DaveJonGilmour

Well, of course, Arthur Lee's persona is one of the most misunderstood in the history of rock. Your observation, donjunio, is very useful in helping us understand that, in simple terms, clothes don't make the monk, but I, if I may, find this decay only in the lyrics: to a sunny music (which doesn't seem to be so, at least in Forever Changes, in just "You Set the Scene," where even the vocal lines sound dark to me) like that of 1960s Los Angeles (and a name, Love, that could be misleading) do not always correspond to such radiant twists, nor to a state of mind (Lee's) in line with that of the hippie society in which he lived, and it is precisely the lyrics, at times "apocalyptic," full of references (social, direct), and allusions (literary, if you will, less direct) that make us aware (among the most significant are the ones you mention, especially in "The Red Telephone," eh eh)... lights and shadows, in short, and Arthur Lee was one of the first to showcase this dualism in music, not so overtly as it seems. I agree on the simplicity (compared to Love, eh!) of the decay in Morrison's lyrics (which, in my opinion, have been more effective); but what you define as street perversion in the Stooges is also very much present in Lee (who came from the ghettos, indeed), only it's more cultured, more hidden, less explicit, and this is precisely one of the differentiations with other west-coast groups, maintaining a velvet touch while managing to be raw at the same time, spiritual garage and soft bodily psychedelia, and so, why not, existential dualism. Overall, if not deeper and more paranoid, certainly more intricate and "filtered" than that of the V.U. Then I doubt that Lee was a heroin addict because it seems to me, I don't want to be mistaken, that "Signed DC" is dedicated to the band's first drummer, Conkas, and elsewhere I haven't found references to this drug. I will always be left with the question "hippie-non hippie?", given that there is more room for human nightmares than for fairy-tale dreams, but that's how it is. Finally (and don’t tell me I'm fixated!!!) I find that "The Daily Planet" has a Barrett-esque quality, don’t you think? And I also point out a site where it seems that Forever Changes is criticized in several points, but it's in English and I haven't examined it thoroughly yet, if that’s of any interest to you: Love

Oh okay, I was just referring to the special evenings, are you sure they let you know?

I prostrate myself to these holy words!

Are Omega sure they give a heads up first? I've heard they’ve done surprise ones, like "The number of the beast" and a Genesis album, I don't remember which one, at least that's what they told me.

Yes, but....who is Marco???

AAA ATTENTION IN FUTILIST'S LAMENT THERE'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOLOS IN ROCK HISTORY AND I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF LISTENING TO IT....I CAN'T FIND ANY ADJECTIVES...USUALLY, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND FANTASTIC ADJECTIVES ETC., BUT HERE I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT OOOOOOO 5 5 5 5 5

degregorianus have you listened to this album?

but how much gratuitous vulgarity.. have you perhaps tasted Fortis's poop?

Of course, there are many artists who celebrate anniversaries, and the fact that these are commercial operations should not, a priori, diminish the quality of the product. I have a friend who is passionate about Dream Theater and prog metal in general, who kindly duplicated this double DVD for me: what can I say, it's interesting how their career is presented, year by year; the piece by Majesty is really beautiful, as well as the track excluded from Falling into Infinity, which I had never heard before. Regarding their incredible live abilities, everything has already been said; one can only admire. However, beyond Metropolis Pt2, in my opinion, there is really little of interest, and I hope that their next work (by the way, does anyone know anything about it?) will be of a completely different caliber compared to Train of Thought and Octavarium, but that’s a very small hope. I won't give a rating because it goes from magnificent pieces like Under a Glass Moon and Innocence Faded to downright crap like I Walk Beside You. Of course, I recommend the product to those who have not yet had the chance to appreciate the live performance of Petrucci and company.

yes enry but someone on this site might take you seriously :-)