From Jon Drukman Sent Thu, Apr 2nd 1998, 21:04
From Jon Drukman Sent Thu, Apr 2nd 1998, 21:04
Simon Paul wrote this: > Andregurov wrote: > > I have to agree with what you have discovered of "difficult" music. Orbus > > Terrarum took me literally dozens of listens to grasp its beauty. > > That's strange , when I first heard this album I thought it was(and still is) the > best thing the orb has ever done album-wise.I didn't find it difficult listening > at all. interesting. i had the same experience as andregurov... didn't like it at all at first, then it just CLICKED and wow... i still think those first 3 tracks on "terrarum" are some of the best music ever. the rest of the album doesn't really hold up to that high standard. oddly enough, i had the same reaction to "orblivion" - first three tracks, genius... > Classics I usually think of I like right away and can stand listening to over a > couple years at least and constantly find something new in it. it's rare that i find something i don't like a lot at first but grows on me. i think the orb situation was that i was expecting the logical next step after their first two LPs, but "terrarum" came out of left field. on the other hand, my all time fave albums (storm the studio, fear of a black planet, tired eyes slowly burning) all just whacked me on my ass the minute i heard them. > I think so. music discussion end up being pretty circular and unresolvable due to > the fact everyone has different tastes, and usually don't know why something > "clicks" with them. i know exactly why things click with me. i just can't figure out why they don't click with everybody else. :) -- Jon Drukman xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Plan: Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.