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Now I Understand

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WOW!! top muscians take you for the ride of your life----trip the light fantastic, dance, and explore what the meaning of it all is. This cd is amazing and gets better with every listen, a must have for those into the unique.
Anthony hanley

. . . for the ADHD, video game, generally aesthetically overloaded generation.

This musical gallimaufry, to me, sits there like a congealed, two-day-old bad stew that never achieved lift-off. Admittedly, it's almost certainly not aimed at baby-boomers such as myself.

But that doesn't mean it's palatable.

For anyone.

The problem for me--and I don't think it's just a generational thing--is that there's no res here. Yes, there's lots of (semi-appealing) Activity, but not much of consequence: North-African, Dub/Club, World-jazzish, electronica ephemera strew themselves about abundantly, without ever (at least for me) achieving anything of consequence. Where's the Authentic Voice emerging out of this cacophony? Show me one memorable melodic statement, one bit of musical poignancy. Even the way-out jazz avant-garde rather regularly achieves these.

If you dig the latest string of hip musical jags parading themselves before your aural palette in a not uninteresting fashion, this might be the disc for you. But don't blame me if the high fades precipitously: I really doubt you'll be listening to this rapidly decaying half-life music six or even two months from now. If you don't care, that's OK. But someday, you're gonna have to move on to Real Music.

Call me when you're ready: I'm sure I'll have some suggestions for you.