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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards win best album at Classical Brit Awards
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
what can i say, i like cheesy movie music :)
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Some say that it is the most dangerous album ever recorded, but for the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, fighting and 40C (105F) heat were all part of a day’s work.
Last night the regiment’s 24 pipers were awarded the Best Album prize at the Classical Brit Awards, the first non-professional musicians to be recognised at the ceremony, for the record they produced in makeshift tented studios at their Basra base.
Spirit of the Glen: Journey was recorded in October, during the Dragoon Guards’ six-month tour of duty in Iraq. The regiment saw off stiff competition from established classical artists such as the tenor Andrea Bocelli and the mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins to triumph in the public vote.
Lieutenant-Colonel Felix Gedney, the regiment’s commanding officer, said: “It’s important for them not to forget that they are not a band for me. They’re my tank gunner, my lorry driver, my signals operator. I see them very much as soldiers first.”
The album came on the back of the pipers’ debut release, Spirit of the Glen, which sold more than 300,000 copies, topped the classical charts for 14 weeks and managed to reach No 20 in the pop charts, outselling more conventional artists such as Elton John.
As many in the classical music world gathered for a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall last night, attended by the Duchess of Cornwall, the band, back from operations, were scheduled to perform at the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo and so were able to send three representatives, including Major Angus Benson-Blair, second in command.
“There seems to be such an overwhelming support from the public for the military. We see it as a massive vote of support,” he said.
The record is thought to be the first commercial album to be produced in a war zone and was recorded after technical staff from Universal Music took advantage of a lull in the fighting to fly out to Iraq. Tom Lewis, an A&R manager at Universal, said: “We did not appreciate what we had let ourselves in for until we were flying in total darkness in a helmet and full body armour. I was terrified. I suddenly realised what our Armed Services do on a daily basis. It was humbling. This is an album people risked their lives to make.”
Major Benson-Blair said that his men had battled through searing heat to make the record. “We got the recording guys to come out, but we didn’t have proper buildings or anything that resembled a recording studio, so we took the officers’ mess out of commission and set up the studio there,” he said.
“I came in one evening from the centre of Basra to do a bit of work. I woke up in the morning, sang on a track and then went out on patrol. For these guys, one minute they were in the recording studio and literally half an hour later some of them were out on patrol in Basra.”
“Most people definitely say that the bagpipes are an acquired taste, but that is when you hear them played badly. When they are played well, by a military band, the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.” |
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| Sushipunk |
“Most people definitely say that the bagpipes are an acquired taste, but that is when you hear them played badly. When they are played well, by a military band, the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.”
I had to lol at that.
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I love the Scottish, they're awesome, and I love their accent. But bagpipes are ing horrific. |
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| astroboy |
| In the words of one of my highschool teachers "a gentleman is someone that can play the bagpipes.. but doesn't" |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by astroboy
In the words of one of my highschool teachers "a gentleman is someone that can play the bagpipes.. but doesn't" |
:stongue: Awesome. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
:stongue: :stongue: that aside, to win music awards when your first role is to shoot people, is pretty impressive imo.
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
But bagpipes are ing horrific. |
bagpipes > stu's paintings :tongue2 |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
bagpipes > stu's paintings :tongue2 |
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Pretty much anything is better than Stu's paintings. That doesn't go a long way in promoting the sound of dying cats though, does it? Wheeeeeeeeezzzzz bllluuuuuuuurrrrrrrrghhhh bllaaaaaaa [breath] wwwwwwwhhhhhuuuuuuuugggggguuuuurrrrrrbllll [kilt] hhhhhrrrrmmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwwbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr [headbutt] llllmmmmmmmrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh. hhh. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
the music i linked is nothing like that stu you little cunt! ok, maybe a little bit like that :D
bagpipes > mixes by domesticated too :tongue2 |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
the music i linked is nothing like that stu you little cunt! ok, maybe a little bit like that :D
bagpipes > mixes by domesticated too :tongue2 |
Ok, fess up right now. You're stoned, aren't you?
Yeah, everything sounds good right about now, huh? :p |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Ok, fess up right now. You're stoned, aren't you?
Yeah, everything sounds good right about now, huh? :p |
hahahaaha :mad:
warm up drinks too! anyway, they play stuff like the last of the mohicans tracks which ive always liked so its not the pot you jew :)
i did just buy a new bong tho. coz i smashed the last one when i was high and covered myself in bong water. good times. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
i did just buy a new bong tho. coz i smashed the last one when i was high and covered myself in bong water. good times. |
I laugh :stongue:
Only because I've done that more than once :/
Jeez, sometimes I wish I had some weed. Haven't smoked in quite a few years. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
:stongue: :stongue: that aside, to win music awards when your first role is to shoot people, is pretty impressive imo.
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Yeah I give em props. |
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| Audious |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
:stongue: :stongue: that aside, to win music awards when your first role is to shoot people, is pretty impressive imo. |
Black people have been doing this for years. |
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