tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15760562.post1245673518990518295..comments2023-06-13T02:22:14.943-07:00Comments on Music in a Suburban Scene: Terry Riley - Poppy No Good and the Phantom Band (1968)M. Keiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371756348134460552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15760562.post-13732612847095648292008-03-26T03:51:00.000-07:002008-03-26T03:51:00.000-07:00one of the best records ever: Terry Riley's 'A Rai...one of the best records ever: Terry Riley's 'A Rainbow in Curved Air'...<BR/><BR/>And then all wars ended / Arms of every kind were outlawed and the masses gladly contributed them to giant foundries in which they were melted down and the metal poured back into the earth / The Pentagon was turned on its side and painted purple, yellow & green / All boundaries were dissolved / The slaughter of animals was forbidden / The whole of lower Manhattan became a meadow in which unfortunates from the Bowery were allowed to live out their fantasies in the sunshine and were cured / People swam in the sparkling rivers under blue skies streaked only with incense pouring from the new factories / The energy from dismantled nuclear weapons provided free heat and light / World health was restored / An abundance of organic vegetables, fruits and grains was growing wild along the discarded highways / National flags were sewn together into brightly colored circus tents under which politicians were allowed to perform harmless theatrical games / The concept of work was forgotten...timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771734528010654524noreply@blogger.com