Bass of the Day
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- VectorMasked1
^^^
Agree and disagree.
It really just depends on what you want to do, the style of music you play, and having a good sense or the talent to understand what your songs need and what you can do to help them. Doesn't matter if you get to play a single note every 10 seconds or if the song needs an aggressive and complicated approach. The idea that drums and bass need to be somewhat simple, straight-forward focused on rhythm and that establish the basic melody is a bit of an outdated concept.
It just comes down to being a little versatile, and being able to understand that sometimes you need to let others shine and that sometimes you are the one that needs to show off.
And by the way...
This reminded me of the amazing Kim Deal. The least technical musician on the planet, but amazing when it gets to simplicity.
Simplicity pays off like in the song "Where is my mind?". One of the most powerful songs in rock history.