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Pipe organ with heavy metal

methodistgirl

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Does anyone know of such thing as a pipe organ played
along with a heavy metal band? I'm curious!.:)
judy jennings
 

Krummhorn

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:rolleyes: ... Well, a pipe organ itself ... is ... heavy metal ... :lol: (sorry, just couldn't resist that)

Our own Frederik Magle did a performance recently with a HipHop group ... I've not yet heard it though.
 

Ghekorg7 (Ret)

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Les.... ROCKS !!

OK,
as I'm also a Metal fan (Opeth are the best) I know a guy who actually plays Rock, Hard Rock and Metal on a Theater organ , he also played in a band like this. His name is Les Knoll, he's about 60 years old and feels like 20 ! We're friends at jOrgan forum. He's coool !

I posted some time back a new thread (Bohemian Rhapsody on a theater organ) about (I don't remember if anyone answered...) and sent this link :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEWs...ay&list=PL53A480BC02C8F6DB&index=1&playnext=1

There's a series of him in a row on the bottom, Yes' Roundabout, Smoke on the water live ! He also did some Iron Maiden stuff !

I'll contact him to know the name of the band and when....

Have serious fun !
Panos:cool:
 

sesquialtera

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Hello

Try " Rhapsody of Fire"
There is organ, harpsichord mixed with choir and symphonic orchestra mixed with heavy metal band ...

(I think it's not a real pipe organ, but anyway, I really love this kind of music. )
 

Soubasse

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A band I joined years ago had a couple of quite heavily-metaly tracks and quite by accident I found that these parts worked extremely well at the organ. I was actually practicing for a choral concert, remembered that it was my first band rehearsal that night and thought I'd better have a look at the charts they'd given me. Ironically, I'd been listening to the practice tape they'd made, thinking "what on earth can I add to this?" then, when I started playing at the organ I thought "okay, this really works!" Of course, I could rely on old faithful to save me! Thankfully, I had some decent organ samples on one of my synths and didn't have to take the pipes with me (fun though that would have been).

Muse have done some heavy-ish tracks with pipe organ on them.

Not sure what the interest is - maybe it's the instrument's association with things Gothic.
 

Ghekorg7 (Ret)

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Thanks for sharing your story !
It would be fun takin' the pipes with you on rehearsal !!!!
Now-days would be better with so many cabinet pipe organs available (but very expensive...), so here it comes...... virtual : computer/keyboard or console (transportable like the latest NORD 2m/p organ) and go !

Gothic, yeah that's the link.
Best
Panos
 

smilingvox

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I listened, or tried to listen to the clip Panos left us. Interesting, but I lost my patience with youtube always stopping to download more info.

This song is off of the same album The Prophet's Song is. That's a good suggestion of heavy metal. Imagine transcribing The Prophet's Song for organ (LOL), esp. that little part where that awful reverse-sounding electric guitar sound came in about midway through. LOL

Thanks, Judy.

Tom
 

Ghekorg7 (Ret)

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Hi Tom,
Yes both songs are from "A Night at the Opera" as is "Love of my life" one of the best Queen's songs. This is a good candidate for organ transcription. No reverse May's guitars :-D

As many times I get stuck too with YouTube, I download the video, watch it without stops and If I like it I keep it , else.... :)

Panos
 

Indidem

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It most certainly exists: Resonaxis. Australian organist David Drury plays with this rock/metal band.
 
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