100 GREATEST "ROCK BASS" PERFORMANCES
[late 2005 list ]

1. YYZ - Geddy Lee (Rush)
2. The Real Me - John Entwistle (The Who)
3. The Lemon Song - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
4. Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) - Cliff Lee Burton (Metallica)
5. Tommy The Cat - Les Claypool (Primus)
6. Apostrophe - Jack Bruce (Frank Zappa)
7. Sound Chaser - Chris Squire (Yes)
8. Metropolis Pt. I - John Myung (Dream Theater)
9. Jam - Larry Graham (Graham Central Station)
10. Karn Evil 9 - Greg Lake (ELP)
11. NIB - Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
12. Thela Hun Ginjeet - Tony Levin (King Crimson)
13. My Generation - John Entwistle (The Who)
14. Dance Of Eternity - John Myung (Dream Theater)
15. Coffee Shop - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
16. Roundabout - Chris Squire (Yes)
17. Sing A Simple Song - Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
18. Pictures Of Home - Roger Glover (Deep Purple)
19. Heart Of The Sunrise - Chris Squire (Yes)
20. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
21. Bernadette - James Jamerson (Four Tops)
22. Orion - Cliff Lee Burton (Metallica)
23. Something - Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
24. Awakening - Les Claypool (Holy Mackarel)
25. Hair - Larry Graham (Graham Central Station)
26. Tempus Fugit - Chris Squire (Yes)
27. Bouree - Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)
28. One Nation Under A Groove - Bootsy Collins (Funkadelic)
29. The Fish - Chris Squire (Yes)
30. Long Distance Runaround - Chris Squire (Yes)
31. Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
32. Aeroplane - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
33. Ytse Jam - John Myung (Dream Theater)
34. Won't Get Fooled Again - John Entwistle (The Who)
35. Money - Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
36. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Greg Lake (King Crimson)
37. La Villa Strangiato - Geddy Lee (Rush)
38. Higher Ground - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
39. 46 and 2 - Justin Chancellor (Tool)
40. Dock Of The Bay - Duck Dunn (Otis Redding)
41. White Room - Jack Bruce (Cream)
42. Sweet Child O Mine - Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses)
43. Rime Of The Ancient Marriner - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
44. Good Times Bad Times - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
45. Mr. Big - Andy Fraser (Free)
46. Pigs - (Three Different Ones) - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
47. Ramble On - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
48. Under My Thumb - Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)
49. Day Tripper - Paul McCartney (Beatles)
50. Cosmic Highway - Les Claypool (Frog Brigade)

51. Kindergarten - Billy Gould (Faith No More)
52. Stand By Me - Wendell Marshall (Ben E King)
53. Naked In The Rain - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
54. DMV - Les Claypool (Primus)
55. Rain - Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
56. Stretching Out - Bootsy Collins (Bootsy's Rubber Band)
57. I'm So Glad - Jack Bruce (Cream)
58. White Rabbit - Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
59. Paperback Writer - Paul McCartney (Beatles)
60. Murder - Pino Palladino (David Gilmour)
61. Sexually Active - Stuart Hamm
62. Dragon Attack - John Deacon (Queen)
63. Higher & Higher - James Jamerson (Jackie Wilson)
64. That's It For The Other One - Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)
65. I Get High On You - Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
66. Trilogy - Greg Lake (ELP)
67. The Fire Sermon - Michael Manring
68. Chris And Kevin's Excellent Adventure - Tony Levin (Liquid Tension Experiment)
69. Cool Jerk - Bob Babbitt (The Capitals)
70. What Is And What Should Never Be - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
71. The Knife - Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
72. Powerslave - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
73. Jerry Was A Racecar Driver - Les Claypool (Primus)
74. Laquerhead - Les Claypool (Primus)
75. Another One Bites The Dust - John Deacon (Queen)
76. Taxman - Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
77. RSVP - Michael Manring (Attention Deficit)
78. Sea Of Lies - Thomas Miller (Symphony X)
79. Number Of The Beast - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
80. Schism - Justin Chancellor (Tool)
81. Come Together - Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
82. Osmosis - Tony Levin (Liquid Tension Experiment)
83. I'm A Man - Peter Cetera (Chicago)
84. Around The World - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
85. Heartbeat - Tony Levin (King Crimson)
86. Pump It Up - Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello)
87. 2 Minutes To Midnight - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
88. Funky Broadway - Tommy Cogbill (Wilson Pickett)
89. Big Time - Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel)
90. Dolly Dagger - Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix)
91. Jigsaw Puzzle - Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones)
92. Stressfest - Dave LaRue (The Steve Morse Band)
93. The Crunge - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
94. Soul To Squeeze - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
95. Speak Free - Dirk Lance (Incubus)
96. My Name Is Mudd - Les Claypool (Primus)
97. Maxwell Murder - Matt Freeman (Rancid)
98. Anthem - Geddy Lee (Rush)
99. Death Blooms - Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
100. Renaissance Fair - Chris Hillman (The Byrds)

The above lists are with courtesy of Digital Dream Door Site
They are not compiled by myself. They have a page for your comments ~ which I am sure you have many!
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DID YOU KNOW

MY CITY WAS GONE by The Pretenders.
The distinctive opening Bass line & the 1st 60 sec of this song see airplay on over 600 stations each hour from 12- 3pm Mon -Fri
as the opening theme (over 22 years) for the Rush Limbaugh show.
That's 600 pr hr
1800 a day
9000 a week
468,000 plays a year,
from just Limbaugh's show alone!!
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