Music to Listen to While Reading and Reviewing The Master and Margarita

[Kris]

I'm almost afraid to axe about it.

[Ian]

I'm sure the conductor would speak to you if euphonium outside work hours.

[Kris]

I'm not looking for any treble - I hope he won't be sharp with me.

[Ian]

Kris wrote: "I'm not looking for any treble - I hope he won't be sharp with me."

I'll let you know if I hear any feedback.

[Kris]

Ian wrote: "Kris wrote: "I'm not looking for any treble - I hope he won't be sharp with me."

I'll let you know if I hear any feedback."

OK, I'll try not to fret.

[Ian]

Don't we need two frets to make accord?

[Kris]

At first I was wondering what knowledge you were bassing that on, but I have decided to bow to your expertise - you wouldn't string me along.

[Ian]

I'd challenge you to a pizzicato competition, but I'm so tired, you'll have to pluck off first.

[Kris]

I'm wondering how I would staccato up to your competition.

[Ian]

Kris wrote: "I'm wondering how I would staccato up to your competition."

I'm sure you've indulged in more cardinal syncopation than me.

[Kris]

I wouldn't want to crescendo your hopes.

[Ian]

The more you pull my leg, the more allegro I go go.

[Kris]

Clearly wordplay is your forte.

[Ian]

Lo Scherzo Infinito e Sostenuto

[Kris]

Un bagatelle Molto accelerando

( damn auto correct- Milton instead of molto? )

[Ian]

"Meno mosso," he pleaded.

[Kris]

Adagio molto legato?

[Ian]

Avete ancora raggiunto il punto culminante?

[Kris]

Da capo!

[Ian]

Twenty one Mississippi, twenty-two Mississippi,...

[Kris]

:)

[Traveller]

After the (h)oboe told her that her sax was off pitch she decided to rather ask Ian if she could play on his organ.

[Ian]

You need no bow to play an oboe, or mouth to play an organ (unless it's a mouth organ).

[Traveller]

Don't tell me your tonic has gone flat..

[Ian]

Even though I'm a chronic try hard, I don't get tonic triads.

[Traveller]

Bulgakov must be a great cymbalist. I wonder if the fact that he used composers' names for his characters is cymbalic in some way? I wonder if i'll ever scale the depths of meaning of his works...

[Ian]

Was one of them a burly Oz muso?

[Stephen M]

Holy crap this thread just got ridiculous. Italian an' everything? Isn't this a little over everyone's heads? I'm having some treble even following it.

[Stephen M]

Speaking of Gogol Bordello, here's a song from the Everything is Illuminated Soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3-e3...

Gogol is the band in the movie and the lead singer plays the main character Alex. Fun movie. It is quite premium.

[Traveller]

Stephen M wrote: "Holy crap this thread just got ridiculous. Italian an' everything? Isn't this a little over everyone's heads? I'm having some treble even following it."

Yeah, since its the language that cues on how to play your music is written in, (Andante, adagio, allegro, piano) slow, fast, softly etc, punning around in musical terms will tend to bring out the Italian. If you didn't do music as a subject, you might fall by the wayside, sorry for that.

Do we really need to adhere to such string-ent requirements as sticking to English when conducting a conversation? Don't fret, sir, at least we've got pluck.
Did our pitch wind you?

[Stephen M]

Ha, I was hoping the irony would peek through with my "treble" but yeah, I'm familiar. I took my fair share of piano lessons. I meant it only as a joke, maybe I should have left the doorian closed and not interrupted the comedic masters. Hopefully I'm not stringing you along. I might be scaling a bit too high here.

[Traveller]

Stephen M wrote: "Ha, I was hoping the irony would peek through with my "treble" but yeah, I'm familiar. I took my fair share of piano lessons. I meant it only as a joke, maybe I should have left the doorian closed ..."

Yeah got the treble. Tubad if i trebled the waters and percussed the harmony between us. I think my accent might be the problem, so I'll give it a rest now.

[Mary]

Stephen M wrote: "Holy crap this thread just got ridiculous. Italian an' everything? Isn't this a little over everyone's heads? I'm having some treble even following it."

haha! It's hymn-nly impossible to follow. (ohh I'm lame)

[Traveller]

I hope you've been taking notes- that is the key!

[Kris]

The Warlocks - Whips of Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDu9V...

[Kris]

Joni Mitchell - The Priest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYz7xI...

Listening to my library on shuffle, which is how I get from The Warlocks to Joni Mitchell. This is such a haunting song. I haven't listened to it in years.

[Stephen M]

Kris wrote: "The Warlocks - Whips of Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDu9V..."

That was a really cool song! I don't think I've ever heard their stuff before. Reminds me a lot of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxniV1...

[Kris]

Stephen M wrote: "Kris wrote: "The Warlocks - Whips of Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDu9V..."

That was a really cool song! I don't think I've ever heard their stuff before. Reminds me a lot of this: http..."

I love The Raveonettes - they are great live, too. Lust is one of my favorite songs from them.

The Warlocks have some good albums out, and they are really fun live too. I really like that effect-pedal-driven, fuzzy psychedelic feel. If you liked this, you may like some of the bands I included on an 8tracks psych mix - http://8tracks.com/by_starla/behind-t...

I need to make some new mixes - it's been a while.

[Kris]

First Communion Afterparty - 2CB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDlqyA...

The Joy Formidable - Whirring (live at KEXP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kNQeD...

[Ian]

Kris wrote: "The Warlocks - Whips of Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDu9V..."

I'm a big fan of "Song for Nico".

[Kris]

Ian wrote: "Kris wrote: "The Warlocks - Whips of Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDu9V..."

I'm a big fan of "Song for Nico"."

Agreed - Rise and Fall is a really good debut album, all the way around. Here's the song for you, Stephen:

The Warlocks - Song for Nico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izts_H...

[Declan]

It's good to see that Bulgakov is still being read in Russia (along with plenty of other worthwhile authors): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KwUfm...

[Stephen M]

Kris wrote: "Agreed - Rise and Fall is a really good debut album, all the way around. Here's the song for you, Stephen:

The Warlocks - Song for Nico."

My goodness! That song was all kinds of awesome! Reminds me of my favorite bands, Yo la Tengo, Pavement, et al.

[Stephen M]

Yo la Tengo: Sometimes I Don't Get You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrhAR...

This is the soundtrack for falling in love.

[Kris]

Stephen M wrote: "Yo la Tengo: Sometime's I Don't Get You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrhAR...

This is the soundtrack for falling in love."

<3 this song. <3 YLT.

[Kris]

Declan wrote: "It's good to see that Bulgakov is still being read in Russia (along with plenty of other worthwhile authors): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KwUfm..."

Thanks for posting this, Declan!

[Mary]

Stephen M wrote: "Speaking of Gogol Bordello, here's a song from the Everything is Illuminated Soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3-e3...

Gogol is the band in the movie and the lead singer plays the m..."

I haven't seen the movie (yet) but this had me bopping around like a deranged fool in the office just now ;)

[Stephen M]

It's sooo catchy!

[Mary]

Kris wrote: "Joni Mitchell - The Priest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYz7xI...

Listening to my library on shuffle, which is how I get from The Warlocks to Joni Mitchell. This is such a haunting song. I hav..."
Ohhh Joni. "Blue" still gets me every time. And "A Case of You"....and "River".

[Kris]

Same here, Mary. One of my favorite albums, and two of my favorite songs.