>> ^EMPIRE:

how many fingers does that guy have again?
I just realized he played that with no musical sheet. How can someone memorize those many notes on a single music? lol


I dunno, I can't even imagine reading at that speed either!

>> ^lertad:
Here's the translation, from YouTube.
Q: So your new album (the resistance) it's been completely recorded between milan and the lake of como... you love our country, why you love italy??
A: It's a beautiful country, we love to be here.. and our drummer Matt lives in como, so we built a studio in italy, we had a lot of fun.... you can have a lot of creativity!
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Q: I know that one of you has an italian girlfriend, a psychologist... right?
A: Yeah, our drummer..
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Q: what is better? clooney's house or the drumme's house??
A: I think George's is better... it is huge....
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Q: I had read that you love simphonic music, you have a 40 pieces orchestra here in Milan, why this mix between rock music and orchestral music?
A: the band had a kind of influence by the piano and artists such as chopin and rachmaninov so we tried tho take an orchestra to do something different from the past... it's been amazing
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Q: you talk a lot about apocalypse and real problems, your album came out on 9/11... don't think is a coincidence
A. oh no it's just a coincidence.. someone thinks about a conspiracy but we are in a different time, the world is different and there was no messages with the album release.
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Hah, the answers have been translated back from Italian rather than recording what he actually said in English. I guess it turned out better than the famous News Radio scenario:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ole-uncle-Jimmys-Super-Karate-Monkey-Death-Car

Here's the translation, from YouTube.

Q: So your new album (the resistance) it's been completely recorded between milan and the lake of como... you love our country, why you love italy??

A: It's a beautiful country, we love to be here.. and our drummer Matt lives in como, so we built a studio in italy, we had a lot of fun.... you can have a lot of creativity!
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Q: I know that one of you has an italian girlfriend, a psychologist... right?
A: Yeah, our drummer..
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Q: what is better? clooney's house or the drumme's house??
A: I think George's is better... it is huge....
--------------
Q: I had read that you love simphonic music, you have a 40 pieces orchestra here in Milan, why this mix between rock music and orchestral music?
A: the band had a kind of influence by the piano and artists such as chopin and rachmaninov so we tried tho take an orchestra to do something different from the past... it's been amazing
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Q: you talk a lot about apocalypse and real problems, your album came out on 9/11... don't think is a coincidence
A. oh no it's just a coincidence.. someone thinks about a conspiracy but we are in a different time, the world is different and there was no messages with the album release.
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Tags for this video have been changed from 'Marx Brothers, Harpo, piano, harp, Rachmaninov, destruction' to 'Marx Brothers, Harpo, piano, Rachmaninov, destruction, 30s, 1937, day at the races' - edited by swampgirl

Chico's comedic piano style has been a huge influence on me -- this scene in particular; and the one where Harpo trashes a piano playing Rachmaninov, rips out the innards and plays it like a harp. I don't play the piano, but if you watch me type... Pecking with style.

Thank you, brother!

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Third *promote

'twas nothing, furrriend!

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Thanks, Issy! You da shiznit!

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Give this an extra push, Sifters! *promote

Thanks, Issy! You da shiznit!

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
Give this an extra push, Sifters! *promote

My pleasure, it's an amazing piece of music.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Thanks, buddy! I also thought this piece was too beautiful to sit in my PQ. Thanks again.

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*promote

Thanks, buddy! I also thought this piece was too beautiful to sit in my PQ. Thanks again.

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From the Wiki: "his [Rachmaninov's] large hands were able to cover the interval of a thirteenth on the keyboard (a hand span of approximately twelve inches)."

That's twelve inches for EACH HAND!!

Nicely done! Love the slow-mo action and mid-air slideshow stills, not to mention the Rachmaninov.
edit: After I thought about it, I don't think it's Rachmaninov. My guess is Lizst (sp?). Whoops... WRONG!
It IS CHOPIN. I'm embarrassed. I know this piece. My pianist mother played it. GRRRR.