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Re:History of Techno by circlefavshape on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:38AM (#26979076)
> Also, any musician that wants to get big should know that the fastest way is to add words/lyrics

Ahem. I think you'll find it's a little bit more complicated than that

Re:History of Techno by MagnumOpus on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:08AM (#26980104)
It's not though.

In the last 50 years, you can probably count the number of chart-toppers without lyrics on one hand. Animals, Axel F, Doop, Flat Beat, and Sandstorm (and I am not sure if these even topped charts everywhere).

Sure, if you are into the niche of EDM or techno club music, the situation is different, but none of those tunes sell millions of copies.

Re:History of Techno by circlefavshape on Thursday April 29, 2021 @10:26AM (#26981581)
It is though. The number of non-chart-toppers with lyrics is beyond counting. You don't make yourself a chart-topper simply by writing music with lyrics
Re:History of Techno by HKH2 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @11:29AM (#26982436)
Okay, it's almost always necessary but not sufficient.
Re:History of Techno by HKH2 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @11:24AM (#26982369)
I probably could've worded it a bit better.

The point is you could spend hours actually developing subtleties in engineering, especially in timing and mixing, to produce something profound.

Or you could get a drum machine and a 303, and get someone sexy to sing/rap/speak over the top, make a video, and save a lot of time. A lot of pop music these days is quite simple, except for the singing, which I can admit is talented, but it's more about personality/fashion than music.