Coltrane!?!

Hey everyone, its been a long while since I last posted. I have been taking a break from the saxophone to concentrate on my studies. Anyways, I was just sitting at my desk trying to tackle some calculus so I popped in some Coltrane. I got to listening and I was just amazed. It really made me appreciate the saxophone as an instrument (even more so than I usually do). The song that made me stop was a take of Countdown from Coltrane's Giant Steps. Great song! Then, however, I changed cd's and put in his greatest hits and out blasted his Love Supreme. I don't know what it is about this song (or should I say series of songs) but I cannot stand it. It just seems annoying to me, nothing like his earlier records such as Giant Steps or Blue Trane. I was just wondering why everyone thought that this (A Love Supreme) was such a special piece. What makes it enjoyable to the ears. Please enlighten me because my eardrums are bleeding. Dark Eyes (unloved thesis)

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