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But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
it's not that hard to play if you have a drummer who can count to 5
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563,789.72 at last count not including unrecorded spontaneous performances...great question
there are 5/4 good covers
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LOVE!!!
Ya know, this is nice. I hope you are all enjoying it. : )
Yes! This rendition is very good! Bruebeck is BEST. The Chet Adkins version is 2nd best ( it is on the RP Playlist). Thanx RP!
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But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
Of course I understand the skill! The skill doesn't make it good to listen to. The original on the other hand SOUNDS much better. And the SKILL to WRITE it in the first place!!!
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If you gonna cover standards, better be ready for such comparisons
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"A society free to borrow and build upon the past is culturally richer than a controlled one." - Lawrence Lessig
I AGREE!!!
How many Take Five covers are there anyway?
563,789.72 at last count not including unrecorded spontaneous performances...great question
But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
Agree these are very capable musicians who applied their ample skills to this piece. But I question the argument of "well, this was very difficult and they played it amazingly well". You never hear that argument applied to art (e.g. we should appreciate that painting because the technical work is amazingly well done!). It may be, but the painting may still lose us. I suspect some listeners are missing the joy, the whimsy, the playfulness of the original, while recognizing it is indeed very well played.
The comments on RP that logically end with "I think the original was too precious to cover" mystify me. All culture is built on remixed and rehashed previous work. Nothing is worthy of saying "this cultural object shall be preserved and inaccessible for all time".
"A society free to borrow and build upon the past is culturally richer than a controlled one." - Lawrence Lessig
They could have 'cheesed it up". But they don't.
And it's live.
I love knowledgeable comments on RP. RIght on.
This is a guitar attempt. Pretty good.
I agree with your sentiment; what's the point of doing a cover and wanting it to be "close to" the original, unless you were specifically told to do so? It's good version of a song which lends itself to many interpretations. However, Dave Brubeck did not write this tune; it was composed by the saxophonist, Paul Desmond.
I love knowledgeable comments on RP. RIght on.
You should have heard our high school marching band play it. We ROCKED it, brother!
unclehud, that would have been really challenging to march to, I would imagine, with a 5/4 meter! Kudos to your conductor!
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I agree with your sentiment; what's the point of doing a cover and wanting it to be "close to" the original, unless you were specifically told to do so? It's good version of a song which lends itself to many interpretations. However, Dave Brubeck did not write this tune; it was composed by the saxophonist, Paul Desmond.
The comments on RP that logically end with "I think the original was too precious to cover" mystify me. All culture is built on remixed and rehashed previous work. Nothing is worthy of saying "this cultural object shall be preserved and inaccessible for all time".
Kind of trippy, ain't it?
I agree with your sentiment; what's the point of doing a cover and wanting it to be "close to" the original, unless you were specifically told to do so? It's good version of a song which lends itself to many interpretations. However, Dave Brubeck did not write this tune; it was composed by the saxophonist, Paul Desmond.
never mind.
But Wiki says they are from Colorado.
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Agreed, though for me, the original is slightly more than slightly better....this one's an 8 for me and the original is a 10...Long Live RP!!
A great cover of one of the best songs on the planet at any given time.
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Otherwise not bad. Not great but not "get 'er outta here" bad.
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But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
YES! This is an amazing performance!!!
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You should have heard our high school marching band play it. We ROCKED it, brother!
Just sayin'.
No need to confuse them with some ordinary run of the mill common SCI, even if there might be dozens of them.
Nice cover version BTW.
For a original check out 'Round the Wheel -
Agreed, though for me, the original is slightly more than slightly better....this one's an 8 for me and the original is a 10...Long Live RP!!
Dave's version much superior.
Yes, I do understand and appreciate the skill it took to play this. My comment(and rating) has to do with the application of that skill, not the skill itself.
A very respectful cover of Dave Brubek's original.
But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
Yes, I do understand and appreciate the skill it took to play this. My comment(and rating) has to do with the application of that skill, not the skill itself.
Indeed. Very unneeded. But gets a 5
But, do you understand the skill it took to play this? It's a good song and it's played amazingly well.
... OK, it's is growing on me... 8
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Hi from Scotland,
You can buy music in flac from their website:
https://www.livecheese.com/music/0,172/The-String-Cheese-Incident-mp3-flac-download-Carnival-99.html#
I haven't tried it yet but it looks fine. If you would like a live shows there are lots of them recorded by fans on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/StringCheeseIncident you can choose different formats, free and great quality.
Regards
Hi Malamucha,
I have to buy the album if I want a FLAC version, but the price is correct
Thanks
Does anyone know where I can buy this track in FLAC or lossless quality ?
