It may not have originally been intended to be three minutes, but it was once Gould was done with it.
It may not have originally been intended to be three minutes, but it was once Gould was done with it.
Also, I didn't see anybody mention Telstar, which I think is a classic of its genre.
And a band called The Mermen have an awesome one called "Unto the Resplendent."
Pagan's Mind - Conception/Exploring Life. That is one heluva instrumental. Two numbers linked together 12min of pure bliss! reminds me of La Villa Strangiato in quality and dynamics.
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I hadn' seen Oygene video or around 30 years, thank
Too bad Barre doesn't "fake" the second flute on that Bourée clip...
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIMiZ...k2l-Q&index=11
Beaver and Krause
cant beat Booker T & the MGs for catchy instrumentals
they may not be weeny prog but they sure were Progressive with a capital P in 1962!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Though some might be inclined to disagree, I think that ELP's take on Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" (the single version) and "Hoedown" easily fall into this category.
Shadow Circus-Then in July... that is 21st century answer to Ravel's Bolero
He did the same thing with Hindemith. I've heard renditions of Piano Sonata #3 by a couple of other pianists, but neither were nearly as fast, especially the second movement. Let's face it, Gould was a speed freak!Originally Posted by Facelift
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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
I would say Copland's original arrangements were even catchier.
Forgive me....
I always thought it was catchy....
Still alive and well...
Here's a few. Some are over five minutes long.
Genesis- After the ordeal
" -Wot Gorilla
Alan Parson's Project-Irobot(probably several others as well)
Focus-Sylvia
Camel-Three Wishes
Banco-Traccia 2
Frank Zappa-Peaches en regalia
Flower Kings-The Man who walked with Kings
Van der Graaf Generator- Theme One
" " " " -The Hurly Burly(ok not really very catchy)
Rush-Where's my thing
" - Leave that thing alone
" -The Main Monkey Business
Pink Floyd-Any colour you like
" " -On the run (also the great gig in the sky if you can count that as an instrumental)
Porcupine Tree- Signify
" " - Wedding Nails
Steve Vai- I would love to
As far as by not expected bands(and not limiting ourselves to prog)I would say "the movie" by Aerosmith.
Last edited by Digital_Man; 01-19-2014 at 01:18 PM.
Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)
From what I gather, he was pretty notorious for ignoring tempo markings on a piece. He'd play an adagio as if it were an allegro, or vice versa. He also liked to ignore instructions like accelerando or allargando, preferring to play an entire piece or movement in one tempo. That's why (or one of the reasons why) he was so controversial. In some quarters, it was felt you should always obey the composers instructions at all times, while others I take it found Gould's iconoclast approach refreshing.
There's a famous recording of Gould performing, I think it's one of the Brahms piano concertos, with Bernstein conducting. Before the concert, Lenny gives a speech to the audience, I guess preparing them for what they're about to hear. He says something to the effect that Gould puts forth the question "Who's in charge here, the conductor or the soloist?", and then says that though he doesn't always agree with Gould's approach, he considered it a legitimate artistic decision, and should therefore be recognized as such. As I understand it, some musicians and conductors who worked with Gould weren't so forgiving.
To Zeuhlmate, are you sure you didn’t mean this song? I can’t stop playing it!:
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
The gloryhole drillers only recorded performance...
Still alive and well...
Indeed !!!!
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
It is indeed catchy too - I think I wrote after the Videolink that I realized it was not an instrumental, since I never thought of it as a song due my lousy japanese skills
yes, The other tunes they made on that album are good too and partly whithout vocal.
Last edited by Zeuhlmate; 01-20-2014 at 09:16 AM.
Classical Gas!! Did anyone mention this one?
All the ELO chat has reminded me of this one - spooky that it's going to appear just below Classical Gas!
on every Nemo album there is a "catchy" instrumental. OGRE, Cluster 84. Multiple instrumentals on Si... and Allah on latest Le Ver - brilliant! Instrumental Seul dans la Foule from Revolusion contains one of the best guitar solos in modern history.
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