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listening back to anderson stolt now i think a big thing that stood out to me was the "imagination" sections which sounded like willy wonka stuff, which i did not enjoy. but there are some great passages in the album
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Autobiography of a Yogi was a great book.
If I remember correctly Jon and Steve(or at least Jon) were both interested in Paramahansa at the time they were writing Topographic Oceans.
I don't believe they ever joined Self Realization Fellowship, but still studied his teachings.
Man, that photo brings back memories.
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^I believe Jon D is a member of the Self Realization Fellowship.
Made some edits of Anderson/Stolt to try to minimise on the samey and less inspired sounding sections - can upload them later if anyone would be interested?
1. Invention of Knowledge 13:41
2. Knowing 7:09
3. Everybody Heals 9:05
4. Know 3:39
Enjoying this arrangement quite a bit.
Through the process of editing the album I noted that each of the suites was recorded at one tempo for pretty much the entirety of the piece, no variance, always solidly on the click track without any tempo dynamics. I believe this is part of what makes them sound same-y at their full length, and also the fact that Jon is often singing quite monotone, picking a 'key note' per song and singing most words with that note. And also most of his lyrics scarcely make any sense haha.
But yes once the music moves that bit more and doesn't get stuck in those slow grand sections that don't add or do much, it's actually a pretty great record!
Obviously I would like my edits though as it's just the bits that I like edited together...
I didn't know that, thanks.
My friend and fellow musician who I've known for 45 years is still a member as well.
I think it was is one of the few Indian religions that escaped cult status.
Throw in some Baba Ram Dass and Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, and I'm good to go.
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oh no, thread killer Top Cat STRIKES AGAIN!!
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That sounds an interesting idea. The thing that stops me revisiting this one very often is that repetitive quality to so much of the material. I love Topographic but agree that some judicious editing might make that an easier listen for some, and the same applies here. That said I will dig it out and spin it again, now that this thread has reminded me of it.
One regret I do have is not picking up the vinyl when I saw it, the artwork is very good and I would like to have seen it in greater detail. I think it was pricey though, so I just went CD on this one.
Wasn't there a report that Invention of Knowledge was going to be re-issued with a different mix, or something like that? Whatever happened with that? I thought there was some talk about how Stolt wasn't happy with the drum sound, in hindsight, and wanted to fix that.
Maybe Trevor Horn could do a remix with him doing vocals?
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
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