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Very well put, Danny! I agree 100%.
Bob S.
--- In , snydr@s... wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I just finished listening to the Madeira's brand new CD
Sandstorm. I
> urge all of you who haven't already bought this CD to do so.
>
> We musicians have in common an extra sensitivity to music that
really
> speaks to our souls or is true art. For me, my indicator is when
I
> feel the little hairs on my neck stick up. I felt that when I first
> heard The Mermen, when I heard Slacktone, and now - The Madeira.
>
> There's a density to this music, there's lots going on, enough to
amply
> reward repeated listening. This isn't music to listen to driving
your
> car or surfing the net. You need to sit down in your most
comfortable
> chair, dim the lights maybe, and let these guys take you on an
amazing
> journey. Sandstorm is right, it's like I'm on a flying carpet
propelled
> by the whirling dervishes of this music.
>
> I may not reach the levels of musicianship of these guys, nor
craft
> such inventive, dramatic music. But after listening to this CD, I'm
> certainly inspired to try, and to emulate not the music itself, but
the
> care these musicians took to fully explore their musical ideas.
They
> may not get rich making this music, or even get to share this with
a
> wide audience, but this CD stands as an artistic achievement and
they
> should be proud.
>
>
> Danny Snyder
> Oakland, CA
>
