Ever heard this version of "Smoke on the Water"?

You gotta see/hear this one! :yes:

http://www.videofantastica.com/view_video/31903/

Can't wait to hear what YOU think... :scratch2:

WOW

I am still laughing uncontrollably! :D

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

That is GREAT!

Better link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC_fLUvm16A

FAVORITED!

Knew you'd love it! :banana:

:headscrat

:screwy:

"Smoke on the Sinano", perhaps. That's a Japanese shamisen ensemble (I think).

Best version I've ever heard.

Blasphemy. At least the lead is better than Blackmore.

Shinano gawa- that's more like it, longest river in Japan. Just to put another spin on this, I was standing in the gym of the school where I work expecting yet another brain-spasming-boring opening ceremony when lo and behold the school brass band launches into a Deep Purple medley. But the brightest part of the whole thing was my favourite student (the geekiest kid in the school) was behind the skins and did an amazing gig! Thanks for the link.

Perfect thing for the kabuki speaker lover in your life.

Perfect thing for the kabuki speaker lover in your life.

:lmao: :lmao: :D

Ever heard this version of "Smoke one the Water"?

You gotta see/hear this one! :yes:

http://www.videofantastica.com/view_video/31903/

Can't wait to hear what YOU think... :scratch2:

I'm going to have nightmares over this one.

On the other hand, has anybody heard the reggae version by Dread Zeppelin? I actually love that version!

bs

interesting.

Awesomest.

:lmao::lmao:

bshorey,

Sorry to give you nightmares --- would it help if you imagine it with a famous Japanese woman added to the mix - Yoko Ono - she could sing along with the lead! Did that help make it less scary? lol

bshorey,

Sorry to give you nightmares --- would it help if you imagine it with a famous Japanese woman added to the mix - Yoko Ono - she could sing along with the lead! Did that help make it less scary? lol

I'm going to have my therapist send the bill to you. It just got a lot bigger..

:banana:

bs

Pretty funny.....but check out this Japanese band doing King Crimson:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4916795715573504128&q=japanese+king+crimson&total=202&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

Not bad instrumentally, but the vocals need some work. At least they have good taste in music.

twist72: Hats off to that band - very tight! Thanks for sharing that!

Most diverse.:D

I wonder who or what inspired them to do that?

twist72: Hats off to that band - very tight! Thanks for sharing that!

Very tight indeed! I was really impressed when I came across it a few months ago. I wish I new their name. I thought it might be Boris but its not, although I think they could have pulled it off with equal effect.

I wonder who or what inspired them to do that?

Early Prog is pretty popular over in Japan from what I understand. They have produced some very interesting Prog influenced heavy Psych, sludge bands, like Boris, Merzbow and Acid Mothers Temple.

As rock music and I have gotten older, I have come to wish for some orchestral reinterpretation of classic rock themes. I am not a trained musician, but I have decided that an orchestral arrangement could release a different kind of emotion and power--a new musical expression that is already within rock music, but is otherwise not expressed when played on electric instruments. For one example, I would refer the reader to the Boston Pops rendition of Holly Holy by Mr. N. Diamond.

The eastern arrangement of Smoke on the Water, this thread's subject, is pretty good, except, imho, for the vocals. One promising part that excites is not played by the eastern instruments, but by the acoustic basses. A mainstay of the orchestra as it has come to be, their statement of Smoke's introductory main theme, demonstrates rich and powerful music that sets the tone for this rock classic and is more than equal to anything electronic, again imho. At the same time, the eastern instruments suprprise with their tight, yet compelling sound. Unfortunately the musical tension they create is sabotaged by the vocals, which could have provided an emotional blowout, (as in: "the music just blows me away") but sounds like little more than caterwauling.

They lit the fuse, but the powder was wet.

I would love to hear more rock from this group, particularly if any singing employs western harmonic scales. The group's musicianship is visually entertaining--great poker faces and body discipline They have obvious professional talent for creating rock music utilizing a combination of formal east-west orchestral instrumentation. I asked my wife to watch the video. She agrees:tresbon: it would be worth the price of a symphony ticket to hear them in person.

Who is this group? Whoever is in charge of AK polls, should set one up with this video the subject and forward the poll results to them. Their gig on the net is too short. They should put together a program and tour. AK could be the catalyst.