Sir Mustapha
Group: Musicians
Posts: 2802
Joined: April 2003 |
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Posted: Sep. 09 2007, 21:34 |
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Ah, come on, see, being nit-picky and derogatory is fun! We all need something to complain about, we all need an escape valve for our venom and spite sometimes, and better it be a piece of music from some awful rich musician than a member of our family. I'm modestly sure that nobody in this forum is mediocre to the point of being here solely for being derogatory and nit-picky about all of Mike's work. It's safe to assume everyone here admires him and/or his work somehow, and hey, after all, we're giving attention to his work. That's, I think, much better than if the album had fallen into complete oblivion.
Personally, I don't think it's the case of having to do better. I think it's a question of "yeah, Mike, your album couldn't possibly have had a more LATE 70's sound, guess you can't run away from that fact", and be gone with it. On a more or less related note, I also think Q.E.2 has a very, very epochal sound. I guess that has to be with the "trying to make Richard Branson a happier, richer man every day" attitude, which more or less decreased with Five Miles Out. Oh, yes, I think Platinum is definitely dated, but it's my third favourite 70's Mike record - only behind Incantations and the almighty Tubular Bells.
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