As part of the 1980s Essentials Voting, we will be taking 10 days to examine and discuss the albums and their merits to belong on the Essentials Chart. Start debates on what does and does not belong. There will be one top level comment per album, so I hope most of the discussion can be done per album as replies to the top level comment. Be respectful of others opinions and take the time to listen to any albums that pique your interest.
Remember that of the group of 80, that this round 30 will get onto the chart, with 10 more at a later point.
List of Albums on Rate Your Music (credit /u/Ervin_Pepper)
View the full Ballot and the schedule + links to the other discussions
#Today's Albums
#Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
Released: 1987 Genres: Indie Rock, Noise Rock
#Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Released: 1983 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk Punk
#Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
Released: 1987 Genres: Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
Streams: Youtube
#They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
Released: 1988 Genres: Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
#Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
Released: 1985 Genres: Emocore
#Killing Joke - Killing Joke
Released: 1980 Genres: Post-Punk
#Gun Club - Fire of Love
Released: 1981 Genres: Punk Blues, Psychobilly
#Mekons - Fear and Whiskey
Released: 1985 Genres: Post-Punk, Cowpunk
Streams:Spotify
I've been listening to every version of this piece on Spotify and I'm starting to hear the differences. In my conductor's fantasy imagination I would put together all the parts that I like from each version and edit it for an orchestra to play. I'm just curious where all the true differences are. This is a piece where a lot of artistic license is taken and I think a lot of the recordings are not representative of any one version. So far I have found:
1913
This has to be pieced together by scholars and there is no published version.
1921
The "Soviet" edition that is not bound by copyright in the west, and thus is the source for many performances and recordings.
1947
This version seems to be the basis for a majority of the recordings (on Spotify at least)
1967
The final "definitive" version of Stravinsky's autograph.
Orchestrations and articulations seem to be all over the place based on the dozen or so recordings I've heard. In some places chords are spelled totally different, and in others it seems like whole beats are missing. My study score is a Dover Miniature which if I had to guess would be a copy of the 1921 based on the notes.
Question in the title. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any (professional) orchestras who're performing Rite of Spring this season (2018-2019).
From what I understand Stravinsky was working with a noted folklorist early in composing the Rite of Spring, but I'm having a hard time finding out what aspects of the story presented in the story are actually attested in Russian/East European folklore. What do we know about the pre-christian celebrations/rituals for the return of spring in pre-christian slavic culture and how far does the Rite of Spring deviate from it?
Ok, so my initial idea was just to SHARE about this epic thang going down on the Playa. Then it occurred to me that we are also having a fundraiser to help pull it off. So this is AT MINIMUM an invite to something that is going to be very fucking cool, and if you feel like contributing, hey, thanks. Is that allowed?
I will be joining an orchestra called the Playa Player's Collective, and we will be performing Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in its entirety! You know, the piece from Fantasia [with all the dinosaurs] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VqcTDf6l4). There will be a live, 40+ person orchestra, fire, dancers, The [Tree of Ténéré] (https://www.treeoftenere.com/), and fucking ROBOT HEART amplifying the orchestra.
It's going to be great. Hence the desire to share what will be our gift, and the openness to receiving help making it happen.
Here is the link to the indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-rite-of-spring-at-burning-man#/
Again, I don't know what kind of r/burning man fundraiser/decommodification lines I might be crossing here, so please know that is not my intention, and if I am causing an offense, let me know how I can correct it. Hope you come enjoy!
Edit: Forgot to mention this will be Wednesday AT Sunset! So head to the Tree of Ténéré before then and you'll find us :)
So I stumbled in this pod with Picciotto and while he doesn’t say “emo” once throughout it, he does reference ROS a fair amount and - most interesting to me - the musical environment he was coming out of. It really helped explain not only the sound he was going for but also the brevity of the band’s life. I’ve always been really confused with the 80s in general so this helped paint a better overall context for me. Plus I learned how to correctly pronounce his name, ha.
He gets really philosophical at the end and it ends in a really weird spot, but all in all I really enjoyed it.
FFO: ppl confused by the 80s and/or interested in Picciotto’s musical background.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/essential-tremors/id1342783834?i=1000433557227
