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offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-10 10:49 [#02029821]
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Does anybody like the music of John Adams in this forum?
Like Reich's music, I find his stuff to be beautifully
hypnotic and uplifting. His sound is also fairly
distinguished, though if you're into minimalist music I'm
sure you'd appreciate him. Any Terry Riley fans here, too?


 

offline swift_jams from big sky on 2007-01-10 11:45 [#02029846]
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John Quincy Adams?

 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-10 13:35 [#02029898]
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Yeah I've been really enjoying his stuff.

There's a really cheap Naxos CD out with Shaker Loops and a
few other bits, its a really decent collection. Shaker Loops
is great.

I saw 'Common Tones in Simple Time' performed last year and
that raelly turned me on to him.


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-01-10 13:49 [#02029903]
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dunno his stuff... all i know is that the RTE living music
festival this year is featuring his music (last year it was
reich).

also he was the second president of america and he killed a
hooker.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2007-01-10 13:51 [#02029905]
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his operas are fantastic. "Nixon in China" is great, but
especially "The Death of Klinghoffer" is great.

a film was made a few years back of "The Death of
Klinghoffer", with all the parts actually sung on location.
it's available on dvd, I can't recommend it enough.

I would pass on "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw
the Sky" (despite the wonderful title) - to me it sounds too
much like a bad musical.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-10 15:54 [#02029956]
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Yeah, that's the CD that introduced me to him. I still love
"Shaker Loops". I've been finding "The Chairman Dances"
pretty fun lately.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2007-01-10 16:49 [#02029971]
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yeah, he is really good. I'm not really into his newer
stuff, he drifted away from the minimalist sound and went
into more advanced harmonies that I just dont find too
appealing.



 

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