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Originally Posted by zenpicker
EXACTLY my sentiments, starting about 15 seconds into the clip. It's actually a pretty nice composition with some original twists and turns, but who can enjoy them when it's so obviously about "look how fast I can play?" It's basically the same issue I have with guys like Steve Vai - nice chops, but who cares? (Well, obviously some do, just not I.)
But I'd bet he'll grow into it and slow it down. The main thing I heard under all the antic fireworks was a fingerstyle composer.
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"Obviously"?
I'm pretty sure it's all about music to this young man, and that he executes these ridiculously fast passages simply because he hears them. One may be moved by this or not, but I've made a rule for myself of
never
dictating the intentions of others. It's unscentific, to put it mildly.