Some hip-hop purists feel the interpretive and softer approach means lyrical hip-hop is not hip-hop at all.
A ballad is a form of lyrical poetry, which means simply that it can be sung.
It's clear from the Sutherland comments that for some, the word "poetic" means something like "lyrical" or "inspiring" or "thoughtful".
According to Perry, this lyrical interconnectedness is intended as means of providing an album with threads of thematic stability against wildly varying musical styles.
Country music's capacity for tenderness, catharsis, lyrical dexterity, heart and humour means it can speak hard truths about the rodeo of real life, turning pain into poetry and elevating the everyday to the profound.
I don't mean to wax lyrical about the joys of tumors.
For example, in Northern Europe the bands with Lutheran members usually prefer a personal lyrical approach, which is seldom meant to "convert" in an aggressive manner, since evangelism has been more typical among American bands.
Only a few hundred will leave with medals, which means — despite all those lyrical odes to the Olympic spirit — that there is much more disappointment on the tracks, mats and well-tended fields of these Games than delight.
Later, I would ask him about his relationship to Dylan's lyrical genius: What did these words mean to him, then and now?
Be the guy that I could never be.'" His lyrical aptitude and accomplished rapping have meant that just about every signature player in rap, including Jay-Z and Eminem, is lining up to work with him.
