I could actually hear the performances of "What Rough Beast" and the other Nazgul songs in my head, musical arrangements and all.
Hey, that's very cool. Usually I need a recording for that to happen (รก la Brust's The Gypsy). I'm usually familiar with the real-life music referred to in a book; it would be great to hear the from-that-book-only music, too.
I adored The Armageddon Rag when I first read it, back in the mid-'80s. Yes, it is darker than War for the Oaks; I've always pictured the Nazgul's music as being much darker, and rougher, than that in any of Emma Bull's books. To me, the Nazgul had a touch of Led Zeppelin/acid rock, perhaps? Where Emma's musicians don't (and I can't recall any of the details, dammit).
I reread the book again last year. It was still good, but it wasn't as great this time around. It seemed rougher around the edges, somehow -- less seamless. These days, though, my mood can have a significant impact on how something feels to me, so it's tough to tell whether it's my reading since then or my inner state.
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Date: 2007-05-15 11:18 am (UTC)Hey, that's very cool. Usually I need a recording for that to happen (รก la Brust's The Gypsy). I'm usually familiar with the real-life music referred to in a book; it would be great to hear the from-that-book-only music, too.
I adored The Armageddon Rag when I first read it, back in the mid-'80s. Yes, it is darker than War for the Oaks; I've always pictured the Nazgul's music as being much darker, and rougher, than that in any of Emma Bull's books. To me, the Nazgul had a touch of Led Zeppelin/acid rock, perhaps? Where Emma's musicians don't (and I can't recall any of the details, dammit).
I reread the book again last year. It was still good, but it wasn't as great this time around. It seemed rougher around the edges, somehow -- less seamless. These days, though, my mood can have a significant impact on how something feels to me, so it's tough to tell whether it's my reading since then or my inner state.