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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Finally: The top n album list
Message-ID: <1998@pyuxd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 21:36:20 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 30 21:36:20 1985
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Keywords: self-indulgent whining, divorce

> Yes  Rich, he did go thru a rather brutal divorce. I would have to agree
> with you that the album is full of whiny depressing vocals but I still
> love it. "Nobody Home" is one of my favorite songs on the album. I also
> like the Wall for the incredible guitar work also--I've always been a fan
> of Gilmour's searing minor key leads. I know a lot of people who agree with
> you Rich but I like most whining/moaning vocals a lot (For eg., Joy Division
> is my favorite band)  [KIRSCH]

It's one of mine, too.  (Watch Palena flame us both for daring to mention a
band he's never heard of!)  But Curtis expressed real emotional angst, and the
music's uniqueness of style and passion blended so well with what Curtis was
singing that to me it falls into a completely different arena of both
incredible originality and power.
-- 
"There!  I've run rings 'round you logically!"
"Oh, intercourse the penguin!"			Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr