Tring to explain why I like instrumental music

[Drealm]

Ok. Imagine for example that you have to describe this using music: A spaceship arriving on a new planet discovering a new civilization.

So for me you have two main choice:

1. Lyrics: You take a singed song, commonly called a ballad made of the singer, the drum and his acoustic guitar. The way he would describe this is with lyrics, for example singing this accompanied by his guitar: "and then the spaceship came across the galaxy, gling gling gling, and the planet welcomed him, gling gling gling, (chorus) "I'm new on this new planet, and I face new technology I don't know..."

Ok This was an spontaneous example I just erupted out for fun...:loco::confused:

So here it's the lyrics that make the description.

2. Music: An instrumental composition that actually describe this scenery with instruments organization and simply good musical structure and inspiration, well-made enough for you to SEE the picture without lyrics.

So here it's the music that make the description.

THAT'S what I'm searching for in instrumental music. I think it really takes more musical imagination and hard work to do that than just writing down some lyrics accompanied with acoustic guitar.

For example that's why I like Mike Oldfield; he actually manage to describe landscape and stories with a 20 minutes instrumental (not to mention the amazing 60 minutes Amarok).

And that's why I like video game music: when good, it can describe a whole place/story just musically.

And some movie score manage that, but it's not always great; a rare thing.

And that why I recently discovered Ozric Tentacles that is a pure psychedelic instrumental band that fits perfectly in my tastes.

I hope all this makes sense and that it will start some discussion here because I think it's a great subject.

And if anyone have some suggestion about imaginative instrumentals...

[Music Head]

I'm trying to think of an instrumental way to respond to this post.

[Drealm]

I'm trying to think of an instrumental way to respond to this post.

Can't wait to hear that

[Music Head]

I got nothin'

As a rule I just like classical music when it comes to instrumental's.

There are some exceptions of course. Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group for example.

I don't even like those 10 minute guitar jams within songs.

I would guess that if you play an instrument, you would have more appreciation for the complexity involved and the fact that the writer of that music has a thought process when composing it. In that sense I do recognize the work that goes into it.

[JeromeD]

I'm trying to think of an instrumental way to respond to this post.

A brilliant response!!! LOL

As for the spaceship thingy - it might be the Mothership coming to take you back to your own world...