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Poll Question: Should it be done?
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    Posted: June 02 2006 at 00:03
Of course, we all know about ELP's interpretation of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. And as I was listening to Pachabel's Canon in D, I was thinking: "This could work in a prog-metal interpretating if orchestrated well enough."
 
So what do you think? Should prog artists interpet classical pieces in their own style?


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"Night on the Bare Mountain (Mussogsky)" is simply begging to be interpreted somehow. Prog-Metal's heaviness with symphonic prog's grace and sensibility with Jazz Fusion's virtousity would make for a wonderful adaptation.
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What is it with all the threads concerning what would something sound like as prog metal lately. Confused

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Of course I say yes, I'm a Sky fan after all and they did a whole album of covers of classical pieces and a whole album of Mozart covers with St. Martin's in the Fields. I'm all for it.
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Yes, I think they should. After all,  there are disco or easy-listening covers of classical pieces to be found Dead, and those made by prog artists are much more interesting. I don't know about prog-metal, though, while I'm obviously familiar with what ELP did - not just with "Pictures at an Exhibition", but also with Aaron Copland's pieces and (my personal favourite) Bartok's "Allegro Barbaro".

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Not a discussion of massacring classical pieces at all.

My personal view is that prog artists don't know how to reproduce the flavour of a classical piece.Maybe my over-powered critic view,as I'm a pianist in the classical business,but still...ELP barely make it to reasonable (but in their case it's the case of an "own interpretation",since most are not transcription,but improvisations).Tangerine Dream,when they ocassionally do something like this,don't make any impression.Klaus Schulze's "Goes Classic" is among the worst things I've ever hear.Ian Anderson is,for me,the only one who can capture some of the Bouree essence,but not everytime and not all the essence.
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Why not? They just take the basis and improvising on it..

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Deniitely NO. But that's just my opinion.

How am I supposed to vote in this pole anyway?

Should it be done? Is it massacring classic pieces? NO and YES.
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No. It is alone a manner to do a tribute to fundamental musicians and composers for the actual musical formation
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It should, cause I'm a sucker for this kind of thing and as you can guess big ELP fan.
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Originally posted by Jeff Schu Jeff Schu wrote:

"Night on the Bare Mountain (Mussogsky)" is simply begging to be interpreted somehow. Prog-Metal's heaviness with symphonic prog's grace and sensibility with Jazz Fusion's virtousity would make for a wonderful adaptation.
 
This has already been done by Fireballet. Check them out on the archives. And by the way, Hell yes it should be done! Classical composers ripped off and arranged folk tunes ALL THE TIME. Why should prog musicians be held to a different standard? Besides it is out of love for the music that this is done. It would be the height of pretentiousness to bar musicians from playing music they love. By the way, the Brandenburg Concerto #3 is arranged and performed superbly by Load. Very cool.
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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:


Klaus Schulze's "Goes Classic" is among the worst things I've ever hear.


WOW, ricochet just bashed Schulze!!!ConfusedConfusedConfusedConfused
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Yes, I think they should. After all,  there are disco or easy-listening covers of classical pieces to be found Dead, and those made by prog artists are much more interesting. I don't know about prog-metal, though, while I'm obviously familiar with what ELP did - not just with "Pictures at an Exhibition", but also with Aaron Copland's pieces and (my personal favourite) Bartok's "Allegro Barbaro".

BTW, Stonie, what brand of Italian coffee are you drinking?Wink
 
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I'm not a fan of covers, a proffesional band shold write its own material and this interpritation of classical pieces is basically just covers.
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I can't see any harm in it. It may not be the best...but still.
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:


Klaus Schulze's "Goes Classic" is among the worst things I've ever heard.


WOW, ricochet just bashed Schulze!!!ConfusedConfusedConfusedConfused


I know.but that's reality.

Rest asure though it's THE ONLY FLAW in his monumental works. Wink
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why not.anybopdy listen to trans-siberian orchestra ,they mix rock and classical very good [especially on beethoven's last night]
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Of course, we all know about ELP's interpretation of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. And as I was listening to Pachabel's Canon in D, I was thinking: "This could work in a prog-metal interpretating if orchestrated well enough."
 
So what do you think? Should prog artists interpet classical pieces in their own style?
 
I think that progressive rock bands don't have to make interpretations of classical music pieces...the only times it had been made it was "dramatic" and an "insult" to the original interpretations...let's say that progressive rock has to go further in "avant-garde" and sound experimentations...not playing "grotesque" covers.
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Points: 3597 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2006 at 05:19
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:


Klaus Schulze's "Goes Classic" is among the worst things I've ever heard.


WOW, ricochet just bashed Schulze!!!ConfusedConfusedConfusedConfused


I know.but that's reality.

Rest asure though it's THE ONLY FLAW in his monumental works. Wink
 
 
not this only one boy... the maestro also made a lot of boring sh*t during the eighties. I think that after "X" he just died "creatively" speaking...nothing had the intensity and intelligence of his first works ("Irrlicht" first and "Mirage" later are two cosmic eggs, "moodawn", "Timewind" or "Cyborg" are just around it as satellites)


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