Jascha Heifetz is regarded by many as one of the greatest violinists to have ever lived. Virtuoso doesn't even BEGIN to describe this performance. Perfection might be closer.

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It will be interesting to see if this develops; I can see the potential. It would have been far more impressive if he had showed a virtuoso performance with it -- and some better samples/instruments -- even if he faked it!

As far as Meg's drumming, I'm in agreement that it's all been said.

Here's a quote from Bamdrew in another White Stripes sift that I feel should be read by anyone who comes into a WS sift and complains about Meg's drumming:

"i'm tired of people raggin on her sucking at drumming. she had no musical training before she started banging the beat out for jack; its not like she's pretending to be a virtuoso, she's backing up the lead with simple, primal, 1-2 beats.

i think it would be distracting if there were some fucking danny carrey going nuts on all their bluesy, roots-rock songs. they've been around for a while now, they have a grammy award, its time to understand she's playing the drums exactly how jack wants them played." -Bamdrew

Couldn't have said it better myself.


@Hex, That's awesome. I would've loved to have seen that. Jack White once said that his favorite shows are when things go wrong and he's forced to improv. He feels that some of this generation of concert-goers are somewhat 'spoiled' in the sense that they come to a show, giving nothing to the energy/atmosphere and expect to be entertained. He says that's why they never have a specific set-list, plays with instruments that he's played with for years, and never has anything specific in mind as to how the show will go. Any disasterous event (IE- a broken string) would be the saving grace, and leave the audience with something that they'd remember.

i'm tired of people raggin on her sucking at drumming. she had no musical training before she started banging the beat out for jack; its not like she's pretending to be a virtuoso, she's backing up the lead with simple, primal, 1-2 beats.

i think it would be distracting if there were some fucking danny carrey going nuts on all their bluesy, roots-rock songs. they've been around for a while now, they have a grammy award, its time to understand she's playing the drums exactly how jack wants them played.

*Ben plays Fur Elise*

Mom: Wow Ben, you're a virtuoso pianist!

Dad: Yeah, lets film you and put you on the internet!

Musical virtuoso.

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this track is called Lufuala Ndonga, from Konono No.1's first album, Congotronics 1.

more about the band (from its website):

KONONO N°1
'CONGOTRONICS'

KONONO N°1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (a traditional instrument sometimes called "sanza" or "thumb piano", consisting of metal rods attached to a resonator). The band's line-up includes three electric likembés (bass, medium and treble), equipped with hand-made microphones built from magnets salvaged from old car parts, and plugged into amplifiers. There's also a rhythm section which uses traditional as well as makeshift percussion (pans, pots and car parts), three singers, three dancers and a sound system featuring these famous megaphones.

The musicians come from an area which sits right across the border between Congo and Angola. Their repertoire draws largely on Bazombo trance music, but they've had to incorporate the originally-unwanted distorsions of their sound system. This has made them develop a unique style which, from a sonic viewpoint, has accidentally connected them with the aesthetics of the most experimental forms of rock and electronic music, as much through their sounds than through their sheer volume (they play in front of a wall of speakers) and their merciless grooves."

While I agree in principle, I don't care for this performance of CG. Too many tweedly little other notes that don't really add to the song.

OK, you're a virtuoso, enough already!

No vote. Find a video of somebody playing CG on ukulele and you've got me!

Wild to see those three together on stage.

Prince doesn't get anywhere enough credit for being the guitar virtuoso he is, and Petty's new CD is great.

I've also been on an ELO kick lately. Weird.

Not typical at all... he is certainly among the best.

I've seen Ryan riding many times and have been a course judge for both him and his wife at the "Test of Metal" trials course several times over the years. What separates Ryan from the rest of the top riders in the world are 1) His style, finesse and "Flow"- he's a virtuoso on the bike, and 2) He doesn't hop. The second point may seem like a small one, but it's quite amazing to compare his riding to others. Less skilled riders hop repeatedly- maybe dozens of times, until their bikes are set just right for their next move. Ryan skips all that and just does the move. Incredible to see.

Oh, and for those admiring the scenery in this Vid, come up and visit us in Vancouver sometime!

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Yay! Love this clip, two virtuoso comedy performers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson
The most widely known legend surrounding Robert Johnson says that he sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 61 and U.S. Highway 49 in Clarksdale, Mississippi in exchange for prowess in playing the guitar. Actually, the location Johnson made reference to is a short distance away from that intersection. The legend was told mainly by Son House, but finds no corroboration in any of Johnson's work, despite titles like "Me and the Devil Blues" and "Hellhound on My Trail". With this said, the song "Cross Road Blues" is both widely and loosely interpreted by many as a descriptive encounter of Johnson selling his soul. The older Tommy Johnson (no relation, although it is speculated that they were cousins), by contrast, also claimed to have sold his soul to the Devil. The story goes that if one would go to the crossroads a little before midnight and begin to play the guitar, a large black man would come up to the aspiring guitarist, retune his guitar and then hand it back. At this point (so the legend goes) the guitarist had sold his soul to become a virtuoso (A similar legend even surrounded virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini a century before.)