Hi,
If I had to say that something gets no respect, or needs more respect, then my favorite pick on is always the drummer ... you can turn to a country station, or a classics station and then a regular station and the drumming standard is exactly the same. So much "different" music, and yet, the "technique" and "music design" for the drumming is almost the same as anyone else, or someone just learning how to use the stix!
It's weird!
The best players I have ever met, did not sit here and say that I only do this, or that ... they do a lot more ... and better, and it is all a part of a greater whole, not just a rhythm section and some other comments, that bring the music down to what I imagine is an elementary level.