Hulk Smash! (someone had to say it...)

With such nimble fingers I bet animatronic Hulk could also strum a pretty good tune on the guitar too

So where do I meet a woman that plays the guitar? Someone I could spend the small hours of the night strumming with?

This better make it out of the queue. It's excellent.

>> ^NordlichReiter:
His strumming style still eludes me to this day.

He rakes on the upstroke, and then pops on the down stroke. Then does filler in between verses.
Amazing...


On a 12 string, no less...

His strumming style still eludes me to this day.


He rakes on the upstroke, and then pops on the down stroke. Then does filler in between verses.

Amazing...

Strum & Pluck that base....

>> ^Shepppard:
Impressive..
However, just to add a bit more to it, keep in mind, that's how fast Dick Dale actually strums.


Is it me or is Dick Dale playing the guitar upside-down?

Impressive..

However, just to add a bit more to it, keep in mind, that's how fast Dick Dale actually strums.

Scott Dunbar's version was better IMO. http://www.videosift.com/video/One-man-band-does-awesome-cover-of-Billie-Jean

This was still pretty good, but the frantic guitar strumming at the end of every verse ruined it for me.

It took me a while to figure out that he was strumming the guitar with his elbow.

He kicks in near the end with a little beat-boxing! This guy is awesome!

Might help to have headphones to fully hear the cello strumming.

I didn't really find it creepy at all, all those pretty faces amidst that soothing guitar strum. *sigh* I wish I was a Scientologist.

Ha, I can't play the guitar but I could manage to hold down a chord and strum.

Beautifully awkward conversation;

Guitar-playing virtuoso "..there's more to it than that"
Lump of wood "Just an example there"

Yeah. I think the extra encouragement of producing music (even if its super-basic, easy mode, acoustic version) on your own could maybe spark interest to overcome some of the difficulty... I personally have a lot of trouble remembering guitar chords, and would love to have something interactively telling me what I'm doing wrong while I'm playing a song I like along with a recording.



In reply to this comment by spoco2:
Well, yeah, but you'd have to think the interest would drop off considerably if people have to actually hold the correct chord patterns.

Still, I guess if they do it such that the easy difficulty levels has less chords and just strumming, progressing up to all the chords and full fingering where applicable... that might grade it enough to make people enjoy it.



In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
... its just a matter of engineering a more realistic guitar to play the game on.

http://www.videosift.com/video/A-Guitar-Hero-ic-Game-for-Real-Guitar-from-CES-2009

In reply to this comment by spoco2:
Ha, brilliant.

I have never... ever played guitar hero, rock band or any of the games, I've never a) had the wish to spend that much money on a game, and b) What you do for the guitars is so far removed from real playing, I saw it as kinda silly.

BUT.

Both the singing and the drums intrigue me a lot because, well, look at this, the drumming is the same (more or less). It's a really FUN way of learning the drums. Spend a while on rock band with the drums before starting any drumming lessons would get you over that initial 'man, I suck, I can't be bothered doing any more' part of learning an instrument, and straight into the 'man, look how good I am now'.

If only they could make the guitars the same... if only.

Well, yeah, but you'd have to think the interest would drop off considerably if people have to actually hold the correct chord patterns.

Still, I guess if they do it such that the easy difficulty levels has less chords and just strumming, progressing up to all the chords and full fingering where applicable... that might grade it enough to make people enjoy it.



In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
... its just a matter of engineering a more realistic guitar to play the game on.

http://www.videosift.com/video/A-Guitar-Hero-ic-Game-for-Real-Guitar-from-CES-2009

In reply to this comment by spoco2:
Ha, brilliant.

I have never... ever played guitar hero, rock band or any of the games, I've never a) had the wish to spend that much money on a game, and b) What you do for the guitars is so far removed from real playing, I saw it as kinda silly.

BUT.

Both the singing and the drums intrigue me a lot because, well, look at this, the drumming is the same (more or less). It's a really FUN way of learning the drums. Spend a while on rock band with the drums before starting any drumming lessons would get you over that initial 'man, I suck, I can't be bothered doing any more' part of learning an instrument, and straight into the 'man, look how good I am now'.

If only they could make the guitars the same... if only.

No problem . It was Farhad2000 who inspired me to post that song, you should check out his vids, lots of obscure greatness there. In my opinion the best Kent album is called "Vapen og ammunition" ("Weapon & ammunition") by the way.

In reply to this comment by phlogiston:
Thank you for opening my eyes/ears to Kent (Kent - Kärleken Väntar)! I like to listen to non-english music a lot (mostly German, some French and Spanish) and I am always looking for more. I ordered a CD (from Sweden) and have spent much of the day listening to their music (and strumming along on the ukulele when I can, since most of their songs have chords and lyrics on Kent's web site)