Best BASS songs to test your EARPHONES on!

[ginalee]

Well since I got my ety 6is today I went about testing them on a few songs. They are GREAT - really pound the stuff inside your head.

One of the best BASS testing song is IMHO:

Smack my (:)) up by Prodigy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00002DCYG/104-4063805-3910324?v=glance)

with some simply AMAZING bass and scratching...

And my second best would have to be Crystal Method "Name of the Game" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MK6U/104-4063805-3910324?v=glance)


What songs top YOUR list?

[afalconsvick]

How We Do- The Game and 50 cent.

[acemace]

both of them are good for bass especially smack my ##### up.
ha ha i beat u censor system!

Doug Gilmour Edit DO NOT attempt to circumvent the language filter again, please.

[jimmeh]

personally i think the best 3 are:

metallica- outlaw torn
metallica- fight fire with fire
rage- bullet in the head

ones with bass sections eg the rage song, or fast double bass, like fight fire with fire, are great for testing.

[TonySunshine]

Mos Def ft Massive Attack - I against I

can't get a better bass line than that

[darren700]

Originally posted by TonySunshine
Mos Def ft Massive Attack - I against I

can't get a better bass line than that

finnally someone who knows good bass :D

i presonally prefer

Dj Dara - Slip And Slide (suicide)

[Joshdude]

Beyoncé-Naughty Girl

[afalconsvick]

Originally posted by Joshdude
Beyoncé-Naughty Girl

That's a good song. It's on my iPod I just barely even listen to it for some reason.

[iZach]

Originally posted by afalconsvick
How We Do- The Game and 50 cent.


YEAH definately that one, it pounds the poop outta my car

[afalconsvick]

How about the old song?

In Da Club. That song has awesome bass.

Or Lil' Jon. Lil' Scrappy and the East Side boyz- What U' Gon do.

[Gmoneyxxx44]

LIL john and the eastside boys-What you ganna do

YAH...... WHAT......OKAY......

[afalconsvick]

Originally posted by Gmoneyxxx44
LIL john and the eastside boys-What you ganna do

YAH...... WHAT......OKAY......

Awesome, we posted at the same exact time the same song..

[iZach]

WHOOAAA!!! go play the lottery.

[Gmoneyxxx44]

lol....Thats amazing.

[kauffee]

"Like Humans Do" by David Byrne has an extremely low bass line. Also, believe it or not, I like "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon. The bass comes in really strong at the chorus. It's good for testing impact.

[nhepburn]

Dead Prez - Hip Hop.

[Esenthiel]

I agree with Smack my B*tch up by The Prodigy, I'd also add Freak on a Leash by Korn.

[yinyang]

Originally posted by ginalee
Well since I got my ety 6is today I went about testing them on a few songs. They are GREAT - really pound the stuff inside your head.

One of the best BASS testing song is IMHO:

Smack my (:)) up by Prodigy (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00002DCYG/104-4063805-3910324?v=glance)

with some simply AMAZING bass and scratching...

And my second best would have to be Crystal Method "Name of the Game" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MK6U/104-4063805-3910324?v=glance)


What songs top YOUR list?

alicia, give this a go (also from the prodigy guys, but a bit more artistic license as far as their mixing is concerned)...

JVC Force / Primal Scream / Beastie Boys / Barry White / Public Enemy / JB's / T-La-Rock (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=3027519&selectedItemId=3027513)

glad you're liking the new ety's :D

[Will F]

Try some dance stuff too

Benni Benassi - Satisfaction & No matter what we do

That has deeeep bass

Could be overkill for the Ety's but it seems to be fine for my ER6i's doesnt quite rock as much as my Ultrasone HFI 650's but they are not portable

[neb]

Usher - Yeah <--- Has a good mix of beats

[frisk291]

ying yang twins - whistle while u twerk, geordia dome, what's happenin

i'm disappointed no one said the following:

lil j on - da blow, bme click, knockin heads off, b*tch, throw it up, nothin's free

Lil wyte - heh can't remember, but its on Phinally Phamous and in the beginning hes like "this is a bass check blah blah" my e3s pick it up, but even my home speakers dont
:D

Three Six Mafia - rainbow colors, wolf wolf, bin laden, AND THE ULTIMATE BASS SONG THAT CAN NEVER BE TOPPED *drum roll*.........

Three Six Mafia - Late Nite Tip

^^ is just constant bass

www.realmofexcursion.com

watch some of those videos, and count the number of people that play this song. i'm a home and car audiophile and am on www.caraudio.com. look in the forums there, and i stickied a thread aobut bass songs. good luck not blowing ur cans with LNT. oh GZA - Breaker Breaker is incredible. oh my name is lemans23 on CA.com. frisk is my sister's account :p :o

[ginalee]

what interesting choices - carly simon? beyoncé? :)

Will have to sample the rest. yinyang - that link takes me to prodigy's '99 album dirtchamber sessions - is that right?

for some reason I can't bring myself to like freak on a leash korn. I've tried and tried - no go.

