WE DO THE MASHED POTATO AND THE FUNKY CHICKEN

Philip Glass

Koyaanisqatsi

  • AMG Review of Koyaanisqatsi

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    Steven McDonald
    All Music Guide

    Parodied more than once, derided, blessed, hailed as a wonder, and decried as a travesty, this (abbreviated) soundtrack is capable of generating fascination and annoyance, often simultaneously. The truth is that this isn't merely minimalism -- it's expressive minimalism, with some impressive nuances. Given the space to breathe, the music here is breathtaking, and becomes even more so when properly linked, in its full form, with the film's visuals. The later Powaqqatsi did not live up to the first film in either a visual or musical respect.

Film: Koyaanisqatsi-- Love Your Mother (Earth)...You Only Get One
over 2 years ago
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...Well, Flip - Flop, You Don't Stop...I'm listening to the POTUS lie like a cheap rug on NPR; for the first time, dude's admitting that the US "is not winning the war in Iraq" (but he still can't bring himself to utter the "L" word)...where's a staged aircraft carrier when you really need one, yo? Last November proved that the three card Monte approach to the immutable truth is no longer worki...

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Film: Koyaanisqatsi-- Love Your Mother (Earth)...You Only Get One
over 2 years ago
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...Well, Flip - Flop, You Don't Stop...I'm listening to the POTUS lie like a cheap rug on NPR; for the first time, dude's admitting that the US "is not winning the war in Iraq" (but he still can't bring himself to utter the "L" word)...where's a staged aircraft carrier when you really need one, yo? Last November proved that the three card Monte approach to the immutable truth is no longer worki...

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