 Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger 's shortest album when recorded , running for approximately 45 minutes . The focus of the album was on restraint , with more simplistic lyrics than previously , and with a plain and simple message intended . Fanning said of his songwriting ethic : " You try and make it something that ’ s got some substance , but also , you can never do that at the cost of it having relevance to what you ’ re singing . " Powderfinger manager Paul Piticco commented that " their ethos is to be pushing the limits of their songwriting ability " . 
 Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>shortest album when recorded , running for approximately 45 minutes . The focus of the album was on restraint , with more simplistic lyrics than previously , and with a plain and simple message intended . Fanning said of his songwriting ethic : " You try and make it something that ’ s got some substance , but also , you can never do that at <a href='None' title='2'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>cost</mark></a> of it having relevance to what you ’ re singing . " Powderfinger manager Paul Piticco commented that " their ethos is to be pushing the limits of their songwriting ability " . 
Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger  shortest mixtape when recorded , running fir approximately 45 min . The focus of thmixtapeum was on restraint , with more simplistic lyrics than previously , and with a plain and simple message intended . Fanning said of his songwriting ethic : " You try and make it something that ’ s got some substance , but also , yu can never do that at no cost of it having relevance to wht yyouu’ re singing . " Powderfinger manager Paul Piticco commented dat " their ethos is to be pushin the limits of their songwriting ability " .