And now for something completely different.
At least that was the case in 1913. Knowing that I like heavy music, a friend of mine sent me this link after I asked him to turn me on to some classical music. It's pretty intense and surprisingly modern sounding for a piece that's over 100 years old. That's probably because it was very influential on later composers.
The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
There are some comparisons to heavy metal in the comments section. I can see why someone might think that, but it seems like the people arguing about whether these two styles are comparable don't really know the style of music they are criticizing. I understand that if you listen mainly to classical music you probably aren't going to be very well versed in the finer points of metal, and vice versa, but you shouldn't pretend that you know more about it than you really do. Both genres are very complex and require a lot of listening experience before you really know what's going on in the music. And I know that probably fewer people can get into heavy metal than to classical music. Most people can't tolerate the abrasive nature of metal. Hell, most people don't even know what heavy metal is, but I bet that the vast majority of the population can identify classical music.
So I'm going to try to expand my horizons and get into some classical music. If you have any suggestions, please reply below. I still buy music CDs, btw.
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Maiden kicks the shit out of Metallica and Megadeth any day....
And thank you.....it's been a wile since I listened to Wagner......this shit still kicks ass!
Chopin is amazing, but has been known to cause....."problems" in people. Not an urban myth, a documented fact. His music seem to bring out the crazy in less stable folk. I myself only listen to him when comfortably stoned 
.........fair warning, do what you will.
as a joint production of our symphony and the Nashville Ballet and enjoyed that even more. The human sacrifice theme was more obvious and for me the multisensory experience was more engaging. I happened to attend last week with the family of one of the symphony members, who had an extra ticket. The couple and their two teenaged kids are all accomplished musicians (as I am NOT) so it made it more fun and interesting to hear their commentary before and after the performance. It would not have occurred to me, for example, that the opening bassoon solo is considered one of the "plum" performance pieces for that instrument (though it seemed so obvious once they mentioned it). I will brag about our symphony a little here, since most people do not associate Nashville with classical music....they just picked up 3 more Grammies at the recent awards.
