here are a few things you can pick as the most important thing in/about a band. i just want your opinions.
*lyrics
*guitar
*bass
*vocals
*drums
*any other instruments that can be in a band...
*how the band members act on stage
*style
*all of these
*other(if you think of something you think is most important and it wasn't on the list)
more than one answer is ok too. just tell why you think that thing is the most important part of the band.
2006-07-30 13:27:34 · 15 answers · asked by I Luv Joel Madden!! 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A great rhythm section. You can get away with having a fairly cruddy guitarist/singer/keyboardist, but you need tight bass & drums which work together or it sounds hopeless.
And if you're playing live you need personality and stage presence. Too many bands just go through the motions like they're practising at home or something.
Motorhead have the lot.
2006-07-30 13:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by Oli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A desire to stay true to the music...if it ever becomes a job...RUN! After that, lyrics and vocals that can be understood, and have meaning to people.
A great vocalist is NOT as big a deal as one might think...there are tons of crappy singers in the Hall of Fame, or that are revered by millions. Consider Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Axl Rose...what made them larger than life was WHAT they sang, not how they sang it.
2006-07-30 20:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by jimswainbbmc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most important is lyrics because you have to reach people with what you have with your words. i guess that the bass matters second just because you can kinda play it as a guitar and you can like "hit" it so it can kinda sound like a drum.
**edit** i didnt see all of these. that would be the 3rd choice. =)
2006-07-30 20:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by ♥MoMo♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the band members vibe - how they get along on a personal level shows in the music that they play. Of course the musician that keeps the tempo is the drummer - he is essential in carrying the rest of the band!
2006-07-30 20:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by majikposhun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lyrics because the song needs to mean something and vocals if the singer sounds like crap people won't listen to them
2006-07-30 20:33:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
understanding each other (not fighting) is the most important thing then the instruments
i think second u need a guitar,is the first then singer...like that
2006-07-30 20:30:47 · answer #6 · answered by baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think how well the band plays together is important.. also the lead singer really needs to keep the fans interest level
2006-07-30 20:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say all of them too. and being together as a group. if you didn't have them then where would you be.. also it is that you love to be with them and enjoy the same things. maybe different from one another but still the same thing
2006-07-31 13:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by Gothic Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drums, lyrics, bass, stage appearance...Rammstein has it all!
2006-07-30 20:29:04 · answer #9 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
* other: team effort, understanding, they need to help each other, and work together till there songs sound right. They can't give up on each other either.
2006-07-30 20:32:41 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