Classical Composer Reacts to Close To the Edge (Yes)

[pfretrock]

One of those things I found by chance on youtube. If you're a Yes fan stick with it (it's over 30 minutes but that's Yes' fault mostly)

He's amazed at the sound of the bass.

 

He's done a lot more of these, ELP's Tarkus has the keys score with him which is interesting.

 

 

 

 

[Velarian]

I came across this guy a couple of weeks ago listening to the Pat Metheny track Minuano. I found his incessant analysis a bit annoying though, but I guess that’s his USP. He was listening to it with a friend of his and she was just really enjoying the music and getting off on it. 

Listening to this track is more of an acquired taste but on some other, more mellow stuff he’s done he made me laugh when he pulled out either a bong or a pipe and smoked some weed. 😂

 

[4000]

I’ll never tire of listening to that track. Incredible. 

[mikel]

I wonder what he would have thought If he had seen them pull all that off live? It never ceased to amaze and excite me. Tell him that Chris did all the bass parts live on stage, while nailing the high harmony, and he would be beyond impressed.

[NikNik]

On 16/01/2022 at 13:56, 4000 said:

I’ll never tire of listening to that track. Incredible. 

I can still remember the afternoon I put that LP on my record deck.....and marvelled at what came out of the speakers. 

[NikNik]

On 16/01/2022 at 11:28, Velarian said:

I came across this guy a couple of weeks ago listening to the Pat Metheny track Minuano. I found his incessant analysis a bit annoying though, but I guess that’s his USP. He was listening to it with a friend of his and she was just really enjoying the music and getting off on it. 

Listening to this track is more of an acquired taste but on some other, more mellow stuff he’s done he made me laugh when he pulled out either a bong or a pipe and smoked some weed. 😂

 

Minuano......I have not heard that in years. A track that I occasionally heard at a friend's house during a rather difficult period of my life and it calmed me down no end. Uplifting, and Metheny's playing is angelic.

[kendall]

He's a recent convert to metal.  I've been enjoying his exploration of Iron Maiden and Tool.

[NikNik]

On 16/01/2022 at 10:28, pfretrock said:

One of those things I found by chance on youtube. If you're a Yes fan stick with it (it's over 30 minutes but that's Yes' fault mostly)

He's amazed at the sound of the bass.

 

He's done a lot more of these, ELP's Tarkus has the keys score with him which is interesting.

 

 

 

 

He's already mastered the Jon Anderson arm movements, by the looks of it.

[pfretrock]

21 hours ago, NikNik said:

He's already mastered the Jon Anderson arm movements, by the looks of it.

 

Who gave him the Friday substance abuse habit?

[SteveXFR]

On 19/01/2022 at 08:41, kendall said:

He's a recent convert to metal.  I've been enjoying his exploration of Iron Maiden and Tool.

 

I don't think it's all that recent. He's done quite a few metal songs.

He's always a good listen no matter what song it is. I would far rather listen to Doug than Rick Beato.

[Nicko]

I watched a few of this guy's youtube vids.  I very nearly started a thread about the channel last week. Diary of A Madman by Ozzy was quite a good watch.  There's a lot of more modern metal and prog rock which isn't really my thing. There's another guy doing a similar thing on a channel called Key of Geebz, but he's less entertaining which is a pity 'cos the tracks he chooses are more my bag.

[White Cloud]

I've been a subscriber to Doug's channel for a couple of years... excellent stuff!

 

He does some great videos on Rush, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath too.

[SteveXFR]

I think every Monday he does a metal video. 

[Bunion]

Here’s one of his herbal pipe 

Videos 

I do like this guys reactions and breakdowns been watching him for a few years now 

its nice as a classical composer he can break down the music properly rather than just listen and spout cow poop 😄

Edited January 20, 2022 by Bunion

[Guest]

My favourite such video is a rapper listening to Thick as a Brick. To say he was stunned would be putting it mildly.

[lonestar]

I like where he mentions the Beach Boys. Back in my progtastic teens I recall Jon Anderson referencing them as an influence and thought “are you kidding?”  Over the years listening with the ears of a grown-up and becoming a huge Brian Wilson fan I completely get it. 

Edited January 21, 2022 by lonestar

[SteveXFR]

I'm always surprised when musicians have such appreciation for music which is so far from their own genre but I'm starting to think it's quite common among a lot of most creative musicians. 

[la bam]

Well.... that's really weird - stumbled across this bloke last night completely by accident on youtube and spent hours watching his vids. Ended up getting hardly any sleep. Get up this morning and theres a thread on him.

 

Usually I hate vids like this, but I loved it. The way he gets the same kicks out of chord progressions as a normal fan would over guitar solos etc - brilliant!

 

I love the Iron Maiden - Prophet video! Completely blows his mind! 

 

I love how rock in particular just does what it wants to.

Edited January 21, 2022 by la bam

[mikel]

12 hours ago, Bunion said:

Here’s one of his herbal pipe 

Videos 

I do like this guys reactions and breakdowns been watching him for a few years now 

its nice as a classical composer he can break down the music properly rather than just listen and spout cow poop 😄

I would love to whisper in his classical composer ear..."Yes could do all that stuff, in a two and a half hour show, without the need for sheet music." Just a joke.

[la bam]

 

[4000]

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

I'm always surprised when musicians have such appreciation for music which is so far from their own genre but I'm starting to think it's quite common among a lot of most creative musicians. 

Most creative musicians I know aren’t focussed on a genre at all, beyond what they’re doing at that moment in time. I always think that to assume that because someone is playing or is involved in a particular kind of music, that that’s all they’re interested in, is a bit strange, although we’re probably all guilty of it at some point. It’s like assuming that because someone is making pizza for their tea (or for a living), they only ever want to eat pizza. 😂

 

 

Edited January 21, 2022 by 4000

[mikel]

2 hours ago, 4000 said:

Most creative musicians I know aren’t focussed on a genre at all, beyond what they’re doing at that moment in time. I always think that to assume that because someone is playing or is involved in a particular kind of music, that that’s all they’re interested in, is a bit strange, although we’re probably all guilty of it at some point. It’s like assuming that because someone is making pizza for their tea (or for a living), they only ever want to eat pizza. 😂

 

 

Agreed, music is music, you either enjoy a piece of music or you don't. Genre has nowt to do with it.

[Newfoundfreedom]

Just now, mikel said:

Agreed, music is music, you either enjoy a piece of music or you don't. Genre has nowt to do with it.

 

Unless it's Jazz. 

[mikel]

2 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

 

Unless it's Jazz. 

What Jazz? Trad, bebop, modern, jazz rock etc etc?

[Cosmo Valdemar]

9 hours ago, 4000 said:

It’s like assuming that because someone is making pizza for their tea (or for a living), they only ever want to eat pizza. 😂

 

 

 

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