BOC: Mirrors - was Imaginos great v. mediocre, no bad timing

[Gary S Shelton]

Peter Sondergeld wrote:
>
> At 10:38 PM 12/02/97 +0000, rj wrote:
> <snip>
> >guess what. i agree with both of these points. it seems to me that
mirrors
> >is non-disco music
> >treated in the studio as disco music. it has that underlying sound.
its not
> >disco. and it is among my   favorite boc albums, but for entirely
different
> >reasons than other favorites.
> >but then, i really liked manfred mann's "watch" album, which is
probably
> >their "mirrors".
> >rj
>
> *Watch* not widely appreciated? I don't know much about Manfred M, but
this
> one is part of my musical upbringing. Is it really one of their lesser
liked
> albums?
>
> I agree too that *Mirrors* has some vague discoesque influence, but
I've
> always thought of it as like a date stamp. Pretty well every album
aiming to
> sell is shaped by contemporary sounds and rhythms, and what other
artists
> are doing e.g. lots of 80's albums share distinctive qualities,
especially
> the way drums were produced in general - boring.
>
> Pete.
>
> ObCD:*Fully Completely* - Tragically Hip
> I read up on the Bill Barilko story, but what is a Fifty Mission Cap?
For 50
> game veterans?

um, i think that refers to an award given to bomber pilots during WWII
for flying 50 successful bombing missions (usually in a B-17).
> **************************
> Peter Sondergeld
> p.sondergeld at qut.edu.au
>
> "Money isn't everything; it usually isn't even enough."    - Anon.

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