I'm glad you posted the Excerpt version of Amy's second song reaction ever, which provides a good contrast with up-to-date Amy with over two years experience listening to rock. So make sure you watch the recent one too, in which you can clearly see how much Amy has grown in her appreciation and analysis abilities since the beginning. I'm happy I can say I was there at the time for this first one, since I was one of the lucky ones that this showed up in my YT feed. I thought at the time, now this provides an interesting perspective, a classical musician that has never heard rock and very little contemporary music in general.
It's really hard to impress me these days. Just stumbled on this channel and now I am... Impressed! Learned a lot about the Harp that I didn't know, and got a new description of the music in one of my favourite songs: "She's leaving home". Love it. Thanks!
I found your channel a few months ago but I went back and listened to many of your early reactions. I have seen you misunderstand a few songs which is natural because they were made at a different cultural time where you would not know the nuances. But the longer time went on, the more you learned. Some of that has been a struggle for you and the idea of why this music is so important to so many people seemed mystifying to you for a while. I have heard you say a few times, "I don't turn this stuff on often," or I probably won't listen to that again but it has been interesting." etc. During those times you were still treating the music as "other." But I have noticed a change in the last weeks. You are absorbing it now and respecting it in a different way. It's like someone turned a key and opened a door for you. There is so much richness and variety out there I almost envy you the chance to listen to it all for the first time. Suggest listening to Led Zepplin's When the Levee Breaks, and then the cover by Playing for Change, where it was adapted by John Paul Jones as an environmental awareness song. Suggest you actually watch the video for that because it is part of the impact. th-cam.com/video/LH0-WXUFY2k/w-d-xo.html
Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vinton album). The song was covered by The Beatles during their audition at Decca Records on January 1, 1962, with George Harrison on lead vocals. The version has never been released officially, but can be found easily through bootlegs. Thank you.
It is hard to believe that a musician would not have heard the Beatles. I am not a musician. I am a Boomer. But I knew who Irving Berlin and Rudy Valee were. I knew 1930s and 1940s music from my parents and grandparents. I knew hits by the Mills Brothers, or Glenn Miller, or Bing Crosby. And I say this while most of my own channel is classical music - which I also heard.
I'm inclined to believe that Amy genuinely hadn't listened to and barely knew of the Beatles growing up, but most reaction channels make me wonder how honest they really are, in claiming to have never having heard of or heard some of the most famous musicians in modern history. If they're being honest then it's just yet one more indication that our culture and civilization and people in general are being dumbed down. The Beatles are like Shakespeare, the bible and Da Vinci in western culture. Whether you like their works or not, you simply have to be at least somewhat familiar with them or else you're uneducated and undeveloped.
We should give some credit to Mike Leander, who orchestrated the song. Paul McCartney had contacted him to do the job, for the Beatles' regular producer, George Martin, was not available that day or so. When Mr. Martin found out that Mr. Leander had been hired, instead of himself, he was put out about it. For Mr. Martin had been cultivating a dryer, more up-to-date orchestral sound for the Beatles. But Mr. Leander's orchestration was not nearly as dry. However, I think that this fits the lyrics extremely well. The parents have what is a sort of reminiscence of Victorian values, and that comes across in this more old-fashioned orchestration style very well indeed. For the brief three minutes and 26 seconds that this piece is, I cannot imagine anything in it being improved, even the somewhat dryness of the singing here that impresses Ms. Shafer a little less than, as she said, Freddie Mercury's singing.
I've been here since the beginning. I've learned a lot from you and you've learned so much more about the genre. Although I don't think anyone would call "She's Leaving Home" rock. Lyrics aren't meant to be stand alone poetry, of course.
ELP are pretty varied. I’d say Amy needs to hear four pieces in a row: 1) a soft ballad ie lucky man, Cest la vie etc 2) Classical cover ie Hoedown, Fanfare etc 3) one of their epic pieces ie Tarkus, welcome back etc 4) Pirates…an original work that’s a mixture of Rock composition and instruments & Classical composition and orchestra. 😊
From watching a lot of documentaries, whenever they had session musicians to play for example harp or full orchestras, Paul McCartney would either hum what he wanted them to play or ask them to copy piano, usually they didnt understand and George Martin would have to work it out with them as he had a background in classical
I find it hard to understand how classically trained musicians can't pick up on a melody when hummed or played simply on the piano. Are they really that rigid and basically trained to only play established works with as much fidelity to the original score as possible? Seems kind of robotic, as opposed to Jazz where if you can't immediately pick up on such things, repeat them and then improvise upon them in various ways, you're not a real Jazz musician and need to study some more.
