what are you listening to ?

[jilbagh]

Originally posted by spiral actually I don't have a problem with her.

I respect her effort to bring back Armenian traditional folk music, and she puts her own little spin to it, to modernize it.

but her outfits do contrast with her age, and music.

ya but her voice just makes me wanna listen to cats scream....nice concept...needs a better person...i would've produced it differently, as far as beats go...but same traditional effect...

Aravod is doing the same...and its geared towards the younger crowd

[loseyourname]

The Strokes - Is This It?

[spiral]

I haven't heard of Aravod.

[jilbagh]

Originally posted by spiral I haven't heard of Aravod.

https://www.aravod.com

they were in LA last summer...awesome live performance...they might be down here again..tradional armenian, even instruments with a Harout P twist

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by jilbagh
speaking of annoying and young chics (or wanna be young)...Nune comes to mind...blah!

Nune kicks ass. People just have a problem (for a reason that I don't get) with Armenians acting like superstars, or being showoffs, while any American celebrity has every right to be worshipped.

She IS a superstar, and she's got my respect.

[xBaron Dants]

By the way, Aravod sounds like arabified armenian. Key traditional instruments like the shvi and the duduk are missing. Based on the samples on their site, I was disappointed.

[jilbagh]

Originally posted by Baron Dants Nune kicks ass. People just have a problem (for a reason that I don't get) with Armenians acting like superstars, or being showoffs, while any American celebrity has every right to be worshipped.

She IS a superstar, and she's got my respect.

Thats why there are more Mal Barsamian CD's than Nune's at Virgin or Tower...

im not questioning her style, nor am i saying she's a showoff...i'd just do something better vocally and rythem with her material (as her recordings go...she's pretty ok live...but something that annoys about her)...as i said before...great concept she has!

[jilbagh]

Originally posted by Baron Dants By the way, Aravod sounds like arabified armenian. Key traditional instruments like the shvi and the duduk are missing. Based on the samples on their site, I was disappointed.

they're awesome live....those samples are from recordings done in their early stage of development i believe...its kind of 'ala turka' but they jam with modern armenian songs and with a stronger beat.

they performed at the navasartian banquet last year, Vatche had 50 dancers...Aravod came on...there was about 500 people on the floor...they have that energy

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by jilbagh Thats why there are more Mal Barsamian CD's than Nune's at Virgin or Tower...

I don't care if Mal Barasmian is a virgin on a tower.

Seriously, sales in american joints prove nothing, as they are ARMENIAN singers. You probably can't find Alla Levonyan or Arthur Ispirian at Virgin or Tower either, it doesn't prove anything.

Go to Armenia, and try to find that Mal Barsamian CD under the tons and tons and tons of Nune ones.

By the way, who IS Mal Barsamian? Never heard her....Got a few links?

[loseyourname]

Television - Marquee Moon