He could only match it and he did already with MM&TBS
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The beauty in Mr Morale is he condensed the lyricism from TPAB and presented it in a way that could be digested without sacrificing any effectiveness.
TPAB he is at the highest point in his career with how vast his intellect can be as a writer but the problem I always had with that album is the vocal delivery he illustrated throughout the entirety of that project. The alien voices, him enunciating the end of words so overtly, there’s songs I legit felt I was listening to the rambles of a mad scientist just from his delivery.
He essentially used Mr Morale as the album he’d play around with manipulating his vocals, how to go from sad to happy to depressed to tired all seamlessly.
Mother I Sober, Auntie Diaries and Count Me Out are perfect examples:
…..And he did all of that while articulating a high end thought process. And of course it doesn’t hurt that album’s sound quality & production values are top tier. With him dedicating so much time to vocal arrangements it’s allowed him to tap into what we heard on the 2nd verse of:
As well as:
And of course:
He was not as effortless with his vocals before Mr Morale and because of that I’m right there with you.