On 09 Aug 97  23:44:11, waiting for 22, Kenneth Newman said:
 KN> @MSGID: 1:229/510@FIDONET.ORG 85011364
 KN> On 08-03-97 FRANK SWARBRICK wrote to KENNETH NEWMAN... 
 
 FS> I don't know much about RIO or Zeuhl, but I'll give a small mention of 
 FS> the two most recent things I've purchased. 
 FS> 
 FS> Camel _Harbour of Tears_:  Heavily influnced by Irish folk music, with 
 FS> some smoooooth guitar.  I really like this album.  Not at all heavy, 
 FS> it kind of just "floats" in your ears.  Very peacful, with some 
 FS> wonderfully blusey guitar by Andrew Latimer.  Highly recommended! 
 KN> 
 KN> So it's ok to start buying Camel  albums again? I pretty 
 KN> much gave up after _Raindances_.
Well, the only other Camel album I have is their first one.  Those two
are really nothing alike, but both are quite good.  I keep waiting on
the others because I know that as soon as I by the import version
they'll finally do a domestic U.S. release (hah!).
 
 
 FS> Magellan _Test Of Wills_:  Quite the opposite.  Now, don't get me 
 FS> wrong, I like their other album that I have, _Impending Ascension_, 
 FS> but I just can't stomach this new one. 
 KN> 
 KN> Oh, then I probably won't like it. 
 
 FS> There is no grace, no subtlety, just a heck of a lot of noise. 
 KN> 
 KN> But then again I might, as these are qualities I value 
 KN> highly. :-)
Yeah, well, I honestly don't think you'd like it.  I did listen to it
again the other day and enjoyed it more than the first two times.
Still isn't going to the top of my list, though.
 
 KN> A propos of nothing, lately, I've been listening to a CD 
 KN> I bought for 33 cents by a band called the Alex Cline 
 KN> Ensemble, titled _Montsalvat_. It's kind of like new age 
 KN> RIO, if you can imagine it, very grim and scary, haunting 
 KN> and cacophonous. It's on Nine Winds Records out of 
 KN> Beverly Hills, of all places. Anyone know anything about 
 KN> this band? THe CD  has basically no info except 
 KN> musicians, instruments and titles. It's a percussionist's 
 KN> band with bass, cello, violin, keyboards and female voice 
 KN> (no vocals). I'm not sure if I like it but I keep 
 KN> listening to it, if that makes any sense.
Makes total sense to me!  The instrumental make-up certainly makes it
sound worthwhile.
        Frank
... "Peace -- through superior firepower."
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