Depends on the type of music. If its black metal where I have to "work" to understand the lyrics, I don't. And don't really care too. Its more about the vocal approach than it is the actual lyrical content.
Now, if its folk or something with obvious and clear vocals, I generally do give the lyrics some attention. So generally it just depends. Lyrics don't make or break music for them though, unless they are ATROCIOUS. |
For me lyrics for a song are everything, without them I dont really like a song, maybe if it has 9/10 instrumental but that's it. I like lyrics to be quiet meaningful to.
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I mostly pay attention to the vocal melody but even then, lyrics are usually hard for me to comprehend. Unless I know them beforehand.
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I generally just feel for the mood and vibe of a song or album on first listen. But sometimes the lyrics call out and I listen to them intently - Bob Dylan's stuff usually has that effect on me.
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Lyrics, Clang Groups and Supermarkets
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At the other extreme, I`m happy with stream-of-consciousness stuff too, as well as artists who make a bold, stylish declaration that the words aren`t important; (For example Faust repeatedly insisting, Daddy, take the banana.Tomorrow is Sunday. ) Clang Groups:- Ever tried the word association game, where you sit in a circle and take turns saying the first word that comes to you? It can be quite fun if you keep it fast and thoughtless. Investigators have discovered that adults are prompted by the concept of the last word they hear, so a typical sequence might go: Cat -Dog! - Elephant! -Africa! Children, on the other hand, are more likely to focus on word sounds and might come up with: Cat -Hat! - Hot! - Pot! Because of the obvious similarity in sound, words like cat, hat, hot, pot are called a clang group, and one thing that I really don`t like are lyricists who build their lyrics around such obvious rhymes. Supermarkets:- I once had such a crush on a co-worker that I dreamed quite innocently of her one night; the two of us were shopping in my local Sainsbury`s (supermarket), queuing up to buy ham but lost in animated conversation with each other. The point being that in the right company even the dullest things in life can be enhanced and turned into fun, and since dreaming of that happy moment, I sometimes wonder about musicians. Trollheart again:- Quote:
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The first time around, I just feel out the music. It takes a few of listens for me to really take it in.
After maybe two listens, I really start taking in the lyrics, and get a whole new feel for the album. I love it |
I don't usually pay attention too much to the lyrics, but I make an exception with Dream Theater because their lyrics are worth reading! At least for me.
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If the lyrics jump out at me, I'll go out of my way to find out what they are. Otherwise, I let my ear hear what it wants. In some ways, I operate kind of in between, where I'll pick up on specific words and how the vocalist enunciates them without necessarily picking up on some larger meaning or context within the song. If the lyrics are especially bad, though, that can be a dealbreaker for me. I remember about six or seven years ago, I heard Interpol for the first time. The specific song was Obstacle 1, and something about the lyrics bugged the hell out of me to the point where I completely lost interest in hearing any of their other stuff.
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