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Topics for Saturday, August 12, 2006

    1.  Dear Prudence - dean.osborn
    2.  new stuff - Winston Walker
1.  Dear Prudence
From: dean.osborn <dean.osborn @ bt.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:02:10 +0100
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In response to Mike's posting yesterday about Retroglide….

I agree with him that the album art and the short mp3 clips hint at a return to the early tapes type material.
However, I would think that we ought to wait until we have had a chance to listen to the album in full before making a balanced judgement.

Personally, I'm really looking forward to it.
Let's face it, it's not gonna be THE EARLY TAPES but it also ain't gonna be GUARANTEED either - so somewhere in between will be just fine with me.

Just the thought of brand new material at all is enough to be excited about.
It's like 1998/99 all over again (well nearly..)



Dean Osborn .




2.  new stuff
From: Winston Walker <winman42 @ gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:29:12 -0700
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Mike, i read your post, and i guess some others might be feeling similar
thoughts.
My comment is this. Why would anyone think that Mark or this band would even
desire to go back to the jazz funk days of when the band first started?
Since the
World Machine album, the band has given me no indication of wanting to
return
to this type of sound.

Marcus was pretty much a funk/fusion player since his start. And i'm
sure this style
still works for others, but i have gotten the impression since the late
80's that Mark
has moved on from that style. At least until he stretches out in concert.

Now, having heard the album, there is some damn fine bass playing on it.
Its my opinion
that Mark has rediscovered the bass, because there are some actual bass
solos on
this thing! ;-)

Win
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