The poor b*****d just doesn't get it - probably can't tell the difference between a crotchet and a hatchet . . . . . . or a B flat and a block of flats . . . . .
The point is, it is the tone (which is according to him ' non existent) of those instruments that allow them to work in the context of the tracks that he is asking us to listen to . . . .
I agree with Ecca - Rock on Popeye !