This thread reminds me of something I heard from Joe Strummer on a CD somewhere. He was talking about how they first went into a studio with a professional producer. The producer insisted Joe sang his words clearly. At first, Joe said he did it and then realized that it took all of the "piss" out of the songs. He also mentioned how he loved listening to the reggae albums and how it took a bunch of listens to make out what they were singing about. Like, the song became a puzzle of some kind. Amen to that.
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