Ludovico Einaudi — Andare
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chinaski wrote:
Sounds like a good reason to actually listen! All music is not going to please all people, all the time! One should just appreciate the talent, if not the actual piece. Don't have to like the particular music/song but, appreciate the talent of the artist! Sheesh!
I once wrote in here years back that Ludovico Einaudi music was good for watching it snow during a pensive moment on a Sunday afternoon. Well by golly here it is, Andare is playing on RP and I'm lost in thought while gazing out my window watching it snow this Sunday afternoon!
mread wrote:
Poignant.
And, so very true! The only "guarantee" in life, is death. The mortality rate will ALWAYS be 100%! God created every one of us, "in His image" but, different from each other. God doesn't make mistakes. The "whiners" should open their shallow minds, and embrace every little thing that our Creator has provided us! Whining about a particular genre/artist, is like whining about leaves not staying green and, on the tree, all year round! Shallow.
Poignant.
Edweirdo wrote:
Hit the "skip button" and spare us from your drivel!!
I was trying to figure out why I don't like this, given that I'm a classically trained pianist. On a classical music forum to which I subscribe, someone wrote the following which sums it up for me:
I dislike Einaudi's music for its lack of substance: the endless repetition of minimalism but without its subtle changes to create interest; wallpaper music. He's welcome to make money from it. As an excoriating review of one of his Barbican performances once put it, "The audience appear to be mesmerised – but there’s nothing to listen to".
The reviewer in the Telegraph of the same event said "It was so lovely, languorous and mesmeric, it is a miracle that anyone managed to stay awake" while the review in the Independent was simply headed "A long road to nowhere".
It's a product for people who like to hear music, but not to listen to it.
Hit the "skip button" and spare us from your drivel!!
This is a beautiful song, period.
dangoebel wrote:
Ooo, Dead Man's Party, I love it
It's interesting that you mention a Playlist for your funeral. I've been compiling one for about 7 years. Of course, I'm going to live to 100, and with the good Lord's curse, I will. Mine runs the gambit from Mark Knopfler to Frank Zappa to Oingo Boingo. If you think you'll go before me, invite me to your funeral. If I think I'll go before you ill invite you to mine. I hope you like Guiness and IPA.
Ooo, Dead Man's Party, I love it
I once wrote in here years back that Ludovico Einaudi music was good for watching it snow during a pensive moment on a Sunday afternoon. Well by golly here it is, Andare is playing on RP and I'm lost in thought while gazing out my window watching it snow this Sunday afternoon!
I was trying to figure out why I don't like this, given that I'm a classically trained pianist. On a classical music forum to which I subscribe, someone wrote the following which sums it up for me:
I dislike Einaudi's music for its lack of substance: the endless repetition of minimalism but without its subtle changes to create interest; wallpaper music. He's welcome to make money from it. As an excoriating review of one of his Barbican performances once put it, "The audience appear to be mesmerised – but there’s nothing to listen to".
The reviewer in the Telegraph of the same event said "It was so lovely, languorous and mesmeric, it is a miracle that anyone managed to stay awake" while the review in the Independent was simply headed "A long road to nowhere".
It's a product for people who like to hear music, but not to listen to it.
I dislike Einaudi's music for its lack of substance: the endless repetition of minimalism but without its subtle changes to create interest; wallpaper music. He's welcome to make money from it. As an excoriating review of one of his Barbican performances once put it, "The audience appear to be mesmerised – but there’s nothing to listen to".
The reviewer in the Telegraph of the same event said "It was so lovely, languorous and mesmeric, it is a miracle that anyone managed to stay awake" while the review in the Independent was simply headed "A long road to nowhere".
It's a product for people who like to hear music, but not to listen to it.
Bosami wrote:
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
Or whether a carpenter has the creativity of an architect. Your point is well taken, thanks!
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
Or whether a carpenter has the creativity of an architect. Your point is well taken, thanks!
Cynaera wrote:
Poignant.
