Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - The Curtain (Alternate Take - Sylva, 2014) [Bonus Version]

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - The Curtain (Alternate Take, Sylva 2014) [Bonus Version]
Buy/stream here: orcd.co/thecur...
From the album 'Sylva (Remixed & Remastered)' - Available May 24, 2024
Pre-order/pre-save here: orcd.co/sylva-...
Snarky Puppy
Michael League - electric bass and Moog keybass
Bob Lanzetti - electric guitar
Mark Lettieri - electric guitar
Chris McQueen - electric guitar
Bill Laurance - piano, Wurlitzer, and Moog
Cory Henry - organ, clavinet, and Moog
Justin Stanton - Fender Rhodes, Moog, clavinet, piano, and trumpet
Jay Jennings - trumpet and flugelhorn
Mike "Maz" Maher - trumpet and flugelhorn
Chris Bullock - tenor sax, clarinet, and bass clarinet
Nate Werth - percussion
Robert "Sput" Searight - drums
Metropole Orkest
Conductor - Jules Buckley
1st violin - Arlia de Ruiter (concertmaster), Vera Laporeva, Denis Koenders, David Peijnenborgh, Pauline Terlouw, Casper Donker, Ruben Margarita, Tinka Tegter, Seijia Teeuwen, Ewa Zbyszynska
2nd violin - Merijn Rombout, Herman van Haaren, Wim Kok, Feyona van Iersel, Pauline Koning, Polina Cekov, Merel Jonker, Christina Knoll
Viola - Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Julia Jowett, Isabella Petersen, Iris Schut, Lex Luijnenburg
Cello - Maarten Jansen, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Annie Tangberg, Charles Watt
Flute - Janine Abbas, Mariël van den Bos, Nola Exel
Clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and saxophone - Paul van der Feen, Leo van Oostrom, Leo Janssen, Werner Jansenn, and Max Boeree
Horn - Pieter Hunfeld, Rob van de Laar, Fons Verspaandonk, Elizabeth Hunfeld
Trombone - Jan Oasting, Vincetn Veneman, Jan Bastiani
Bass Trombone - Martin van den Berg
Tuba - Ries Schellekens
Percussion - Murk Jiskoot, Frank Warndenier
Video Production
Mr. Magic Carpet Ride Productions (MMCRP)
www.mrmagicprod...
Follow Snarky Puppy
Facebook: / snarkypuppy
Instagram: / snarkypuppy
Website: snarkypuppy.com/
Follow GroundUP Music
Facebook: / groundupmusicworld
Twitter: / groundupmusicny
Instagram: / groundupmusicny
Website: groundupmusic.net

[@Mulzdon]

Hear our cries, y'all. Put the original back up, PLEASE!!!

[@nicholasmuleme2355]

Yes yes bro. looked all around couldn't get it. Miss Bill's Solo

[@Mulzdon]

@@nicholasmuleme2355 maaaahhhhnnnn…

[@martinhenery6689]

@@nicholasmuleme2355 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIitZ6KnicpslaMsi=hdb7Nzd9leO8MX4I

[@max_435]

Cool to hear the beginnings of solo ideas that all really got perfected in the original album take

[@ryanjd93]

Bill Laurance can make me cry no matter how many alternate ways he could play this solo.

[@pedrogoncalves3326]

How he creates such meaningful phrases on the fly. It's the kind of skill that no matter how much you practice, you need to have something in you.

[@astroscribe]

Beautiful, but please put the original back up... 😘

[@oscardring8396]

do we know why they took the original down?

[@jonathankamrava9060]

Apparently, it's to encourage us to buy the DVD. I don't hate the idea, but hope it includes a streaming option.

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

@@jonathankamrava9060 No encouragement needed. Already got the albums and singles. This one is next...

[@slode1693]

Of all the Snarky songs that take you on an amazing trip, this one is probably the most beautiful and exciting adventures. And this take is like hearing the story from someone else's perspective.

