05-02-2023, 14:48
Listened to Jon Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow for the first time the other day. I think I'll need to listen again, possibly when not distracted, although when that will ever be who knows??!! Seems as though we live in world where we're expected to be available to all and sundry 24/7 and heaven forbid you should switch off your phone. Really not cool at all. Anyway - it reminded me a bit of Mike Oldfield's The Songs of Distant Earth, probably because of the concept. At this stage, I'd choose to listen to latter over the former.
I have also just listened to The Dark Side of the Moon - uninterrupted (miraculously) - and it's so interesting that it just doesn't seem to date - the album's 50th anniversary coming up in March. Unbelievable. I got my first copy at a specific time in my life when I was wrestling with all sorts of ideas and philosophies, and spent many a long hour with ears between speakers. Wonderful stuff. Not posting links to either as that is not how one should hear them, IMHO. I'm so glad I got to experience getting completely lost in LP's. Nothing like a good concept album.
I have also just listened to The Dark Side of the Moon - uninterrupted (miraculously) - and it's so interesting that it just doesn't seem to date - the album's 50th anniversary coming up in March. Unbelievable. I got my first copy at a specific time in my life when I was wrestling with all sorts of ideas and philosophies, and spent many a long hour with ears between speakers. Wonderful stuff. Not posting links to either as that is not how one should hear them, IMHO. I'm so glad I got to experience getting completely lost in LP's. Nothing like a good concept album.
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