Blasphemer! Heretic! Off with her head! Gees Anne, you beat cancer TWICE only to be killed by YOUR FRIENDS! :)
Well, hmmm. I'm conflicted about discussing this. On the one hand, "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" is a desert island disc to me. I wouldn't change a metaphorical hair on it's amazingly wide-ranging-stylistic and lyrically-deep head. I'm mean, I'm afraid that lightning will strike me dead from a clear sky just to ponder this. But..... To me, the piano sound on "For The Roses" sounds more like David Lahm in Michael Paz'es living room. I mean, FTR sounds more realistic than any of the other albums. In that regard, I'd agree. Furthermore, while I love "Court And Spark", it sounds better in the car and coming out of a K-Mart PA than it does on premium vinyl. But there are many, many areas where the ultimate sound fidelity doesn't matter one whit, that I've grown tired of hearing myself complain about dynamics, transparency, & room sound. Can you listen to Louis Armstrong in the "Hot Fives" sessions? Of course. Would you rather listen *exclusively* to Boney James because the sound is clearer? Not me. So, for me, "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" is a full glass, briming over with exquisite stuff. Ultimate fidelity isn't one of them but it's a full glass anyway. To paraphrase Fred Simon, she makes music as well as humans can make it. All the best, Lama (posting on lunch break... a first) Anne Sandstrom said, >>I was wondering if others found the 'mix' of SoSC disturbing - like the bass is too hot or something. I've always thought it could have been engineered much better than it is. (I used to think it was just a flaw on the vinyl, but I hear the same thing on the CD.)>> Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/
