tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post3547246995228034464..comments2024-03-19T00:28:50.450-07:00Comments on Necropolis Now: Götterdämmerung or When Bad Things Happen to Good ValkyriesCaroline Tullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295336008587199702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-60400754535504859292013-12-05T00:55:05.096-08:002013-12-05T00:55:05.096-08:00Hello Ian, well, there's nothing really to &qu...Hello Ian, well, there's nothing really to "get" in my opinion. The story is the story. It's loosely based on myth, but I don't think its particularly esoteric. I do think that it's wise to familiarise oneself with it before hand. I think I'd be puzzled with certain aspects if I hadn't. There are some tunes in there... that can be separated out. I was rather impressed at how it all joined together though. And sitting through it really wasn't such a feat... although it was tiring. I could easily go it again.Caroline Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295336008587199702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-3412849005022236312013-12-05T00:35:09.456-08:002013-12-05T00:35:09.456-08:00I've got to tell you Caroline that I'm ent...I've got to tell you Caroline that I'm entirely impressed with your ability to sit through that entire arse and brain numbing series - you'll never have to do anything else to convince me that you're brave. <br />My principal personal aversion to the Ring cycle is that you sit there for at least 45 minutes thinking "ffs - give us a bloddy tune" - it's all maundering, no recitative. It's just bloody painful. <br />I know that the counter argument to this is that "I just don't get it", and I don't - and I don't care, like Monty Python's Pope "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like". (& I don't like Wagner)Ian Jnoreply@blogger.com