Ternaugh Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 And Murray Head: tkdguy and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 I'll raise you one, [ The plot of Chess, the one collaboration of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA with lyricist Tim Rice (who had worked on Jesus Christ Superstar and would go on to write the lyrics to The Lion King) is rooted so deeply in the dying embers of the Cold War that many modern viewers would find it almost incomprehensible, and those that do understand would find it obsolete or quaint. It ran for three years on the West End but a reworked version failed miserably on Broadway. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ternaugh Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 I'll raise you one, [ The plot of Chess, the one collaboration of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA with lyricist Tim Rice (who had worked on Jesus Christ Superstar and would go on to write the lyrics to The Lion King) is rooted so deeply in the dying embers of the Cold War that many modern viewers would find it almost incomprehensible, and those that do understand would find it obsolete or quaint. It ran for three years on the West End but a reworked version failed miserably on Broadway. Dennis DeYoung's cover of one of the Broadway version's songs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 And Murray Head: I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 "Take Five" - The coolest music ever written in 5/4 time. bigdamnhero, tkdguy and Ternaugh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 ...followed immediately by "It'sMy Life" by No Doubt. My random music mix is pretty random. bigdamnhero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 The grinding sound of death from my laptop cooling fan... (Replacement already on order, but damn.) Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Random play from a USB stick in the car gave me this for the commute home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Why have I never heard of this composer before? Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tkdguy Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 More theremin music, and the musical as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Why have I never heard of this composer before? Oh, that guy? They play him at the malls around here. ... No, not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Silent Lucidity - Queensryche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 "Primitive" - Annie Lennox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 The "Amerime" web series RWBY is so over-the-top at times that it's almost in orbit. This song from the Season 2 finale is evidence of that (the stills from the episode that accompany the video do not begin to display the sheer hyperkinetic madness of the actual scene). (RWBY is actually pronounced "Ruby", and Ruby Rose is also the name of the protagonist. RWBY is the designation of the battle team she forms with her friends Weiss Schnee and Blake and her big sister Yang, And that's really about all I know really about any of them. None of those characters appear in this clip -- in fact, I have no idea who any of these people are or why the episode gives them two precious minutes of screen time in a twelve-minute season finale.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 bigdamnhero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 "...and there's a flag down." Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Why have I never heard of this composer before? Me neither, until you brought him up here. Thank you for that by the way. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 You've got another thing coming - Judas Priest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Me neither, until you brought him up here. Thank you for that by the way. You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed those pieces as well. Here's some period music mourning the death of Charlemagne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 From the sublime to the ridiculous One more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Auto-DJ on MediaMonkey: Followed by "Mea Culpa" by Mike + The Mechanics, followed by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Hopcroft Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Right now I'm listening to pianist Lang Lang performing Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin at the BBC Proms from 2008. It's far too long a video to post, or to break apart into smaller chunks that do him credit. But the joyous expression on his face as he plays is priceless, and his fingerwork is so amazing to watch that I can;t tell how he does it with human hands. Usually when I watch a classical pianist it is when they are playing with an orchestra in a concerto or other orchestral work (like Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue or Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini) where there are some sixty other musicians. To use a more modern example. Elton John (who trained as a classical pianist before finding his calling in rock and roll) has a band behind him (sometimes even a full orchestra). Lots of distractions. In a recital like this one, though, it's just one man and one piano, commanding my undivided attention. And that's a very special experience. Pariah and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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