Re: Lifehouse or Lamehouse

["Joe Cozzarelli" <cozz@lucent.com>]

I started to watch Quad the movie this morning, during my Nordic tracking,
and
it really is difficult to follow at times but I really like it.  I don't
think I could
watch it without having some kind of understanding and fondness for the
album.  Did I say album, oh shit, I'm dating myself.  I mean the Plasma
Injected Digitally Encrypted Bit Stream Media Carrier.
Joe Cozz

----- Original Message -----
From: L. Bird <pkeets@hotmail.com>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Lifehouse or Lamehouse


> >I think the ideas and the story support each other but are in some ways
> >independent.
>
> That's an interesting take.  Pete's big thing is the ideas, of course, and
> sketchy plots are fairly characteristic of writers who deal in layered
> concepts.  Fine for rock opera, but a little difficult for theater or
film.
>
> Some of his multimedia projects are better realized than others, like
> Psychoderelict the play, for example.  Pretty good storyline there, and
I'd
> love to see the movie.  White City the film produced a terrific mood, but
> not a good point.  I've recently gotten the Chinese Eyes video and it's
> incomprehensible.  Does that mean he's getting better with practice?  :)
>
>
> >As a matter of fact, I think the words are separate from the music.
>
> This take is even more interesting.  Turns out I've felt that difference,
> too.  I always hear the music first, and if it doesn't speak to me, then I
> have a hard time getting at the words.  Hmmm.
>
>
> >I believe that this is why I always loved Quad so much.  I got one
feeling
> >from the music another from the words and yet another looking at the
> >pictures.
>
> There are two or three stories hidden in Quad.  Beneath Jimmy's troubles,
> Pete comments on life and politics in general, and on his relationships
with
> fans and with The Who.  Love that complexity.
>
>
> keets
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