Bass Teacher REACTS to "LONGVIEW" by Green Day

[@lakselv3768]

Billie Joe told in an interview that he came home one day and Mike was sitting on the floor with his legs far apart, his Gibson G3 in his hands, eyes wide as dinnerplates (he was on acid) and said "LISTEN TO THIS" and played the Longview bassline for the first time for Billie.

[@KyleS.1987]

One of my all-time favorite bass lines is "She" by Green Day. So simple, but sounds so freaking good.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

For sure!!! The whole album was amazing!! Loved that track for sure!

[@milesparker557]

I love that intro. It's just one note, but the way Mike plays it is iconic.

[@sebg2086]

yeah....only follow the guitar.....

[@kelleyhartshorn4342]

My absolute favorite Green Day song as well. So glad to hear someone else sing its praises 😊

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Yeah it's a good one eh :) I really think that J.A.R. is probably Mike's best though. Just has a great, soulful ring to it. Shame the mix sucks on that song, Mike's bass is so low and so thin-sounding that it's drowned out.

[@seanconnors1613]

Mike Dirnt's inspiration to write this was an intense acid trip. When he woke the next day, the opening bassline was the only thing he could remember😢😢😢

[@burkhartlaw1]

Been there. lol.

[@OldFashionJo]

I think It was for the bridge on Welcome To Paradise

[@seanconnors1613]

@OldFashionJo I don't think so my friend, I would consult the internet.

[@madeleinejaeger8901]

@@OldFashionJo nah it was for Longview

[@phenburz8087]

matt freeman from rancid's most famous bass solos have to be "maxwell murder" and "axiom" although "young al capone" is also wild

[@epicmage82]

I actually came to the comments to say that. 😂

[@dalweed100]

@@epicmage82 I Comment that too XD

[@julienmartin9392]

Check so descendants, bass lines are unreal!!

[@breadsandwich336]

omg please do axiom!!

[@felipebonacho]

​@@epicmage82wwr😢😢eee🎉eeeet😮😮t😮😢😢rrrt😮😅

[@jakebeaudrie]

For me growing and learning to play bass in the late 80's and early 90's it was the Holy Trinity of Mikes: Mike Watt, Mike Dirnt, and Mike Gordon.

[@adams115]

Make it an even four with Flea

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Dude Mike Watt!!!! The Minute Men!! Yas!! What a savage players!! With their 20sec songs lmao nothing like them! Rip Ed Boon!!

[@neilprete918]

I love getting a good in depth breakdown of a simple song. We all know it sounds good but you help tell us why it sounds good.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks Neil! Appreciate you! I promise I listen to other bands besides Dream Theater, too...😉🙏🏼

[@bluepaladin9630]

I might be a bit late to the show- but Green Day’s “86” from the Insomniac album is my absolute favorite. Fast, driving, fun to play.

[@toddpacker4683]

Stuart and the ave also

[@chriswatson3056]

It may not be as hard-driving, but how about No One Knows?

[@bluepaladin9630]

@@chriswatson3056 also a really good one, QOTSA, right?

[@chriswatson3056]

@bluepaladin9630 oh no, not that one, the one on Kerplunk 😁

[@Zach-uz5ue]

this is one of my favorite musical videos ive ever seen, i love the way you break the music down and your excitement while listening to it, really makes it interesting

[@LowEndUniversity]

Wow, thank you!

[@jpdilon]

ive waited so long to you analyse MIKE DIRNT, thank you so much, MIKE THAT MADE ME GRAB A BASS AND PLAY, MY FAVORITE BAND, so amazing basslines along the history of the band, amazing!

[@LowEndUniversity]

More to come! Sorry it took so long. Appreciate you man!

[@disconsolator]

Glad you talk about production here. It's an underrated aspect of this album - Rob Cavallo and Jerry Finn were huge in bringing their sound out from the 1039 and Kerplunk days. The band learned an incedible amount in the studio that would define them as much as they defined a new ish genre of music.