[@shakinthetrees]

Wow! And this was 10 years ago! One of the best bands ever!

[@RootsRocksRaffi]

THANK YOU for sharing additional takes. I've listened to the original release 100 times and it's so interesting being able to compare and hear different ideas. Attending two of the recording sessions for Empire Central gave me a huge appreciation for this band's process and each member's incredible musicianship and adaptability.

[@lucadileo863]

Wonderful song! I remember that I started crying 10 years ago with Bill's solo, and the emotion was very similar even listening to this alternative version. Having listened to it many times, I know the solos by heart, and it was very interesting to hear the different improvisational ideas play out in this version.

[@pepepaweb6480]

I really enjoy hear us new mix...i knew of memory every part of everything cause is My favorite song. Thanks for the alternate take. Love you.

[@joeapiriala-atedoghu4356]

Cory definitely travelled to another world during his solo and Bill has people rethinking their life choices during his

[@deloaded]

100%!!

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

World??? He's still out their in outer space in another dimension. Cory is the living musical definition of String Theory!

[@JarKaze]

it's crazy how it feels like a completely new song with the different solos and remaster

[@PHOTOGRAPHYC-YannickChevrat]

Pfouahhhhh. juste merci pour ces 14 mn les yeux remplis de larmes d'admiration de tant de musicalité. Merci , merci , merci Snarky 💛💛💛

[@cliffhall5602]

As a live sound guy, I can't imagine how how that headphone system was routed. As a music lover, this was an incredible performance.

[@jameslohrius9282]

Goosebumps...Every note, every hit has a meaningful purpose!! IMO...one of their most masterful pieces

[@lisakriegeskotte2591]

How beautiful... thank you!!

[@shellderp]

it is interesting to see the solo ideas that were planned vs improvised, planned being present in both versions

[@elrafa782]

If beauty exists in this world, it must be there 🙏

[@STUDIO-34]

Both versions are wonderful, bravissimo!

[@drewjones6090]

I love the new mix. And I love hearing the new solos! Thanks!

[@richardbuckner8779]

J'ai rarement entendu quelque chose d'aussi beau.

[@fernandoarias4846]

Magnífico!!!... después 4 años me tomé libertad de VOLVER A ESCUCHARLOS!!!

[@markshepardsongs]

Just stunned that this level of musicianship a. exists (thank god) b. integrates classical acoustic instrumentation perfectly with modern electronic instruments and c. is generally unknown by the public at large. Tell Rick Beato that there is HOPE!

[@brandonlbartlett]

You know hes been requested to watch lingus at least a million times by now

[@cooldebt]

There’s a lot of music on YT which Rick could look at and say there was hope but most of his audience seems more focused on revisiting nostalgic music with emphasis on rock/pop. I don’t mind a bit of nostalgia but I have (with my sons) listened more broadly (admittedly avoiding contemporary pop)i ncluding the rather niche genre of vgm jazz thanks to a very clever local band called The Consouls. The mainstream, however, is still aimed at what most people can learn to sing swiftly ;) so it has repeated words and predictable tunes with many repeated notes (to oversimplify). Maybe the next generation will learn to appreciate a higher level of musicianship’s via the nostalgia of vgm but played as jazz complete with great solos and even with strings eg. Secret of the Forest played by The Consouls with a string quartet

[@markshepardsongs]

@@cooldebt great point you've articulated! Thanks!

[@CreepyWilly]

Dang dude, Bill's solo was so good. Was a reference to the first but with much more maturity and flavors. Everyone did great!

[@ryanjd93]

The Curtain is an easy top 10 favorite of all music ever for me. Maybe top 5. I listen to it at least once a month. This month I came searching for it and found this alternate take, which I didn't know existed. I love it. I love so much about it. The solos are all uniquely different, but no less passionate. I really dig that Corey Henry and Michael League didn't just play entirely differently, they used different effects and sounds too. I love the alternate camerawork as well. Just everything about this feels right as an alternate take. Perfection in a second form. All that being said, please give us back the original too.

