Yup, Practically Wired in '95 was the first time....the first time KNOWING that I was hearing Bill.
Blah blah blah, repetitive hyperbole; several paragraphs unwritten. This happens to me a lot with music that I've listened to for years or decades. Sometimes I hear it in new ways; I hear new things, and it's always a magical experience, like another expansion of awareness.
There was one time a couple years ago with a guitar part from a PW tune, maybe a bit of sweep picking. It blew my mind. Bill chimed in about how yeah "that's why to have to listen ..." (hard ?, carefully?). A few weeks ago it was 2 songs: Friends From Heaven, and Big Yellow Moon. On separate days I played each one over and over, soaking in the complexities and nuances, pretty much jaw agape at the level of...everything. I swear, BYM is an incredibly elegant piece of music, just intensely perfect in every way.
That's all 😁
I know just what you mean. Just when you think you've explored a track in detail, something else catches your ear and you have to listen AGAIN...
...and for me, it was repeated listenings of Moments Catch Fire On The Crests Of Waves, from the wonderful The Alchemical Adventures Of Sailor Bill (last weekends prime player), probably my favourite Bill Nelson release.
Well stated. BYM is one of those I've listened to over and over as well. Yesterday it was “Astrophysical” that I had to hear three times in a row.
…I know I know…it’s great isn’t it to have experiences like that…