New chapter in that endless complicated relationship between ODR and me. I've seen a good friend last week after a long time and he gave me ODR as a present on vinyl as he thought that I would like it. Couldn't tell him that I already had that one and now the last couple of days I was comparing my both vinyl versions ref. pressing quality and stuff and was listening to all four sides repeatedly and very intense. I found that my original version from the Box Set is very good and after I have had it cleaned professionally a couple of months ago it is almost perfect and I am very pleased with the quality (and yes I have the CD, too).
BUT after all this listenings something happened. It clicked, a breakthrough happened: I can now officially declare that I LOVE it.
Blimey, it must have been the longest Initiation time I've had with any MK release. Or maybe it resonates with another man than the one I was last year. It really speaks to me, must have listened to it entirely three or four times tonight alone. It feels like at release day with one year delay. Plus I can delve into the bonus songs with much more ease now. An undefined bunch of 25 or 26 songs finally is divided in a perfect album on the one side and a loose collection of fresh good songs (some weak too) on the other.
Greetings to Pottel who wrote the other day that he listens to it on a daily base, Maarten suddenly I feel you!
As Guy said, it's a deep album. Obviously it was too deep for me to find out how brilliant it is in April 2024.
And the gift from my friend had a huge impact and was catalyzing this latest love to an album which gave me some hard time the first months after its' release. But Mark said it: It's okay to wait for the good things in life.
If this stays his last one, it will fill this place with grace and honour. Well done, Mark.
LE
