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Clear-Pear2267 t1_jeahxoh wrote

Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

For the most part, the music is what really holds my attention. I can't think of a time when a lyric convinced me to like a song I would not otherwise have wanted to listen to. BUT if a lyric is really cringe it ruins the song for me. A lot of country songs are like this (I call it "country cleaver"). Like Pour Me (Trick Pony). Like "poor me" and "pour me" - get it? yuk. A like Shania Twains voice and a lot of her arrangements are killer, but "Man - I Feel Like A Woman" and "Looks like we Made it" just seem. While I'm bashing country music, I would say I'm not a big fan of the fake southern twang either.

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blay12 t1_jeahr9e wrote

Reply to comment by TaserLord in New guitar or piano? by InterestingHead8361

Though if OP is thinking about getting a piano to learn to play, I'd honestly recommend just getting a budget/used digital piano over an old secondhand acoustic piano. Almost every old/secondhand piano I've ever played has been in dire need of tuning, and the action on many of them always seems to be incredibly inconsistent - some keys are fine, some take WAY more energy to press from that one time someone spilled a soda down the front and got the mechanisms sticky, some keys are just dead and won't press at all, and almost all the keys are loose and wiggle side to side. They're fine if you already have a baseline of skill (and want a project piano to clean up/tune), but they can promote some bad habits in beginners. Even if you're not spending $400+ for a nicer new digital keyboard with weighted keys, I still think it's better to learn on something with a consistent action and sound.

All of that aside, digital pianos also have the benefit of a headphone jack and are way more neighbor-friendly if OP is in an apartment/flat or shares walls/lives super close to the neighbors.

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Diab9lic t1_jeahd62 wrote

Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

Music is a whole, so yes you must pay attention to the lyrics. Artist like King Diamond for instance, writes concept music which tells a story. From track 1 to 14 he's telling us a complete story. The lyrics AND the music is what tells the tale. How can I jam to music but not know what he's trying to tell me about Abigail? The singer is also telling you a message, you be blown by what it is.

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SnipDart t1_jeagn1w wrote

Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

Before I met my wife, I never really paid attention to the lyrics or "meaning" behind songs. All I would really hear/ pay attention to was the beat of the song, and sound of it etc. Even today, I find myself not really paying attention or listening to what is being said in the song, until usually much much later

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