March 2, 2007

While The Astronomers Slept, Redux...

Sun Ra - Strange Celestial Road (1987)

Meanwhile, back on the planet: Several thousand years had passed quickly and with a quiet prosperity for the former starmen. The hulks of their indestructible star-ships had become playgrounds or amusement parks, office buildings, zoos and the homes of the fabulously wealthy. By a resounding majority vote, their stupendous engines had been turned off forever hundreds of years earlier and were now useless, never to push through the fabric of space and time again. One would think that, just about now, something awful and ironic precipitating the use of these once powerful machines would befall these peaceful people...

Please note: The above is a 'textual only' repost; the original 'non-textual' post accompanying it having been removed. Enjoy this repeat for your reading pleasure!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for Sun Ra. You have a great site and I find something cool with every visit. Keep up the good work!

gomonkeygo said...

You're welcome! I'm having fun and it's nice to hear from folks who like the music.

Anonymous said...

Thaaaaank you man! I've been waiting for months for someone posting this. And like the other anonymous pal I love your site. Bye, Eric

gomonkeygo said...

You're welcome, Anonymous Eric, you're very welcome. (This was the first Sun Ra I bought and though I've got about a hundred albums now, it's still one of my favorites. His 80s/90s output is too overlooked in favor of his earlier work, IMO).

Karlos said...

I think it is one of the best Sun Ra albums - it was for me really
different cosmic trip when I got
that vinyl published through Y lebel /Pop Group etc/in U.K.
Thanx for it
Karlos,Czech Rep.