Most important instrument in a band (drum, bass, funk, rock)

Raine · 05-21-2006, 08:52 PM

The creator of this thread is smoking.

In any band every member is key to making the music. You can't just choose anyone instrumentalist because the band could work around them if necessary.
Think of Mars Volta. half of their songs are pure instrumental. In which case the vocalist becomes unimportant.
Then think of groups like the Foo Fighters, where you have a drummer, a bassist and a guitarist. The band works as an entire unit where no one instrument is mor important than the other. Get rid of the drums and the songs sound a little hollow. take a way the guitar and you've got a song that's missing a rythm. Take a way the bass and the song sounds. . well it just wouldn't sound the same

Peace

thebassistX · 05-21-2006, 09:33 PM

yes i know hehehe

o yea without the bass the song would not be as "full"

View Poll Results: whats the most important instrument in a band
guitar	28	28.57%
bass	18	18.37%
drums	35	35.71%
vocal	14	14.29%
piano/keyboard	3	3.06%
Voters: 98. You may not vote on this poll

05-21-2006, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Raine Full-Time Hellion Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,519	The creator of this thread is smoking. In any band every member is key to making the music. You can't just choose anyone instrumentalist because the band could work around them if necessary. Think of Mars Volta. half of their songs are pure instrumental. In which case the vocalist becomes unimportant. Then think of groups like the Foo Fighters, where you have a drummer, a bassist and a guitarist. The band works as an entire unit where no one instrument is mor important than the other. Get rid of the drums and the songs sound a little hollow. take a way the guitar and you've got a song that's missing a rythm. Take a way the bass and the song sounds. . well it just wouldn't sound the same Peace __________________ A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

05-21-2006, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	yes i know hehehe o yea without the bass the song would not be as "full"