Some of you may know that Michael Flatley is, in fact, a damn good flute player. He was a student of Seamus Tansey and won at least one all Ireland. He came out with an album a number of years ago that is supposedly rather excellent but near impossible to find.
Fear not, Flatley is near releasing a new flute album which features probably the most obnoxious flute recording I've ever heard. It's well worth a listen.
High speed streaming: http://www.michaelflatley.com/audio/Mic ... 00kbps.ram
Dial-up: http://www.michaelflatley.com/audio/Mic ... 56kbps.ram
Truly one of the worst accompaniements to good playing since the days of Michael Coleman and the #$*#(% piano player.
Enjoy,
Chris
One of the most obnoxious flute recordings ever
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His flute playing is pretty good, not exactly a show stopper or anything but smooth and professional. The rest is almost beyond godawful, it's into ludicrous for a major show biz. celeb.
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Yeah that was definetly gross.
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Sorry, i was speechless there for a while.
This track reminds me of the movie The Mask, when the movie's anti-hero has all the policemen dancing a conga line, and this cop says to the other cop: "If you start dancing, I'll blow your brains off."
Nasty stuff!
And it's stuck in my brain now!
This track reminds me of the movie The Mask, when the movie's anti-hero has all the policemen dancing a conga line, and this cop says to the other cop: "If you start dancing, I'll blow your brains off."
Nasty stuff!
And it's stuck in my brain now!
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Oh dear.
This is one of problems with mixing two styles of music.
It does not matter how good one style is; if one is average, the whole thing is below average.
I think Mr. Flatley need to speak to Michael O'Suilleabhain or the Afro Celts about interfacing Irish trad with other music.
...or maybe it was some producer's idea.
Mukade
This is one of problems with mixing two styles of music.
It does not matter how good one style is; if one is average, the whole thing is below average.
I think Mr. Flatley need to speak to Michael O'Suilleabhain or the Afro Celts about interfacing Irish trad with other music.
...or maybe it was some producer's idea.
Mukade
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I listened to it twice trying to identify the tunes Mr. Flatley was playing, but the *&^% "boomchakka" stuff kept getting in the way...
Can you name those tunes?
PS...I liked it. But then, I'm an hotel elevator.
Can you name those tunes?
PS...I liked it. But then, I'm an hotel elevator.
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Bad call, Michael. Not that he'd care...
I have a CD of his that I picked up recently ($19.95USD; must be financing that castle of his). It's just titled Michael Flatley, 12 tracks as I recall, and skillful playing. He has the stamp of Tansey all over him, especially evident in the airs. Not my cup of tea, although his ability at pulling myriad variations out of his hat is impressive to say the least; I'll be listening more for the sake of that. The first track made me consider putting away my flute.....Nah. That's just ludicrous. I can dream, after all. The rest of it......meh. Mastery of the cold variety.
This can't be the same elusive grail of a recording that people talk about, right? I understood that the much sought-after one was named Then Came Flatley. Makes me wince.
If you come across the one I did, it's notable for the cover photo: himself smiling bemusedly, flute in hand, hair done to ironsided perfection, and a makeup job that any mortician would do well to study.
I have a CD of his that I picked up recently ($19.95USD; must be financing that castle of his). It's just titled Michael Flatley, 12 tracks as I recall, and skillful playing. He has the stamp of Tansey all over him, especially evident in the airs. Not my cup of tea, although his ability at pulling myriad variations out of his hat is impressive to say the least; I'll be listening more for the sake of that. The first track made me consider putting away my flute.....Nah. That's just ludicrous. I can dream, after all. The rest of it......meh. Mastery of the cold variety.
This can't be the same elusive grail of a recording that people talk about, right? I understood that the much sought-after one was named Then Came Flatley. Makes me wince.
If you come across the one I did, it's notable for the cover photo: himself smiling bemusedly, flute in hand, hair done to ironsided perfection, and a makeup job that any mortician would do well to study.
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Mrs. McLeod.GaryKelly wrote:Can you name those tunes?
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That's exactly it! The flute playing is good, but the cooked fake-Latin rhythm sets the tone.mukade wrote:This is one of problems with mixing two styles of music.
It does not matter how good one style is; if one is average, the whole thing is below average.
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Miss McLeod's! Well Duh, I should've known! I gave that a whirl on the 'tina only last weekend. Thanks chaps 
And, of course, there's the whole Barbados/Caribbean connection, which explains the boomchakka Reggie accompaniment. She used to holiday there regularly, I believe. They've even named a gas station after her in Jamaica.
And, of course, there's the whole Barbados/Caribbean connection, which explains the boomchakka Reggie accompaniment. She used to holiday there regularly, I believe. They've even named a gas station after her in Jamaica.
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