Interactive Poll #88: It Goes On and On

Here are the remaining selections that I couldn't get to yesterday.  There are some really great entries once again....

Nickie:  Quicksilver Messenger Service is one of those bands that I have wanted to get into for a lot of years now, but only owned one album and never found the time to check them out further.  This track is excellent, a nice combination of psychedelia and folk with enough surprises to keep me engaged throughout.  Excellent choice that will once again bring my attention back to them.

 Ronstein:  I’ve heard this epic track so many times that I have it memorized in my head.  Thus, it would be difficult for me to give it a vote since it is so well known and would be unfair in my case to the entries I have never heard before. 

 Lewian:  Always the one to surprise and inspire.  I wasn’t really taken by the Blumfeld track as I find it a bit too common sounding.  However the Meridith Monk track moved me to tears.  I remember in my school days, the first time I heard Ravel’s “Bolero” which was played for the class along with the video of the orchestra.  I was amazed at how a group made up of so many individuals could come together with one intent, to create their rendition of this masterpiece, and how much restraint each member of the orchestra has to be to make this composition work so well (the constant crescendo makes it difficult for many to restrain themselves from speeding up the tempo).  I have the same feelings when I watched this video with Monk and her vocal ensemble, etc.  This time, however, it’s so much more powerful that all of these individuals that are separated by distance can bring themselves together with the single purpose of creating this absorbing piece of music.  It just solidifies the fact that music is the one thing that can bring us all together with a single purpose.  I love it!  The Tied and Tickled Trio was also interesting.  I would like to have heard the track(s) you wanted to post, but this one is still quite good.

 Tigerfeet:  Great nickname by the way.  Did you get it from that Mud song of the same name?  The Karl Seglem track is another excellent choice and I love the way it easily flits from a folkish style to a contemporary style back to folk again.  Not only that, the stylistic changes between the instruments is quite brilliant.

 Samuel:  Ravel is one of my favorite classical artists/composers.  Of course, I mentioned him under my comments to Lewian.  Just when I think I’ve heard everything from him, something like this comes along that I’m not that familiar with.  Ravel has this way of painting pictures with his music, using accidentals in chords and passages like no one else before him did.  When I hear his music, I can so easily get lost in how it just so beautifully expressive it is, every note is important, yet it flows so easily even when it’s dissonant.  This selection is quite beautiful, and, as usual for Ravel, utilizes dynamics perfectly.  In concertos, usually the composer can feel pressured to bring in the orchestra quickly in a piece, so it’s also great how Ravel takes his sweet time to bring in the orchestra, and when it comes in, it just feels so natural.  Great choice.

 Hrychu:  Bike Kid is an interesting conglomeration turned rock opera sounding track utilizing sounds and styles from the 80s and 90s, even taking riffs and melodies from many popular songs throughout and turning it into this somewhat funny and wild track.  The song definitely holds your interest throughout as you want to hear what happens next or where the music goes as it travels through it’s scenes.  The question is, how does it fare in the long run?  It’s quite fascinating the first time around, but will it keep it’s appeal for me after the next few listens?  If nothing else, it’s a lot of fun.