After watching far too many of their videos I can say this:
The drummer has a superior skill set and the over all energy of all three is inspiring.

I think I will hang my bass up after seeing that, frightening doesn't even come into it, at the other end of the scale I posted the Sleepyman Banjo Boys on here and that was just as frightening to see a 9/10 year old kid playing Bela Fleck's 'Whitewater' along with his brothers at unbelieveable accuracy!

OK, that's good, Pauldo - but for Enter Sandman as you've never heard it, the band of history profs I occasionally do sound for do it with swing (alas, no vid to link).
 
Peter

Hello  all friends !  
 
New strong influences are brewing in my veins .
                   
FAUN !  
 
I just came back from our farm in Missouri and played this tune .  
 
I love it . This band is a current  influence on my interests of bringing  the San Francisco Bay Area sound /jam band paradigm to a new and exciting level of evolution.  Celtic /Medieval Modal  psychedelic trance Improvisation !  My new bag perhaps . May be a new sound in development.   The Farm brings me new thoughts and feelings . THINK THIS  :  Dark Star in the  GAME OF THRONES !   LIKE WOW !  Dragons and fire and female vocals  ! It works .  
 
I leave you with this gem .

 
Wolf
 
(Message edited by sonicus on April 29, 2015)

Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968) Original Video  
 

...but at the same time it's awesome as it shows that not all kids are wasting all their time with video games and facebook and all that crap...yay music!
 
True that ^ Tony. I feel pretty fortunate to have been an influence (hopefully a positive one) on several kids musical experience in the past few years. It's been a blast having a back-line seat watching them progress from prodigious youngsters into seasoned performers.  
 
My contribution to the Listening thread today: Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes - Three Bells. It's fantastic... you would think three resonator guitars wouldn't produce anything more than absolute cacophony, but each of these guys are masters of the instrument.  
 
My 2 favorite cuts:  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=36&v=HiudrMUnIrw
 

 
*Mike Auldridge passed away this past year, this album was released posthumously. Mike was a peach of a guy, with whom I once had the honor of recording with. He was one of the most personable musicians I ever met, even wrote some of the liner notes on the project for us.

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding is quite excellent !

Enjoyed this  

That is exactly why this is the coolest thread ever!
I never heard of Penguin Cafe Orchestra, listened to the link above, continued perusing YouTube,  came upon this (the Anteaters) , which has a brief intro explaining Simon Jeffes inspiration. . .  
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kXLdlfC3l6E

Pauldo,
Glad you enjoyed it. They are a lot of fun to listen to. Tight, classical, and whimsical.
Pete

WOW. a friend I worked with played me the Penguin Cafe Orchestra about 25 years ago, and I liked it but forgot about it till now...such lovely music, a nice contrast to the music I make and mostly listen to...I saw Snarky Puppy are coming to Vancouver, I really should go...Tony...and this IS the best thread ever!

Listening to this at the moment;
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpGSIht3F0g&feature=share
 
Wonderful Mastery of the double bass
 
slawie

Beautiful, Wonderful, Mastery of the double bass!
 
:-D

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