GibsonGirl said:
Flea was crazy on the whole BSSM album. His bass playing, sadly, has been less prominent on their last two albums.
Eh, I don't know if that's such a bad thing. I like a lot of their lower-key/more relaxed songs, and besides, we wouldn't want him to wear out his wrists or anything
Songs like Scar Tissue, Porcelain, or Tear make the lack of intense bass domination worthwhile I think. As far as new albums go, we haven't been left out in the cold, 'cause there's no denying how sweet Around The World, Get On Top, I Like Dirt, This Velvet Glove, By The Way, Can't Stop, Throw Away Your Television, and On Mercury are.
But, I conceed, BSSM surpasses both of the last albums in quantity of incredible basslines. It's easier to list basslines on BSSM that aren't striking than it is to list all the ones that are. Although I already mentioned Give it Away as one of my favourites; Funky Monks, Suck My Kiss, Righteous and the Wicked, Blood Sugar, Naked in the Rain, Apache Rose, and Sir Psycho are all awesome.
I couldn't fit all the RHCP songs with awesome basslines onto one cd if I wanted to, though... I'd run out of space for sure.
Catholic School Girls Rule is a classic, even if it is a little bit simplistic, it still rocks. I had nowhere else to add this comment so it's going on the end