The pauses on this are jarring. Not the fact that you pause, but the sound and camera jump that goes with it especially against such a mellow sounding song. I had to counter it by jumping past i them.
You need to make a first listen to Joanna Newsom's "Sawdust and Diamonds". She is also a classically trained pianist and harpist, but beware: her voice may upset you.
You are very talented and extremely intelligent but the choppiness of your edits are disturbing and hard to watch. Almost painful. Make a video with as much flow as you would a piece of lovely music. If this video was a piece of music I would have stopped listening in the first minute
See her more recent videos, especially the past year or so She has it down to an art. This is a very early one. I think there's also a full-length version of this one available.
The lyrics are pandering to the younger generation who bought most of the rock & roll records back then. The message is that parents are materialistic and can't understand their more spiritual children, who have better values.
I'm glad you posted the Excerpt version of Amy's second song reaction ever, which provides a good contrast with up-to-date Amy with over two years experience listening to rock. So make sure you watch the recent one too, in which you can clearly see how much Amy has grown in her appreciation and analysis abilities since the beginning. I'm happy I can say I was there at the time for this first one, since I was one of the lucky ones that this showed up in my YT feed. I thought at the time, now this provides an interesting perspective, a classical musician that has never heard rock and very little contemporary music in general.
My 2nd watching of a 1st reaction, having already enjoyed my 1st watching of a 2nd reaction !
I'm Coming Home 😊
It's really hard to impress me these days.
Just stumbled on this channel and now I am... Impressed!
Learned a lot about the Harp that I didn't know, and got a new description of the music in one of my favourite songs: "She's leaving home". Love it.
Thanks!
Bravo, Amy!
You're a Greater Teacher than you realize.
You allow yourself to Learn and share that with others.
I was young and impressionable when this came out. I still get emotional when I hear it
I found your channel a few months ago but I went back and listened to many of your early reactions. I have seen you misunderstand a few songs which is natural because they were made at a different cultural time where you would not know the nuances. But the longer time went on, the more you learned. Some of that has been a struggle for you and the idea of why this music is so important to so many people seemed mystifying to you for a while. I have heard you say a few times, "I don't turn this stuff on often," or I probably won't listen to that again but it has been interesting." etc. During those times you were still treating the music as "other." But I have noticed a change in the last weeks. You are absorbing it now and respecting it in a different way. It's like someone turned a key and opened a door for you. There is so much richness and variety out there I almost envy you the chance to listen to it all for the first time. Suggest listening to Led Zepplin's When the Levee Breaks, and then the cover by Playing for Change, where it was adapted by John Paul Jones as an environmental awareness song. Suggest you actually watch the video for that because it is part of the impact. th-cam.com/video/LH0-WXUFY2k/w-d-xo.html
❤ Awesome ... we have the original version again ... the video that draw me into your channel 👍😃❤️🎼🎵🎶👏👏👏👏
Oooooh! "Blackbird"! That's an absolute MUST!
Why?
@@letsgomets002 It's such a beautiful, loving song.
Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vinton album). The song was covered by The Beatles during their audition at Decca Records on January 1, 1962, with George Harrison on lead vocals. The version has never been released officially, but can be found easily through bootlegs. Thank you.
It is hard to believe that a musician would not have heard the Beatles. I am not a musician. I am a Boomer. But I knew who Irving Berlin and Rudy Valee were. I knew 1930s and 1940s music from my parents and grandparents. I knew hits by the Mills Brothers, or Glenn Miller, or Bing Crosby. And I say this while most of my own channel is classical music - which I also heard.
I'm inclined to believe that Amy genuinely hadn't listened to and barely knew of the Beatles growing up, but most reaction channels make me wonder how honest they really are, in claiming to have never having heard of or heard some of the most famous musicians in modern history. If they're being honest then it's just yet one more indication that our culture and civilization and people in general are being dumbed down. The Beatles are like Shakespeare, the bible and Da Vinci in western culture. Whether you like their works or not, you simply have to be at least somewhat familiar with them or else you're uneducated and undeveloped.
