Jewish Music (New CDs, hock, and opinions)

[Euclid]

Bentzion Shenker

Forgot him

[Yehuda57]

Ah. For some reason, I don't think this is the type of concert he's looking for

I'm not passing on any info, I was just intending on hearing people's thoughts, as per the thread title "hock and opinions". I was just saying what the catalyst for my question was.

[aygart]

These people sounded dead even when they were still alive

Let me guess muscato is a good wine and Mike's chicken is good food? How many of those  have  you actually heard

[YitzyS]

How many of those  have  you actually heard

Every one of them. There was a period in my life when I was into chazzanus. I like some not-so-famous pieces, but those are not my style (aside maybe for some pieces from Jacob Koussevitzky).

But in any event, it was meant to be a joke...

[aygart]

Every one of them. There was a period in my life when I was into chazzanus. I like some not-so-famous pieces, but those are not my style (aside maybe for some pieces from Jacob Koussevitzky).

But in any event, it was meant to be a joke...

The difference is that chazzanus can't be listened to casually. Good quality chazzanus is a pirush hatfila. Unfortunately that gets lost with Sobol's musical productions.

There is a story that a student of Chazan Leibele Glantz once asked him to teach his Tfilas Tal. Chazan Glantz replied by telling him that he can't just teach it but that the student needs to first learn and understand tfilas tal, learn the history of the piyut and its author and only then would he be able to teach it to him. After the student did that and returned to him he tested the student on the piyut and then said to him "you know the piyut so well and you want me to teach you a nusach? If you know it well you should be making your own!"

Quite the opposite of the way MBD described how his songs get composed at a HASC concert.

[ushdadude]

The difference is that chazzanus can't be listened to casually. Good quality chazzanus is a pirush hatfila. Unfortunately that gets lost with Sobol's musical productions.

so I guess you're not a fan of Neil Diamond's kol nidrei

[aygart]

so I guess you're not a fan of Neil Diamond's kol nidrei

very few have more to add than some vocal acrobatics.

[Yehuda57]

https://twitter.com/endimem_music/status/1411685476747067393

I laughed audibly when I read this

[Euclid]

https://twitter.com/endimem_music/status/1411685476747067393

I laughed audibly when I read this

His brain is so broken, it's awesome.

[Euclid]

https://twitter.com/endimem_music/status/1411685476747067393

I laughed audibly when I read this

One of these 6 guys

[Iz]

Anyone have the list of songs from Project Relax (1)? Please post or PM. Thanks.

[YitzyS]

Anyone have the list of songs from Project Relax (1)? Please post or PM. Thanks.

This?





ETA: I have the credits also:

[Iz]

This?





ETA: I have the credits also:

Thanks, but no. The original one.

[YitzyS]

Thanks, but no. The original one.

Who’s the singer?

ETA: This? https://mostlymusic.com/products/project-relax-cd?_pos=13&_sid=872e3f16d&_ss=r

[aygart]

Who’s the singer?

Who's Singer? Wasn't the first one instrumental?

[Iz]

Who’s the singer?

ETA: This? https://mostlymusic.com/products/project-relax-cd?_pos=13&_sid=872e3f16d&_ss=r

Yes. I got what I needed. Thanks.

Who's Singer? Wasn't the first one instrumental?

Correct.

[Yehuda57]

I kinda feel gross at the self-promotion, but...

https://twitter.com/Squilled/status/1415707881073172482

[Euclid]

I kinda feel gross at the self-promotion, but...

https://twitter.com/Squilled/status/1415707881073172482

Meh - he was never known for his high notes.

[Yehuda57]

Meh - he was never known for his high notes.

Ershtenz, it's a joke.
Tzveitenz, quite clearly the oilam agrees on the meh.
Dritinz, MBD could absolutely nail incredible notes. In our circles, people tend to obsess over hitting notes without caring if that's actually pleasant to listen to. So yeah, maybe people didn't think of MBD as the guy who could "hit the high notes", just because there may have been others who were popping their veins hitting higher notes while sounding like mad-cow-infected chickens.

[aygart]

Ershtenz, it's a joke.
Tzveitenz, quite clearly the oilam agrees on the meh.
Dritinz, MBD could absolutely nail incredible notes. In our circles, people tend to obsess over hitting notes without caring if that's actually pleasant to listen to. So yeah, maybe people didn't think of MBD as the guy who could "hit the high notes", just because there may have been others who were popping their veins hitting higher notes while sounding like mad-cow-infected chickens.

Cue @aygart about vocal acrobatics vs singing talent.