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Chorus: Gene Logsdon's wonderful untitled poem, used with permission
lyrics
A hooded merganser and I had a little talk on the reservoir
I said “I’m not sure what I’m doing with my life”
And he said “You’re wasting it.
You drink too much beer and you smoke too much sneezeweed
You always want to be off in some state of sedation.
You never learned to be lucid in waking.”
I paddled through Wenzel cove and up toward the park boundary
Saw the giant carp laying halfway out of the water
Before he turned and swam into the deeper channel
On up to the beaver dam with the willows hanging low over the water
Tied the canoe up and stepped out
Into the cottonwoods to stretch my legs.
“I catch a monarch with a torn wing
And I stare at it in awe
Or is it a viceroy I am beholding?
The insect trembles in my open hand
Or is my hand trembling?” -Gene Logsdon
Is the whole world trembling?
You said don’t let my world grow smaller, make it larger
Well, I’m trying, but I’m fighting my instincts.
That’s as it should be, I guess.
I’ve usually thought of myself as a decent person
But I’m seeing there’s some self deception involved with that.
I got so caught up in my little problems
That I forgot what I was doing here in the first place
It’s on the tip of my tongue.
“I catch a monarch with a torn wing
And I stare at it in awe
Or is it a viceroy I am beholding?
The insect trembles in my open hand
Or is my hand trembling?” -GL
credits
from John Depew,
released February 16, 2021
John Depew- guitar, vocal
My god, what an absolutely incredible Suite. I'll admit, I've struggled to get into Pharoah Sanders due to diving headfirst into some of his most challenging catalogue and that never worked. This is the perfect place to restart. Floating Points is new for me and I can honestly say I've never heard synthesizer music this lush and organic before. the LSO is just perfect. This is one of those albums that any serious music fan needs in their life. The perfect swan song for the great Pharaoh! 5/5 ClassyMusicSnob
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
A re-envisioning of Tony Rice's classic album "Church Street Blues" from Brooklyn progressive bluegrass quartet Punch Brothers. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 19, 2022