martinallegra (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thanks a lot for sharing.appreciated.m

BarrySeroff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I don't think you can overlook the importance of the text in this piece.... when he mentions the irregularities of his speech, he is talking about his stutter. So, on one level, we are listening to Alvin deal with his disability by making it into art. It's... really beautiful on that level.

DarkAndMartyr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ye this is awesome iv been listening to this in lectures :P

flybynightvideo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What are we seeing? "I am sitting in a room, being played back on a 1975 Motorola CB radio..."

spinmedown169 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Okay, I understand WHY this is important...but I mean....in my honest opinion, this is boring.

hubblebubbly (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thanx

hassumies (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Cheers for this.Been reading Words and Music by Paul Morley where he talks extensively about just how important this piece is. Fantastic to hear it at last. Book is written in the best tradition of overly pretentious music journalism and is a great read.

cheek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

fuckin nice concept...

westsalemcongress (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great post. I run a radio show here in Cleveland on WRUW called I Am Sitting In A Room and I start my show off each week with his speech from this piece.

pianoshootist (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he did stutter