"Smoke On The Water".... will never be the same

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"Smoke On The Water".... will never be the same

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Kinda gives "Made In Japan" a whole new meaning..

http://video.i.ua/user/625858/4403/22166/

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It'll always be the same. The bane of all guitar shop owners. :)

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Wow, great version! These guys really rock! :)


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They did a great job of blending the sound of the traditional instruments, voices, and orchestra. And my commendations to the arranger...or maybe it should be condolences. :lol:
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Hey, I thought it was pretty cool myself!!

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Cool! And I learned that if I forget to take a guitar pick to a gig, I can use a windshield ice scraper, putty knife or mortar trowel!
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Post by Stephen Gambrell »

WAAAAAAYY cool! All the screams and weird little accents were written in, somebody did a monstrous job. Maybe ol' Pearlie oughta give that one a try!
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The greatest thing I've ever heard!
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Post by Chris LeDrew »

How could Ritchie Blackmore have ever known, when honking out that simple little lick on his Strat, how enduring that little musical phrase would be. I'll never tire of that riff.
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Japanese banjo! :whoa: {shudder} I couldn't take it. Thank goodness Mike sent this Beethoven clip to clear the "smoke" out of my ears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEhF-7suDsM
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b0b, are these available through the Forum catalogue?


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Post by Richard Sevigny »

That was kind of like a car crash....

I couldn't bear to look...


...and I couldn't look away :eek:
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After that, I need a fifth. :lol:
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The contributions hippies made to world music continues to amaze me!!!

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That's at least as good as the original version. :D
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Now I want to hear their rendition of "Woman from Tokyo" ...

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