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It was the name of the band that got me to stop and listen to a little
of Absent Friends. The vocalist reminds me of Jim Morrison,
although the melodies aren't nearly so memorable. Still, there's
something haunting in their performances, something that makes me want
to listen a few more times.
Perhaps the biggest weakness of the iTMS, next to its incomplete
selection, is the lack of information on most releases. Never having
heard of this version of The Divine Comedy (I read a
translation of Alighieri's Inferno in college, as well as
Niven & Pournelle's take on the story), I'd have liked to know
something about the band, its influences, its history, its other
efforts. That's one place where Amazon still wins big, with its
combination of professional (although not in this case) and amateur
reviews. On the other hand, the advantages of price and immediacy are
not to be sneezed at.
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