But at the same time, I hope that familiarity doesn’t lead to subtle contempt, that we take music for granted. On the one hand, I love the fact that music is seemingly ubiquitous. Overview Wiki Tags Artwork (current section) Shouts. World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. See Brothers in Arms pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. Whatever it may be at its essence, music is a creative act that by its very nature commands an active reception. Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits album): Brothers in Arms. If you’ve seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind, then you might also argue that a simple five tone motif can be used as a medium for first contact. The record was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London and features past hits and faves. he would be embracing the subject of music within his new artwork. ALCHEMY is a 1984 double album and the first live album by British rock band Dire Straits. There is tremendous power in music-a power that transcends cultures, languages, and time itself. Theres something about seeing a vinyl in your hands that brings back specific memories, emotions, and lyrics. Yo-Yo Ma made the hairs on my arms stand on end. Sitting, listening, engaging, experiencing. Tonight, I recaptured a bit of that nostalgia spinning up on vinyl Dire Straits timeless album, Brothers in Arms and Yo-Yo Ma’s simply heavenly rendition of Ennio Morricone’s most enduring pieces from the LP, Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone. It’s unfair to speak of such things in the past tense.
Manufactured and distributed by PolyGram Inc., 6000 Cote de Liesse, St. Exploring different genres, different artists, or the rediscovery of a dusty collection was part of that rite of passage. Cover painting by Chuck Loyola at Hothouse. Apprenticeship at the footstool of a turntable grew-was forged even-over weeks, months and years. Listening to music, as opposed to hearing it, was an acquired art. When compared to today’s endless, even mindless catalog of music playlists, they are but a blip. You couldn’t relegate music to being a background activity for too long because LPs were not really that long playing.