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Posted by jamesw1981 on Jan-07-2004 08:08:

Do vocals ruin trance tracks?

comments...

Posted by jamesw1981 on Jan-07-2004 08:11:

I tried to do this as a poll but it wouldn't work for some reason.

Personally, I think that trance tracks with lots of vocals sound cheesy - especially when the lyrics are "love" etc. Keep the vocals to a minimum like the vocal version of DuMonde - Never Look Back though and it can improve the track imo.
There are exceptions to the rule, eg. Motorcycle - ATRC

Posted by Al Cordero on Jan-07-2004 08:23:

I hate vocals.

Posted by Phu on Jan-07-2004 08:34:

Vocals sometimes ruins the song.

Posted by ezbeats on Jan-07-2004 08:41:

yeah i dont like many vocals either, i do like them in the build up to add some more... substance? to a song, but vocals are a necesity. my girl likes very few trance songs w/o vocals so im thankful for them, otherwise it'd be dave, live, and dido 24/7 in her car... oyyy im so tired of those same 6 or 7 cds....

Posted by EliPsE on Jan-07-2004 08:46:

It depends on the song. Sometimes i like them sometimes they make the track ridiculously terrible. The first song that comes to my head that i hate is "Time of our Lives"

Posted by Zombie0729 on Jan-07-2004 09:24:

for the most part... vocals take away from the main melody of the song(being their own of course)... and so rarely do they actually work.

Posted by St_Andrew on Jan-07-2004 10:13:

sometimes, mostly not.

Posted by Wildfir3 on Jan-07-2004 10:24:

i love vocals..; but they can't be too cheesy of course

Posted by gOOD-tRiP on Jan-07-2004 10:54:

i think vocals in trance is great. it puts in a whole new demension

Posted by Djs-storm on Jan-07-2004 12:25:

There are some songs out there that I can't imagine without vocals. A couple of them are: Oceanlab - Sky Falls Down, Thrillseekers - Dreaming of You, Armin Van Buuren - Burned With Desire.

I do admit though sometimes I hear a trance song that sounds really good and then the vocals kick in and I have to change the song / channel cause it sounds horrible. So all in all, it depends on the song. Sometimes vocals can add a lot to a song and sometimes they can completely ruin a song.

Posted by sndh on Jan-07-2004 13:02:

i love vocals when they are from justine suissa, she has an incredible sound!!!! But when i hear other vocals, yes sometimes they ruin a track, sometimes they spice it up... depends on the track i guess, and the lyrics+voice of the vocalist..

Posted by montana on Jan-07-2004 13:19:

just plain & simple, when vocals are in the track from the start, they can even make the song or break the song. with slapped on vocals, i only know 2 good examples, rest has sucked majorly
cass & slide - perception (new vocal mix)
masters & nickson feat. justine suissa - out there (5th dimension) (vocal mix)

and oh yeah, does anyone who is the vocalist for perception?

Posted by Lepric0rN on Jan-07-2004 14:02:

i like vocals.. a sentence or two offcourse, like pvd - noting but you and cosmicman - i love you
too much vocals = cheese trance

Posted by UnBracKo on Jan-07-2004 15:00:

Vocals don't ruin trance tracks! I think it's a more element that makes trance a great and different style to others styles.

Posted by RaVeRSurGe_NYTA on Jan-07-2004 15:20:

i wouldnt like trance without vocals EVER... once in a while i need my trance to have vocals; it creates energy silly....

if vocals can be added with ruining the whole mood/melody/synths and without overshadowing the whole beat; then

Posted by Pete Mitchell on Jan-07-2004 15:25:

IMO yes.ive never been a fan of full vocal tunes.the records that i buy mostly have no vocals at all as i see the actual track to be always stronger than any vocal sampled over it.

to me they are cheesy and of course there are exceptions (ATRC) i actually prefer the words to be spoken and not sung ie:sound of overdose -city to city and dj ton tb - electronic malfunction et etc.IMO they go down better

my 2 cents...

Posted by TOR on Jan-07-2004 18:17:

vocals make or break the track

they usually break it unfortunately..

let the music speak for itself!

Posted by Clyde77 on Jan-07-2004 18:21:

some tracks work good with vocals, some just dont.. so it all depends

Posted by Jimmy on Jan-07-2004 18:22:

they usually do. an example is darren tate vs blue amazon - no other love

Posted by beema on Jan-07-2004 19:21:

imo, vocals only ruin Trance tracks if they weren't intended when the original track was produced, but only pasted on later in order to get the track into the dutch top 40 or whatever...that is when they suck

Posted by aloep on Jan-07-2004 19:29:

Yes and no, and also based on personal preference. It all depends on the voice of the vocalist and how well they flow with the track. Well sung and well placed vocals can often add to what would be an otherwise uninspiring track, and they can do vice versa.

Posted by H.A. on Jan-07-2004 19:50:

quote:
Originally posted by aloep
personal preference

Its all about it.

Posted by mto on Jan-07-2004 20:17:

Vocals add emotion. Its harder to produce tracks with vocals though. If the producer is artistic and can write lyrics next to making quality productions, then its a good mix. If not.. then you have Burned With Desire. Sue me.

Posted by Z1D on Jan-07-2004 21:50:

Vocals are far more likely to ruin a track than make it great IMO.
Perfect example PVD ft Vega - Time of our Lives
In my opinion for every great trance song with vocals there's 10 great trance songs without vocals.

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