Most Beautiful Piece Of Music You've Heard

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (Side One)

for the vinyl impaired, that would be the first 26 min. of the first Tubular Bells album. this was before cds had the piece all on one disc or before he came out with Tubular Bells 2, Tubular Bells X (something to do with the X Files i think) and million other rehashings - live and otherwise. in fact i used to call the first 26 min. part one before a Part 2 actually existed.
 
Notice: Isn't it beautiful that virtually nobody really shares his/her most beautiful pieces of
music with someone else? That's the beauty of art, of music. Being touched is really personal.
I haven't seen one post that says "This chord progression is the most sophisticated, therefore
this is my most beautiful song", or "That melody line refuses any clichées and is so innovative,
so it's the best I've ever heard".

That's the way it is, and I think that taste and individuality also has much more influence than
we'd like to admit when it comes to choose "best" drummers. Because there is so much
more to music - sound, textures - that is really hard to even compare.

By the way, I also like the fact that there have been no arguments in this thread, and no
comparison about which peace is more beautiful
 
Yeah, that is a good observation, while a lot of people like what others post, it isn't the first thing that pops into their head, because it is a very personal thing.

Occasionally people will find technicality and execution beautiful; to some people that is what has an effect over them, and that is fair enough, even though I don't share that sentiment.

Each to their own, if everyone had exactly the same tastes in everything the world would be a very dull place.


Notice: Isn't it beautiful that virtually nobody really shares his/her most beautiful pieces of
music with someone else? That's the beauty of art, of music. Being touched is really personal.
I haven't seen one post that says "This chord progression is the most sophisticated, therefore
this is my most beautiful song", or "That melody line refuses any clichées and is so innovative,
so it's the best I've ever heard".

That's the way it is, and I think that taste and individuality also has much more influence than
we'd like to admit when it comes to choose "best" drummers. Because there is so much
more to music - sound, textures - that is really hard to even compare.

By the way, I also like the fact that there have been no arguments in this thread, and no
comparison about which peace is more beautiful
 
I think I am actually one of those, haha! Most of my favourite drummers happen to be
masters of technical and rhythmical command over the instrument.

Mine tend to be the guys that might know musical theory but are not controlled by it, electing to wing it and doing something really unique as a result, but hey, those kind of differences make music interesting, otherwise we'd just hear the same thing every time.
 
I really like these songs, and find them all very beautiful.

I'm late, I'm late. Stan Getz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxybiV4Pxs
Great improvising by Stan Getz, Buddy Rich is on the drums.

Take the 'A' Train, Duke Ellington and his orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGFqSkNjHk

This one is an interview, but you can see Louis Bellson up front on the drums, with his double bass drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e-n4OhnBfE

So What, Miles Davis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlIU-2N7WY4

Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8409551533678494960#

The Girl from Ipanema, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8VPmtyLqSY

Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PNun-Pfb4
 
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