tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039538744091857826.post4466408627741384493..comments2024-01-11T08:23:44.552-05:00Comments on Humanizing The Vacuum: Alfred Sotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10465449057630241820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039538744091857826.post-70051388644893264522008-05-11T11:46:00.000-04:002008-05-11T11:46:00.000-04:00You know, I kind of like it when people hold my ha...You know, I kind of like it when people hold my hand. It's sweet.<BR/>Have you read Sack's "Musicophilia"? Fascinating stuff.Hansel Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527166929392884620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039538744091857826.post-3668314825620523112008-05-06T17:20:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:20:00.000-04:00Yeah, the book is for novices, methinks.Yeah, the book is for novices, methinks.Alfred Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465449057630241820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039538744091857826.post-1072423776184863932008-05-06T17:13:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:13:00.000-04:00I still don't like this book (in his attempt not t...I still don't like this book (in his attempt not to be pedantic, he veers too far in the opposite direction; all that lame humor and drawn-out rhetorical questioning amounts to hand-holding) -- but you're right that discussions of Steely Dan's chord progressions (also, Joni Mitchell's chord voicings) are a highlight. It's entirely possible, of course, that as a musician I'm not his intended audience.John C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10922832456957416720noreply@blogger.com