Re: How I began My Obsession

[Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.EDU>]

In article <1992Nov25.185108.23276@softwords.bc.ca> marylou@bnr.ca writes:
>Peter Gabriel fans: am I alone in being disappointed with 'Us'?
>I really like 'Digging in the Dirt' and the first part of 'Love
>to Be Loved' but so far, it hasn't gripped like I wish it had.

I'd have to agree.  My "best track" picks would be different, but
that's to be expected.  That aside, I think that it "feels" too much
like "So"; I had expected something more from him -- particularly
after this length of time!  It's not a bad album; I play it.  But it
doesn't compare with, say, Melting-Face.

ObKaTe: my first (remembered) exposure to KB was on PG-3, the
melting-face album.  (I actually picked that one up because the
cover art was similar to the illustration in Brand's book in the MIT
Media Lab, where I first heard about PG.)  At some point after that,
I saw TSW in the used tape bin, and sprung for it.  I liked it.  I
picked up Lionheart from the same source -- it was a little harder
to get into.  And just recently, I decided to split the difference,
and got HoL.  (New! on CD!)  And I was Quite Impressed.  So now I
figure I'll just go out and get a copy of everything she's ever
done.  :-)

>Please keep mentioning other artists!! I've been rewarded immensely.

Suzanne Vega.

PG fans may note that Jerry Marotta does drums on Solitude Standing
and 99.9 F.

   Eli   ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu