Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach - Knee Play 5
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the applause at the end is missing.
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I could really do without the speaker. It’s not just the antiquated diction but the melodic shredding of the piece. It’s the same destructive affect that one gets from a *cookie cutter* modern rock song.
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@glassminimalist ah sorry, hadn't listened to the whole thing back then. but this Is the worse version imo, the voice and lyrical content (of the same movement) were much better on the recording (i forget which one) from songs from the trilogy. much more emotional irony and all that
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@SquallPwnLife That was a different part of the opera. This is the very end. This is from the rerelease they issued in '93.
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These are really the original lyrics???? Without the "It could be frankie, it could be very fresh and clean..."? The other version wins so much more, plus the voice is much cooler than this, much more sensitive with the lyrics
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The violin itself is all this song needs tbh.
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No they're not. The Samuel Johnson of 300 years ago did not write that, it was a modern Samuel M. Johnson....
But a nice song (if a bit corny).
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You can't be too hard on the lyrics - they're about three hundred years old.
I am seeing this Opera next week at U of M :)
NunN1nj4 1 month ago 3
@rozniy I think part of the function of art is to allow us to see the familiar in a new way, to peel the crust from our eyes, our skin, our heart. This piece does just that for me. The lyrics ARE so corny, but when spoken with the music they seem fresh and honest. Another example is to hear 'The Letter' first by The Boxtops and then by Joe Cocker. This is not the best performance of the lyrics-'Music from the Screens' is better but both have the intentional over enunciation
chefwoo22 4 months ago