Holst - The Planets: "Mars, the Bringer of War"

Fucking awesome.



Give it a try, you might actually like it...

 

The Planet Suite was the first classical music album (apart from Peter and the Wolf and the Nutcracker Suite as a kid), that I ever owned.

I think the whole damn thing is awesome.

 

My first CD I ever owned was the 2-disc DDD-recording of Fantasia - still listen to it to this day. I thought the Mars track on this album would appeal to some of the Fuglites... It's just such a powerful composition - I think everyone should hear it...

Another record I like to throw on is Dvorak's "New world" symphony - great fucking music.

Berloiz' Symphonie Fantastique is pretty fucking good, too...

 

Yeah? Then you might also like to check out Paganini's Violin Concerto in D (by far his best and most accomplished) and Tchaikovsky's 3rd Symphony, also in D.

I like 'em with a few shots of whisky in me, but they're also fine sober.

 

I'm going to look that up right now... I love violin works...

 

I played for about 10 years. But I couldn't possibly have managed any Paganini concertoes.

 

Ok I listened and it was pretty awesome. I would not mind having a nice collection of classical mp3s problem is I find exploring the classical music genre similar to wine tasting you can never tell till you sample it. It’s much better if someone of the same taste has a recommendation.

 

I'm sure you're both familiar with Bach. The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is a one of the finest pieces of music I've ever heard. It's in Fantasia, but most people are unfamiliar with the specifics of it.

 

How mainstream. :roll: Next you'll be singing the praises of the William Tell Overture.

:wink:

 

I'm okay with being mainstream, I dabble in Classical and Baroque. I mostly listen to metal and hardcore. I still like to branch out, and I'm familiar with Paganini, I just prefer Bach.

 

It's incredible how many metal fans like Baroque.

You wouldn't be a Yngwie Malmsteen afficionado by any chance?

 

Not afficianado, but I am familiar with his work. I'm actually more of a fan of Vai and Satriani if we're going to talk virtuoso electrical guitar.

 

is this music for Scintoligist? you ever heard "The Moog Cookbook?"

 

Not sure what it is you're trying to say there Dwaine.

 

Randy Rhodes? Eddie Van Halen?

 

I only mentioned Malmsteen because he's so fucking baroque.

 

no, its a group, they do cover tunes, with nothing but moogs, no midis... its a great live show

 

I appreciate the work they do, I'm much more into Kirk Hammett, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson. Van Halen stopped innovating awhile ago. He's still a very good guitar player, but he's not really pushing the envelope the way he could be. Probably one of the most proficient guitar players from a technical standpoint is Dave Mustaine from Megadeth. He's phenomenal. Listen to the album "Rust In Peace" sometime, it's amazing. "Countdown to Extinction" is also very good, but it's not as frantic and technically dazzling as "Rust In Peace".

 

... or did, in the case of Randy Rhodes.

 

Also Dimebag Darrell, who was a phenomenal guitarist. He was much more blues influenced though. I liked his style of playing though. The solo on "Flood" is amazing. I've played guitar for about 10 years now. I like to draw from as many influences as I can. The more colors available for the palatte the more vivid the picture can be, so to speak.