Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle (33 1/3) Review

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Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle (33 1/3) ReviewThis is my second in this series of pocket-sized mini-books devoted to individual rock albums -- or in this case an album of unpopular "popular music." Henderson does an excellent job of setting the scene for the recording of Parks' first solo album, delivering many startling facts -- e.g., as a child actor, Parks performed in a movie with Grace Kelly. The following section, devoted to the album itself and the circumstances of its recording, seems a little rushed in comparison -- there's so much we want to know -- but still delivers plenty of fascinating info. For instance, I was struck by the low-tech means employed to create some of the album's high-tech sounds, as in the "Farkle" used to create what the author describes as the "spooky, subaquatic atmosphere" of the opening of "The All Golden." The book's final section brings the reader up to date on Parks' subsequent career, right up to his wonderful recent work with Joanna Newsome and Inara George. As we wait patiently, 42 years later, for a sequel to Song Cycle -- which will of course never come -- it's a pleasure to deepen our understanding of this brilliant one-off achievement so that we can appreciate the album we do have in new ways.Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle (33 1/3) Overview

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