Double Bass Pachebel Rant

[Zayn8]

Ok, I guess this shouldn't technically be here, but as it applies to double bass players too, perhaps I can squeeze it in? That, and it's pretty amusing

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

 

[TroyK]

very funny. I've forwarded it to everyone who I've played a wedding with in the last year.

 

[ClassicalBass]

This is terrific. Apparently it is never cool to play bass, since it will always be bigger than you.

 

[bopeuph]

That's one of the best musical stand ups I've seen in a long, long time. But I've never heard the 2nd violins being made fun of BEFORE the violas in my life!

Nick

 

[Scottgun]

"No woman no cryyyyeeeeiiiiiiiieeeeeeiiiiii"


ROFL!

 

[shostkontrabass]

This is great! I have had to play the canon at gigs before..... it gets old after the first measure, but the people listening always love it. It's one of those classical pieces that non-musicians can always recognize, like Morning Mood from Grieg's Peer Gynt, and the opening to Beethoven 5. Not to say that all of them actually know the titles, though.

 

[bopeuph]

"Oh my god, I LOVE that song!"

Then the general hateful look in their eyes show if you decide to explain the difference of a song and another genre of musical form. I can't believe how much I offended people when I told them that "Chocolate Rain" fad isn't really a song. And then I had to explain that that's not a put down. The fact that it was annoying and sucked IS a put down.

Nick

 

[ClassicalBass]

"Oh my god, I LOVE that song!"

Then the general hateful look in their eyes show if you decide to explain the difference of a song and another genre of musical form. I can't believe how much I offended people when I told them that "Chocolate Rain" fad isn't really a song. And then I had to explain that that's not a put down. The fact that it was annoying and sucked IS a put down.

Nick

Damn you. I actually looked up "Chocolate Rain" to see what you were talking about. I now consider it one of my worst musical experiences. How could that have been featured on TV anyway? Is the general public unable to distinguish the line between debatable crap and obscenely indisputable crap?

 

[bopeuph]

Damn you. I actually looked up "Chocolate Rain" to see what you were talking about. I now consider it one of my worst musical experiences. How could that have been featured on TV anyway? Is the general public unable to distinguish the line between debatable crap and obscenely indisputable crap?

Yes. In this way, respectively: one is ok, the other is INSANELY popular! Remember, talentless crap aways wins over actual ability. Look at all the awesome musicians who won't ever be considered as great as some musicians who can't even play a major scale.

Nick

 

[Gornick]

I would rather listen to that Chocolate Rain thing than probably every song that the comedian sites as ripping off Pacabel's Cannon...

there are worse musical exeperiences out there...

 

[Eli_Upright12]

This is pretty hilarious, It was funny I followed a couple links to a virtuoso guitar player playing a rock version of the song(which by the way was kind of cool) and some little guitar punks were arguing about who composed the song, some one named jerry C or a guy named Guitar90 and I just groaned. Some ignorance is inevitable but two have two guys equally ignorant arguing about something like that, wow. but yeah this is a great video.