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  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    I never understand why artists don't make instrumentals available on iTunes for example, I'm sure we would all happily pay for them. Tori Amos did it with one of her last ones-it was amazing.

    We can but dream....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down chokkachokka
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    Perhaps they don't want to? So far only Clowns has been readily available...
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    Yeh fair enough. Just don't understand why....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down AlanAlan
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    I don't understand either. I mean it's just Instrumentals FFS.

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  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    But surely no artist would want their rare promos to be traded or sold for megabucks so why not just cut out the middle man and release it yourselves and take the monies?

    Makes sense to me, especially when Goldfrapp have created promos for their last few albums. Well, not Goldfrapp but the record companies.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
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    Pineapple said:

    But surely no artist would want their rare promos to be traded or sold for megabucks so why not just cut out the middle man and release it yourselves and take the monies?  



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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    Don't you think that instrumentals compromise the quality of their product? Incomplete compositions? Karaoke tracks?
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
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    iuventus said:

    Don't you think that instrumentals compromise the quality of their product? Incomplete compositions? Karaoke tracks?



    My mind thinks of it like the vocal versions showcase Alisons voice , even when she`s not singing , you`re awaiting it . The instrumentals could arguably be showcasing Wills skills and the depth of the music behind Alisons vocals , that said , I listen to a lot of instrumental music . 
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    But are they actually instrumental versions or just the studio tracks sans vocals?
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
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    Depends how they were mastered as you wouldn`t need to cut frequencies etc with no vocals in the mix sans vocals , or if they`re pukka instrumentals they`d have different frequencies boosted perhaps . But none of us have ears like desert foxes , could we hear the difference anyway ? ie on phones and mp3 players .
    Post edited by Sartori at 2013-07-02 12:07:17
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down WhickwithyWhickwithy
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    Goldfrapp without Alison's voice??!?!!!!  No thank you.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
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    Sartori said:

    Depends how they were mastered as you wouldn`t need to cut frequencies etc with no vocals in the mix sans vocals , or if they`re pukka instrumentals they`d have different frequencies boosted perhaps . But none of us have ears like desert foxes , could we hear the difference anyway ? ie on phones and mp3 players .



    It was a rhetorical question really. The previous "instrumentals" are clearly just the studio tracks. True instrumental tracks would have melodies, various riffs, and other odds and ends.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    It's just a shame we don't really have the option. Ah well, one day....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Border_MindBorder_Mind
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    One or two instrumentals on a deluxe edition would be OK and intersting to me but a full instrumental album would seem a bit pointless unless you are a fan of karokee I guess :O
    No whatever rocks your boat, that's just how I see it.
    But sure they exists, I just can't imagine it lending anything to the pleasure of listening to it, no I know I would have a lessened pleasure as a result of listening to FM instrumentals.
    Post edited by Border_Mind at 2013-07-02 13:22:39
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    What an interesting idea. I'd certainly get more pleasure from listening to the instrumentals-especially for FM, all the strings, piano etc. it'd add to the experience for me I reckon...
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