One thing that has been burning on my mind the last couple of days is the use of lyrics in the majority of modern mainstream songs. They are useless, and degrade the value of the music greatly. Don't get me wrong, the human voice is an excellent instrument and very multidimensional, but putting words to it restricts it. One of the excuses I've heard from my classmates is that lyrics can tell a 'story', unlike purely instrumental music. Completely false. A good composition can tell a story all its own, and the experience will be unique and a positively different, personal journey for everyone. In most cases, lyrics are just repeated incessantly throughout the song. While a theme is great for a piece, repeating it over and over with the same drum rhythm and everything, save different words, is not variance, is not exciting, and is completely predictable. It doesn't emotionally unlock like an instrumental piece can. It would be tolerable if it was confined to only genres like party music and rap, but completely dominating the market is annoying. Even classical pieces with choirs that sing lyrics are not as appealing. Rap is interesting to me for its rhythm, not content. But my friends continue to be dogmatic to the music they have been spoon-fed by television and radio without broadening and finding music that they like. These are my opinions. Most people may not have a problem with it, but I dislike it. I don't have anything against people who enjoy these kinds of songs, every man to his own opinion. Does anyone else feel this way, though?
Also, Kill All just reminded me. All the time now, people are building the song on the lyrics. They completely slack off on everything else and push them in your face, hoping to cover up everything else. It's like making a cake with mostly sugar and a few other things stuck on. It becomes thin and obnoxious, tailored just to make money. Creativity and innovation is throw out completely.
