Re: (TV) OT: Favorite Halloween rock and roll

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

At 2:17 PM -0800 10/31/01, Russ Van Rooy wrote:
> Greetings Ghouls and Goblins !
> Just wondering what the listers like to listen to that might have a
> Halloween bent ?

This isn't rock 'n' roll, but it is Hallowe'en: we just got back from 
the Alloy Orchestra (a trio, actually; one of the members is 
ex-Mission of Burma/ex-Birdsongs of the Mesozoic renaissance man 
Roger Miller) doing a live soundtrack to Murnau's _Nosferatu_. 
Deeply creepy and amazing.   You can't watch this film silent, as the 
acting is that particular flavor of '20s-era overblownness.  It needs 
an intense soundtrack that occasionally hits even more intense peaks, 
and that's what we got.  Flowing piano, simulated strings, musical 
saw, chimes, and sheet metal scraping, along with more conventional 
drums and percussion toys.  Highly recommended--they're on tour right 
now.  http://www.alloyorchestra.com/tour.schedule.html

Roger, btw, is in fine form.  I remember thinking at one point, "This 
is definitely the same guy who wrote 'Waterwheel.'"  Well done.
--
Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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