[@unemployed23]

“Maxwell murders” by rancid, “lost” by satanic surfers, “bombshell “ by operation ivy, “rust” “dis chords” or island of shame “ by lagwagon… that’s a good start if you wanted to do 90’s punk (80’s op ivy). Check them out. You’ll enjoy them.

[@Dowinohue]

NOFX - “The Idiots Are Taking Over” Very unique bass line for a punk song imo! I’ve been wanting to recommend this, and what a perfect time than after doing Green Day and talking about American Idiot!!

[@LowEndUniversity]

On my list!!!

[@rome8180]

It's probably too long for a reaction, but "The Decline" has some of Fat Mike's most impressive bass playing.

[@ChrisWMF]

great song. thanks for the recommendation.

[@Dowinohue]

@@rome8180 agreed. The Decline is epic, so happy i got to see it live in this final Tour. A reaction would be amazing, there’s a live performance of it on KZbin, I think playing at Red Rocks. It would be a longer and worthwhile video!

[@JamesGriffinWrites]

That's a huge bass line.

[@306_cstm]

You should do "welcome to paradise" by green day. Mike's work in that song from start to finish is just awesome.

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

Longview and minority were two of the first songs I heard on the radio as a kid that made me want to put down my guitar and pick up the bass

[@nondescriptcat5620]

since Punk guitar is mostly chunky power chords, in the bands with good bass they make a lot of the melody with passing notes between the roots. Maxwell Murder by Rancid (Matt Freeman) and Sacrifice Theory by AFI (Hunter Burgan) Bad Brains is older, but Darryl Jenifer is a monster, blending Punk, Funk, Metal, and Reggae. very important.

[@ThatBlindGuy247]

Honestly Fat Mike of NOFX is the most underated bassist on punk/pop punk. Think he needs more love.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I'm so unfamiliar with that end of things - let me know what song - would love to analyze one!

[@brianlawson600]

"The idiots are taking over"

[@KyleS.1987]

@@LowEndUniversity "The Decline" is an incredible song, but I'd understand if it was too long to do a video on. Still, at least give it a listen! I guarantee it will surprise you (in a good way, I promise!).

[@BungHunterSV650]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWxo6WvjqZjpdE@@LowEndUniversity

[@pepeseed]

/@@LowEndUniversity 180 Degrees/ Philthy Phil Philantropist/ All Outta Angst/ Eddie, Bruce & Paul/ My Heart Is Yearning/ I Am An Alcoholic ... i'm gonna stop here, i'm a huge fan of NOFX 😅

[@williamhurrelbrink3324]

I’m sure ya get this all the time. Not a bass player but I do play instruments and I just love this channel. The way ya break this stuff down, the positive analysis is very refreshing. Thanks man!

[@LowEndUniversity]

I appreciate that! 🙏🏼🥹

[@ropersf]

This song is classic LOUD quiet. I love that dynamic. The Pixies are well known for the use of loud quiet. I suggest you check out Debaser or Monkey Gone to Heaven. Kim, the bass player is kind of a minimalist bass player but her groove is so much the anchor for the two guitars to go wild. Gigantic is a great Kim Deal song, I love her voice and mid western accent.

[@Basementn3k0]

check out the bass on The Pillows -Kono Yono Hate Made you won’t be disappointed. one of my favorite japanese bands

[@2d00dzrvwz4]

I came upon one of your videos randomly, 5 hours ago…. I’m still here. I love the way you break down songs. Used to be a musician so I totally get your content but you make it fun and hard to stop watching. Again, I’ve been here all day on your videos non stop A++++

[@LowEndUniversity]

Wow, this might be my favorite comment in recent memory. I really appreciate the kind words! Thanks for your time to hang out with me over some music. See you around!! 🙏🏼

[@austinshoemaker246]

Mike is the king of simple baselines sounding amazing

[@louisbuss6068]

I get that "reaction" vids are the thing now but this is a lot more than a reaction.. Really like it!

