u/1deadeye1

We had another close one for the letter I and it was a fun thread to follow. Four different songs held on to first place at various points throughout the day, but by the end it was "Idiopathic" by Dead Cross that took the win by only one vote.

Today we vote for the best song that starts with the letter J.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER ARTIST so choose wisely --- (no longer eligible: Mr. Bungle)

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkmvWVZLXayHkh4tDg4hj?si=48xtHWMcRRavUj51L9B-IA&pi=hFCOTZ5cTued-

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhVCec6sO4toYhpXXA3nkCBM&si=a\_v-43WkN7DGO-rC

The voting yesterday was over before it began. "Hollywood Squares" raced off to an early lead and never lost it, grabbing the easy win. Now it's on to the next. Vote for the best song that starts with the letter I.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER ARTIST so choose wisely --- (no longer eligible: Mr. Bungle)

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkmvWVZLXayHkh4tDg4hj?si=48xtHWMcRRavUj51L9B-IA&pi=hFCOTZ5cTued-

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhVCec6sO4toYhpXXA3nkCBM&si=a\_v-43WkN7DGO-rC

For those not in the know, tortilla pizzas are a wonderful option for those of us in tight financial situations or in need of watching health concerns.

I go to Trader Joe's and get a 12 pack of Mexican flour tortillas ($2.29), a jar of organic chunky marinara ($3.49) and 1lb of mozzarella ($4.49). That makes me 12 meals for about 89 cents each, and 250-300 calories each.

Standard home oven at 425° for 6-8 minutes results in some really good crisp. Sometimes I'll add toppings like bacon and fresh garlic if I'm feeling extra. The crispness can hold one or two toppings. Any more than that gets a little floppy.

It's a perfect quick lunch that I've been eating for years. In a pinch it beats the shit out of eating ramen and beans, and it takes barely any more time than making white bread sandwiches. I can be finished eating 15-20 minutes after I start cooking. Pizza power, my friends.

It's a Bungle & trip-hop party thus far. Peeping Tom joins the list with "Don't Even Trip" and it's on to the next. Vote for the best song that starts with the letter E.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER ARTIST so choose wisely --- (no longer eligible: Mr. Bungle)

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkmvWVZLXayHkh4tDg4hj?si=48xtHWMcRRavUj51L9B-IA&pi=hFCOTZ5cTued-

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhVCec6sO4toYhpXXA3nkCBM&si=a\_v-43WkN7DGO-rC

Yesterday there were 5 different tracks that had first place at various points throughout the day, but after many hours "Book of the Month" jumped ahead of the pack and stayed there until the end. Lovage wins.

Vote for the best song that starts with the letter C.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER ARTIST so choose wisely

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkmvWVZLXayHkh4tDg4hj?si=48xtHWMcRRavUj51L9B-IA&pi=hFCOTZ5cTued-

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhVCec6sO4toYhpXXA3nkCBM&si=a\_v-43WkN7DGO-rC

Appropriately, the first band on the list is Mike Patton's first band -- Mr. Bungle's "Ars Moriendi" takes the win. Now let's vote for the best song that starts with the letter B.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER ARTIST so choose wisely

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkmvWVZLXayHkh4tDg4hj?si=48xtHWMcRRavUj51L9B-IA&pi=hFCOTZ5cTued-

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhVCec6sO4toYhpXXA3nkCBM&si=a\_v-43WkN7DGO-rC

Comment and vote for the best song that starts with the letter A.

Rules:

-The song must be from an official Ipecac Recordings release (Mike Patton's record label), or be a song which has Mike Patton as a performer

-Maximum of TWO SONGS ALLOWED ON THE LIST PER BAND so choose wisely

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-The first character of the song title MUST be today's letter. Examples: For this contest, songs starting with "The" start with T. Songs starting with "A" or "An" start with A. Songs starting with "(" or "." start with a special character, etc. This gives every song one chance to win, no more no less

-Since the whole point is to make a playlist, songs that are not available on Spotify will sadly be ineligible

I've done this A-Z playlist series in several other subs but this will be the first that is focused on one person... and who deserves it more than Mike. These have been really well received and resulted in some awesome playlists. I hope this community enjoys it as well.

Here's a list of the best basslines from A to Z and back to A

Although it was put together by the r/bassguitar community, I thought I would share this here as well for anyone who would like to check it out.

