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Re: GDBD

Dancing on a volcano, scott ulrich <ulrichsd at miavx1_acs.muohio.edu>
said:

>Heyya, Chris, how's it going? Any more info on the Monk show?

Umm...  I'm gonna have to find something for you young'uns to do
during the Anne E show.    This reminds me that Wednesday is the last
call for the Oct 10th Listie Get-Together for the Monk show in Kent. 

How did *I* end up organizing this?  ;-)

>On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Chris Emery wrote:
>
>> Eh.   You can't count _Besides_ since it's a compilation/b sides
>> collection.   
>
>Uh, who made Chris the OtR CD police?  ;) 

Assume the position!   

It's like comparing apples & oranges - I look at a studio album as a
coherent whole and look at it that way.   A compilation is a whole
other beast.    

>How about:
>Till We Have Faces
>Eve
>Patience
>Good Dog Bad Dog

>I don't know what it is about TWHF that draws me so much, perhaps it is
>because it was the first album I listened to, and I guess it also helps
>that I've heard most of the songs live. That's probably a big thing for
>Eve as well... Perhaps I wouldn't like it as much if I had only heard the
>songs on the CD. I totally looked over My Love is a Fever, until I heard
>it in concert and realized how much ass that song kicks.

Agreed.   Sometimes TWHF grabs me in the way you describe.   In that
case, only repeat listenings of 'Sea & Sky' will cure my ills.  ;-)

>> "Musical fulfullment"?   Yikes!   It's easily the most uninspired and
>> monotonous OTR album - musically, that is.   If it moves you, great,
>> but I guess I just need more than 2 key changes per album.
>
>I wouldn't go so far as to say that.... I thought that
>Mr. Jesus, er, I mean A Gospel Number had a good musical change of style;
>Jack's Valentine was different and had great percussion, Happy To Be So
>had a great mix and great backup, and I consider Willoughby to be one of
>Ric's greater solo works. Though I would also agree that some of the other
>tunes do tend to be less "varried" musically than the variety of mix on
>their other albums.

Well, I was exaggerating to make the point.   The songs you name are
some of the high points of the album.   Well...except for HTBS - it
never did a damned thing for me.  

[...]
>> What?   Did you ever see OTR live anytime from late '92-'94?   They
>> just plain RAWKED the house.    I've got tapes to prove it, if you
>> don't believe me.  
>>
>> Don't tell me OTR could never rock.  I ain't buying it.
>
>Couldn't agree with Chris more. 

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