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    Posted: September 25 2006 at 02:57
 
PAT METHENY can play a really beautiful tune with this instrument, check out "Imaginary Day Live" DVD!
 
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The are going to the wilderness and gonna get high, I bet.


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I didn't know music could be made without those 10 instruments. Confused


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Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

i wouldnt call the 12 string pretentious, really. tons of bands use 'em, esp. acoustic ones
 
 
Yes but generally when a band is trying to be "serious". Beautiful in the hands of a Steve Howe or an Alex Lifeson but in when used by an 80's hair band... cheesey.
 


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Originally posted by erlenst erlenst wrote:

This article wasn't funny, just plain idiotic.
 
It's meant to be a joke. I thought it was funny, and true in some cases. For all we know, this guy's a prog fan. I mean, I love Arnold Schwarzenegger movies yet I make fun of him all the time and use his soundboard. One way people show their enjoyment of something is to poke fun at it at times.
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i wouldnt call the 12 string pretentious, really. tons of bands use 'em, esp. acoustic ones
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I see what the guy is trying to do but he's not very good at it. When I got to the part of grand piano, I thought of Little Richard and Ray Charles. Sorry, Dude, they're cool.

As someone mentioned, he missed Mellotron. He also missed 12 string guitar.

 

Oh, by the way, Tony Levin doesn't play a Stick with Funkfingers, only bass guitar.

... and Trey Gunn plays a Warr guitar, not a Chapman Stick. (just keeping up the tradition of nitpicking.)

 
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I'm a musician and I play some of these instruments (guitar, piano, keyboards) ... I didn't feel offended in the least.


Same. I particularly enjoyed the entry for Electric Guitar. I know a few people who are like those described in that paragraph.
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Fool! There is none more pretentious upon the flute as Ian! Who's this James New-town jerk?
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Man, Jon Anderson's voice didn't get a mention?
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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The furry harmonica is, of course, a challenge for any self-respecting embouchure , all pretentions aside!
Looking still the same after all these years...
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Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:

 
 
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i think the tuba is the most pretentious instrument. why? i can play tuba
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Originally posted by Barla Barla wrote:

LOL Funny article !! But where is the Seven String Bass ?? Embarrassed
 
or the Eight string bass?? or the NINE string guitar?? LOL but seriously.. they exist
 
ill agree, the Keytar is one of the dumbest instruments and the players using them look like fools
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2006 at 03:56
Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:


 The crumhorn can play around corners! Get bent![/


I want one - any musical instrument which (a) looks that cool, and (b) makes women look that sexy has to be purchased!
    

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Originally posted by mrgd mrgd wrote:

What, no mention of the bed flute or the bum trumpet!




Or, indeed the pink oboe or porcelain parpophone (it's just about possible to play both at the same time, but not recommended)
    

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What, no mention of the bed flute or the bum trumpet!
Looking still the same after all these years...
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I liked the article ... it's meant to be ironic, but inadvertantly he spared most prog bands: He forgot #11:

The Mellotron

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For once I agree with you Mike.

And by the way, why is a picture of Sambora there???
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This is a totaly serious article with some very fine points. I think that people do not realize that pretentious is not a good thing. It is not talent but show as a guise of talent. It is "if I am flashy enough mabye they will not realize that I have no substance".
 
I agree with the writer as he showed proper uses and the pretentious improper uses of these instraments. An example would be the grand piano, he compared the proper use of Keith Jarrett to the pretentious new age losers.
 
Read the article for the rest of the examples but it does show the "hey look at me I am a rockstar" instraments that are not pretentious in themselves but are nausiatingly putrid when used improperly.
 
Oh ya, if you did not grow up with the Bagpipes in your culture, do not use them you just look silly! Leave that to those who Know what the instrament is all about (as before mentioned: Runrig, Wolfstone Etc. would be proper use of the bagpipes.)
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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Ah the avalancheflute, thought they used dynamite these days, good to see they keep the tradition alive.
 
btw don't understand the ecoli refereneEmbarrassed
You know -- the TV ad for "Ricola" cough drops: there's alpine horns, and a guy in lederhosen yelling "Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii -- colaaaa!"
 
 
I always yelled "eeeee-coliiii" (a nasty bug - food poisoning) when it came on.Wacko
 
Now, fiddle me this:
 


Edited by Peter Rideout - September 20 2006 at 17:23
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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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