Unlike some of the screaming meemies whining about this song and this artist, I have to say that I just love his music. Maybe I'm able to open my mind to new types of music, embrace them, find the good in them, and appreciate the fact that I'm actually allowed to listen to them without getting shot.
Life is not handed to one on a silver platter. Every song, every breath, every sunrise is not guaranteed. I embrace every song, every breath, every sunrise, because I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
Poignant.
RP says the Artist is "Marco Decimo"?? Surely it's Einaudi?
Pseudonym?
Pseudonym?
bahalana wrote:
Apparently the woman in blue is Fast and Easy.
i think she needs to wee...
Apparently the woman in blue is Fast and Easy.
I saw him in concert a couple of years ago at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. He and his ensemble took stage, and Einaudi played for over two hours straight (with his back to the audience!), with his ensemble facing outward. Then on cue they finished, all stood up, formed a line, and bowed. Einaudi doesn't speak English, so he said thanks in Italian. They bowed again to thunderous applause, and then left. That was it, but it was a sublime performance! As a pianist I totally appreciate the simplicity and gracefulness of his music.
It's interesting that you mention a Playlist for your funeral. I've been compiling one for about 7 years. Of course, I'm going to live to 100, and with the good Lord's curse, I will. Mine runs the gambit from Mark Knopfler to Frank Zappa to Oingo Boingo. If you think you'll go before me, invite me to your funeral. If I think I'll go before you ill invite you to mine. I hope you like Guiness and IPA.
student level film score?
SUPERB! 
His music plays directly to my soul. Unimaginable beauty. This is by far my favourite album of his. Such ear candy.
allearsny wrote:
That graphic is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
Apparently the woman in blue is Fast and Easy.
That graphic is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
Apparently the woman in blue is Fast and Easy.
Didn't every young man dream of playing something like this on his grand piano in a Manhattan penthouse to his supermodel wife? Oh. Just me and Billy Joel. I'll just get my things and go.
tinypriest wrote:
Strange that everyone doesn't rate according to your taste. One might think it's just you, if that were actually possible.
Just <yawn> Yanni. Just a chord-progression warm up. Incantations that don't change. I guess it's ok if we've just segued from Shoot To Thrill. But otherwise minimalist minimalism of the most minimally interesting kind. Credits rolling at the end of a maudlin movie drama. (But at least it's not the Cowboy Junkies...). "Heard It Through The Grapevine" gets about the same average rating; lol, remarkable.
Strange that everyone doesn't rate according to your taste. One might think it's just you, if that were actually possible.
Just <yawn> Yanni. Just a chord-progression warm up. Incantations that don't change. I guess it's ok if we've just segued from Shoot To Thrill. But otherwise minimalist minimalism of the most minimally interesting kind. Credits rolling at the end of a maudlin movie drama. (But at least it's not the Cowboy Junkies...). "Heard It Through The Grapevine" gets about the same average rating; lol, remarkable.
Long Live Radio Paradise
Andare is to me 9-OUTSTANDING
Andare is to me 9-OUTSTANDING
coyote620 wrote:
I hear his music and I like it. I could say it even moves me. A lot of music does. Whether his music is similar or compared to someone else's or not, I don't care. I'm sure he doesn't either. He made the music he feels and put it out there. It is as simple at that.
fredriley wrote:
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
fredriley wrote:
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
oh I'd MUCH rather hear something, anything, by Phillip Glass
I liked this guy when I first heard him on RP, but now I find him treacly and melodramatic
like Yanni or John Tesh
Denny108 wrote:
I liked this guy when I first heard him on RP, but now I find him treacly and melodramatic
like Yanni or John Tesh
Denny108 wrote:
Reminds me of the music and my time with Phillip Glass many years ago in Halifax, Nova Scotia....very soothing indeed....
Reminds me of the music and my time with Phillip Glass many years ago in Halifax, Nova Scotia....very soothing indeed....
