Friday, October 7, 2011
Andy McKee and Don Ross - Ebon Coast
I wanted to post this link to a video on Youtube of Andy McKee and Don Ross playing a song that Andy McKee wrote titled "Ebon Coast" because I wanted to share the shear musical brilliance of these two men just playing a couple of acoustic guitars. Its amazing how much sound they put out with just two instruments, it sounds like a whole band. You can feel the emotion in the music they play and you can see how absorbed they are in creating this piece of music together. Their musical talent is through the roof! Enjoy!
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Adam also gets the first-student-to-create-an-original-post award! great groove in that song, too. Interesting--great audio, kind of sucky video quality. How much of a difference does that make?
ReplyDeleteWell to me, It's more about just closing your eyes and listening to the beauty of the song, and then opening your eyes and being amazed that all that music is coming out of just two guys with two regular acoustic guitars. Plus that was the only video of them playing that song that I could find haha.
ReplyDeleteI personally have a hard time watching or listening to things that are a low quality recording. the obvious skill of the players was overwhelming I did not comprehend at all the techniques at all, but i was amazed at their musicianship!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely more about the sound quality, as far as music goes that's what is important. Having a good video quality is important too but I connect most to listening the the music, although seeing fingers flying is impressive as well.
ReplyDeleteI actually think there is a strong visual component to music. When I watch an orchestra play I look at the individual players and their movement, and in some way this makes the music more personal. Seeing these guitar players in the groove adds a sort of humanity to the music, making it not just about the music but about the performers as well. It's easier to convey emotion if one uses more than just sound.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kyle and Adam, sound over sight! Even if we may have been "trained to experience music incorrectly" (Brockmann), I experience music mostly aurally. To me any visual aspect (movement, for example) is solely for the musician's benefit, not the audience.
ReplyDeleteMost of us have iPods, do we not? Is the majority of your musical content audio files or video files?