10-27-2017, 12:37 PM
I was not sure if I was going to listen to it -- had the same reaction leading up to Secret Path. Both deal with such a depressing story.
I relented and listened a few times today on spotify, mistakenly at work. It is a great album, far more joyful than I had anticipated -- it's a pretty incredible way to be able to say goodbye and thanks to a number of people who impacted him in his life (and I think with Faith Faith a dog?). There are a few tracks where you can hear Gord shuffling paper, taking a drink, or chatting as tape begins to roll that show how quickly and "one-off" this project was.
I won't try and paraphrase, but in the Mansbridge interview Gord had some interesting comments about the process of preparing for the door being better than getting hit by a car. This is a pretty unique thing to leave behind. Great piece -- like Secret Path I Iikely won't reach for it often when choosing some music -- but for these times when music needs to mean a little more it will find its way to the turntable. (once the vinyl arrives....)
I relented and listened a few times today on spotify, mistakenly at work. It is a great album, far more joyful than I had anticipated -- it's a pretty incredible way to be able to say goodbye and thanks to a number of people who impacted him in his life (and I think with Faith Faith a dog?). There are a few tracks where you can hear Gord shuffling paper, taking a drink, or chatting as tape begins to roll that show how quickly and "one-off" this project was.
I won't try and paraphrase, but in the Mansbridge interview Gord had some interesting comments about the process of preparing for the door being better than getting hit by a car. This is a pretty unique thing to leave behind. Great piece -- like Secret Path I Iikely won't reach for it often when choosing some music -- but for these times when music needs to mean a little more it will find its way to the turntable. (once the vinyl arrives....)