The first piece by this artist I have actively disliked. Repetitive, no imagination or soul. And a bit pretentious. Was this CD filler?
Chopin must be turning over in his grave. And covering his ears. Pedestrian at best.
dew34 wrote:
very well stated.
I have to say this music reaches deep into my core and gives me a thrill I had when I was younger with less recognizable attributes. I have always liked the interplay of piano and strings and I think he captures that spirit in spades! Contemplative is, I think the word.
very well stated.
I have to say this music reaches deep into my core and gives me a thrill I had when I was younger with less recognizable attributes. I have always liked the interplay of piano and strings and I think he captures that spirit in spades! Contemplative is, I think the word.
I have often realised here that "Tolerance" is a word most listeners here have never heard before nor understand the meaning.
As is often the case, those who "hate" do only hate, because secretly their guilty conscience is biting them.
So I presume most "Haters" here secretely love this music......
As is often the case, those who "hate" do only hate, because secretly their guilty conscience is biting them.
So I presume most "Haters" here secretely love this music......
Proclivities wrote:
That graphic is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
fredriley wrote:
I think a lot of people just find Ludovico's music to be too sprightly and and zippy.
...What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
I think a lot of people just find Ludovico's music to be too sprightly and and zippy.
That graphic is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
I'm not one of the haters or the snobs here, but I gotta say, Einaudi sucks. Repetitive, derivative, unmusical. This stuff constitutes the only real clunkers I know of in RP's vast and varied library.
Okay, I take it back: I AM enough of a snob to say that this is not just a matter of taste; Einaudi is NOT in the same league as any of the fine composers some listeners have compared him to here, all of whom pushed the musical envelope in one way (or at one time) or another. Einaudi does not. The only thing he pushes is my last nerve.
Okay, I take it back: I AM enough of a snob to say that this is not just a matter of taste; Einaudi is NOT in the same league as any of the fine composers some listeners have compared him to here, all of whom pushed the musical envelope in one way (or at one time) or another. Einaudi does not. The only thing he pushes is my last nerve.
fredriley wrote:
I think a lot of people just find Ludovico's music to be too sprightly and and zippy.
...What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
I think a lot of people just find Ludovico's music to be too sprightly and and zippy.
I hear his music and I like it. I could say it even moves me. A lot of music does. Whether his music is similar or compared to someone else's or not, I don't care. I'm sure he doesn't either. He made the music he feels and put it out there. It is as simple at that.
fredriley wrote:
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
fredriley wrote:
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
dragon1952 wrote:
Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
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Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
dragon1952 wrote:
Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
If he's saying that it puts him to sleep, then it seems to fit the context pretty well. If you're saying that it doesn't do so for you, then I agree.
Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
If he's saying that it puts him to sleep, then it seems to fit the context pretty well. If you're saying that it doesn't do so for you, then I agree.
unclehud wrote:
Get the scientists working on the tube technology immediately.
That's been done: Tenacious D. Don't forget the bendy thing.
Get the scientists working on the tube technology immediately.
ncollingridge wrote:
Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
Rather enervating to my ears.
Did you just learn that word and feel the need to use it even though it shouldn't really fit in this context?
I ranked it 8 in the past and now moved it to 9 as I love it more and more. I don't find it as repetitive as others do. I let it carry me and I love the place it is taking me to ! Even though it's only for a few minutes...
I ranked this "8 - Most Excellent" in the past. But he is beginning to sound like Yanni...—>Ho Hum 3.
Perfection.
Just learned of the death of my friend's mother, a beautiful artist....this music just fits :(
Rather enervating to my ears.
triviagal wrote:
That's been done: Tenacious D. Don't forget the bendy thing.
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
That's been done: Tenacious D. Don't forget the bendy thing.
fredriley wrote:
I like the guy, but he's definitely not "rock and roll" -- even when the genre is stretched as far as Bill can pull. That's the only possibility I can imagine: it's not rock and roll, so many listeners have little (or no) patience with it. "Get that shite off my speakers and put on some Clash, whydontcha!"
