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Old 12-03-2009, 05:58 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Perhaps I used the wrong word, but it can become really dark. The odd thing is ... It's not the instrumentation, but her voice. With it, comes this heavy air of black feelings. Those low notes crush me.
There's definitely a very dark and haunting melancholic tone in a lot of what Billy sings.The songStrange Fruit being a prime example.

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