Uncle Erik
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Yeah, I completely agree with that. A cousin introduced me to the Captain back in high school, and my friends and I listened because it was so bizarre and (of course) drove other people nuts. But, for some reason, it caught on and started to sound like it was brilliant. Now, I'm reasonably sure it is, sort of like a Jackson Pollock painting. Didn't appreciate Pollock at first, either, but he's grown on me, too.
Originally Posted by aiiee I think the best advice on 'getting' TMR was given by, no suprise, Don himself when he said ( approximately) "Just put the album on and go do something, like housework, dust, etc . Let it play in the background" This is how it worked for me, cacophany time after time until *one* time, I heard the main riff in Ant Man Bee, and I was hooked so hard I'm still on the line |
Yeah, I completely agree with that. A cousin introduced me to the Captain back in high school, and my friends and I listened because it was so bizarre and (of course) drove other people nuts. But, for some reason, it caught on and started to sound like it was brilliant. Now, I'm reasonably sure it is, sort of like a Jackson Pollock painting. Didn't appreciate Pollock at first, either, but he's grown on me, too.