----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Seaman" <seamand@upmc.edu>
> Got Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle for 2.50.  Know nothing about it, 
> haven't
> listened to it yet, does anyone have any input on it?

My experience is that people have extremely divergent views on this 
album: either you'll think it's great and weird and funny and cool (my 
opinion) or you will hate it worse than you have ever hated any record 
EVER.

S