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This guy is one of the most talented musicians of our generation imo. This dude is only 17, and he's composed over a dozen amazing songs. He plays Guitar, bass, drums, trumpet and keyboard. His guitar playing is AMAZING. So clean. Since i started listening to him hes become my favorite musician, and ive bought all his songs on itunes.

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Here are his best songs imo:


Then he has some amazing covers:


I thought GAF would get a kick out of this guy. What do you guys think of him?
 
picture isn't flattering. he looks like a little high school bitch.

but the stuff is pretty good. and the video has nice armature production value.
 
never heard of him. he looks like harry potter.

i'm 30 seconds into the first link you gave though and it's tight so far.
 
He has lots of musical skill no doubt. But his compositional skills are hardly amazing and his songs are pretty generic. No matter how great the technical skill it never guarantees being able to create interesting music. Definitely has promise though.
 
Yeah he's fucking good, I think his version of Canon Rock is by far the best to date.

Adol said:
Guitar wankery-type music usually has high appeal to guitar wankers, but most others don't really get into it.
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There's "musicians" out there selling records who would secretly kill to be as talented as this kid.
 
demon said:
He has lots of musical skill no doubt. But his compositional skills are hardly amazing and his songs are pretty generic. No matter how great the technical skill it never guarantees being able to create interesting music. Definitely has promise though.
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Are you serious. Hes one of the least generic artists out there. This guy is better than any of those bad indie bands on SNL all the time. And explain how his compositional skills are limited plz.
 
Mash said:
Yeah he's fucking good, I think his version of Canon Rock is by far the best to date.
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Absolutely. Ive listened to his version of canon rock way too much now. Ive been trying to learn it too, and its such a fun song to play.
 
whitehawk said:
Absolutely. Ive listened to his version of canon rock way too much now. Ive been trying to learn it too, and its such a fun song to play.
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Heh yeah picked up my guitar after reading this thread, my canon rock skills are severely lacking in comparison lol to him.
 
whitehawk said:
This guy is better than any of those bad indie bands on SNL all the time.
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Better at what? Guitar solo's?

The difference between those bands and him, is that they're able to make music people give a shit about.

While Matt here might be suited to a cameo in Wayne's World, I couldnt give a shit - his video's had me bored stiff after 60 seconds.
 
Google said:
Better at what? Guitar solo's?

The difference between those bands and him, is that they're able to make music people give a shit about.

While Matt here might be suited to a cameo in Wayne's World, I couldnt give a shit - his video's had me bored stiff after 60 seconds.
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This is a thread about music, not videos.

Although because I play guitar, I could just watch him play all day. Im fascinated by it.
 
whitehawk said:
Are you serious. Hes one of the least generic artists out there. This guy is better than any of those bad indie bands on SNL all the time.
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Guy's obviously got a lot of technical skill but he's definitely your standard "good guitarist" that are all over Youtube. His tunes sound like the butt rock you find in a Dynasty Warriors game.
 
Cool, he's talented.

But his music still sounds like the stuff you'd hear in a straight to HBO action flick from the 90s.
 
whitehawk said:
Are you serious. Hes one of these generic artists out there. This guy is better than any of those bad indie bands on SNL all the time. And explain how his compositional skills are limited plz.
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I'm glad we're on the same page.

Maybe you just don't know how to differentiate between technical proficiency and creative abilities. His stuff sounds like the kind of boring shit you'd hear in the background during some 16-bit flight sim or a low budget instructional video on youtube, albeit played really well. That's essentially what it is, boring music played really well.

Try listening to some of his songs before you judge.
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uh-huh....

This is a thread about music, not videos.
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I think he meant the music within.


this:
His tunes sound like the butt rock you find in a Dynasty Warriors game.
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But his music still sounds like the stuff you'd hear in a straight to HBO action flick from the 90s.
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This is what I'm getting at. Regardless of how well he plays it, it's just uninspired, generic, boring music. Give the guy a decade or so to develop some compositional talent, or stick him in a band with someone who has it already. Until then, his covers are the only thing worth a shit.

my 2 cents. :) :)
 
demon said:
I'm glad we're on the same page.

Maybe you just don't know how to differentiate between technical proficiency and creative abilities. His stuff sounds like the kind of boring shit you'd hear in the background during some 16-bit flight sim or a low budget instructional video on youtube, albeit played really well. That's essentially what it is, boring music played really well.


uh-huh....


this:


This is what I'm getting at. Regardless of how well he plays it, it's just uninspired, generic, boring music. Give the guy a decade or so to develop some compositional talent, or stick him in a band with someone who has it already. Until then, his covers are the only thing worth a shit.

my 2 cents. :) :)
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This is so wierd. I new there would be GAFers who didnt like him that much, but I had no idea GAF would hate him this much.