(And for the record, the first time I heard Mr. Einaudi -- here on RP -- I thought, "Somebody's re-done a Debussy piece?")
<snip>
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
I like the guy, but he's definitely not "rock and roll" -- even when the genre is stretched as far as Bill can pull. That's the only possibility I can imagine: it's not rock and roll, so many listeners have little (or no) patience with it. "Get that shite off my speakers and put on some Clash, whydontcha!"
(And for the record, the first time I heard Mr. Einaudi -- here on RP -- I thought, "Somebody's re-done a Debussy piece?")
nicknt wrote:
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
The statement "In the same category as Satie and Debussy" requires no further comment. It may be a question of taste, but art has its hierarchies. Einaudi will be soon forgotten, as he deserves. If I copy Mozart, I don't become ipso facto Mozart.
fredriley wrote:
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
fredriley wrote:
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
Er, yes,it does require further comment, as you've plainly (deliberately?) misinterpreted the statement. Einaudi, Satie, Debussy and Glass fall squarely into the category of 'minimalist'. Einaudi may or may not be in their league in terms of quality, but he is in the same category in terms of output. Particularly Satie and Glass - indeed, many commenters on Einaudi numbers on RP frequently liken him to Philip Glass, and to my simple uneducated untrained and plainly unsophisticated ears, he and Satie are musical brothers.
Non ci sono gerachie nell'arte, perchè l'arte è per tutti, non solo i snob.
What is it about the sheer hatred Einaudi generates on this board? How can such simple music be so greatly offensive to RP listeners such that the red mist descends and bile pours from keyboards? Surely at worst it's 'elevator music'? I honestly want to know: what is it about Einaudi that gets on your tits so much?
Low-cult fake classical music for the masses. One of the worst musician alive.
kcar wrote:
"physically demanding stunts" Should we ring up Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jonny Greenwood, etc. and tell them that they've been sacked for playing physically demanding stunts? Maybe we should pass a No Physically Demanding Stunts in Music law for you.
I'm guessing you have a creeping case of acquired amusia combined with the stubbornness of a donkey. If you've had anything lasting or insightful to say about music appreciation or theory, I've not read it. You just toss out sweeping and empty generalizations like a drunk at the corner of the bar.
stalker
"physically demanding stunts"
Should we ring up Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jonny Greenwood, etc. and tell them that they've been sacked for playing physically demanding stunts? Maybe we should pass a No Physically Demanding Stunts in Music law for you.I'm guessing you have a creeping case of acquired amusia combined with the stubbornness of a donkey. If you've had anything lasting or insightful to say about music appreciation or theory, I've not read it. You just toss out sweeping and empty generalizations like a drunk at the corner of the bar.
stalker
Great tune.. Bought at Amazon. Hope the whole album is as good!
The standard of the music played today Sunday 15-12-13 has been outstanding - I'm in England and so its evening now but I have been listening for last 8 hours and the standard of choice is wonderful - thank you so much
rdo wrote:
"physically demanding stunts" Should we ring up Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jonny Greenwood, etc. and tell them that they've been sacked for playing physically demanding stunts? Maybe we should pass a No Physically Demanding Stunts in Music law for you.
I'm guessing you have a creeping case of acquired amusia combined with the stubbornness of a donkey. If you've had anything lasting or insightful to say about music appreciation or theory, I've not read it. You just toss out sweeping and empty generalizations like a drunk at the corner of the bar.
A lot of music is written for performers to perform physically demanding stunts. This music is usually horrible and should generally not have been composed in the first place. There is an entire branch of music appreciation devoted to the worship of these performers. To me, that whole thing is simply uninteresting and unworthy of further comment.
So far as “complexity” in music goes. It is not an important aspect. Some music has a lot of variation, and it is good. Other music has very little variation, and is just as good. I can name great works in both regards. It’s a boring topic.
