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Question: Amarok Live options :: Total Votes:10 Poll choices Votes Statistics Amarok for Band (15 players) 5  [50.00%] Amarok for Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 5  [50.00%] Other (please specify) 0  [0.00%] Guests cannot vote

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ThisName Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: July 2005 Posted: July 12 2013, 15:31 If you had to choose which version of Amarok you would like to hear live would it be a rock based large band of about 15 players recreating the album in terms of sounds or an orchestral version with full chorus? -------------- www.ryanyardmusic.com Back to top

GusFogle Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: July 2011 Posted: July 13 2013, 00:29 I'm sure I'll be crucified for this but I think an orchestral arrangement of Amarok would be wonderful (and much more practical than piecing together a rock band to do the album version). If people want it to sound just like the studio version they should stay home and listen to the record. An orchestral arrangement could give the piece lots of new colors and textures if done properly. Having said that, there are lots of purists out there who simply cannot fathom an arrangement that varies even slightly from the original, so I expect the rock band arrangement will be most popular among fans. The logistics of getting enough guitarists who are good enough to play Amarok together all at once needs to be considered. Back to top

ThisName Group: Members Posts: 307 Joined: July 2005 Posted: July 13 2013, 06:25 I'm really drawn to an orchestral version and I love David Bedford to bits but felt his orchestration of tubular bells a bit flat. I think all the amazing vocal chants would be amazing with a full chorus. Look forward to hearing more opinions. -------------- www.ryanyardmusic.com Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: July 13 2013, 14:55 Voted for the rock band format,but I'm totally open for an orchestral version! -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1357 Joined: April 2001 Posted: Mar. 17 2014, 10:23 If it was a rock band thing, I think Mike should be involved playing guitar Back to top

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