[@michaeltiztisdale9422]

Entranced In An Enhanced Adventure.. I Loved it ❤❤❤

[@newmandrew]

My favorite part is the piano solo. And now I was very surprised. Here and in the old studio recording, these moments are very sensual.

[@jimbim4405]

A truly remarkable piece. Mr League is without doubt one of today's leading composers As for the Flugelhorn solo - well!! The best Fluge player since Freddie Hubbard, without doubt! And of course, and as usual, Cory Henry pulls no punches... T H A N K S ! ! !

[@Oliasn8]

Absolutely gorgeous! 🙏🏻

[@LukasDamgaard]

A gift to humanity. Thanks for reuploading !

[@spoder_man3884]

Let’s goooo we have a live version again

[@42escapehatch]

Thank you, what a treat!

[@LogicEu]

Omg, I didn't know I needed this, but I did. Great stuff!

[@kinggimped]

Another stellar performance, though I think you chose the right take in the end. Jeez louise you guys just nail it every time. My favourite jazz collective... big love from New Zealand

[@BenAbraham2701]

Almost cried.

[@BenAbraham2701]

The piano thing.

[@mozz6393]

This take is absolutely beautiful, just like the original, but I love the original a bit more still.

[@arielmst]

What a masterpiece!

[@JoseCastillo-oe6zy]

so cool to hear different versions of the soli.

[@brunoherreropariente9126]

Oh man, what a beautiful thing to feel the same emotions than in the original take but with sutil changes depending on who we are in a specific moment. Is true that in this take there are more doubts, but those doubts are genuine for sure, and thats the whole thing, thats the thing to reach. Its been a long time without Silva online. Is something that I re-hear every month. And each one of the times I cry. I cry silently and in a very specific way which repares my soul. Thanks for every piece you do!

[@bakermark6891]

This piece Is just!!! Just fkIng GORGEOUS❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@west4coast77]

Outstanding!

[@matto9734]

That... was in a League of it´s own (pun intended)!!! Taking the original to a universe beyond...

[@TheFab905]

ten years have flown by.

[@sandenson]

It's a shame you can barely hear the guitars and the bass. Even during Michael's solo, he could barely be heard.

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

Those instruments aren't meant to be highlighted throughout the entire song or this iteration of it... You absolutely can hear Michael's bass riffs during Cory's galactic moog synthezier moment. I take that back, not only can you hear Michaels bass you can feel it.

[@sandenson]

@@tiwantiwaabibiman2603 Yeah, Michael's bass can be heard pretty well from Cory's solo until the end of the tune, and he does some pretty cool stuff... But you can't possibly use the "this instrument isn't supposed to be highlighted in this section" argument and expect me to accept it in the bass' case when said section is the literal bass solo.

[@moonman6199]

Sylva-CoolAlbum👍👍👍 😊 ✨

[@HenkJovialusDikkus]

This one is also beautiful, but where has the original gone? 😮

[@drpangloss6725]

Great stuff!!

[@newmandrew]

My favorite song!!!

[@santibentivegna]

estando tan acostumbrado a la versión anterior, puedo notar porqué no sacaron esta primero. Se me hace raro, pero es fascinante.

[@aaronpimanfo4854]

Sublime! Merci🙏🤎❤

[@test-er3ws]

This song is amazing...

[@emmettracine8310]

This album was such a huge part of my development as both a musician and a person. My band director has us play music from this very album for our high school marching band. I'll always remember him taking a moment to have everyone in our band just, listen to this album near the end of a day at band camp so we understood what we were trying to sound like, or us practicing those Trombone lines. Amazing to think this album is now 10 years old. Excited to get to experience it again with the remastered album.

