Yanni Voices!

[farhad_persona]

you don't need to tell the rest of the world how good your taste in music is.
If you don't know about Yanni you don't have to post in his topic.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by farhad_persona

you don't need to tell the rest of the world how good your taste in music is.
If you don't know about Yanni you don't have to post in his topic.

No one needs to tell the rest of the world about anything. I have no idea if I have good taste in music. I just listed some artists I like, and they don't include Beyonce or Avril LaVigne.

I do know who Yanni is, and he is perhaps the only artist I know who has sold his music through television infomercials, with one exception: Liberace. I've seen collections of hits from a certain era sold that way, like big band, or classical, or early rock and roll. I've seen Christmas music sold that way.

But I've never seen a single artist marketed that way, like a commodity. I'm not used to it, but I'm an American, and familiar with American media and advertising. It wasn't his songs or music being marketed - it was his persona, and his fan base. It was kind of odd.

He played various wind instruments, but the "pan pipes" were a big deal. I wasn't sure why - but he would play in front of crowds (while smiling, and it must take real talent to smile and play any flute at the same time) and there was lots of rhythmic rocking back and forth, a real leader-follower sort of thing going on. That's how all this was sold.

Anyway, I'm sure you like his music, and I'm a firm believer that people should enjoy what they like. It's just that of everyone I know, with wide, eclectic tastes in music, I have not met one person who professes an interest in Yanni.

[farhad_persona]

yeah yeah whatever