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joevidetto -> Syncopation - When does too much of a good thing diminish it's impact (Feb. 5 2021 14:24:01)
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I had sporadically listened to Paco's "post-Almoraima" albums, believing Sirocco to be a pinnacle of tastefully evolving the Paco modern flamenco movement. I assumed (yes, I know the joke) that subsequent albums were of similar caliber and appeal to me.
I have always REALLY loved Paco's syncopations - I think right up to Sirocco, certainly on Solo Quiero and Zyrab... Last night, I finally tried to listen to Cositas Buenas straight through, and found myself exhausted trying to hear the compas in his playing. There was just too much syncopation for my taste, and the impression that album had on me must be the same that flamenco sometimes has to Western newcomers. Perhaps my appreciation and ear just hasn't evolved enough to appreciate that album. No doubt, the playing is spectacular, I love the singing, the accompaniment. But the level of syncopation is just too much for me. That will actually save me some money, I won't have to buy that Leiva book : )
Does anyone else feel the same about that album ? I'm sure as time passes I will come to appreciate it more.
Do you have any examples of pieces with
"Syncopation - here's a piece with just enough and not too much"
(with the exception of Cositas and parts of Luzia - all Paco's works have just enough and not too much IMHO)
"Syncopation - just too much for my taste and threshold for it"
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