Solaria Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Generally with pop music fans but also regular music listeners you can split them into two camps: 1. The people who appreciate good storytelling, relatable lyrics, clever metaphors, acknowledgement of certain complex emotions or feelings. These type of people heavily gravitate towards artist that are more grounded in singer-songwriter, rock or indie music. They like songs that are basically poetry turned into music. 2. People who love songs with complex, rich layered production. Music that borrows from a multitude of genres. Are usually fans of artists that have tried a lot of different styles and sounds. They like how songs make them generally feel, what kind of vibe they have, how lively the songs are. Generally these are also the people who have no trouble coming up with intricate visual ideas for these types of songs as well. Appreciate lyrics as well but they aren't the most important to them. Which camp do you fall under more if you HAD to choose?
needs Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Lyrics. If you aren't really talking about anything of value I can't support it. Especially as a big rap fan.
Sheep Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Music without lyrics is still music. Lyrics without music is no longer music. 11
State of Grace. Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Both are important to me depending on the artist/genre/mood I'm in But for Pop music specifically, I usually care more about the production. An immaculately produced song with mid lyrics > A well-written song with terrible production. 1
PMKARDASHIAN Posted January 13 Posted January 13 I’m inclined to say music over lyrics because it doesn’t matter how great the lyrics are, if I’m not vibing with the song then I’m not vibing with the song.
Subzero Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Music I don't care for "deep/relatable meanings" or **** like that tbh, I just vibe with the melodies and productions. Especially since I listen to a lot of foreign music & most of the time I never even look up the translations, I just like the actual music/production. Makes music more enjoyable and proves music is universal and doesn't boil down to what language it is or what the words say, as long as it makes you feel something 3
Erreur2 La Nature Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) Music. I could not care less about the lyrics. I don't need to relate to something to enjoy it, I want to listen to music that makes me want to dance. Edited January 13 by Erreur2 La Nature
Revolution Posted January 13 Posted January 13 I listen to music for music. For poetry, there are audiobooks of real poets who do it better.
MidnightsAtPeace Posted January 13 Posted January 13 lyrics. I need something to relate to or something to makes me feel things emotionally
NEX Posted January 13 Posted January 13 The most important aspect of any piece of music imo is emotion. It can be any type of emotion and music needs to convey that emotion first and foremost. It can come in a form of instrumental melody, vocal melody, a beat or a rhythm. So initially my ears are looking for that. Once I hear something I like, I start paying closer attention to lyrics. And this is usually a make or break point for me, because bad/cringe lyrics can ruin any song. Where as good/great lyrics can elevate it to much much higher levels. 3
NEX Posted January 14 Posted January 14 The reason I think Taylor is so popular is because she excels at conveying emotion in both her vocal melodies and her lyrics. And her production is usually really good too and well suited for what she is trying to convey. Artists usually run out of creative ways of coming up with strong vocal melodies after their prime, but Taylor keeps going and going and arguably keeps getting better with time. Her reign at the top will be unprecedently long thanks to that.
PoisonedIvy Posted January 14 Posted January 14 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Sheep said: Music without lyrics is still music. Lyrics without music is no longer music. Tori Amos — Me and a Gun Ariana Grande — raindrops (an angel cried) Any nursery rhyme kids sing in school unaccompanied by music songs don’t need “music” behind them to be songs. Melodies are music. Edited January 14 by PoisonedIvy 1
Invisibility Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Music foremost as a first impression or hook that gets me interested, but then to really love a song I'll usually fall in love thanks to the lyrics
ttsmu Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Music and being a good vocalist is what really matters to me. If I wanted to experience good storytelling I'll get some books from true good writers instead of listening "Spelling is fun" from a mediocre vocalist.
Into The Void Posted January 14 Posted January 14 With the artists I stan what do u think I care about? 1
theoghon Posted January 14 Posted January 14 41 minutes ago, TalkThatRihanna said: Production, vocals and melodies >>>> poems On point, RARELY do I gaf about poems
Abracadabra Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I like both, but I can usually still enjoy a song even if the lyrics aren't great or just okay as long as the music/melody/production is good, but I couldn't enjoy a song if the lyrics were great but the music was bad.
Sheep Posted January 14 Posted January 14 42 minutes ago, PoisonedIvy said: Tori Amos — Me and a Gun Ariana Grande — raindrops (an angel cried) Any nursery rhyme kids sing in school unaccompanied by music songs don’t need “music” behind them to be songs. Melodies are music. They're still singing a melody yes, that's singing not lyrics. Words without musical notes are not music what isn't clicking. 1
AvadaKedavra Posted January 14 Posted January 14 (edited) Im a native spanish speaker, so i only care about the lyrics in spanish songs cause im able to feel them how they are 100%. By being born my brain and ears are wired for spanish. This is the reason why i stan Shakira above everyone in the Pop Department. Her lyrics from her b-sides non commercial cuts are still a mile above everyone in the latin game (specially the ones from her past). Her lyricism is smart and cute and is executed well. This is the reason why i dont like reggaeton that much sometimes. Some lyrics are too vapid and meh and too cliche and some are gross. But yes in my native language Lyrics are incredibly important. I have respect for artists with good lyricism. Female and Male. Now if we talk about english music. I appreciate good lyricism with vivid imagery like Tay but i cant grasp totally-feel the songs like a english native speaker is doin, so i dont really care that much about the lyrics. Everything english sounds good to me by default. So i care more about the genre and melody of the song over lyricism. Album like witness with panned lyricism sound great to me. The perks of not havin english as your native language Same with different languages. When i listen Jpop-Kpop-Arabic Pop-French pop i care about the music and the melody Edited January 14 by AvadaKedavra
Badgalbriel Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Lyrics and melody. Good lyricism means nothing if the song sounds like sheisse. But good melodies that don't have good lyrics are worthless. Music needs to have a meaning. 1
Curaga Posted January 14 Posted January 14 55 minutes ago, tomo said: My fav album has no lyrics. So that. What album? OT: Music, definitely. Of course I appreciate good lyrics that elevate the listening experience/relatability, but I also listen to a lot of foreign language music and don’t always take the time to look up translations.
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