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Location: Newington, CT | I liked it. The guy sings in Russian. His voice sounds unpolished to me, but nice. The song is called "When the asphalt ends." Most interesting is the sound he gets from the 12-string Ovation he's playing. I can't tell whether it's electronics producing it or what. It's a silvery kind of almost fragile tone. More high end than low, and not all that bad. Maybe one of you more informed mavens can tell what's causing it.
Anyway, the song is right next door to something I could like a lot, but because it's right next-door and not there (in fact it's even vaguely reminiscent of the trololo guy!), I can listen to it only for a minute or two before I have to move on.
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Location: Derry NH | I made it 22 seconds :p |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Reverb??? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Chorus.......and strung differently by the look and sound of it.
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Is he playing all that with only his pointer finger? Doesn't look like he's using a pick? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I liked it alot.
Must be a big guy the way his thumb can come around the neck and still finger the chords.
Using all fingers and thumb, good sound
Ever notice how a foreign language can make the sound better if you don't know the words? The voice just becomes another instrument.
I give this guy a A-.
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he really needs Dark Bar to pick his shirts out for him, that one doesn't make it. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by AussieJames:
Chorus.......and strung differently by the look and sound of it.
AJ "Strung differently" makes sense to me...the sound didn't seem to accord with what his fingers were doing. Thanks, AJ...I didn't think of that. |
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Location: Flahdaw | At least he had the fashion sense to remove all the hair from his body. (unlike ME)
I actually kind of liked it....he's better than most people I hear on Youtube. (I bet he's the PEZ of Treblinka.) |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I like it. I think the treble-y sound comes from him only strumming the last three strings, and the "bass" he is picking with his thumb is the higher of the pairs. |
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Location: Newington, CT | He's part of the Novitsky Brothers. They have a bunch of videos on YouTube. I haven't seen them together, but so far I've seen this guy (Dmitri, or Dima) and Grima. In finding these two, I also found Alexander Rosenbaum , a folk singer/songwriter/guitarist who seems to have quite a colorful history in Russia.
Interestingly, many of them play Ovations in many (maybe all -- haven't seen them all yet) of their videos (except this guy here , who plays a really interesting guitar, and seems to be playing in his bathroom). I've noticed the Ovation thing with a lot with players from the slavic lands. Think also of Roman Miroshnichenko (Roman) who visits this board sometimes, and who jams regularly with people like Al DiMeola, Ivan Smirnov (what a name, eh?!? Right out of James Bond!) and Vadim Chebanov. Click here for a video of these three doing quite a nice McLaughlin-DiMeola-De Lucia-esque jam. And, Roman, in the middle, has his Ovation, which is, I think, an AD of some kind.
But back to this guy: Dima Novitsky. Singing-wise, he seems to have only a passing acquaintance with the notes, and that's what I found difficult to listen to. I figured that if I heard that, then surely others here heard it and found it grating.
As some of you are aware, I've been castigated, rather vociferously, in these very pages for being unable to hear my own near misses when playing an insufficiently-tuned guitar. Makes me wonder what it is that I can recognize in the voice, that I'm not hearing in my own playing. I wonder if it's some musical relative of the McGurk Effect . I confess to the weakness, but am not sure how to overcome it except through continued practice.
'Course it could be something as simple as a bunch of guitarists minding a vocal miss less than a guitar miss. Can't be ruled out.
Either way, it's interesting that -- at first glance at least -- it seems as though Ovations are getting really good exposure in Russia. That can't be all that bad a thing. Though, with the lambasting that Tim in Yucaipa took recently (some seem to be in a "no-well-intentioned-post-will-be-left-unmauled" frame of mind), that might well be contradicted. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by dark bar:
I bet he's the PEZ of Treblinka. Wow!
