tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post6628403816397888336..comments2024-03-08T08:54:57.980-05:00Comments on Ernie (Not Bert): Christmas In July 2019-Part 19Erniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-87076707801937977152019-07-10T13:49:29.181-04:002019-07-10T13:49:29.181-04:00To my ears, a steel drum doesn't even sound li...To my ears, a steel drum doesn't even sound like a percussion instrument. I remember thinking it was in keyboard of some type when The Police dropped it into their song.Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-15395001813872420772019-07-10T13:35:19.972-04:002019-07-10T13:35:19.972-04:00the chronicle atlantic symphony steel orchestra of...the chronicle atlantic symphony steel orchestra of guyana rather takes your breath away. quite a big finish to their holiday number. i like steel drums. they conjure up the idea of someone turning industrial garbage into something positive. i'm not convinced we need to write symphonies or concertos or any kind of serious etudes for them.<br /><br />oh yes, and amid charles gould's satin strings there most definitely was a marimba. must have been recorded in the late 60s. had to have a marimba back then. barbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614152954364501680noreply@blogger.com