Of possible interest to the old-timers here: paulb is alive and well. After a long absence, he has returned to the Gramophone forum. His first post was classic paulb. Discussing Mahler:
"I have made several "attempts" to listen to Mahler with little to no success. Basically I've given up. I think i gave syms 4,5,6 a 5 to 7 minute chance to draw me in, but alas its of no use."
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on April 17, 2007, 01:26:13 PM
Of possible interest to the old-times here: paulb is alive and well. After a long absence, he has returned to the Gramophone forum. His first post was classic paulb. Discussing Mahler:
"I have made several "attempts" to listen to Mahler with little to no success. Basically I've given up. I think i gave syms 4,5,6 a 5 to 7 minute chance to draw me in, but alas its of no use."
Sarge
As long as 5 to 7 minutes? That's not paul... ;D
Quote from: lukeottevanger on April 17, 2007, 01:27:37 PM
As long as 5 to 7 minutes? That's not paul... ;D
Give the guy some credit. He has apparently moved beyond the 30 second clip! ;D
Sarge
Quote from: lukeottevanger on April 17, 2007, 01:27:37 PM
As long as 5 to 7 minutes? That's not paul... ;D
Yeah, that can't be Paulb . . . . . . .
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on April 17, 2007, 01:26:13 PM
Of possible interest to the old-timers here: paulb is alive and well. After a long absence, he has returned to the Gramophone forum. His first post was classic paulb. Discussing Mahler:
"I have made several "attempts" to listen to Mahler with little to no success. Basically I've given up. I think i gave syms 4,5,6 a 5 to 7 minute chance to draw me in, but alas its of no use."
Sarge
Knowing that magazine he will fit in there beautifully, I am sure he will become one of their chief reviewers in no time....
Quote from: Robert on April 17, 2007, 02:07:36 PM
Knowing that magazine he will fit in there beautifully, I am sure he will become one of their chief reviewers in no time....
;D :D ;D
Sarge
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on April 17, 2007, 01:26:13 PM
Discussing Mahler: "I have made several "attempts" to listen to Mahler with little to no success. Basically I've given up. I think i gave syms 4,5,6 a 5 to 7 minute chance to draw me in, but alas its of no use."
Sarge - LOL - ;D Agree w/ a few of the other comments, i.e. usually the 1 min or less 'snippet' of the music was enough to let Paul make up his mind - ;) :D
Still remember helping him 'a little' in getting a tiger in color as his last avatar - some might remember him by the pic below - :)
Edit - 'lion' changed to 'tiger'! Thanks - :)(http://giradman.smugmug.com/photos/48821141-M.jpg)
Quote from: SonicMan on April 17, 2007, 03:47:26 PM
Still remember helping him 'a little' in getting a lion in color as his last avatar
(http://giradman.smugmug.com/photos/48821141-M.jpg)
That looks more like a tiger to me... :P
Quote from: Harvested Sorrow on April 17, 2007, 04:13:00 PM
That looks more like a tiger to me... :P
HS - my BAD! :-[ Wife was calling me for dinner, so was in too much of a hurry - ::) Oh yes, no doubt that
Paul did indeed have TIGERS for his avatars - you know your CATS! ;) :D P.S. Thanks - did an 'edit' to my post - ;D
Quote from: Robert on April 17, 2007, 02:07:36 PM
Knowing that magazine he will fit in there beautifully, I am sure he will become one of their chief reviewers in no time....
This is the magazine that carried out a detailed review of one movement of a Mahler symphony (the rest will follow in due course) that covered every single disc issued that you are talking about?
Or did they recommend a disc that you bought and hated? Aaaah, sad :'(
Quote from: Hector on April 18, 2007, 06:24:30 AM
This is the magazine that carried out a detailed review of one movement of a Mahler symphony (the rest will follow in due course) that covered every single disc issued that you are talking about?
It's not symphony, it's sym.
Quote from: Larry Rinkel on April 18, 2007, 06:26:48 AM
It's not symphony, it's sym.
no, it's sym- be up to date on your classical slang
ex:
homie 1: i jus' listened to Mahler today
homie 2: which sym
homie 1: Mahler 7
homie 2: oh yeah, sym 7, thatz the tightest one, yo
Why all the Gramophone bashing? I like it. :-\