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cxNtTnZqQ8P0mT4za9ipC?si=8DF1LjqRSIKLYim9A1y1Mg&pi=QejFFtqBTDqcy

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhWjutgOdME7ykG1NS1Z7OsR&si=Gq4eMVqrROkBVGC8

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This was curated through a month-long series of community suggestions and voting for each letter of the alphabet. The first half of the playlist contains all the winners from each day of voting. The second half of the playlist from Z back to A is all the 2nd place winners but with the rule of "no artist repeats" applied. So for letters where the 2nd place winner already appears on either list, I moved on to 3rd place 4th place etc until landing on an artist who hadn't yet appeared. This helped include some of the more popular players who didn't win, and in general it added a lot more variety to the list.

I learned a lot of new tunes as a result of running this series. I hope this playlist can serve as a good intro to bass for curious young minds and a nice collection of learning material for new and old players alike. The level of participation and appreciation from the community was awesome. Thump on, friends.

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A: "Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen (John Deacon)

B: "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson)

C: "Come Together" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)

D: "Dean Town" - Vulfpeck (Joe Dart)

E: "Express Yourself" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Melvin Dunlap)

F: "Forty Six & 2" - Tool (Justin Chancellor)

G: "Good Times" - Chic (Bernard Edwards)

H: "Hysteria" - Muse (Chris Wolstenholme)

I: "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5 (Wilton Felder)

J: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" - Primus (Les Claypool)

K: "Know Your Enemy" - Rage Against the Machine (Tim Commerford)

L: "Longview" - Green Day (Mike Dirnt)

M: "Money" - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters)

N: "N.I.B." - Black Sabbath (Geezer Butler)

O: "Orion" - Metallica (Cliff Burton)

P: "Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads (Tina Weymouth)

Q: "Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe & Erykah Badu (Brandon Gilliard)

R: "Roundabout" - Yes (Chris Squire)

S: "Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder (Nathan Watts)

T: "Teen Town" - Weather Report (Jaco Pastorius)

U: "U Can't Hold No Groove (If You Ain't Got No Pocket)" - Victor Wooten (Victor Wooten)

V: "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai (Stuart Zender)

W: "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson)

X: "Xanadu" - Rush (Geddy Lee)

Y: "YYZ" - Rush (Geddy Lee)

Z: "Zony Mash" - The Meters (George Porter Jr.)

#: "2 Minutes to Midnight" - Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)

?: "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth" - Metallica (Cliff Burton)

?: "ルッキング・アップ" - Casiopea (Tetsuo Sakurai)

#: "21st Century Schizoid Man" - King Crimson (Greg Lake)

Z: "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie (Trevor Bolder)

Y: "You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon (Bakithi Kumalo)

X: "XYZ" - Hiromi (Mitch Cohn)

W: "What Is Hip?" - Tower of Power (Francis Rocco Prestia)

V: "Voyager" - Daft Punk (Daft Punk)

U: "Use Me" - Bill Withers (Melvin Dunlap)

T: "The Less I Know the Better" - Tame Impala (Kevin Parker)

S: "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (Tony Levin)

R: "Ramble On" - Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones)

Q: "Quarantined" - At the Drive-In (Paul Hinojos)

P: "Pusherman" - Curtis Mayfield (Joseph Lucky Scott)

O: "One of These Nights" - Eagles (Randy Meisner)

N: "No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age (Nick Oliveri)

M: "Maxwell Murder" - Rancid (Matt Freeman)

L: "Low Rider" - War (B.B. Dickerson)

K: "King Kunta" - Kendrick Lamar (Thundercat)

J: "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & the Gang (Robert Bell)

I: "If You Want Me to Stay" - Sly and the Family Stone (Rustee Allen)

H: "Hair" - Graham Central Station (Larry Graham)

G: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" - Parliament (Bootsy Collins)

F: "Forget Me Nots" - Patrice Rushen (Freddie Washington)

E: "Eminence Front" - The Who (John Entwistle)

D: "Dig" - Mudvayne (Ryan Martinie)

C: "Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock (Paul Jackson)

B: "Big Bottom" - Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer)

A: "A Forest" - The Cure (Simon Gallup)

We did it, you filthy groove goblins. After 28 days of voting, I present to you the official r/bassguitar A-Z playlist:

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Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cxNtTnZqQ8P0mT4za9ipC?si=8DF1LjqRSIKLYim9A1y1Mg&pi=QejFFtqBTDqcy

Youtube playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhWjutgOdME7ykG1NS1Z7OsR&si=Gq4eMVqrROkBVGC8

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The first half of the playlist contains all the winners from each day of voting. The second half of the playlist from Z back to A is all the 2nd place winners but with the rule of "no artist repeats" applied. So for letters where the 2nd place winner already appears on either list, I moved on to 3rd place 4th place etc until landing on an artist who hadn't yet appeared. This helped include some of the more popular players who didn't win, and in general it added a lot more variety to the list.

