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Re[2]: psychoderelict
Dave Elliot writes:
>I posted on Psycohderelict before and nobody agreed with me, but I guess
>that's OK. I bought the dialog version, listened to it once, and sold it
>back. I then bought the music-only version, and IMO it's OK, but not among
>Pete's best work.
>The dialog version does tie the music nicely into the story, and the story
>is somewhat interesting. But it's not the kind of thing I could easily
>listen to a lot of times, and not something I'd want to crank up in my car
>while cuising down the highway.
>The music-only version loses something without the story, because I don't
>think the music holds up all that well. There are a few fine songs, but an
>awful lot of it is pretty ordinary stuff. It seems many of the people on
>this list find the music interesting, so I guess I'm in the minority. But
>for me, musically Pyschoderelict was very disappointing.
You're not alone, Dave! I agree with you entirely re: Psychoderelict. It was
not nearly as good as any of PT's first 4 solos (including Who Came First, which
I see as more like Scoop than Empty Glass/Chinese Eyes/White City). I enjoyed
wathching the PBS airing of the concert (with actors), but found the CD with
dialogue annoying.
OK,
KLW
PS: I seem to have missed the mark in my offhanded comment about Roger's guitar
abilities. I should excuse myself by saying that I've only heard/seen Rog play
guitar once, and that was on the Schlitz Tour during Eminence Front, which is a
pretty no-brainer guitar line. I've also seen photos of him with the High
Numbers (or was it the Detours?) with a guitar around his neck, but he was
looking down at his hands like he had no clue. I've also seen photos of the
same time when he is playing a trombone.
Finally, I have to agree wholeheartedly with Jeff Williams re: Steve Winwood's
guitar playing abilities. I'm a big fan of Traffic and a lot of SW's solo
stuff. I've thought for years that he is *the* finest Hammond organ player in
music, but he's also a unique guitarist. The Tommy show doesn't even touch his
real abilities. Listen to "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" on Shootout At The
Fantasy Factory for a taste of his best recorded studio solo.