Most important instrument in a band (drum, bass, instrumental, white stripes)

boo boo · 04-12-2006, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Don

Is trend the right word here? The definition of being rock is partly comprised of usually (more often that not) using a guitar in your music.

The role of guitars in rock grew noticably in the 60s because of players like Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Santana, Page, Townshend, etc who helped raise the bar for true virtuosity of the instrument in the realm of rock music... Rock n roll wasnt always based strictly around guitars, just ask Little Richard, Jerry Lew Lewis and Fats Domino.

~~Don~~ · 04-12-2006, 07:12 AM

The role of the guitar has nothing to do with anything. From the blues, RNB, rock 'n' roll, Chuck Berry, etc spawned the creation of rock because people liked the way it sounded and so the commercialism grew. Others' copied and decided to take the rock elements and strand it into a wider variety of music, but obviously still encompassing rock because of the instruments. Rock = guitar/bass/drums/vocals. It's just a formula that worked. It wasn't "based" around guitars, per say, it was just a combination of instruments working together for the audiences interest.

boo boo · 04-12-2006, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Don

Rock = guitar/bass/drums/vocals.

Rubbish, tell that to Jerry Lee.

~~Don~~ · 04-12-2006, 07:30 AM

But he's rock 'n' roll.

boo boo · 04-13-2006, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Don

But he's rock 'n' roll.

Rock N Roll = Rock.

Though some may argue against that, saying something like.

Blues = Rock N Roll.

And

African Folk Music = Blues.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, music is music, its all relative.

Point is, piano (a keyboard instrument, duh) used to be a primary instrument in rock music (yes back when it was rock n roll) and then in the 60s its role became smaller in rock music, it was rarely used as a lead or soloing instrument from that point... But in the late 60s bands like The Doors restablished the role a keyboard can play in a rock band, and then in the 70s we had the most keyboard dominated rock genre there ever was, teh prog... But folks like Elton John and Billy Joel proved that piano players can also be rock stars.

explosions-in-my-pants · 04-12-2006, 04:13 PM

i go with guitar..

a guitar sounds amazing alone as does a persons voice.. (if a person can sing or play well i mean)

but to me i really love the sound of guitar so thats why i go with that.

smallz · 04-12-2006, 11:04 PM

I voted drums with anything percussive in mind. I mean, the drums are like the heartbeat of the band. I play the guitar, personally, but I think that my own songs are nothing without a beat. Even folk songs with just acoustic and such still have something percussive with them a lot of times like tambourine.

~~Don~~ · 04-13-2006, 09:22 AM

Rock 'n' roll is a subset of rock, just like heavy metal is a subset of death metal. They do not equal each other, that's why they have different names :P

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-13-2006, 10:01 AM

Juice Harp obviously

judas_priest · 04-14-2006, 11:30 AM

Yeah, the drum beat is really important to a song. If I had more of a sense of rhythm I would like to play drums, lol

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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04-12-2006, 11:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
smallz Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UT Posts: 27	I voted drums with anything percussive in mind. I mean, the drums are like the heartbeat of the band. I play the guitar, personally, but I think that my own songs are nothing without a beat. Even folk songs with just acoustic and such still have something percussive with them a lot of times like tambourine. __________________ "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." - Somerset Maughan

04-12-2006, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~Don~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 558	The role of the guitar has nothing to do with anything. From the blues, RNB, rock 'n' roll, Chuck Berry, etc spawned the creation of rock because people liked the way it sounded and so the commercialism grew. Others' copied and decided to take the rock elements and strand it into a wider variety of music, but obviously still encompassing rock because of the instruments. Rock = guitar/bass/drums/vocals. It's just a formula that worked. It wasn't "based" around guitars, per say, it was just a combination of instruments working together for the audiences interest.

04-12-2006, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~Don~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 558	But he's rock 'n' roll.

04-12-2006, 04:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	i go with guitar.. a guitar sounds amazing alone as does a persons voice.. (if a person can sing or play well i mean) but to me i really love the sound of guitar so thats why i go with that.

04-13-2006, 09:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~Don~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 558	Rock 'n' roll is a subset of rock, just like heavy metal is a subset of death metal. They do not equal each other, that's why they have different names :P

04-13-2006, 10:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,484	Juice Harp obviously

04-14-2006, 11:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
judas_priest Metal Maiden Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 619	Yeah, the drum beat is really important to a song. If I had more of a sense of rhythm I would like to play drums, lol