tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post2970924616679121903..comments2023-10-14T04:06:12.866-04:00Comments on Letters From A Tapehead: W-A-T-T HyphenatedSean Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515711172848590436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-38729827763396140242011-07-27T10:49:43.107-04:002011-07-27T10:49:43.107-04:00I refused to listen to this album until I saw it p...I refused to listen to this album until I saw it performed live. I really can't say why, other than that I wanted the immediacy of a live performance to add to my first impression. I wasn't at all disappointed by doing so. I'd have to regard this as a masterpiece easily the equal of Double Nickles on the Dime. And the lyrics were especially helpful to me in understanding Watt's approach to language. As an Art History major, I was quite familiar already with the Bosch altarpiece, and found Watt's refusal to resort to any other than direct,honest expression unfiltered by the volumes of speech and writing about the painting to convey a more honest, direct expression of the painting than said "scholarly" verbage.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022619121148626471noreply@blogger.com