i was just sittin here readin, but i just had to chime in after the topic got a bit heated.
everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it all comes down to the fact that its an opinion and those are always subjective to the person giving it.
i have heard playing that was busy and tasteful and elegant as well as it being outright annoying. I've also seen the opposite spectrum where reserved playing is dont very well as well as when its done and its bland and lacking. But this isnt specific to bass playing. We've all experienced this regarding keyboardists, drummers, organists, singers, preachers, etc. And what my experience might be regarding something may be totally different for someone else.
Ive heard some of yogooch's playing on songs and sometimes i was like "man i need to get my skills up to get at the song like that" and other times i was like "i dont wanna play the song like that". my opinion, my choice. ive heard some of marcus miller's playing on songs and sometimes i was like "im nowhere near that, i need to practice" and other songs im like "geez does he gotta slap on everything?". my opinion, my choice. and while both of these players are great and well respected in their own right, Charles is not Gouche, and Charles is not Miller, and Charles needs and has to play like Charles. so i use what i want, leave what i dont. and those things are different for each player.
i find myself saying i dont care for this or that, simply because its just not my style of doing things. we've all done it. each and every one of us. at work, at church, at home, etc. but i cant criticize what someone does and my first line of thinking is trying to understand why they do what they do. it may be a reason, a choice that you would make as well if the circumstances and mindset were the same. and if i understand why, i can respect it and maybe look at it in a different way. but at the end of the day, i still gotta find my own style, just as every player, well known and unknown, has to do.
i pray that things stay peaceful here. we are all family in christ. and both dwbass and yogooch have been helpful, just in different capacities because they are in different places regarding experience, expertise, skill, and insight. its a blessing that either one of them take time to be here. and just like a real family, we're not gonna agree with everything. as long as we show love and respect each other we'll be fine.
god bless.
