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Old 06-14-2013, 11:33 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Glad to see that you haven´t abandoned MB, misspoptart. Your comments on Pianoriental were very welcome, especially as they mirror what I feel about this album.

First hearing, I didn´t like it much, then it suddenly grew on me for a while, but now it´s withering again. As you suggest, it´s got this really busy vibe which is right on the borderline of irritating. The guy is a formidable player, but I really wish -and I´m not recommending that anyone try this at home- I really wish he would take some recreational drugs or something and slow down the pace a bit. Track after track of all that relentless dexterity gets rather exhausting - so I pretty much agree with you, misspoptart.

Anyway, many thanks for giving it a listen, and I´m sorry if it´s not really as interesting as it looks. For that reason I´m voting it disappointing, because that´s how it´s been for me tbh.
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