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Post by azwayne on Mar 10, 2020 20:17:47 GMT -5
Switch 625 is by Def Leppard Walk, Don't Run been covered by many artists (Ventures, Chet Atkins, just to name a few). The situation is the same with the Pipeline song which I know from the Commodore 64 game of the same name and from a German thrash band Assassin. Yeah, I was specifically referring to the Ventures' version of "Walk, Don't Run" (which started out as a jazz piece) because their version is basically the definitive version. In fact, the Ventures were an instrumental group. They had a formula of doing half an album of covers and half original music and were decently successful at it, especially in Japan. They, in fact, performed the theme to the original Hawaii Five-oh. Pipeline is a song that started out with the Chantays and has been covered many times. A good view of the evolution of rock music can be had by first watching the Chantays version, then the Ventures version, and finally Dick Dale's version.
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Post by azwayne on Mar 12, 2020 20:04:09 GMT -5
BTW, if you want to explore other instrumental, try Joe Satriani or Steve Vai. Personally, I find them to be something of an acquired taste that I haven't really managed to acquire but they're both really talented guitar players. You've probably heard at least a snippet of "Summer Song" before so in that sense, you're already familiar with Satriani. (Also you've probably heard the opening of "Always with Me, Always with You", also by Satriani)
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Post by Tomcat on Mar 16, 2020 16:09:49 GMT -5
Thank you Wayne! From Satriani I do like Flying in a Blue Dream. That song is pure magic.
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Post by mikel on Sept 16, 2020 14:26:15 GMT -5
Pali Gap by Hendrix comes to mind. Anything by Tangerine Dream, but that does not really count!!! Funny to think that Edgar Froese was a big fan of Hendrix, apparently...
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Post by acousticwarrior on Sept 26, 2020 21:15:05 GMT -5
Obviously the ultimate instrumental song of all times is “ Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield. Created an empire :-)
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Post by mika on Sept 26, 2020 22:55:19 GMT -5
Obviously the ultimate instrumental song of all times is “ Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield. Created an empire :-) Welcome back! Please visit more often!
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Post by azwayne on Sept 26, 2020 23:12:50 GMT -5
Hmm. That one's new to me. Watching the '73 video on YouTube now. I see a Hammond B3, what looks like a mini-MOOG, an electric piano, some other synth I'm not sure of, at times three guitars, one spot with two basses, assorted percussion (not forgetting the tubular bells!) Looks like there may be a couple of clarinets or something else off in the shadows, possibly a baby grand in the back, and let's not forget the flute. You know, I can play at least a little on a number of different instruments (trombone, trumpet, baritone, clarinet, recorder, guitar, bass, mandolin, and piano) but I never did figure out how to get a tone out of a flute... Flute players all too often underrated. Oh, and nothing beats multiple guitars playing together! "Hey, can I get a chorus effect on that line?" "Yeah, sure. Let me call in six of of my buddies to double that line for ya." Anyway, proof that good music can be composed using a more "modern" orchestra just as well as you can using a symphony orchestra. One of the comments got me to thinking of the music for "Koyaanisqatsi" by Phillip Glass. I know I have that DVD somewhere around here but I'll be darned it I can find it. At least I ripped the CD long ago. Great for road trips! Oh, also, Hi, Frank!
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Post by acousticwarrior on Sept 27, 2020 16:51:29 GMT -5
You need to listen to the original album version, Mike Oldfield plays all (!) instruments himself and was very hesitant to perform his music live. Instruments get introduced at the 3:30 min mark of this part: m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-u-u0ERQbUIn 1979 he started taking this out on tour and it bankrupted him, especially as he decided to take out an orchestra and insisted on Electrostats ( yes,the super expensive and sensitive hi fi speakers) for the PA system ( nobody had used these on the road before and I believe nobody ever tried this afterwards). I saw the show in Duesseldorf, Germany at the time and it was mind blowing! The ultra perfectionist. I still use the rerecorded version to tune sound systems worldwide ( with John Cleese of Monty Phyton doing the introduction of the instruments on this one), a great reference track. Amazingly there would be no Virgin airlines or Virgin space program without this one particular song, so, this definitely wrote history :-) And yes, I’m stopping by here regularly since the beginning, but normally do not have much time to post, a little different now with the live industry in stand still.
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Post by azwayne on Sept 27, 2020 17:59:11 GMT -5
I've heard of a few things where there's just one musician who is doing everything including the singing. Always impressive. Just the creativity alone that it takes to envision all this stuff in your head before you ever get a note down on paper is mind blowing. I've never really been able to do that and always respectful of people who can.
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Post by azwayne on Sept 27, 2020 23:37:19 GMT -5
And you're right, the original album version is much better.
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Post by Tomcat on Sept 28, 2020 7:51:56 GMT -5
Obviously the ultimate instrumental song of all times is “ Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield. Created an empire :-) Talking about Mike Oldfield I prefer Return to Ommadawn.
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Post by John on Sept 28, 2020 12:14:51 GMT -5
wow, i had never heard that before. pretty cool.
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Post by Tomcat on Oct 7, 2020 4:18:12 GMT -5
wow, i had never heard that before. pretty cool. What? You've never heard of Tubular Bells? Lived under a rock or what?
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Post by azwayne on Oct 8, 2020 3:24:28 GMT -5
Think he was referring to Ommadawn
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Post by John on Oct 8, 2020 12:35:45 GMT -5
no, i had never heard of tubular bells. you have to remember, back in those days, 1973, i was just starting to be allowed to listen to music other than country music, and i preferred alice cooper and bachman turner overdrive at that time.
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