Ambiguity wrote:Then again though there are bands and shredders out there that purposefully only write instrumentals, which I personally have no problem "feeling" the emotion in the songs. This is in the same way dancers perform to evoke emotion, using a somewhat abstract means to tell a story.
BTW I like how we still haven't gotten back on topic, truth be told I kinda like this discussion better.
One word:
Buckethead
This man portrays more emotion through his music than many I can think of. If anyone has ever had the pleasure of witnessing Buckethead live you quickly learn that his stage presense is very unique. He seldom moves and when he does it's quick, mechanical, robot-like movements. However the emotion he can convey in his music is amazing. Check out "Sail On Soothesayer" for a good example of this. He wrote that song for his late aunt. You can actually feel what the man was feeling when he wrote it. It's not sadness like you would expect. It expresses the admiration he had for this person and the hope that he can make her proud of him.
Someone else made a very good point in that the lyrics are not the most important part of the song. They help reinforce it, but even bands with really bad vocalists have survived for a long time. I mean Serj Tarkantin has one of the most annoying singing voices on the planet, but System Of a Down still went Platinum and had several #1 songs. I actually like that band quite a bit, but I wish for the love of god Serj would take singing lessons.....
