Bree
I love "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" (THOSL). For me, it's amazing on many, many levels. Eclecticism is blowing all through it at gale force. (One might say, Eclecticism "runs all through [its] circuits like a heartbeat".) The level of songwriting is very, very high and consistent.Her singing was never better or more interesting and the musicians are also varied and excellent. As others have already mentioned, some of the stories are very cinematic. Other songs, like "Sweet Bird" are so anti-cinematic, so internal, so cerebral, and metaphorical, that the listener is forced to invent their own "film" on the spot. In spite of the eclecticism on so many levels, it hangs together as a whole, like a perfect, favorite, Christmas ornament. Lama --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stephen, > > It took me over two years to appreciate HOSL. For > some reason I just couldn't get it. Loved Hejira > immediately, but for the life of me I couldn't get > HOSL - accept for Jungle Line - loved that > immediately. Only through the persistance of a good > friend did I finally come to appreciate this album, > and then it was "Damn, why didn't I like this all > along?" > > Jack Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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