Archive through July 28, 2002
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Archive through July 28, 2002
Kappy | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:46 pm     It was a classical cd and a couple of the hg's remarked on what it was but it went by too fast for me. Did anyone catch it or know it? Thanks! |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:49 pm     Beethoven's 9th symphony, I believe... |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:50 pm     p.s. yes, I know it and you may too - it's more commonly known as 'ode to joy' |
Maris | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:52 pm     What else would Roddy have but Beethoven's Ninth. I laughed when I heard him say he asked for it. How predictable was that. |
Kennyb | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:54 pm     Beetoven |
C1mag | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:55 pm     Dont' forget it was in D minor... LOL P.S. I can't stand that type of music. To each his own I guess. |
Oregonfire | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:55 pm     LOL! Maris. |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:56 pm     I thought it was sorta cliche too, the kind of thing people say they listen to when they want to sound tres cosmopolitan. Now, if he'd brought in some Liszt etudes or Shostakovich or something a little less cliche, I might have a little respect for the guy's taste. I'm surprised he didn't choose Mozart's 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' but then he probably figures Beethoven sounds 'darker' in keeping with his "mystery man" persona. har! caveat: I like Beethoven fine, and no offense to those who are great fans. |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:58 pm     But hey - forget Roddy, did anyone say what Marcellus's music was? I think he had some, I remember him saying something about 'I'm gonna go listen to my music' once and saw him with headphones on once. How about Lisa - did she have music at all? |
Oregonfire | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 06:59 pm     I don't even know that much about classical music--I like Bach myself--but even I figured out that choice was cliche, kinda like when Sam on Cheers read War & Peace to impress Diane and then she trashed it. |
Ryn | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:04 pm     I like classical music but its not what I would have asked for - then again why knock the guy for choosing it? I would take that over an awful lot of other music out there. |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:05 pm     Oregonfire - I'm just kind of a music freak, I like all kinds of stuff. I like classical music a lot and know quite a bit about it (play it too), but I'm also a great fan of Pearl Jam, 30's and 40's music, DMB, C. Botti, STP, Bacharach, Indigo Girls... er - maybe you get the idea. Musically speaking it's kinda hard to pin me down. |
Kappy | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:09 pm     Well . . I am admittedly totally ignorant on classical music but have been wanting to start listening to it more because I admit that if I'm in a situation where I have to hear it, I actually enjoy it, but then never have any idea of what it was I was listening to when it comes time to head to the record store. I didn't recognize the little bit I heard when Roddy was playing it ~ which tells you how little I've heard to begin with ~ but I did like what I was hearing so I truly THANK YOU knowledgeable people for the information! Thank you! And if anyone has any suggestions for a poor ignorant soul like me on where to start with the classics, I'm open to suggestions! Sobaditsgood ~ I didn't hear any of Marcellus's picks. |
Oregonfire | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:10 pm     Oh you know how posting is, Sobad,--you post something and it looks like a response to someone when it's not. I've known some serious music snobs, and have taken loads of crap from them in the past, so the Roddy music-choice bashing here is pretty mild in comparison. I'm just so glad that Shapiro chose someone like Roddy this year. He is SO much fun to analyze! Who/what is DMB? |
Goddessatlaw | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:16 pm     The Ode to Joy's a snappy lick. I can't see entertaining myself with it for a week, but worse could happen I suppose. Like I could be trapped in the same house with Roddy having to kiss his hiney because he's HOH, and listen to him pontificate about Beethoven's hearing loss; how he went about composing ever piece of music leading up to this masterpiece; how Beethoven made his choice of one note over another; and whatever else Roddy might want to make up that he doesn't know about. And all of this set to Beethoven's Ninth playing over and over. Now THAT would be my version of purgatory. |
