connections between two ostensibly diametrical worlds
I could be imagining things, but consider this: lately I've been working on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and as I was dissecting "Gnomus" (the second piece of the set) I was struck by its striking similarity to—and possible influence on—Björk's song "Possibly Maybe" from her epic album Post. Just listen to the opening motive of "Gnomus" and the electronic riff of the song's intro. Is there a connection? Possibly maybe...
Another salute to the extraordinary Björk appears in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Check out Chris Martin's beautifully written tribute here: The One Hundred Greatest Singers of All Time.
Speaking of Chris Martin (the frontman of Coldplay), I came upon a recent remark of his which resonated with me: “If you allow yourself to be vulnerable in your music, people will feel it a lot more. But a lot more people will also hate it or mock it. It’s almost like a deal with the devil, but I’m happy to take that deal. It doesn’t feel right to me to sing about stuff I don’t believe in.”
Another salute to the extraordinary Björk appears in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Check out Chris Martin's beautifully written tribute here: The One Hundred Greatest Singers of All Time.
Speaking of Chris Martin (the frontman of Coldplay), I came upon a recent remark of his which resonated with me: “If you allow yourself to be vulnerable in your music, people will feel it a lot more. But a lot more people will also hate it or mock it. It’s almost like a deal with the devil, but I’m happy to take that deal. It doesn’t feel right to me to sing about stuff I don’t believe in.”
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posted by Elizabeth Joy Roe at
12:13 PM
2 Comments:
Ms. Roe, I was able to view your preformance on the 7th of February at the Stefanie H. Weill Center in Sheboygan with the Sheboygan Symphony and wanted to thank you for allowing myself to experience & share your love for music. On behalf of myself and I am sure many who listened to you that evening let me say thank you, for sharing with us, it was truley an evening to remember. The preformance you gave rekindled my apperciation for classical music. Again Thank You!!!!!
Hi - I've been listening to your '05 Cliburn performance (u was robbed IMHO) and came across your blog.
Besides Coldplay, I hope you're also listening to artists like Joanna Newsom, St. Vincent, My Brightest Diamond, Sufjan Stevens, and Arcade Fire - who I think (in their different ways) explore sophisticated emotions in relatively sophisticated (if pop) ways.
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