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[violachic]

I'm sure I'm boring the shit out of some people by posting so many YouTubes. I'm sorry, I'm just trying to make it through the winter with my sanity intact.

If videos clog up your page, or you just are sick of seeing them, go to "manage accounts" (on the toolbar), and choose "viewing options". There is a spot for "video placeholders". Check it, and viola, no more videos on your friends page!

Today's video comes on recommendation from grayleo. Its a flip of yesterday's Kronos Quartet video.

Progressive Metal band Savatage, "Hall of the Mountain King", inspired by Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King:

And something I love-members of the band Apocalyptica, doing a really fascinating cover- if you can use that word- using just the original tune

These guys really know their way around a cello- I'm incredibly impressed!

For comparison, the original symphonic version:

Comments

[j00j.livejournal.com]

I really like Apocalyptica's cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters". hm, here's a student version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7jslPRy-RQ

[themiddlestates.livejournal.com]

no worries on the youtubes. i didn't know much about victor borge (sp?), but i liked that video of him yesterday.

hey, i've sent you two emails to your violachic@livejournal.com account in the past week or so, but i haven't heard back... it's ok if you haven't responded for some reason, but i sent them while i was at work, so i just want to make sure that you got them or whatever.

one was about centro romero, and the other was about a coffee thing.

anyway, i hope your hand is ok. maybe the internet can be like physical therapy for your hand. "you should blog 2 times a day, making it up to 8 times a day within 3 months."

be well.

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

i have no problems with the youtube-snippets either. i already had my LJ set to "placeholder," so when i want to i click through to them and when i don't i dont. :)

oh and i'm glad to hear your wrist doesn't have any broken bones, at least.

[spuzbal.livejournal.com]

Haha. My best friend's name is Greg, but our music major friend calls him Grieg.

[broken-cynic.livejournal.com]

Seeing Savatage from that era is funny after seeing them on stage recently as Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They have definitely fine-tuned their sense of drama since then. =)