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Or are drums are Power unto Themselves? Go......
The Chicken came before the Egg.
I've never written a song in my life but from what I've seen/ read from band interviews over the years is that 9 times out of 10 the guitarist comes up with the riff first and everything else about the song evolves form there?That's an interesting question, and I think it depends on one's perspective. In a band setting, a "vertical" (guitarist or bassist) may come up with a riff, and then I will put a beat to it which supports the riff. If I were writing the riff/song I would probably come up with a rhythm/feel for a riff and then create it around that rhythm/feel, but that's because I don't play another instrument. Ultimately they both have to work together regardless of which perspective it's coming from.
Well , The Reptile or the Egg? The Reptile I reckon.There were egg laying reptiles around long before chickens.
Shouldn't it be the song and not particular instruments? Don't they (the instruments) work together to achieve a common goal?