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- Date Released: October 5, 2004
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Spoken Word
- Label: Meester Records/ Pell Recordings / CD Baby
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They Say...
As the publisher of The Duplex Planet, David Greenberger has collected stories from the elderly since the late '70s. On the unusual release Legibly Speaking, Greenberger sets about a dozen of these tales to music, sort of. Greenberger himself voices the stories -- drawn from elderly residents of Portland, OR -- as spoken word monologues, backed by music from the impossible to categorize six-person musical ensemble 3 Leg Torso. The stories are funny, sad, and moving, in an earthy and unpretentious way that's much more straightforward and plain-spoken, and less sentimental, than the usual such skits and anecdotes you'll hear dramatized on radio specials. Often they deal with the pain, physical illnesses, and loneliness of aging, without playing it for pathos, even when the circumstances are fairly grim (as in "Two Strokes," in which strokes of both husband and wife are depicted in detail). Yet there are also light moments mixed in, and occasional striking lines that professional writers would envy, like "Anybody who thinks they can get away without having bad times is not reading the fine print." 3 Leg Torso's musical backing combines jazz, European chamber music, and touches of gypsy, lounge, and Latin without intruding on the stories. The arrangements are both whimsical and melancholy, at times obviously specifically tailored to complement the stories, as on "How Whivet Got Her Name," where the tempo accelerates dizzily in tandem with the shaggy-dog tale.
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| 01. |  |
Angels, Oblongs, Lines, and Points |
1:50 |
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| 02. | |
Single |
3:25 |
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| 03. | |
Fine Print |
1:42 |
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| 04. | |
Another Bruno |
0:58 |
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| 05. | |
Hoe Handle |
1:04 |
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| 06. | |
How Whivet Got Her Name |
1:34 |
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| 07. | |
Two Strokes |
9:15 |
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| 08. | |
Thank You |
1:36 |
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| 09. | |
Home Alone |
4:01 |
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| 10. | |
A Condition of the Heart |
8:19 |
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| 11. | |
Leaving Portland |
3:21 |
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| 12. | |
Perpetual Motion |
10:29 |
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12 Total Tracks, 47:34 Total Length
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Credits
- Dave Friedlander - Engineer // David Greenberger - Monologue // David Greenberger - Monologue // David Greenberger - Monologue // David Greenberger - Spoken Word // David Greenberger - Spoken Word // David Greenberger - Spoken Word // Bill Scheniman - Mastering // Bill Scheniman - Mixing // 3 Leg Torso - Arranger // Craig Martin - Percussion // Craig Martin - Arranger // Craig Martin - Drums // Craig Martin - Marimba // Craig Martin - Vibraphone // Bela Balogh - Mandolin // Bela Balogh - Trumpet // Bela Balogh - Violin // Bela Balogh - Arranger // Courtney Von Drehle - Bouzouki // Courtney Von Drehle - Accordion // Courtney Von Drehle - Arranger // Courtney Von Drehle - Sax (Soprano) // Henry Ham - Photography // Michael Papillo - Double Bass // Gary Irvine - Percussion // Gary Irvine - Marimba // Gary Irvine - Vibraphone // Bela Belogh - Mandolin // Bela Belogh - Trumpet // Bela Belogh - Violin
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