Poll: Do you enjoy instrumental music?
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I wish people knew music history better. The Classical and Romantic Era is not largely instrumental. Is there a lot of instrumental music? Yes. Largely? No. The Classical and Romantic Era is the time of some of the most exciting vocal music: Italian Bel Canto Opera, Schubert Lieder, Wagner, Oratorio, Choral Music. And the most popular music of the transition from classical to romantic was Rossini not Beethoven.God said:
I am sorry that I don't give to shits about vocal music from those era's. I listen to largely instrumental, thus from those era's it's "largely instrumental" to me. Regardless of it being largest part or not, to me it's the largest part simply because it's the only part I care about.trooper6 said:
Doesn't make sense, nor does it have to, because it's the internet.
I do love me some instrumentals. Things like this get far less recognition than they deserve:
and then, of course, there are video game remixes
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almost forgot... anyone who can pull sounds like this from a ukulele deserves a godhood as well:
and then, of course, there are video game remixes
link to channel [http://www.youtube.com/user/nekofrog]
From something slightly less old-school and much more familiar to most:
He's also making his own original instrumental metal album. Haven't checked in on how that's going lately... he did just recently get back from a combat deployment, though.
From something slightly less old-school and much more familiar to most:
He's also making his own original instrumental metal album. Haven't checked in on how that's going lately... he did just recently get back from a combat deployment, though.
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almost forgot... anyone who can pull sounds like this from a ukulele deserves a godhood as well:
If I had to choose between the two; as in being able to only listen to one or t'other; I'd choose instrumental.
Not only because some of my favorite songs, genres, and musicians work almost entirely in instrumental song writing, but also because the likelihood of an instrumental song being bad is less than that of a lyrical one.
Purely instrumental music must rely entirely on...well...the music. If the melody, bass, etc, are bad, then the whole song is ruined. Lyrical music can have bad or repetitive music, but often hides it behind a bevy of lyrics.
Not only because some of my favorite songs, genres, and musicians work almost entirely in instrumental song writing, but also because the likelihood of an instrumental song being bad is less than that of a lyrical one.
Purely instrumental music must rely entirely on...well...the music. If the melody, bass, etc, are bad, then the whole song is ruined. Lyrical music can have bad or repetitive music, but often hides it behind a bevy of lyrics.
Electronic music; sans lyrics; is still considered instrumental. It doesn't matter if someone is using a guitar, a piano, an oboe, or a mixing deck. They're still using a musical instrument.Vault101 said:
Well as instruments go I've been playing the piano since I was 7 (I'm 18 now) and I'm pretty damn good at it 
So I do like playing and listening to instrumental songs.
Video games, almost always. The only songs in games with vocals that I like are Otherworld (The final boss battle music from FFX), Want You Gone, and Still Alive
So I do like playing and listening to instrumental songs.Video games, almost always. The only songs in games with vocals that I like are Otherworld (The final boss battle music from FFX), Want You Gone, and Still Alive
I've been listening to video game music since forever, so definitely yes. There are just certain types of music that are better without vocals.
As long as the instrumentals make up for the lack of vocals, and the band doing doesn't just do instruementals.
My favorite has to be Any Color You Like by Pink Floyd (Would you consider THe Great Gig in the Sky instruemntal?)
My favorite has to be Any Color You Like by Pink Floyd (Would you consider THe Great Gig in the Sky instruemntal?)
I tend to listen to music with lyrics more, but some instrumental bands and songs are good.
Iron Attack! is a really goodgroup one guy, If anyone is interested
Iron Attack! is a really good
I enjoy both very much,
Especially the song "The end of everything" by Trivium. Its only an into but its a nice change.
Especially the song "The end of everything" by Trivium. Its only an into but its a nice change.
Sometimes I love instrumental tracks more than tracks with lyrics.
Like this one, for instance.
Ben Del Maestro is singing, but there are no lyrics, so it still totally counts
The transition from pure orchestral to electronic is brilliant.
Like this one, for instance.
Ben Del Maestro is singing, but there are no lyrics, so it still totally counts
The transition from pure orchestral to electronic is brilliant.
I really don't care whether or not the song has vocals, as long as it's good (IMO), I don't prefer one over the other.
I do enjoy music without lyric's, Metallica's instrumentals are a good example. But I prefer my music with lyrics
I like music with lyrics more in general, but I don't think that's due to a need for lyrics on my part but instead a preference for a verse-chorus-verse structure that's far more common in songs with lyrics.
That said, there are many good instrumental groups out there. Aside from the standby genres of jazz and classical, I also enjoy Flying Lotus, Explosions in the Sky, and because I can't understand what they're saying, I'll include Battles and Sigur Ros as well.
That said, there are many good instrumental groups out there. Aside from the standby genres of jazz and classical, I also enjoy Flying Lotus, Explosions in the Sky, and because I can't understand what they're saying, I'll include Battles and Sigur Ros as well.
