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Post by Carolynn on May 19, 2004 14:20:18 GMT -5
I've loved OL since his beginnings in flamenco. I got hooked originally in 1990 with Nouveau Flamenco which was being played on our local "new age" station. I have followed his career since then.
We talked about OL's music being a soundtrack in our lives awhile back on the blog. I can honestly say that there are concrete and indellible memories tied to many of his songs in my mind. Just like scents, hearing a specific OL song can bring back a vivid memory for me. I can't wait to make new memories with "La Semana."
And I'd like to agree with my desert-living friends about OL's music being a perfect match with the desert landscape! It's so powerful I find it hard to express in words.
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Post by MichaelV on May 19, 2004 14:30:10 GMT -5
Carolynn,
Some day, I will listen to OL's music in a dessert to get the same feeling you just described.
Right now, in NJ, nothing but highways - no dessert here. Only kidding about NJ.
I know exactly what you're saying about: "...concrete and indellible memories tied to many of his songs in my mind...."
Boy! Sometimes I find myself with a couple tears in my eyes as I listen and picture certain events while listening to his music. I need to stop doing that at work. People are going to talk about me.
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Post by Luz on Jun 16, 2004 21:19:42 GMT -5
My first experience....browsing through cd's at a music store and this incredible music was playing...it was Viva. I was mesermized and asked the salesperson what cd was playing and she pointed to OL. I bought it right there and then, then went back for NF sometime after that. Back when Opium came out, OL was passing through Houston and played a live performance at Cactus Music which I missed but I got there in time to get an autographed poster and cd of Opium which hangs above my stereo to this day. I love that poster and all my friends who pass through are always intrigued by that poster not to mention that my name is on there along with OL's signature. I got to see him perform that night too!! What a night. Looks like he's not coming to Houston this time around and trying to see where I can take a quick flight to catch him again live. If I win the lottery tonight...then my first trip will be to Vegas and to Boulder Station!
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Post by Victor on Jul 24, 2004 16:49:15 GMT -5
Nobody has posted on this subject in a while, but since I'm new to the forum I figured I'd better post my "story" here. So here goes... Hi, my name is Victor and I'm an Ottmarholic.
And the group says, "Hi Victor."
About 5 years ago my wife and I were spending an evening with friends. They had just discovered the Nouveau Flamenco album and played it for us. It was honestly the first time in my life I'd ever been that "stirred" listening to music! Hard to explain - it was like nothing I had ever heard before! Well, I guess I finally found music that "spoke to me" - didn't know what people really meant by that before then.
Anyway, nice to know there are other "Ottmar-heads" out there!
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Post by boris on Jul 24, 2004 17:51:27 GMT -5
Hi Victor!
EDIT: I have bad news for you. You won't lose your addiction here. This forum is to deepen it. ;D
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Post by David Jr. on Oct 11, 2004 23:26:09 GMT -5
Great to hear everyone's experiences! Hope I don't bore you:
1996. Just moved back to Cali (San Fran Bay Area) after living in San Antonio, TX for 3 years. While in SA, played bass in some rock/punk/grunge bands and was fortunate to befriend someone who was also classically trained on geeetar.
After rockin' for a few years, we can across a poet who wrote in both Spanish and English. She needed some backing music to her prose, so my friend grabbed his nylon string and me my bass. My friend also played with his college professor, and they both did a duet of Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo. (The professor was also a friend of the Romeros, in particular Celedonio and Pepe).
It was with this composition, along with playing for the poet, that I started becoming influenced by that style of guitar playing. My friend intro-ed me to Paco, which intro-ed me to the flamenco style of music.
Now comes 1996. In Santa Cruz with friends, one of them pulls out Solo Para Ti. My jaw dropped. Hearing OL's version of Santana's classic made me pee my pants. We would play that CD on Margarita Saturdays.
It's a great mix of styles -- My favs off the CD are Deep in your Heart, Danza Viva, Black Hair in the Wind, the Duende Del Amor combo, and especially Arrow w-o Destination, which for the longest time, I thought "That can't be one guitar" until I learned about tremolos.
In essence, OL brought that style of guitar playing to a level that was moving, with familiar styles to what I was familiar with. Growing up on rock, it was hard for me to sometimes play and hook to some of the styles in SA. OL bridged the gap between the two very different worlds of music.
So there it is! My book on how I hooked onto OL. Since 1996, I've seen him live on every tour, except for a small tour where he played at Yoshi's in Oakland. Dang, I wish I would of saw that show!
Lata on~
-D
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Post by Brad on Oct 11, 2004 23:59:45 GMT -5
Hmm lets see, when I was probably 11-12 my mom listened to OL. I heard a few things but didn't really think anything of it. Fast forward 3 years and at 15 I started playing guitar. I saw OL on Sessions at West 54th I believe and was completely blown away. Ive been hooked on OL for 3 years now. I love all of his music.
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Post by David Jr. on Oct 12, 2004 20:15:11 GMT -5
Yeah Brad, I once had the Sessions 54 show on videotape (along with another fav Mark Isham)... but that was in the days of roommates... and the videotape is yet to be found.. Hopefully... one day... *haha* -D
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