Quiet_Hollow Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Most often a hot topic between couples I figured we should make a poll about it. Lay out them cards. I'll start off with saying that sometimes a piece comes along where I can connect with both the lyrics and the sound...but more often than not, I'm locked onto that sound. There have been times where I've been completely smitten and listen to something end-to-end simply because the sounds I'm hearing are the most interesting (or perplexing) things I've heard....lyrics be damned. Crazy harmonics, whatever....unfamiliar sound can be like a candy store for my ears. My other half, well she's into the lyrics. So much so, that she can often recite an entire song from only a single pass through the rig. In that sense, we are yin and yang. How about you? Edited August 11, 2014 by Quiet_Hollow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The Sound, a lot of times I don't know all the lyrics! Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axz Hout Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Since I am into Rock and Blues the sound. Most (not all) of the lyrics are mushed up into a mesmionic fog. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Yes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Sound. I've heard some songs thousands of times and might know ten words from it. I just don't pick up lyrics all that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleman Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I have never picked up on lyrics but my wife will sing the entire song word for word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 With the advent of Rap, iv learned to stick with sound, the days of Jan&Dean, Beach Boys will never return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbomberger Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Blame it on Vietnam. I'm a lyrics guy, but if the sound isn't there, I'm not either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Mark you are showing your age Ill take both it depends on the song 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Mark you are showing your age Ill take both it depends on the song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 love the Blazing saddles avatar, Now I am showing my age 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckAb3 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Sound for sure. If I really like it, then (with effort) I'll pay attention to lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comay Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Definitely sound. Without the “sound” it might as well be a poetry reading. To this day I’m blown away when I finally hear the words and think “Wow!! That makes way more sense than what I thought they were saying!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Not a choice I have to make, in most instances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I can hear a song a hundred times and never take note of the words. Wife and kids on the other hand will have it completely memorized after hearing once. And such lovely lyrics coming from the pop songs of today that my kids like! URP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I like the lyrics but can't make out half of them in some songs so, the sound dominate the experience. It is always nice when you get good sound and lyrics blending together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) On average it's amazing to me how poor the doggerel that passes for popular song lyrics really are, and how that sort of thing seems to suffice for so many: for instance, the proverbial popular C&W song generator. Don't get me wrong: there are profound lyrics to be found in music but precious little in popular song, IMHO, so I don't listen for it--and never really have. I have many acquaintances though that seem to buy their music based almost on lyrics alone, e.g., the Bob Dylan archetypal listener (...and I wish that Bob would start using Autotune... ). When there aren't any words to the music, these folks aren't interested much in listening and that's when my enjoyment really starts. It's always been that way. I could respond to your poll with "sound", but what I really listen for is music: sound is all around us everyday but good music is much rarer. And nowadays I listen almost exclusively to good stuff. Who said that life doesn't get better? Edited August 11, 2014 by Chris A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 When I'm listening to classical music, such as music from Mozart, Beethoven, Shubert, etc.... I connect with the sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Looks like the poll is a runaway for sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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