Spell Of The Gypsies

 Music video of recorded time-lapsed imagery over skies of Finland and Sweden, set to Buckethead's Spell Of The Gypsies from the album Electric Tears.

Glenn Gould plays Bach

Genius. What else?

Classical Music 101: Horror and Suspense

Popular classical music used in horror and suspense films. Thirty to sixty second clips of 12 popular classical selections.

Song List
1. "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565" by J.S. Bach.
Movies - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Fantasia, Gremlins 2, Rollerball, Sour Grapes, 2000 Leagues Under the Sea

2. Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K626, Dies Irae
Movies - Amadeus, The Big Lebowski

3. Verdi's Requiem, Dies Irae

4. Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" in Carmina Burana.
Movies - The Doors, Excalibur, Natural Born Killers

5. Mussorgsky's Night on the Bald Mountain
Movies: Asylum


6. Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
Mood: Sneaking Around and Stalking
This well-known piece has seen extensive use in movies and commercials, usually in accordance with an ominous event. In the Hall of the Mountain King was famously used in the 1931 film M, in which Peter Lorre's character whistles it. The song also appears during the teaser trailer of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Funny Games, Bride Wars and Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. It is also played over the end credits of the Woody Allen film Scoop.

7. PROMETHEUS by Alexander Scriabin


8. LA MER (The Sea) by Claude Debussy, 'Dialogue du vent et de la mer' (Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea)


9. THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN by Bela Bartok, perhaps one of the most truly terrifying works in the classical repertoire. With shrieking strings, extended trombone glissandi and a chilling wordless chorus.


10. 'Mars, the Bringer of War' from THE PLANETS by Gustav Holst


11. FESTE ROMANE (Roman Festivals) by Ottorino Respighi


12. Gnomus by Mussorgsky from Pictures at an Exhibition

Gimme Some Loving

Arms Concert 9/20/83 London.

Cornershop

Sleeping on the left side.

Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers

Kaki King (b. Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres.

"There are some guitar players that are good and there are some guitar players that are really fucking good. And then there's Kaki King." - Dave Grohl

Weather Report brought to you by Birdland

Starting my day with this.

Eric Burdon says Paint it Black

Eric Burdon happens to be the founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War.
He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list - The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Eric Burdon has been called "The best singer in a white band."

Daft Punk goes metal

Simply. Superb.

Wipe Out

Lead Drums.

How cool is that?

'Neath the Cover of October skies

One more moondance with you
In the moonlight On a magic night

1970 Popular song by Van Morrison arranged and performed on 12 string guitar by Ed Kihm.


Also. Ed Kihm. Is. Awesome.

My Girlfriend's Girlfriend

I ♥ Peter Steele

Superheroschism

Superheroes by Racer X.




In late 2000, Racer X released what is recognized by many fans as their best album to date, Superheroes.
The album's packaging featured pictures of the band members dressed as superheroes.

Paul Gilbert became the Electric Bat, Jeff Martin became Motorman, John Alderete became The X-tinguisher, and Scott Travis became Cowboy Axe.

Dead By The Drop

"It is ironic that blackmetal bands have been trying to create something like this for so long a time."

The video of the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi who also directed the videos for "Blue Orchid" by The White Stripes and "Broken Boy Soldier" by The Raconteurs, Jack White's other two bands. It is the band's first official video to show all of the Dead Weather members playing their instruments.

The Dead Weather is an American alternative rock supergroup, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Composed of Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence.

Ott - Rogue Bagel

So how do you like your bagel?

Good Ol' Boredom

"When will these brain cells cut me some slack?"
This song is the soundtrack for the past year of my life. I saw the birth of my daughter and got a new job (actually went back to an old profession). Lots of change induced stress, but it was all worth it. The non-stop, 6 and a half minute drum ostinato is the perseverance necessary to make it through this past year. It made it to the end, and so did I.
"And all we want is anything that'll take our minds off this non-stop anxiety, for a time".

- Youtuber cantrellmarching

Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely

One of the few songs, I sing along too. But only when I am alone.

I'm curious to know exactly how you are / I keep my distance but that distance is too far
It reassures me just to know that you're okay / But I don't want you to go on needing me this way

And I don't want to know if you are lonely / Don't want to know if you are less than lonely
Don't want to know if you are lonely / Don't want to know, don't want to know

The day you left me, left me feeling oh so bad / Still I'm not sure about all the doubts we had
From the beginning we both knew it wouldn't last / Decisions have been made the die has been cast

The phone is ringing and the clock says four A.M. / If it's your friends, well I don't want to hear from them
Please leave your number and a message at the tone /Or you can just go on and leave me alone

Cancer for the Cure

The kids are diggin' up a brand new hole, Where to put the deadbeat mom
Grandpa's happy watching video porn, With the closed-caption on
And father knows best, About suicide and smack
Well, hee hee hee
Cancer for the cure

"I Got My Hands On A Miracle"

"Miracles do happen. I think you just have to be willing to look for them."
- J.D. from Scrubs

When I have a kid, I will play this song. :D

When you have John Paul Jones on the piano, you can't go wrong.

