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Old 05-07-2014, 07:52 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Plankton View Post
Got something to back that statement up? I mean, the musicianship of a full band that actually PLAYS their instruments versus a programmed beat with sound samples. Substance vs Style.

FWIW, I'm not a real fan of 'genre's'. I cringed a bit even while typing that.
Depends how you define an instrument. Here's a clip of araabMUZIK performing live:



Using a 64 key sampler with different samples loaded into each and using that to play live can be just as difficult as a blazing guitar sample. A lot of music out there actually "played" on instruments is ridiculously easy. You think it's hard to play a simple bass line compared to hitting each loop at exactly the right time?

Here's another sort of "instrument" that again requires tons of practice to master, just like a guitar or the drums:



As for emotion, a song like "Born Slippy" to me conveys just as deep emotion as a song by a band with bass, guitar, drums, and vocals:



They use a mix of electronic and live guitars/vocals.

I hate the argument that people make when they say "Oh well that's not hard I can make an electronic song right now". Well you know what? I bet I can teach someone that hasn't touched a guitar in their life how to perform a simple song in an hour or two.

You're free to like whatever you want, but there's no need to say entire styles of music have no value.
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