dsavitsk Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 (edited) My favorite version of my favorite song by REM. I saw this concert and the extra drumstick on the chair was really effective live Edited March 11 by dsavitsk 4 2 Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 A little late for Ravel's 150th, but this was my great (ahem) gateway to Ravel's orchestrating genius. I heard his orchestration before I heard Mussorgsky's solo piano version, and have since fallen in love with his genius. Even from his treatment of the opening Promenade, there's a bit more breadth, a bit more gravitas, a bit more there there. Not afraid to solo instruments, or interleave solo instruments against a delicate backdrop of small subsets of the orchestra, it is a masterpiece of restraint. cf. "The Old Castle" movement All the better to contrast the bombast. cf. "The Great Gates of Kiev" movement 4 Quote
Hopstretch Posted March 18 Author Report Posted March 18 (edited) I've been thinking about it for a few decades now, and this is still my absolute favorite song. Edited March 18 by Hopstretch 6 Quote
Hopstretch Posted Wednesday at 09:34 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 09:34 PM Less emotional weight but how can you not dig it? 1 1 Quote
skullguise Posted Thursday at 04:16 PM Report Posted Thursday at 04:16 PM ^^ Every time I meet someone named Sharon I think in my head about "...sharing Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease...." 🤣 1 Quote
robm321 Posted Friday at 05:36 AM Report Posted Friday at 05:36 AM I'm rewatching, Northern Exposure. What a great show. So unique. Anyway, I forgot that they would always finish each episodes with a legitimately good song. The last episode I watched played this song that I had completely forgotten about. It's an absolute masterpiece. warning: it may bring out emotions. 3 Quote
Torpedo Posted Saturday at 09:12 AM Report Posted Saturday at 09:12 AM Her voice sounds a lot like Madonna's. Quote
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