tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post5825732821312252811..comments2023-06-27T05:25:33.755-04:00Comments on OCCASIONAL BLOG: Vista FripperyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post-63579609476168836002007-03-21T13:15:00.000-04:002007-03-21T13:15:00.000-04:00it doesn't have compositionl focus, but meanders, ...it doesn't have compositionl focus, but meanders, albeit in a pleasant way, but you get the feeling that just about any decent musician could create these textures.<BR/><BR/>sometimes, his whole synthy guitar thing works, like in a context of a song. Damage by David Sylvian gets some excellent lines contributed by Fripp.<BR/><BR/>you could be right about the early technology. the more limited a composer is, he's forced to make harder choices and ...better ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397023.post-16343808336280500822007-03-21T11:11:00.000-04:002007-03-21T11:11:00.000-04:00I'm watching the vid right now, and I must say tha...I'm watching the vid right now, and I must say that what Fripp is playing is as musically compelling as any solo frippertronics bit I've heard in 25 years. The magnificent "Let the Power Fall" to my ears sounds far more purposeful and much less noodly than anything he's done in this vein since replacing the analog tape recorders with the digital means of repetition. Perhaps the limitations of the technology focused him a bit more: "what ought I to do" vs. "what can I do". I don't know. But at least this sounds like a guitar rather than dull synth washes.wthiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694430500225751013noreply@blogger.com