Instrumental music

[cuddly_tomato]

Yay. I love it as ambience.

I think Vidna Obmania or Lustmord is my style when it comes to lyricless music, although my tastes are varied.

 

[Sleekgiant]

I quite prefer instrumental music to vocal music, listen to Jazeboo to see why

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

I only enjoy dark and depressing instrumentals. Usually with piano and electronic distortions. It's a good thing, but I wouldn't be able to listen to a band that ALWAYS did that. It's like a nice treat.

I just love vocals. I'm almost ALL about lyrics and the sound of the vocalist.

 

[kaziard]

i tend to prefer music with lyrics, it just makes it a little more personal for me, saying that however there is some instrumental stuff i like (satriani mostly)

 

[StriderShinryu]

I don't listen to as much instrumental stuff as I used to, but some of my favourite artists are those who do mainly instrumental work. Mike Oldfield, Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Kitaro, Agatsuma, Keiko Matsui, Tangerine Dream, etc.

 

[skitzo van]

I listen to it quite a lot. Its mostly jazzy fusion music, or classical music. I also make instrumentals to make up for the fact I (or anyone else I know) can't sing, but I have found I can express emotions that couldn't be done with words.

 

[Yosato]

I usually listen to music with lyrics, but I love the odd instrumental piece like YYZ (Rush) Woodpeckers from Mars (Faith no More) and especially Eruption (Van Halen)

Does drum and bass count?

 

[Jdopus]

It's difficult to pull it off without the song becoming boring.

One band who do it well are King Crimson, Red and Frakctured come to mind


Mike Oldfield is good as well, as the above poster mentioned, Tubular bells is pretty much the ultimate instrumental.

 

[Hlain]

Instrumental pieces can be awesome. I like Dream Theater's and Pink Floyd's works the most.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I love instrumentals because they can capture emotions without the need of any lyrics.

Whether it be YYZ by Rush or Isara by Eluveitie, I love many instrumentals.

 

[SantoUno]

Metal is all about the instruments and the skill and art invoked when playing them.

That is why I fucking love instrumentals, even if most of them album is instrumentals.

Just take Warmen's albums for example, good classic masterpieces, hardly any vocals, but who cares?

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

I listen to a lot of instrumental music. It's just more relaxing to me, and lyrics tend to distract me when I'm working (why yes, I am easily distracted).

I listen to all kinds of instrumental stuff. Post-Rock, Classic, Instrumental Metal, Chillout/Ambient, Jazz/Nu-Jazz/Doom Jazz, etc.

 

[CrashTestZombie]

I listen to instrumental music, but only game soundtracks.

Spoiler: Some Timesplitters goodness.

Spoiler: And some Armored Core: For Answer

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I like some. Within the Ruins have some pretty good instrumental songs. And this one is really catchy:

 

[T-Bone24]

I like jazz. The Sam and Max soundtrack always delivers on smooth, instrumental jazz.

 

[Tonimata]

also, OP has a Jackson, dude kicks ass.

INDEED!
And not just any Jackson...
Randy Rhoads 3, and a most kickass instrument indeed!

dude, snap. got my RR3 two years ago. black, cos there's no other way to have a Jackson.

UNLESS! You have it like mine, a.k.a. a la Randy Rhoads and Alexi Laiho

PD: I know Alexi plays ESP, I just fucking love his axe too

 

[DarkHourPrince]

I'm a musician and have played symphonic, jazz, swing, rock, pop, funk, you name it. I love insturmental music personally, it's great for having the zen garden music to relax to and get ready for bed. I fell in love with the Turnabout Jazz Soul album, which is Phoenix Wright music orchestrated into jazz band arrangements and they're excellently done. I really can't stand classical (save the Moonlight Sonata) and with symphony I'm extremely picky but I do like the more passionate, powerful symphony like Sons of War by Two Steps from Hell or Preliator by Globus.

 

[II2]

Yay. I love it as ambience.

I think Vidna Obmania or Lustmord is my style when it comes to lyricless music, although my tastes are varied.

Check out A+ art movie Brian "Lustmord" soundtracked and did foley for:

Zoetrope (2006)

Eraserhead / Tetuso: IRON MAN - esque adaptation of Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe3P0xYd50

Available at amazon.com and record label website mentioned in link. Worth it.

Soundtrack sold more than actual DVD. [/tidbit]

 

[khaimera]

I love it. Especially as a techno lover. I can't tell you how many electronic songs are ruined by stupid vocal samples or half-assed rapping.

 

[Thaius]

About 2/3 of my iTunes library is instrumental music. I tend to prefer soundtracks, simply because there is added meaning in the music's association with its source material. Even old game music, before it was actually orchestral, is amazing (especially the work of Nobou Uematsu).