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Someone going to pop a glockenspiel
No it's not enough.
Ita a great sound, it's woody, it's haunting it's under-utilised in rock music.
In cartoons and music geared toward toddlers, I agree.
Where's the sick-ass xylophone solos in heavy metal though?
Big xylophone is gerrymandering the alphabet.
Xerces is a nice alternative
anti-xylophilism
xylopathia
As a father of toddlers learning ABCs, I agree. I've seen some weird side steps, like X-ray Fish for an animal themed one, or Xerox--- a company name. Or just straight up Fox because they couldn't think of Xylophone or any other X words.
But, what's the age appropriate alternative?
Mr X to the Z Xzibit
Xavier, Charles
You could teach them about the wonderful sport of xare
but then you'd have to explain all the basque pelota sports
X formerly known as Twitter?
Xitter!
I see someone's a marimba fan.
Marimba! Marimba!!
They just have a fuller sound. Marimba master race!
You can't resist a 5 octave rosewood marimba.
I can't afford one either!
Possibly overrepresented on a couple Frank Zappa albums..
~~Possibly overrepresented~~ Prominently featured on a couple Frank Zappa albums..
Kidding aside, it's all a matter of taste! Luckily with Zappa there are tons of flavors to choose from 😆
I know that's right. We all fuckin love Ruth!
The word “xylophone” comes from the Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon) meaning “wood” and φωνή (phōnḗ) meaning “sound” or “voice.”
So this instrument with metal bars that you hit with a hammer to produce sound is called a…?
That’s right! A “glockenspiel!”
(I stole this from someone else on the internet.)
Xylophobe
Yeah, vibraphones is where it's at!
It was always an exciting day in band when we got to turn the vibrophone resonator fans on.
Tortoise was the first group i heard using them, led me get into some of vibraphonist Cal Tjader's material and some lesser known vibraphone groups/artists (though Tortoise is much more my speed) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EPqmgY6WTVw
Though she often played marimba, Frank Zappa's percussionist Ruth Underwood was a monster with the mallets as well... Again not vibraphones in this particular example but anyone who digs them may want to see this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Sq0chFjps
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