Re: RLW

[bob maynard <fleshlike@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

greg wrote:

> I will disagree here, as the Conrad related recordings on TotE are >pretty 
> damn fantastic.


Man, I knew I was gonna take some flak for my table of the elements 
comments.  I guess I mean that there have been multiple instances of me 
purchasing a glossy TOTE album, only to find that each listen turns out to 
be an endurance test (eg, dead c; conrad; youngs).


> His Early Minimalism 1 box set and the recent
> Cale/Conrad/Maclaise/Young/Zazella "Day of Niagara" are not only well
> packaged but are important documents of 60's experimental sound.


funny, because one of the legal criticisms leveled against the TOTE label by 
mr.Lamonte Young himself is that the "Niagra" packaging falls WAYYY short of 
his personal aesthetic standards. i'd actually be interested in knowing what 
those standards are, considering that Lamonte Young albums/recorded material 
are about as rare as the beef i had last night.  here's a link to Young's 
legal "statement" concerning TOTE's decision to covertly release his album:

http://www.virtulink.com/mela/statemen.htm

plus, the whole Young/Zazeela/Dream Syndicate legacy is rivaled only by 
fleetwood mac in terms of bloated vanity, drugs, and bad hair.

BOB maynard

np: fleetwood mac "tusk"   (a brilliant album, no jokes.)
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