Best of 2022: The Top 10 Bass Videos
We’re closing out our “Best of 2022” Top 10 lists with this one that will serve as an excellent playlist today.
Every day of the year, we share a video. Here are the top 10 most-watched on No Treble in 2022.
1. Rush: “Limelight” Live Soundcheck (2012)
StickHits remastered a 2012 soundcheck video of Rush in Dallas, and it is a great behind-the-scenes look of the band. Here they are running through “Limelight”.
2. Playing For Change (with John Paul Jones): When The Levee Breaks
Playing For Change released a stunning new video a few days ago, featuring John Paul Jones on a song he originally recorded over 50 years ago. 18 musicians from around the world contributed to this performance of “When The Levee Breaks”.
3. Weather Report: Jaco Pastorius’s Isolated Bass on “Teen Town”
We can never get enough of Jaco Pastorius. In this isolated bass clip, Jaco plays this classic with a bit of his drumming in the mix. You can really hear that fretless growl!
4. Primus: Xanadu (Live in St. Augustine)
Primus, as I’m sure you know, is currently on tour performing Rush’s “A Farewell to Kings” in its entirety. Here’s a glimpse into the tour, thanks to this fan-shot video of the band performing “Xanadu.”
5. VetsAid 2021: Funk #49
Last month, Joe Walsh joined forces with some heavy hitters in the music industry for his “VetsAid 2021: The Basement Show”. Here’s Walsh with Ringo Starr, Benmont Tench, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel performing “Funk #49”.
6. John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, and Victor Wooten: You Know, You Know
John McLaughlin celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this month. Victor Wooten shared this video on Facebook around that time of McLaughlin, Wooten, and Chick Corea performing Mahavishnu Orchestra’s “You Know, You Know”.
7. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with Danny Carey: YYZ
Tool’s Danny Carey joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert. Chrisedge captured the footage of the trio performing “YYZ” with 4K audio and made this video available.
8. Julia Hofer: Top 5 Bee Gees Bass Lines
Julia Hofer’s “Top 5” videos are super popular around here, and this time she’s focusing on her favorite lines from The Bee Gees and the work of Maurice Gibb.
9. Darling Dear: James Jamerson’s Bass Line Visualized
Leonardo van der Laat was inspired by Jack Stratton’s “visualization” videos of James Jamerson’s bass lines, so he set out to make his own. Check out Mr. Jamerson’s greatness on the Jackson 5’s “Darling Dear”.
10. Charles Berthoud: If “September” was the Hardest Song in the World
Charles Berthoud is back with a new “Hardest Song in the World” video, with him running through many different bass techniques on Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September”.
