BOC: Imaginos, part 13 - Magna

[Joseph Brooks]

I'm with you. This is what I wanted to say about the whole thing but lacked
the words to do so. I also think that many folks try too hard to find hidden
meaning and metaphors (Which is what I meant by my "cigar" comment).

I applaud the attempts to put it all together and enjoy reading them. There
was definitely more thought and effort put into it than I ever attempted.
But we're talking about rock n' roll here. I think some of the language used
in the songs can be explained as simply a matter of rhyming conventions and
meter.

I still have problems with some of the lyrics also.. "mimic cry" or
"mimicry", "decimal chains" or "dismal chains" are a few examples (The 2nd
choices are what I hear and actually make more sense to me..) Although, if I
recall, Albert set me straight on at least one of those a year or two back
(in the last big Imaginos debate, I think..)

In any case, Imaginos being one of my all-time favorite albums, I love
discussing it, keep 'em coming!

JB

> call it laziness, short attention span, or low iq, but i've
> always felt that
> this stuff was simply a very loosely connected collection of
> songs by 2
> extremely gifted and imaginative writers, yes; but perhaps not the
> meticulously crafted, fully realized, linear story that many
> have attempted
> to interpret and decipher. i'm just not convinced that
> pearlman's story was
> ever *completely* mapped out; or that there was a concerted
> effort to tell
> this story in parts sprinkled throughout boc's career, or