BASS IS IMPORTANT

[Eligos]

That doesn't negate the point.
If your point is that guitars aren't important either, I agree. I don't think any instrument is more important than any other and there are all kinds of music to illustrate this.

Alright, you've made your point. I'll retract my previous statement.

My counter-proposal is this:

Bass and drums are more prominently featured instruments than the guitar. You can have a full jazz quartet that is completely guitar-free, but there needs to be a bassist (or a left-hand heavy pianist) and a drummer to hold down the rhythm. Dnb is a genre in and of itself. Bass is a part of the symphony orchestra.

I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin.

 

[Sloz]

Since when does someone have to like motorhead?

Since when does someone have to like any certain band?

 

[Eligos]

I also don't like Motorhead, but I've been carrying the poser label for a while, so it doesn't matter.

 

[MotherEel]

Alright, you've made your point. I'll retract my previous statement.

My counter-proposal is this:

Bass and drums are more prominently featured instruments than the guitar. You can have a full jazz quartet that is completely guitar-free, but there needs to be a bassist (or a left-hand heavy pianist) and a drummer to hold down the rhythm. Dnb is a genre in and of itself. Bass is a part of the symphony orchestra.

I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin.

I'm just going to argue technicalities now, cos I pretty much don't really care. Prominence of drums and bass is arguable, they aren't up the front, they are rarely focused on - there are exceptions, but rarely are they the lead instrument.

A violin, cello or piano are probably more prominent across the spectrum. That is, of course, ignoring woodwind or brass instruments and their roles - tuba can quite easily replace a bass/double-bass.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Urfaust doesn't need bass.