Comments on: But Who Are Classical Music’s 5 Favorite Indie Rockers? http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/13/but-who-are-classical-musics-5-favorite-indie-rockers/ Just another Charm City Current weblog Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan Janus http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/13/but-who-are-classical-musics-5-favorite-indie-rockers/#comment-502 Ryan Janus Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:49:05 +0000 http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/?p=1811#comment-502 I actually hate Bjork - sorry. Her music might be good, but I can't get past her voice - it's like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Radiohead is on my list, and I don't care if that makes me part of the masses. I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard of Sigur Ros, but given what you say about them, I'll look them up on iTunes immediately. My other picks are Dream Theater, Galactic Cowboys, Umphrees McGee and Jeremy Facknitz. I actually hate Bjork – sorry. Her music might be good, but I can’t get past her voice – it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Radiohead is on my list, and I don’t care if that makes me part of the masses. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never heard of Sigur Ros, but given what you say about them, I’ll look them up on iTunes immediately. My other picks are Dream Theater, Galactic Cowboys, Umphrees McGee and Jeremy Facknitz.

]]> By: Dan Johnson http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/13/but-who-are-classical-musics-5-favorite-indie-rockers/#comment-348 Dan Johnson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:38:41 +0000 http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/?p=1811#comment-348 The top three are literally TOO EASY, because every classical musician you read in interviews cites the same ones: Björk, Radiohead, Sigur Rós. Not sure about the next two. Aphex Twin? Does he count as "indie" "rock"? Arthur Russell? If classical composers don't claim him outright as one of their own, they'll line up to count him as an influence. (Be warned that Muhly will, I think, cut somebody if you call him an indie-anything to his face. He proudly self-identifies as a "classical composer.") The top three are literally TOO EASY, because every classical musician you read in interviews cites the same ones: Björk, Radiohead, Sigur Rós. Not sure about the next two. Aphex Twin? Does he count as “indie” “rock”? Arthur Russell? If classical composers don’t claim him outright as one of their own, they’ll line up to count him as an influence.

(Be warned that Muhly will, I think, cut somebody if you call him an indie-anything to his face. He proudly self-identifies as a “classical composer.”)

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