Classical Composer Reacts/Analyzes METAL SONG by GOJIRA at the Olympics (Ah! Ça Ira) | Episode 820
Added 2024-08-01 19:06:26 +0000 UTCI'm sharing this episode here on Patreon because it was blocked on YouTube. Enjoy!
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Thank you, I didn't see this, it is one other mason show, seems a dough for already fitten chickens.
Antonino Fratta
2024-08-13 12:40:17 +0000 UTCI feel in love with metal when I was around 45 years of age. Before that I was happy with Simple Minds in the 80's. But in the 80's I stumbled over a album cover that caught my eye. That album was Basement 5 - 1965-1980. I had to listen the record, and after 10 seconds I was convinced that I had something special. It was a mix between hard rock and reggae. Still love the record today. I still have that copy in VG condition.
Marica Wieman
2024-08-09 09:09:56 +0000 UTCSo, based on the traditional version Dr. Doug played first, I didn’t recognize the melodic line the mezzo-soprano, Marina Viotti, sang from the titled song. However, to my very limited opera exposure ear, it seemed recognizable as the famous aria from Bizet’s Carmen, i.e., Habanero. However, I only know English translation of the words, so if it was the Habanero melody, I don’t know if she was singing Bizet’s original words, or if they put the titled song’s words to that melody line, or if I’m completely mistaken. If anyone is familiar with Bizet’s aria Habanero, I would love to know if I did hear it at that point. Bizet was French so, using it wouldn’t be totally out of place, nu?
Illume Eltanin
2024-08-04 01:19:34 +0000 UTCThe guy standing on a rooftop holding the Olympic torch from 14:45 to 14:50 is a nod to Arno Dorian, the fictional protagonist of the video game Assassin's Creed: Unity which takes place during the French Revolution. The game's digital reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral was so detailed (it took 2 years to complete) that its 3D scans were allegedly used to help rebuild the real one after it burned down in 2019.
Christopher Brückner
2024-08-03 22:33:50 +0000 UTCThat's very possible.
Myall Hornsby
2024-08-03 21:42:19 +0000 UTCWow! I thought this was perfect, how the music faithfully portrayed the history & culture with power & conviction. One of the best ever, IMO.
Ford H. Cotton III
2024-08-03 18:18:42 +0000 UTCAm I the only one who was stunned by the red streamers? It looked like blood - I’m sure that was the intent - but it was so over the top. Metal to the max for sure. “Raise the fist of the metal child” Jon Oliva Savatage 🤘🎸
The Nanny named Fran
2024-08-02 17:37:57 +0000 UTCI applaud this performance. Neither genres are ones I enjoy. However, it fit in perfectly with the way the French presented their culture and society during the Opening Ceremonies. Respect! Now, if Jean Michel Jarre is part of the Closing Ceremonies, I’ll be ecstatic.
Illume Eltanin
2024-08-02 16:43:26 +0000 UTCIsn't it ironic that Marie-Antoinette played the music that later in the "Sans-culotte" version would become the soundtrack to her demise...!?
Earnest Bass
2024-08-02 08:41:12 +0000 UTCThank you so much Doug, it was fun to watch together with you
Илья Ясный
2024-08-01 22:42:36 +0000 UTCAmazing stuff. Metal is the perfect genre to portray the French revolution, and this was a fantastic performance and spectacle. I'm hoping for you that YouTube will lift the ridiculous ban on this video. It's illuminating and enhances the performance itself, and spreads the joy.
Adie
2024-08-01 22:10:47 +0000 UTCThis was a really fantastic one. The whole opening ceremony was wonderful. I really appreciated the fact that they set all of this story about the evolution of their cultural work and the Olympic Games across Paris. Really made this one unique compared to other opening ceremonies.
Ryan B Harvey
2024-08-01 21:54:50 +0000 UTCmonumental victory for the metal community.
Pat Pac
2024-08-01 21:48:36 +0000 UTC
