"Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock"

Little Richard is revealing his discontentment with the present state of rock music. He believes that the category has actually lost its original sound and has become too focused on loud guitars and inadequate on the bass. He is suggesting that the music these days is not true rock-and-roll, which it is missing out on the soul and energy of the initial rock-and-roll sound. He is also suggesting that the present sound of rock music is not as excellent as it used to be. He is expressing his nostalgia for the original sound of rock and roll, and his disappointment with the current state of the category. He is also expressing his viewpoint that the current sound of rock music is not as excellent as it utilized to be. He is recommending that the present noise of rock music is missing the soul and energy of the original rock-and-roll sound.