[yinyang]

Originally posted by ginalee

Will have to sample the rest. yinyang - that link takes me to prodigy's '99 album dirtchamber sessions - is that right?


yeah the dirtchamber sessions were prodigy's dj-ing/mixing showcase album!

there are a few jamiroquai tracks as well that are heavy on the bass

[neb]

Mos Def - New Danger

Has some pretty bassy trcks on it as well. There are planty of things going on as well, something a good pair of headphones will enable you to hear.

[Deus]

Originally posted by TonySunshine
Mos Def ft Massive Attack - I against I

can't get a better bass line than that


I'm with you on that one!!

[jimmeh]

Originally posted by tonton
As some of the people here have noticed, while it's apparently lost on others, a great bass track is more than a bass drum going "boom" "boom" "boom".

One of my favorite tracks for a great bass guitar intro is "It's Getting Hectic" by The Brand New Heavies with Gangstarr. Play this on your car system and it would be impossible not to impress.

The other stand-out track with a great bass intro (and the bass line turning into the main musical theme of the song) is "Hysteria" by Muse.

You can't beat Primus for slap bass.

And for metal/rock fans, like the guy who mentioned Metallica, how can you overlook Tool?

And for fans of industrial... NIN?
never been that big a fan of them to be honest....yeah everyone hear seems to think a good bassline is just a boom boom one...and yes you can beat primus for slap bass...listen to the chili's older stuff...flea's basslines are incredible.

and yes muse songs are great too, love hysteria.

[Mr. E. Mann]

Acetone - The Crystal Method

Constant base droning and a bit of thumping. Pretty heavy stuff.

[treb05]

DJ Magic Mike- Feel The bass. Thats all you need 2 test bass im serious it sounds like atleast 2 10'' in my headphones

[newcents04]

Originally posted by treb05
DJ Magic Mike- Feel The bass. Thats all you need 2 test bass im serious it sounds like atleast 2 10'' in my headphones

wow that almost broke the windows in my car very good song to test with(not really a song but a very very good test uhh thing)

i like when we ride on our enemies-2pac

[darren700]

a perfect circle is actaully pretty good for bass also, 3 libras sounds amazing on my ex51's

[LightSwitch]

as far as car audio goes Late Night Tip- 36mafia is the best bass wise so id imagine it would be good on headphones too

[dunepuggy]

seven- by prince has big boomin' bass

[Zombie Inc]

victor wooten's Classical Thump

[neb]

A good song to test your headphones on does not have to be complicated. In my view it is the clarity of the song which makes the difference. If you can distinguish the highs and the lows, the bass from the treble, then that gives you a good platform to judge the quality of the sound you are receiving.

It may be that the best way to do this is having a very mundane bass drum (the 'boom, boom' kind), and then an obvious beat. Clarity is key to me. The complicity of a song does not make it worthy enough to be a judge on sound quality in my opinon.

[Zombie Inc]

indeed, but to hear the variations of bass thru the F Key listen to Victor wooten's classical thump (Jean-Sebastien Bach on a 5-string low-B Bass). Other Bass Songs that could be interesting would be YYZ of Rush that has many solo bass rifts.

[BillClinton]

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder remake by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I agree with the Carly Simon comments - not the first song I'd think of... or the second... or the...., but it is so sweet to hear it clearly.

.... just about any song - when you listen with good headphones, it is amazing how much separation and clarity there is - it's like hearing old favorites for the first time.

[H347]

Originally posted by TonySunshine
Mos Def ft Massive Attack - I against I

can't get a better bass line than that


That's the best for Bass

[Chewie]

Try Blue Monday by New Order if you want some real BASS!

[[-Sivart91-]]

I'm not a big fan of rap but to try out some bass i'd say

Xzibit - I'm an alkaholik

heh

[CatWoman]

Let me throw in some oldies, for the sake of discussion. A few that I like, not just for good bass, but for overall production value as well:

* You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
* At Last - Etta James
* Son of a Preacherman - Dusty Springfield
* Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff
* Summer Wine - Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra
* Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

Does anyone have any other oldies recommendations?

[Zombie Inc]

Originally posted by CatWoman

Does anyone have any other oldies recommendations?


Roundabout of Yes.

If you want some Slap/Tapping Bass I am going to host a song(Chris and Kevin's Excellent Adventure) that i bought on cd so no fuss about illegal stuff. I will later modify this post with link.

[Music Producer]

Alright, I tested every song listed in this Thread About BEST BASS FOR HEAD PHONES.. (or car audio (VS)..

