The Music of Europe (life, country, people, Russian)
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(The one you've posted is ACCORDION, and I am not a big fan of it at all. )
P.S. Another thing I have to admit is I like the sound of old Russian bayans ( Jupiter I think) much more than the sound of foreign-made instruments, which is much closer to accordion if you ask me. )
But organ is great, and Dmitriev is doing an amazing job ( since Russian churches obviously don't have anything like that,) as long as it's RUSSIAN-MADE bayan, that has a very distinct sound as I've said.
P.S. Anhity, may be the guy in your video plays "Katusha" with one of those "chromatic buttons" accordions made in Italy or Germany ( the sound is pretty close kinda to Russian classic "garmon' ( гармонь,) but the sound is definitely different comparably to classic Russian bayan. ( And that's the difference that surprised you I think, because you think something more within the lines of this -
"The differences in internal construction give the bayan a different tone color from Western instruments, and the bass has a much fuller sound. Because of their range and purity of tone, bayans are often the instrument of choice for accordion virtuosi who perform classical and contemporary classical music."
Oh, come on! This sound was 35 years ago. This is something alongside Charlie Chaplin and a black and white movie. You have a choice: either freeze in development and listen only to your favorite songs from youth (at the same time you will grumble something about filthy modern youth) or rebuild your neurons to a modern sound and catch interesting things in the wave and enjoy it. The choice is yours.
I couldn't put up with THAT above for more than two minutes.
Not because it's "filthy modern youth," but because it was downright boring.
(I have to admit though I liked to watch "Little Big" videos for example.
Pretty creative.
So keep up good work Maxim, otherwise I'll be stuck in the 80ies forever)))
P.S. I still like Charlie Chaplin and some "black and white" movies though.
OMG , I never knew the name of this song, but the sound of it was always irritating the **** out of me, so I'd turn it off whenever I'd hear it on the radio.
God noooooo)))
I couldn't put up with THAT above for more than two minutes.
Not because it's "filthy modern youth," but because it was downright boring.
On the contrary, I smiled when I heard this. Look, girl use only voice and deep bass, but she created song canvas and a mise-en-scene of what is happening. That's cool. But the coolest thing is breakdown of stereotype. It used to be done by strong black guys (most likely they were singing about a showdown with other guys), but here it was made by girl who sings about a ****ty bra for $ 50 and her loser boyfriend. This is ridiculous. Well, I think so.
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Originally Posted by erasure
So keep up good work Maxim, otherwise I'll be stuck in the 80ies forever)))
In the 80s it was not bad. It was live music with a soul. Now is another time:
Quote:
Пластмассовый мир победил. / The plastic world has won
Макет оказался сильней. / A mock-up turned out to be the stronger one
Последний кораблик остыл, / The last little ship has cooled down
Последний фонарик устал. / The last little lantern has tired
А в горле сопят комья воспоминаний... / And clods of memory wheeze in the throat
О-о, моя оборона... / Oh-oh, my defence
Пластмассовый мир победил. / The plastic world has won
Ликует картонный набат. / A cardboard alarm bell triumphs
Кому нужен ломтик июльского неба? / Who needs a slice of July sky?
P.S. I still like Charlie Chaplin and some "black and white" movies though.
Yes, he is cool.
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The choice is yours.
