Matyrker
Well-Known Member
Hey Ya'll.
I've been a guitar player for over 10 years now. And I will be the first to say there are many things that I should be able to do that I do not (shredding, sweeping.) But it is because I had never cared about it.
At some point in time I decided that being a good song writer was more important than being another kid showing off his sweeps on youtube.
I AM NOT SAYING THAT THESE DO NOT GO HAND IN HAND. However, my "evidence" shows that these two don't run together quite as often as every one thinks.
For instance, Monuments and Tesseract (yes, I know) both (IMO) write INCREDIBLE music. However they are not often showing off their lead skills.
And I cannot express how much of my FB newsfeed is kids with 30 second videos of them sweep picking. Every day. And no songs or anything to show for it. What good is being a crazy good guitar player if you can't write crap for composition?
But look at a band like Polyphia. Those dudes are gnarly guitar players and I enjoy their music as well.
Anyways, I may be rambling. And maybe this is all just my opinion anyways? Or am I missing anything? Like I said, I am curious as to what other people think:
What's more important? Being a good song writer or a skilled musician?
I've been a guitar player for over 10 years now. And I will be the first to say there are many things that I should be able to do that I do not (shredding, sweeping.) But it is because I had never cared about it.
At some point in time I decided that being a good song writer was more important than being another kid showing off his sweeps on youtube.
I AM NOT SAYING THAT THESE DO NOT GO HAND IN HAND. However, my "evidence" shows that these two don't run together quite as often as every one thinks.
For instance, Monuments and Tesseract (yes, I know) both (IMO) write INCREDIBLE music. However they are not often showing off their lead skills.
And I cannot express how much of my FB newsfeed is kids with 30 second videos of them sweep picking. Every day. And no songs or anything to show for it. What good is being a crazy good guitar player if you can't write crap for composition?
But look at a band like Polyphia. Those dudes are gnarly guitar players and I enjoy their music as well.
Anyways, I may be rambling. And maybe this is all just my opinion anyways? Or am I missing anything? Like I said, I am curious as to what other people think:
What's more important? Being a good song writer or a skilled musician?