[@starstencahl5657]

i love that video. it's so cool seeing a person who doesn't know the band discovering them. rancid's one of my favorite bands of all time, because of matt's bass. i really enjoyed listening to you analyzing that great track! i would recommend "the decline" if you wanna go deeper into great bass stuff in punk. it's a 18min. track by nofx which have so fricking good bass lines in it (the one after the guitar solo at 9-10min ca. for example). wishing you ab awesome christmas, dude! cheers from germany :)

[@blix666]

The bass line for their song "J.A.R." is one of my favorite punk lines of all time.

[@schlitzy-1031]

You mention Less than Jake in your Rancid video. I would love to hear you break down Roger Lima. One of my favorites!

[@punkfan97]

If you're going to check out Rancid Maxwell Murder is where you should start

[@chriswatson3056]

Blacklisted. C'mon, people

[@timmy334]

The album was recorded in Eb. He used the G3 live. For Dookie he used a P-Bass. Funny though, he used the G3 on Kerplunk and Insomniac. This was their actual apartment and furniture where they lived at the time. I would like you to analyze No One Knows from their album Kerplunk. The bass is the main instrument on the song and it's a very mild and flowing bass line, but it's the main instrument. It's a beautiful song, actually.

[@jordandrinkwine74]

Hey man great vids!! You were half right btw- all of the bass parts on Dookie were recorded with that modded P/J bass you mentioned, EXCEPT for Longview. Rob Cavalho agonized over getting the bass tone for that track right, iirc they ended up landing on some sort of Kramer aluminum neck bass (similar to the one Mike played for Basket Case on Letterman/the latter half of their set at Woodstock ‘94 but w/ a different pickup config) Dirnt used his G-3 on Kerplunk and Insomniac, but switched to Precisions around 1996 bc of Tré Cool allegedly snapping the neck on his Gibson

[@TheStumptube]

Mike Dirnt is a great bass player. There's nothing horribly difficult to learn (though you sometimes have to stretch your fingers a bit!), but he is very creative. Essentially, Green Day have a lead bassist. The guitar is basic and effective, but the bass really drives their music. And Tre is obviously a great drummer. Again he might not be the best technical drummer but he serves the songs perfectly.

[@jochenschnelle1124]

A lot of the older punk stuff and old-school hard core punk have bass very present in the mix. I guess it comes from the early days of punk and hardcore punk where gain / distortion on amps was limited (compared to today) so a gritty base tone gave some extra drive and aggression.

[@marianociriaci3796]

wow ok I love your videos thanks man.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Glad you like them!

[@LZ10366]

Not sure if you have heard of Royal Blood before? British two piece band, just one guy on drums and one guy singing and on bass. No lead guitar, but the way he plays the bass it acts as a lead, I think they are awesome! Should check out their song “Figure it Out”

[@rome8180]

Maybe check out some Matt Freeman of Rancid and Operation Ivy. He may be the most technically proficient bassist in punk. Check out Rancid's "Maxwell Murder" for one of the only punk rock bass solos. That song is only one and a half minutes long. On the other side, you could check out NOFX's "The Decline." It's probably way too long (over 17 minutes) but it has some of Fat Mike's most impressive bass playing. I totally understand if that's too long. He's got great playing throughout NOFX's catalogue. For me, 1991-2000 are the golden years of NOFX.

[@44Musicfanatic]

You should listen to Maxwell Murder by Rancid!!! Awesome bass solo

[@LowEndUniversity]

On the list!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I see everyone recommending this one I remember a buddy of mine turning me onto a Rancid song in high school and I’m wondering if this could be the one I’ll have to check it out, I remember them having crazy basslines for sure tho

[@clintonroppolo1709]

Dead Kennedys comes to mind for Bass. And even The Offspring but I seem to remember heavy bass on the Holiday in Cambodia album.

