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MadassAlex:
Although I'd argue that a singer's ego is just as bad. Nothing objectively separates the value of singing from the value of a non-vocal instrument.
I suppose I dislike electronic music a lot. The vocals seem to follow a pattern that I can't accurately describe, but it's all in the similar use of intervallic leaps. I find the harmonies generally uninteresting and the lack of any real emphasis on varied, changing non-vocal melodies (such as you might find in instrumental sections of rock and metal) make the music boring and stale to me. Indeed, I might even consider the musicians, dare I say, small-minded for not taking full advantage of the electronic nature of the music and doing things with the sound that cannot be done with instruments.
After all, what's the point of breaking the technical boundaries of instruments if your music is:
Dum dum dadadum dumdumdum "Voo-aaa-caal meeeeh-loh-deeeee!" Wee woo wee woo dadadum
On the other hand
A lot of the vocalists seem to have very powerful range. The rhythms themselves can be quite interesting and fun. The potential in electronic music is otherworldly. I respect their capacity to write music without actually touching an instrument - just conceptualising it in their head and then putting it into the machine.
Note: Not talking about techno. I'm talking about the likes of The Presets.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: MadassAlex on 21 Jun 2009, 08:14 ---Although I'd argue that a singer's ego is just as bad. Nothing objectively separates the value of singing from the value of a non-vocal instrument.
--- End quote ---
You have a point there but it was the production I Was talking about, not the vocal.
valley_parade:
Deerhoof make good music, aside from that woman's voice.
Avec:
Coldplay could get away with their first album sounding slightly original.
TheFuriousWombat:
I was actually going to post something similar. Parachutes is not half bad at all. There are actually some very nice songs on it. Sure, there are some duds mixed in but 'Trouble' and 'Sparks' and a couple others are certainly listenable.
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