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Re: Re: Mate or Lover?
In a message dated 1/19/99, 3:23:20 PM, aet at mail_dntcj.ro writes:
<<> Hmmm . . . I usually stay out of things on this list - especially the "Eve
vs.
> GDBD" argument, but I must say that the simplistic beauty of GDBD will never
> get old to me. I have to be in a certain mood to really enjoy Eve (2nd
> favorite), but there's something about the understated, quiet emotion of
GDBD
> that never leaves me feeling let-down.
you feel let down when you listen to the others???
> It's pure music and pure poetry without the frills
the others don't have pure music and pure poetry without the frills? If so,
may I
ask what you mean by frills? I have always found a simplistic intenseness in
all
of the albums... and all to me are pure music and pure poetry, more of the
latter...>>
To clarify my statements of yesterday (and to bring on gasps of shock and
harsh thoughts):
Yes, I sometimes do feel "let down" when I listen to the others (esp. excerpts
from Patience) although, if given a chance to re-write my observations, I
would choose another term to describe it. "Let down" sounds a bit too harsh
and much too vague.
Also I'd like to mention that, while "simplistic intenseness" is a wonderful
way of describing the lyrical content of OtR, I would not agree that it
correctly describes the musical or melodic content of all of the albums. Eve,
for example, would be better described as being anywhere from playfully
seductive to having a sense of strong desperation.
When I mentioned "frills" I meant instrumentation, studio processing, and the
like. Such things add much to recorded music. At the same time, they (IMO)
detract from the naked beauty of the music and the poetry that we all love so
much.
that's all.
stef
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