Members Vince Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 I was asked recently to put together a band to play a few covers at an event coming up in September, and after a bit of back and forth with the organisers we ended up with a list of about 4 songs. The event is a celebration of an 18 year old guy called Michael Knight who died in his sleep 3 years ago, so all the songs are special to him (were on his iPod etc), and to cut a long story short, we've got a 6 piece string section joining us to play this: [video=youtube;snCtflCyjHs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCtflCyjHs We've been rehearsing on our own for a while, but tonight was the first time the string musicians joined us, and it sounded AMAZING. Quite possibly the highlight of my (limited) musical career. The keys player and I just grinned at each other like idiots the whole way through! TL/DR? Playing with a 6 piece string section rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted August 22, 2012 Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 very cool story, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted August 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ha, cheers dude. Best quote of the evening came from the other guitarist who said "it's like being in Elbow innit". Brilliant! very cool story, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 CSB(ump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Fantastic. I got to play with a quartet once for a recording session - they from the Paris Opera, me on a cheap bass I'd borrowed the night before . Man they were astonishing. Came in chatting and finishing cigarettes, sat down never having seen the music before, and then played like their lives were ending. Rarely can I use the word awesome with its proper meaning. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted August 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yup, totally humbling - sure, they'd had a few practices on their own, but they just nailed it. Made us sound like sloppy amateurs. I think the whole thing is being recorded/filmed live, so I might even be able to post clips at some point! Fantastic. I got to play with a quartet once for a recording session - they from the Paris Opera, me on a cheap bass I'd borrowed the night before . Man they were astonishing. Came in chatting and finishing cigarettes, sat down never having seen the music before, and then played like their lives were ending. Rarely can I use the word awesome with its proper meaning. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 I think the whole thing is being recorded/filmed live, so I might even be able to post clips at some point! Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinnies Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes please! this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted August 23, 2012 Members Share Posted August 23, 2012 TL/DR? Playing with a 6 piece string section rocksNever played with strings. I played with a sorta kinda brass section a while ago (church music creates all sorts of strange ensembles) and loved it. I'd be interested in seeing some clips too. Sad story about the young guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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