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British Sea Power--Do You Like Rock Music?

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Johnny C:
I like what Harry has to say about the album we are collectively discussing here on the music forum.

The lyrics are the biggest criticism leveled at this album, from what I can tell, but honestly nobody has yet to convince me that the lyrics are somehow more cryptic and vague than, say, "Something Wicked." They're layered in the exact same way they always have been. You can just hear them now. The whole "have an encyclopedia handy" idea remains intact.

MusicScribbles:
So far I haven't had any problems with the lyrics being unenjoyable. I certainly don't see them as being very 'vague' or 'cryptic' though.
What Harry wrote on the blog really helps to better realize the lyrics, certainly, but they never seem like the veiled misfit that people are making it out to be.

Johnny C:
I know! Like it is pretty clear what is actually being talked about in most songs especially, God forbid, if you have Google handy!

Tom:
I don't see them being cryptic, lots of allusions though, and I've been thoroughly enjoying.

 Cryptic = Dan Bejar

Inlander:
There's obviously a lot of meaning in the songs, even if some of it seems highly personal or at least hidden. I never get the impression with British Sea Power lyrics, least of all those on Do You Like Rock Music?, that they're throwing out words just so that the singer has something to do - unlike many other bands, past and present. Interestingly, "Canvey Island", which is the song on the album with the most straight-forward lyrics, is also I think lyrically the weakest - perhaps because it comes across as a bit too glib.

One thing that I find very heartening about the album is how much stronger Hamilton's vocals are on it, compared to on Open Season. It's really interesting to have two brothers being singers in the same band - maybe it's just me, but while Yan's and Hamilton's voices are each quite different, there also seems to be some kind of family resemblance there.

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