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In other news, Old Man sued in class action lawsuit, forced to listen to Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.  Then Old Man took his own life.  ..but only after taking Spears and Bieber down first, thus ridding the world of a great scourge. The day on which these momentous events occurred will go down in history. The spirit of Mendelssohn thanks you, Old Man.
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Just five? Zheesh, that's hard. An attempt and a favorite (representative) song from each: - Miles Davis "Blue in Green" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdLc8-M259U- The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4mJ3aEhHo- Tom Waits - "All the World is Green" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIAawSTisE- Sufjan Stevens "Vito's Ordination Song" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k20kPqcllgs- Led Zeppelin "Since I've been Loving You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKSQgq-8vcJust looking at this list feels inadequate. I mean, which Led Zeppelin song should I pick? Should I drop Tom Waits and throw in Django Reinhardt or the Talking Heads? How could I leave out all the great "world" music like Caetano Veloso or Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Heck, I have a hard time limiting the list to five >genres< much less five great musicians within each. This list, however, has music that I go back to time and time again- with a concession made to relatively recent music. If I was stuck on a desert island, I suppose having the combine work of each of these musicians (which I almost own) would keep me happy for a good long time- that or the Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
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I love her voice but I had no idea Nina Simone could do this at the piano. Forgot to add her to my list.
[video:youtube]GEQpipS_qfc[/video]
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Harry James Both Dan Hicks AND Captain Beefheart?? That moves your list into my top five favorite lists of the list list!!
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Led Zeppelin "Since I've been Loving You"
Would be my choice as well.Have you seen this guy's cover version? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXye_ael7hQ
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I love her voice but I had no idea Nina Simone could do this at the piano. Forgot to add her to my list.
I'm so ashamed! I totally forgot Nina Simone. She's a very good pianist, IMHO. She studied at Julliard for a spell.
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Harry James Both Dan Hicks AND Captain Beefheart?? That moves your list into my top five favorite lists of the list list!! That might be one of my greatest piano related accomplishments. :-) I'm kicking Harry James (sorry!) off the list for Nina Simone. I was fortunate to see Harry James at a small club in Costa Mesa, Calif. just a few months before his death. I went in not expecting much, just humoring my date, but Harry was fantastic that night. One of the best live performances I've ever seen, of any genre. Captain Beefheart is also on that live performance list! It was in Evansville, Ind. The show was Frank Zappa and some '70s boogie band was the opening act. After the boogie band finished, 80% of the crowd left, so there were just a few hundred left around the darkened stage. Suddenly, a mournfully wailing soprano sax started up, then a single spotlight on stage. Out came the Captain in a yellow and black rugby shirt, looking like a bumble bee with a silver stinger. It was a welcome surprise.
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Holy wow, that's good. I have to start practicing guitar again now.
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Chopin Etude op 25 #2 and op 10 #5
Schubert Op 90 #2, #3
Playing by ear and "filling out" pop tunes
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Brad, I'm so happy you're a fan of Zeppelin. Glad to know I'm not the only one on this forum. Also, I smiled when I clicked your link and saw that it was 1973 live. That's the best one!
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Brad, I'm so happy you're a fan of Zeppelin. Glad to know I'm not the only one on this forum. Also, I smiled when I clicked your link and saw that it was 1973 live. That's the best one! actually quite a few people have listed led zeppelin.
All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
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I love her voice but I had no idea Nina Simone could do this at the piano. Forgot to add her to my list.
[video:youtube]GEQpipS_qfc[/video]
i am a MASSIVE Nina Simone fan. like big time. i'm sure i read on her wiki page she had originally aspired to become a classical pianist...
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Brad, I'm so happy you're a fan of Zeppelin. Glad to know I'm not the only one on this forum. Also, I smiled when I clicked your link and saw that it was 1973 live. That's the best one! actually quite a few people have listed led zeppelin. I'm aware now. Still, I categorize Zeppelin fans into two groups. Those who know the hits and only listen to the studio recordings, and those who primarily listen the live stuff -- because that's where it's at.
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I'm aware now. Still, I categorize Zeppelin fans into two groups. Those who know the hits and only listen to the studio recordings, and those who primarily listen the live stuff -- because that's where it's at.
It would be nice if there were more live stuff (myriad bootlegs aside). What's there is all fantastic, but there needs to be more. Also, I find No Quarter to be one of their very best live tracks, yet irritatingly neither How The West Was Won nor DVD contain versions of it. The version on The Song Remains the Same is great, however, as are some of the boot versions I have (sound quality aside).
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I'm aware now. Still, I categorize Zeppelin fans into two groups. Those who know the hits and only listen to the studio recordings, and those who primarily listen the live stuff -- because that's where it's at.
It would be nice if there were more live stuff (myriad bootlegs aside). What's there is all fantastic, but there needs to be more. Also, I find No Quarter to be one of their very best live tracks, yet irritatingly neither How The West Was Won nor DVD contain versions of it. The version on The Song Remains the Same is great, however, as are some of the boot versions I have (sound quality aside). I agree, but, The Hound, No Quarter wasn't written yet in 1972.
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I'm aware now. Still, I categorize Zeppelin fans into two groups. Those who know the hits and only listen to the studio recordings, and those who primarily listen the live stuff -- because that's where it's at.
It would be nice if there were more live stuff (myriad bootlegs aside). What's there is all fantastic, but there needs to be more. Also, I find No Quarter to be one of their very best live tracks, yet irritatingly neither How The West Was Won nor DVD contain versions of it. The version on The Song Remains the Same is great, however, as are some of the boot versions I have (sound quality aside). I agree, but, The Hound, No Quarter wasn't written yet in 1972. Ah (and good point about HTWWW), but "DVD" contains performances from various eras (including shows which did contain No Quarter). It should have featured somewhere in that set, dammit! 
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Oh yeah. I forgot about that DVD. I had it when I was younger. Who knows why they didn't include No Quarter. But there's a lot of stuff they didn't include. Oh well.
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Re: Nina Simone - Love or Leave me
I love her playing in this. Very Thelonius Monk-like.
1999 Petrof 125-111 (upright)
Casio Privia PX-330
Currently working on:
Chopin Etude op 25 #2 and op 10 #5
Schubert Op 90 #2, #3
Playing by ear and "filling out" pop tunes
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