Beautiful lyrics.

Goldspot

Goldspot.

This is why.

Who cares what?

Watch and enjoy. Just, don't break the replay button.

Bulla Ki Jaana Maen Kaun

This is one of the oldest songs that I ever heard. Took to music big time after that.

Such a simple and clear message, delivered so easily.

Heavy Wood

Enchanting stuff.

Don Ross, is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist noted for the emotion and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique.

Ross's music borrows from blues, jazz, folk and classical music creating a style that he describes as "heavy wood". Ross is the only person to twice win the U.S.National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship (1988 and 1996). 

Bruce Cockburn writes, "Nobody does what Don Ross does with an acoustic guitar. He takes the corners so fast you think he's going to roll, but he never loses control." [via Wikipedia]

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore

Fan asks Zappa to play Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post', Zappa starts singing 'Montana', and then....


It is a song about a man who intends to go to Montana and grow dental floss and become a dental floss tycoon.


This version featured on You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2, ("Whipping Floss") is an example of when he did this. Before the song starts, a fan asks them to play The Allman Brothers Band's song "Whipping Post." Frank jokes with the audience that they do not know the tune, Frank (after playing a couple of jokes on the guy and the audience) chooses to play "Montana" instead, yet he alters the lyrics. The end of the song is a very long guitar solo, that around 9:55 turns into some kind of funk jam, and finally segues into a short version of "Big Swifty."

Mellow Brick Road

The Sound of Life

Chopin's Grand Polonaise Brillante Op.22


This was what they called Rock and Roll long time ago. Listen. Live.

Confutatis Maledictis

The Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed inVienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the February 14 anniversary of his wife's death. 

With levels of deceptions and secrets, many myths emerged with respect to the circumstances of the work's completion. One series of myths surrounding the Requiem involves the role Antonio Salieri played in the commissioning and completion of the Requiem and in Mozart's death generally. While the most recent retelling of this myth is Peter Shaffer's playAmadeus and the movie made from it, it is important to note that the source of misinformation was actually a 19th century play byAlexander Pushkin, Mozart and Salieri, which was turned into an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov and subsequently used as the framework for Amadeus

(via Wikipedia)

Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis, voca me cum benedictus. 

Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritum quasi cinis, gere curam mei finis.

When the accused are confounded, and doomed to flames of woe,
call me among the blessed. I kneel with submissive heart, my contrition is like ashes, help me in my final condition.

http://www.stmatthews.com/choir/mozartsrequiem.htm

Little Wing: Beacon Run

"Suzanne"

P

Dreams of Karen Carpenter

Horowitz plays Chopin etude op.10 no.4

World Domination Music

Me and a Gun

5am
Friday morning, Thursday night, Far from sleep
I'm still up and driving, Can't go home, obviously
So I'll just change direction, Cause they'll soon konw where I live
And I wanna live

Got a full tank and some chips, It was me and a gun
And a man on my back, And I sang "holy holy" as he buttoned down his pants
You can laugh, It's kind of funny things you think
at times like these, Like I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this

Yes I wore a slinky red thing, Does that mean I should spread
For you, your friends your father, Mr. Ed

Me and a gun, and a man, On my back
But I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this

Yes I wore a slinky red thing, Does that mean I should spread
For you, your friends your father, Mr. Ed
And I know what this means, Me and Jesus a few years back
Used to hang and he said, "It's your choice babe just remember
I don't think you'll be back in 3 days time, So you choose well"
Tell me what's right, Is it my right to be on my stomach, of Fred's Seville

Me and a gun, and a man, On my back
But I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this

And do you know Carolina, Where the biscuits are soft and sweet
These things go through your head, When there's a man on your back
And you're pushed flat on your stomach
It's not a classic cadillac

Me and a gun, and a man, On my back
But I haven't seen Barbados
So I must get out of this

Diablo

One of the best video game themes (not to mention, one of the best games - Diablo)

CIA Man

From the end credits of Burn After Reading.

Enjoy The Silence

As, Youtuber SamCamhosain says -   ''Dear YouTube...  There is a Dislike Button on this Video.... Please Fix it.''

Giant Robot is Giant

Some time, when you were a kid you came across a TV show that had giant robots fighting monsters, aliens or even other giant robots.

You fantasized about commandeering one of those. Experiencing that power. Saving the world.

Letting your courage transcend physical dimensions and be what it should be.

Bodyrock

PS. mohawked guy in orange shirt FTW.

I Love The Internet

The Beatles performing ''Smack My Bitch Up'' in Shea Stadium, 1965.

THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE INTERNET!

Space Cowboy

Grunge Meets Punk

Oh, Yeah!

Summer Song

Rhythm of Time

Songs Without Words

Start With Class

As you may have guessed this blog is undergoing change too. Here is my attempt at defining the Sheep of my own personal Universe.
Also happy relatively newer year

Johann Strauss Sr. "Radetzky March", the last piece at the New Year's Concert Vienna 1987, with Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.


Begin the year with class.