Which band member has the easiest job?
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Topic: Which band member has the easiest job?
Posted By: nimrodel
Subject: Which band member has the easiest job?
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:37
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yeah... im a singer in a band myself and its not very easy... ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
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Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:41
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i dont know did a post this in the wrong forum... ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
Posted By: Astaroth
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:51
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this post is stupid. every instrument has its own ------------- "I need you more that you can know ... and if I hurt myself it's just for show" |
Posted By: Pafnutij
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:55
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I guess the bassist in most cases, since bass parts are usually quite simple and no one listens to them anyway |
)Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:57
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it depends... the style and the incination of the band... im a bassist.. and of course is not the easiest job... ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:57
In a good band there is no easy job. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:00
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If a bass is uninspired, you can forget the whole band. There is no such thing as an easy job. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:05
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Nick mason has the easiest job...........he hardly gets out of first gear! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:06
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:
Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:08
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who or what is nick mason? ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:20
NICK MASON IS A GUY WHO DOES MUSIC WIT THE MOTORS OF THE CARS ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:35
Nimrodel........he is the drummer of Pink Floyd. I could say the same about Rick Wright too! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 12:53
oh.. thank you
i suck. ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 13:13
You are right in a sense. However, whenever the bass is good, or really outstanding one really pay attention to it. Probably more than to the rest of the instruments. As in many Squire´s, listen "21st century" and many more. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 13:54
------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 14:49
Any part of a band can be as simple or as complex as any other. |
Posted By: flying teapot
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 15:29
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Well said, and true. I believe te guy on the triangle or tambourine has the easiiest job....just kidding! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 15:42
| Shut up I love Nick Mason's playing , and Rick Wright is pretty good too, they may not be legens like Cobham and Emerson, but they succeed at their own style. the playing doesnt have to be perfection. its what you hear that counts. |
Posted By: Tiresias
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 16:42
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How are the bass parts simple?? Listen to the bass lines of Squire, Wetton, Lake, Rutherford, Stanley Clarke, Geddy Lee, Justin Chancellor, Jonas Reingold, Pete Trewavas, Dave Meros.... (passes out for 20 minutes) ...Colin Edwin, Juan Alderete de la Pena, Tony Levin, Nic Potter, John Myung, The bassist of G ------------- Wh'ghal ng'fth mglw'y Ry'leh, Cthulhu fhtagn... 
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Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 16:56
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the groupie
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:43
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I play guitar, drums and keys and I can say that, of all those, keyboards are the easiest to play. But that doesn't mean the keyboardist is slacking. I do not like generalizations, either. Bass easy to play? Have you seen Myung on the Live at Budokan DVD? He is in synch with Petrucci for many hard lines. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:54
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In fact, if we consider one given single melodic line, out of those instruments I imagine it would be hardest to play on bass (even allowing for transposition), since there's further to move. I'm excluding drum kit from that, of course . If we include tuned percussion, that would probably take over.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 18:31
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I aint gonna shut up, thats for sure. The Poll is about the easiest job. I didn't comment on the enjoyment gained from listening to these guys, just on how much effort they seem to put in...
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 21 2005 at 19:00
physically I think bass would be the easiest... It's a rhythm instrument that doesn't need too much work to play, unlike the drummer, and doesn't requite much speed like lead guitar or keys ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Protagonist
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 13:47
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I believe taht is not correct to say someone from the band's members
has the easiest job! They all are important for the music and only some
ignorant person can say that the bassist has the easiest job, or the
keyboardist etc. There's not "easiest job" in the Progressive Rock.
Usuqly in the rock, jazz and classical music all the musicians are
pretty good and have HARD job! Well the groupies are another story :) |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 16:28
Groupie I think the singer has the easiest job ------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 19:35
Hey! I'll send you my Double Recorder Eb Concerto if I must. |
Don't bash the recorder.Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 22:54
F**K Eb!!!!! I hate that key!!!
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 07:50
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 12:56
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The fact that bass plays an octave or so lower than guitar automatically makes it less of a melodic instrument than guitar. But that by no means makes it easier to play. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 13:02
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First of all, if this poll was serious, groupie would not be an option. That is a given. The fact that an overwhelming majority voted for bassist goes to show that most don't play the other instruments, or they think all a bassist does is play the lowest sounding note of a guitarist's related chord (ie the bass note). This may be true, but only in PUNK ROCK, and maybe classic rock [sh*t] like BOSTON. Progressive rock takes it to the next level. Listen to funk music and tell me the bass is the easiest instrument to play. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 16:55
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I play guitar, bass, keys, and I sing, and from that list, the easiest by far is groupie, just have to lay there and take it. Bass really isn't as simple as people seem to think. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 07:49
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The best bass players are anything but simple...but alot of the time the bass gets overshadowed and you cant really hear it...like on early metallica albums ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: October 27 2005 at 16:53
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There's no easier instruments. Only people who play it simply. ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 27 2005 at 18:07
| Sorry, I love playing bass and all, but it's easier I think than a lot and it's over looked so you can do pretty crappy and a good amount of people won't notice. (I know, not here though, but when I talk to a lot of people they do) |