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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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10. Read & Watched

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 11, 2023, 04:32 PM

Feb 2023

Edited: meant to reply to your post 9.
The first article seems a bit pedantic & excessive in length, but ok.
2nd one I liked better.
I so liked that flanged piano sound (no, I didn't know how they got it) I programmed a Yamaha DX-7 to reproduce it.
Never played the song; just wanted to see if I could get that sound.

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David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (studio version in music video + live in Paris, 2002) [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2023 OP

What timing! BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #1

LOL! It's so frustrating when you can't stop thinking about highplainsdem Feb 2023 #3

Read & Watched ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #10

That's cool, that you were able to duplicate the sound on a synthesizer - and that highplainsdem Feb 2023 #13

Paris, cool. quaint Feb 2023 #2

My favorite performance of "Heroes" was at that show: highplainsdem Feb 2023 #4

Oh yes! High energy and excitement. quaint Feb 2023 #6

Weird and wonderful Easterncedar Feb 2023 #5

I saw both the British and American versions of "Life On Mars." Haven't highplainsdem Feb 2023 #8

Ashes to Ashes is great Easterncedar Feb 2023 #11

I'll have to get BritBox for Ashes To Ashes (and probably watching Life On Mars highplainsdem Feb 2023 #14

What did you think of the American Life on Mars? Haven't seen it. Easterncedar Feb 2023 #12

I liked it, especially for Jason O'Mara and Harvey Keitel, but highplainsdem Feb 2023 #15

One Of My Top 5 Fave Bowie Songs ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #7

This song gives me goosebumps at :41 in that video. highplainsdem Feb 2023 #9