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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
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
>
