Rye Miles #13621 5,752 Posted October 18 (edited) Kimball Piano Co. had 84 grand pianos at the Coliseum for the opening ceremonies and they played Gershwin and the National Anthem. I have a customer that has one from that event. Pretty cool idea!! Edited October 18 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 23,318 Posted October 18 WOW! I had forgotten that opening. And piano that I liked! I have said before that I'm not a big fan of the piano, especially what is called classical which, to me sounds like random key strokes showing how fast the pianist can run up and down the keys. I like some, I guess honky-tonk a la Jerry Lee Lewis, e.g. Chantilly Lace. Some of that, I think, is because of my hearing and not being able to pick out the subtleties of it. Part of is, likely the major part of it, is the overbearing, clunky piano playing I've endured at school recitals where (sometimes mercifully) the piano drowns out the kids voices. Organ? Fine. Harpsichord? Wonderful. Clavichord? Great. Piano? Eh! OH! Strauss waltzes and polkas on the piano I like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,752 Posted October 18 I like jazz piano the best, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Chick Corea are some of my favorites! I agree with you on most of the classical piano pieces. They are hard to listen to. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpo 5,849 Posted October 18 39 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: which, to me sounds like random key strokes showing how fast the pianist can run up and down the keys. That's my feeling about a lot of guitar players. "Oh man, listen to how he can shred that guitar!!!" Sounds like random noise while he's showing how fast he can run his left hand up and down the neck. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L 1,708 Posted October 18 Notice The Cosby Show was listed--boy do times change Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 18,996 Posted October 18 That’s the year my daughter was born. I bought a new Mazda B2000 truck for $5,995. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 6,407 Posted October 18 (edited) 12 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: WOW! I had forgotten that opening. And piano that I liked! I have said before that I'm not a big fan of the piano, especially what is called classical which, to me sounds like random key strokes showing how fast the pianist can run up and down the keys. I like some, I guess honky-tonk a la Jerry Lee Lewis, e.g. Chantilly Lace. Some of that, I think, is because of my hearing and not being able to pick out the subtleties of it. Part of is, likely the major part of it, is the overbearing, clunky piano playing I've endured at school recitals where (sometimes mercifully) the piano drowns out the kids voices. Organ? Fine. Harpsichord? Wonderful. Clavichord? Great. Piano? Eh! OH! Strauss waltzes and polkas on the piano I like. You need to spend some time in New Orleans. You'll learn to love their pianos. Edited October 19 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,752 Posted October 18 19 minutes ago, Alpo said: That's my feeling about a lot of guitar players. "Oh man, listen to how he can shred that guitar!!!" Sounds like random noise while he's showing how fast he can run his left hand up and down the neck. Musical calisthenics!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 23,318 Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Alpo said: That's my feeling about a lot of guitar players. "Oh man, listen to how he can shred that guitar!!!" Sounds like random noise while he's showing how fast he can run his left hand up and down the neck. Ditto for a lot of classical violin. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 687 Posted October 18 2 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I agree with you on most of the classical piano pieces. They are hard to listen to. Never tire of them myself! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,752 Posted October 18 One of my favorite pianists playing one of my favorite songs on a Fender Rhodes electric and a Steinway acoustic! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 10,809 Posted October 18 I like ragtime on the piano 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,752 Posted October 18 47 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: I like ragtime on the piano Marvin Hamlisch playing that! Excellent musician ! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kulshan 20262 106 Posted October 21 Floyd Cramer, along with Chet Atkins and Boots Randolph! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J-BAR #18287 5,270 Posted October 21 I like the way Tony Bennet and Bill Charlap do this old standard. (sorry about any ads--it's YouTube) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 3,834 Posted October 21 Let's hear it for the A-Team! Between them and Star Wars Stormtroopers they made piss-poor marksmanship cool again. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snakejaw_Joe 108 Posted October 21 On 10/18/2020 at 1:07 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: You need to spend some time in New Orleans. You'll learn to love their pianos. 100% this - best Blues and Soul piano can be found in New Orleans I wasn't alive in 1984 so that disqualifies me from having any other opinions in this thread lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
South-Eye Ned 640 Posted October 22 I moved to Dallas, TX, in January 1984. I lived there for about 2-1/2 years. It just never became MY city; so, I moved back to Houston. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocWard 4,941 Posted October 22 On 10/18/2020 at 12:51 PM, Alpo said: That's my feeling about a lot of guitar players. "Oh man, listen to how he can shred that guitar!!!" Sounds like random noise while he's showing how fast he can run his left hand up and down the neck. While I appreciate the skill and dexterity, it does nothing for me, and I strongly believe that music is meant to take us somewhere, emotionally. I believe it was Claude Debussy who said that "music is the silence between the notes." Which is why I will forever choose Jimmy Page over Yngwie Malmsteen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocWard 4,941 Posted October 22 Oh, and that doesn't say a thing about ME graduating high school!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
