jeff@abnji.UUCP (jeff) (03/29/85)
[potpourri]
I am currently addicted to listening to ELP's PIRATES. It is
over 10 minutes thus qualifying it as a long piece and it is certainly
varied. It tells of the formation of a pirate crew, their departure,
the capture of a treasure ship, the stop at a nearby island,
their night at town and return to adventure. Each part has a different
mood and is cohesive by the story and words. I didn't identify any
theme throughout the piece so it certainly is varied!
Rick Wakeman has done many records on his own and I enjoy
all of them. His records 'Journey To The Center Of The Earth' and
'The Times And Legends Of King Arthur and The Knights Of The Round Table'
are very enjoyable, being semi-operatic narrations of the stories of
the same name. They use an orchestra and chorus. I am mentioning them
first to introduce you what I and my friends consider very enjoyable
and listenable music and secondly to add them to the list of
long and varied pieces (although it may be considered more of a
'theme album' if you refuse to call it a single piece).
Buried somewhere I have a Jet 45 with 'Around the world' on
one side. On the flip side is 'The Ho Ho Rock And Roll'. I nominate
this as the worst song. It consists of an ordinary saxaphone dominated
dance tune a la 60's, but a guy is laughing in the background (and
the music pauses for the solo ho hos). I think that this record was used
by parents to brainwash their younger kids to hate music. I think
the way to torture anyone with any musical taste is to force them to
listen to this 2-5 times at 45RPM, then at 33 1/3 RPM so as to
enjoy the nuance of every ho ho and drum beat. Hideous!!!
Jeff 'doompa doompa' Skot
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