Good music with bad lyrics VS. Bad music with good lyrics

Husky McDump · 06-11-2010, 12:33 PM

I was at work today listening to some music and the sound was incredible but the lyrics just didn't do the trick for me. I was listening to Minus the Bear's new album OMNI, a band that I really like for their musical compositions, but their lyrics are sub-par most of the time in my opinion.

So I wanted to hear your opinion of these two subjects

Husky McDump · 06-11-2010, 12:34 PM

wow my topic title is messed up. its supposed to say "good music w/ bad lyrics, good lyrics with bad music" oops

Freebase Dali · 06-11-2010, 12:36 PM

Fixed. Let me know if that works for you.

Husky McDump · 06-11-2010, 12:48 PM

yep yep thanks for doing that for me!

dankrsta · 06-11-2010, 01:19 PM

Is this a question of choosing between the two? If it is, my choice would always be good music with bad lyrics. Music is more important to me than lyrics and it has its own language that speaks more directly to the feelings than words. Besides, I can always ignore the lyrics, but I can't ignore bad music even if it's accompanied by some good words. And I'm not even sure if I would be able to appreciate the words when the music cheapens them. It is so easy for words to lose their meaning. Anyway, in that case I would rather read poems.

Violent & Funky · 06-11-2010, 02:31 PM

My collection is probably littered with "good music with bad lyrics" because I barely pay attention to vocals. I imagine just about everything Les Claypool has composed can go into that category, but I'm hardly an expert on the subject...

Sljslj · 06-11-2010, 03:03 PM

As a lyricist, I really enjoy a good lyric, hence why my favorite artists are Otep and Devin Townsend. Although a good riff can easily override bad lyrics

OctaneHugo · 06-11-2010, 04:02 PM

Good music can redeem bad lyrics (see: a lot of prog) but if the music is terrible I don't care what the lyrics are saying.

boo boo · 06-11-2010, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

Good music can redeem bad lyrics (see: a lot of prog) but if the music is terrible I don't care what the lyrics are saying.

What you said.

sidewinder · 06-11-2010, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emsanders

I was at work today listening to some music and the sound was incredible but the lyrics just didn't do the trick for me. I was listening to Minus the Bear's new album OMNI, a band that I really like for their musical compositions, but their lyrics are sub-par most of the time in my opinion.

I agree the lyrics in that album are a disappointment. I think the balance of music to lyrics was fine in their previous albums, but with this one it just seems to need to grow up a bit in the lyrical department.

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dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	Is this a question of choosing between the two? If it is, my choice would always be good music with bad lyrics. Music is more important to me than lyrics and it has its own language that speaks more directly to the feelings than words. Besides, I can always ignore the lyrics, but I can't ignore bad music even if it's accompanied by some good words. And I'm not even sure if I would be able to appreciate the words when the music cheapens them. It is so easy for words to lose their meaning. Anyway, in that case I would rather read poems. __________________ Last.fm

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Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	My collection is probably littered with "good music with bad lyrics" because I barely pay attention to vocals. I imagine just about everything Les Claypool has composed can go into that category, but I'm hardly an expert on the subject... __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/ohio0808 sometimes I don't thrill you sometimes I think I'll kill you just don't let me fuck up will you 'cause when I need a friend it's still you

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Fixed. Let me know if that works for you.

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Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	As a lyricist, I really enjoy a good lyric, hence why my favorite artists are Otep and Devin Townsend. Although a good riff can easily override bad lyrics __________________ MY LYRICS

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OctaneHugo Goes back & does it again Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: philadelphia Posts: 807	Good music can redeem bad lyrics (see: a lot of prog) but if the music is terrible I don't care what the lyrics are saying. __________________ If Any Major Dude Has Yet To Tell You, Click Here