Malaguena anyone?

RCCMelloChick · Post by **RCCMelloChick** » Fri May 28, 2004 10:37 pm

Just curious, what do you all think of the show Malaguena?

Good and bad aspects of it?

DJ-PsiLon · Post by **DJ-PsiLon** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:07 pm

We played it in stage band. Good park and blow piece in certain parts. Definitely one of those pieces worth blowing out your chops for.

CaptnContra · Post by **CaptnContra** » Sat May 29, 2004 2:11 am

The good - Great music that translated perfectly into our medium

The bad - WAAAAAAAAAAAAY over-played. Everyone listening knows every note, and its REEEEEEEEAAAALLLLLLY noticable when it isn't played correctly.

BTW mellochick, would you perchance have played with the Tiger Brass this fall? I'm Eric, one 'o the tubas.

malletphreak · Post by **malletphreak** » Sat May 29, 2004 3:32 am

CaptnContra wrote:The good - Great music that translated perfectly into our medium

The bad - WAAAAAAAAAAAAY over-played. Everyone listening knows every note, and its REEEEEEEEAAAALLLLLLY noticable when it isn't played correctly.

I concur

VM Trumpet · Post by **VM Trumpet** » Sat May 29, 2004 5:51 pm

I haven't seen "the show" Malagueña, but I have heard several variations of the song itself. You all can say what you want about how you don't like it. However, for me I LOVE IT!

I really enjoy latinish/jazz pieces and this combines it into one. My favorite rendition of it is the one done by Blast! Wailing drums, incredible horn line, whatever is all in that song and it is done magnificently. I give it 2 thumbs up!

Long live Malagueña!

frausto86 · Post by **frausto86** » Sat May 29, 2004 11:44 pm

Yeah, I agree that it's overplayed. But don't get me wrong, I think it's really freaking cool. I think Blast needs to come back and bring us another favorite.

CrimsonCadetClarinet · Post by **CrimsonCadetClarinet** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:10 pm

would i be wrong in assuming that your asking because RCC is planning to do that show! Lol!!!!!!

CaptnContra · Post by **CaptnContra** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:28 pm

That would make me sad if they did malaguena again... they did it in '88.

bari_benzo · Post by **bari_benzo** » Sun May 30, 2004 11:30 pm

Maybe when RCC hits the age of 40

decending_ashes · Post by **decending_ashes** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:52 pm

my band just plays Malaguena obsessively as pep music cuz the low brass is obsessed with it. but besides that it's totally a fun arrangement.

Sixfdsteve · Post by **Sixfdsteve** » Mon May 31, 2004 10:53 pm

We are using a canned show from Marching Concepts and the "M" word song is the opener.

I guess the saving grace is that I always rewrite the battery parts because most of the time it seems like the arrangers use the usual redundant "latin style" phrases and after hearing the song since I was marching back in 198...(thats not important right now

), I have some different things in my head that may make it a bit more interesting than the normal parts. I do love the song so I take it with a grain of salt.

Steve Elias
Percussion Caption Head
El Capitan High School
Lakeside,CA

CaptnContra · Post by **CaptnContra** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:51 pm

Now don't get me wrong, I love Malaguena as much as the next corps fan. If a group is willing to do their take on it I'm all ears, but too many groups play it verbatim ( Madison style ) while watering down a few licks here and there. Originality goes a long way in my book.

If shows/music were never redone/reinvented we wouldn't have had the splendor that is the '94 BD show, or the 30+ years of Cadets doing West Side Story.

PercussionAndAllThatJazz · Post by **PercussionAndAllThatJazz** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:42 pm

1d9a8m7 wrote:my band just plays Malaguena obsessively as pep music cuz the low brass is obsessed with it. but besides that it's totally a fun arrangement.

Same here. It's my personal fave pep tune.

Wildabeast · Post by **Wildabeast** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:24 am

CaptnContra wrote:That would make me sad if they did malaguena again... they did it in '88.

....and a very good Malaguena that was! I seriously don't know if they can top that one.

Time to watch the vid again.