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| From | boersma@comcast.net |
| Date | Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:36:53 +0000 |
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I would imagine most people who love power pop are particularly attracted by the vocals - lots of harmony and great lead vocalists. I know that's one of the big draws for me, which is generally why I'm left cold by instrumentals. There is usually no quicker way for a new track to get deleted from the iPod as for me to discover that it has no vocals. I usually need that human connection. But there is one big, notable exception to this: the instrumentals I've found on Marshall Crenshaw's albums. There is something so wonderfully expressive and melodic about his guitar playing that I'm usually entranced, and that fascination does not go away. An excellent example is the song "Blues Is King", the vocal version being on (I think) Downtown (my least favorite Marshall LP). I thought I just didn't like the song. Then I heard the instrumental version on "The 9 Volt Years" and absolutely loved it. He seems to be putting more and more instrumentals on his CDs these days and I, for one, could
not be happier. Do you have a similar reaction to instrumentals in general and, if so, what are your exceptions?
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