Album 7 - Gnarly Buttons and John's Book of Alleged Dances by John Adams
I try to experience experimental things when I can because when you discover something amazing it can change your life. The problem is you have to wade through a lot of shit, not because they're bad but because experiments have to be prepared to fail. If you know you're in safe hands, then it's never going to be so exciting as when it might be awesome or awful.
The only other John Adams album I know takes my breath away, but this left me dry. I didn't feel like I was in the hands of someone who knew what they were doing, and that feels odd. It kind of feels like he opened a score and put notes in every gap there was.
But still, I'd rather have that than porridge.
The only other John Adams album I know takes my breath away, but this left me dry. I didn't feel like I was in the hands of someone who knew what they were doing, and that feels odd. It kind of feels like he opened a score and put notes in every gap there was.
But still, I'd rather have that than porridge.