1 - Songwriting
2 - Originality
3 - Technical Ability
4 - Attitude
5 - Image
Attitude is good if it's affects the band's originality and style... Rage Against the Machine wouldn't have occurred if they weren't pissed off at something.
But a good band can exist without a special attitude.
Image is good for lyrical content and album covers. And I suppose it's nice if I'm able to wear a band t-shirt without receiving obscene stares because of it's artwork.
What I find interesting is how songwriting can be split up. In other words, we could create a poll for your favourite type of songwriting...
* Melodic
* Catchy
* Epic
* Atmospheric
* Progressive - i.e. it builds up to something
* Virtuoso Like
* Emotional
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