Now THERE's some imagery! Never let it be said that THIS bunch doesn't venture into challenging, convention-defying territory! |
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Location: Tennessee | Nobody lambasted Tim. Some people disagreed with him. No one attacked him or made any personal comments. Used to be you were allowed to post your own opinion in a thread even if it wasn't the same as the original poster. It made for lively discussion and usually opened up the subject to several points of view which in the end was educational for everyone. These days it seems that if you have a contrary opinion (or even facts) that others are posting, you are expected not to participate. |
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| Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Nobody lambasted Tim. Some people disagreed with him. No one attacked him or made any personal comments...These days it seems that if you have a contrary opinion (or even facts) that others are posting, you are expected not to participate. Careful, Bobbo, you're expressing an opinion that, even though based on fact, is contrary to the conventional wisdom. Soon you'll have the PC Police getting their panties all wadded up and calling you an elitist "Old Guard", then demanding that Miles shut the thread down because you hurt their feelings. |
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| From Tim's perspective, though I do not know him, I would think that it definitely felt like a piling on, one that took him aback because he had thought that he was a bearer of good news; but instead--and contrary to your opinion stonebobbo--though no one called him names, per se, the tone was angry and pejorative, and the message that was implied by the responses to his well-intended post was, "Wow, you are a naive dupe." |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by G8r:
Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Nobody lambasted Tim. Some people disagreed with him. No one attacked him or made any personal comments...These days it seems that if you have a contrary opinion (or even facts) that others are posting, you are expected not to participate. Careful, Bobbo, you're expressing an opinion that, even though based on fact, is contrary to the conventional wisdom. Soon you'll have the PC Police getting their panties all wadded up and calling you an elitist "Old Guard", then demanding that Miles shut the thread down because you hurt their feelings.
Far from encouraging contrarian points of view, this sneering tone seems to say, "I'm right, mine is the last word, and anyone who disagrees is a nitwit." Hardly a way to foster healthy debate or encourage disagreement.
Such a climate WILL repel, and has repelled, others who actually have contrary points of view, and can express them without suggesting that another is a moron.
Sarcasm artfully delivered can be a potent means of self-expression. It's like tobasco or garlic...it should be used to flavor and provide contrast for less piquant fare. Some seem to serve up only garlic and tobasco, which may indicate a lack of versatility...or maturity. Or a liver complaint. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | did some threads just get crossposted? |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by stephent28:
did some threads just get crossposted? Yeah, I had to go back and look to see if I was on the same thread.???? |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by stephent28:
did some threads just get crossposted? Composted. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Highway61:
but instead--and contrary to your opinion stonebobbo--though no one called him names, per se, the tone was angry and pejorative, and the message that was implied by the responses to his well-intended post was, "Wow, you are a naive dupe." Oringinally posted by AlanM:
... there are some in this group who can't seem to disagree without injecting a dismissive, 'you're-wrong-and-you're-an-idiot' tone into their critiques.
Far from encouraging contrarian points of view, this sneering tone seems to say, "I'm right, mine is the last word, and anyone who disagrees is a nitwit." Hardly a way to foster healthy debate or encourage disagreement. Thank you for proving my point.
If you want me to accept and respect your right have have an opinion, then the opposite must also be practiced. Even if you don't like my opinion.
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| Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Originally posted by Highway61:
but instead--and contrary to your opinion stonebobbo--though no one called him names, per se, the tone was angry and pejorative, and the message that was implied by the responses to his well-intended post was, "Wow, you are a naive dupe." Oringinally posted by AlanM:
... there are some in this group who can't seem to disagree without injecting a dismissive, 'you're-wrong-and-you're-an-idiot' tone into their critiques.
Far from encouraging contrarian points of view, this sneering tone seems to say, "I'm right, mine is the last word, and anyone who disagrees is a nitwit." Hardly a way to foster healthy debate or encourage disagreement. Thank you for proving my point.
If you want me to accept and respect your right have have an opinion, then the opposite must also be practiced. Even if you don't like my opinion.
That's all I'm saying. |
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Location: Tennessee | Thank you for proving my point once again. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Waskel:
Originally posted by stephent28:
did some threads just get crossposted? Composted. |
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Location: south east Michigan | :::facepalm::: What does that translate to in real words?
I hope it's not what I think it is.
Because if that's geek talk for "bitch slap", I'll be really disappointed. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Beal:
OK, you're right again. Now didn't that feel good? |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Slipkid:
:::facepalm::: What does that translate to in real words?
I hope it's not what I think it is.
Because if that's geek talk for "bitch slap", I'll be really disappointed. |
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Location: Flahdaw | "Facepalm" is also a Thai term for a very unique....well,.... nevermind. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | The guitar is strung without the 'octave' strings,
just two of the same string. I.E. two low Es, two low As, etc.
Also it sounds like it's tuned like one of the native eastern Europe instruments. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 3 of the greatest visuals posted in a long time! |
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Interesting 'O' sighting...