jackhammer

I would say it's a good thing that both Bono and The Edge are drowned out by bass.

Oddly enough within the Metal scene over the past 10 years (although I appreciate you may not like this scene) the bass guitar seems to be the least important instrument with many bands relying on downtuned guitars and the emphasis on the drum and vocal tracks.

With the advent of the remix in music these days, emphasis is on the Bass a lot to provide an easily digestable sound that appeals to basic human nature. The Bass next to the drum appeals to the most primal aspects of personalities and our link to music and many remixers focus on that.

In fact I dislike a ton of music due to it's lack of bass and with the exception of Post Punk (which can focus on guitar lines) I dislike many albums if the bass levels are not noticed.

Funk, Soul, Reggae and even metal sometimes needs big basslines to ground it and then everything builds around it. I think the predeliction in urban music to focus on the Bass drum and not the Bass guitar makes many songs seem 'empty' and lacking warmth that a Bass guitar gives to music.

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