I can see why Peter Sinfield's lyrics often got bashed; he tries too hard to make high poetry instead of verbal accompaniment to the music, which can be distancing & very high faultin' in a song. On the other hand, unlike most lyrics these kind of words can stand on their own without the music. Its when combined with those densley woven jazz fusion tunes KC is know for that they can stick out like a sore thumb
I can see why Peter Sinfield's lyrics often got bashed; he tries too hard to make high poetry instead of verbal accompaniment to the music, which can be distancing & very high faultin' in a song. On the other hand, unlike most lyrics these kind of words can stand on their own without the music. Its when combined with those densley woven jazz fusion tunes KC is know for that they can stick out like a sore thumb
It's strange to me that when someone writes poetry like this in modern(ish) times it's considered pretentious, but if it's old, it's respectable.
It's strange to me that when someone writes poetry like this in modern(ish) times it's considered pretentious, but if it's old, it's respectable.