Originally Posted by
Aviator42009
I hate to be an A-hole, but speed does not mean fast, it means the rate of movement, so technically it could mean anything from slow to fast. Also, if what you meant to say was worded correctly, you'd still be wrong. Although most people's vision of groove usually a slower beat, there are such things as fast grooves, not every song sounds good with a slow beat.
This isn't related to your post, but I'm sick of people always hating on speed and double bass. Sure, if that's your worried about, your music will probably.. well not be music, but there are proper applications for them. Not everyone who practices double bass is some brainless machine who strives for 500 BPM singles. Also just because a song has a fast double bass beat doesn't mean it isn't musical, it suits the song. The same thing goes for speed, for some people, its not really their thing, but for some songs it would just sound weird without a fast paced beat. Imagine what the Master Of Puppets album would sound like if Lars Ulrich played simple beats at 50 BPM?
There's two sides to every argument, some overuse things like speed and double bass and thats just un-musical, but at the same time, some people don't embrace it for what it is and it just doesn't sound right.
To answer the OP, speed is something that is critical to some genres/songs, so even if your not into that type of stuff, it would be a good idea to atleast be able proficient in being fast, in case the time arises. Also, the ability to play something faster and still clean will help your ability to play it slower.
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