2001: A Space Odyssey is playing on the tv. The scene pictured in this now-retro futuristic hotel lobby just passed. I’m dazzled every time I watch this movie. It’s so bold and futuristic that it still promises some peek into the future, even 7 years past its promised fruition, when we live in a hi-def world that still never seems as crisp and synthetic as the one Stanley Kubrick depicted. This feeling of wonder over the Look of a film makes sense to you, right? It doesn’t have to be this particular film for you.
I would imagine that there are recordings that have hit our ears in a similar way to what I describe with the visuals in 2001: A Space Odyssey. In your music-loving lifetime, has there been a recording that’s stayed fresh and “boldly futuristic” long after its debut, maybe even after it’s become part of the mainstream and used in Target commercials? The only thing I ask is that you keep it to recordings that have come out in your music-loving lifetime. If you were 3 when Sgt. Pepper’s came out, for instance, try something more in tune with the years when you consciously became a music lover. We all imagine how boldly futuristic some reissued record we’ve picked up at one time or another still sounds, but it’s not the same as hearing it for the first time with your own ears.
I look forward to your responses.
