farwithin(Saturday 6th of December 2008 12:27:47 PM)
I was going to watch miles play bitches brew.And your stuff popped up.And i said to my self,here we go again.Another wannabe miles,but wow,once i started listening to you.I got that little numbness i get behind my eyes,when i listen to miles play it.I owned a shop in a mall.And would play bithes brew sessions alot,all day long on repeat.The whole half of the mall heard it.Bitches brew for me is a drug.You are good,your music breath's with a life all its own.And so did the king himself,miles.
joncoltrain(Friday 10th of October 2008 06:24:54 PM)
wow that comment about the fender rhodes standing the test of time?,, who else read this one? whoever wrote it is a close minded idiot afraid of change what r u saying no music played on modern instruments is valid? u r ignorant and probably really proud of your technicial skills but u have no creativity or originality which is something much more precious
Who cares what DH thinks, Bill Laswell's work on Phanthalassa is commendable, it really sounds awesome cranked on a huge system, he just went in there and pulled certain details out, he brought a contemporary sensibility to the mix, sounds great to me. With this project he also introduced an audience of younger listeners to Miles work, which can only be a good thing.
The original recording of Pharoah's Dance was recorded with a Fender Rhodes piano, not exactly and instrument that stands the tests of time. Do you think Beethoven had a Rhodes in mind when writing Fur Elise? Probably not.
I think you'll find, if you do your homework, that the Rhodes if considered a legendary electronic instrument. It is capable of producing many unique timbres (especially with the add-on effect units).In recent times it has been rediscovered by a younger generation, and has also resurrected by a number of the it's original exponents, and not without good reason. Beethoven?? who cares what he had in mind, the comparison is meaningless in this context.
On the one hand, the frequency of Bob's defensive posts are annoying; on the other, his apparent reverence for this challenging music comes through (well, other than that
Victor somehow felt that your accompaniment for several minutes in closeup was particularly worthy), and in that it may help to popularize an album that is perhaps in danger of not being remembered after boomerdom, I support this post. For Miles' sake.
