Have you seen the YouTube video of the kid ripping up Pachelbel’s Canon on an electric guitar? It’s worth the five minutes if you haven’t.
The NY Times figure it was worth a bit more than that and actually tracked down the guy that did it.
Guitar fanatics are perplexed: “How the hell does he gets his harmonics to sound like that?� Some praise specific components of the performance, including the distortion, the power chords or the “sweet outro.� Overall a consensus emerges: This guy iz great.
“I’m shocked at how much you rock,� one fan said. “Funtwo just pure ownz the world,� said another. “Somebody just beat JerryC at his own song,� tinFold44 said. Carrie34 gushed, “funtwo’s version makes me want to hold up my lighter and *hug* my inner child! :)�
Nice.
That kid’s shit is sick. He won’t make it in the biz; he has talent, motivation, and a good work ethic (evidenced by learning a 5-minute piece of classical music).
i think it’s okay… the tone and texture is very mid 80’s and unoriginal. tough mistakes early and at the 2 and 4 minute mark with some of the arpeggiated stuff. probably not fair to the kid b/c i’ve seen/known much better players. the problem is that the guys i knew were perfectionists and wouldn’t have released it with mistakes… even at 13yo.
insert “kinyahbrutha is stupid, old and crotchety” comment here.
kinyahbrutha is
an elitist prickstupid, old and crotchetyi’ll will wholeheartedly agree to being a massive guitar snob… although, i am losing some weight
Yeah, you’re wicked crotchety. So the kid ain’t Joe Satriani yet: he’s 13-fucking-years-old! Your pasty ass would sell your soul to Lekba for that kind of skill. Of course, he calls himself ‘Scratch’ now.