"physically demanding stunts"
Should we ring up Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jonny Greenwood, etc. and tell them that they've been sacked for playing physically demanding stunts? Maybe we should pass a No Physically Demanding Stunts in Music law for you.I'm guessing you have a creeping case of acquired amusia combined with the stubbornness of a donkey. If you've had anything lasting or insightful to say about music appreciation or theory, I've not read it. You just toss out sweeping and empty generalizations like a drunk at the corner of the bar.
triviagal wrote:
That is one of the most ignorant comments I have read on Radio Paradise.
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
That is one of the most ignorant comments I have read on Radio Paradise.
Bosami wrote:
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
A lot of music is written for performers to perform physically demanding stunts. This music is usually horrible and should generally not have been composed in the first place. There is an entire branch of music appreciation devoted to the worship of these performers. To me, that whole thing is simply uninteresting and unworthy of further comment.
So far as “complexity” in music goes. It is not an important aspect. Some music has a lot of variation, and it is good. Other music has very little variation, and is just as good. I can name great works in both regards. It’s a boring topic.
jocelynsart wrote:
Agree 100% with that!
wow - reminds me of one of the most fantastic movies ever made (to me)- The Piano
Agree 100% with that!
wow - reminds me of one of the most fantastic movies ever made (to me)- The Piano
Bosami wrote:
Agreed! Thank you.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
Agreed! Thank you.
stevendejong wrote:
I completely agree. This is nice, but truly simplistic music.
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
I completely agree. This is nice, but truly simplistic music.
That's a rather pretentious statement. The foundations of music were built upon simplicity: three chords. I tire of those here who seem to think that technical ability is the same as having a creative vision. There is no such connection. A good carpenter can build a house. Whether or not he can create a work of art is a completely different matter.
The song is beautiful. I have not a care in the world how simplistic it may or may not be.
"I don't usually click PSD, but when I do this is the reason."
The most interesting man in my world
The most interesting man in my world
ear balm
This is a beautiful piece of music. Comparison with the greats is an unfair but inevitable fate for any contemporary composer. Can any classical music not be derivative?
at some point we should prol'y step back, take in the wider view of us all navel gazing with some of the critique. This ain't Debussy by a long shot. But as a mood maker, across the wider canvas that = RP, it adds.
Here in the US, before the 2012 London Olympic Games began, P&G (Proctor & Gamble) used portions of this tune in some TV ads.
The messages was something like "Thanks to the Mom's" and only flashed products pix up at the end before they put the company name up.
The messages was something like "Thanks to the Mom's" and only flashed products pix up at the end before they put the company name up.
nicknt wrote:
I completely agree. This is nice, but truly simplistic music.
As Italian I know the man. He simply plays new age in disguise for shops and elevators. Listen to Satie and Debussy instead.
I completely agree. This is nice, but truly simplistic music.
Bellissima! Einaudi è magico.
Amazing, eclectic and with emotion.
Heard his music on some P&G commercials associated with the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London.
If some of the rest of you want to forget Einaudi that's your problem. I won't be. A true modern master.
The statement "In the same category as Satie and Debussy" requires no further comment. It may be a question of taste, but art has its hierarchies. Einaudi will be soon forgotten, as he deserves. If I copy Mozart, I don't become ipso facto Mozart.
fredriley wrote:
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
fredriley wrote:
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
nicknt wrote:
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
This is balm to the ears after Tom Wait's rasping cheesegrater of a voice.
As Italian I know the man. He simply plays new age in disguise for shops and elevators. Listen to Satie and Debussy instead.
It's a question of taste, and plainly Einaudi's not to yours, which is fair enough. He is in the same category as Satie and Debussy, and of course Philip Glass. Personalmente, penso che Einaudi sia i coglioni del cane (come dicono qua) :o)
This is balm to the ears after Tom Wait's rasping cheesegrater of a voice.
ludovico: love
Lord, it just goes on and on and on... Enough.
