Anyone else have a hard time getting into instrumental music

DoctorSoft · 04-18-2011, 04:53 PM

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

jackhammer · 04-18-2011, 07:33 PM

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.

captaincaptain · 04-18-2011, 07:39 PM

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

Husky McDump · 04-19-2011, 12:50 PM

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.

~~pooka~~ · 04-19-2011, 03:44 PM

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

Sweet Jane · 04-25-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Deathhawk

So over the past few months I've notices something: I can not get into instrumental music. It's not that the instrumental aspect of music doesn't appeal to me, on the contrary I think instrumentals are as important as vocals: It's just that when you remove vocals from the mix it just seems like you loose a "guiding light" in the music.

Am I alone in this? Are there others who feel the same way?

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.

GERD · 04-25-2011, 01:38 PM

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.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-01-2011, 09:34 AM

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.

Insane Guest · 05-02-2011, 12:17 AM

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.

333 · 05-02-2011, 01:23 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.

04-18-2011, 07:33 PM	#62 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	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. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

04-18-2011, 07:39 PM	#63 (permalink)
captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	One of my favorite sub genres of music is surf music. There are quite a few instrumental songs. __________________ LAST.FM RYM

04-19-2011, 12:50 PM	#64 (permalink)
Husky McDump No Shirt Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 442	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. __________________ not everyone can make it to the pros, some rise to the top, others down low.

05-01-2011, 09:34 AM	#68 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	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. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

04-18-2011, 04:53 PM	#61 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	I feel like this song(MY NEW FAVOURITE SONG, HOLY ****) uses the singers voice as an instrument really, really well.

04-19-2011, 03:44 PM	#65 (permalink)
~~pooka~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: the local county jail Posts: 133	dinosaurs go rawr rawr rawr...i think. thats what skwisgaar tells me.

04-25-2011, 01:38 PM	#67 (permalink)
GERD Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North East England Posts: 72	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.

05-02-2011, 12:17 AM	#69 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	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.

05-02-2011, 01:23 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.