Suede Room 5:Tibetan Fox Appreciation Thread

MovingPictures07 wrote: YesFan72 wrote: I remember when the NJ government shut down for a few days or so. I was in Rhode Island at the time, but I recall my parents calling me telling me how screwed up the state is. That's crazy. Most of those New England states are really screwy as well, so I've heard. The whole country is headed towards hell in a handbasket, especially if Obama gets in... which I think is going to happen.

You what?

I'd rather have a Democrat than a Republican in power.

We don't need another Bush... McCain is another Bush.  Perhaps even worse.

agh politics

Bartók and Webern are not politicians.

James wrote: Bartók and Webern are not politicians.

They aren't?

James wrote: YesFan72 wrote: James wrote: YesFan72 wrote: Harry, do you know of any classical composers similar to Olivier Messiaen? Béla Bartók Anton Webern I have some Bartok. Any recommendations for Webern? I don't know Webern myself yet but I know he was a big influence on the Chamber Prog scene. I guess his chamber works maybe a place to start.  I'd Wiki him and see what it says.

Which other composers were big influences on the Chamber Prog scene?

I'll be back later.

James wrote: Albert Huybrechts (but he's really hard to find) Stravinsky Bartók Messiaen Webern Shostakovich Charles Ives (more an influence on other avant-prog, rather than chamber) Schoenberg Alban Berg

I don't know anything about classical. I don't know if I should fix that or not.

James wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: James wrote: Albert Huybrechts (but he's really hard to find) Stravinsky Bartók Messiaen Webern Shostakovich Charles Ives (more an influence on other avant-prog, rather than chamber) Schoenberg Alban Berg I don't know anything about classical. I don't know if I should fix that or not. You need some Messiaen. He sounds like Henry Cow at times. You'll also enjoy Bartók if you enjoy Univers Zéro and Present.

Awesome. I should get those then.


Edited by MovingPictures07 - October 05 2008 at 19:43

Yes you should.

You should also seek out some of Shostakovich's works.  They're very dark at times.  Kronos Quartet do an awesome version of a Shostakovich piece on their album Black Angels.

Yes, I have two copies of it in the original packaging but I haven't listened to it yet. I've heard other Stormy Six albums, though, but I forgot how they sounded. Maybe I'll listen to those again, but I put them away.