'Rate the above person's music'

[Rev. Rye]

7/10

And if you want another piece of classical music with a story behind it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMZVZ5NBkpw

And here's the story, from Gavin Bryars himself:

In 1971, when I lived in London, I was working with a friend, Alan Power, on a film about people living rough in the area around Elephant and Castle and Waterloo Station. In the course of being filmed, some people broke into drunken song - sometimes bits of opera, sometimes sentimental ballads - and one, who in fact did not drink, sang a religious song "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet". This was not ultimately used in the film and I was given all the unused sections of tape, including this one.

When I played it at home, I found that his singing was in tune with my piano, and I improvised a simple accompaniment. I noticed, too, that the first section of the song - 13 bars in length - formed an effective loop which repeated in a slightly unpredictable way. I took the tape loop to Leicester, where I was working in the Fine Art Department, and copied the loop onto a continuous reel of tape, thinking about perhaps adding an orchestrated accompaniment to this. The door of the recording room opened on to one of the large painting studios and I left the tape copying, with the door open, while I went to have a cup of coffee. When I came back I found the normally lively room unnaturally subdued. People were moving about much more slowly than usual and a few were sitting alone, quietly weeping.

I was puzzled until I realised that the tape was still playing and that they had been overcome by the old man's singing. This convinced me of the emotional power of the music and of the possibilities offered by adding a simple, though gradually evolving, orchestral accompaniment that respected the tramp's nobility and simple faith. Although he died before he could hear what I had done with his singing, the piece remains as an eloquent, but understated testimony to his spirit and optimism.

The piece was originally recorded on Brian Eno's Obscure label in 1975 and a substantially revised and extended version for Point Records in 1993. The version which is played by my ensemble was specially created in 1993 to coincided with this last recording.

[Tino]

That was cool Rev. Rye, 9/10, thanks for posting it. You mentioned Elephant and Castle in your writeup, so I'm connecting to "Elephant" with Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk" theme used in the movie "Hatari" (swahili for "danger"). Here's the scene from the movie with the music.

[Gilgamesh]

5/10 - Wasn't bad. Not much else to say about it. I didn't watch the video while listening but since it is from a film, maybe I should.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjEWsY8Qn4

[Angrboda]

It started out rather nicely, though with a rather whiny singer, and though its musical reach readily outsripped its grasp.... but then it bogged down and got extremely boring. 5/10. Only its operatic and anthemic elements preventing it from sinking 1 point lower.

For Tino.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pjadhH-rA

[Tino]

Ah, thank you Apo, Cheap Trick, yes 8.5/10, and they were a megaband in Japan so I guess that's the connection. I think this was one of their early hits that made them big at the Budokan:

[Angrboda]

Sometimes the connection is that there is no connection.

I originally posted a Gin Blossoms track, but went back and inserted the Cheap Trick track because I liked that performance.

[Whateverist]

Ah, thank you Apo, Cheap Trick, yes 8.5/10, and they were a megaband in Japan so I guess that's the connection. I think this was one of their early hits that made them big at the Budokan:

Good stuff. At least an 8 on a first hearing, and music usually grows on me. I'm going to take Apo's suggestion and not worry about connection. By free association I wanted to put up an early Johnny Winter tune from his Ice Cube album but can't find it online. So here he is jamming with J Hendrix instead. I never heard this one before.

http://youtu.be/JPiP_V0c1cQ

[Ocato]

9/10. Really cool jam.
Here's a band from my hometown that I'm going to see soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLtgmRPPf...re=related

[Tino]

The Bronzed Chorus - like it! 9/10.

Seeing the Johnny Winter video made me think of Edgar Winter and Frankenstein, so how about a Halloween theme for a little while?

[jonb]

I haven't listened to that in years, and it was not as bad as I expected, but it sill bores the arse of me. Jethro tull was shot down ealier in this thread, and it is hard to listen to now because it was music of its time, however jethro tull were original, lumpy and discoordinated, but they were trying something new. The winter brothers, were dull even in their day.

What I will put up now is one of my first loves, If you are normal you should hate it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxVkAhto0...re=related