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This is a more difficult album for 'mainstream SYers' (to coin a phrase) to appreciate because it leaves behind the rock sensibilities we associate with SY and enters the seemingly unbound realm of modern classical music.
To appreciate this album in context, you must recognise that SY are merely performers, or interpreters, of other people's music on this album. 'Mainstream SYers' are used to the band's own compositions, with the occasional rocking cover thrown in, which ultimately belong in the rock or punk field, even though they inhabit the little area way out beyond the left field of the outer edges of that field. The performances on SYR4 are classical, with different rules or ideas to be explored or broken.
There's a lot going on in SYR4. All the artist involved are considered to be some sort of genius in their own right, each piece of music relevant for different reasons.
Now, just because most of the artists are considered to be geniuses or, well, artists, does not mean you have to like the recording.
If you don't like it, you don't like it, and just cos all the pieces are written by well-regarded geniuses or artists or whatever, and even though it's performed by our beloved SY, it's still a difficult album.
cbeattie
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