listening to music for the band, not for the singer

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I often find myself returning to all the early Elvis Costello albums just to listen to the Attractions. And if that last Tool album was mostly instrumental, I'd probably be fine with that, too.

So what other albums do people listen to for the musicians, and not much for the singers?

(I'd include Zeppelin, too, except at this point I consider Plant's shriek an instrument in and to itself.)

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 2 April 2005 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Most of them.

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 2 April 2005 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

(sigh) Jordan already sadly OTM.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 2 April 2005 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk Talk - the vocals are dire, the music is near perfect

― Dadaismus (Dada), Saturday, 2 April 2005 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I imagine The Tindersticks' music to be quite good but I've never managed to get beyond the singer (how can anyone take that band seriously?!??!) Oh, and LAMBCHOP.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Saturday, 2 April 2005 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

As the singer carries the melody, no.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 2 April 2005 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Dismemberment Plan, though it's getting to (has gotten to) the point where I can't listen to them at all.

― Zed Szetlian (Finn MacCool), Saturday, 2 April 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

good call on the tindersticks. i can take the vocals in only small doses, which is why 'nenette et boni' is my favorite of theirs.

― rajeev (rajeev), Saturday, 2 April 2005 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

!!!

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 2 April 2005 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Nearly all of them.

― ()ops (()()ps), Saturday, 2 April 2005 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

chet baker.... JK!

― charleston charge (chaki), Saturday, 2 April 2005 23:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Lambchop was a good answer by Dadaismus back there.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 3 April 2005 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

LAMBCHOP?!!
man, couldn't agree less.
the music is good but it would be another lush bland alt.country or indie r&b pastiche if the Wagner's voice wasn't so unsettling, arresting, and his lyrics weren't so great (when they're great, which is half the time, not a bad average).

― william fields, Sunday, 3 April 2005 01:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i second the !!!

― manuel (manuel), Sunday, 3 April 2005 01:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I third the !!!

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 3 April 2005 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

nah all of !!! are boring and sucky performers. the singer is just the icing on the cake made of complete shit.

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 3 April 2005 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Led Zeppelin

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 3 April 2005 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

!!! rises further to the top with my vote.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Sunday, 3 April 2005 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

― John Hunter, Sunday, 3 April 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Stark Reality

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Sunday, 3 April 2005 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus Lizard.

no just kidding, i LUV me some YOW

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 3 April 2005 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

SONIC. YOUTH.

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 April 2005 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never done this with any band. I don't understand how Maynard James Keenan, Mark Hollis, and Elvis Costello sound so awful.

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Sunday, 3 April 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

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