Welcum back: da Comme n da Zepp! Da SDC foundin fatha thread

[Anima]

@Thracozaag

@Brewtality

@mikey

I stayed at 88ztreet for a while (mostly for thalberg/pianissistimo/Hinty CG)
but the constant which etude is the hardest thread and some absolute nobheads pissed me off. Glad this place is back in business.

I honestly haven’t even visited pianostreet since 2007.
I was mostly annoyed by pianistimo who could turn a which etude is hardest thread into one about jesus.
I still remember Rob’s classic “you guys love JC too much” thread.

Back in the day I actually attended a PW “gathering” (don’t ask me why, wuz pozz drunk). Most painful hour of my life.

do tell us more about this please. i’ll get the beer.

[Thracozaag]

A Star Trek convention had less geeks and freaks. I had at least two people ask me about some bullshit “thumb under/over” huge controversy about playing scales? I beat a hasty retreat.

[Brewtality]

Was Paul there also?
I remember him telling me about a PW meetup when we met in Sydney one time.

[Thracozaag]

As a matter of fact, I think it was Paul who talked me into it, hahahaha!!!

[xsdc]

ahhh yes… the thumb over technique

[Brewtality]

God, that’s another thing I hated about the “normal” forums, all that Chang BS.
It’s funny, but I only started to sort out my technique when I started doing a couple hours of scales and exercises a day.
Maybe people who are just natural pianists can get by without it, but that wasn’t the case for me at least.

@DA COMME IZ BACK

The inspiration behind the lingo was Ali G primarily, also rap culture to some extend.

Sacha Baron Cohen was a very smart comic and his lingo caused those he interviewed to assume he was of lower intellect that he was.

That was the beauty of the lingo - ‘black’ Rap style lingo used to discuss the most ‘white’ of cultural arts - classical muzic.

The juxtaposition was really fun and it grew out of there - many people at the time joined in.

The only problem was that outsiders didn’t really understand the ‘lore’ and may have found this forum to be confusing and random.

Also da SDC musically was partly about throwing away pretentious outlooks on muzic - enjoying the fun side of virtuosity and ‘crude’ yet highly technical pianistic expression.

As Metallica put it - ‘The joy of violent movement, pulls you under’

The physicality and athleticism of the piano celebrated instead of maligned by snooty elitist pretentious cunts.

True, and this irreverence was the best part of the original SDC.
Especially since most of the people on the chopinfiles were teenagers like us but took themselves so seriously.
It was hilarious to see how bent out of shape they were by the lingo.

[xsdc]

@DA COMME IZ BACK

The only problem was that outsiders didn’t really understand the ‘lore’ and may have found this forum to be confusing and random.

That was the case for me, and I think it still is for others today. I haven’t minded the lingo once I realized this place isn’t inhabited by a bunch of morons, but I told most of my friends about the forum when I signed up this spring but as far I know only three joined, and they’re all lurkers. We haven’t talked about it, but I think they simply felt that this is a hard place to connect with.

@DA COMME IZ BACK

Also da SDC musically was partly about throwing away pretentious outlooks on muzic - enjoying the fun side of virtuosity and ‘crude’ yet highly technical pianistic expression.

This could use some brushing up. I tried to pitch that Tiempo was an excellent pianist here a couple of months ago, but NOOOOOOPE. That was all empty virtuosheeyat.

[Ashley_Tervort]

Ironic that they use the word empty - as they’re on the contrary full - of sheeyat.

You know what’s also as big if not a bigger issue in the world - FAUX PROFUNDUS.

Playing slow for the sake of sounding mature and musical.

It’s bullshit.

Listen to how played his music vs. how modern ‘profound’ pianists try to…

[Anima]

@Brewtality

God, that’s another thing I hated about the “normal” forums, all that Chang BS.

whoa i totally forgot about that pure bullshit

[Ashley_Tervort]

Rezpec to da Anima fo yo oldzkool CZERNAH et vid which I remembah imprezzin da young comme

[mikey]

Didn’t Comme make some topic at 88ztreet about here? That was rather amusing reading the reactions I remember.

[mikey]

One of the detriments of the lingo is the absolute friggen uselessness of the search function unless you’re up with the ever changing nick names.

[88]

You know what’s also as big if not a bigger issue in the world - FAUX PROFUNDUS.

Playing sl*w for the sake of sounding mature and musical.

It’s bullshit.

Listen to how da ROCK played his muzic vs. how modern ‘profound’ pianists try to… Stopwatch

Couldn’t agree more with that statement. And the same is true for a lot of the late Brahms and Schubert pieces. Certain great pianists started that “tradition” but unfortunately what worked for them doesn’t work for pianists of a lesser caliber.

[Brewtality]

@mikey

One of the detriments of the lingo is the absolute friggen uselessness of the search function unless you’re up with the ever changing nick names.

Not only that but the search won’t work on restricted topics.

[mikey]

@Brewtality

@mikey

One of the detriments of the lingo is the absolute friggen uselessness of the search function unless you’re up with the ever changing nick names.

Not only that but the search won’t work on restricted topics.

I did not know that. That explains a lot…

[mikey]

Da debate
pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=13768.0

Da extension?
pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=14177.0

[Brewtality]

Yeah I know, it was changed to prevent you doing that.

[Anima]

@DA COMME IZ BACK

Rezpec to da Anima fo yo oldzkool CZERNAH et vid which I remembah imprezzin da young comme

Haha tru. Now I try to give that piece to my students but I have yet to see one unleash the demon inside

[xsdc]

Can’t help asking, which piece? Love Czerny.

[Anima]

youtu.be/cDAV1x8-XLU

Back when I was 15 or so