Hope he does make a sound track to a movie... wait.. I'd better Google him... I've given this a 7 because its a bit simplistic. I'd love more sweeping orchestral background and space. I do arpeggios like that all the time. The theme is nice. By the end of the song, I felt I was in an elevator or Homesense.
nicknt wrote:
Interesting, your saying that. I'd initially rated this a 9 and have downgraded it over time to now a 7. In other words, its appeal after the initial "wow" for me hasn't held. Satie & especially Debussy I can hear a thousand times and never tire.
As Italian I know the man. He simply plays new age in disguise for shops and elevators. Listen to Satie and Debussy instead.
Interesting, your saying that. I'd initially rated this a 9 and have downgraded it over time to now a 7. In other words, its appeal after the initial "wow" for me hasn't held. Satie & especially Debussy I can hear a thousand times and never tire.
As Italian I know the man. He simply plays new age in disguise for shops and elevators. Listen to Satie and Debussy instead.
wow
Somehow this seems to be a nice soundtrack for the Winter Solstice......
prairiedogj wrote:
I think the point is to create a mood - which it does a good job of. Could this be part of a big-budget movie soundtrack? Yes - and as the backing for a very emotionally charged part of the film.
The boundary between good music and bad music is not defined by complexity.
Great comment!
I think the point is to create a mood - which it does a good job of. Could this be part of a big-budget movie soundtrack? Yes - and as the backing for a very emotionally charged part of the film.
The boundary between good music and bad music is not defined by complexity.
Great comment!
Thank you Bill for playing this despite the strong comments against. This music improves my mood and that is worth a lot to me. Solid 8.
84MacGuy wrote:
I'll see your $20 and counter with $25.
When I hear a song like this mixed in with Big Head Todd and The Chemical Bros and everything else RP plays, it reminds me why I love listening to Radio Paradise.
Time for a $20 donation.
Time for a $20 donation.
I'll see your $20 and counter with $25.
Sjaaks wrote:
Nice! :-)
Didn't think i'd live to see it happen but today Ludovico's music moved me...
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
Nice! :-)
triviagal wrote:
I think the point is to create a mood - which it does a good job of. Could this be part of a big-budget movie soundtrack? Yes - and as the backing for a very emotionally charged part of the film.
The boundary between good music and bad music is not defined by complexity.
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I think the point is to create a mood - which it does a good job of. Could this be part of a big-budget movie soundtrack? Yes - and as the backing for a very emotionally charged part of the film.
The boundary between good music and bad music is not defined by complexity.
You're listening to Andare by Ludovico Einaudi on Radio Paradise. Before that was Florence & The Machine, with "The Sun, The Moon". Before that one, we had what's actually a new tune, it's by Florence & The Machine but it's a cover of Ludovico Einaudi.
triviagal wrote:
Philip Glass.....
Glenn Gould....
Subtle does not mean boring. Did you hear that cello?
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Philip Glass.....
Glenn Gould....
Subtle does not mean boring. Did you hear that cello?
Well, he did start composing movie soundtracks, then evolved from there....
emmidad wrote:
I will see him in about two weeks, when he comes to Heidelberg in Germany. I can't wait!
emmidad wrote:
I like this music but it ALWAYS makes me think of a movie soundtrack. I'm surprised I don't see similar comments.
I will see him in about two weeks, when he comes to Heidelberg in Germany. I can't wait!
Sjaaks wrote:
Thank you for this image, Sjaaks - very poignant and crystal-clear. And perfect for this song.
Didn't think i'd live to see it happen but today Ludovico's music moved me...
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
Thank you for this image, Sjaaks - very poignant and crystal-clear. And perfect for this song.
The best!!!!
More like this please. I don't care how many notes there are, or how many times they are repeated. It sounds GOOD. I like the whole album, but I'd like to see Bill explore more of this, because he plays this OFTEN.
FlatCat wrote:
FlatCat wrote:
Wow. This song represents the largest divergence between my rating and the average. I absolutely hate this stuff. Every bit of it. The first three notes of Three Blind Mice, in minor key, over and over and over again with some very simplistic embellishments. The apotheosis of teenage angst.
