Re: Tape Tree, Fruitopia, Kate as God

[as010b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Tree of Schnopia)]

In <31ukrq$ka5@search01.news.aol.com> ied0dxm@aol.com (IED0DXM) writes:

>Never!  IED appreciates your explanation. Naturally, he doesn't share your
>judgement that the chord progression is monotonous (though it is

Naturally.  It's my subjective opinion of this particular repetition, that's
all.  :)

>repetitious), that the Kate-screech is wasted on the "wimpy" chorus
>(though the disharmony between what he prefers to think of as Kate's
>impassioned vocal and the [rather "languid" than "wimpy"] chorus is

That's part of what bothers me.  I thought the whole thing was too languid;
it lacked energy, and the screech sounded out of place.

>striking), or that the "perfectly charming motif" (which all will long
>since have identified as a quotation of a phrase from Debussy's Clair de
>lune) is "ruined by a lack of interesting treatment"  (though he concedes
>that the recording is more or less the same from beginning to end). 

No development, you see.

>Nevertheless, your points are instructive and do a lot to explain your
>opinion to this hopelessly devout follower of Kate.

You and me both, sweet.

Drewcifer
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Andrew D. Simchik, as010b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu, simchik@cs.rochester.edu
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