In praise of the amateur musician.

[Justin Cyder]

I love the guys who stick their efforts up online. Every now and then you chance across someone really good at their thing.

This isn't me - I wish, but even with a couple of mistakes in there, he's pretty fluid & on the tone. Plus I like the song...a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld_BUWY61k4&fea...

Show me your musicians. Drums, guitar, Joanna, triangle doesn't matter. Good playing always shines through.

[CrabDan]

This is me as an amateur drummer a few years back. Really miss playing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2HclHVW7As&lis...

Not the best performance on the whole (guitarist was p*ssed and you can only hear one guitar) but I think it's one of the better ones for me, personally.

Here's a better recorded demo of a slightly simpler (earlier) version of the song.

http://soundcloud.com/victory-red/dynamo-casino

Edited by CrabDan on Saturday 14th July 20:06

[lockhart flawse]

Yes he's clearly a good guitarist and he's also got a really good sound. But why waste that talent on a bleedin' cover? I sort of think ...OK.. so you can play it ...so what?

[Justin Cyder]

lockhart flawse said:

Yes he's clearly a good guitarist and he's also got a really good sound. But why waste that talent on a bleedin' cover? I sort of think ...OK.. so you can play it ...so what?

Maybe he was slumming it for fun? Anyway he inspired me to have a go. Ps., like that Dan, good stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvTMmNhuzA

Edited by Justin Cyder on Wednesday 18th July 17:04

[Evangelion]

Why do these people always use so much distortion you can't hear what they're playing?

[kiteless]

I think this is an appropriate thread to ask if a certain Malam still stalks this forum with his Vai / Zappa noodlings

Not seen him post for a while.

[chevy-stu]

lockhart flawse said:

Yes he's clearly a good guitarist and he's also got a really good sound. But why waste that talent on a bleedin' cover? I sort of think ...OK.. so you can play it ...so what?

Cos' not everyone's so foolish to assume they can write good music or songs....