[@clintonroppolo1709]

The Offspring sort of puts off a surf punk vibe. Especially early stuff.

[@surfj9009]

Definitely gotta jump in to do some NOFX and Rancid from the 90’s.

[@3isnotaletter]

one of the best things in a lot of punk music is the bass makes a lot of the song, with many of the guitar riffs being basic power chords the bass often make up most of the melody. Matt Freeman from Rancid, Alec from Leftover Crack, Klaus from the Dead Kennedys all worth checking out. in terms of songs "I went on tour for 10 years..." from the Suicide Machines has a great riff, "Totalimmortal" from AFI is a catchy bass driven song , and "Manthem" from the Bouncing Souls has really solid bass line with very nice tone

[@sd3457]

You say that P-Bass sound is a time stamp on this era, but for my money they're all chasing The Stranglers' JJ Burnel's tone from the the original punk era, which is for my money the GOAT. No More Heros, Nice n Sleazy, Get a Grip on Yourself...

[@MrRolandgent]

Try genetix by the stranglers

[@shep3942]

Mike dirnt the most underrated bassist in the punk genre. Please do when I come around next

[@JoeK627]

I always loved that bass line in Longview going back to when I was a kid in the 90's, before I knew what a bass guitar was. 😂

[@tpslowbie]

Awesome analysis. Great song and super powerful chorus

[@itsonlysound]

Mike is such an underrated bassist.

[@craigfenson]

i once put under skillet in my résumé "able to play all the bass parts of green day's 'dookie' album".

[@matthewharris5586]

You must do a Rancid song or two. Matt Freeman is the best puck bass play hands down.

[@xObserveRx]

Seconding this. Do something by Rancid for sure! Ruby Soho, Olympia WA, Roots Radicals, etc.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Can’t leave out Mike Watt, he’s the Punk bass GOAT!!

[@davidfoale9555]

Theres a video on youtube of this whole song played backwards, it sounds freaking amazing!! I watched it for a laugh but ended up humming it for weeks 😄😄🤘🤘

[@Joshua_Evans]

This song is awesome, would love to see more punk rock videos

[@fat_ninja_status]

Shoot I rember this video release and the push it got on MTV my freshman year of high school lol

[@chriswatson3056]

Fun fact: Mike Dirnt is pretty much exclusively a downstroke player (and iydk he does use a pick, if that wasn't obvious in the video). Adds to the tone and the complexity of his lines.

[@AlexDevineMusic]

This is a great bassline to start with for pop punk. Early Green Day has a lot of fun basslines :)

[@jayess8714]

The bassline in "1981" off Green Day's new album Saviors is epic! Definitely check it out

[@marsvoltian]

the NoMeansNo album Wrong has one of the best bass tones I've ever heard tbh, its post-hardcore though

[@alextinu8841]

Ok, I have startet your channel with mr. Matt Freeman and after that I got hooked up. Now I'm back to your first punk video. I'm glad I "meet" you, every new video now it's like waiting for sweet candy! ❤️🎸👀 Cheers!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Haha. I sometimes I forget I did this one!!

[@ultra4suzukisamurai679]

I never noticed the Tilt shirt on the drummer before. Tilt is awesome!

[@sethmatt85]

Definitely check out Dillinger Four. Their album Situationist Comedy is probably the best starting point.

[@bradkneale7580]

Once again , Thank you !!!

[@MrArlew1]

Damn I feel old..., of course I loved this cut from the very beginning and it was due to the bass line that caught my attention when it 1st came out, then it was the angst of the lyrics so poetic of the paradoxes in life expectancies..,it was also the year I turned 30😏

[@emptybeerkann]

When I was dabbling with bass, I was so happy when I finally got this song down, although I could not play it with a pick, I had to use my fingers. I'm late to the party on this video but I did mention Snot on one of your other videos, they have some interesting bass lines and some really cool jazzy instrumental tracks on their one and only album. A really underrated band that could have really been big, IMHO. Check out Snooze Button and The Box. Or the whole album.

