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#102: May 9th 2017 at 2:27:54 PM

Different Trains and Electric Counterpoint are both really good.

I didn't write any of that.
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#103: May 23rd 2017 at 3:03:59 PM

Music for 18 Musicians is best experienced live but even on recording it's pretty impressive.

On that note, rock and metal need more vibraphones.

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#104: May 23rd 2017 at 7:05:11 PM

Think bagpipes and mandolin can't sound badass? Think again.

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#105: Jul 8th 2017 at 9:50:21 AM

…They sure can. ô.Ô Especially a magic mandoline that can transform into a guitar. tongue

Now I wonder what the keyboardist (Jordan Rudess?) uses at the beginning of this song… in the album I thought it was a sort of pedal steel, but apparently not.

edited 8th Jul '17 10:00:19 AM by Lyendith

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Lyendith I'm not insane, I'm not… not insane! from Bègles, France Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#106: Aug 7th 2017 at 11:45:35 AM

A little video that's relevant to this thread:

(there are English subtitles if you need them)

…A fucking chainsaw.

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Albino_Axolotl from NC, United States Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#107: Sep 18th 2017 at 7:48:20 PM

The hurdy gurdy is truly an instrument that Needs More Love.

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edited 6th Oct '17 12:17:23 AM by Albino_Axolotl

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#108: Jan 5th 2019 at 11:38:08 PM

No one here has said anything about the Ocarina.

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#109: Jan 8th 2019 at 12:47:58 PM

In the world of rock, Keyboards are usually overlooked, outside of specific subgenres like Prog Rock and if we're counting Metal, Power Metal. Most of the time the Keyboardist isn't even an official member of the band, which makes sense if the guitarist or someone plays keyboards in the studio, but if they play keys in the studio and live there's really no excuse. Some "session/touring musician" keyboardists have been with their groups longer than some of the official members! Some do gain official member status eventually like James Dewees of My Chemical Romance (right before they broke up, but still), but others stay in limbo forever. Geoff Nicholls played with Black Sabbath for all of 25 years and only spent half of that as an official band member, and even then played offstage during concerts, and Ian Stewart was demoted to session musician for the Rolling Stones solely because their manager didn't want a keyboardist.

Lyendith I'm not insane, I'm not… not insane! from Bègles, France Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#110: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:53:01 AM

Yeah, I noticed while researching Jason Freese that he had collaborated with Green Day both on several albums and a number of tours, yet he's not considered a member, somehow…? Although he plays more than just keyboards.

Edited by Lyendith on Mar 25th 2019 at 7:54:58 PM

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