What Musical Instrument do you Hate/Think is Irrelevant?

Recommended Videos

chronobreak

New member
Sep 6, 2008
1,865
0
0
I don't like rainsticks. They always just sound like rice falling in a tube. Also, I'm not a fan of the harp, mainly because my wife harps on me all day, and I can't stand the sound anymore.
 

happysock

New member
Jul 26, 2009
2,565
0
0
willard3 said:
happysock said:
I agree either triangle or the sybols
Whatever a 'sybol' is.


For me, being a pretentious pianist with a 4-year music degree and who will be starting graduate work in music this fall, my hated instrument is the guitar.

Yes, the guitar. Why? Because there's so many stupid jock idiots out there who pick up the guitar simply because it looks cool or they like Guitar Hero, and absolutely refuse to learn how to read music..."I'll just play by ear" they say. And then their teachers ENCOURAGE it. And then everyone thinks they're the fucking shit because they can play a couple popular tunes.

Actually, this goes for piano, my chosen instrument, as well. When people can only play by ear and only ever play Coldplay or Ben Folds or other things (BADLY, I might add), they are considered soooooooo awesome. But when I play something that's technically challenging, musically diverse, and gorgeous, like Mendelssohn's D-minor variations, the space around the piano rapidly thins out as people whine "play something good!"

Fuck.
That.
SYMBAL happy now?
 

Clashero

New member
Aug 15, 2008
2,143
0
0
traceur_ said:
Clashero said:
traceur_ said:
The microphone.
Explain yourself.
Think of mainstream music. Hip-hop, techno and such. If you listen to the music behind it, it's barely tolerable but when you add the microphone and lyrics, BAM, a big shit on your face. For example, there's a shitty song the lyrics of which consist of "I might like you better if we slept together". Though it would be a double-edged sword to get rid of lyrics because there are some good ones out there. The majority of it just kills the decent music behind it.
Ah, I see what you mean. If we look past techno and the likes, you'll find that even with disastrous lyrics, a song can be really excellent as long as the melody and timbre of the voice singing are pleasant.
Of course, you might end up with a song like the one you described, or something along the lines of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QJ05FYvYk

The microphone (and, by extension, vocals) are a tricky thing in songs. So many of these new alt-rock, pop-rock and indie rock bands can't understand that the voice should match the chord being played.
 

wordsmith

TF2 Group Admin
May 1, 2008
2,029
0
0
fix-the-spade said:
wordsmith said:
You know, I came in here looking for the "rappers lolololololol" guy.... Anyone else in that picture and I might have argued against it, but by rights he should have stopped making music 2 years ago.
I like rappers, just not that one.

Are you referrring to couple of years ago when he was going around telling the world's press that if Kanye West's next album (Graduation) out sold his next one (don't know what it was) he would never make another record again? Graduation came out, went to number 1 the world over... and he just kept on truckin'.
I am indeed. He actually came out with (around the same time as the infamous "people only listen to Kanye because they wanted something less controversial after my record") "It was never going to happen... Publicity stunt".

On the flip side, Curtis did actually beat Graduation in the first week, but that was in four European countries. The agreement was worldwide, but Graduation sold more in the US and UK as well.
 

Twilight_guy

Sight, Sound, and Mind
Nov 24, 2008
7,131
0
0
I don't know. I'm not a band person. I can't tell an oboe from an elbow. (buh dum tush.)

On topic, probably the triangle. It just doesn't seem like a real instrument. It seems like a toy instrument.
 

TheRightToArmBears

New member
Dec 13, 2008
8,674
0
0
I don't really hate any instruments. I hate the guitar in the hands of some teen who thinks he's hendrix because he's played a lot of Guitar Hero, but really, the guitar is a wonderful and diverse instrument. I'm sure any instrument can sound superb when played by someone who knows what they're doing.

So basically, pointless thread is pointless.
 

laikenf

New member
Oct 24, 2007
764
0
0
stuart90 said:
Xylophones
Xylophones? I mean If a band like Slayer starts using xylophones in their music well then I will wholeheartedly agree with you (it's a blown up example, but you know where I'm getting at), but my father is really good at the Xylophone and I have to tell that some of the most beautiful sounding music to my ears has come from that instrument. I've heard some really alien sounding harmonies come out of a Xylophone, and they could be very relaxing.
 

willard3

New member
Aug 19, 2008
1,042
0
0
Twilight_guy said:
On topic, probably the triangle. It just doesn't seem like a real instrument. It seems like a toy instrument.
Except when you figure out that you can achieve multiple effects simply by altering the angle of the beater when you strike it. It's surprisingly diverse for how simple it appears.

Plus, the William Tell Overture or Tales From The Vienna Woods wouldn't be the same without it.
 

Contun

New member
Mar 28, 2009
1,591
0
0
The Recorder.

And in the wrong hands, the trumpet, can be very annoying when your younger brother practices 24/7.
 

FROGGEman2

Queen of France
Mar 14, 2009
1,629
0
0
traceur_ said:
FROGGEman2 said:
...yeah, the dog whistle wins this.

I'm surprised that the violin hasn't gotten more hate though.
Why would it? The violin is awesome.
Yeah, but a lot of people think that it's whiny and unpleasent. I have nothing against it though :D