Sir Mustapha
Group: Musicians
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Posted: June 14 2004, 12:20 |
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I guess it is a great example of Mike changing. If anything, the track represents a masterful meld of "mainstream" disco rock music with his musicianship, sense of melody and instrumental skill. Very few would have been able to make a rock piece like Platinum and make it sound genuine, like Mike does. A great example is the Charleston / North Star combo - one track being totally silly, yet challenging, and the second one taking the disco vibe and applying Philip Glass's original over it to make something absolutely, totally gorgeous with it. I swear, there is no other track in my collection that makes me groove and tap my foot while being moved close to tears.
I absolutely love Platinum. If anything, it's easily one of my favourite "lesser" instrumental works by Mike (other favourites being Crises and Music From The Balcony). I think it's underrated (maybe not 'criminally', but only maybe) because some people tend to disdain it. But yes, it's a great example of Mike changing with the times - where as, say, Tubular Bells II and III are bad examples of Mike changing with the times.
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