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Old 02-14-2011, 03:49 PM   #24 (permalink)
Phantom Limb
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
You do know Madlib is a multi-instrumentalist, right? The dude plays everything on his Yesterday's New Quintet albums. I'm confused as to why you think it takes so much less ability to produce, DJ, rap and play several instruments all by yourself than it does to just play a single instrument in a band.
I'm sure that most of the members of The Roots are multi-instrumentalists too, shiiite, I'm a multi-instrumentalist myself. The point is, The Roots are masters of their instruments. Sure Madlib did one album where he played live equipment, but i am sure that he is nowhere near as proficient as the roots are (who have put out like 30 albums). I see Madlib mainly as a producer. There is a certain point where you can no longer say that someones production is bad or good, just whether you enjoy it or not. The same is not true for instrumental musicians. Remember, i am talking about technical ability only. Madlib is more CREATIVE. When he makes a beat, he is patching samples together to form a collage of sound. This takes considerably less TECHNICAL SKILL.
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