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A bit of a shame, as the lyrics are, in themselves, quite nifty, for the most part. Not all, of course, but there not complete dross. Still, there are other artists from other climes (Ghana, Italy, Portugal, USA...) that I have no clue as to the sense of their libretto, but I still find musically interesting, opera being a case in point

Good Stuff in this genre does, indeed, exist...

[Patiently, clearly, slowly...] No, Blue, you're getting confused again. That's back at the Facili.... I mean condo. Have you taken your pills this morning..? [/Patiently, clearly, slowly...] ...

Are not all in Norfolk cousins..?

[Pure Pedantry] Fixed [/Pure Pedantry]

@Mornats: So, as this month's Winner, if you'd like to propose your picture for the next Challenge, send it by PM to either Skol303, Lurksalot or to myself. Please note: As December's Challenge is themed on a 'cover' (composed or played during the year 2017...), the picture received will be used for the January 2018 Challenge. A great start to the New Year is thus guaranteed..! OK, folks, the starter's pistol has sounded; get going on presenting your entries for the Special December '2017 Covers' Challenge. (... and congratulations again to our Worthy Winner, Mornats, and to the no less Worthy Runners-up...)

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What, Mornats and his Doom machine..? It's more like a nuke you'll be needing..!

Going for that 'plays like butter' label, eh..?

Good gracious, indeed it does. Enormous, simply enormous. Merci, Ms Mitchell; yet another masterpiece.

I'd echo the above; we group the songs needing time for instrument changes so as to keep the 'flow' going. Another constraint nowadays is stamina; I'm now pretty incapable of playing more than two or three 'up-beat' numbers in succession for reasons of old age. No good getting 'em up dancing if the third-to-last song is interrupted in mid swing by drummer's demise.

Franz Schubert was thirty-two when he died, having completed seven symphonies, over six hundred songs and a whole bunch of other major works. I'll admit to not having listened to it all, but of what I have, there's not much dross in there. Most of his stuff is still being played by top musicians to this day, and is unlikely to fade away. Just sayin'.

Not lost at all, old man; just needs looking for in the Feedback section. Here's the link... Oldman Feedback ... Hope this helps.

... and I maintain that view, if one is referring to the monetary value placed at the time on the artist's work (although I'd prefer 'much intrinsic value', rather than the extreme of 'any'...). The present-day 'valuation' of specific works (mostly 'concrete', rather than ephemeral...) seems to be more from a speculative point of view rather that to support the art itself, especially in the artist's own lifetime..! I'm not sure just what kind of living a lutist could make in the 14th century, nor even a member of a successful orchestra in Edwardian times, but I'm pretty certain few had the equivalent of a Bentley, and some had a hard time feeding their families. Does that mean that I, myself, see little value in Art..? Of course not, and I fully agree with your sentiments expressed concerning the dangers of neglecting these aspects of our lives. It's nevertheless just an occupation like another: farmer, bus driver, office cleaner, nurse etc, but with very few places at the top. None of the aforementioned have a 'gravy train'; musicians are no different. Making ends meet has always been difficult, for everyone, and will always be so, I reckon (except, of course, for the very few...).

Good evening, Dedindi... Quality playing, a decent arrangement, a good composition... What's not to like..? Not much, really, except for the style; one either 'gets' this kind of music or one doesn't. So did I like it..? As much as I can listen to Bach time and time again, I'd not put this on 'Repeat' in my playlist. Not because it's not Good (it is...); just that, for my own personal tastes, it's a bit 'twee'. The rhythm changes didn't help endure it to me, either, although the notion (and execution...) is perfectly acceptable. Good Stuff, then, but not my favourite blend of tea, I'm afraid. Sorry. Thanks for sharing, and well done, just the same. Have you others..?

Exceptions that prove the rule..?

I've only just come to realise the subtle cunning behind the title to this topic.

Probably not much money to be earned building cathedral models from matchsticks, either, despite the enormous devotion and skill put in. Growing prize-winning marrows doesn't butter many parsnips, either. Poets in their garrets are not eating very well (if they can even afford a garret; it's always been a luxury...). Historically, most 'arts' were paid for by kind or enlightened patrons, who would support the stuff that they believed in. It's never been easy being an artist, in whatever field; the recently past boom in careers in music is not the 'normality'; rather the exception. Should it be so..? A moot point.

You mean that (Gasp..!) there is something else besides Radio 4..? Really, Blue..! Some folks are still in this century; not everyone has stepped boldly into the future..!

I'm not certain (I don't listen to 'em...), but I have the impression that most radio stations are more about the ephemera than the classics, of any ilk. Not much Grateful Dead on the airwaves, either.

Good evening, DiMarco , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. (... but you knew that anyway, didn't you..? )