Author Topic: Recommend some music videos to me! (Read 2,091,756 times)

mouser · « **Reply #225 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:16 PM »

As that chart illustrates -- complaining about simple lyrics to a song is ridiculous -- such things do not separate the good from the bad.

Here's a nice (NSFW because of language) take on the phenomena of people hating on her:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j5_im9Pj5M

40hz · « **Reply #226 on:** April 04, 2011, 04:55 PM »

Quote from: mouser on April 04, 2011, 03:16 PM

As that chart illustrates -- complaining about simple lyrics to a song is ridiculous -- such things do not separate the good from the bad.

Even though it often brings out The Ugly.

(Seriously. It wasn't that horrendous a song. No worse than many. And she is just a kid.)

Deozaan · « **Reply #227 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:38 AM »

mouser really loved Parry Gripp's Cat Flushing a Toilet song/video, so I thought I'd share a couple more by him.

Young Girl Talking About Herself: I actually really like the music to this one. But of course the lyrics are just silly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1ru6_u8lY

iPad: Watch for the plot twist partway through the song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEs7Bu9c2GI

JavaJones · « **Reply #228 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:54 AM »

Hehe, yeah I love the Parry Gripp videos. I heard a few of them separately but didn't really grok that they were all from the same person/people. Creative and fun(ny).

- Oshyan

40hz · « **Reply #229 on:** April 07, 2011, 01:54 PM »

Something I've become very interested in lately is the 3-string guitar.

But first, a confession: I'm not a big a fan of The Blues.

I know it's cool to like blues music. Some people almost grant it religious status. And a few countries (most notably the UK) have a long list of "blues" players (Clapton, Mayall, et al) whose devotion and admiration for the idiom borders on fetishistic.

Whatever...

Maybe because my primary instrument is electric bass, I get bored holding down a groove based on pentatonic scales and a I-IV-V chord progression. I'm sure it's a lot more fun to play blues if you're a guitarist. But as a bassist, I find it 'kinda boring' after a while. (Note: a great many bass players will disagree with me on that point.)

So while looking for a more interesting role for myself when musical friends gather to commit an act of Blues, I stumbled on something called the cigar box guitar. The CBG is an American folk instrument that was popular around the turn and early part of the 20th century (ca 1890 to 1930 approx), and extensively used in various blues forms, most notably Delta Blues.

This was the Poor Man's Martin. Put together with scraps of lumber, salvaged hardware, and a wooden cigar box for the body, they were both easy and cheap to build. Most had three strings and were hand made by people who knew as much about traditional guitar making as they did particle physics. But despite their humble trash bin origins, these instruments were capable of producing some amazing sounds. And in the hands of a real musician, were also capable of producing some superb music. Many big name blues guitarists, including B.B. King, have owned and played CBGs.

And they're still being built today.

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app103 · « **Reply #230 on:** April 07, 2011, 02:22 PM »

Going from 3 strings, to 14...

two-handed tapping technique on a 14 string double-neck Tapatar guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbl5ibCQOlo

My dad, the jazz nut, doesn't really care for Flint Blade, but I do. I think I enjoy watching him almost as much as listening. He has more videos uploaded, so if you like this one, check out some of his others.

40hz · « **Reply #231 on:** April 07, 2011, 04:59 PM »

@April - Cool find.

Wow! a Tapatar. 'Big cousin' to the Chapman Stick and among the rarest of rare bird (as in weird) instruments... you're the only person I know (other than me) who ever heard of it. Zither meets clavichord in a portable form factor. Even the Wikipedia doesn't have an entry for that puppy. Not even sure if it shows up on Google yet. (It didn't used to.)

Didn't know about this Flint Blade however. The only Tapatar player I'm familiar with is a gent by the name of Michael Bianco. There's a video of him here playing something a little more up my alley than most stuff that gets performed on stick-type 'tap' instruments.

