Most important instrument in a band (sing a song, alternative, dance, bass)

Blain · 04-16-2006, 07:42 AM

I say....I don;t give a twat lol if you say ones better than the other then the band might get more mfo that instrument and make it sound ****, 1 drum kit, 2 guitars, 1-2 vocalists and occasioanlly a keyboard is all you need there is no more important instrument if you didnt have a guitar in a band it would sound ****, if you didnt have a drmmer in the band likewise, and with a vocalist just plain boring

dojo · 04-16-2006, 08:59 AM

I love some instrumental songs too, so I have to say that vocal part is not always the most important for me. But I do admire a great guitarist, so this is my pick

antontsygankov · 04-16-2006, 05:56 PM

Drums

thebassistX · 04-16-2006, 08:24 PM

hmm surprising how many ppl voted drums.....
but drums by it self dont sound good altohugh it provides a good foundations just the drums playing a whole song would sound like crap.....(with the exception of solos) soo i disagree.......
also the guitar would not sound as good w/o the drums and vice versa so yea...

swim · 04-16-2006, 08:51 PM

drum lines sound pretty hot by themselves

mosesandtherubberducky · 04-16-2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thebassistX

hmm surprising how many ppl voted drums.....
but drums by it self dont sound good altohugh it provides a good foundations just the drums playing a whole song would sound like crap.....(with the exception of solos) soo i disagree.......
also the guitar would not sound as good w/o the drums and vice versa so yea...

Buckethead

boo boo · 04-17-2006, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Tell that to the Doors and the White Stripes and Kraftwerk and ....well you get the point

The Doors did have bass parts, that were usually played by Manzarek on a specialized keyboard... Also Manzarek's keyboards gave them a richer sound.

And Jack White plays bass on some tracks, or at least he tunes his guitar down enough to produce a bass sound, i'm not completely sure.

boo boo · 04-17-2006, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesandtherubberducky

Buckethead

^ I like this guy.

Nottingham Lace has some fantastic guitar parts.

I think Buckethead's solo stuff is very underrated, he's mostly only remembered for his bad stint with Guns N Roses, which is just lame.

ShadowSurfer · 04-17-2006, 11:11 AM

guitars and voices are the most important and will get the most gigs booked.

singing drummers arent really as popular.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-17-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

The Doors did have bass parts, that were usually played by Manzarek on a specialized keyboard... Also Manzarek's keyboards gave them a richer sound.

And Jack White plays bass on some tracks, or at least he tunes his guitar down enough to produce a bass sound, i'm not completely sure.

I know that i`ve got ears

But they`re not important enough for them to say 'hey we should get a bass player'

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

04-16-2006, 08:59 AM	#42 (permalink)
dojo Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 108	I love some instrumental songs too, so I have to say that vocal part is not always the most important for me. But I do admire a great guitarist, so this is my pick __________________ The Blog

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Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,030	I say....I don;t give a twat lol if you say ones better than the other then the band might get more mfo that instrument and make it sound **, 1 drum kit, 2 guitars, 1-2 vocalists and occasioanlly a keyboard is all you need there is no more important instrument if you didnt have a guitar in a band it would sound **, if you didnt have a drmmer in the band likewise, and with a vocalist just plain boring

04-16-2006, 05:56 PM	#43 (permalink)
antontsygankov Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	Drums

04-16-2006, 08:24 PM	#44 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	hmm surprising how many ppl voted drums..... but drums by it self dont sound good altohugh it provides a good foundations just the drums playing a whole song would sound like crap.....(with the exception of solos) soo i disagree....... also the guitar would not sound as good w/o the drums and vice versa so yea...

04-16-2006, 08:51 PM	#45 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,145	drum lines sound pretty hot by themselves

04-17-2006, 11:11 AM	#49 (permalink)
ShadowSurfer Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Side II of Band Of Gypsies Posts: 301	guitars and voices are the most important and will get the most gigs booked. singing drummers arent really as popular.