Steampunk

[Wrist Pin]

Don't know if anyone caught it last night, Chronicle on Channel 5 did a show on Steampunk. Some great looking old machinery featured.

 

[Noitoen]

Just saw this http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AuWcU3EDw94

 

[mklotz]

The perfect thing for playing rock "music". The engine noise would drown out the performance and, coincidentally, sound better than said performance.

 

[Wrist Pin]

Proving once again there is more than one way to skin a cat...or spin a record!!

 

[Philjoe5]

I think this gadget could benefit from a good governor?

 

[ksouers]

You're listening to the wrong stuff, Marv. Lady Gagme even makes the cat run for cover faster than I can grab the shotgun.

Try some older Yes or Pink Floyd. Not to the same par as Liszt or Mozart but certainly better than those pikers Gershwin or Rachmaninoff. There's even a video out of someone doing a really decent Pachelbel's Canon in D Major on electric guitar!

 

[kcmillin]

I agree with Kevin.

Pink Floyd is what got me into Classical Music. Go get yourself "Dark Side of The Moon", a nice glass of whatever your poison is and just listen. The entire album is basically one long song, no strike that, one long "Piece Of Music"

Kel

 

[mklotz]

There's even a video out of someone doing a really decent Pachelbel's Canon in D Major on electric guitar!

You can't play real music on any instrument that plugs into the wall. The only positive thing about electric guitars is the fact that they make power outages more enjoyable.

 

[Maryak]

Marv,

Last Saturday I had the privilege of viewing a performance by the Metropolitan Opera of "Don Pasquale"

Can't beat a good orchestra and some wonderful voices. Both were around before any kind of synthetic sound.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[Deanofid]

You can't play real music on any instrument that plugs into the wall.

Yer nuts. Chet Atkins and BB King told me so.

 

[Tin Falcon]

You can't play real music on any instrument that plugs into the wall.

Me thinks the late Robert MOOG, PhD would have differed in that opinion.
I do prefer non electric instruments myself.
Tin

 

[steamer]

Oh come now.....We need Segovia in there some where!

Or Jango

Or Paco de Lucia......to name three. ;D

Dave

 

[Kermit]

I think it's Elvis singing


or maybe Roy Orb

One of those "Why didn't I think of that" ideas. :big:

 

[kcmillin]

Me thinks the late Robert MOOG, PhD would have differed in that opinion.
I do prefer non electric instruments myself.
Tin

If Mozart had a MOOG, classical music would be a whole lot different. :big:

Kel

 

[Wrist Pin]

To get back on topic, if you want to see some fantastic examples of "steampunk" machinery, rent the movie"Wild, wild west" with Will Smith. The machines featured are absolutely fantastic! The mechanical spider is the absolute summit of steampunk!

 

[Tin Falcon]

For those of you in the Boston Metro area there is going to be a lecture on steam punk at the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham IIRC Feb 17 $6 admission more info at there web site.
Tin