tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post3561030036996523312..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Hey, why not ask for more?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-23391576129823543102010-06-16T09:45:05.196-07:002010-06-16T09:45:05.196-07:00This post was, more than likely, a little abstruse...This post was, more than likely, a little abstruse, I know. I tend in that direction. So, apologies.<br /><br />But you're right, Gus. The Leonard Cohen song is superfluous. (I'm not even sure if it's correctly worded. I found numerous sources that called it "Bird on a wire"; I also found numerous sources calling it "Bird on the wire." The lyrics, however, clearly say "Bird on THE wire." So... obscure song much?)<br /><br />Either way, I'm sure Stearns and Spano, et al. are simply promoting a composer they believe in, whether she's a friend or a local girl, or if they simply find her a good composer. Unfortunately, I sense a kind of overdoing it, and certainly at an expected and ripe time. But when does it become too much? When the facts are distorted to make her look a little more appealing?<br /><br />It smells of doublespeak--it doesn't matter if they're telling the truth. As long as there is money involved, the praises will be shiny and exaggerated, truth be damned.<br /><br />BP anyone?Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-23156939979514865242010-06-16T08:40:08.103-07:002010-06-16T08:40:08.103-07:00Why bring up the Leonard Cohen song? Talk about n...Why bring up the Leonard Cohen song? Talk about name dropping, and making sure we all know that Higdon's piece isn't too new-musicky, despite it's "extended techniques".Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316458340368681169noreply@blogger.com