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Audio by Blue Man GroupBlue Man Group: Matt Goldman (cimbalom, upside-down bass, air poles, low-octave PVC, big drum, drumbone, backpack PVC, shaker gong, Utne...
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Blue Man Group: Matt Goldman (cimbalom, upside-down bass, air poles, low-octave PVC, big drum, drumbone, backpack PVC, shaker gong, Utne drum, ribbon crasher, dumpster); Phil Stanton (cimbalom, air poles, drumbone, tubulum, Utne drum, mid-octave PVC, extenstion cord bull roarer, ribbon crasher, dumpster, Phil drum, backpack tubulum, timpani, drum wall); Chris Wink (cimbalom, tubulum, high-octave PVC, air poles, piano smasher, cuica, doppler toms, drum wall, drumulum, drumbone, dumpster, backpack tubulum, Utne shakers). Additional personnel: Christian Dyas (6- & 12-string guitars, zither, bass, electric dog toy); Byron Estep, John Kimbrough (guitar); Elvis Lederer (zither, pressaphonic); Jens Fischer, Bradford Reed, David Corter (zither); Larry Heinemann (cuica & baritone guitars, bass, Chapman Stick); Jamie Edwards (air poles); Todd Perlmutter (drums, percussion, drum wall, toy drum, phil drum); Ian Pai (drums, percussion, drum wall, aronophonic, Guellium grill, phil drum); Jeff Quay (drums, drum wall); ...
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Totally Awesome!
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Pros: So many different sounds! Very colorful!!
Cons: The CD can’t offer what the show can with in-your-face visuals
The Bottom Line:
Blue Man Group – Audio is an amazing look into a new world of music.
www.blueman.com (the official site) has everything you might be looking for.
The CD Audio is only the beginning to the world of Blue Man Group. Once you start, you can't stop. Audio will show you that in a Blue Mans world, you can have fun without one word. The Blue Men dont speak like the human being; they have their own way of communication and that is through the PVC pipes and different, worldly drums they use to make their music. All of the music on Audio is tribal, yet modern.
The instruments used in all of Blue Man Groups songs have such unique and charismatic sounds and looks, its hard to get away from it all. Not only do they use PVC plumbing pipes, but they also use fiberglass "airpoles", giant tom and bass drums, and Hungarian cimbaloms. The Blue Men use these instruments in such a way, no one would have thought.
How they make the music is the cool thing. They can take almost anything and make it into a musical instrument. Even if it is traditionally played one way, the Blue Men find new way to play it (e.g. The Hungarian Cimbalom is traditionally played with soft mallets, but the Blue Men play it aggressively with drum sticks). Totally awesome!
To get the full experience of Blue Man Group, go see the critically acclaimed show, buy the Grammy nominated CD, and let the Blue Men take you into their fun and exciting world.
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