You know, I though it was a mandolin, but now that you mention in, it looks like it is slightly larger in scale. Most bouzoukis I’ve seen are longer, but that doesn’t preclude a smaller instrument in the same family of instruments. It also could be some kind of cittern, which had more of a pear-shape than an A-style mando with a scale comparable to a mandola. The sound provides no definitive clues: lots of compression and reverb.
February 28, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Is that a bazouki he’s playing? That could be the first appearance of a greek instrument in rock and roll!
February 28, 2008 at 7:32 pm
You know, I though it was a mandolin, but now that you mention in, it looks like it is slightly larger in scale. Most bouzoukis I’ve seen are longer, but that doesn’t preclude a smaller instrument in the same family of instruments. It also could be some kind of cittern, which had more of a pear-shape than an A-style mando with a scale comparable to a mandola. The sound provides no definitive clues: lots of compression and reverb.
February 29, 2008 at 10:20 am
I am not above loving that - the pants, the two-steppin. It is gold. I thank thee.
February 29, 2008 at 10:27 am
You viddy those devotchkas, me droog?
March 3, 2008 at 3:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg
Best. Lyrics. Ever.
I grew up with this and its a constant disappointment to me, how uncool I am.
March 3, 2008 at 3:56 pm
QED.Actually that kind cool. More cool than my current thang. Yep, that’s a hurdy gurdy and a jaw harp. Not spoons in sight, though.