my bandmate has been promoting Man on a Mission, a j-rock band.

asking me to play those kind of basslines.

I cry.

surely any bassist will try to express him/herself with some slick bass lines.

But when it comes to recording, you'll be in a position whether you are overplaying the bass lines.

sometimes you have forgo the ego away and play that bass line that fits the song. even if it means repeating a single note.