Isn't the violin the most badass instrument ever?

Adamantium · 13-11-2013 02:09AM #1

Ok I may not be objective, but I've never seen a instrument more captivating or versatile, I see people play it and it's mesmerising to simply watch as I grin with barely contained envy. It makes awful ****e sound amazing and gives it depth barely deserving. Mind you, I'll just post the good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLpYu2EQxg

Spoilers for the game Red Dead Redemption if you scroll through youtube comments. Fantastic, fantastic game and up there with FFVII-X as my favourite games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eZfCs8yOc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkgyhRbp7E

job seeker · 13-11-2013 02:28AM

no....

Mint Aero · 13-11-2013 02:31AM

no....

alb · 13-11-2013 02:34AM

Only when Warren Ellis plays it

General General · 13-11-2013 02:36AM

Pianoforte ftw.

Kikin · 13-11-2013 02:48AM

OP your name isn't Patrick Bateman by any chance is it?

Voodoomelon · 13-11-2013 02:54AM

What do a violin and a lawsuit have in common?

Everyone is happy when the case is closed.

lisaface · 13-11-2013 03:03AM

I cba to click on your links. The only time a violin is worth a listen, is in a soppy film ,when the dog dies!

MadsL · 13-11-2013 03:03AM

^^^ Romantic stuff huh..? Not my scene, I prefer what modern composers are doing...you'll recognise the first one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEwsIW-zsQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hj36ysKbE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vdgZAJVnes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RxNVzV39Bc

Going back a bit - no better composer for Violin than Stravinsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQn6NG9CTn4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCzpkpQ3qs

lisaface · 13-11-2013 03:08AM

I was being sarcastic. Text sarcasm, is something I need to work on. Violin's can make people violent... seriously, have you ever seen someone go ape **** over hearing the same piece played again ,and again..and again. It's entertaining ,but there's only so many classical pieces you can hear from people without wanting to smash the object up!

MadsL · 13-11-2013 03:10AM

lisaface wrote: »

I was being sarcastic. Text sarcasm, is something I need to work on. Violin's can make people violent... seriously, have you ever seen someone go ape **** over hearing the same piece played again ,and again..and again. It's entertaining ,but there's only so many classical pieces you can hear from people without wanting to smash the object up!

I remember a Lyric DJ being asked how many Mozart CDs a listener should buy.

"One" was the answer.

FearDark · 13-11-2013 03:18AM

The piano is the most badass instrument ever.

lisaface · 13-11-2013 03:19AM

MadsL wrote: »

I remember a Lyric DJ being asked how many Mozart CDs a listener should buy.

"One" was the answer.

CD, should be the hint there.

Whatever happened to owning records?

MadsL · 13-11-2013 03:20AM

FearDark wrote: »

The piano is the most badass instrument ever.

"Anyone who has ever played a piano, would really like to hear how it sounds when dropped from a 12th-floor window."

Tom Waits

MadsL · 13-11-2013 03:21AM

lisaface wrote: »

CD, should be the hint there.

Whatever happened to owning records?

The hint was that one Mozart recording is all you need.

brummytom · 13-11-2013 03:26AM

Fiddle > Violin.

MadsL · 13-11-2013 03:28AM

brummytom wrote: »

Fiddle > Violin.

Sometimes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euSMdCgenAE

endacl · 13-11-2013 03:30AM

I'll just leave these here...

I do of course realize that the second clip is not a violin. Bagpipes can be badass too.

endacl · 13-11-2013 03:30AM

brummytom wrote: »

Fiddle > Violin.

Fiddle = violin + attitude.

lisaface · 13-11-2013 03:40AM

FearDark wrote: »

The piano is the most badass instrument ever.

Who are you ? I've logged in after 3 years and you're on my wall. I think you're the only person still posting...

MadsL wrote: »

The hint was that one Mozart recording is all you need.

Fair point.

looking_around · 13-11-2013 04:52AM

I like the electric violin... otherwise not all that interested XD ... s:

Sunnyisland · 13-11-2013 05:14AM

The fiddle

Ireland's favorite pastime...

MadsL · 13-11-2013 05:26AM

endacl wrote: »

Bagpipes can be badass too.

I find that it best with bagpipes to hear them from a distance for the best effect. I have experimented and discovered that the ideal distance for me is from my house to Scotland.