Most important instrument in a band (lyrics, bass, instrumental, rock)

Raine · 05-29-2006, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by thebassistX

depends on the stylel of music ie. classic rock its all about the guitar

What kinda classic rock are you not listening to?

No Pink Floyd song would be the same without the bass.
Rush too.
Or Styx.
I don't know if i should put Genesis in this caetgory but. . . Although I don't think you'd miss the bass too much for this particular band.

I'm sure there are others. . . .
This is gonna keep me up at night. . .

Peace

thebassistX · 05-29-2006, 01:44 PM

im just saying its not as significant cuz i dont got crazy bass riffs and solos going u got guitar riffs and it is mostly focused on the guitar.

Laces Out Dan! · 05-28-2006, 10:15 PM

You're wrong..there are a lot of classic rock bands where the bass is just as significant as the guitar..like Rush and Yes

boo boo · 05-29-2006, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by _LesPaul43_

You're wrong..there are a lot of classic rock bands where the bass is just as significant as the guitar..like Rush and Yes

Bass is extremely important in Yes, maybe even more than guitar... A good example is Relayer... It's pure instrumental mayhem, but the importance of Squires bass playing on even the most guitar based songs is overlooked, his bass playing provides the structure to many Yes songs, they would be lost without it.

Led Zeppelin also wrote many bass heavy tunes... Page gets all the attention, but anyone who denies JPJs importance is a fool.

A lot of prog is very bass oriented.... A lot of funk and pop is too.

boo boo · 05-29-2006, 07:19 PM

Depends on the style... If it's punk rock or metal, than you are absolutely correct... But many genres such as jazz, soul, funk, reggae, hip hop, new wave and most prog put more emphasis on bass than guitar... Even blues and country would be nothing without the bass rhythms.

Frances · 05-30-2006, 05:03 AM

Anybody said Kazoo?

Sorry, there is obviously no answer to this question. Each band uses instruments in their own way, and on top of that, everybody takes something different from each song so you'd struggle to get a straight answer debating even one song.

SteelyDan79 · 05-30-2006, 07:22 AM

mos def the bass... everybody relies on the pace of the bass

boo boo · 06-29-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelyDan79

mos def the bass... everybody relies on the pace of the bass

Except for those who don't have bass... Though The White Stripes, The Black Keys, The Doors, Sleater Kinney and Kraftwerk are the only bands i can think of who can pull if off.

But The Doors do have bass parts in many of their songs.

Twistershift · 07-09-2006, 10:14 PM

Any good song, and more importantly, good band, is more than the sum of it's parts. There really is no right answer.

The Dave · 06-15-2006, 01:53 PM

Where's the option for a computer? Listen to Idiot Pilot, you can make an entire band from just a computer and some synths and such.

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%
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SteelyDan79 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany...naming the city wouldn`t do you any good... Posts: 29	mos def the bass... everybody relies on the pace of the bass

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Twistershift Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 39	Any good song, and more importantly, good band, is more than the sum of it's parts. There really is no right answer.

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The Dave Me and The Major Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,815	Where's the option for a computer? Listen to Idiot Pilot, you can make an entire band from just a computer and some synths and such.