[@SimulationSimulacrum]

My favorite part about this bass line is the story they tell about Mike playing it for 6 hours straight on LSD and Billy walking through the front door.

[@MysticClaws100]

One interesting thing is how much more impactful the intro bass of the song is in the context of the album because the 2nd half of the previous song on the album "Chump" is a long instrumental section that transitions into Longview. If you've not heard that, listen to the whole album, or at least listen to Chump/Longview together Green Day in the 90's were really good at having the bass impact pretty much every song they did. From American Idiot onward, they do tend to have the bass be more in the background and doing simpler things but the bass still has its moments to shine on all these albums too

[@egrocket94]

What a great video and outlook on a song if heard 1000000 times out of

[@neomanrex]

The 90s and the punk scene of the time that crossed over probably created more bass enthusiasts than any other period in pop music history. All of the sudden bassists were like “wait, we can be the sexy lead? Fuck yeah!”

[@kayconley9222]

Check out either welcome to paradise or sassafras roots. Two of my favorites to play

[@christee5772]

I'd recommend listening to the whole of Dookie, it's my favourite Green day album to play along to, in the main simple but full of fills and solos to keep it interesting, American Idiot album lacks of lot of this. As others have said, you should listen to Matt Freeman from Rancid, the guy is amazing.

[@JosephValencik]

green day has so many great bass lines. Check out 86, no one knows, and 1981

[@bernardettea9046]

What i love about green day is their balance as a band. It all is of equal importance and meshes so well. Its not just Billy Joe, its all of them together as equals.

[@elquetocaelbajopy]

You should check out Rancid's "Maxwell Murder"

[@Extuhsee21]

I need you to break down Jenny was a Friend of Mine by The Killers. Its just such an alluring bassline that brings you in and keeps you there

[@disparity-bit]

I've watched like 20 of your videos in a row tonight and your hair is always immaculate.

[@LowEndUniversity]

😅🙏🏼

[@dalweed100]

I think about Rancid's Matt Freeman. song " maxwell murder " with the bass solo or "time bomb" for the unstoppable driving. a lot of pick playing and arpeggios

[@1thess523]

Mike was doing a lot of cool bass lines in Ker Plunk and 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

[@darengreenall503]

Great analysis

[@appalachiananarchist]

Such a good one to start with. You'd probably love Espionage

[@mikeconger1271]

Gotta do "Cute Without the E" by Taking Back Sunday. Especially during the bridge/break down part, it's awesome.

[@grapefruitsimmons]

Check out Streetlight Manifesto, their bassist is mental

[@LowEndUniversity]

Heard their name a lot, but never listened! Let me know what song you'd recommend!

[@nondescriptcat5620]

@@LowEndUniversity Keasbey Nights

[@danrevlor3635]

You have to listen to the bass part on Green Day-Welcome to paradise! It’s so damn good

[@chadp5530]

For more punk bands with great bass playing, check out NoMeansNo, Firehose, ALL, NOFX, Fugazi, Bad Brains, RKL, Descendents, Rancid, Propagandhi and Subhumans (UK).

[@EmperorPilaf04]

About halfway through, when demonstrating the jazz fell, all I could hear was Still Rock and Roll by Billy Joel 😂

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

That’s why I love reggae rock…..the bass runs the show!! Pepper, passafire, iration, rebelution, the expendables, slightly stoopid , etc…

[@patrose7742]

You've got to do "Come Out Swingin'" by The Offspring. Such a fun song!

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

Check out the BASS line in the song Midnight Confessions by the Grass Roots!!

[@DerekTaylor-d1f]

Bass in Bouncing Souls and 88 Fingers Louie. Classic

[@Gage409]

Love your reaction videos dude. Completely unrelated, have you ever considered doing any Plini songs? Simon Grove is a great bassist

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you so much, that means a lot! I have Plini on my hot list actually, have had a few requests, but no real specific song. What would you like to see?

