'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
'An aphorism, properly stamped and molded, has not been "deciphered" when it has simply been read; rather one has then to begin its interpretation, for which is required an art of interpretation.' -- Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
I find it hard to see why this album was seen as weird or as notoriously difficult. It is a break from the the piano-driven barroom ballads of his past and connects him to Howlin' Wolf, Kurt Weill (The Threepenny Opera) and Captain Beefheart.
| Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at 1:03 PM | Permalink