[@neosyndrome8931]

What marching band? This is awesome! Can you link a video of the performance? (:

[@_zuku_iskhak_]

super bonus

[@alexandersalz5850]

ahh thank you the other versions are cut or edited :D

[@williamstenberg1220]

This to me seems like an earlier take than the one on the released track. I much prefer the original. The solos, transitions, mix, and nuances/improvisations are all more musical and compliment the composition far better. That just shows how good these guys are, they heard this take and instantly knew what to do to make it a complete masterpiece. Especially Sput on drums, he knew exactly what to change about his grooves from this take to the original one. He’s such a masterful player, his accompaniment to Jay in the flugalhorn solo is amazing.

[@Duckvan79]

Incredible! Sylva part 2 anyone? 😅

[@andrewxu3602]

Maybe some day 🤞

[@estoo.]

I really like the OG release...but I REALLY like this version😭🔥

[@olczykpatryk]

1:46 every time I hear this I have goosebumps

[@JohnyMargaritis]

I truely respect everyone in works of this project .. but you should put the original back up ... this is the joy of life you are taking away from people that just discovered the song ... i remember 10 years before that i listened to this for the first time was a truely unique experience .. no matter what you want to do its you owning the rights of the songs .. but you cant take away from people the experience of the first time you hear of the original .... you shouldnt take away that emotion.

[@vincentpoinsot9105]

This is just a bonus to promote the release of the remixed and remastered version on May 24. Just a gift from them.

[@高木均-w8s]

最高です。笑顔のまま涙が止まりません。

[@dan1020]

Miss this 😢

[@williamstenberg1220]

4:55 I love how much more present the gong and bass drum were in the original, it feels super awkward in this take and I’m glad they made it the way it is.

[@johannbarker9514]

Different from the original post, but excellent all the same! My absolute favorite song!!!

[@morkmon]

@@Nick-mt4wk Ah ok, that is relief, I was getting ready to frantically back up all videos they hadn't replaced yet haha

[@tazthewolverine]

Crazy how a few months ago Nic talked about remastering this song and here it is.

[@Matarman]

WOW. The differences to those who know are unreal.

[@blufalconactual3807]

More like this please. :-)

[@holliesheet3182]

"BONUS"?! Be still my beating 💓!

[@musician069]

In a “Stranger” thing kinda world. This is my fave group in the upside down world.

[@marcosnain4523]

Crlh, mudou a mix e agora parece outra música!!! F# demais!!!

[@marcosnain4523]

Na verdade é outra versão, os solos mudaram tmbm..

[@Ken5253]

The Curtain, now with added ME. (Can only be a good thing!)

[@Equalisseur]

somptueux...

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

DUDDDEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!! WTTTHHHHHH???!!!! If this didn't bring me out of my creative block in my art studio I don't know what would have?!!! For reals!!! I couldn't stop dance long enough to draw the figure on the board on my easel. When Cory came in with is alternate universe kosmic Moog synthesizer riff I had to just shake my head - and start dancing more!!! No offense to Brotha/Lion Sput, I would have loved to hear this with Larnell on the drums!!! Just sayin... Again, DUDES!!!

[@schemasoftware]

fucking love this song

[@thetomster7625]

quite lucky that the take on the original album is actually better in almost all aspects: - Michaels solo is way fatter - Corys solo is just so much more checked out and pronounced - the beat-drop right before Corys solo is just so amazingly tight - only at Bills solo I can'T really decide which one of the two I like more

[@ashemoon_77]

i prefer jay jennings and bills solo in this one more, but ofc both are amazing

[@DaenGaming]

Super cool to see an alternative take, but could you please reupload the original? It's one of my favorite performances ever, it's sad to see it no longer on the site.

[@vincentpoinsot9105]

This is just a bonus to promote the release of the remixed and remastered version on May 24. Just a gift from them.

[@_parusmajor]

Bring back the original please : (

[@AdamWoodhams]

wow, this is so different to the first published take

[@CraigGood]

If you know anybody who doubts that we are a wonderful species, show them this.

[@Dodecatone]

Will the original video be coming back?

