Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Music: The Ballad of Applejack's Last Round Up


We get a ton of dubstep, techno, rock, and rap, but rarely we do we visit the classics.  What better pony to do it with than Applejack? Have some good old fashioned bluegrass!





92 comments:

MyBoyJ said...

This sounds ominous...

Marine726 said...
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wackypony said...

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/151/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg

Gwriterk said...

Hah, kumquat.

Lovely.

wackypony said...

@Marine726

it's unresponsive for me.

White Ink said...

Twenty seconds in, this is amazing.

No, this is AMAZING. Amazing with the ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE.

MyBoyJ said...

This song is great. Really upbeat, good lyrics, and a good old fashioned story song.

Also, I was expecting a song about the Derpy "controversy" and was pleasantly surprised.

Rainbow Dash said...

It was pretty good, I liked the little Derpy inserts and I'm pretty sure I heard myself there too

Destroyer said...

Yup this is awesome no doubt also Applejack approves!

Rainbows are awesome said...

i am not first again damn myboyj i love it

Stephen said...

Excellent job! It's always nice to hear some well-played music that actually uses real instruments. :)

The Numberman said...

This is brilliant! The count in was pretty funny to boot.

Mattatatta said...

Do my ears deceive me? Country music where the singer doesn't sound exactly like every other country singer?

Wow, ponies really DO make things better!

Tyranoman said...

Dat rhythm, I was tapping my foot all the way through.

OG Snivy said...

Now that's some good stuff. Love me some AJ content.

Sneaky Beeftaco said...

We need more songs like this.

Grez said...

That was great. Made me want to go drivin' down a dusty road in an old truck.

Vipera said...

Country music that I can tolerate? Good grief!

Straight to my music folder it goes!

Smokey Treble said...

That's some good rockabilly. Always good to see a bit of musical diversity.

MadDoctorD said...

Bluegrass is totally different from Country. Love it love it love it.

Asparticus said...

Fantastic! Like others have said, that's a great mixing of country music with a not-so-country voice.

Loved it. :)

lesserpoet said...

It's awesome... it's not bluegrass lol, it's Country Western (in the traditional sense), and it's awesome (and on it's way to my iPod)... but bluegrass it ain't.

Bolan said...

That's right decent, I reckon.

TheHobBad said...

I love AJ. I love bluegrass. I love this.

Raymond said...

Not bluegrass,but its a wonderful folk country song

WizardWannabe said...

This is YES. So many YES.

llCasTieLll said...

so good men .. good job :D

FreedomChannelBA said...

This is a fun song! I love it!

llCasTieLll said...

and no break a pinkie promise D:

Kevinhinh said...

Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Apples

Urban Pessimist said...

That was the catchiest, awesomest, and most brilliant thing Ive heard in a long time.

MagicLlama said...

As a native of the Bluegrass Region, I can tell you that this isn't quiiittteee bluegrass music. It is, however, good.

Jordan Sazant said...

This was great, love the voice and tempo. Just an all-around great folk song, hope to get more like this soon!

Chill-penguin said...

wow, that was suprisingly amazing. Good show!

Stormy Seas said...

Bravo! Very catchy tune, great lyrics, and a nice change of pace from the majority of the music we see....And it's already at the download limit. Dangit.

Truehearted said...

DL limit reached...

I was not surprised, it was too good

Kaijyuu said...

Pretty good, but not my thing.

Hats off for a great vocalist, though! Need more good singers in this fandom.

ndrazzar said...

man, this sure rocks

scoota said...

this is so awesome

EngineerBrony said...

I want to go to a hoedown at Sweet Apple Acres!!!

Zeke Soulis said...

I want him to throw this shit into media fire so bad so I can download it :(

Country that I can not just tolerate but LOVE is amazing (other than Johnny Cash, I love all his music).

jodyjm13 said...

MediaFire link!

As others have mentioned, this isn't exactly bluegrass, though it's not far off either. I'd peg it as traditional country with (as one person mentioned) a rockabilly influence. Any way you label it, it's great.

Captain_Kenrick_Drake said...

Loving it, it's good to hear some good old boy music around here now and then.

Smokey Treble said...

@jodyjm13
Thank you for that link!

And your description sounds about right. I guess it's not really aggressive enough to be rockabilly, but it's definitely got that bounce.

SprintF said...

Holy Macaroni! I gots dancin' hooves!

Octavia said...

Oh, you guys. Don't be too hard on Seth when it comes to music genres. He's not a music major or musician. That I know of anyway.

It sounded pretty good. Not really a country music fan myself for the most part. But singing was pretty good and I can certainly tell a well-made piece of music.

JD said...

awesome song good job finding this Seth

ShakeNDake said...
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ShakeNDake said...

Ahh, now it's working! Never was a fan of this kind of music, but this is much better. I really like this.

Al_Skylark said...

/Claps
Simply brilliant!

zibbity said...

All right, I fail to see how anything ever is going to top this as far as original FiM songs go. We may as well just go and crown this the champion forever. Nothing else to see here. Move along.

ShadowBrony said...

Totally awesome song! It deserves its own post

Hayguard said...

Wow! I really enjoyed this song.

Marcusfenix102 said...

Wow, this is really good

My Little Master Chief said...

That was great i hope he makes more :D

nerothewizard said...

So much win contained herein.

80PercentBrony said...

Ah, man!
I've been BEGGING all over for Bluegrass content for MONTHS!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! =D

Daniel G. said...

@Huundee You are so dang right. This needs a video pronto.

vulpix said...

Wow. Amazing work.

wloff said...

Amazing! Must be the best singing voice I've heard from the brony community.

Ulrik said...

Applejack is best pony.

Hope she finally gets a real song after Twilight.

The Jack said...

Holy shit, this is awesome!
And since I usually listen to rock and metal, that is some :3

Zen said...

does this guy have an album or something? this is quite a great song i've heard in a while.

DonnDeVore said...

OMG OMG OMG!!! my song got a whole page?!!

wow Seth I wasn't expecting that, thank you thank you thank you!! and thank you ALL so much for the great comments! makes me so happy that so many bronies dig this song! i wasn't sure how it would be received. well y'all just blew my mind today

this is not exactly my style either, sorta alt-country-bluegrass-rockabilly kinda thing.. how 'bout Equestriacana? :D

I added a mediafire link so everypony can have a copy if they want

now regardin' the business of a PMV... can somepony help me with that? please? i really need your help!

Kaborer said...

This was seriously good! love it!

justadude said...

ok i don't want to rain on your parade but their are no drums in bluegrass,but hay good song.

crystalmountain said...

Ya can never have enough Applejack ever!

Destroyka777 said...

It's not showing up for me D: And I can't find it in youtube!!! Somebody, help me please!

Destroyka777 said...

It's not showing up for me D: And I can't find it in youtube!!! Somebody, help me please!

Comical said...

At first I'm like, "Bluegrass... Alright, let's get this over with..." But then, 10 seconds in I'm dancing uncontrollably in my chair...

AWESOMESAUCE!

Vixandra said...

Love it, great work!

JagerIV said...

WOW, I've seen local places pay for less talent than this. Good Job.

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