Customer Reviews

Only Integrity Is Going to Count: Integrity Day, Los Angeles February 26, 1983

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This audio collection is really a live taped conference called an "integrity day". These were lectures in which Bucky explained his logical perspective on Universe, and man's role in it. Its approx. 5 hours long, and contained on 5 discs. I feel its a decent summarization of all that Bucky had learned up to that point.

This collection was taped just months before Bucky passed away and therefore his speaking abilities are somewhat diminished. Though for a man in his mid 80's he's still quite lucid in this recording.

I give it 4 stars because the content is quite interesting and serves as a good introduction. The recording itself is of very poor quality. There is noticable distortion and jack interference. All in all you can still enjoy whats being said, but the recording doesn't help much.

Its a 5 hour recording of one day in the life of Fuller, nothing more, nothing less. If your interested Fuller's ideas, this is a good way to dive in.

Having listened in great detail to hundreds if not thousands of hours of Bucky speaking while writing my book "Buckminster Fuller's Universe", I can say that Bucky does deliver his "basic message," but you have to get through the poor quality recording to get the message. Still, this was one of the last such messages that he delivered, and it does offer hope for humankind as well as each of us as individuals.

Since I know of no other such recorded material available to the general public (a huge omission on behalf of us all), I would actually recommend doing what it takes to hear the message. Also, feel free to skip over all other speakers as they have little to offer and consider reading "Buckminster Fuller's Universe" to get an easily understandable view of the man, his wisdom and his experience. There are many solutions to our "modern problems" in what he was saying and doing decades ago.

This lecture is full of worthwhile information, unfortunately the audio quality is so terrible, the microphone isn't working correctly, that it is almost impossible to hear what he is saying. On top of this his speech is slurred due to his age. I doubt that Bucky would have found this product to have any integrity. The producers really should have a statement advising people that the quality is terrible. Buy one of his books, but don't waste money on this CD.

While this offers a wonderful opportunity to hear Buckminster Fuller speak, the recording as a whole is poor quality. I cannot think Bucky would have approved marketing it in the form it is in. The only value is in the voice of this great thinker who left his imprint on the world. Anna