From Kent Williams Sent Tue, Jul 13th 1999, 01:40
From Kent Williams Sent Tue, Jul 13th 1999, 01:40
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Jeff Gordon wrote: > > Now I've said it before and I'll say it again: Glass > is great, but the art composer who has some -really- > interesting electronic works is John Adams. > In my fairly arrogant opinion, Philip Glass has done nothing but go downhill since, oh, "The Photographer." As much as I'm in love with minimalism, it seems like he had about 3 really ace ideas that he'd exhausted fully by 1980. Einstein on the Beach is amazing, Satyagraha is amazing, Glassworks has some of his best short work, and the rest of his work is retreads of the ideas that those records demonstrate. On the other hand, the concert I saw in the earl 80's of the Philip Glass ensemble was nothing short of amazing. Of course half of the audience left at intermission, but those that stayed were treated to some of his most lyrical works perfectly realized. When the finished up with the rocket launch from Einstein on the Beach everyone there had chicken skin. When it was done there was complete silence for 5 seconds, and then everyone in the place stood up and screamed at once.