Recordings that made you drop the F-Bomb (In a GOOD way)

[geeqner]

Stopped-by one of my local dealers to "kick some tires".

They were selling some gently-used Demo CDs

Among the handful that I snagged was "POMP & PIPES - Powerful Music for organ, winds, brass & percussion" by a label called Reference Recordings
It was recorded at the Meyerson Symphony Center, in Dallas, TX July 26-27, 1993
Apparently, it was one of the "Grand Opening" sessions with their then-new Herman W. and Amelia H. Lay Family Concert Organ (a Fisk Opus 100) -
Played brilliantly by Mr. Paul Riedo
Played in concert with the Dallas Wind Symphony, directed by Mr. Frederick Fennell

In short - I'm officially GREEN WITH ENVY of those who get to experience this wonderful creation live, on any sort of regular basis.
It is now officially noted "on my list" - for when and if I get to visit Dallas

Among others, on this particular recording (HDCD, which my current player only reads as a regular CD) is a recording of:

"The Vikings" from "Fenland Suite", by Arthur Wills

I'm not the type of music fan who enjoys a steady diet of any ONE genre of music.  According to those who know me - my tastes are wide and eclectic.
This piece spoke to the part of me that is a Wisconsinite of nearly pure German ancestry - who was raised in a Germanic Lutheran Christian tradition which among other things means "Any Church worth its salt has a REAL (probably German-made) Pipe Organ in it" (if you grew-up like me, or if you are just an "Organ Geek" - you KNOW what I mean...)

It tickled a similar musical "funny-bone" to the one that gets activated by Scottish Bagpipes (I have NO IDEA where that compulsion comes from, [AFAIK, I'm not even remotely Scottish] but like they said in "Conan the Barbarian" - that's another story...)

This piece made me utter the "holy F-blank-blank-blank!" my jaw went slack, and I'm certain that a big ol' silly grin appeared on my face.
The rare combination of foreboding, thunderous tones sent chills up and down my spine as if Odin himself had given my soul a stiff yank!
I had to dial my sub down a bit - I THOUGHT that I had it "dialed-in" for normal music - but I noticed it shaking and moving slowly across the floor....
Just me and our 3 dogs to experience this first go-'round.

If a good RECORDING of this performance / instrument is this moving - I can only IMAGINE what the real-thing sounds like!

If THIS is the sort of thing that moves you - check it out!  You WILL NOT be dissapointed!

[DYohn]

To me the "f-bomb" is just a normal part of speech so I likely use it every day when describing music, I really don't know. But I enjoy music every f*ing day.

[Bonzo]

Jun 30, 2018 12:02:00 GMT -5 DYohn said:

To me the "f-bomb" is just a normal part of speech....

Me too. Like I'm like you know, like a California valley girl, like, gag me with a spoon. Except with the big F.

As for the thread, I can't recall using the F word to describe music in a good way. Bad way yes, as in "that was f_ _ king HORRIBLE."

For good stuff I'm more inclined to use words like wow, beautiful, awesome, incredible, holy crap, holy schiit, etc.