Two bassists stood above the rest as the only ones to appear twice on the list: Geddy Lee and Cliff Burton. There are some notable names absent (shoutout to Carol Kaye and Donald Duck Dunn) but given reddit's demographics, the biggest surprise for me is that Flea is nowhere to be found. Despite his iconic status among rock enthusiasts and a handful of third place finishes in our voting, his band RHCP didn't manage to crack even the runner up spot for any letter.

I learned a lot of new tunes as a result of running this series. I hope this playlist can serve as a good intro to bass for curious young minds and a nice collection of learning material for new and old players alike. The level of participation and appreciation from the community was awesome. Thump on, friends.

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A: "Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen (John Deacon)

B: "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (Louis Johnson)

C: "Come Together" - The Beatles (Paul McCartney)

D: "Dean Town" - Vulfpeck (Joe Dart)

E: "Express Yourself" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rythym Band (Melvin Dunlap)

F: "Forty Six & 2" - Tool (Justin Chancellor)

G: "Good Times" - Chic (Bernard Edwards)

H: "Hysteria" - Muse (Chris Wolstenholme)

I: "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5 (Wilton Felder)

J: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" - Primus (Les Claypool)

K: "Know Your Enemy" - Rage Against the Machine (Tim Commerford)

L: "Longview" - Green Day (Mike Dirnt)

M: "Money" - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters)

N: "N.I.B." - Black Sabbath (Geezer Butler)

O: "Orion" - Metallica (Cliff Burton)

P: "Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads (Tina Weymouth)

Q: "Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe & Erykah Badu (Brandon Gilliard)

R: "Roundabout" - Yes (Chris Squire)

S: "Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder (Nathan Watts)

T: "Teen Town" - Weather Report (Jaco Pastorius)

U: "U Can't Hold No Groove (If You Ain't Got No Pocket)" - Victor Wooten (Victor Wooten)

V: "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai (Stuart Zender)

W: "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson)

X: "Xanadu" - Rush (Geddy Lee)

Y: "YYZ" - Rush (Geddy Lee)

Z: "Zony Mash" - The Meters (George Porter Jr.)

#: "2 Minutes to Midnight" - Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)

?: "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth" - Metallica (Cliff Burton)

?: "ルッキング・アップ" - Casiopea (Tetsuo Sakurai)

#: "21st Century Schizoid Man" - King Crimson (Greg Lake)

Z: "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie (Trevor Bolder)

Y: "You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon (Bakithi Kumalo)

X: "XYZ" - Hiromi (Mitch Cohn)

W: "What Is Hip?" - Tower of Power (Francis Rocco Prestia)

V: "Voyager" - Daft Punk (Daft Punk)

U: "Use Me" - Bill Withers (Melvin Dunlap)

T: "The Less I Know the Better" - Tame Impala (Kevin Parker)

S: "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (Tony Levin)

R: "Ramble On" - Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones)

Q: "Quarantined" - At the Drive-In (Paul Hinojos)

P: "Pusherman" - Curtis Mayfield (Joseph Lucky Scott)

O: "One of These Nights" - Eagles (Randy Meisner)

N: "No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age (Nick Oliveri)

M: "Maxwell Murder" - Rancid (Matt Freeman)

L: "Low Rider" - War (B.B. Dickerson)

K: "King Kunta" - Kendrick Lamar (Thundercat)

J: "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & the Gang (Robert Bell)

I: "If You Want Me to Stay" - Sly and the Family Stone (Rustee Allen)

H: "Hair" - Graham Central Station (Larry Graham)

G: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" - Parliament (Bootsy Collins)

F: "Forget Me Nots" - Patrice Rushen (Freddie Washington)

E: "Eminence Front" - The Who (John Entwistle)

D: "Dig" - Mudvayne (Ryan Martinie)

C: "Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock (Paul Jackson)

B: "Big Bottom" - Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer)

A: "A Forest" - The Cure (Simon Gallup)

The alphabet is rounded out with "Zony Mash" by the masters of New Orleans funk The Meters, and now we're moving forward to the last 2 spots on the list. Vote for the song that has the best basslines and starts with a number.

**The first character must be a number 0-9, which means no special characters and no numbers spelled out.**

Rules:

-The comment with the most upvotes wins

-Maximum of 2 songs allowed on the list per artist/bassist

***(current double winners: Michael Jackson/Jackson 5, Rush, Geddy Lee)

-Songs that are not available on streaming services will sadly be ineligible

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Spotify playlist (a list of runners up will be added on the last day):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cxNtTnZqQ8P0mT4za9ipC?si=8DF1LjqRSIKLYim9A1y1Mg&pi=QejFFtqBTDqcy

Youtube playlist (a list of runners up will be added on the last day):

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDY1RgubjhWjutgOdME7ykG1NS1Z7OsR&si=Gq4eMVqrROkBVGC8