quot; The Romantics&quot; and &quot;the Reflex&quot; Duran Duran.

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• BT

  @bt42 · 2 years ago

  Mark King if Level 42, absolutely epic. Would love more of that for sure

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• MR

  @mrpositronia · 2 years ago (edited)

  1984 was the year Steve Harris of Iron Maiden played his socks off on the album Powerslave. Two mentions from that are the bass solo in the middle section of the title track, and the atmospheric breakdown and build up of Rime of the Ancient Mariner. They are mood setting melodic solo pieces.

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