I guess it all depends on the person, because Ive been listening to his music non-stop. ive listened to his songs a couple hundred times now probably.
 
whitehawk said:
This is so wierd. I new there would be GAFers who didnt like him that much, but I had no idea GAF would hate him this much.

I guess it all depends on the person, because Ive been listening to his music non-stop. ive listened to his songs a couple hundred times now probably.
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if it makes you feel better....his Hendrix covers are crazy spot on.
 
Seriously GAF, the kid is outstanding technically any guitarist can see shredding to him seems to be as natural as farting. He may not be that original but I'm sure he'll find his feet in that aspect. GAF can be a bit of a downer sometimes with the ridiculously high standards that the internet instils in people.
 
Mash said:
Seriously GAF, the kid is outstanding technically any guitarist can see shredding to him seems to be as natural as farting. He may not be that original but I'm sure he'll find his feet in that aspect. GAF can be a bit of a downer sometimes with the ridiculously high standards that the internet instils in people.
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Seriously. Sharp knees ftw.
 
Ugh just more guitar shredding wank fest. Yep another crazy talented kid who knows absolutely fuck all about song writing. I am sure we are only going to have more of these types as more youngsters do the guitar hero to real guitar switch at younger and younger ages.

This is just more Dream Theater type crap, where it is a talent demo more than quality songs. It isn't about how fast you can play or how many rad solos you can shred. The Beatles and Stones weren't fucking epic because it was a shred fest with "clean" solos. Hell even as abysmal as their song witting was, Metallica songs show more original composition than this crap. (very few songs, but just wanted to illustrate that even shred heavy songs can be more than just this shite) Quality song writing requires good melodies, harmonies, vocals and an overall pace and flow. His songs sound like stock backing instruments with him just guitar wanking all over them.

Good Song Writing > Technical Proficiency
 
If you want to see some insane talent just for the sake of talent check out Stanley Jordan
He not only never strums the strings, he can play the rhythm and lead at the same time, on one or two guitars. This shit is wildly entertaining and impressive but not what I would call a good musician.

Elanor Rigby - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZTyfKseZE
Stairway to Heaven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjXN3OLgoqs&feature=related
Autumn Leaves - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDM3_6w8-E&feature=related

Oh and as a bonus this dude has a rad flat top and a killer suit
 
from the canon rock video:

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you're really good at guitar, it's just that your head. im sorry. but its kinda odly shaped!

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yur awsome but yur squared head pisses me off lol
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gutterboy44 said:
Ugh just more guitar shredding wank fest. Yep another crazy talented kid who knows absolutely fuck all about song writing. I am sure we are only going to have more of these types as more youngsters do the guitar hero to real guitar switch at younger and younger ages.

This is just more Dream Theater type crap, where it is a talent demo more than quality songs. It isn't about how fast you can play or how many rad solos you can shred. The Beatles and Stones weren't fucking epic because it was a shred fest with "clean" solos. Hell even as abysmal as their song witting was, Metallica songs show more original composition than this crap. (very few songs, but just wanted to illustrate that even shred heavy songs can be more than just this shite) Quality song writing requires good melodies, harmonies, vocals and an overall pace and flow. His songs sound like stock backing instruments with him just guitar wanking all over them.

Good Song Writing > Technical Proficiency
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This is why I posted this thread. He has some songs that really show his shredding ability, but his original songs arent like that, which youd realize if you even bothered listening to them.

This is what your talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkplnr5B7ro&feature=channel_page
 
whitehawk said:
This guy is one of the most talented musicians of our generation imo. This dude is only 17, and he's composed over a dozen amazing songs. He plays Guitar, bass, drums, trumpet and keyboard. His guitar playing is AMAZING. So clean. Since i started listening to him hes become my favorite musician, and ive bought all his songs on itunes.
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Things like "talented musicians of our generation", "composed over a dozen amazing songs" doesn't lead me to believe you meant to portray him as just a guitar shredder. His guitar skills are good but nothing outstanding compared to all of the other hundreds of shred monkeys out there, young and old. An yes I have listened to all of his crap so stop using that defense. This kid's drivel has been posted on many forums, digg, reddit, etc. Each time I give it another listen, and all I can say is that it is complete shit. It is super corn ball lame generic crap. If they do a remake of Top Gun with Shia Labeouf and Zack Efron that manages to somehow be even more homo erotic than the first film, then by all means sign this guy up for the soundtrack, but in the realm of "musician of our generation" this kid will be lucky to be working the doors, let alone the lead act.
 
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