July 23, 2010

SUCK IT, YO-YO MA!

Full disclosure: I played cello for 4 years, and the way it was taught to me always made the cello seem like such a dull and limited instrument, so there may be some personal issues at play here. Also, I *really* like Joe Satriani.

I first came across Rebecca Roudman when she washed out during her America's Got Talent audition. Admittedly, the acoustics were bad, and she had the distortion set a bit high, so she didn't make a good first impression. But it didn't help that the plebes in the audience started hooting loudly for blood within seconds. Neither did it help that the judges were retarded philistines, including, surprisingly, Sharon Osbourne, whose husband made quite a living off of out-of-tune, badly-distorted vibrating strings.

Anyway, here's what she was trying to play, without the hooting & buzzing:


[YouTube direct link]

She's also got a rendition of Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" that's quite delightful, assuming you like that song:


[YouTube direct link]

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