Sweetpea
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Posted: Aug. 24 2007, 14:30 |
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Quote (larstangmark @ Aug. 24 2007, 07:07) | I think the question whether TBII is a good introduction to Mike's music depends on who the person is you're trying to introduce. If you like your music a bit darker then Ommadawn is a great introduction. If you're an AOR fan then Discovery would be a good starting point. Possibly, TBII is best introduction for people who are new to music in general. |
Of course, having foreknowledge of a listener's preference can affect one's selection, but when not equipped with that advantage, I would feel as comfortable in recommending Mike's TBII as I would in recommending Mendelssohn's 4th Symphony.
Quote (larstangmark @ Aug. 24 2007, 12:28) | But I understand that people like TBII, but it's not my cup of tea at all. To me it represents the start of a phase in Mike's career that I don't enjoy at all, and I really loved most of the music that preceeds it. Although taste is a subjective thing, I think that there are more people than me who sees Mike's career this way, so chances are that prospective fans can be turned off by TBII just as much as me and Sir Mustapha. |
larstangmark, you're saying that you only like the first half of Mike's work and dislike the second half? (I fully hope that Mike's musical output continues for a good long time, so this use of 'half' is purely for the current discussion's sake). That's extremely limiting when speaking of MO's career, but it brings up the new question of what is a 'Great introduction to Early MO'?
Quote (Ebony @ Aug. 24 2007, 08:58) | I'm actually quite curious now, so I think I'm going to make Hergest Ridge the next MO album I get |
It took me about six times before I got into HR and I feel it was well worth my patience.
Quote (Alan D @ Aug. 24 2007, 09:03) | I would certainly consider it to be a contender for a good introduction to MO - but then, what aspect of MO are we talking about? It wouldn't be a good introduction to the composer of Amarok, nor to the composer of Light and Shade, or Platinum. That multi-facetedness is one of the things about MO that attracts me to his music. |
Yes, that's the difficulty, isn't it? As you've pointed out, Alan, Mike's "tremendous range" makes singling out an individual work as representative of his art, impossible. I like to think that exposure to any of his best pieces would hopefully lead one to explore more.
-------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty
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