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Originally Posted by Ally
What often gets to me is Karl's fascination with phones. I can relate very much to a lot of his lyrics in that respect.
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Yes! "Beaucoup Fish" is loaded with phone refs..."Push Upstairs", "Push Downstairs", "Moaner", "Skym", "Jumbo"...probably some others i'm forgetting!
i admire what Karl's said about the voice being an instrument, so that the sound of the words is what matters rather than having a clear story. It's like concept art, and very much poetry. A definition of poetry that i remember from school is: "The best words in the best order". That's what Karl does, i think! The beats and grooves are paramount to this type of music, so it's such a cool treat that Karl's words are so good, too! Frankly, i prefer the sort of spoken/shouted style of vocals on tracks like "Pearl's Girl" and "Born Slippy" to some dance track with a diva singing "Whoaoaoaa! take me hiiiigher!"
Apples and oranges, i know, but still.