28 Oct
2009
28 Oct
'09
6:56 p.m.
Folderol wrote:
Al though the music I'm most comfortable with is
fairly 'mainstream' I
did in fact very much enjoy this. There were a lot of (to me)
unexpected changes but that didn't jar as I've found it does with some
compositions. Very much liked the changes in sound texture and the
dynamics.
Thanks for listening, especially as it's a bit outside your comfort
zone: that means a lot then that you enjoyed it so much -- I'm glad.
"Unexpected changes" is good and not jarring is even better :-)
I have worried a bit about the transitions, I often see reviews
criticising particular "epic" prog tracks because the band has strung
together a load of segments that don't really go that well together,
with no cohesion or sense of... well, progression I suppose!
I guess there's a fine line between keeping things surprising yet
coherent and them being shocking and not really working because several
disparate ideas have been forced together at gunpoint. I suppose jarring
is good if that's the intention -- I was aiming for unexpected but
unjarring and it seems like I succeeded.
Thanks again.
Best wishes
Q