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teuchter-in-a-croft t1_j9a3af9 wrote

Reply to comment by DDZ13 in Train in Vain - The Clash, why am I just now hearing this great tune? by Hessian-Ghost

How old are you my friend. I’d hazard a guess not as old as me. I was merely saying, perhaps in a manner you disproved of, that whilst the band were good, their first album, like many other bands of their ilk, were blisteringly brilliant. I don’t think that any of them managed to reproduce the initial fire that their first albums conveyed.

I saw many bands around that time, the only thing about the Clash that struck me was they were at the very least, true to their word. Each one of them were skilled musicians with Topper being my second favourite. Mick Jones was more influential to me and I still watch what he’s doing now. Paul, some brilliant bass licks and Strummer, well he was Strummer. But like I said, they were just a band, I’m not sure Joe would be that happy about being put on a pedestal.

And as I said I found the whole scene contrived. Are you from the UK? When you see records being sold by bands with ‘punk’ names yet last week you saw them play and they all had long hair, that’s when anyone should think that this is just another cash cow for someone.

I withdraw from the fashion punk think and became more aware of things that were talked about in hushed tones. Politics, mainly but a lot of other things were part of my change in life. The bands I listened to were not fake or false, they did have something apt to say and they said it quite vigorously.

Then my children were born and I devoted myself to them and their wellbeing. They were all that was important to me and I tried to teach them what I knew. Now they’re all grown up with kids of their own I’m still the same as I was when I was a young teenager being thrown off stage by my mates. That doesn’t happen now, it would probably kill me, but I still get out there to see bands, although my musical tastes have changed yet again. I’m never stuck in a rut, the Ruts were very good by the way.

So where was I going with this? I dunno, maybe it was if you’re a young lad from USA and you’re saying what you’re saying, I’d say you have a lot to see and hear before you can say that. But if you’re a sixty year old punk from West London and have driven up and down the Westway and have very tenuous links to the (very tenuous) I’d say, they were good, but there were better.

Bearing in mind, that you have your opinion and I have mine. I’m in no way trying to change your mind, I’m just saying I don’t agree that they were as good as you think. It’s not an attack on you, I’m not attacking the band, they made a splash and at the time I hoped it would of been bigger. But as they say, things change, maybe if Joe was still here they’d of got back together. I’d of hated that, nothing worse than see someone like the Rolling Stones at 86 still singing some of their great songs.

Oh well, toodle-pip old boy, I’m off to get a cucumber sandwich and a drink of lemonade.

Edit - I do like Train In Vain, I’m sure the Bosstones did it as well, a good version as I recall

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Remo_italia t1_j99zhxk wrote

Reply to I’m the singer but I can’t sing by Reevle

Its not about how your voice sounds tbh, because your voice makes you unique, always keep that in mind.

Being tone deaf though... thats a problem. But, if you arent tone deaf, you should be fine, you're on track to being a proper singer.

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HuckyBuddy t1_j99z7a3 wrote

Reply to classical suggestions? by Am_A_Leech

These are my 5 favourite Trumpet Concerto (I am a Trumpet player)

This was was neglected for over half a century because of Trumpet technology at the time so it was really hard to play. Improvements in technology has made this one of the most popular Trumpet Concertos.

Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat (1796)

Hummel took lot’s of Hayd

Not as regularly played for the same reason as Hayden. Trumpet players who could play it were treated as aristocracy. Piccolo Trumpet are generally used for this.

Georg Philipp Telemann: Trumpet Concerto in D major (c.1710)

Hummel took a bunch of Hayden’s ideas and built on them. This concerto is more complex and longer.

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat (1803)

I think you need to get some modern experience. This one draws from the period and is almost quirky compared to Hayden and Hummel.

Henri Tomasi: Trumpet Concerto (1948)

The last one was written for current British virtuoso, Allison Balsom (she has played versions of all these and are versions to find). The composer is currently 90 and living in Scotland.

Thea Musgrave: Trumpet Concerto (2019)

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D0CK3R t1_j99xveu wrote

Reply to classical suggestions? by Am_A_Leech

https://youtu.be/8Pu1VozMFUI

I love these.

I also have a 4cd collection http://brokensoulrecords.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=11819 but i bought it about 20 years ago so probably quite hard to get hold of now. But if you can get it, it's great. or if you can only get 1 of the 4cds try and get Romanza, it's got a lot of well known pieces, including 2 of my all time favourites

https://youtu.be/M_VCbnqbwwA

And

https://youtu.be/ekznnxaGzNU

I think one thing to keep in mind is that you might not like everything you hear, and that's ok. We all have different tastes in music generally, and I find the same is true within each genre; I don't particularly care for composer X (redacted to avoid a falling out with fellow redditors!) so I don't force myself to listen to try and love them. I just moved on, and maybe one day my tastes will change and I'll enjoy them more.

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Alexrd2bhar t1_j99v0g0 wrote

Reply to classical suggestions? by Am_A_Leech

Personally, Faure is lovely- his requiem is a good one to try if you’re already enjoying Mozart. If you wanted to try some opera, I would suggest Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. It’s utterly beautiful.

Classic FM do a hall of fame every year where the public vote for their top 200 songs so it’s very mixed in terms of composers, instruments, it even had game and movie music in it. If you’re just getting started, give that a go because it will show you a bit of everything! Have fun

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bloodyell76 t1_j99tfkv wrote

Reply to Why don't classical musicians memorize their music? by samh748

Soloists usually do, and often the rest of the orchestra also has, but has the music there anyway.

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And I've seen more than a few performances where the orchestra has played the whole thing together maybe twice prior to the performance you're watching.

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Valdamier t1_j99qpby wrote

Reply to Have alt people always hated radio-music? by [deleted]

Top 40 used to be the only way to hear about new artists aside from magazines. Then the industry became saturated with "hits" and made it difficult to listen because it would constantly be the same music over and over and over again my friend, ah you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. So that's where the phrase "rock is dead" comes from; the fact there was a corporate takeover of the industry. People typically hung out at record stores to find out what they were missing in a genre they liked. Music changed, culture changed, everything changed as the world does so often. Regardless, tastes are still subjective and it's difficult to open peoples' minds to other artists and genres. The digital revolution ruined what little dignity artists had left. Now everyone can release music and get paid three-thousandths of a cent per play. It's bizarre, so yeah, fuck radio and all the drivel being promoted for unoriginal and monotonous shit and autotuned electric wub blip. It's feeling like nobody plays instruments anymore. There's still plenty of great musics, it's just becoming difficult to find it except through word of mouth or random chance.

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