My first playing of "SOB" will be forever etched in my mind as one of the all-time biggest musical experiences I am to have. This was all the technical, mathematical electronic theory I had cut my teeth on, merged with the most beautiful music ever composed. From that point forward, and onto a scholarship in Electrical Engineering years later, solderless breadboards and easels would seem the same to me. Such was the power of that scratchy old record.
So now I'm much older, having just recieved the "Switched on Boxed Set" a few days ago, only having given it a few complete listenings, eager to hear it again, and again, and begin digging back into the music that changed my life almost ten years ago.
Let me just say that this is an absolute gift to any Bach enthusiast, giving these absolute standards a new interpretation through the glorious old (well NOW it is) Moog synthesizer.
Most friends for whom I played the original "SOB" thought it was a gimmick, or Moog advertisement. Maybe this remastering and repackaging will help give it the credit it deserves, as well as open new doors for 14-year old electronic dorks worldwide.
For all those who would pretend to conduct with a live soldering iron, let this collection be a gift to you.
At long last we can compare the analogs to Carlos modern digital renderings via CD, and the wait is worth it. Also try Heaven & Hell, as well as Switched On 2000, and decide for yourself whether the computer has enabled Carlos to accomplish much. As one who enjoys a Fifth of Beethoven, Spike Jones Classics, and other Demento offerings, this is a must with Florence Foster Jenkins. I also have a LP of Naked Carmen, do You? Part is also on my shelf next to Adams and Santana. De gustibus non disputatis est.
