Friday, May 15, 2026

Odessey and Oracle

Last night, I was thinking about how - as The "Odessey" explains (p. 17) - "Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet appear in the 'O' of Odessey" on the cover of Odessey and Oracle.  On the back, Rod cites some lines from The TempestRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy while The Tempest is a comedy, so - probably just coincidentally - this sort of dramatic dichotomy (tragedy or comedy) is mirrored by the two sides of the album sleeve (front and back).