I feel like this song(MY NEW FAVOURITE SONG, HOLY ****) uses the singers voice as an instrument really, really well.

Sometimes I like to guess what a band is thinking when they are making instrumental songs or even long passages of play and don't need a vocalist to almost 'explain' how they are feeling. I can gain my own interpretation from the music they play.

A saxophone solo dropped into a song (even though it's not the height of cool) can say so much more than a vocalist at times.

I have found some 2 minute instrumentals on albums more satisfying than the 30 odd minutes with vocals surrounding it.

One of my favorite sub genres of music is surf music. There are quite a few instrumental songs.

Never really had a problem with it. I don't like all of it to be honest.

Electronic music is so much better with out vocals to me.

Cheesy club vocals over house music drives me nuts.

dinosaurs go rawr rawr rawr...i think. thats what skwisgaar tells me.

Don't try to force it. Music is about indulging yourself in a sonic experience that appeals to you.

If you don't like it, don't waste your time. There are plenty of other tracks in the sea.

A couple of instrumental albums I really love are Carpe Omnium by Atlantis and All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone by Explosions In The Sky. I'm not a big fan of instrumental either, but those records are lovely.

Instrumental music is fantastic. How can you not appreciate it? My best friend hates songs without vocals but some of the best music is instrumental alone.

I would actually favor instrumental music. As with what jackhammer said, I kind of like thinking of the music came to be and how it drifts from one mood to another to give it emotion with no need of a vocalist. It's also fun thinking of how the song got it's title. I've been getting into a lot of Ambient and Post Rock, and I find myself getting more into it than artists with a vocalist. Sometimes music was meant to be heard without the disturbance of vocals.

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.