• willya@lemmyf.ukEnglish
    7·
    8 months ago

    Absolutely. It’s why the nonsense crap with no message/story really irritates me.

    • legios@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I hate to say it, but it feels like an affront because you don’t get ‘x’?

      • willya@lemmyf.ukEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Don’t get what? Like WAP, why do I want to hear about your WAP unless we’re face to face or about to be?

        • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          8 months ago

          Sounds like WAP affected you!

          I get it though, it isn’t really a good song. It’s shock value and comedy as much as it is music.

  • butmingus@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    Controversial take, but probably makes sense since I majored in classical performance. I get teased all the time, I don’t listen to lyrics basically at all, often don’t even listen to the words until a 3rd or 4th listen. Zero in on the bass / harmony, then percussion, and then maybe the words.

    IMO, storytelling through music can be even deeper without relying on words to explain it. Something like Mingus usually hits me way harder emotionally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9FzSSGTufQ

    • tyler@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Agreed. My wife is always like “wtf are you listening to” because she listens to the words. I can basically sing along to an entire song and have absolutely no clue what it’s about. I generally pay less than zero attention to the words. It’s all about the music to me.

    • vynlwombat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Me too. I really enjoy music but don’t care about lyrics unless I’m really into a song. The voice is important though, I love the sounds a voice adds to a composition. Bass, harmony, percussion. All that speaks to me more than the words.

    • s_s@lemmy.oneEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I don’t listen to lyrics basically at all

      Not even to hear Oscar Peterson sing along as he plays?

    • agent_flounder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I didn’t major in musical anything but approach music very much like you.

      Totally agree that there’s a level of communication through music that goes beyond words. With you on jazz. Classical, too. I’ll throw out Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”). Hits me like a freight train every time, as one of myriad examples.

  • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    Definitely.

    I love a song with a story, but even without that melodies and interesting use of instruments can bring tears to my eyes or give me goosebumps.

    One that qualifies in multiple ways is XTC’s The Last Balloon.

    Specifically when the vocals fade into the horn, which works with the theme of the song and is also just haunting to me.

  • MisterMcBolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    I almost exclusively listen to lyrical music. I am often greatly affected by the poetry and themes in the songs I enjoy. The sound of music alone does little for me, and I have a particular aversion to heavy beats, bass, and repetition. Put simply, I love ballads, particularly folk, filk, and anything that focuses on storytelling. I can’t stand most pop, rap, hip-hop, and the like.

    • legios@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      So for you you’re much more just on the vocal side? Or a mix of vocal and rhythm?

      • MisterMcBolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        For me, rhythm serves the vocals. A great and memorable rhythm can enhance and complement the lyrics. A rhythm without vocals doesn’t really catch my interest.

      • jwelch55@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Also just wanted to add, oceanlab is easily making it into my repeat listening list, appreciate the share.

        • legios@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          So Oceanlab is Above and Beyond with Justine Suissa (who is amazing). But yeah as a group sans-Justine they are also very much melodic and generally vocal trance.