Glad everyone enjoys it. Flame shields up...
Glad everyone enjoys it. Flame shields up...
When I hear a song like this mixed in with Big Head Todd and The Chemical Bros and everything else RP plays, it reminds me why I love listening to Radio Paradise.
Time for a $20 donation.
Time for a $20 donation.
Reaper wrote:
I was really enjoying this track but felt like i knew it so actually came on the page to see if there was any info on that. Very much a movie soundtrack piece...
Same here! I originally thought it was the soundtrack from "requiem for a dream"
I was really enjoying this track but felt like i knew it so actually came on the page to see if there was any info on that. Very much a movie soundtrack piece...
Same here! I originally thought it was the soundtrack from "requiem for a dream"
triviagal wrote:
wow, you REALLY don't understand piano playing, huh?
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
wow, you REALLY don't understand piano playing, huh?
Detlaps wrote:
Drat!!!! Why aren't there any minus numbers......or at least a zero?
Philistine!
Drat!!!! Why aren't there any minus numbers......or at least a zero?
Philistine!
triviagal wrote:
Drat!!!! Why aren't there any minus numbers......or at least a zero?
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Drat!!!! Why aren't there any minus numbers......or at least a zero?
This sounds a lot like my cousin saying "I'll teach you piano. Just play these two notes over & over & over again. Then play these other notes over & over again." (Wow, that's really hard! NOT!) "Now we'll put in a little other monotonous filler & we can put people to sleep." Ho-hum. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A musical virtuoso drifting through the pathways of his mind. This is actually a creative tone poem reflecting a mood, an ambiance. Nothing more, nothing less. No need to read more into the piece. Enjoy it for what it is.
emmidad wrote:
I was really enjoying this track but felt like i knew it so actually came on the page to see if there was any info on that. Very much a movie soundtrack piece...
I like this music but it ALWAYS makes me think of a movie soundtrack. I'm surprised I don't see similar comments.
I was really enjoying this track but felt like i knew it so actually came on the page to see if there was any info on that. Very much a movie soundtrack piece...
Pretty but not what I want to hear when I'm trying to wake up in the morning. :)
Absolutely Beautiful!
Didn't think i'd live to see it happen but today Ludovico's music moved me...
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
I was looking through the window, it's a dark and gray day today. I saw a very lonely snowflake make his way past the trees to the ground and then this song started, i have to admit that was perfect.........
3 —> 8
Cynaera wrote:
Cynaera, I don't really rate this song, but I agree completely with your message. I love hearing all of this different music!
Unlike some of the screaming meemies whining about this song and this artist, I have to say that I just love his music. Maybe I'm able to open my mind to new types of music, embrace them, find the good in them, and appreciate the fact that I'm actually allowed to listen to them without getting shot.
Life is not handed to one on a silver platter. Every song, every breath, every sunrise is not guaranteed. I embrace every song, every breath, every sunrise, because I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
Life is not handed to one on a silver platter. Every song, every breath, every sunrise is not guaranteed. I embrace every song, every breath, every sunrise, because I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
Cynaera, I don't really rate this song, but I agree completely with your message. I love hearing all of this different music!
Unlike some of the screaming meemies whining about this song and this artist, I have to say that I just love his music. Maybe I'm able to open my mind to new types of music, embrace them, find the good in them, and appreciate the fact that I'm actually allowed to listen to them without getting shot.
Life is not handed to one on a silver platter. Every song, every breath, every sunrise is not guaranteed. I embrace every song, every breath, every sunrise, because I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
Life is not handed to one on a silver platter. Every song, every breath, every sunrise is not guaranteed. I embrace every song, every breath, every sunrise, because I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
So many comments on here that I agree with...
I must say, I love this! I had to stop what I was doing in order sit down to listen and feel it. Glad I did! 9 or 10?
