DO NOT DISTURB

My wife hates them, which has given me pause, mostly about my wife's taste and the either direct or indirect reflection of said taste in relation to my personal characteristics. There can be nothing about me that is any better than this, VDGG's most recent cd, so I am in no way able to really assert as to the sanity of my wife. Therefore, I cannot fairly consider her judgement of Do Not Disturb as being of any significance. I do hope that she does not leave me over this.

Anyway, this is an incredibly well conceived and recorded group of songs. No, there is no modern version of Plague, but why should there be? We already have that. No, this time, we have medium length, but very dense songs. Incredible melodies, odd singing, crazy rhythms, wonderful textures, and a sense of uncertainty and confidence that only seems to come with age.

I generally prefer the non-guitar tracks as that "who needs guitars as a main instrument" vibe without the silly keyboard antics of other acts (they know who they are) is what initially drove me to love their early 70s work.

I truly hope this is not their last. But if it is, I wish I could live forever so I could listen to it more.

P.S. In-case this helps give you context of my opinions expressed somewhat unclearly above, the only work of theirs that I consider less than at least 4 stars is, well, there are two; Present and Alt.

Have a nice day (if you want to; I certainly have no authority over you; it is only a suggestion).

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