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| Author: | washing machine [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
...but today, I finally reached my breaking point. I watched a local group called The Manichean play a free in-store at Cactus Music The set started off nice enough. Sweet, pensive acoustic guitar chords were augmented with some light effects from an electric guitar hooked up to some sort of atmospheric peddle. After a few measures of music like this, the singer entered the song in the most surprising way possible. Mingled with the rest of the audience, he began shouting proclamations as he walked towards the stage. He sang with a beautiful falsetto, and everything seemed right (even if a little outlandish). The set rolled on, and it was fine. Wasn't really my favorite in-store performance in the world, but I had told myself that I'd check them out at Summer Fest next year if they played. Then, it happened. After a few verses of some song or another, the singer left the mic to solo. On a fucking typewriter. What he was typing, I'll never know. I'm sure that it was some meta commentary on the art of performance, and I'm sure that he was completely sincere in doing so, but enough is enough. I can't listen to this sort of thing forever. It's time to close this particular chapter of this all-encompassing musical journey I've been on since God knows when. Good luck, friends. |
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| Author: | theplatypus [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
Hey Reid. I've actually seen this done in large orchestras. It seems gimmicky but there's something strangely fulfilling about the short, clattering sound of a typewriter-- taptaptap, ding! zzzip. But that could be nostalgia talking. |
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| Author: | dimejinky99 [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
Maybe he just had an idea? Sounds interesting. Never seen it done. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
theplatypus wrote: Hey Reid. I've actually seen this done in large orchestras. It seems gimmicky but there's something strangely fulfilling about the short, clattering sound of a typewriter-- taptaptap, ding! zzzip. But that could be nostalgia talking. So not only does it draw attention to itself, but it's been done before. I definitely hate it now. |
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| Author: | 62strat [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
When I was reading the OP, I thought to myself "% chance The Platypus responds about how he appreciates it as an art form or some related response.. - oh, 99%" Hilarious. |
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| Author: | Owl_Farmer [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
I was going to post "Fuck that, Jorge", but 62strat did it with class. |
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| Author: | bmacsmith [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
maybe he was covering Writer's Block, ya jerk. |
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| Author: | spenno [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
washing machine wrote: After a few measures of music like this, the singer entered the song in the most surprising way possible. Mingled with the rest of the audience, he began shouting proclamations as he walked towards the stage. He sang with a beautiful falsetto, and everything seemed right (even if a little outlandish). I think I would've been out at this point. |
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| Author: | knee tunes [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
washing machine, what did you quit...just typewriter music? |
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| Author: | theplatypus [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
62strat wrote: When I was reading the OP, I thought to myself "% chance The Platypus responds about how he appreciates it as an art form or some related response.. - oh, 99%" Hilarious. Owl_Farmer wrote: I was going to post "Fuck that, Jorge", but 62strat did it with class. I said: - it's been done before, in orchestral works. - I like the sound of typewriters. No, I don't think playing a typewriter is an artform. But there's a famous piece by Leroy Anderson called "The Typewriter" that does it pretty well. It's a light, humorous little piece that puts the typewriter "soloist" to good use: There's also this other decidedly darker piece by Krysztof Penderecki which also incorporates a typewriter, but in a more "menacing", foreboding effect: It's not nearly as fun. |
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| Author: | bmacsmith [ Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I've forgiven nearly every silly musical idea I've heard... |
spenno wrote: washing machine wrote: After a few measures of music like this, the singer entered the song in the most surprising way possible. Mingled with the rest of the audience, he began shouting proclamations as he walked towards the stage. He sang with a beautiful falsetto, and everything seemed right (even if a little outlandish). I think I would've been out at this point. this is probably the more egregious act. |
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