Every Song In This Thread Before This Post Doesn't Have Crap For Bass. (or it's a poor song with bad bass)

You guys are posting songs that only have BASS Guitar's & SLAP BASS!! LMAO!!

Finally, How about some real BASS? you know? The definition of the word "BASS". ( something that makes sense with the original post of this thread.)

Get:

DJ Baby Anne - Trip The Bass

Alien Project & Astrix - Genetic Eyes


Kind of trancey. But it's how bass should be used in any song.

"Im not dissing your choices of songs"
"Don't reply with low self esteem comments about how i said Song's listed here are POOR..
I Simply do not like more than 3 songs that are posted here.
Because they are old top 40's. Or are junk from junk artists who use junk to make their music.

Sincerely, Music Producer.

[the_wang]

Furious Ostrich Trackz- The Invisibl Skratch Piklz vs. Da Klamz Uv Deth

[soberfish]

go oldschool... Da Boomin' System by LL Cool J

[micrors4racer]

i have this one song thats just all bass. its called Subwoofer Test. if you IM me on AIM can send it to you. my sn is hpiracing68

[jraggio]

Run D.M.C. - Peter Piper. Catchy as heck, btw. There is an instrumental version available as well. Love that tune.

[CatWoman]

Here are a couple more good ones I've found:

Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson

Little Sister - Elvis Presley

[jhawk]

lil jon ft. Ludacris - Bia Bia

too much bass to handle

[Hit'EmUp]

ICE CUBE - YOU KNOW HOW WE DO IT REMIX
off his greatest hits album
starts off with about 10 beats on a drum
always use it to test

[Ernie 2.0]

Fighting Man - DJ Pone & Drixxxe

[csrx]

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

[treb05]

mann you just did a (super grave dig)= (going through old threads)...going through threads that are 4 months old wtf hahaha.

[Rod Smith]

For really deep base, Listen to Saint Saen's Organ Symphony. It reportedly features bass notes as low as 16 Hz.

[danielomg]

I'm extremely surprised that noone has mentioned...Pass Out - Ludacris

[treb05]

Pitbull-Dammit Man

Trick Daddy-Jump On It

[ZOOM ZOOM]

I think Nelly's " BOY" is awesome..... and Black Eyed Peas "BEBOT" and also J-KWON's " GET XXX'd"....... these tracks comes with realy fat bass lines........

[psyco1]

A Perfect Circle - Lullaby

The Fifth Element Soundtrack - Mondoshawan

[thedodgyguy]

Good Luck (Track 1) / Kish Kash / Basement Jaxx
10 seconds in there's an intro 'bthoom' with a very high volume of 19hz - 42hz content, with the peak at 28hz. Rather than just chucking a load of sine waves out as with a test, it's a multilayered set of tones at that point in the track and since 30hz is really at the beginning of where all of us really start to hear bass it's a good choice for giving phones a workout.


Sadly, on many low-impedance phones the iPod will be slightly deficient in this respect. However I have no problems with the Sennheiser HD25-1 :D

[Capital R]

"Psycho" by Infected Mushroom.
"Hamburger Train" by Primus
"Anasthesia(Pulling Teeth)" by Metallica
"Aqueous Transmission" by Incubus

[violinmathchick]

I like "With Teeth" from the similarly titled album by Nine Inch Nails for testing bass.

[graphukkd]

the white stripes - blue orchid

good tight bass and a high pitch vocal
a good overall test for your earphones

also

dj shadow, any track, they are all awesome

[rx7_fan]

Originally posted by thedodgyguy
Good Luck (Track 1) / Kish Kash / Basement Jaxx
10 seconds in there's an intro 'bthoom' with a very high volume of 19hz - 42hz content, with the peak at 28hz. Rather than just chucking a load of sine waves out as with a test, it's a multilayered set of tones at that point in the track and since 30hz is really at the beginning of where all of us really start to hear bass it's a good choice for giving phones a workout.


Sadly, on many low-impedance phones the iPod will be slightly deficient in this respect. However I have no problems with the Sennheiser HD25-1 :D

What are you talking about, I can hear at 10hz-30khz =D lol.

[androu]

playgroups debut album is an excellent bass test album, specially the last track which is a cover of 50 ways to leave your lover.

[FeelTheFire]

Elle me Controle by Matt Pokora. It's a french song with a steady consistent bassline. I use it to test my equalizers as well as my bass. Considering you can't even hear the bass on the stock 'buds...well.

[appophylite]

Hi. This is my first post here
A lot of the options I heard on this forum are good, but I have two songs which I think are the best for testing bass.

Rammstein-Engel
KMFDM-Megalomaniac

On lesser headphones, the bass is so powerful with these songs that the earpieces will begin to rattle like crazy.

Seriously try these two songs