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derek 05-23-2015 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by aux-in (Post 1592416)
I think it would be fine either way, as there's enough variation in the beat to make it listenable without vocals in this particular case.



I don't necessarily have a problem with it if the song is really good, but I'm often left wondering:

(a) Were there production limitations?
(b) Did they not have a chance to record more material with the vocalist, thinking that the first recordings would be sufficient? Yet, when they went to put everything together, maybe it would only work a certain way from what they originally intended.
(c) Are they just being lazy by being so bloody repetitive?

How about this one? I think it wouldnt sound as good w/o vocals.


Aux-In 05-24-2015 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by derek (Post 1593062)
How about this one? I think it wouldnt sound as good w/o vocals.

It wouldn't, no. I guess it just depends on what someone wants the instrumental to do. For me, if I like the vocals, that's usually enough. If the vocals are weak, I can listen through it if the instrumental has a good hook or is interesting in some other way.

derek 05-25-2015 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by aux-in (Post 1593157)
It wouldn't, no. I guess it just depends on what someone wants the instrumental to do. For me, if I like the vocals, that's usually enough. If the vocals are weak, I can listen through it if the instrumental has a good hook or is interesting in some other way.

You probably could do without any vocals on this one here...


Malibu 05-27-2015 06:49 AM

Definitely with.

Grey 05-31-2015 11:15 AM

Depends on the song in my opinion, personally I love nice female vox

innerspaceboy 05-31-2015 12:04 PM

Without... with one great exception. Karl Hyde's stream-of-consciousness lyricism for Underworld is incredibly artful and serves more as rhythmic device than anything else.

I seldom listen to any music with lyrics, but the incarnations of Underworld - from The Experimental Sound Field to Mk1, to Lemon Interupt, to Mk2 & 3, to their various solo and collaborative projects - for any of these I gladly make an exception.

donteatsoap77 06-07-2015 06:43 PM

I used to have no preference of w/ or w/o vocals, but I recently saw EVOL Intent, along with some local DJ's. There were 2 emcee's there, rhyming to the beat...all I have to say is, "WOW." They both had the ability to switch their pitch based on the music. It went from smooth, Rasta inspired tracks, to harder and more intense tracks.

TL;DR hiphop + dNb = love

feed 06-25-2015 08:08 AM

In general without vocals. But there are some tracks that vocals are the key.
There only works when the vocals feed perfectly.

TechnoKitten 07-18-2015 02:40 PM

well i would say no vocals. But it depends on my mood. Usually i dont wanna hear vocals at all, just wanna feel that music groove. But other times vocals just enhance the music and bring it to a nice level.

Cobolishi 08-26-2015 06:49 PM

It depends. Sometimes vocals kill a track and sometimes they make a great track amazing.

I have mostly instrumentals because really good vocal tracks can be hard to find.


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