bloch%mandrill@UCSD.EDU (Steve Bloch) (11/03/89)
well!sommers@cogsci.berkeley.edu (William Sommers) writes: >I fail to find much redeeming in _This_Woman's_Work_ other than >Her presence. Did the contract fail to specify any use of her >vocal abilities or what? Odd -- _TWW_ was the one song that struck me as special on my first listening. As I type this, I'm on my fourth listening, and which songs have that effect changes every time I put the thing on. "Writers are a funny breed -- I should know." -- Jane Siberry bloch%cs@ucsd.edu
eboneste@BBN.COM (Liz Bonesteel) (02/14/90)
Was listening to HOL this AM, and I realized what it is that keeps TSW from being (IMHO) a great KaTe album: It's not bizarre. It's got some innovative bits to it, but it's just too "real-world." I listen to a song like "Watching You Without Me" or "Hello Earth", and I wonder what happened to KaTe's little streak of weirdness. TSW is a great album. But it's too ordinary to be a great KaTe album. Another dreadfully humble opinion from Liz ---- You come walking into this room Like you're walking into my arms What would I do without you? - KaTe
jburka@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) (02/14/90)
In article <52159@bbn.COM> Liz Bonesteel <eboneste@BBN.COM> writes: > >I wonder what happened to KaTe's little streak of weirdness. > >TSW is a great album. But it's too ordinary to be a great KaTe album. Hmm. Strange. I, too, find a surprising disparity between HoL and TSW (though I love both). But this is more a different style of music and voicing. I'm surprised that you don't see a streak of weirdness on TSW. I remember being utterly shocked by Rocket's Tail the first time I heard it... related (thanks to the Trio Bulgarka) is Deeper Understanding. While the "weirdness" may take a different form from that on HoL, I tend to attribute it to artistic progression rather than anything else. Jeff "And dressed as a rocket on Waterloo bridge Nobody seems to see me"
stewarte@sco.COM (cutting edge is sharp, avoid contact) (02/23/90)
Liz Bonesteel <eboneste@BBN.COM> will no doubt deny ever having said:
>TSW is a great album. But it's too ordinary to be a great KaTe album.
Bingo. That's exactly what disappoints me about it. Thanks.
On another tangent, re Kate's looks: I have to disagree with my
beloved Tracy on this subject. Sure, I think Kate is attractive,
but (apparently unlike most Love-Hounds) I have no posters or even
videos of her. She appeals to me as a musican, not an icon. So
I wouldn't really care much if Kate gained lots of weight or whatever,
as long as it didn't impede her musical work.
-- Stewart
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"I've got too much energy to switch off my mind,
but not enough to get myself
organized." -- Matt Johnson (the The)
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