ViolinMP3

October 1, 2005 1:52 PM

ViolinMP3 [Violins; MP3s]
posted by Pretty_Generic (23 comments total)

Best uses of violin in modern music:

The Books - Motherless Bastard
A Silver Mt. Zion - Sit in the Middle of Three Galloping Dogs
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson - We May Be Remembered By What We Did When We Sat Down

(via)

I'm just going on a blitz with this today.
posted by Mach3avelli at 2:04 PM on October 1, 2005

(via - fixed)
posted by Mach3avelli at 2:07 PM on October 1, 2005

Seems like an interesting link, but in the future do you think you could give a little description along with your one word posts (which you seem to do a lot)? I like having an idea of what I'm clicking on. The page seems pretty extensive, what are some highlights? Why'd you link it? Violins are cool, and sound nice and all, but I don't know whats so great about this page.
posted by atom128 at 2:20 PM on October 1, 2005

If you need to ask, you'll never know :)

Seriously, it's a classical music site, lots of good articles and interviews; either you like classical music or you don't.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 2:27 PM on October 1, 2005

Much like Snakes on a Plane.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 2:28 PM on October 1, 2005

You're either with us, or against us.
posted by Eekacat at 2:37 PM on October 1, 2005

Now that is a logical fallacy, dude.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 2:38 PM on October 1, 2005

posted by Pretty_Generic at 2:48 PM on October 1, 2005

This got weird pretty fast.
posted by StickyCarpet at 2:51 PM on October 1, 2005

that flash animation is awesome. haha.
posted by atom128 at 3:42 PM on October 1, 2005

err, animated gif.
posted by atom128 at 3:43 PM on October 1, 2005

in the future do you think you could give a little description along with your one word posts

I agree. PG how about a thumbnail image on the front page for you next post?
posted by srboisvert at 3:48 PM on October 1, 2005

In the future, I think you should break down your description even further. Perhaps list all the pieces that comprise "violins" and "mp3s". I've never heard of either of these, but they sound fascinating, and would, even more so, in component-form.
posted by hototogisu at 3:53 PM on October 1, 2005

vile; inn
posted by Pretty_Generic at 3:55 PM on October 1, 2005

What makes this a Metafilter-worthy site? Is there something about this page that makes it better than any other site about violins? The idea that "violins are cool, thus, so is this website" might work on a music focused community, which MeFi isn't.

Google
posted by Plinko at 3:57 PM on October 1, 2005

Yes, this is the equivalent of FPPing Google. I really don't know what I was thinking.

[attaches the stone of shame]
posted by Pretty_Generic at 3:59 PM on October 1, 2005

Plinko has posted no links

Your high standards are admirable!
posted by Pretty_Generic at 4:02 PM on October 1, 2005

P_G, you're pretty coming here for the arguments these days, huh?
posted by jonson at 6:55 PM on October 1, 2005

I think I hit puberty or something
posted by Pretty_Generic at 7:16 PM on October 1, 2005

So, uh, does this site actually have any mp3s?
posted by bshort at 7:27 PM on October 1, 2005

Thanks, P_G.

For those who don't appreciate economy of language (or single links) in an FPP…

…would it have been any better for you if P_G would have appended his post with "Nothing less, nothing more"?

Thanks, mathowie.

/too busy for MetaTalk
posted by al_fresco at 12:24 AM on October 2, 2005

Oooh, no you di'n't!!!
posted by item at 8:54 AM on October 2, 2005

Was interested to see that this site is run by Simon Hewitt-Jones - he played Prokoviev's 2nd concerto with an orchestra I used to play with a couple of years ago, and is an excellent player.

Thanks for posting it, P_G, the description was enough to get me to click through.
posted by altolinguistic at 9:48 AM on October 2, 2005