Most important instrument in a band (singer, bass, punk, rock)

~~under~~ · 08-06-2006, 02:05 PM

I will have to say Drums

FailurexByxDesignerxJeans · 08-09-2006, 05:41 PM

Vocals/Lyrics without that theres really no song.

swim · 08-09-2006, 05:43 PM

I listen to plenty of instrumentals. I'm guessing what you really meant is melody in general.

FailurexByxDesignerxJeans · 08-09-2006, 05:47 PM

yea i know what your sayin. You know how bands usually tell stories in their lyrics. And then you listen to a song and theres no words. And its like..um okay. But
Yea as long as you have a guitar and drums u have somethin.

andy · 08-17-2006, 09:59 AM

There is really no answer, in most rock bands though, the guitar probably is.
And yeah what boo boo said

masterfrodd · 08-28-2006, 07:23 AM

"I'm a one man band"....

but seriously the tune comes from the g'tar or piano... you can have a great song without lyrics

Xodus · 08-29-2006, 05:20 PM

I voted Piano / Keyboard since you can play almost anything with a key board

tdoc210 · 08-29-2006, 05:54 PM

epic intrumentals ftw

Mythikal Beats · 09-19-2006, 01:35 AM

Drums for sure!!

sainthood · 09-22-2006, 04:33 PM

Bass. It's in any musical genre, almost.

Keane has a bass but no guitar for example. And many bands go without drums.

Tough poll though, it really is the strengths of all the instruments that come together to make a great group. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts in a band, I think.

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

08-09-2006, 05:41 PM	#102 (permalink)
FailurexByxDesignerxJeans Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I Panic! At the Disco [[yesh]] Posts: 58	Vocals/Lyrics without that theres really no song. __________________ I'm a mess of insecurities Attention starved with a narcissistic twist Don't you think that I'm amazing? Please tell me I'm worth dating I have every reason not to leave home today

08-09-2006, 05:43 PM	#103 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I listen to plenty of instrumentals. I'm guessing what you really meant is melody in general. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

08-09-2006, 05:47 PM	#104 (permalink)
FailurexByxDesignerxJeans Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I Panic! At the Disco [[yesh]] Posts: 58	yea i know what your sayin. You know how bands usually tell stories in their lyrics. And then you listen to a song and theres no words. And its like..um okay. But Yea as long as you have a guitar and drums u have somethin. __________________ I'm a mess of insecurities Attention starved with a narcissistic twist Don't you think that I'm amazing? Please tell me I'm worth dating I have every reason not to leave home today

08-17-2006, 09:59 AM	#105 (permalink)
andy Guitar Doctor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 221	There is really no answer, in most rock bands though, the guitar probably is. And yeah what boo boo said __________________ Click Here if you dare

08-06-2006, 02:05 PM	#101 (permalink)
~~under~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,056	I will have to say Drums

08-28-2006, 07:23 AM	#106 (permalink)
masterfrodd Groupie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	"I'm a one man band".... but seriously the tune comes from the g'tar or piano... you can have a great song without lyrics

08-29-2006, 05:20 PM	#107 (permalink)
Xodus Groupie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	I voted Piano / Keyboard since you can play almost anything with a key board

08-29-2006, 05:54 PM	#108 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	epic intrumentals ftw __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

09-19-2006, 01:35 AM	#109 (permalink)
Mythikal Beats Groupie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 16	Drums for sure!!

09-22-2006, 04:33 PM	#110 (permalink)
sainthood VILLAGE IDIOT Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 46	Bass. It's in any musical genre, almost. Keane has a bass but no guitar for example. And many bands go without drums. Tough poll though, it really is the strengths of all the instruments that come together to make a great group. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts in a band, I think. __________________ My 5 Favorite Bands of All Time: The Clash, Rage Against the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, The Who, The Beatles WHERE ELSE AM I IN THE INTERNET?