Maris | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:18 pm     Kappy, I was must making a joke about Roddy. Beethoven's 9th is probably the recognizable piece of classical music if in name only. But As Shroeder said in Charlie Brown Ah Bach. I dont know too much about classical myself. But if you want to start with some nice music for a sunday morning, I love Bach, The brandenburg Concertos. |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:18 pm     Heya Ryn - I don't exactly *knock* the guy for choosing Beethoven. It's not like he asked for Lisa Loeb or something. (eeeek!) "But seriously." Like I said, hey, I like Beethoven myownself - cut my classical teeth (and fingers, heh) on him, I did! Besides, I can think of a few more interesting reasons to knock Roddy if I'm ever in a real Roddy-knocking (naughty rocking? hm) mood. ['Choice of female companionship' would be right up there, for instance...] But yes you make a good point, Ryn - his choice, cliche or not, is still overall a pretty good one and preferable to some he could've made. side note: I have to say I admire your ability to sometimes step in and add a bit of perspective before a thread degenerates into an HG-shred-fest, Ryn. I must admit I have a much stronger response to some of these HG's than in years past and know if I didn't check myself sometimes I could really go off an ugly tangent about [certain of them, ahem]. So thanks for the perspective, whenever and wherever. This is a great board, the best BB one I've been able to find, and your diligence is a big part of the reason for that. |
Pirate | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:21 pm     I love Beethoven! Of all the classical composers, I listen to Beethoven the most. Ode to Joy is one of my favorite pieces. My friends and I get together every Christmas and watch 2 of our favorite Christmas movies - one of which is Die Hard. One of my favorite scenes - when they open the vault of course. |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:21 pm     DMB = Dave Matthews Band. I have a weakness for good, original songwriting and real musicianship, both of which you might think could be taken for granted in the field of music but alas it's not the case. |
Oregonfire | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:25 pm     Yes--have seen Dave Matthews twice and was almost trampled by a stampede of sorority girls! I love him/them too. |
Bracken | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:26 pm     Hey! Give Roddy a little credit, it could have been Symphony #5, or Mozart #25, both of which are far more well known. Frankly, I do think his choice was made in order to try to set himself apart as an "intellectual" of sorts. With this crowd, that certainly wouldn't be hard. Soba, you must be kidding with the Mozart piece, the man spelled dining room -- dinning room. Do you really think he could write down Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A little Night Music) I think is the english translation without reference to a cheat sheet. lol |
Sobaditsgood | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:27 pm     Kappy - do you have a folder in the member section? If so I'll try to get over there in the next day or two and post a couple classical music suggestions. Others here have mentioned Bach, whom I also like very much (I really like him as played by Angela Hewitt, might check out one of the cd sites to hear a sample?). You've probably heard quite a bit of Bach and just didn't know it, much classical music is that way (the old Bugs Bunny cartoons are full of great classical music). Pachabel's Canon in D is another one that many folks have heard but don't know the name of, a really soothing piece that makes good background when you're working or something. Wait - I'm doing suggestions here! Ack! Sorry, if you have a folder I'll try to pop over there and suggest other stuff. Happy listening to whatever's your favorite! |
Wcv63 | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:28 pm     I'm the opposite of a music snob. I'm a music knob. I don't know very much about it. In fact I think I was scarred by a music teacher in 4th grade when I thought it would be "fun" to learn to play clarinet. From that experience I learned it was NOT fun for me, I CAN NOT read music, and I look at classical music as a sleep aid. |
Goddessatlaw | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:29 pm     Personally, I always relate the Ode to Joy to the Olympic ceremonies - representing excellence in all things. Which leads me to my next opinion that Roddy's choice here wasn't serendipitous. It's a score he's purposely chosen to orchestrate his delusions of adequacy. IMHO. Just sayin'. |
Oregonfire | Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 07:31 pm     It's just so funny in the content of Roddy saying "my kind of people aren't on the internet" or some such nonsense, like we're all inbred yokels named Cletis. I think someone needs to print out all of the Roddy threads (nudie pix included), bound them, and send them c/o Arnie Shapiro Productions for a little light reading when he gets out. (j/k) |
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