and I thought you were gonna save that last hit of Brown Acid for the next Northeast Fest. ya wanker! ;-)
Paz on 12/13/01 6:47 PM, Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Huh. I never thought of "Court and Spark" as presenting a single theme, > although some of the tracks bleed together beautifully. From my memory [and > of course it seems like many dim years ago.... :) ] I recall that she > had "Twisted" in a can for a long while before finding a home for it, > sticking it on C&S, almost as a bonus track. After all of those songs about > doubt, "Twisted" sometimes reads like a song about madness/humor rather than > about humor/madness. > > Anyway, "Sgt. Pepper" is kinda (dare I say it?) not as "thematic" as people > think. I mean, it has the sgt pepper theme on side one and a reprise on > side two so everyone said, > > "Ooooh. Lookie here. It's a *message* album. See, it's a theme because of > the bookend effect." > > I challenge anyone to uncover a similar theme between "A Day In The Life" > and "Within You and Without You", for example. Not that I doubt for a > moment, in my wildest dreams that "Sgt Pepper" is a desert island disc. > > Both feet firmly planted in classic rock, thank you very much, > > Lama > > > ps, npimh: that amazingly perfect outro that goes, > > "Breakin' like the waves at Malibu..... > <shimmering wave effects>" > > > ppss, If you like the humorous lyric in "Twisted", check out Annie Ross'es > other masterpieces like "Farmer's Market". When I think about my father > playing those tracks, ingraining them into my head, way before I heard "Both > Sides Now", well..... I feel like a chip off the old block, that's all. > Golly, Beav, music can be swell.
