During the Presidential race between John Kerry and President Bush in 2004, the NYTIMES ran an editorial and pointed out the faults of the Kerry–Edwards logo. Their chief complaint was, that unlike the Bush-Cheny logo, when looking at the Kerry-Edwards logo all you saw was Edwards.
Sorry to say, the visual of this CD cover speaks volumes.
Niggun Rikkud
Niggun Talmidie HaTzemach Tzedek
Discuss.
The NYTIMES piece: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/opinion/09dadich.html
ReplyDeleteWas that niggun ever intended to be a niggun rikud? I always remember it as a slow song.
ReplyDeleteBought the CD. (BOUGHT!) And I also know this niggun as a niggun dveykus. Bizarre.
ReplyDeleteShmuel, I agree with your assessment all the way. Had the same reaction to the posters. It looks like a mid-90s Shloime Dachs with Neshoma Orchestra production with no way to tell who needed whom to "make it".
Still gonna listen all the way through, but it is sad.
Dear me!!! I uploaded the wrong song! The current one is Niggun Talmide HaTzemach Tzedek. The ACTUAL niggun Rikkud is coming right up.
ReplyDeleteFixed. Now you have two for the price of one...
ReplyDeleteAvi, being that you BOUGHT the CD; please tell me if on your copy, song 3 and 13 are mixed up?
ReplyDeleteYes! 3 and 13 are mixed up... Mashehu lo beseder...
ReplyDeletePeople! Stop stealing CDs. It's because of you that MBD is not producing any more albums... Oh, and because he can't sing.
ReplyDeleteOK... but even though it's not called niggun rikud anymore, the tempo still sounds wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad day when I buy (yes, buy) Nochi Krohn automatically, but am still debating springing the 11 bucks for "The King's" latest.
ReplyDeleteEven though I buy music, I almost want to steal this CD out of sheer annoyance at his self pitying cries and moaning.
But will you automatically buy Nochi Krohn's next album?
ReplyDeleteThe real problem is that fans are just not loyal enough anymore.
Artists should be free to put out subpar material knowing that true loyal fans will just go out and buy it.
For all the designers out there:
ReplyDeleteWhats the scoop on KZ|Creations? They designed the cover, and by the looks of it, messed up pretty bad.
Niggun Talmidie HaTzemach Tzedek - definitely not the tempo or style/whatever how I know this niggun. I think they learned the nigun off of Yair Kalev's Etzem Haneshama, & then butchered it, cause when was the last time they sat in a seder nigunim anyway.
ReplyDeletei made a hachlata to start commenting on this website. the bottom line is that certain niggunim are just meant to be sung by Lubavitcher's. I Love MBD but we need a little more ayayay
ReplyDeletean i also know this niggun as a slow paced and when you get the the higher part is usually when the mashpia that was farbrenging would slap you in the face and pull your beard (if you had one at 12). aaahheyyyy ay "Slap" ta-day-ta........