Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 7:33 pm
i agree that Atomic Swing is a stronger overall cd. Although it is a compilation and so draws on 6 years of material.
I'm not so sure about that.... but I imagine someone with more knowledge and understanding of how the brain works could explain why I might think that, though.Matthew wrote:I mean that it seems as though it would have been easier for him to use four fingers on the frets, and three to pluck and strum the strings, rather than to do what he did.
Ya, it's available on Emusic. I grabbed it a while ago. It's quite good.Matthew wrote:I just found a CD called Rare Django on Amazon. Pretty weird music, but it's fun to hear his earlier gigs. Does anybody here have this CD?
There have been guitarists who have switched when confronted with Django's predicament, and it is possible, but it would be similar to a right-handed person re-learning how to write left-handed. You would need to have at least some level of "ambidextriousness" in order to accomplish it fully.Soupbone wrote:I'm not so sure about that.... but I imagine someone with more knowledge and understanding of how the brain works could explain why I might think that, though.Matthew wrote:I mean that it seems as though it would have been easier for him to use four fingers on the frets, and three to pluck and strum the strings, rather than to do what he did.
I just received this set, too, and I must respectfully disagree on first listen. I remain open-minded, though, so please let me know which songs on it you particularly enjoy, because it all sounded like the same listenable, musically-innovative (for the times), but fairly-undanceable stuff I have always associated with Django. (I mean it; I really am interested. I would not have bought the CD if I wasn't open-minded to re-visit Django for the third or fourth time.)djstarr wrote:ok, getting back to the original topic, I did get the 4 CD disc set in - it's pretty amazing, a lot of music to listen to.
What do you mean by undanceable? Lots of people dance to it.Lawrence wrote:but fairly-undanceable stuff
Lawrence wrote:please let me know which songs on [the 4-CD "Django and his American Friends" set] you particularly enjoy * * * (I mean it; I really am interested. I would not have bought the CD if I wasn't open-minded to re-visit Django for the third or fourth time.)
I listened to these CD's for about a week straight, and paid attention to the selections that both Rayned and Peter recommended. The ones I particularly like for dancing and would dj in Seattle without any hesitation:Lawrence wrote:I just received this set, too, and I must respectfully disagree on first listen. I remain open-minded, though, so please let me know which songs on it you particularly enjoy, because it all sounded like the same listenable, musically-innovative (for the times), but fairly-undanceable stuff I have always associated with Django. (I mean it; I really am interested. I would not have bought the CD if I wasn't open-minded to re-visit Django for the third or fourth time.)djstarr wrote:ok, getting back to the original topic, I did get the 4 CD disc set in - it's pretty amazing, a lot of music to listen to.
oh yeah, I agree - i like both the Bach ones --- I should try playing it at our informal dance and see what people do.SpuzBal wrote:"Interpretation Swing du Premier Mouvement..." is probably my favorite track off of that set. It'd probably be a bit strange to dance to, but it's an awesome recording.