quoted 7 lines Ofter I see people putting down Cabaret Voltaire's excellent> Ofter I see people putting down Cabaret Voltaire's excellent
> music because of the vocals. The CD people most love to hate
> seems to be 'Groovy, laidback and nasty', followed by 'Body and
> Soul'.
> Bollocks. These are good records, and I enjoy the simplicity of
> the lyrics. Much like NewOrder when they sing what appears to be
> complete rubbish ('I think you are a pig/you should be in a zoo').
Lyrics aside (never pay attention to them anyway :-) I agree with you.
There are some rather facile numbers on "Groovy..." but there are some
classics too--like "Hypnotised", "Minute by Minute"... Sure, Mal's no
virtuoso but his singing on the album is bland at worst.
And what singing is there on "Body & Soul"--from what I remember it's
mostly treated whisperings/mumblings. Quite fun, if you ask me :-) Plus,
the album's got a hell of a groove. Minimalist techno-clonk at its best.
Most of the fun in those days was guessing what direction CV was going to
take. My jaw almost hung open the first time the first time I heard
"Groovy"--the Tackheadisms of "Code" were still ringing in my ears.
quoted 3 lines Although I think that RHKirk's solo stuff is fantastic, but there's> Although I think that RHKirk's solo stuff is fantastic, but there's
> no need to dismiss Cabaret Voltaire's work just because Mal's singing on
> it.
Hey, I think Mal's out-of-breath-funky style on "Microphonies" and "The
Covenant..." sounded just great--it went with the music extremely well.
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