I had tried on Tidal, but only full album available in mp3
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Hi from Scotland,
You can buy music in flac from their website:
https://www.livecheese.com/music/0,172/The-String-Cheese-Incident-mp3-flac-download-Carnival-99.html#
I haven't tried it yet but it looks fine. If you would like a live shows there are lots of them recorded by fans on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/StringCheeseIncident you can choose different formats, free and great quality.
Regards
Does anyone know where I can buy this track in FLAC or lossless quality ?
I had tried on Tidal, but only full album available in mp3
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thanks
regards
I was at that show too! June 2000 as I recall. Phil Lesh and STI were there, and I think Bob even did "Things Have Changed" which had just come out (and even got some radio play) - weird, I'm making a comment on a STI song and seem to have more to say about Bob Dylan than STI.
STI was pretty cool, they were new to me and reminded me of Phish or GD even (i.e. a 'jam band') with the amount of improv involved. And of course this was all before 9/11 - I remember those early 2000s well, it was the end of the Clinton era, just before the shrub (that was/is my nickname for GW Bush) "won" the election, etc. Text messaging was a pain in the ass still if you even had a phone that could do that.
Music really does help capture the memories doesn't it?
Rock on RPsters!
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Snort. It would be "wise" to change your screen name if you're going to say silly things just because you are in a bad mood.
Yep. Try counting 1-2-3 then 1-2, rather than 1-2-3-4-5
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Exactly, left right left left right
loads of fun
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These time signatures always screw me up...1,2,3,4,5 with 1/4 notes. Ugh.
Yep. Try counting 1-2-3 then 1-2, rather than 1-2-3-4-5
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I agree with you Mr. Toke. Another example of the great covers played on RP.
These time signatures always screw me up...1,2,3,4,5 with 1/4 notes. Ugh.
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Bang on.
I think that's what he was trying to say in a very convoluted way. "I believe for not one minute would have decried..." Ugh.
more string cheese incident, pls ... this isn't even their gr8 stuff ...
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More of their work deserves air time here.
Oh and for those who want Brubeck's version to be the only version -- his was an arrangement -- these guys're jammin' !
Très bons musiciens !
Merci de Toulouse en France
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Yeah.. what carline31 wrote.
Très bons musiciens !
Merci de Toulouse en France
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I agree with your sentiment; what's the point of doing a cover and wanting it to be "close to" the original, unless you were specifically told to do so? It's good version of a song which lends itself to many interpretations. However, Dave Brubeck did not write this tune; it was composed by the saxophonist, Paul Desmond.
more string cheese incident, pls ... this isn't even their gr8 stuff ...
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches loves this music...
That said, I really like this take-off on the signature tune...
I have been a modern Jazz fan for years and I remember buying Brubecks Album with this track on it in vinyl. I doubt not for one mimute Dave would have decried this rendition and I found it a brave thing to do with such a well known number. And for the pessemists Dave Brubeck wrote this number for piano.
Like you been a jazz fan for years, both modern and classical. Unlike you, it appears, also a big bluegrass fan - heck I like just about any improv instrumental music. At one point in college was DJ of two shows, one bluegrass, one jazz and see a lot of crossover between the two.
Which leads me to the conclusion that Brubeck would have loved this cover of Take Five. Talented musicians, some nice improv going on, what's not to like?
And why should it be?
... Dave Brubeck wrote this number for piano.
Paul Desmond wrote it. The original version of Take Five is mostly an alto sax tune with a tasty drum solo in the middle. Brubeck does little more than play the 5/4 vamp all the way through.
https://youtu.be/gImECWbTwFI
But after listening to the whole this is really good. A great alternative to the original.
I have been a modern Jazz fan for years and I remember buying Brubecks Album with this track on it in vinyl. I doubt not for one mimute Dave would have decried this rendition and I found it a brave thing to do with such a well known number. And for the pessemists Dave Brubeck wrote this number for piano.
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HOOPS
They will be at Waukarusa in Mulberry, Arkansas June 2.
Dull cover of a dull original, and like all sophisto-jazz numbers it's f*ckin' long, innit? Ah well, good value for money for jazzophiles. The rest of us can avail ourselves of the blessed relief that is the mute button. Nice band name, mind :o)
Agreed. Dave Brubeck was the master, but oh, what a homage (an homage?) to him... I love this song, no matter who performs it (um, unless Tiny Tim were to attempt it on his ukelele...)
Shutting up now.
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"too late i already took 'em"
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Cheech and Chong Clip - Take These