Elitist Pynchon-ites?

[s~Z]

From: Nudeants at aol.com

>>>Actually, the closest parallel to GR's achievment that I think I could
find
in music would be maybe some 20th century classical works, such as Elliott
Carter's first string quartet, maybe Pierrot Lunaire by Schoenberg, Kraanerg
by Xenakis.  Something achieving huge diversity of material coupled with
huge
diversity in presentation of material, yet managing to achieve unity of
purpose seemingly at odds with that diversity.<<<

Amen, amen, amen. Where were you during the discussion in which many were
saying Steely Dan was the closest parallel? I was so disgusted by that
thread I unsubscribed and joined a John Irving discussion list.