Absolutely hit the nail on the head.
Got this for years - Jim recycles music and lyrics. It's like all Jim's music is part of an epic musical tapestry that has lasted for decades.
Part of his enduring quality.
> Very interesting comment in Pat's interview, about Jim's
> music being connected. That's been my feeling as well, but
> just hadn't been able to really describe that properly.
> Thoughts?
>
> If you listen to BOOH, BFG, DR, "Making love out of
> nothing at all", "Total eclipse", "Hero", SOF, and so
> on... you get bits and pieces of music, going right back
> to "The Dream Engine" in 1969. The score for "Tanz" even
> covers the whole five musicals from the 70s, as well as
> music from "A small circle of friends".
>
> While I get that Jim evolved as an artist, it's more than
> that to me, because when I listen to OUVERTURE on "Tanz",
> I'm getting the riff from "Hymn to fire" played by
> Sundance at "The Dream Engine".
>
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