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10-10-2010, 07:05 AM | #55 |
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Believe it or not, I used to like classical music more than now. I just don't seem to have the patience for it. I have always loved strings, and when Electric Light Orchestra came out (pre-ELO bubble gum sell out days), I loved that. One reason I liked the Beatles from 1967-1970 only was the use of strings in the tunes. Matter of fact, I have a violin and cello of my own (can't play either very well). I do love a good sax though. I listened to your selections from above, tomato. I play sax some (started on clarinet in 6th grade...moved to drums in high school), and I love a sax section, especially bari sax.
I was in my stepdaughter's car the other day (she lives in the big city of Lexington), and she has the radio set on NPR constantly. I just kinda looked at her and went, "You're kidding me with this, right?" LOL!
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Love it - I still have a copy of Dylan's first album - Copyright says 1962 - mono - that my Dad gave me coz I "needed to have some real music in the house" (I was 8) that I cherish. I have a CD to actually LISTEN to, but that old LP gets put on occasionally, scratches and all.
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^ scratches on old LP's just add character to the music
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10-11-2010, 02:57 PM | #58 |
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Yeah, that album of mine would probably be on the Grab List in case of fire...
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IMO you can't just say "classical" or [pick a genre] "is the only music" . Its like any art form, some is better than other but ultimately, it's all a matter of personal taste. Being "classically trained" probably made me like some bands far more than others, however (for example, I could listen to the Beatles for hours when I was growing up but never really liked the Rolling Stones as much.) I didn't much like hip-hop or rap in the beginning but then I discovered that it's like every genre, there is the good stuff and the not-so-good stuff... |
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I was looking for a link for TLyttle , I think he might like.
It's the Supertramp's Fool's overture, intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbYL10c1zo (right now, Last FM is playing a piece from John Mayall from his "70'th b'day concert" it's a live piece and I hear quite a lot of "appreciation" from the crowd so I guess I'm not the only one who can appreciate these older musicians, ha!! ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOpxF...eature=related this one (part 2) is even better IMO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5tiSxA0ri0 enjoy ^ (check out the guys who bows at 5:30 ) Last edited by tomato; 10-11-2010 at 04:43 PM. |
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Wow, thanks for the clip, tomato, that was great! All the others you mention are in my library (vinyl, cassette, CD) including Supertramp and others. I don't automatically discount new stuff, it is just that there are so many other great composers out there whose stuff is so much stronger. I'm big on Strauss, Prokopiev, Lakhme, Brahms, Elgar, Bizet, on and on; where would I find the time to study some of today's current fluff?
As far as Segovia and others are concerned, they indeed wrote- and played- the 20th Century classics, even Gershwin was able to write some memorable stuff, the peak of which was Rhapsody in Blue: the opening bars of the second movement are enough to make what's left of my hair to stand on end... Some people ask me what music I listen to, and I reply: from machinery, or in my head? I have a terrible time with earworms, and music is in my head all the time... Like you, I gave up music early on: trombone, particularly New Orleans Dixie. I recently bought a mouthpiece to see if I can get my wind and lip back... 72 isn't too late, is it? ;-) |
10-12-2010, 12:59 AM | #62 |
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^ Never too late! :)
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Did I mention Sergei Rachmaninoff, Serenata Op. 15?
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10-14-2010, 12:21 AM | #65 |
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Wow. I listen to Beethoven and am glad I can deal with that. I also keep it in my headphones so no one knows I'm listening to it. I put some classical on the stereo in the living room one night and my wife looked at me like I was crazy.
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Bowie, Eno, Gabriel..good stuff. I too dislike country, but I also don't care for much metal or rap either. Most other forms I can appreciate. Is there any King Crimson in your collection by any chance (in keeping with your 'older' alternative bent?)
Most of my tastes center around 60's 70's and 80's music as I lost a lot of interest in keeping up with the good stuff as I aged during the 90's. So I guess for me, age hasn't changed my taste but it has affected my attention span and desire to find cool music. |
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Name dropper...;-) I'm not heavy into opera, but there are quite a few pieces that I enjoy to a point of tears. I think one is a Lakme duet (2 sopranos) and another from the Kingfisher. I came to opera late, so I don't have a solid grip on where these wonderful pieces come from. The big laugh for me is listening to some current music and hearing a melody from a classic mixed in; it isn't as frequent as it was in the 50s and 60s, but they still show up...
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I listen to alot of NIN and mostly rock music and trance/techno. I just recently started to get into this stuff called Agrotech music. Its like rock and techno together its pretty cool.
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King Crimson... sigh
Now you're taking me way back! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gsfy...eature=related I used to love them back in high school. A lot of the music that comes out of England is really, really good, IMO. Also back then Genesis, Caravan, Jethro Tull ... (sigh) ... back then I even liked the Dead ;) I rarely listen to these bands anymore. |
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Simon and Garfunkel ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Loussier I saw him on TV the other day. He's been doing this since before I was born and still at it. That guy is simply amazing. Check him out on youtube, I think you'll like it. He's an excellent classical / Jazz music player. Just check him out, I think you might like his style ;) |
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