Enjoy the Apocalypse

[freshwest]

Haha, made you look. No, it's Apocalyptica:

'Und Now Vee Vill Punish You.'

That's a party.

That's telling ya.

Now that's better.

And now, for something mellow.

Hope you enjoyed it.

[silverweb]

1. I love these guys.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Thanks!

[freshwest]

2. You're welcome. One of my favorites, too. And it's Friday night.

[leveymg]

3. Cellos wrock. Or are those bass violas?

Very cool. Thanks for that!

[freshwest]

4. I wish I knew. Listening to it makes me wish I'd learned to play a string instrument.

I wonder if it's too late to learn, but I have a friend in Cardiff who is 77 years old and taking up guitar.

I looked up cellos online after listening to these tonight, especially the last one. My guess is that the main man there is playing a cello, but I'm no musician.

I'll bet someone here knows, though. Glad you enjoyed it.

[leveymg]

5. I'm happy just listening to strings and a beautiful female voice in the house.

[freshwest]

7. Do you like classical music, the medieval and later eras?

I love any chance to listen to those on youtube. And the chorals in the UK and some of the other European music. They've done great keeping that going. I think that music has been undervalued in some public school districts for a long time.

I fell in love with Andrea Bocelli singing afterhis NYC Statue of Liberty concert. Apocalyptica bridged the gap for me with the string music. A friend in Norway who's into black metal turned me onto them although I' m not interested in metal. But these guys rock!

[leveymg]

8. Keeps me going.

A lot of the best riffs of '70s Progressive Rock and Fusion were lifted from the madrigals and chamber music of the 16th and 17th Centuries. I still hear it in contemporary music.

[freshwest]

10. Good when studying or relaxing. I like the old English, too. Seems natural to me.

I"ve got tons of this stuff. Thanks.

[leveymg]

11. Here are a couple things from the Italian and Iberian Baroque. Hope you enjoy.

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[freshwest]

12. Those look great. I'm saving the links for tomorrow. Gotta call it a night. Thanks!

[silverweb]

6. Usually all cellos, according to their website.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]In one recording, their drummer played a bass for the first time in his life.

http://www.apocalyptica.com/us/content/biography

[freshwest]

9. Thanks, that was an interesting history of the group.