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Re: Hi! I'm new!
On Mon, 09 Nov 1998 17:06:05 GMT cemery at iwaynet_net (Chris Emery) writes:
>Lydia the fairy princess <phrogqueen at rocketmail_com> sez:
>>Also-I've recently started
>>reading a book called "Till We Have Faces". The
>>reason I started reading it is because of OTR's third
>>alblum.
>
>Why would _Eve_ prompt you to read C.S. Lewis?
>
>Seriously, though, TWHF is OTR's first album, and the title was
>inspired by the book.
Why, though? Is there any connection at all, or did they just like the
title?
>Another great musician who is sometimes inspired by Lewis is Steve
>Hackett (Genesis guitarist from 72-77). He's also got an album called
>_Till We Have Faces_, and a song-cycle called 'Narnia' which is
>loosely based on _The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe_. But as far
>as that goes, the best, IMO, is the album _The Roar Of Love_, by the
>group 2nd Chapter Of Acts. It's a full length concept album that
I'm sure many here already know this, but Sixpence None the Richer is
sometimes inspired by Lewis; their name comes from a passage in Mere
Christianity.
>>So-if anyone is interested it's by C.S.
>>Lewis. It's really good. It's a modern day version of
>>the classic Cupid and Psyche. Please write me back
>>and make me feel welcome! :)
I've read this twice; Lewis apparently considered it his best, but I
still prefer the Chronicles to anything else.
--ed
ich bin ein rhinelander
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