i beg to differ towelie, im quite sure, on good sound system you could tell the difference, it depends quite much on what is being played at that moment
id say its WORDS that make most of the music with voice in quite a shite for me
now voice used as an instrument in natural, non pretentious and professional [not necessary academic btw ] way, not being cheesy, is different story
id say its quite the oppiste, what can trigger imagination better - spoken words that tell you how to feel and what to feel or sound that just is and the whole universe is open for you to explore !
its not what he meant. ever heard about candy ravers? kids that go to parties and dont care what music is being played there as long as they get their drugs? drugs that are being taken not for mind expansion and inner-outer explorations but to just get shitfaced and scream for "dj play more dat kilargh baseline kick!!1"... etc. hes not talking about phd, dont be ridiculous
such people and "shanti plur arse" babas understand music completely different