Most overrated instrument

Homerun Starrer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:01 am

Setsumi-san wrote:

Drums: Everybody wants to play 'em and I don't see why.

The problem with drums is that, frankly, they pretty much all sound the same; to the point that most bands can replace their drummer with a drum machine and nobody can really hear the difference. There needs to be more innovation in drumming...Unusual time signatures, different forms of percussion, electronic drum pads, etc.

Good examples of creative, underrated drummers: Morgan Agren and Bill Bruford. Oh yeah, and while you're at it, John Stanier.

iand93 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:02 am

Homerun Starrer wrote:

John Stanier.

i love you so hard

Duecex2 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:08 am

Homerun Starrer wrote:

Setsumi-san wrote:

Drums: Everybody wants to play 'em and I don't see why.

The problem with drums is that, frankly, they pretty much all sound the same; to the point that most bands can replace their drummer with a drum machine and nobody can really hear the difference. There needs to be more innovation in drumming...Unusual time signatures, different forms of percussion, electronic drum pads, etc.

Good examples of creative, underrated drummers: Morgan Agren and Bill Bruford. Oh yeah, and while you're at it, John Stanier.

Whoever drummed for Smashing Pumpkins was a very unique drummer, along with the Rush guy.

iand93 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:12 am

That was Jimmy Chaimberlain (sp?). And yeah he's good. So is Stewart Copeland.

Word Up · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:12 am

Einoo T. Spork wrote:

Word Up wrote:

Guitar is a worthy instrument, but it just gets annoying to hear everyone say "GUITAR IS THE BEST!"
It is among the best, but when people don't shut up about it...

That's pretty much the definition of "overrated".

Not necessarily. It doesn't bother me that people think guitar is great, it's just all these people that want to learn to play guitar because everyone thinks it's so cool.

The Noid · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:13 pm

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So is Stewart Copeland.

The Police, right? If he is then he made all the music for the first 3 Spyro the Dragon games which are some awesomes tunes.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:33 pm

Duecex2 wrote:

along with the Rush guy.

You mean Neil Peart.

Don't forget Keith Moon.

The Noid · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:38 pm

^Keith Moon was a drumming BEAST

IantheGecko · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:02 pm

Homerun Starrer wrote:

Setsumi-san wrote:

Drums: Everybody wants to play 'em and I don't see why.

The problem with drums is that, frankly, they pretty much all sound the same; to the point that most bands can replace their drummer with a drum machine and nobody can really hear the difference. There needs to be more innovation in drumming...Unusual time signatures, different forms of percussion, electronic drum pads, etc

Actually, with good-enough tweaking on a good drum machine, you can get some pretty awesome sounds. The old-school Roland TR-808 has been used in hip-hop, electro and synthpop for years and years. And newer models can emulate older ones.

And if you want awesome percussion: Blue Man Group. \o/ \o/ \o/

Homerun Starrer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:52 pm

IantheGecko wrote:

Actually, with good-enough tweaking on a good drum machine, you can get some pretty awesome sounds. The old-school Roland TR-808 has been used in hip-hop, electro and synthpop for years and years. And newer models can emulate older ones.

Well yeah, but there's no real skill in using a drum machine...even if they can emulate live drums pretty well, it just doesn't have the same effect.

iand93 wrote:

Homerun Starrer wrote:

John Stanier.

i love you so hard

hay it's what i do babe

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