Comments on: Vibraphone Orchestra

Vibraphone Orchestra

phrontist — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:58:26 -0800

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:16:22 -0800

(it's a video. try cccp or vlc. yw)

By: lee

lee — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:49:38 -0800

Play in browser

By: lee

lee — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:54:28 -0800

Youtube

By: lee

lee — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:54:58 -0800

Ok, now you can delete this.

By: Kifer85

Kifer85 — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:03:18 -0800

these aren't vibraphones, they're marimbas and xilophones. vibraphones have metal bars and rotating devices in the resonating pipes.

By: eye of newt

eye of newt — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:13:24 -0800

Does anyone remember the rock group Gong, which used a Xylophone (at least during a small part of their existence)? The details are sketchy in my brain, but I believe they tried to get Sting to become part of Gong, but instead he took Gong's Xylophone player and they formed their own band, The Police. I think he was briefly their bass player. I guess I just like Xylaphones, Marimbas, Vibraphones, and various variations.

By: eye of newt

eye of newt — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:20:15 -0800

I did a bit more research. The Gong I remember was a later incarnation. without the bassist that later joined Sting. That was a cool group.

By: dhammond

dhammond — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:24:32 -0800

Gong rules.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:28:47 -0800

Well, there are some really campy, corny and dopey novelty music acts of the past that have warmth, charm, or some rewarding musicality that helps redeem their silliness, or gives the silliness some backbone. I can find no such redeeming qualities in this particular novelty act, however. This one is just dumb. And what on earth was that bass player thinking with that stupid arms-flying move? Oh, and kids, let's get it all straight: Xylophone. Marimba. Vibraphone. And my personal favorite ancestor of these instruments, the balafon.

By: lee

lee — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:35:00 -0800

also Glockenspiel

By: AwkwardPause

AwkwardPause — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:43:56 -0800

Looks to me like they are playing the double bass. [last link]

By: The Thnikkaman

The Thnikkaman — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:49:42 -0800

I wish I could actually hear what the bass guy was playing.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:52:08 -0800

Looks to me like they are playing the double bass. Heh. Well played, AwkwardPause.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:01:29 -0800

Thanks for the malicious popup.

By: Vamier

Vamier — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:08:56 -0800

I liked it. :D

By: !Jim

!Jim — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:17:11 -0800

OKay, so this is terrible, it links to a freaking media file that won't play in browsers, with no warning, and those aren't even vibraphones for the most part.

By: Many bubbles

Many bubbles — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:18:12 -0800

These phones, they...?

By: musicinmybrain

musicinmybrain — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:55:07 -0800

these aren't vibraphones, they're marimbas and xilophones. vibraphones have metal bars and rotating devices in the resonating pipes. True. At least there's one lone vibraphone in the middle. OKay, so this is terrible, it links to a freaking media file that won't play in browsers, with no warning, and those aren't even vibraphones for the most part. For once, it plays perfectly in my browser (Firefox on Ubuntu Linux). Hurrah Ogg Theora! I thought it was kind of fun. The bass player's spasms were pointless, but entertaining.