Most important instrument in a band (blues, country, bass, funk)

judas_priest · 05-05-2006, 02:50 PM

Yeah, I love guitar solos but music also needs to have good rhythm, so the drums are very important. All instruments in a band are important though, and it also depends on the style of music.

explosions-in-my-pants · 05-05-2006, 10:46 PM

the two guitarist in Judas Priest i've been noticing more and more.. a friend of mine keeps pointing out how amazing they are.. i'm bot sure ifs its been rubbing off on me, but i think i've been paying more and more attention to it, i think there amazing.. even in Priest new stuff, there amazing.

I don't think i'll lean from the guitar, i still think (and priest shows it more) that the guitar is the most important..

RockerForum.com · 05-06-2006, 05:13 PM

Drums and vocals

Blackheart · 05-09-2006, 08:36 PM

They all are, except keyboard...
But I chose drums, because those are the backbone of the song. Try and listen to anything, and imagine no drums. It'd be bad, bass, dosn't really matter, guitar while important, it's still not as important as the drums.

(I'm also a drummer so I'm a little biased but ehh)

ClayManSteve · 05-13-2006, 07:28 AM

drums are needed. they keep the beat and can have some of the best parts of a song. the bass and guitar are equal. for diffrent reasons.

bass keeps rhythm and can keep a melody. cause really when a guitar solo is going you cant headbang to it, they dont have much rhythm. you're headbanging to the bass, drums and maybe rhythm guitar and enjoying the solo.

guitar can keep a better melody and can do crazier stuff, but usually sounds like crap without a bass. ever hear the white stripes live? it's hollow. there's drumms and Jack going nutzo on his guitar with no low end to back him up (for songs like 7 nation army anyway)

so yeah.

05-14-2006, 02:38 AM

Drums. Without drums you have no ****ing beat.

thebassistX · 05-15-2006, 09:10 PM

yea but some songs have no drums just vocal and guitar and maybe like a piano

...also drums by themselves cant make a song id just beat like a beat playing for like 5 minutes with occassional fills......

would you turn up the drums so louad that you could barely hear theo ther intruments? no....

boo boo · 05-15-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by my_crappy_name

Drums. Without drums you have no ****ing beat.

Tell that to bluegrass musicians.

There are other means of providing percussion than just drums... Instruments like Banjo can be used because strumming the strings provides a very percussion like sound, and combine that with a good bassline and you have yourself a beat... Which is why a lot of bluegrass and folk bands don't require a drummer.

littleknowitall · 05-28-2006, 07:33 AM

i'm a bassist, and dude, we're insignificant.

thebassistX · 05-28-2006, 08:28 PM

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

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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ClayManSteve Groupie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: somewhere over the rainbow.. Posts: 34	drums are needed. they keep the beat and can have some of the best parts of a song. the bass and guitar are equal. for diffrent reasons. bass keeps rhythm and can keep a melody. cause really when a guitar solo is going you cant headbang to it, they dont have much rhythm. you're headbanging to the bass, drums and maybe rhythm guitar and enjoying the solo. guitar can keep a better melody and can do crazier stuff, but usually sounds like crap without a bass. ever hear the white stripes live? it's hollow. there's drumms and Jack going nutzo on his guitar with no low end to back him up (for songs like 7 nation army anyway) so yeah. __________________

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05-05-2006, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
judas_priest Metal Maiden Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 619	Yeah, I love guitar solos but music also needs to have good rhythm, so the drums are very important. All instruments in a band are important though, and it also depends on the style of music.

05-05-2006, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	the two guitarist in Judas Priest i've been noticing more and more.. a friend of mine keeps pointing out how amazing they are.. i'm bot sure ifs its been rubbing off on me, but i think i've been paying more and more attention to it, i think there amazing.. even in Priest new stuff, there amazing. I don't think i'll lean from the guitar, i still think (and priest shows it more) that the guitar is the most important..

05-09-2006, 08:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blackheart Groupie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 19	They all are, except keyboard... But I chose drums, because those are the backbone of the song. Try and listen to anything, and imagine no drums. It'd be bad, bass, dosn't really matter, guitar while important, it's still not as important as the drums. (I'm also a drummer so I'm a little biased but ehh)

05-14-2006, 02:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
my_crappy_name Guest Posts: n/a	Drums. Without drums you have no ****ing beat.

05-15-2006, 09:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	yea but some songs have no drums just vocal and guitar and maybe like a piano ...also drums by themselves cant make a song id just beat like a beat playing for like 5 minutes with occassional fills...... would you turn up the drums so louad that you could barely hear theo ther intruments? no....

05-28-2006, 07:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,673	i'm a bassist, and dude, we're insignificant.

05-28-2006, 08:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	depends on the stylel of music ie. classic rock its all about the guitar