The Greatest Bass Line of all Time

Hie

This is not a thread about facts but more about bold opinion. As a bass guitarist and as a listening and analytic music opinionated nerd. Thoughts about the greatest, no matter instrument is a tall order and important privilege to have a firm opinion about. 

Whatever constitute a great bassline is an impossible task or a great instrumental feat no matter art form or performance is not a task for objectivity but pure subjectivity. Yet to my mind and gut feeling and listening experience. "I Want You Back" with Jackson 5 is the best bass guitar line of all time, it’s the nr 1 bass guitar line to which every new beginner of the bass, ought to know, have tried to learn or just be aware of.  This has nothing to do about anything Jackson, but that a bassline of such fame is also attached to Jacson 5s early career is pure bonus. 

In the school of bass this line is in between the James Jamerson and Bob Babbit, yet the bass-player and one of the major key reasons I think it’s the greatest, is that it is a line played by a random dude. Mr Wilton Felder who is never mentioned ever as one of the key guys in the development of bass playing technique nor in the top bass players lists, yet to me he is the creator and player of the greatest and most recognizable "in the pocket" bass line. 

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this is not to say this is fact based, this is purely made to create a discussion about taste, and can you ever have an argument about anything you believe is quintessential yet having a slightly concept of that it might in some aspect be truthful, to me what makes this bass line the greatest. is purely based on the opinion that this is a song every bass player to my opinion must learn, and it is all about the pocket. 

I just want to celebrate perhaps my favourite bass player whom I never remember the name of whom played my favourite bass line in a song ever. I will always say this is the greatest bass line of all time.  

a) is this a valuable song also for prog bass players to know

b) do you rate this bass line 

c) have you ever had any opinion about this bass line