LeavingPasalacqua Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Time for some Mike Dirnt appreciation - what are your favourite Green Day basslines? I’ll start - the back to back songs on Insomniac, Panic song and Stuart and the Ave. have some absolutely spectacular bass going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPunk94 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Insomniac Stuck with me (at 1:47) first bassline that came into my mind *dirnt dirnt dirnt* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Karlson Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Mike played some awesome bass lines on the Trilogy: Rusty James, Missing You, Nightlife, Nuclear Family Other songs I love to play are: Emenius Sleepus (meant Sassafras Roots), Longview, Holiday, Troubled Times, Reject, Warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Karl Karlson said: Mike played some awesome bass lines on the Trilogy: Rusty James, Missing You, Nightlife, Nuclear Family Other songs I love to play are: Emenius Sleepus, Longview, Holiday, Troubled Times, Reject, Warning Yes! The bass in Longview is absolutely masterful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duhhan1023 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Stuart and the ave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localinsomniac Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 JAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredes Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Sassafras Roots, No One Knows, Longview, Stuck With Me, those are the first ones that comes to mind. Overall Mike did great bass lines during the 90s. Don't know why he's been so bland and generic since American Idiot, even the few trilogy bass lines that get some praise aren't that good (save for DRB's bass solo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Karlson Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 6:25 PM, Fredes said: Overall Mike did great bass lines during the 90s. Don't know why he's been so bland and generic since American Idiot, even the few trilogy bass lines that get some praise aren't that good (save for DRB's bass solo). Well, you gotta be aware that Mike was doing drugs back in the early 90s. Remember Billie telling the story of Mike doing LSD and coming up with the main riff for Longview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Dirty Rotten Basterds has some nice basslines! But my favorite is the one from Holiday. Would love if they‘d start the song with the bassline like they did in the musical version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 So many great bass lines from Mike, but one of favourites on FOAM is Junkies On A High, partly because of the bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsername Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I know it's probably not Mike's most creative bass part, but can I just say that I love the part in the live version of Jesus of Suburbia where Billie screams: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mike Dirnt!" And then everyone freaks out and Mr. Dirnt looks so badass killing it on stage. Damn how I wish I could relive those moments now😭 Oh and other than that, Stuart and the Ave is my favorite Mike bassline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumFan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The bassline in Welcome to Paradise is quite simple, but fantastic. It's still different enough to set itself apart from the guitar track, plus the bridge section then makes way for a kind of mini bass solo. There's also some great bass-intro lines, such as Stuart and the Ave, 80, No One Knows or J.A.R. A weird favourite of mine (and I realise it's not at all complex) is the little mid-section in Holiday. I don't know why, but the whole section is just bursting with energy and structured to a kind of military marching beat, which really stands out in that part. In fact, in my opinion, part of the complexity lost in AI's basslines was made up for by killer energy, tone, great mixing/mastering and of course great lyrics / overall song-writing. EDIT: also, can we agree that the bass on Prosthetic Head sounds absolutely delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Good Riddance You're not sophisticated if you don't understand that it's the way that Mike plays those rests in the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Oh Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Road to acceptance would be my favourite. Oh and longview, warning, minority, knowledge, makeout party. To name a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxxcarterxxX Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 When I come Around. Classic, jazzy, smooth bass line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeavingPasalacqua Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 12:20 PM, MillenniumFan said: The bassline in Welcome to Paradise is quite simple, but fantastic. It's still different enough to set itself apart from the guitar track, plus the bridge section then makes way for a kind of mini bass solo. There's also some great bass-intro lines, such as Stuart and the Ave, 80, No One Knows or J.A.R. A weird favourite of mine (and I realise it's not at all complex) is the little mid-section in Holiday. I don't know why, but the whole section is just bursting with energy and structured to a kind of military marching beat, which really stands out in that part. In fact, in my opinion, part of the complexity lost in AI's basslines was made up for by killer energy, tone, great mixing/mastering and of course great lyrics / overall song-writing. EDIT: also, can we agree that the bass on Prosthetic Head sounds absolutely delicious! Welcome to paradise (the Dookie Version) is imo one of their most musically satisfying songs (along with panic song I think). The drums in WTP are far and away my favourite of any green day song, the bass is simple yet brilliant, the guitar is powerful, Billie’s vocals are as always on point, and one of my favourite bits is the backing vocals in the chorus. Overall, an absolutely genius song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Agree on everything for WTP. I've always said, if anyone ever asked me, what is rock, that's the song I'd show them. Every instrument has its own moment to shine in the bridge, and then it all comes together in a frantic collision. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Paper Lanterns, the Woodstock mudfight has made me appreciate that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Longview . Obvious choice but it really is amazing. On 8/19/2020 at 10:43 PM, Sheenius said: Good Riddance You're not sophisticated if you don't understand that it's the way that Mike plays those rests in the song. Reminded me that if you play "bass" on Good Riddance in Green Day Rockband you play the violin part instead, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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