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Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
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Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
in the rock genre, there aren't too many, but it happens a lot in other genres. probably one of the most famous strictly rhythm players was Freddie Green, the guitarist for the Count Basie Orchestra. he played with them for 50 years and never took a solo.
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zenful wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
in the rock genre, there aren't too many, but it happens a lot in other genres. probably one of the most famous strictly rhythm players was Freddie Green, the guitarist for the Count Basie Orchestra. he played with them for 50 years and never took a solo.
Funny, I just read that the other day. Though I heard he very seldom took solos, not "never" took them.
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Cor wrote:
zenful wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
in the rock genre, there aren't too many, but it happens a lot in other genres. probably one of the most famous strictly rhythm players was Freddie Green, the guitarist for the Count Basie Orchestra. he played with them for 50 years and never took a solo.
Funny, I just read that the other day. Though I heard he very seldom took solos, not "never" took them.
i wouldn't want to try to solo on the guitars he played, if you've ever seen how high is action was, you would agree. i could literally stick my forearm between the strings and fretboard :shock:
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Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
Im sure there are plenty of known / unknown bands out there that are equivalent or better than the Dave Matthews Band.
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jellyfish wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
Im sure there are plenty of known / unknown bands out there that are equivalent or better than the Dave Matthews Band.


Thats a pretty bold statement. I know there is plenty of talent running around out there, but the band are professionals at what they do. They're not new to this music thing.
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well there's a group called the David Crowder Band and the lead singer has a very "davish" style.
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DrumsFoDaSoul wrote:
jellyfish wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
Im sure there are plenty of known / unknown bands out there that are equivalent or better than the Dave Matthews Band.


Thats a pretty bold statement. I know there is plenty of talent running around out there, but the band are professionals at what they do. They're not new to this music thing.
It's not bold at all. While they are good musicians and can play very well together, they aren't nearly the best at what they do.
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jellyfish wrote:
DrumsFoDaSoul wrote:
jellyfish wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:Has there ever been such a great band that has only had a rythem guitarist like DMB? (assuming that you consider him that, i know hes not a lead, but hes got some "riffy" type stuff)

i know its a little biased, but im just trying to think of a famous band that doesnt have a lead guitar in it that solos all the time...
Im sure there are plenty of known / unknown bands out there that are equivalent or better than the Dave Matthews Band.


Thats a pretty bold statement. I know there is plenty of talent running around out there, but the band are professionals at what they do. They're not new to this music thing.
It's not bold at all. While they are good musicians and can play very well together, they aren't nearly the best at what they do.
well i think you misunderstood the question. i thought he was asking if there are any bands out there with a rhythm guitarist who plays like dave.
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I don't know if this is what you're asking, but Tool only has one guitarist, and he really doesn't do any lead stuff.
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i think it was more common back in the day.
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actually i was asking if there are any bands out there that are as widely known and as famous as DMB that only have a rhythem guiytar in it.... cuz i cant really think of one band other than DMB that is crazy famous like they are and doesnt have a lead in it...
bcuase if you look at so many bands htat make it huge out there alot follow a certain mold, ya know singer, 1 or 2 guitars, bass, drummer, maybe a piano/keyboard
there are very few that have a violin and sax/flute/etc in them like DMB does, and fewer still that make it huge... its just kind of a testament to how good their music really is i think
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does bob dylan ever play lead
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mrjones wrote:does bob dylan ever play lead
does bob dylan have a band?
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elijah77jc wrote:well there's a group called the David Crowder Band and the lead singer has a very "davish" style.
Crowder has a couple lead guitarists though. And how ya doin man?
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