by Duke59 » 17 Aug 2007, 16:25
Potere delle case discografiche (o della solidarietà tra colleghi):
Ecco i commenti degli artisti "rapinati" da Rudess su questo suo ultimo lavoro (e anche Tony dice la sua).
Leggete e stupite:
Tony Banks says:
"Dance on a Volcano - I really like the way Jordan has recreated the song, it sounds very good. He's not only successfully captured the spirit of the original, but really given it his own special interpretation. The second part is even more interesting, as Jordan brought a completely new part into it. Well done." [:-|]
[Traduzione - Tony Banks dice:
Dance on a volcano - mi piace veramente il modo in cui Jordan ha ricreato la canzone; ha un bel suono. Non solo ha catturato con successo lo spirito dell'originale, ma ne ha fatto una sua speciale interpretazione. La seconda parte è ancor più interessante, in quanto Joirdan ha inserito parti completamente nuove in essa. Bel lavoro!"]
E poi ci sono anche gli altri commenti (che però non ho tempo di tradurre)
Jon Anderson, singer of Yes says:
"'Soon' is one of those magical songs that popped in to my head one day on tour, to hear Jordan dancing around the melody is a joy, such wistful playing" [:-|]
Keith Emerson, keyboardist from ELP says:
"My father, by way of encouragement, often said to me “You’ll never make any money writing music other people can’t sing or play.” As I never wrote this conceptual piece to make money, I wish he were still around to hear Jordan Rudess and his fine musicians’ version of Tarkus; taking a composition I am proud of to another level. Unlike Aki Kuroda’s marvelous classical treatment of the same piece, Jordan’s version spits cordite, making Tesla Coils run for cover - so you better duck listening to this one! He takes no prisoners, and handles it head on, even the solos. Rather like George Lewis’s orchestration of the Miles Davis’s solo on the original “So What,” Jordan sometimes utilizes my improvised solos of the original recording, something I find both remarkable and disturbing at the same time. “Stones Of Years” complete with Tarkus cannon shots in the solo brought a smile to my face, while I just had to admire his piano modulations on the same piece that are absolutely beautiful. Undoubtedly, throughout, Jordan’s keys shine along with his band and when he “mixes” it on Aquatarkus, it’s then that he makes it his own." [:-|][:-|]
Derek Schulman, singer from Gentle Giant says:
"So... With finger pops and de-tuned piano syncopation, Jordan Rudess does Gentle Giant!!! What a concept!!! I was waiting with my toes curled, expecting the worst, but found myself smiling with slightly amused satisfaction, that these guys not only pulled this off, but made more of the song than Gentle Giant as a band did. Congratulations to Jordan and his cronies for doing the band and the song justice... we are very appreciative and honored. The one thing that must be said though: This song would definitely be voted off American Idol immediately... thank god for that." [:-|]
Mah ... [:-I]
Siamo troppo severi noi o sono troppo diplomatici i diretti interessati? [:-I]
Duke59
Il tifo (calcistico, musicale, politico, religioso)
è ... una MALATTIA DISTRUTTIVA.
(Io)