We should give some credit to Mike Leander, who orchestrated the song. Paul McCartney had contacted him to do the job, for the Beatles' regular producer, George Martin, was not available that day or so. When Mr. Martin found out that Mr. Leander had been hired, instead of himself, he was put out about it. For Mr. Martin had been cultivating a dryer, more up-to-date orchestral sound for the Beatles. But Mr. Leander's orchestration was not nearly as dry. However, I think that this fits the lyrics extremely well. The parents have what is a sort of reminiscence of Victorian values, and that comes across in this more old-fashioned orchestration style very well indeed. For the brief three minutes and 26 seconds that this piece is, I cannot imagine anything in it being improved, even the somewhat dryness of the singing here that impresses Ms. Shafer a little less than, as she said, Freddie Mercury's singing.
Great reaction, you've really done your research.
I've been here since the beginning. I've learned a lot from you and you've learned so much more about the genre. Although I don't think anyone would call "She's Leaving Home" rock.
Lyrics aren't meant to be stand alone poetry, of course.
Harp might have had slapback echo added post production
My 2nd watching too...
Here's a piece on Sheila Bromberg who played the harp on that track. th-cam.com/video/vhC4imHiJUM/w-d-xo.html
May I recommend Emerson Lake & Palmer's "Trilogy," a quite keyboard-intensive prog rock classic from 1972.
"Just Take a Pebble" might be a good introduction.
ELP are pretty varied. I’d say Amy needs to hear four pieces in a row:
1) a soft ballad ie lucky man, Cest la vie etc
2) Classical cover ie Hoedown, Fanfare etc
3) one of their epic pieces ie Tarkus, welcome back etc
4) Pirates…an original work that’s a mixture of Rock composition and instruments & Classical composition and orchestra. 😊
Sheila Bromberg was the Beatles’ session harpist. - the only woman to have played on a Beatles recording.
No
From watching a lot of documentaries, whenever they had session musicians to play for example harp or full orchestras, Paul McCartney would either hum what he wanted them to play or ask them to copy piano, usually they didnt understand and George Martin would have to work it out with them as he had a background in classical
(George Martin studied composition, conducting, and orchestration)
I find it hard to understand how classically trained musicians can't pick up on a melody when hummed or played simply on the piano. Are they really that rigid and basically trained to only play established works with as much fidelity to the original score as possible? Seems kind of robotic, as opposed to Jazz where if you can't immediately pick up on such things, repeat them and then improvise upon them in various ways, you're not a real Jazz musician and need to study some more.
The pauses on this are jarring. Not the fact that you pause, but the sound and camera jump that goes with it especially against such a mellow sounding song. I had to counter it by jumping past i
them.
Agreed. I stopped because of it
Agreed. The pauses were ridiculous.
Apple Corp are very tight on copyright, it's the only way to get past the copyright bots.
@@malcolmbrown7683 hey Einstein she has to pause because of copyright laws ....GET IT ...!!!
@@RichardFraser-y9t But a lot of reaction channels get away with playing entire Beatles songs without getting blocked. Never understood that.
I'd really love to see Paul McCartney react to you first and second listen of this song.
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You should do Korn - Freak on a leash next, love the content!
Amy wearing a different shirt is freaking me out.
So totally confused. This a replay of an old one before the Beatle ban? Please explain. Have I time tripped?
So, when are you gonna listen to Spit Out The Bone - MetallicA? Inamorata too. Also, Phantom of the Opera - Iron Maiden. Death of the Celts.
it's not the harp or the harp player its george martin's studio effect
I love your channel, Please do more Iron Maiden songs...
th-cam.com/video/vhC4imHiJUM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=J8xV5kDbWJx4Kj_k This is an interview with Sheila Bromberg the harpist on this track.
You need to make a first listen to Joanna Newsom's "Sawdust and Diamonds". She is also a classically trained pianist and harpist, but beware: her voice may upset you.
Loreena McKennitt on the other hand does not have an upsetting voice but is just as well qualified for Amy to listen to.
You are very talented and extremely intelligent but the choppiness of your edits are disturbing and hard to watch. Almost painful. Make a video with as much flow as you would a piece of lovely music. If this video was a piece of music I would have stopped listening in the first minute
This was literally her second video on this channel, plus copyright issues forced this.
See her more recent videos, especially the past year or so She has it down to an art. This is a very early one. I think there's also a full-length version of this one available.
The lyrics are pandering to the younger generation who bought most of the rock & roll records back then. The message is that parents are materialistic and can't understand their more spiritual children, who have better values.