1000 Airplanes On The Roof
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List Price: £8.99 £6.99 Virgin
Binding: Audio CDEAN: 5012981390020Label: VirginManufacturer: VirginNumber Of Discs: 1Publisher: VirginRelease Date: 1989-03-13Studio: Virgin
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: StunningComment: I was lucky enough to see the stage version of this production at Sadlers Wells many years ago. I was blown away and having lost my precious copy of this album, Im delighted to be able to add it to my collection again.
Customer Rating: Summary: What happened?Comment: I sat down and started listening to this work, having heard discussions on some late night arts programme on the radio, and wishing fantically I could have seen the staged version. Whether or not this does it justice is hard to say, still after all this time not having seen it, but after having been captivated by the initial tracks, which are clearly designed to hook an audience in from the get-go, I found I was quite entertained by the prospects this music offered me. An unusual mix of classical and not so classical instrumentation leads one to believe that this could appeal quite nicely to the "ambient" music loving generation. If that doesn't satisfy, think of the science fiction theme, the classical styling, and other hinted references which make this piece one of the more crossover style works Glass has ever produced.Customer Rating: Summary: notes that spiral from pleasure to desire and back againComment: The ability of Philip Glass in making us fly consists in allowing us to associate memories to musical themes like in the process of constantly losing ground beneath our feet. The striking dissonance of its pieces constitutes an intriguing music. The work of the listener becomes reflexive and continuous. One can hardly remember however the seductive structure and needs to repeatedly go back to listening what remains unquantifiable. Many hours of pleasure are ensured by the undefinable life of such melodies.
