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Big Music

Now I'm sure you're all expecting me to rave about some Gorillaz related thing or to talk about music that's so loud it busts your eardrums. If you were expecting the former you're wrong, if you were expecting the latter, you're right but in for a surprise. I am indeed going to dedicate this blog post to loud music but not to hard rock or metal. Instead I'm talking about classical music. "How can classical music be louder than rock and metal?" I hear you exclaim. Well it can, if it's played on the organ.

Today I've just spend a few hours listening to one of my friends play music by Bach and other composers on the organ. I was right besides him and one thing I can say is: it's loud, very loud. Before I met this friend I wasn't really into classical music, and definitely not organ and choir music. But he did a good job in getting me into it. Indeed there's nothing better than listening to a real organ play. CD's just don't do them justice, no matter how good your sound system is. That doesn't mean that I don't listen to other kinds of music anymore, but I've been adding some variety to what I listen lately.

The great thing about playing the organ in an empty chapel is that sometimes a random person will come in. Since the organist cannot be seen from down below the poor fellow has no idea that there's somebody in there. My friend and I had so much fun scaring these passer-bys by suddenly playing a really loud piece just as they were getting close to the organ. Yes, we're evil...

Posted by Euphoric_Rider, 03/02/2008 7:27am
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Evil indeed. You should try adding classic music to war clips. For some reason it fits...
Posted 03/02/2008 8:52am
The Ride of the Valkyries worked great in Apocalypse Now. I think it's one of my favourite scenes of all time.
Posted 03/02/2008 9:03am
lol I like to listen to the organ live not on a cd.
Posted 03/02/2008 2:11pm
Classical music is always better live
Posted 03/02/2008 2:18pm
Organs are amazing. Their size just kind of blows me away. I've never heard a single organ play alone though. I've only seen them with a full orchestra and I couldn't really hear it individually.

(By the way, thank you for having some sense in ayanami_rei's blog. I'd post my thanks there if I thought she'd actually read it and think about it. I'm sorry I called you and the others brain dead. I got caught up in the moment. That other guy just got vulgar and that upset me. And people like her just push my buttons. I think that if I had started off nicer, it would have ended the same way because it's so personal to her and she's uh...stubborn? I'm really trying to be unbiased here. Thank you though for even considering that what I said could be of use. Once again, I apologize).
Posted 03/02/2008 2:40pm
I love organ music, especially Fuge in D minor. Helps me when I am angry.
Posted 03/03/2008 1:32pm
Did you print the posters yet? *anticipation*
Posted 03/06/2008 9:21pm
Not yet unfortunately. I don't own a printer that can do poster size prints so I have to go to my school's art department to get them printed...
Posted 03/07/2008 3:34am
I guess if I wanted stuff that size printed Id have to go to Kinko's. I wonder how much stuff like that costs?
Posted 03/07/2008 4:20am
Hey Euphe,
I really enjoy classical music too. I've never understood why people (of the pop generation mostly) can be so quick to judge it.

I for one, love listening to Halo's classical themes, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus and Bob & Barn's rich musical melodies (MediEvil, Primal) have alway captivated me. I can't even think of all the others, but they're are equally as good.

viva la Classical!

ps. I recommend

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Posted 03/07/2008 2:38pm
ICO's soundtrack is alright, I particularly like "Heal" and "You Were There", but otherwise the fully orchestrated Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack is incredible!
Posted 03/08/2008 12:27am
You evil person...

Seriously though, organs are amazing. I'm gonna have to agree with you on that.
Posted 03/09/2008 11:31am
I once made a topic about classical music...
Posted 03/10/2008 8:03am
Now i want to listen to Classical music lol.
Posted 03/11/2008 9:21pm
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