View Full Version : Einstein on the Beach - Philip Glass
hangthadj
17 Sep 2002, 05:08 PM
I'm not huge into Modern composers by any means, but I love this. Anyone else?
topcow
17 Sep 2002, 05:24 PM
minimalists suck. I hate all avant garde stuff of the modem age. (well, not all)
hangthadj
17 Sep 2002, 05:55 PM
So glass is considered a minimalist, thats nice. That opera kicks my ass though.
cmonaco
17 Sep 2002, 10:51 PM
minimalists suck.
Well... that's just... like... your opinion, man...
If you agree with the above statement and you've never heard some of the Glass compositions for the Kronos Quartet, you owe yourself a listen just to be sure. Or the soundtrack to Kundun.
PSU92
18 Sep 2002, 12:49 PM
I hate him.
I loved the episode of South Park when they made fun of him (the 1st X-mas special I believe).
NER_MCFC
18 Sep 2002, 01:46 PM
I have loved Koyanisquaatsi (sp?) for years, and I saw and liked Akhnaton last year.
amerifolklegend
18 Sep 2002, 01:48 PM
Originally posted by NER_MCFC
I have loved Koyanisquaatsi (sp?) for years, and I saw and liked Akhnaton last year.
That and Powerquaski (again, sp?) came out on DVD this past Tuesday.
Both awesome tools in the never-ending quest for the perfect trip.
Footix
18 Sep 2002, 02:49 PM
Originally posted by topcow
minimalists suck.
He sums up his opinion in 2 words. Guess that makes him a minimalist.
What other sport's message board would you find a thread devoted to Glass?
nicodemus
18 Sep 2002, 02:58 PM
Einstein on the Beach is awesome. Sure its not for everybody, but it beats Creed and all that other trash. A few of my favorite Philip Glass works are the soundtrack to "Mishima" and his "Violin Concerto."
I just got a book about Akhnaton, but haven't started reading it yet.
Oh yeah, Steve Reich is great too. Music for 18 Musicians is unreal.
nicodemus
18 Sep 2002, 03:03 PM
Oh yeah, when Trey Stone & Matt Parker, or whatever the South Park guys' names are start producing anything even remotely worthwhile, they can start talking. Let's see whose work people are still familiar with in 100 years. Actually, just wait 10 years.
cmonaco
18 Sep 2002, 03:09 PM
Originally posted by Footix
What other sport's message board would you find a thread devoted to Glass?
Hockey, maybe, but they'd probably be taking about Plexi-Glass.
topcow
18 Sep 2002, 03:23 PM
Originally posted by nicodemus
Oh yeah, when Trey Stone & Matt Parker, or whatever the South Park guys' names are start producing anything even remotely worthwhile, they can start talking. Let's see whose work people are still familiar with in 100 years. Actually, just wait 10 years.
Are you saying more people will know the sound track of Kundun than Uncle ********er in 10 years?
amerifolklegend
18 Sep 2002, 03:25 PM
Originally posted by topcow
Are you saying more people will know the sound track of Kundun than Uncle ********er in 10 years?
No doubt, man. Really, in ten years from now, the same amount of people will be familiar with Phillip Glass' work as there are now (almost 2% of the population.)
topcow
18 Sep 2002, 03:31 PM
Please don’t underestimate the value of “uncle ********er,” I’m sure it’ll still be popular in 10 years.
nicodemus
18 Sep 2002, 03:32 PM
Originally posted by topcow
Are you saying more people will know the sound track of Kundun than Uncle ********er in 10 years?
Let's see, a soundtrack by one of the 20th century's most famous composers (a movie directed by Martin Scorsese no less) versus bad animation geared at fourth graders? Yeah, I think more people will remember the Kundun soundtrack.
hangthadj
18 Sep 2002, 03:34 PM
Originally posted by nicodemus
Einstein on the Beach is awesome. Sure its not for everybody, but it beats Creed and all that other trash. A few of my favorite Philip Glass works are the soundtrack to "Mishima" and his "Violin Concerto."
I just got a book about Akhnaton, but haven't started reading it yet.
Oh yeah, Steve Reich is great too. Music for 18 Musicians is unreal.
the final disc of einstein on the beach is unreal. knee play #5 gets me every damn time. If only this would be performed in america I would love to see all the visuals that go along with this.
I did see philip glass ensamble play koyanasquatsi live in bloomington last year, with the film being prejected behind them. some of the most powerful stuff i'd seen.
i won't even comment on south park.
amerifolklegend
18 Sep 2002, 03:34 PM
Originally posted by nicodemus
Let's see, a soundtrack by one of the 20th century's most famous composers (a movie directed by Martin Scorsese no less) versus bad animation geared at fourth graders? Yeah, I think more people will remember the Kundun soundtrack.
You overestimate people.
hangthadj
18 Sep 2002, 03:36 PM
Originally posted by amerifolklegend
You overestimate people.
sad but probably true.
nicodemus
18 Sep 2002, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by amerifolklegend
You overestimate people.
10 years is probably a bit of an exaggeration...100 years though i have no doubt which will be remembered.
nicodemus
18 Sep 2002, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by hangthadj
the final disc of einstein on the beach is unreal. knee play #5 gets me every damn time. If only this would be performed in america I would love to see all the visuals that go along with this.
I did see philip glass ensamble play koyanasquatsi live in bloomington last year, with the film being prejected behind them. some of the most powerful stuff i'd seen.
i won't even comment on south park.
The only thing I've seen similar to this is Prokofiev's music to the Eisentstein film "Alexander Nevsky" performed by a live orchestra during the film...that was pretty awesome.