The Midos medley is basically like another MMM song tape.
I would have preferred if they included some songs about midos from other tapes, like Lost in Lazerland, Kivi and Tuki, and Uncle Moishy.
Ironically, the Midos medley is my least favorite medley on the album, though I may be one of only a select few to be bothered by it.
Abie Rotenberg is not only the greatest composer and singer (yes, singer), he is also the greatest musical arranger. The vast majority of his songs are perfect in their original form, and anyone seeking to recreate them has to be very wary to protect their unblemished integrity. Even his midos songs are far from whimsical, and I feel as this medley fails to give each song - and their arrangements - the respect they deserve.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when the reincarnation changes the scale on which the song was originally recorded. Yes, for some songs the scale is merely anecdotal, but for Abie songs, the often-somber undertones of the songs ride on the perfect scale (often a non-standard one) that Abie sings his songs in. Belting out a string of Abie masterpieces in a higher key, with key segments missing, does not allow me to fully appreciate the beauty of those songs.
No, it's not fair for me to criticize an otherwise
EPIC album. But if you start up with Abie's songs, in my book you are asking for it.
/rant
