Yea, you could say everyone enjoyed the instrumental versions. After hearing the instrumental of Racecar, I got a brand new appreciation for that song and its layers, which is why its so damn good. However, the band deemed putting out another instrumental would be an insult to Spencer, since he is in fact a member of the band, too. I'm glad they didn't release an instrumental version on that fact alone.
However, people continue to bitch and moan about Spencer's vocals, which have improved incredibly since the debut, and continue to demand about having an instrumental version. I love the band's decision to not release an instrumental version based on this fact alone. People need to accept that Spencer is an important part of the band and that his vocals directly compliment their music on both their albums, especially the new one. By not releasing an instrumental version, they are not catering to the people who complain and rewarding them. And I think that illustrates the band's constant belief that they write music for themselves and they don't cater their music or releases to a certain audience. They want to be happy with the release and the fans need to accept it.
It also pisses me off as well that people downgrade the album or give it horrible reviews without even listening to a single song. People need to learn to grow the fuck up.