Edvard · « **Reply #232 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:29 PM »

This guy changed my mind about Chapman Stick.
Never was really impressed until I heard this.
Turns my crank and chills me out at the same time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JjimMO2SdE

app103 · « **Reply #233 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:40 PM »

Quote from: 40hz on April 07, 2011, 04:59 PM

Didn't know about this Flint Blade however. The only Tapatar player I'm familiar with is a gent by the name of Michael Bianco. There's a video of him here playing something a little more up my alley than most stuff that gets performed on stick-type 'tap' instruments.

From what I understand, Michael Bianco designed the Tapatar...and Flint Blade was one of his students.

Edvard · « **Reply #234 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:42 PM »

And while everybody's in an acoustic mood, here's a guy who changed my mind on neo-classical fingerpicking...
Ewan Dobson

Time 2 - Did he just play trance music on a guitar?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXqPYte8tvc

Korobeiniki - AKA the Tetris song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgvgFeRFX8

Wash Away - Reminds me of summertime on some island somewhere oh so much nicer than here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPY8JYqkLms

(and no, I don't know what's going on with the crazy costumes...

)

app103 · « **Reply #235 on:** April 07, 2011, 06:18 PM »

Just went looking for some other Michael Bianco videos (I wasn't that familiar with him), and OMG I THINK I AM IN LOVE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyR6D5HVGYk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSgo69rurOw

JavaJones · « **Reply #236 on:** April 07, 2011, 07:46 PM »

Awesome stuff everyone. I love how this thread has gone through so many variations. I'm digging this latest string instrument kick, especially the creative/unusual tack. Particularly enjoying the CBG stuff and Ewan Dobson.

Tapatar is cool, similar to what I used to do (as a total non-guitarist) to "play" a guitar and have fun. But it seems a bit too random-ish and frenetic in some instances (hit as many complementary notes as fast as you can!). There's clearly lots of talent there though.

- Oshyan

Deozaan · « **Reply #237 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:06 PM »

Wow. I'm really impressed with Rob Martino and Ewan Dobson! I'm considering buying Rob Martino's album.

tomos · « **Reply #238 on:** April 08, 2011, 09:04 AM »

great stuff

especially enjoying the "trance music on a guitar" (Ewan Dobson) and Seasick Steve

40hz · « **Reply #239 on:** April 08, 2011, 11:47 AM »

Quote from: tomos on April 08, 2011, 09:04 AM

great stuff
especially enjoying the "trance music on a guitar" (Ewan Dobson)

+1 on Dobson. Especially that first song. His time is so dead-on it's almost unreal. You could calibrate a metronome off his beat it's so precise. Amazing! Love to play a 'long set' with that guy someday.

(Are those military and Ninja costumes in reference to the Vietnam War? Or Free Tibet...or a MMORPG character...or something? Anybody know whats up with that?)

Renegade · « **Reply #240 on:** April 08, 2011, 02:46 PM »

I went to see the Dead Kennedys the other night, and they rocked!

Pictures are here:

Dead Kennedys Concert Pictures

They kicked with "Holiday in Cambodia" so badly, that I don't know if I can ever appreciate it the same way again. It was so absolutely spectacular!

Here's a link for it on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=holiday+in+cambodia&aq=f

And just for fun, here are some pictures from my holiday in Cambodia:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansmyth/tags/cambodia/

Cambodia was fantastic!

And proof that a "holiday in Cambodia" can be "shitty":

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansmyth/5290271428/

And proof that there's a lot of beauty in Cambodia:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansmyth/5290275736/

But... for the uninitiated, the DKs kick!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA

Live... man... way way way off the hook!

Dirhael · « **Reply #241 on:** April 08, 2011, 08:44 PM »

Been a while since my last post, so here's a few more that I really enjoy:

Joe Satriani - Always With Me, Always With You (Live)
I never get tired of Satriani, and this song is just...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1DzRb4DHGw

...and this one with Grace Potter, Joe Satriani, Steve Kimock, Reed Mathis, Willy Waldman and Stephen Perkins, where they cover Neil Young's Cortez the Killer, is fantastic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paeNnR33i5Q

To keep up with the guitar-theme, here's another sublime song to round of this post:

God is a Astronaut - Snowfall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBfvoianLNw

The video isn't official, but I think it suits the song really well.

