I wonder if that's an ADHD thing? though shouldn't music with lyrics and rhythm distract me?
@tom yeah I get that
for some reason I'm fine with it sometimes
@tom though in general I have trouble getting into lyric-less music
@noiob i've always kinda approached vocals like another instrument, since i very seldom really pay attention to lyrics
so, if the vocals really add to the music melodically, they don't tend to distract me--but if there's a real focus on them, i usually have a really hard time focusing
@thingywott yeah, I focus on lyrics a bunch, but I can deal with it when I already know them I guess?
@noiob rhythm is fine but vocals throw me off, I just can't