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I... just listen to what I like... and I like many kind of things, including things made by one guy in his computer. That's a clear thng of being retarded. One must analyze music and see if it is cult and no-comercial enough to enjoy it, that's the wize path. Thanks Goddie I'm stupid enough to enjoy this as much as Rachmaninof piano concerto n2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQCAEl5OnM

The Wagakki Band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDAH5aBQGMQ

Great editing. There must be 200 cuts.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Isn't it odd, that in so-called 'girl-bands' and 'boy-bands' no one plays an instrument. Illiterate music for illiterate people.

Love it.

Should be "Boy Choir"

TSBU wrote: Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2.

I heard an interesting story about the concerto's 2 and 3 once. The soloist came on stage and sat at the piano and nodded to the conductor, who acknowledged by nodding back. They waited for a second or 2 and the soloists nodded to the conductor again, and he nodded back to her. Then she held up 3 fingers indicating concerto No 3, and the conductor shook his head and held up 2 fingers indicating concerto No 2. She paused a second or 2 and then started the correct concerto. Apparently they had not clarified which concerto they were playing before hand, but is was a good thing that she knew both of them.

thedoc wrote:

TSBU wrote: Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2.

I heard an interesting story about the concerto's 2 and 3 once. The soloist came on stage and sat at the piano and nodded to the conductor, who acknowledged by nodding back. They waited for a second or 2 and the soloists nodded to the conductor again, and he nodded back to her. Then she held up 3 fingers indicating concerto No 3, and the conductor shook his head and held up 2 fingers indicating concerto No 2. She paused a second or 2 and then started the correct concerto. Apparently they had not clarified which concerto they were playing before hand, but is was a good thing that she knew both of them.

Sounds like a bit of theatrics to me. It takes a very long time to prepare a concerto for performance.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

thedoc wrote:

TSBU wrote: Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2.

I heard an interesting story about the concerto's 2 and 3 once. The soloist came on stage and sat at the piano and nodded to the conductor, who acknowledged by nodding back. They waited for a second or 2 and the soloists nodded to the conductor again, and he nodded back to her. Then she held up 3 fingers indicating concerto No 3, and the conductor shook his head and held up 2 fingers indicating concerto No 2. She paused a second or 2 and then started the correct concerto. Apparently they had not clarified which concerto they were playing before hand, but is was a good thing that she knew both of them.

Sounds like a bit of theatrics to me. It takes a very long time to prepare a concerto for performance.

Apparently the piece was scheduled without rehearsal, and both the soloist and the orchestra knew their parts, and the mix up occurred because there was not enough communication before hand.

BTW, If I remember correctly, I heard the story on a PBS program, and I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of the story.

Castellano, Qué Bueno Baila Usted. The Son Montuno style is at the origins of Salsa. Love those brasses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1VE56pc3Rk

Walker wrote:The Wagakki Band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDAH5aBQGMQ

Great editing. There must be 200 cuts.

I knew them, I have two songs in my car XD.Happy, good feelings

thedoc wrote:

TSBU wrote: Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2.

I heard an interesting story about the concerto's 2 and 3 once. The soloist came on stage and sat at the piano and nodded to the conductor, who acknowledged by nodding back. They waited for a second or 2 and the soloists nodded to the conductor again, and he nodded back to her. Then she held up 3 fingers indicating concerto No 3, and the conductor shook his head and held up 2 fingers indicating concerto No 2. She paused a second or 2 and then started the correct concerto. Apparently they had not clarified which concerto they were playing before hand, but is was a good thing that she knew both of them.

It's curious, i've tried to listen to many Rachmaninoff pieces, but piano concerto n2 is the only one I like (I like it a lot though).

Conde Lucanor wrote:Castellano, Qué Bueno Baila Usted. The Son Montuno style is at the origins of Salsa. Love those brasses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1VE56pc3Rk

My father listen to lot of Salsa, I grew listening to "los VanVan", Willie Colon, Ruben Blades... I like ruben Blades, but not much. And I moved to other kind of things, like Michel Camilo, I love his music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI

TSBU wrote:I knew them, I have two songs in my car XD.Happy, good feelings

I can’t think of any Japanese brass that isn’t percussion.
Swords and not tubas must have been the cutting-edge in traditional metallurgy.

