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would you like a translation?

depends

does your head hurt?

no?

where's 7/4?

Ha, finally, my first laugh of the day! I needed that. hey man lighten up! it's half past 10 for crying out loud! first lauff of the day? go read some Franquin comics, that'll lighten you up!

Man, that's OLDfashioned! we live in post-post-post-modern times. Things do not need to relate to other things anymore once again. The success of many a commercial is based on its utter irrelevance to anything, not even the product itself. This is the MTV age all over again! it at least has drawn your attention BIG TIME; mission accomplished.

Pahooh. there's LOADS of stories to think up about why the car would want to revenge itself upon the cat. Think something up, place the punchline the clip provides at the end. There you are. For people who enjoy out of context Charlie Parker or Frank Zappa solos, this is a tough public. Some imagination and some utter abstraction is called for. "Curiosity killed the cat," anyone? No one ever complained about that, but then it is *only* a figure of speach....

Do you have the Dial stuff? It's from 1947 and sounds okay.

huh? I should think this falls into the abstract category. Monty Python-like exaggeration. No one in her right mind would think this was NOT computer generated in this time and age (people in Texas maybe... ). It's not in the depiction. If it's sick, it's the idea, the script, the arc. There is no gross tasteless bloodshed. It's all very factual. Maybe that pisses you up the wrong leg, the factualness of the story-telling, the way it enhances the impact of what's happening.

oh the horror!!!!

Now, THAT's something. It made me think of Dolphy and made me feel sad and it turns out to be a Dolphy Memorial track. Talk about good writing & playing! Up there with I remember Clifford somewhere I should guess.

ah yes, could have known. Never did a lot for me after the onset of the 70s, I like the stuff he did before A WHOLE LOT, he really lost it for me somehow.

Finally this thing arrived. It looks as if it has been sent back and forth somehow. The return address was striped out... Anyhow: The Rockstar had sent me a foetal version of this disk way back when. I notice there are some changes, but still I have had a bit more time with most of this than most of you. Some things I didn't know the first time around, but I found out later as I have been playing this old disk off and on. Overall, I must say I like the disk quite a bit, so thanks a lot! Here's a run down. Track 1. I don't have this, but it didn't take me long to find out who and what it is. I like it for what it is; I'm not sure I could take a whole album of this, but presented as it is, it's great. A bit like Rubber Shirt. Track 2. The grunting piano player has me think of Jarrett, which would make this the band w/ Redman. Is it? Track 3. easy-po-peasy. needed approximately, positively ONE note of this. The guy is a god. This is a marvellous track from a superlative album. Track 4. This is nice, a bit dated (early 70s), but nice really. From the lyrics, my guess was that this thing is titled "Little B," which brought me to "Little B's Poem" by Hutcherson; comparison with the "Components" album told me I was onto the title. And AMG Quest brought me this... Track 5. a bit too smooth for my taste; the soprano sounds too much of complaint. Picks up some fire along the (longlong) way, but loses it time and again. I find myself wishing this would finally take off and really GO somewhere. And the soprano tone just really rubs me the wrong way. The drum part towards the end is the best of it all. Early 70s I'd say. Too lazy and not interested enough to find this one out, I will rely on others posting here. Track 6. no clue whatsoever. Really short, really cool though. Weird rhythms, lazy voice. Track 7. ah yeah, weird stuff! Again took me long to get a clue on this one. The violin put me off and drew me in; finally I was able to place the drumming and bass, it clicked and gave me a name that fits with the violin. The title of the tune is sung out loud, so that was easy and got me this Track 8. I have found this an utterly boring track at one listen and an utterly fascinating track at another. No clue whatsoever, not even about my own opinion... Track 9. Track 9, nice segue. Strings remind me of that Kuhn/McFarland stuff, the piano is playing a bit more locked like Tyner though. The there are some Hill-isms in the solo. Is this the never re-released other half of that "one to one" album? I guess someone who has this album will have pointed that out by now. Track 10. Still absolutely stunned by this one. Very beautiful, I like it a lot. Didn't know what it was at first, but dilligent searching and serendipity got me on to the right answer. I have been wanting to investigate the guy's output, but listening to online samples always put me off a bit. This one track seems to stick out like a diamond (?) Absolutely fabulous track. Track 11. This one is new to me. Nice full sound, very loose with dabs of white and brown hanging out on all sides. There is a LOT going on here until things tone down and solos start and even then they all return to shit around after the trumpet had its say. No clue, but very curious! Track 12. Thanks to the man with the golden teeth I have been rummaging though my MMW stuff again, luckily just in time to recognise this one. No Ke Ano Ahiahi! Track 13. very nice, very familiar too. Cannot put a finger on it. Has some Dolphy/Mingus-like stuff going on, I like it a lot; very sad and very expressive, but still no clue... Track 14. There are many Monkish broken lines and endless unexpected pauses here. Nice tempo changes, a weird lock up on the melody, funny way out, start over again after people think you've completely lost it, it's all there. Really funny, absolutely marvellous. Thanks Marc. Track 15. Just one of those things. Cool hotel restaurant easy does it lounge kind of rendition with some nasty wacko spiced in. I'm in a funny mood after track 14, which makes this one go down smooth & with a smile on my face. No idea.

Mr. Belmondo, is that you? it's a tip; that one went fine didn't it? Now all you need is a woman to play the pregnant one

Die Maus hat eine Geschichte dazu

hurray, hurray!

Who wants to know?

IOW: it looks like a MESS! thankyou rockstar. The Aces BtoB box has two slim case 2CD sets in a cardboard sleeve, one booklet, w/ original liners, no original cover art but teenyweeeny ones.

Don't you think this question deserves an own thread? nah, not sure. waddayouthink? shall I start a poll about it? Yes! crazy hoot...

Don't you think this question deserves an own thread? nah, not sure. waddayouthink? shall I start a poll about it?

why do so many cool people on this board live in Germany?

aren't they supposed to be very light? (tadaa! chingg!)

same here