WYBIMLA
Well-Known Member
On the topic of polarizing material ...
I think I may have already said this Lol... MIA is like a combination of AKOH and Passage...
Maybe has the worst qualities of both of these...
In 76' they put out product, but it kind of got a lukewarm "that's fine" reaction.
Then following year you got some stuff where you weren't sure where it's coming from with the experimentation (added choral sound).
You could add it's got a hint of the 'dragginess' held over from 'Horizon'.
I like that they wanted to grow! and choose eclectic, offbeat material... it does come down to taste and moods as well.
It's a a weird balance to satisfy their buying audience and then the stuff that they wanted to do personally.
Also, it could be (maybe it's just me) the more I've learned over the years about KC's state of mind (autopsy:final hours and the new UK doc)... it's hard to ignore especially by '81. Visibly so much footage from that time available on youtube is painful to watch. Like the GMA interview... it's heartbreaking. I can listen to her though. She was very smart, sweet.
It's as if too much personal info is out there about them now. I am not sure how Karen would feel about that... if she had the chance I think she would have revealed select things...You know, some of the images and stories presented although factual are prob not how she would want it included in their history made public. I think just her being a decent person who made nice music would be more to the tune of what she'd want.
To add, Karen connected to what she was singing with raw emotion... certainly that's pronounced on MIA. She couldn't hide that. Just how she felt. Not a bad thing... perhaps at that point becomes an acquired taste.
I think I may have already said this Lol... MIA is like a combination of AKOH and Passage...
Maybe has the worst qualities of both of these...
In 76' they put out product, but it kind of got a lukewarm "that's fine" reaction.
Then following year you got some stuff where you weren't sure where it's coming from with the experimentation (added choral sound).
You could add it's got a hint of the 'dragginess' held over from 'Horizon'.
I like that they wanted to grow! and choose eclectic, offbeat material... it does come down to taste and moods as well.
It's a a weird balance to satisfy their buying audience and then the stuff that they wanted to do personally.
Also, it could be (maybe it's just me) the more I've learned over the years about KC's state of mind (autopsy:final hours and the new UK doc)... it's hard to ignore especially by '81. Visibly so much footage from that time available on youtube is painful to watch. Like the GMA interview... it's heartbreaking. I can listen to her though. She was very smart, sweet.
It's as if too much personal info is out there about them now. I am not sure how Karen would feel about that... if she had the chance I think she would have revealed select things...You know, some of the images and stories presented although factual are prob not how she would want it included in their history made public. I think just her being a decent person who made nice music would be more to the tune of what she'd want.
To add, Karen connected to what she was singing with raw emotion... certainly that's pronounced on MIA. She couldn't hide that. Just how she felt. Not a bad thing... perhaps at that point becomes an acquired taste.
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