Enjoy!

app103 · « **Reply #242 on:** April 08, 2011, 09:21 PM »

Quote from: Dirhael on April 08, 2011, 08:44 PM

God is a Astronaut - Snowfall

Now you are wandering into my favorite genre (post-rock).

Dirhael · « **Reply #243 on:** April 08, 2011, 10:34 PM »

Quote from: app103 on April 08, 2011, 09:21 PM

Quote from: Dirhael on April 08, 2011, 08:44 PM
God is a Astronaut - Snowfall

Now you are wandering into my favorite genre (post-rock).

A lot of great music to be found in that genre

Oh and that reminds me, I don't think I've posted this video before. One of my favorites, Kwoon - I lived on the moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTysF1E4Ft0

(HD version can be found here)

mouser · « **Reply #244 on:** April 08, 2011, 10:50 PM »

that I lived on the moon video has been posted before in this thread, but it's worth another post -- very very moving.

f0dder · « **Reply #245 on:** April 08, 2011, 11:06 PM »

Quote from: mouser on April 08, 2011, 10:50 PM

that I lived on the moon video has been posted before in this thread, but it's worth another post -- very very moving.

Moving, beautifully done, great visual style. Definitely worth watching again!

Edvard · « **Reply #246 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:30 AM »

Quote from: 40hz on April 08, 2011, 11:47 AM

Quote from: tomos on April 08, 2011, 09:04 AM
great stuff
especially enjoying the "trance music on a guitar" (Ewan Dobson)

+1 on Dobson. Especially that first song. His time is so dead-on it's almost unreal. You could calibrate a metronome off his beat it's so precise. Amazing! Love to play a 'long set' with that guy someday.

Look up the "Time 2 Techno Remix" at Grooveshark (the only place I've found it), it's like they didn't even have to adjust the bpm on the drum machine.
(Techno's not my thing, but the piece kinda lends itself, noam sayin'?)

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(Are those military and Ninja costumes in reference to the Vietnam War? Or Free Tibet...or a MMORPG character...or something? Anybody know whats up with that?)

Somebody in one of the Youtube comments made a disparaging remark about his "Raiden costume", whatever that means...
Maybe this?

Either way, if anybody's interested, he's got some free(!) downloads at his page:
http://www.ewandobson.com
Just hit the 'Download' tab.

Edvard · « **Reply #247 on:** April 11, 2011, 02:01 PM »

Oh dear, I think I just dropped something...

Oh yes, there it is...

Now, what was I watching?

Ben Konstantinovic - The Journey

Yes, that's it... Aw hell, I've dropped it again...

tomos · « **Reply #248 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:32 PM »

Quote from: Dirhael on April 08, 2011, 08:44 PM

...and this one with Grace Potter, Joe Satriani, Steve Kimock, Reed Mathis, Willy Waldman and Stephen Perkins, where they cover Neil Young's Cortez the Killer, is fantastic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paeNnR33i5Q

+1
Initially I found Satriani's guitar sound too clean (for the song that's in it) but he is really good, and I just love the trumpet, it makes it I think - and naturally the singing, and, and...

Quote from: Dirhael on April 08, 2011, 10:34 PM

One of my favorites, Kwoon - I lived on the moon

if you're up to a 10 min track that only starts to warm up at the 3 min mark, I like this one by them - Kwoon - Ayron Norya

edit/ added link

JavaJones · « **Reply #249 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:52 PM »

Wow, awesome stuff from Mr. Konstantinovic. As I said above I used to "play" guitar similarly to this (much the same way people, including myself, randomly fiddle around on pianos and other instruments), but I had no idea it was considered a legitimate technique and could be taken to such an amazing level. Just goes to show there's no "wrong" way to play anything, as long as it sounds good!

- Oshyan