tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475713415991677653.post1528448535665099809..comments2024-03-03T13:59:25.573-08:00Comments on If You Know What I'm Saying: functional stackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475713415991677653.post-21489455908865602732007-12-16T12:21:00.000-08:002007-12-16T12:21:00.000-08:00* http://tinyurl.com/yp6xsh- para marked 3. in the...* http://tinyurl.com/yp6xsh<BR/><BR/>- para marked 3. in the text. i am not going to belabour the point that i had less to notice about holland than i did anyone else and hence didn't understand the nature of the piece. clear enough today - but of course i have since heard several other examples.<BR/><BR/>other references:<BR/><BR/>23b - first track on n.y.fall '74<BR/>(much played on the road before it was preserved in amber)<BR/><BR/>6i - opens disc two of complete 1971, the cooker which i have got so excited about on various occasions - listened to it twice today, back to back, it was that good (and a live alto solo could not be heard clearly over hypermarket hell)... now what i *will* say at this juncture is that no, in answer to my own question previously, i wasn't being unfair at least in this case: holland consciously or unconsciously copied this for "see-saw". again, i like the latter, find it by far the strongest thing on conference (but let's not go back there just yet) but i can't overlook the fact that what i find to be the most convincing piece on a famous album is one which is clearly a homage to someone else - not that there is anything *wrong* with that, and indeed holland has fairly consciously done this throughout his career... look, if i ever get round to the holland post i planned to write but never did (yet, yet) maybe we can have a civilised discussion about all this and i promise not to be rude or obnoxious about it if i can help it, but in the meantime, it's all in there, even the eastern-flavoured floaty bit which hovers just before the run-up to the restatement/release - it's all in the braxton number. fabulous playing all round... if anyone can't get hold of complete 1971 and really would like to hear it, let us know - we can at least raise the issue even if no promises will be made.centrifugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110896886246132385noreply@blogger.com