bassdrummer Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 What type of music do you play most of the time? These categories come directly from Modern Drummer magazine's annual Reader's Poll in which the readers vote for their favorite drummers in each category. While there are an infinite number of ways to "sub-categorize" each type, just pick which category is "closest" to what you play most of the time. If you want to specify more exactly what kind of music you play, please do so in a reply! "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I voted progressive. 50% voted rock and I'm not suprised. I play classic rock in the bar band but spend far more time jamming with prog groups. "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantownbassist Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Indie rock/emo that what i guess best classifies my band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I guess I had to choose rock. To be more specific, without splitting too many hairs I play the following, equally: Classic Rock (Led Zep, Steve Miller Band, Cream, Hendrix...) Classic Hard Rock ( Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Judas Priest, AC/DC .....) Blues (Muddy Waters, BB King....) Punk (mostley my own creations from an angry youth) I saw R&B on the list but not blues.. Modern R&B is nothing like classic R&B, and definatly NOT Rythm & Blues. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Brown Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Poll does not have a "Does Not Apply" circle. Most of my playing is in a mummer band. Not really. But I play several different styles all the time. Classical and praise every week, jazz and theater less frequently. So I picked "other" Yep. I'm the other voice in the head of davebrownbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHINO_ROB Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 i had to choose rock but it would be a blend of NWOBHM, NWOAHM, classic hard rock, classic punk rock, modern pop punk, with a smattering of death rock(no not metal)/almost grunge with just a dash of hair metal. people say we sound like a cross between nirvana and early judas priest. of course that was with the old singer. have not played any shows with the new yet so we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I play more of a variety of music ranging from hip-hop, rock, blues, country, rock, metal etc. I can't really classify what I play most. Listening to music is a different story - mainly heavy metal and funk. http://www.identity5.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLroomtempJ Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I play death metal. jason 2cor5:21 Soli Deo Gloria "it's the beauty of a community. it takes a village to raise a[n] [LLroomtempJ]." -robb My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panick Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I had to vote other cuz "Pshchofunkee-jazzybluezrockin-smoothtype-hipsterstuff" wasn't listed Call it..... pointless? Here is a link to my other art, hope you enjoy! My MySpace page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Other. Most of my playing is "Inspirational" these days at church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker71 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Pop. Straight-up Pop. "I don't play Bass..I play SONGS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 In the bars every thing metal, rock, top 40ish, mor country. Original material would be hooky, progy, metally rock. http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 There weren't categories for me. I play a lot of funk/Motown/disco/classic soul. It looks like the category for that is the generic R&B. I do play jazz standards which I suppose are called mainstream jazz. But is the jazz fusion that I play called contemporary jazz? No one that I know has ever used that term. And there is nothing for ethnic music--I play Israeli, Klezmer and Mizrachi (Middle Eastern Jewish) music quite a bit. There are also a lot of people here playing at churches (and I play at synagogues) and none of the categories exactly fit. There are also musicals.....I know that we have a group of people who does those. And a Vegas show band almost needs to be in a category by itself (sorry Adrian). I wish we didn't have to categorize, no matter what I am playing it is all music to me. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Funk fusion. Just started a gig with a female singer nad a pop band. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 My thought on Contemporary Jazz... While some of it is quite good, a lot of it is just "songs we all know" (Beatles, last year's soft pop hits, etc.) with a Sax on top, often replacing the vocal. I would prefer it just be called Contemporary. Some of it is almost as funny as when the put "canned electronic dance rhytm track #5" behind a modern country hit, so they can play it in the NY market. Sorry if I stepped on some toes, but that's the way I feel. Most of it is just "The Machine" trying to make music palatable to the masses. But hey, if you like it that's all that matters. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 butcherNburn, you're talking about the dreaded "smooth jazz". Everybody hates it, including the people who play it. But sometimes it pays a few bills and lets you play the jazz you want to play. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLroomtempJ Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 smooth jazz is also called muzak...right? j-zealot 2cor5:21 Soli Deo Gloria "it's the beauty of a community. it takes a village to raise a[n] [LLroomtempJ]." -robb My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Martin Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Without taking the poll, y'all's answers make me realize that I can't pick a single category either - I just got home from doing a community theater production of "Fiddler On The Roof" (5 more performances to go), And I've got a country duo gig on Thursday, a variety (mostly old top 40) gig on Saturday, a jazz gig on Sunday, and a few sessions here and there... And we start pre-production on a blues/R&B (Old style, like Stax stuff) project this week, too. Switching between electric and acoustic.... Dave Martin Java Jive Studio Nashville, TN www.javajivestudio.com Cuppa Joe Records www.cuppajoerecords.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groover Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I voted rock. I play mostly Christian rock and Praise music. I'm also starting to put together an original Christian progressive rock band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by jeremy c: butcherNburn, you're talking about the dreaded "smooth jazz". Everybody hates it, including the people who play it. But sometimes it pays a few bills and lets you play the jazz you want to play. Yep that's it. I wasn't saying all of it was bad, what I really was getting at was the fact that people call and consider it "Jazz". If it pays the bills and allows you to play what you want at other times, good for you (no sarcasm intended or implied). You have to play what people want (and pay) to hear. It's a shame more "work" situations aren't that way. Gospel5.5theZealot.. I wouldn't go that far.. I have to admit I havn't heard Muzak in a long time. It brings back memories of working in a Department Store, standing around and playing "Name That Tune". If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbn Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Muzak... be very afraid. These days I'm playing hard rock. In the past I played a lot of metal. I want to play punk but am having trouble finding something that doesn't involve high school kids. No offense meant to the 15-18 crowd here. My true calling is Mariachi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Tyrant Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Include me in the "Other" category playing contemporary Christian. This runs from a fast blues version of Amazing Grace to rock, like U2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfiend Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 A friend went to a jazz show recently, he said the crowd was filled with the dreaded "scenesters"..you know who...the people that talk during the solos and clap at the most random parts of the song....collectively Hiram Bullock thinks I like the band volume too soft (but he plays guitar). Joe Sample thinks I like it way too loud (but he plays piano). -Marcus Miller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlin Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by Gospel5.5theZealot: I play death metal. jason LOL, thats funny....I think, I play a lot of Jazz,funk esq material, bizzare stuff, metal, prog rock/metal what ever is interesting.-Catlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 The kind that is based on the 12-tone western scale. Trogdor strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanicYou Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by butcherNburn: Punk (mostley my own creations from an angry youth) [/QB]Punk rock ( im living in my angry youth ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONUT Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I voted rock,because most of the time I play in a bar band and we play covers,mostly from the '70s. This is my current main gig,but I've been in R&B and funk bands mostly since I started playing out around 14 years ago. I split gigs with another bass player (depending on availability and location) for Becky Barksdale who is an LA based blues/rock artist. I wish I could do it more often. My other gig is a local artist named Todd Eckart who does music in the Chris Isaac/Roy Orbison/Elvis vein. I also wish I could do this more often. I also do what little session work is available to me up here including some jingles. Yet another thing I wish I could do more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedBassPlayer Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I try to play as many different types as I can. Hard rock is my main cup of tea. I've been trying to learn more jazz and prog. Punk is fun to play. Even some of the old country is fun. I'm getting better at blues, I'll even do metal just to get frustrations out. All music is good music. " I'm only wearing black until they make something darker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Very first band was 'alternative', second band was rather poppy, then NU-metal/NWOBHM, and now classic rock. Went for rock, because that's what I prefer to play anyway. Classic rock, that is "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I voted R&B. That seems closest to what I've played most in gigging bands, a wide range of soul/disco/funk/dance music, always with lashings of Stevie Wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.