Music Banter - View Single Post - Anyone else have a hard time getting into instrumental music

333 · 05-02-2011, 12:23 AM

I agree, Misfit. I've always preferred instrumental music. There's always room for interpretation when vocals are present, but sometimes the imagination can be impeded with lyrics. I said lyrics because I enjoy songs that use vocals as another instrument without lyrics. And like many others mentioned here, for the most part, music started out as instrumentals.

I can definitely understand being easily bored with instrumentals (depending on what you're listening to), but what about how distracting the vocals can be? Ever listen to a song that originally has vocals and then listen to the instrumental version to find that you've missed something?

Bottom line, sometimes much more can be conveyed without words.

05-02-2011, 12:23 AM	#70 (permalink)
333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	I agree, Misfit. I've always preferred instrumental music. There's always room for interpretation when vocals are present, but sometimes the imagination can be impeded with lyrics. I said lyrics because I enjoy songs that use vocals as another instrument without lyrics. And like many others mentioned here, for the most part, music started out as instrumentals. I can definitely understand being easily bored with instrumentals (depending on what you're listening to), but what about how distracting the vocals can be? Ever listen to a song that originally has vocals and then listen to the instrumental version to find that you've missed something? Bottom line, sometimes much more can be conveyed without words.