Quick: someone name me a Hip-Hop bassist. And don't get me started on bass playing. It's kind of like the attention that Scott Storch gets for actually knowing how to play a piano/keyboard: he's only notable because that skillset is relatively unusual in Hip-Hop. BUT, given the adulation aimed at ?uestlove, the issue of musicianship naturally comes up, because only a genre with a lack of actual live drummers would spend so much time being amazed by his playing. It's not a genre focused on musicianship per se (which is not at all the same as saying it isn't music). On the same token though, who really gives a shit about trying to prove that there is or isn't less technical musician competency in hip-hop?As a general rule, I don't. We (especially north americans) today take too much for granted. Why? Because they not only had an appreciation for the art, but also an appreciation for their tools. Those same small timers grew up to make not only kick ass records, but records that ended up becoming timeless classics. Especially in comparison to what was typically available to the small time dreamers starting out "back in the day". A lot of guys (more like kids) these days complain about the little bit of gear they got, and what they cant do with it, thinking that there must be some type of magical devices out there to make amatuers sound great, and totally miss the potential of what their current rigs can do. Honestly, I have a lot of respect for old school engineers and producers of all genres of music, and I always pop by their studios whenever I get the chance and listen to whatever knowledge they can drop on me. A lot of the greatness you hear on those old time records was captured pretty much all in the moment, with what ever gear they had. In my experiences, all they really seem to give a damn about and fuss over the most was getting a great headphone mix.
They are there to just focus on giving a great performance. As far as they are concerned its the engineer's job to fuss over the specifics.
A lot of the "old timer" artists/musicians don't really care for wasting time on technical matters. I have engineered for and sat in on vast amounts of reggae sessions with old school cats.
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