Or they decide that it s a cycle. After all they all got the re-issue of The Blue Mask last year and have it s relationships, death, dying, and unworthiness themes all fresh in their minds. Message reapeats, beep. Easy things first. The Blue Mask was forced, prosaic, sonically dull, and over-rated in almost every way.
Ecstasy is entirely different.
If flows naturally, poetically, and is musically adventurous. Case in point is Possum Day in which Reed intones over 18 minutes of elliptical noise, showing all of the young punks with their VU hang-ups what it sounds like in the 90 s from the real thing. But here s what they re really missing. Things have got to be great between Lou and Laurie. A good relationship makes one able to look back on the old, bad ones with clarity, honesty, and inspiration.