Yoshida Brothers - Moyuru (Sprouting)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwJCQoTJfQ

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Ruben Blades is a renaissance man.

Walker wrote:

TSBU wrote:I knew them, I have two songs in my car XD.Happy, good feelings

I can’t think of any Japanese brass that isn’t percussion.
Swords and not tubas must have been the cutting-edge in traditional metallurgy.

Yoshida Brothers - Moyuru (Sprouting)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwJCQoTJfQ

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Ruben Blades is a renaissance man.

I know a couple of sword freaks, I know many engineers who know a lot of metal, guys who had studied history, and people who work in weapon factorys... katanas had always been a poor sword (and their fighting style with them is poor too, compared to their equals in this side of the world).

I asume you Understand Spanish to say that about Ruben Blades, well, I like "lyrics musicians", but I don't like his songs, I have a very different mind. I like "ojos de perro azul" and a couple more, and he has a wonderful voice, but I don't like the guy.
I'm not really into japanese music (out of videogames music XD), but take a looj at this group, it's not "japanese music" I think, but I like how they play and they are japanese XD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBzQk17MY4

This is high commercial music, but because they have deep pockets and can get whoever is hot to work with THEIR 'artist' it can be good, in a way. So on the surface it's super hip to the teen. Creating immediate come-back sales. It is at the same time totally fabricated and without any attachment to concepts of authenticity. This is its weakness. But we live in a culture that is super fast. No time to think or percolate a thought. By design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntGTK2Fhb0

TSBU wrote: My father listen to lot of Salsa, I grew listening to "los VanVan", Willie Colon, Ruben Blades... I like ruben Blades, but not much. And I moved to other kind of things, like Michel Camilo, I love his music.

I was a kid when Rubén appeared in a beer commercial. The next thing, he was doing stuff with Fania, still very young. He came up with "Pedro Navaja" (which years later I realized was based on Mack the Knife) and hit fame. Then he started a great collaboration with Willy Colon that gave us some classics and went on solo with politically charged lyrics. I remember when the song "Decisiones" was banned for mentioning the menstrual period and the controversy around "Tiburón" (Reagan was the shark). You may dislike his songs, but surely he has experimented with composition and his lyrics are something apart from the rest of the Salsa world. There's a good chance he'll be our next president. Can you imagine the cabinet's sessions?

Conde Lucanor wrote: I was a kid when Rubén appeared in a beer commercial. The next thing, he was doing stuff with Fania, still very young. He came up with "Pedro Navaja" (which years later I realized was based on Mack the Knife) and hit fame. Then he started a great collaboration with Willy Colon that gave us some classics and went on solo with politically charged lyrics. I remember when the song "Decisiones" was banned for mentioning the menstrual period and the controversy around "Tiburón" (Reagan was the shark). You may dislike his songs, but surely he has experimented with composition and his lyrics are something apart from the rest of the Salsa world. There's a good chance he'll be our next president. Can you imagine the cabinet's sessions?

Unfortunately, yes I can. That's why I don't like him, he sure is kind of a politician... gonna be ironic, with all his songs about that. He wouldn't be the first "artist" getting to be a president or something like that. But he is old for that isn't he? Nah, I don't want to talk about that. Yes, I don't like "Salsa" alone, I like lyrcs musicians, I like stories in the songs. Like Maestra vida etc.

C'mon, put some music XD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F5459jCtuM

Now for an uncouth term in sophisticated company: prog rock. Said to be goofy, pretentious, often conceptually flawed, hammed up and overdone - and I've always loved the stuff :)

Exhibit A: Gentle Giant - Funny Ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzDCfnBhinw

They seem so evolved.

That describes this, in its own way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cd9FYO9Rh4