[@Gage409]

Cascade is a good one, but really you can’t go wrong with any of their songs together

[@LowEndUniversity]

Nice! I’ll add that to my list! Stay tuned 😎🤘🏼

[@bassimprovjams3772]

@@LowEndUniversityMark I love how your channel nowadays is based on listening to your bass community! That’s a rarity brother! We luv ya man!

[@doobsmcgee]

Away by Plini really focuses on the bass and is a super groovy song.

[@andyv2209]

tony iomme used a mike dirnt signature bass on the last sabbath tour :p

[@JamesDavis-mm3yk]

Most punk since The Clash has had louder bass lines than other music. Green Day commercially blended with all alt rock, so you heard bands that don’t have that aesthetic mixed in on the radio. It isn’t just in pop punk. Pop punk was definitely more popular than other scenes, but hardcore and emo broke through later and could be argued from a influence in today’s music had a larger impact. That said if you listen to pretty much any genre of punk you don’t have to struggle to hear the bass. Even on the early 80s recorded in a boot with a spare tire for a microphone than converted to cassette for sale at the show for $3. As people have mentioned, check out Rancid, NOFX, and Fugazi are great. If I were to add some rarely mentioned but great stuff: - The Wynona Riders “Crazy man” - Fifteen “Sweet Distraction” - Mouthwash “Through the Grey” - 88 Fingers Louie - “100 Proof” -

[@1waytickettopluto]

First Rancid bass line that popped into my head was Journey to the End of the East Bay (my pfp is Rancid btw)

[@JaKamps]

Check out the Interuppters for a new band! Also, Rise Against (maybe “Revolutions Per Minute” or “Appeal to Reason”).

[@jwestl3y]

I’m here for the punk 😂 keep them coming

[@LowEndUniversity]

More tomorrow!

[@1thess523]

Mark Hoppus used a Stingray early on then switched to that jazz body P-Bass

[@arikauraniemi9383]

Always loved Green Day. I bought their first album in 1990, I believe Billie Joe was 17 when they recorded it.

[@jaredthenuhn]

A note about this song is that Mike Dirnt was tripping on acid when he wrote that bass line. He was bored in the studio, lying on the floor and just riffing it when the producer Jerry Finn was like, "What the hell is that?! That's a song!"

[@luigigamer333]

This may seem way left field but check out a track called "Stalker" from a Japanese Rock band called The Pillows they have an instrumental version and a lyrics version both are great but I think you would enjoy learning something new from a band you've never heard of. They are a 3 piece band as well.

[@JonathanKollodziej]

Kenny from The Starting Line is my all time favorite bass player, I think haha. I know live he plays a lot of chords and really neat groovy stuff but I'm not sure if all that is on the records though

[@OnyxSkiesXIX]

You gotta do Chick Magnet from MXPX at some point. Not the most complicated bass line but I bet every beginner punk bassist learned it at some point, it’s a classic.

[@ericpaquette22]

MxPx - Chick Magnet is really similar. Pop punk with a Jazz feeling. Less popular than Green Day or Blink but MxPx is a really good band and so melodic. Life in general is my personnal favorite pop punk 90s album.

[@nerdpunk8922]

Or also check out The Casualties and their song Sounds from the streets.

[@matthewbeard7225]

Dirnt said he was tripping on LSD when he came up with the riff to Tres drums. Recommends everyone try it at least once

[@the_laybacks]

Gonna need to check out a Laybacks song.

[@nobodynothing6551]

I think MXPX is worth looking into for a pop punk series

[@MrVisde]

Early Green Day stuff had really simple guitar chords. Mike Dirnt’s bass lines did most of the heavy lifting during the early days.

[@willfromfreeport]

Maybe a bit too soft/lol but I would live to see you check out "Don't Speak" by No Doubt. Tony Kanal was a big influence on my playing back in the day.