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Bigboote

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I heard this term once and like it. I also remember a quote, "Tom Waits makes beautiful music from ugly parts." Impossibly beautiful might be just a beautiful song/piece from someone you don't expect something like that from.

I'll start with a couple from Mr Waits. This one is from one of his first noisy albums:

 

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And to show it's not just that he can write a beautiful song, here's his very interesting take on Leonard Bernstein -- way more beautiful than the version in the movie:

 

JordyG

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When done well and as a true crescendo from pp to fff, this achingly beautiful piece taken from his String Quartet is tough to beat.

BARBER Adagio for Strings


And not a dry eye in the house
 
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nwhoopfan

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Where did all the music go? Links to youtube don't seem to be working with the new format.
 

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Nothing sounded better on my 70's stereo. Turntable, Mac preamp, Phase III amp & Braun speakers (unless it was a cheap set of headphones after testing the available Ganja) - long version

 
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