HUMDRUM – Individual Man

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Sometimes you’ll hear a track, and your toes start tapping (think “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire). Perhaps the glossy mystique of an artist is so attractive you can’t look away (David Bowie). Maybe it’s so jarring you feel physical pain (Paula Abdul?).  In rare cases, you’ll be drawn in by the sheer authenticity of the sound: to listen is to know the creator, and crave to learn more.

These types of albums require you to invest in a relationship: to listen again and again, studying the music until it integrates with your own experience. Good albums work their way into the framework of your life… captured in a falling-type love at first discovery, then mellowing out into a sustained affection over the years.

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This entry was written by Nelda Kerr, posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:57 pm, filed under New Music and tagged , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.