I must say, I love this! I had to stop what I was doing in order sit down to listen and feel it. Glad I did! 9 or 10?
I like this music but it ALWAYS makes me think of a movie soundtrack. I'm surprised I don't see similar comments.
frogy wrote:
I agree...
thanks for this song
I agree...
rez wrote:
I disagree...
scraig wrote:
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then."
whatever, I think the music major has a point in this case
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then."
whatever, I think the music major has a point in this case
I disagree...
thanks for this song
scraig wrote:
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then." bronorb wrote:
The problem with music majors is that they analyze music too much and they've forgotten how to enjoy it.
See if you can find a music major that finished their degree and is actually making original music that people want to hear.
whatever, I think the music major has a point in this case
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then." bronorb wrote:
The problem with music majors is that they analyze music too much and they've forgotten how to enjoy it.
See if you can find a music major that finished their degree and is actually making original music that people want to hear.
whatever, I think the music major has a point in this case
Beautiful!
calypsus_1 wrote:
Sei italiano/a, Calypsus?
Sta foto ce le ha tutte le sfighe
la messa a fuoco a caso
l'immagine funestata dai pixel colorati maledetti degli elementi bruciati del sensore
l'angolo di ripresa che non fa vedere le mani
tutto buio, il pianoforte sghembo che non prende neanche mezzo riflesso...
'na tragedia
io, per essere, lo so che è Ludovico Einaudi e che sta suonando.
purtroppo questo lo so solo io
Sei italiano/a, Calypsus?
This is "okay"...but is it really worth playing so much?
Ludovico Einaudi by ~FerretK
Sta foto ce le ha tutte le sfighe
la messa a fuoco a caso
l'immagine funestata dai pixel colorati maledetti degli elementi bruciati del sensore
l'angolo di ripresa che non fa vedere le mani
tutto buio, il pianoforte sghembo che non prende neanche mezzo riflesso...
'na tragedia
io, per essere, lo so che è Ludovico Einaudi e che sta suonando.
purtroppo questo lo so solo io.
Stingray wrote:
97% of RP listeners disagree w/ you
PLEAAAASE!
NOOOO! NOT ON RP!!!
NOOOO! NOT ON RP!!!
97% of RP listeners disagree w/ you
scraig wrote:
HAAAA...!!!
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then."
HAAAA...!!!
PLEAAAASE!
NOOOO! NOT ON RP!!!
NOOOO! NOT ON RP!!!
The auditory equivalent of Khalil Gibran.
weevilkinevil wrote:
I'm feelin' ya dawg, so many joys in life and just as many melancholy days as well. This song has such of a beautiful, bittersweet feel to it.
That was absolutely beautiful! Perfect music for my state of mind on this rainy day.
I'm feelin' ya dawg, so many joys in life and just as many melancholy days as well. This song has such of a beautiful, bittersweet feel to it.
Maybe on a dark and rainy day in the fall but not on this sunny and warm afternoon... Blegh, hard to stay awake...
3
3
scraig wrote:
The problem with music majors is that they analyze music too much and they've forgotten how to enjoy it.
See if you can find a music major that finished their degree and is actually making original music that people want to hear.
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then."
The problem with music majors is that they analyze music too much and they've forgotten how to enjoy it.
See if you can find a music major that finished their degree and is actually making original music that people want to hear.
scraig wrote:
The music major has a good ear and makes a good point. I must add that if the minor is not needed then stay with the major. Next time you see the music major ask him what key are most slot machines bells tuned to.
the music major in the office had this to offer: "At least Yanni can throw in a minor chord every now and then."
The music major has a good ear and makes a good point. I must add that if the minor is not needed then stay with the major. Next time you see the music major ask him what key are most slot machines bells tuned to.
That was great. A nice change from the previous 3 or 4 songs that had lacked much apart from musical apathy
That was absolutely beautiful! Perfect music for my state of mind on this rainy day.
Hit the "skip button" and spare us from your drivel!!