Overall, I really like it!! I realize I haven’t listened intentionally to a whole lot of 60s music aside from the Beatles! So I could definitely hear some similarities in themes and even in the melodies and the mix of instruments that reminded me a bit of some Beatles songs. Over all, it felt like a super cohesive album, like the sonic story was so distinct. When I listened without looking, sometimes it was hard to know when the songs would end/the next one would begin! I loved the use of woodwinds, especially flutes in “I talk to the wind” and sax in “21st century schizoid man” 🎷 I could hear a lot of rock as well as jazz in the album! I loved a lot of the lyrics, I think they seem to be quite political a lot of the time, which can be hard to interpret as I’m so removed from the politics of the time. But from what I read online, there might be some anti-Vietnam war commentary on here, and some anxiety about the direction humanity would be heading. A lyric that stood out: basically the entirety of Epitaph, but maybe in particular, the line “will no one lay the laurel wreath when silence drowns the screams?” Haunting, and really sharp. I’d interpret it as commenting on the sadness and confusion of war, how there is longing for it to be over and to “win,” but there’s also this dread in knowing that when the violence is replaced by silence, victory may not matter the way they thought it would.
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