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Title: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Nickbat on 07 November 2011, 22:49:08
Been going through some YouTube with Miss Nickbat tonight for her violin lessons and t'was she who unearthed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsUAxG6c3Ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsUAxG6c3Ws)

Knowing how hard the violin is to master, I have to hand it to this chap. He's done a great job and the result is strangely haunting. No wonder it has got 2.6m views.  :y
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: MaxV6 on 07 November 2011, 22:51:53
and now the original, and best....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcjXo8ZuqE
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: MaxV6 on 07 November 2011, 22:52:28
and i'd be impressed by that on the violin....
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Nickbat on 07 November 2011, 22:57:43
and now the original, and best....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcjXo8ZuqE

A cover is a cover and not meant to match the original. That said, when the original score can be successfully arranged for a single instrument or orchestrated for many, it says a lot for the the quality of the original.  :y :y
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: albitz on 07 November 2011, 23:17:13
Quite nicely played,but almost anything by Coldplay is always going to be pretty awful imo.Music to be very bored quickly by imo.
The only exception would be "fix you",but thats for purely personal reasons.  ;)
Its music for the trendy middle class rebels down in Hoxton square. :)
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: aaronjb on 07 November 2011, 23:21:52
and now the original, and best....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcjXo8ZuqE

Now you're talking, Max.

Although that brought me here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-f_xrx_1k8&feature=related - I swear he has unnaturally long fingers.. I don't think mine ever stretched that far up the neck, even when I used to practice.

Finger extensions, anyone? ;D
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: albitz on 07 November 2011, 23:25:09
Satriani has always left me completely cold.Dunno why really,just never appealed to me at all. :-\

Didnt know the coldplay song was a Satriani cover btw,so Ive learned something tonight. ;)
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: MaxV6 on 07 November 2011, 23:39:21
many shredders leave me a bit bored, but Satriani is the best of them, many of his tunes have "soul" and "move" me....

and some are just "cool"   


to the point where i even bothered to learn a few..... 


The forgotten Parts 1 and 2,   Flying in a blue dream,  Ride , The telephone call, Summer Song,
Crystal Planet , Lights of Heaven,  and Ceremony are my favourites.


(and yes Aaron....  i can.....    ;D )






AND I CAN ED*T , Sorry,  MODIFY <     OH YES YES YEEEESSSSSS   
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: aaronjb on 07 November 2011, 23:40:25
I knew there was a reason I never had much success with women.

Must be my unnaturally short fingers.

;D
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: albitz on 07 November 2011, 23:42:50
My lack of interest might be due to the fact that he came along after I had turned 20 (a very long time ago). I lost interest in music then,and it has never really returned for some reason. :-\
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Nickbat on 07 November 2011, 23:45:36
My lack of interest might be due to the fact that he came along after I had turned 20 (a very long time ago). I lost interest in music then,and it has never really returned for some reason. :-\

High time to restore it, Albs!  :y
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: albitz on 07 November 2011, 23:53:04
Oh I have a listen to some tunes sometimes and enjoy doing so Nick,but I dont love it like I used to.Music was my life,all encompassing, up to that point but I just snapped out of it for some reason and its never really come back to any great degree. :(
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 07 November 2011, 23:54:38
My lack of interest might be due to the fact that he came along after I had turned 20 (a very long time ago). I lost interest in music then,and it has never really returned for some reason. :-\

Never mind son, here's a couple that'll clear the custard;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmxeQoK3q0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7wlrUCBfqQ&feature=related
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: albitz on 08 November 2011, 00:18:16
Dunno about clearing the custard Den, seeing the Newtownards Road brought a tear to the eye. :'( ::)

Was clearing the custard listening to this earlier,but Im guessing it wont clear yours. :-\ ::)
Volume must be at least set to 11 before song commences. :y I blew 3 pairs of B&O headphones listening to the intro of this song many years ago.More than likely made a significant contribution to the onset of tinnitus at the same time. ::) ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4sKdiWlLR8&feature=related

Actually,the studio version is better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scAOK1Icjyc
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: blackviper90210 on 08 November 2011, 09:18:36
Impressive!   The violin isn't one of the easiest to master, so fair play to him, that was brilliant :y
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Turk on 12 November 2011, 13:09:11
and now the original, and best....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcjXo8ZuqE

A cover is a cover and not meant to match the original. That said, when the original score can be successfully arranged for a single instrument or orchestrated for many, it says a lot for the the quality of the original.  :y :y

True :y , but the Coldplay version was plagiarism, and not a cover.
On December 4, 2008 Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and eventually settled 'out of court' for an undisclosed amount.  A case of 'damage limitation' from Coldplay.     
Title: Re: Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Violin cover
Post by: Amigo on 12 November 2011, 20:00:50
Been going through some YouTube with Miss Nickbat tonight for her violin lessons and t'was she who unearthed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsUAxG6c3Ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsUAxG6c3Ws)

Knowing how hard the violin is to master, I have to hand it to this chap. He's done a great job and the result is strangely haunting. No wonder it has got 2.6m views.  :y
That's incredible Nick. Whether or not you like strings or Coldplay this works & you can tell your daughter she's right!....

    .......& i'm going to post it on my f/b!