from Oannes *

Τα solo άλμπoυμ του Ian Anderson, δεν αποτελούν τα πιο ένδοξα κεφάλαια της καριέρας του, η χρυσή εποχή της οποίας είχε ήδη παρέλθει όταν ηχογραφήθηκε το πρώτο από αυτά.
Δεν παύουν να περιέχουν κάποια γοητευτικά στιγμιότυπα, όπως το ‘The Jasmine Corridor’, από το The Secret Language Of Birds με το οποίο ο IA καλωσόρισε το νέο millennium.

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Ian Anderson’s solo albums are not the most glorious chapters of his career, the golden age of which was already over when the first one was recorded.
There are always some charming moments, though, such as ‘The Jasmine Corridor’, from the Secret Language Of Birds with which IA welcomed the new millennium.

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❝ In all my lives, I never knew anyone like you before
Woke up one day, swore I heard the sound of heaven knocking on my door
And after all these years long passing
Time to reflect, no time for wasting
Walking down the jasmine corridor
Reflecting echoes of quiet laughter
In all my life, I was never better served than I was served by you
And in my way, hope you agree I tried to serve you too
Out on the headland I stepped once unsteady
You there to catch me , I breathe more freely
Hand in mine down the jasmine corridor
Through all my life, I chased flitting illusions at a faster pace
Never stopped to think: the moment was for seizing, had myself to face
You made my bed to lie in, stately
Mad cats, grandchildren, here more often lately
The final view from the jasmine corridor ❞

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Enjoy!

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As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts, however I’d highly recommend a direct dialogue with the …’source’ [why comments are closed here], so please visit Oannes’ page where you can also listen to the song!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!