This video was originally blocked worldwide because one of these artists and-or their publisher had a problem with a 10 second piano break that could be heard in the background in a hotel room at this show. Can you guess which? Was it: Roger Waters, Donald Fagen, Eva Cassidy, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straights), Bebe, Leonard Cohen, Metallica, Patricia Barber, Michael Jackson, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds or Peter Gabriel?
Days two and three coverage consists of footage shot at the Radisson Sobieski and Golden Tulip Hotels. Most , though not all of the exhibitors were Polish audio companies whose products will not likely ever make it to America, though there are exceptions including Lampizator (tube electronics, now including a phono preamplifier) and J. Sikora (high performance turntables). Notice how many rooms were playing classical music and how many young people were sitting and listening to it?
Polish musical tastes are quite sophisticated. The Warsaw airport is named for Frederic Chopin. Will an American airport ever be named for Aaron Copland? Probably not, even though his music defines "Americana" and is used in TV commercials, including one promoting BEEF. One reason is that classical music isn't much appreciated in American popular culture. Another is that he was both Jewish and gay. Three strikes, you're out!
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