Originally Posted by Qazsedcft. Niagara Falls NY. Joined: Jan In the Ozarks of Missouri. Joined: Nov Well I enjoy some of his older musical shows, but less so his few piano pieces.
Joined: Jun Upstate SC. I listened to a live record from 94 that was ok. New Age. Yeah, that's the term I was looking for. I'm not big into new age either The crowd on the live recording sounded like an Ozzy audience so we may be missing something.
Joined: Mar Georgia, USA. Originally Posted by monkeeys. Piano enthusiast and amateur musician: "Treat others the way you would like to be treated". Yamaha C7. YouTube Channel. Music Me. Rickster I can't stop laughing! Congrats on retirement. It's wonderful! I retired from my job a year ago Feb. The best part of it is being able to play my piano for as long as I want whenever I want! And, not having to go to bed at 10pm cause I have to go to work in the morning. Originally Posted by Rickster.
Originally Posted by Music Me. It's wonderful to hear of your commitment to your wife, Rick. That seems to be in such short supply these days. I commend you. I remember hearing Yanni once along time ago. I remember nothing about the performance I only remember the unusual name , but, I do remember that my impression was unmemorable.
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Jan, 4. I'd say that if you want to discuss Yanni it should be in the "Non-Classical" area of the board not here. As for me personally I have always referred to him as Yawnee because he bores me to tears.
That said though I know there are people who love him. He's just not for me. Jan, 5. I read in a review of one of his CDs:. Jan, 6. I personally dislike him as hell and I don't know why, I just hate his music and the way he acts on stage. So I posted this to see some objective point of views! ComposerOfAvantGarde liked this post. Read More. Kenny G is in the house! Kanye West goes the extra mile on Valentine's Day. Blue Note Records at a look at their lasting legacy in music.
Abu Dhabi Yanni car feeling Pop reviews. Cop What has been agreed at the climate change summit? Usain Bolt runs at Expo Dubai to raise funds for charity. I recall at least one phone conversation I had with Spotted Peccary founder Howard Givens back in the late 90s during which he expressed frustration with folks who complained about Yanni.
He was of the same opinion as me, that Yanni had undeniable talent and his music wasn't that bad or at least not as bad as people would have you believe. If you listen to the music on Out of Silence , which I own, and then listen to the first Greg Klamt release, Fulcrum , or the recordings of Brain Laughter or John Flomer's Mysterious Motions of Memory all on Spotted Peccary , you can appreciate why Howard said what he did, since Yanni's music is similar in sound to those albums, none of which have ever been blasted the way that Yanni has been.
She started out as totally electronic, yet having a strong melodic base, with sweeping, even romantic influences on albums such as The Velocity of Love and Neverland but evolved into more of a piano player who toured with a band and whose music changed into something more mainstream and "pop" oriented.
Coincidentally, Ciani also started out on Private Music. He kinda did, although again, he's no worse than many others who seldom are criticized to the same degree he is. FWIW, I find that in new age music, Enya is more insufferable because, unlike Yanni, she never has really changed her tune. Yanni has experimented with world music influences, for example. And if Yanni takes himself a little too seriously Klaus Schulze? In those early years, Yanni was an electronic music artist, esp.
Finally, as for how he was on every album cover Ambient music is the ONLY genre in which artists don't make this a normal practice, for the most part. New age music is the opposite Plus, let's be honest, the man Yanni was good looking, or at least if you were a year old female, he was. I have no problems saying that I considered him attractive. But to say that's WHY he sold all those albums is just flat out ignorant. Hate his music all you want.
Heck, I hate some ambient artists' music. And mock him if you must, but don't download one or two tracks from his rather deep discography and think you "know" what his music is about. Finally, I'd say that if you think Kitaro is talented but you don't think Yanni is, you're being hypocritical. Why John Tesh is compared to Yanni, I don't know. It's one reason I don't care much for Kitaro these days, as I feel about recent Yanni music - too over the top and bombastic.
Both men are talented but both should, IMO, go back to their roots. End of novella-length rant. I'd go along with Bill a little ways, and wouldn't go so far the other direction as the other posters here.
I think the albums on Private Music were not too bad, and I'm sure most of the people laughing hardest at Yanni have never heard Optimistique, for example. I can't really blame Yanni for playing up the "handsome dreamboat with a big moustache and long hair" angle, as it was undoubtedly helping him sell a lot of CDs to women who found him appealing. I do feel that the playing-up of the image flowing white shirts open to the navel, windswept hair, intense amorous gaze in every picture of Yanni after those first few years, led me and many others to see the guy as "Fabio with synthesizers.
So the mockery is understandable.
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