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Originally Posted by boo boo
True... But we're talking about talent... Maybe a drummer who can only play one beat on the kick drum over and over is good for certain styles of music and bands like The White Stripes, who require a simplistic approach to begin with... But many many styles require a little more, if you wanted to be in a band like Judas Priest (whom you admire) you can't just pick any random guy off the streets simply because they can get the job done.. You need someone who can do something a little extra, i'm talking about folks who can compose original pieces of music AND play it, not just immitate the simple music they listen to and do everything they are told... I have no problems with musicians like Meg White and Cliff Williams who just do their job and nothing else, but i also don't see any reason to bash drummers or bassists simply because they assert themselves and are confidant enough of their talents to actually use it as opposed to playing bitch to the singer and guitarist... To put it simply, i'm disturbed by your assertion that any musicians who go beyond straight 4/4 rhythms and power chords are automatically wankers.
Neil Peart, Steve Vai and many musicians worked damn hard to be as good as they are on their instruments, so to say they don't care about the music simply because they prefer a complex or flashy approach to power chords and pop songs is pretty ignorant... You make it out like they view music in a passionless way and only care about the attention and excess, if that were true they would be making more accessible, profitable music like the kind you seem to prefer, it's not like they couldn't write a simple, basic pop song if they want to, they just don't.
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I have no problem at all with musicians wanting to be technically brilliant. But like I said , If I find your music dull as ditchwater i`ll say so.I happen to think Rush are one of the most boring bands on the planet , I tried to like them.I even thought Farewell To Kings was listenable , but it just wasn`t working for me.
Now i`ll try & explain this as best I can , I just don`t like 'technical' rock music. I don`t know why that is. I can listen to other genres where the musicians are good in that way , but for me personally it doesn`t work in rock music. Now if you want to listen to a band because they are like that then fine.But if you are trying to convince me that someone is better than a bone fide rock icon JUST because of that then I will laugh in your face every time.
As I said at the beginning of this thread , the day Neal Peart writes or plays on a song as lifechanging & full of attitude & energy like My Generation that STILL sends shivers down my spine everytime I hear it to this day then i`ll happily vote for him.
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