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Post by jazzhead on Jan 27, 2018 9:52:58 GMT -6
Was checking out the new Flayed Alive release and wondering what's the point of writing lyrics if they end up being completely unintelligible? I understand the voice is another texture/instrument for the song, but why not just gurgle and growl? Especially from a Christian perspective, if you're writing about God to spread his Word or describe your own experience with Him, then wouldn't you want that to be understood? I indeed listen to a lot of stuff that seems like grunts and gurgles, but usually you can make out the words if you know the lyrics. I love it all, but I was curious if anyone else had an opinion?
(I've often wanted to crank Broken Flesh's song "Exalt" in front of a church congregation and see how many run for the exits, then show the lyrics on a screen and see who sticks around to listen. My guess is not many...)
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Post by _ on Jan 27, 2018 10:56:50 GMT -6
Was checking out the new Flayed Alive release and wondering what's the point of writing lyrics if they end up being completely unintelligible? I thought similarly when I was listening to Flayed Alive's new release and was like 'oh hey, there are words' when I saw the lyrics on bandcamp. I'm personally okay with 0% understanding as long as the lyrics can be read and easily accessed. I'd prefer to understand the lyrics audibly, but ... yeah.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Jan 27, 2018 11:44:07 GMT -6
My problem with extreme metal isn't the vocals being unintelligible (otherwise I wouldn't be able to listen to music in languages I don't speak), but rather the lyrics being unavailable. Of course some people can't afford to make lyric booklets, etc, but surely one can print the lyrics somewhere? On Facebook, or a simple .txt file, or even Bandcamp (you don't even need to upload any audio), .........?
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