The Friday Morning Listen
Written by Mark Saleski
Published July 11, 2003
Published July 11, 2003
Part of Friday Morning Listen
The Raven - Lou Reed
Picked this up last night....and don't quite know what to make of it. Dang, it's got an enormous cast of musicians and actors. The music's all over the place as well: from dark electronic washes to loungy jazz (sung by Steve Muscemi!) to rock & roll raveups (which I don't think work all that well).
The readings are pretty cool...I'm not a Poe authority and haven't read any other reviews so I kinda wonder what Poe fans think.
Worth the price of admission: the juxtaposition of Laurie Anderson's creamy voice alongside Reed's wobbly croak.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. On his best day, he hopes to channel the ghosts of Lester Bangs and Jack Kerouac. He spends the hours of 9:32PM to 1:37AM carving out music reviews and essays for Jazz.com, Blogcritics.org and other publications.Keep reading for information and comments on this article, and add some feedback of your own!
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