January-4th-2008, 01:18 PM
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Quitting @ 10.4k
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10 Pretentious Musical Instruments
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January-4th-2008, 01:27 PM
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Unflappable
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Weird, over-stretched list. Bagpipes don't get the love they deserve, though.
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January-4th-2008, 01:40 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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January-4th-2008, 01:41 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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January-4th-2008, 02:12 PM
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Registered Useless
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Musical instruments can't be pretentious, just the people who play them (and the morons who write about it).
And I'm with Brian - more bagpipe.
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January-4th-2008, 02:34 PM
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I might have mange
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Lead singers in most white rock groups would be my number one.
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January-4th-2008, 02:48 PM
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www.steveminkin.com
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Nose flutes
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January-4th-2008, 03:00 PM
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Unflappable
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Bullroarers
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January-4th-2008, 03:41 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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Butt trumpet
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January-4th-2008, 03:41 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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January-4th-2008, 05:14 PM
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colors outside the lines
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Grand Piano? Children's Choir? That author is a big fat idiot.
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January-4th-2008, 09:21 PM
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Plus ça change...
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January-5th-2008, 10:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan G
Musical instruments can't be pretentious, just the people who play them (and the morons who write about it).
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Those were my thoughts, even before I read that "pretentious" list.
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January-5th-2008, 10:57 AM
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The list is stupid, but I would have to agree about Metheny's Pikasso guitar.
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January-5th-2008, 12:06 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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Originally Posted by walto
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Wow, a horn that emits crucifixes. Pretty cool.
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January-5th-2008, 01:25 PM
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Next year....
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So what's wrong with the Chapman Stick?
sheesh
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January-5th-2008, 02:07 PM
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January-5th-2008, 04:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick
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You were at that Jerman set, bits. Mick Dundee comes to Tonic.
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January-5th-2008, 04:48 PM
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Rahsaanaholic
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Well, if grand pianos are "pretentious," then...
is really pretentious.
And shame on you, Squaredancecalling Steve, for denigrating the noble nose flute.
Last edited by Bill Barton; January-5th-2008 at 07:31 PM.
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January-5th-2008, 05:25 PM
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www.steveminkin.com
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Bill -- that's the first time I've ever heard the noseflute called noble. I've mostly heard it called a lot worse.
Only if your mouth is already busy with two or three instruments, like Rahsaan, could one justify sticking an wind instrument in one's nose.
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January-5th-2008, 06:19 PM
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What heart?!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick
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That is Rich Halley, no?
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January-5th-2008, 07:28 PM
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Rahsaanaholic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve
Bill -- that's the first time I've ever heard the noseflute called noble. I've mostly heard it called a lot worse.
Only if your mouth is already busy with two or three instruments, like Rahsaan, could one justify sticking an wind instrument in one's nose.
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 Only yolking anyhow, but on the pretension scale I'd say the nose flute is roughly equal to the kazoo, usually annoying but certainly unpretentious. 
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January-5th-2008, 09:16 PM
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Peace and Light!
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January-5th-2008, 10:24 PM
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Again, maybe not the instrument but the person playing it...
And didn't one of the other guys in the Flecktones tour once with a triple neck bass that was circular body with the necks coming out like spokes? I remember a pic of something like that, but can't find one.
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January-5th-2008, 10:33 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
So what's wrong with the Chapman Stick?
sheesh
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Nothing, far as I can tell, although it seems you have to be bald to play one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8CK5EJWg4o
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January-6th-2008, 02:07 AM
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Rahsaanaholic
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January-6th-2008, 02:14 AM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
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Sorry, but I can't get with the concept of this thread.
Pretentious musicians? Yes . . . plenty of them!
Pretentious musical instruments? I'm at a loss.
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January-6th-2008, 08:12 AM
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Unflappable
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cem
That is Rich Halley, no?
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I have no idea. Unless you're an Australian aborigine though, use of a bullroarer is de facto pretentious. He doesn't look as though he fits that description.
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January-6th-2008, 01:17 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Thorne
Sorry, but I can't get with the concept of this thread.
Pretentious musicians? Yes . . . plenty of them!
Pretentious musical instruments? I'm at a loss.
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What, you never met a china cymbal that thought it was just a little too cool?
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