Most Varied/Least Varied Music

**Janszoon** · 09-22-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

A question for the people voting electronic or jazz. (Classical can have vocals.) I suspect that not having vocals is somewhat limiting. Why or why not?

That could be limiting if it was a requirement of a genre, sure. But jazz and electronica can both have vocals or not so that's not a restriction on either form of music.

sidewinder · 09-22-2009, 12:50 PM

Most of the electronic music I listen to is instrumental and it is still very varied.

CanwllCorfe · 09-22-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

True and of course electronica can be very poppy sometimes too, a dichotomy that makes it extremely varied.

Ohh yes that is indeed true

Automatic Slim · 09-22-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That could be limiting if it was a requirement of a genre, sure. But jazz and electronica can both have vocals or not so that's not a restriction on either form of music.

I should have said few vocals. I know jazz has vocals sometimes, but they are few and far between. It seems they are mostly a part of older jazz styles: dixieland and swing. It doesn't seem as if more modern styles have them, except for smooth jazz. Then again, just because it's less prevalent doesn't mean it can't be done.

I did not know that electronica could have vocals however. I don't recall hearing any with vocals, but my experience with it is quite limited.

**Janszoon** · 09-22-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

I did not know that electronica could have vocals however. I don't recall hearing any with vocals, but my experience with it is quite limited.

A lot of electronica has vocals. Here's one great example:

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