I dunno 'bout that. These guys do a good job that's worth a listen, if only a couple of times a year.
All? Eh...
I dunno 'bout that. These guys do a good job that's worth a listen, if only a couple of times a year. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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If it didn't have an Xmas video, you'd not know it was Xmas music.
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You don't recognize that as caroling music?
-- Drew |
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Nope, because it's been de-Xmas-ified via the power of cellos.
So they had to put the Xmas back in, with snow and fairy lights. Man, you people will be defending jazz* next. * Jazz is what happens when you kick a blues quartet down the stairs. |
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Don't you start mocking jazz, wanker.
This is a lousy video, but if you don't enjoy that sound, I don't think you can recover from whatever it is that ails you. And how can you not recognize "Carol of the Bells" as Xmas music, cellos or no? bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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If that's the cure, I'm happier having the disease.
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You are the first person I've heard from in 40 years who doesn't like Bob James and Earl Klugh.
bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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OT: "Carol of the Bells"
Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Да, я знаю.
bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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Oh my that was nice, and it led me to this.
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And that led to this.
https://youtu.be/4FUeo3YSgzE I don't know if non-musicians can understand just how amazing this is. Listen to the first minute to get a taste of what he's attempting, then skip ahead to 4:41 to have your mind absolutely blown. -- Drew |
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Ooh.... very nice!
He knows how his memory works to listen to the right things on the fly in such a way as to remember it. I've seen professional dancers watch a fairly complex pop-music dance just once - and then copy it nearly perfectly. Similar set of skills. :-) Wade. |
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The patterns are somewhat common to the style though
I didn't hit it nearly as precisely as he does, but lots of it was almost predictable. I'd like to think if I had stayed with it I would pick it up pretty quickly. -- Drew |
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Recognising the patterns are key.
I've seen experienced jazz musicians jam together for 5 minutes based on nothing more than "this key and this time and about this fast". Wade. |
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I've done that. When you find a group on the same wavelength it's magic.
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Even moi can dig it ..from ~6.00 --> on, the real-guitar + piano: rhythm ... linked at the feet! ✓
and these chaps get that: Dynamics, ƒƒƒ to pianissimo, need to be invoked; All-LOUD is, por moi a Bitch. What's not to like here? :-) |
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Don't skip, watch it all
I am a non-musician. But I pay attention. What he is trying to do in the beginning, and I didn't understand it, was listen to music that he was imagining him playing the drums along with. Which he then turned into a masterful accompaniment of the initial music. I had to go back after and listen to some of it and watch again because at that point I understood what he was doing. Just initially I see a guy listen to music and sounding like he was memorizing the music to maybe replay the music. That was quite interesting as well but I was wrong. He was actively creating in his mind while he was listening to the music. |
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Yes. That it is.
He was not listening for appreciation, he was looking for where to participate. Quite a different skillset! Wade. |
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LRPD in the comments
"This sounds like AC/DC played by the Sugar Plum Fairies" Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897 |