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Being an exceptionally good instrumentalist is not how you get to become a world famous rock band (or band in general). If that were true, people like Steve Vai
by Dewie 12y ago
Being an exceptionally good instrumentalist is not how you get to become a world famous rock band (or band in general). If that were true, people like Steve Vai would be more famous than Slash and Guns and Roses.
- coldtea 12y agoYes, but Vai is a bad artist -- no cultural sensitivity, no sense of melody, restrain, etc. Now, technique is great for classical music, because the pieces are given and are masterpieces in themselves. Beethoven is there, and you just play it as best as you can. But when you write our own stuff yourself based on your advanced guitar hero skills, you end up only interesting people impressed with flashy technique.
- Dewie 12y agoWell that's what I said. Being a really good instrumentalist has little to do with popular success. I deliberately chose the word "instrumentalist", not "artist". I don't understand why you start with "Yes, but [...]" when you aren't contradicting anything I wrote. Incidentally, "cultural sensitivity, melody, restraint" are things that are harder to deliberately practice than raw instrumental skill.