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Lisnaholic · 02-07-2016, 05:15 AM

Welcome back to Occult Hawk, who I haven't seen since his excellent review of Strictly Personal.
None the less, I'm convinced that Genesis is not a good place for the hypothetical person in the OP to start. It seems such an arbitrary choice in terms of style and chronology. Why start with a rock subgenre from the seventies?

If you're going for rock, Status Quo or Buddy Holly would provide a better example of its power, though personally, I would sooner go back furthur and begin the story at the beginning, in a culture far far away.. Alternatively, try something in the style of Carl Orff, who explored simple music of near-universal appeal:

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02-07-2016, 05:15 AM	#64 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Welcome back to Occult Hawk, who I haven't seen since his excellent review of Strictly Personal. None the less, I'm convinced that Genesis is not a good place for the hypothetical person in the OP to start. It seems such an arbitrary choice in terms of style and chronology. Why start with a rock subgenre from the seventies? If you're going for rock, Status Quo or Buddy Holly would provide a better example of its power, though personally, I would sooner go back furthur and begin the story at the beginning, in a culture far far away.. Alternatively, try something in the style of Carl Orff, who explored simple music of near-universal appeal: ..... __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 02-07-2016 at 05:26 AM.