Riley's rep as a minimalist is based on one major piece, In C. It's one of a few pieces of his that could be considered minimalist.
The rest of his work, I don't think so. It's too busy and there's too much variety for his music to fit the shoe.
Yes, those last three studio albums are very good and well recorded. But I just don't find myself going back and checking them out.
The tune Nadia seems to be a keeper, he's still playing that at shows. I love his slide playing on that one.
Here's the track listing from the new disk: 1) Beck’s Bolero 2) Eternity’s Breath 3) Stratus 4) Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers 5) Behind The Veil 6) You Never Know 7) Nadia 8) Blast From The East 9) Led Boots 10) Angels (Footsteps) 11) Scatterbrain 12) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Bush With The Blues 13) Space Boogie 14) Big Block 15) A Day In The Life 16) Where Were You
Stratus is the Billy Cobham tune from Spectrum. A Day In The Life, the Beatles tune. Eternity’s Breath = Mahavishnu tune.
I thought his inflated ego was in check when he went for years without releasing and album or touring.
I think he's amazing but the quality of the albums and material have been inconsistent.
Also refreshing to hear after all these years:
Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
Gentle Giant - the Power and the Glory
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I heard Camel again this week for the first time since the '70s:
Camel - Moon Madness
Camel - Snow Goose
Camel - Rain Dances
Camel - A Live Record
I had totally forgotten what these guys sound like and I really like what I heard.
I'm not sure there's any way of rationalizing doing exactly what you and Mark made a big deal out of telling me NOT to do.
What a load of nonsense from both of you.
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Oh, by the way...
Steve Tyrell appears through Dec. 31 at Café Carlyle, at the Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan, (212) 744-1600, thecarlyle.com.
Wow - so it;s OK to post an entire review from the NYTimes without a link to the original article?
If Larry Kart can do it and Mark Stryker doesn't bat even a fucking eyelash, does it mean anybody can do it?
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