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Re: Preferences
Chris Emery wrote:
> john davis <hellomynameisj at yahoo_com> sez:
>
> >> > I like _Monster_ a lot, but find I can't listen to it that often.
> >> > Probably not as often as I should, at least. I still haven't bitten
> >> > on _Up_, and one of these days...
> >>
> >> Oh, you should. Talk about "richly textured..."
> >
> >i think that the last three r.e.m. albums are all incredible. my
> >favorite though, is "new adventures in hi fi." it's not RICHLY
> >TEXTURED, but it kicks ass. though i dig "up" a lot.
>
> I was just thinking. I didn't bite on _New Adventures In Hi-Fi_, either. I
> think _Monster_ was the last REM I bought.
Understandable, given how blah and one-dimensional that CD is. There is life after _Monster_, though, Chris. And
richly textured life at that.
> >>>>> But let's face it. Neither album is as good as my current selection.
> >>>>> _Selling England By The Pound_ has to be one of the top ten albums of
> >>>>> all time. AND it's referenced in a Monk tune. ;-)
> >>>>
> >
> >bleah.
>
> Repent, sinner! Supper's Ready!
:)> I don't really know what this means. But it's kinda funny in an "I think I'm agreeing with John on this
one" kinda way.
> >> Heh. I have the Yes album with "Roundabout" on it and then _90125_ and _Big Generator_. And I know I'm a
> >> "Yes heretic", but _Big Generator_ is probably my favourite of all of them... And that's all I have by any
> >> of the three o' those bands...
>
> Yikes. _Big Generator_ is my least favorite Yes album. EVER. You need to
> hear _Drama_ from 1980. It's good. Trevor Horn sings on it. Geoff Downes
> plays on it. You'll *like* it. Yes, you WILL.
Really? On both of those things you said. How come Yes-o-philes hate _BG_ so much? I just love Trevor Rabin's
playing on that one, i guess. And "Shoot High Aim Low" and "Final Eyes", man...
> >layne, i agree. i think we might have simliar aesthetics when it comes
> >to rock. i think that genesis, yes, and kc are all filled with
> >talented musicians, but i get weary of the epiclike compositions.
>
> Explain. Weary? You don't have the attention span to devote to listening?
> Besides, Yes is really the only of those three that wrote long epiclike
> compositions. I think the longest song Genesis wrote from _Foxtrot_ on is
> about 11 minutes - 'The Cinema Show'.
I just don't like the whole "look how good we play" thing on every song, I guess. Just a matter of taste,
obviously. I don't like you any less cuz you listen to prog, Chris. ;)>
> >np- "mellon collie and the infinite sadness (dsic 1)"- smashing
> >pumpkins.
>
> *yawn*
>
> ;-P
Have to go with Chris on this one. Not cuz I dislike the Pumpkins, though. Just that CD. Rather hear _Gish_ any
day. Heck, any of the others...
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