Latest song I'm trying to learn for guitar class. It's kicking my ass. Every single note is doubled in an octave. I'm going to need a forearm transplant by the end of the week.
And this one. That song is a zillion times easier to play on a saxophone without Wes Montgomery's wrist snapping octaves.
Hmm. As for me? Ah, Neil Innes. How we miss you, you magnificent legend. Honestly, I'm convinced Neil could play anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ6VkYPLme4
Eagerly awaiting the next Archspire video. In another hour it posts? It's a lyric video so you can sing along. I like this one from the last album because it focuses on hands and you can appreciate the shredding. They also seem to have their own idol colors. That's just like Momoiro Clover Z, which is very kawaii of them.
I never heard of this dude til JT mentioned him the other day. Finnish rapper. I have no idea what he's saying but it's a bangin' hardcore rap track and I do recognize a handful of words. Neat!
I love this song so much. There are many versions of it, but this one with the cellos is perfect. I love how it crescendos into a Paganini/Vivaldi shred and then sort of fades away at the end. I find it inspiring. It makes me feel the the genius of a shared humanity. You're just a listener but what you're hearing is so tremendous that you feel a part a greater truth. "Ode to Joy" does that too, but this short piece does it with melancholy. I can only find this best version as part of an album. Hopefully I linked the time start correctly.
Astor Piazzola is wonderful. So is Halidon Music. I frequently put it on one of their videos in the background while working away -- it gives me lots of energy.
Thanks for sharing. I listened to the first song. very powerful, very haunting, very tribal. I wonder what that stringed instrument is called.
A couple of years ago, I was privileged enough to perform (along with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir) the following two pieces (among others) by Ola Gjeilo. Ola is an Amercan-Danish composer, one of the rising stars of 21st-century classical composers. Hope you enjoy.
Bridgerton All Soundtrack https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5Hl0iWtr5b3?si=b13036d18cba4de9
I'll preface this with, yes its juvenile, toilet humor, and something that came out when I was a teen. Just silly early 2000's YT.
From the ridiculous to the sublime. I performed this short piece with my local choir years ago, and it's still one of my favourites. VOCES8, a small chamber choir of eight talented singers, blend beautifully here. Stunningly, heart-achingly beautiful. Their German pronunciation is also flawless: "Stay with us; the evening is drawing in, and the day will soon be over." What amazes me most is that the composer, Josef Rheinberger, wrote this piece when he was only 15.
