Review of Great World of Sound (2007) by Jared L — 16 Mar 2008

I have to applaud Zobel for making me feel the dread and discomfort Martin and Clarence feel while working for a shady, sleazy, scam of a business. At the same time, it's almost unbearable to sit through the hour plus time in which he lets the dread build before the breaking point.

But, the last 20 minutes are a bit more bearable as we see an amazing cover of "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" by Joanna Newsom and some semblance of resolution is offered. Kene Holliday forcefully presents a brief speech which hits like a high-speed train and represents the high point of an otherwise tiring exercise in stomach-knotting anxiety.