I think that's the point, to create a not a paradox, but a blend, a fusion. (Kind of like that Korean Taco truck I've heard such good things about that drives around LA.) "Shanghai Gumbo". I must be hungry, I'm relating everything to food again.....

Original Cinema is an interesting release for me as it came at a time of reconnecting with both SG ( I think the last release I had purchased before OC was Road Scholars ) and also getting back into playing my sax more. It's a very diverse release -- I think I remember Schu telling me it was pretty much a Jay production too.

Current favs are Funky Tina (solo is old school Jay), Film Noir (unusually dark for SG). Initially I was fascinated with Extravetical too -- but it can be hard listen (lot's gong on).

Jim

I know what you mean, Jim. As I said before, there's about 8 songs that are right close to one another in terms of persistent enjoyability. Funky Tina grabbed me right off the bat. Even though it's been surpassed by Film Noir, with occasional nods to Bump It Up, Big Dance Number, Extrovertical, Party of Seven and Capetown Love, FT - to use a sports announcer phrase - keeps "hanging around" the top spot.

.. OC turned me back into the SG fanatic I used to .. I even transcribed flashback for fun, but did ended up performing it.

Just to add my four cents(inflation):

Capetown Sleighride could very well be just a description of the bands experience in an overall sense on a visit to Capetown, perhaps it was a whirlwind experience that seemed like a sleigh ride....fast, but fun....and musically, the track is fast and fun, with alot of twists and turns, eh??

On another front, I love the way that the two ballads, as performed live on the North Sea Jazz Fest DVD, show that ballads need not be syrupy or wimpy:

Film Noir is as powerful as a Led Zeppelin song, with as much drama, in my NSHO.

Paul