Friday, March 21, 2003

MUSIC AS A WAR CRIME; MUSIC AS A POLITICAL STATEMENT

"Celine Dion is so middle of the road that if she decided that being the angular, world-renowned face of mediocrity wasn't enough, she'd have a great career as a speed bump."

Ouch! Well, not that I would be buying tin of syrup. From the Guardian.

I'll go for the excellent John Surman/John DeJohnette disc instead. I caught this collaboration back in 2001 - "nine pieces are from Surman's suite inspired by the 1948 United Nations Human Rights Declaration". A very fine gig and sentiment, relevant today as ever.

:: Posted by pete @ 16:49