[@vincentpoinsot9105]

Yes :)

[@danielibarra0796]

I prefer the original version, it has more feeling.

[@KesegofetseSerobatse]

This version hurts me.. why did they remove the original?????

[@adam70501]

Amazing take and composition! I appreciete great mastering in Snarky Puppy tracks (especially considering size of the band), but I need to admit that here during Michael’s solo the synth bass was way to loud and Michael was barely hearable 😢

[@susandudgeon1243]

The Curtain in the Multiverse! Who knew! Is Gretel in there too? I can't find the original video.

[@davidedeiana1200]

This version doesn't have the same energy and magic atmosphere of the first release....😢😢😢

[@BongoBaggins]

Let's go!! I think that's what the young 'uns say on the tick tocks. Really looking forward to this one. I'm going in.

[@BongoBaggins]

Makes you realise just how perfect the original was.

[@AndrésLizama-t6j]

Comparable con la arquitectura de los palacios dignos de los grandes sultanes, la fusión perfecta entre habilidad ansiosamente refinada y los deseos de libertad de sustancia intelectual y espiritual. Si, solo snarky puppy me hace decir reverendas mamadas.

[@johnnyszczepanski9181]

To comprest please give mee the original version

[@Fusion047]

I saw what's happening here, they brought back the original players in the first version. Cory and Robert most especially

[@buk3091]

this is an alternate take from 2014

[@timothyragland4190]

what happened to the older recording?

[@averagejoerc2836]

Hi Bear!

[@BulatGafarov]

New version great as well. Love this live concert, music and how everybody works together. Also inspired by Toke-Cha: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiQmIufebV6brs

[@thomasicekeys]

This mix surprises me, and sadly not in a good way. :( I am a big fan of Nic Hard‘s work on Culcha Vulcha and Immigrance, but not here: The orchestra, especially the strings, is WAY too quiet. Guitars too. The drums (sound good but) are WAY too loud throughout. The ensemble just falls apart this way. During the flugelhorn solo, the flugelhorn is way too quiet, the Rhodes too loud. During the „dirty brass“ section, the brass is WAY louder than the strings - that is simply not how an orchestra sounds. The piano solo reverb is overtly artificial. Musically this take is beautiful, but I prefer the original mix so much…

[@andrewxu3602]

The strings are pretty loud when they play the melody though, if that's any consolation.

[@Elliotorin1]

I do love this take but it's sad that Mike's bass solo gets lost in the mix... not sure if he wasn't using the same effects but it definitely doesn't punch through the way it does on the original. I hope the new mix/master of the original take retains all that filth!

[@johnmerkel2091]

Anyone know where the “original” take can be located?

[@cosmokramer9198]

Seems like the bands label got the rights to masters, since the album was released on a different label originally, so they will be back up next month.

[@fml169]

YOu guys should stop "hide" alternative versions .... LOL The alternative versions from We like it here are amazing, please, release ALL !!!

[@2_1joo]

🙆‍♂🙆‍♂🙆‍♂🙆‍♂🙆‍♂🙆‍♂

[@shintsu01]

i wonder why the original kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH21qGB3ndZlaM0 is no longer available?

[@jeevakrishnan4500]

The bass solo in this take wasnt that weird and cool. Plus the audibility

[@marcosfilho1704]

A versão antiga estava bem melhor!! 😢

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

Luv this version and Snarky Puppy!!! For reals!!! Why are there no Black musicians in that orchestra???!!! Why are there only 2 Black musicians in Snarky Puppy for this show???!!!!! WTF Snarky Puppy?! Just sayin...

[@ryanjd93]

WT actual F does any of this have to do with race? They're in the Netherlands. You know... _the Dutch??_ Most countries aren't a Disney fantasy movie where every race is represented equally. Their country is like 85% ethnically Dutch or European, aka white. What a weird thing to cry about when this beauty is presented before you for your enjoyment.

[@singsinghai1505]

Wow is this a repost