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The worst genre for playing instrumentals

  • 26-02-2012 3:14am
    #1
    cloptrop
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    Id say rap is pretty boring for a musician , Can anyone think of a less interesting plying genre?


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  • #2
    Revolution9
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    Acapella :p


  • #3
    Squidgy Black
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    cloptrop wrote: »
    Id say rap is pretty boring for a musician , Can anyone think of a less interesting plying genre?

    Some types of rap yeah, but with artists like Plan B and other contemporary rap artists, they're playing with full live bands now. But if it's more old-school 2pac etc, then yeah.


  • #4
    Rigsby
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    cloptrop wrote: »
    Can anyone think of a less interesting plying genre?

    Yep...Irish country and Westerern.. :p


  • #5
    darrenw5094
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    Rap not really using musical notes though.

    Indie Oasis bores the head of me w at times on guitar.


  • #6
    unclebill98
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    darrenw5094 wrote: »
    Rap not really using musical notes though.

    :confused:

    Explain?


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  • #7
    Ravelleman
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    darrenw5094 wrote: »
    Rap not really using musical notes though.

    Indie Oasis bores the head of me w at times on guitar.

    What?

    On both comments actually.


  • #8
    Owen
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    Trad music. The same 2 or 3 lines of melody repeated ad nauseum. Urgh.


  • #9
    darrenw5094
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    Ravelleman wrote: »
    What?

    On both comments actually.

    Lol.....i meant rap voice only.

    The other Oasis comment is about Noel Gallagher open chord playing. I like listening to Oasis though.


  • #10
    CianRyan
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    Nothing wrong with playing rap as long as it's the right kind.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XVweyoy42Y


  • #11
    seachto7
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    Owen wrote: »
    Trad music. The same 2 or 3 lines of melody repeated ad nauseum. Urgh.

    Couldn't be more further from the truth. A lot of trad is the most technical stuff I have played. Don't even get me started on DADGAD.
    After that it depends on whether you like it or not. Death metal is technical too, but to my ear, is mainly a bag of sh*te.....:)

    I think rap music would be fun to play as a bass player or drummer...not so much as a guitarist. Maybe a keyboard player would fit in there too.
    I would love to play bass with a DJ in a club and a drummer. That would be fun....


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  • #12
    Irish Guitarist
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    Do you mean boring for the musician that's playing it? Not a genre, but this piece of 'music' would be boring to 'play' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4%E2%80%B233%E2%80%B3

    I saw a documentary on experimental music a while ago and they played a short version of it. The narrator said "John Cage originally didn't play this on piano, but here it is not played by a full orchestra". I have to admit the orchestra did a very good job of not playing it.


  • #13
    cloptrop
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    Id say itd sound good without dave grohl on drums jimmy page on guitar ox on bass or John Lennon not singing .


  • #14
    flyswatter
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    seachto7 wrote: »
    Couldn't be more further from the truth. A lot of trad is the most technical stuff I have played. Don't even get me started on DADGAD.
    After that it depends on whether you like it or not. Death metal is technical too, but to my ear, is mainly a bag of sh*te.....:)

    I think rap music would be fun to play as a bass player or drummer...not so much as a guitarist. Maybe a keyboard player would fit in there too.
    I would love to play bass with a DJ in a club and a drummer. That would be fun....

    Yeah I enjoy playing along with rap on drums and now with the internet we have access to superb instructional videos such as this: :pac:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQGrM5HS8vU


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