Mexican Country Music

[red-beard]

Is driving me insane...

[crustychief]

Something about the weird beat, mixed with a tuba playing 1/8th notes, blasting out of a crappy stereo in a 72 Chevy pickup with 4 dudes in it is kind of comical.

[Joe Bob]

Banda tubas....you can blame the Germans....

[9dreizig]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Is driving me insane...

that's more of a putt than a drive isn't it ?

[RWebb]

You are claiming that you were not already insane?

How about getting yourself a T-shirt that says "Tejano Power" on it?

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by crustychief

Something about the weird beat, mixed with a tuba playing 1/8th notes, blasting out of a crappy stereo in a 72 Chevy pickup with 4 dudes in it is kind of comical.

I actually dig "banda" style. Goes back to the heritage of military bands in Mexico long ago. The wide unison vibrato, the alto horns doing the typical "peck horn" upbeats, the tuba gymnastics....I guess you have to be a brass player to appreciate what they're doing. The clarinets in clarino and altissimo range, actually quite demanding yet so corny sounding. Part of the charm.

(But then again, you're listening to an old band director who taught for decades)

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Banda tubas....you can blame the Germans....

Much different in playing banda vs. waltzes. Some of these guys have the chops on tuba that Arturo Sandoval has on trumpet. Saw one guy wailing on a 5-valve Mirafone rotary F tuba that made me think "Harvey Phillips could probably not play this"

[Joe Bob]

I meant the German immigrants to Mexico, Central and South America. They brought the oompah along with them. Segue to Banda....

[nota]

suck far worse then american country

sound's like they are molesting a cat while crying

[azasadny]

It's an acquired taste and I can only stand so much of it before it irritates the beejeezus out of me, just like reggae, cajun, and ska.

[red-beard]

It is more of the accordian stuff...

My wife is from Mexico and she can't stand it either. Now Flamenco (really toque), as long as there is no signing or tap dancing, I can listen to all day long.

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by red-beard

as long as there is no signing or tap dancing, I can listen to all day long.

Signing....crappy music fer deaf peoples?

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Now Flamenco (really toque), as long as there is no singing or tap dancing, I can listen to all day long.

Indeed.

I did play trumpet and baritone in high school. It just sounds ridiculous to me in the setting I mentioned.

[red-beard]

I refuse to correct my speeling errors

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Signing....crappy music fer deaf peoples?

He could have typed singeing! But we knew what he meant.

[craigster59]

You gotta go with the hardcore stuff, "Narco Corridda"...

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by nota

sound's like they are molesting a cat while crying

another contender for best post of 2012

[Brew 66]

In Phoenix my friends call it "Mexican Polka"

[JavaBrewer]

You folks don't drink enough tequila.

[szyzygy]

I love flamenco, merengue, salsa, etc....cannot stand "banda"