Loren ConnorsBest Loren Connors Albums Ranked
6.6
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2
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Summary from 2 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Loren Connors’s catalog across 6 albums from 2 opinions, with an overall average of 6.6/10. The top-rated Loren Connors album is The Departing of a Dream (2002) with a 6.7/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Arborvitae. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2002 to 2003.
Blues: The 'Dark Paintings' of Mark Rothko
“The newly resurrected Blues: The "Dark Paintings" of Mark Rothko is one of the more revelatory sets of Loren Connors’ career. Using only an electric guitar and a four-track recorder, Connors conjures the essence of a battered old 78, a song spit out by the horn of a hulking Victrola. He sings these blues with his fingers.”
The Departing of a Dream
“How much the second volume of guitarist Loren Connors' *The Departing of a Dream* differs from the first depends a lot on how closely you want to listen. On the surface, *Vol. II* is very much of a piece with its predecessor, characterized by its by vast, quiet spaces, unhurried compositions, and an overall sense of dread and despair. The instrumental makeup is pretty much identical-- Connors is c”
Arborvitae
“Maintenant is the French word for now, its two components being the words for "hand" and "hold." But then, it's hard to capture "now"-- and as any fan and follower of improvised music understands all too well, any brief epiphanies grasped too often slither away into empty gestures or extended technique until that next magical Moment occurs. Such moments, when experienced live, rarely reduce into w”