Message: 10 From: "Zachary Steiner" <zsteiner@butler.edu> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:17:51 -0500 "What in particular doesn't thrill you about his most recent? It's a departure for sure, but I think it shows his breadth as an artist. He taps into some real emotion and puts it out there; this is something that I almost always respect in a musician. I initially didn't like it, but now it stands up to or surpasses his previous work. My two cents..." Actually, I agree with most of what you said. It's a departure, it does show his breath and he taps into some real emotions too. That doesn't necessarily make it a compelling record. Nick Drake did similar type of music back when and he did it better I think, that's all. For really good depressing music, nothing beats Ray Charles' early stuff on ABC records. Best, Jason -- Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine with warped perspectives perfect-sound@furious.com http://www.perfectsoundforever.com