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Thread #143234   Message #3304646
Posted By: GUEST,999
08-Feb-12 - 10:06 PM
Thread Name: Review: North Korean Music Students
Subject: RE: Review: North Korean Music Students
Much can be made of a Scotsman if caught while young.



The swig of live performance is somewhat lost in the song rendition. They seem not to 'feel' what they perform. One/two mistakes means it's a musically faultless performance, but it has a stilted soul.

There was a very young girl playing guitar (posted and linked to on Mudcat recently) and she too was from Korea. Korea produces automatons if what we hear is common.

The technically best (TKD) fighters I ever met were Korean. But they had no verve because it was all too rehearsed. I lost more than I won, but I walked or limped away after it all. If this is an example of how to produce musicians, imo, this falls in the realm of please don't. Let it stay by the wayside. It ain't all that good. imo, and that's an opinion, not an argument starter. YMMV.