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ops! The vote should be assigned to the disc, of course, and not to the card. I apologize!

I listened to La Montagne's work and found it very beautiful and heartfelt. Also moving in some parts. However, I have the impression that it's excessive to call it a masterpiece or to make references that frankly seem out of place. In any case, I thank Supersoul for the wonderful recommendation.

Terry, you know I’m really old. Some things need to be explained to me like I'm in second grade...... . For example "Montana": is the accent on the "O" or the "A"?.... . Please, let me know!

It seems a bit too little, though, a aftershave as a reward for such a thorny issue..... Maybe 2 aftershaves?!....

"Montana" understood as meat in jelly? :DD

While I was writing, another comment worthy of note came up that I feel compelled to make my own and share with conviction. Desade at 108. Changing the subject: Terry, don’t be too precious, though, given your situation! :D

I have read with sufficient care everything that has been written after my intervention, and the depressing grotesque situation persists. I believe I can share, although with some reservations, the contributions of Nettadebaser (99) and Punkprincess (102), which I largely support. The rest, in my highly questionable judgment, is either cynically comical or very concerning. In the worst case, it seems sadly incredible to me. Intelligence and wit (quoted in honor of the author of the post, whether she is 14 or 89 years old) are not a guarantee of goodness and common sense. Even Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Pol Pot, Pinochet, and Ronald Reagan (and here the list would be quite long...) were intelligent and witty people. But with what results?

I forgot the vote. On the second-to-last line, the word "Cattedreatico" should of course be understood and read instead, due to a typographical error, as "Cattedratico." I apologize for that.

Soon, at this rate, I will try to invite my 10-year-old son to comment on "A Clockwork Orange" by Burgess. And then I will wait to see how many "adult" commentators or children of the "blank generation" will start posting about it, perhaps taking the matter seriously and "in discussion." It seems that we now live in an era where even the most foolish among the fools (not necessarily the author of this piece) feels entitled, due to some unclear authority or presumed knowledge, to take a stand on issues about which, with impressive frequency, they have only scant and mostly insufficient knowledge. In such situations, common sense would suggest at least avoiding saying lunatic absurdities while pretending to possess some credibility or authority themselves. Or, worse, making someone believe this about the "author" of such similar chances. Just because, for example, I have seen a painting, let’s say by Goya, my "view" does not authorize me to pontificate about it or about his art, having the presumption, given the attitude, that I could appear credible if I lack the credentials. That’s not how it works. And then allow me the simple observation that it’s truly sad to have to read this, yes, a very boring, extremely lengthy, and what’s worse, a didactic and overly ambitious melange from what seems to be a fourteen-year-old, who, instead of having fun in ways more "appropriate" to their age, comes to me as a pedantic little know-it-all about one of our great 19th-century literary figures. How sad. On the contrary, I will set out to review some issues of "Topolino" or "Alan Ford." Who knows, maybe things will be put back in their place...

Dear Green, thank you for this information. One doubt has been resolved. For over thirty years, I've been wondering what kind of record this was, and finally, I had the chance to get a critical judgment from someone who definitely knows Yes. This will save me from periodically searching for this title (not easily available on CD) in the future, as I did in the past, considering the prohibitive costs when compared to the quality of the work. By the way, it was and is the only solo work by a member of Yes that I had never listened to/bought. I owe you one... :D