OffTop: Linda Spa/TD (was: Area S.4.)

[M Holmes]

Craig Shipley writes:

>
> I love synthesizers, I love saxs, I love sax 'n' synths together (i.e.
> Passport, HW), I love(d) TD but ever since they added the sax to their
> lineup, the TD that I knew and loved was gone. S'cuze me, ladies of the
> BOC-L, for what is going to sound like a mighty sexist statement, but IMHO,
> Ms. Spa is merely eye candy. She contributes zero to the sound of the band,
> as she sounds like every other bland sax honker out there (at least Nik
> does a good waterfowl imitation!). Iffen ya ask me, TD lost its' way when
> Chris Franke left the band. The music that Edgar & Co. has been making
> since his departure sounds like he has gotten one groove in his head and
> keeps looping it over and over again, with minor variations. And TD used
> to be the band that led the rest of the world in innovative sounds and
> textures; now they just play the presets (IMHO)! Sorry, I'm ranting...

ObYep: Yup.

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