An off topic question: can current behaviour of an artist influence your attitude towards their earlier work? Recently I've realised that despite Pink Floyd being my favourite band for a very, very long time, now I'm never in the mood to put on any of their classic albums as it immediately connects me to the Rodger Waters of today and to the unpleasant wondering whether even "Animals" didn't actually have the same message that he is spreading now.
“the CD reissue of the album adds two more traditional Jewish numbers and even an early rendition of ‘Sinner Man’, which precedes the classic recording on Pastel Blues by almost four years (I’ll save a detailed discussion of the song until that LP”
George, have you estimated when you will review it? Yours is a gigantic task. Congratulations anyway
I try to no longer do any estimates (they all fail anyway), but unless something drastic happens to my life (from which none of us are guaranteed), 1965-66 is technically within reach.
An off topic question: can current behaviour of an artist influence your attitude towards their earlier work? Recently I've realised that despite Pink Floyd being my favourite band for a very, very long time, now I'm never in the mood to put on any of their classic albums as it immediately connects me to the Rodger Waters of today and to the unpleasant wondering whether even "Animals" didn't actually have the same message that he is spreading now.
I think that this previous post of mine in the "Great Moments On Video" series should more or less answer your question...
https://onlysolitaire.substack.com/p/great-moments-on-video-11-roger-waters
...but if you don't have the time for it, the short answer is - no, it can't.
“the CD reissue of the album adds two more traditional Jewish numbers and even an early rendition of ‘Sinner Man’, which precedes the classic recording on Pastel Blues by almost four years (I’ll save a detailed discussion of the song until that LP”
George, have you estimated when you will review it? Yours is a gigantic task. Congratulations anyway
I try to no longer do any estimates (they all fail anyway), but unless something drastic happens to my life (from which none of us are guaranteed), 1965-66 is technically within reach.