VIDEO - "Stereo Hearts" Virtuosic Piano Solo - Adam Levine and Gym Class Heroes

[keystroke3]

"Stereo Hearts" cover, tried to spice things up, lemme know what you think

-Keystroke

[goldenfingers11]

Wow, this is really impressive, love the interpretation

[kingbach]

Really not that impressive.  I love how when someone plays a pop tune people think its amazing just because they recognize it.  Play something by Liszt and I'll be impressed.

[jonnybravo]

Really not that impressive.  I love how when someone plays a pop tune people think its amazing just because they recognize it.  Play something by Liszt and I'll be impressed.

Really? just cause something isn't classical doesn't mean it doesn't take talent

[perprocrastinate]

Really not that impressive.  I love how when someone plays a pop tune people think its amazing just because they recognize it.  Play something by Liszt and I'll be impressed.

I'm not too fond of contemporary music/pop music because, personally, I think it's technically and musically boring, but if the guy likes playing it, give him the respect he deserves.

[kingbach]

Pop songs have 4 chords and they repeat over and over, anyone can play a pop song.  If you want to look cool for your friends, than by all means, learn every top 40 song in the last 20 years, it would probably take you like an hour and a half.  If you want music that will challegne you and actually have deeper meaning, play some Bach or Beethoven or if you want some newer stuff, Rachmaninoff.  I can't stand how every pop song is about how some girl broke up with her last boyfriend, seriously get over it.  I have little respect for covers, they don't show any skill or interpretation, people just like them cause they're catchy.

[jonnybravo]

Kingbach, get off your high horse, I'd like to see you post a video.  To say covers show no interpretation is ridiculous.  If anything they might show more interpretation because you have to make up most of the harmony, and you have to add rubato and dynamics that are taken out because they're radio songs.  To make a pop song sound good takes possibly even more creativity because you can't just copy other's interpretations.

And what do the lyrics have anything, its a piano cover.  Really?

[perprocrastinate]

I feel bad for laughing because an argument is about to break out right now.

[49410enrique]

keep on rocking man. you're improving with every performance and i think it's absolutely great you are working so hard at going after what you want and love, while still putting in the hard work in the practice room with your technique patterns and study of other styles.

[kingbach]

Kingbach, get off your high horse, I'd like to see you post a video.  

If I had a decent camera and mic I would.

If anything they might show more interpretation because you have to make up most of the harmony, and you have to add rubato and dynamics that are taken out because they're radio songs.

The harmony is already present in the song.  

And what do the lyrics have anything, its a piano cover.  Really?

The lyrics have everything to do with it.  They help convey the emotion.

Good day

[jonnybravo]

Oh yea, "if you had a camera you would".  Big talk but I don't see you backing it up.

I love most of the people on this forum but it sucks that there are these random pretentious people who can't see anything as music unless it had 18 different chords and 7 modulations.  Grow up dude.

[emill]

Hhehehheeee !!!!

Well nice points brought up ....
just wish that CIVILITY rules in this forum.

 

 

[ajspiano]

Pop songs have 4 chords and they repeat over and over, anyone can play a pop song.  If you want to look cool for your friends, than by all means, learn every top 40 song in the last 20 years, it would probably take you like an hour and a half.  If you want music that will challegne you and actually have deeper meaning, play some Bach or Beethoven or if you want some newer stuff, Rachmaninoff.  I can't stand how every pop song is about how some girl broke up with her last boyfriend, seriously get over it.  I have little respect for covers, they don't show any skill or interpretation, people just like them cause they're catchy.

While I share your general sentiments toward pop music, grouping all pop music in this way, is, to be frank, extremely naive.

..and while the version found here may not necessarily represent such skill (or it may, I haven't actually listened yet), pop music often allows significant room to reharmonise, rearrange, and improvise. All of which takes skill and significant practice. Skills which people like Chopin and Liszt (and the rest) were extremely competent in (and valued highly), as are a great many jazz/modern performers (infact its expected of them)..  yet classical performers (excusing the obscenely advanced) are almost without fail completely incompetent in this area.

As a generalization your point is completely invalid - and it really doesn't help a piano student in any way to put down their attempts at music they enjoy.

[j_menz]

Pop songs have 4 chords and they repeat over and over, anyone can play a pop song.  If you want to look cool for your friends, than by all means, learn every top 40 song in the last 20 years, it would probably take you like an hour and a half.  If you want music that will challegne you and actually have deeper meaning, play some Bach or Beethoven or if you want some newer stuff, Rachmaninoff.  I can't stand how every pop song is about how some girl broke up with her last boyfriend, seriously get over it.  I have little respect for covers, they don't show any skill or interpretation, people just like them cause they're catchy.

It would appear a poor village somewhere has lost its idiot. 

Rachmaninoff = "newer stuff". Really? What rock have you been sleeping under for the last century?

I am one of the "classical snobs" around here, and frankly if you want to get invited to the meetings you're going to have to lift your game above this sort of nonsense.

[ajspiano]

What rock have you been sleeping under for the last century?

pop-rock..?  feeling the draining effects of poorly composed music.

^..too many times non-musical people have thought I'd find this "song" (many songs) incredibly eye opening..  only to have me say "I've been trying to tell you this for a longggg time".

*I do not think that because of this popular music is worthless or uninteresting as an entire genre.

[49410enrique]

While I share your general sentiments toward pop music, grouping all pop music in this way, is, to be frank, extremely naive.

..and while the version found here may not necessarily represent such skill (or it may, I haven't actually listened yet), pop music often allows significant room to reharmonise, rearrange, and improvise. All of which takes skill and significant practice. Skills which people like Chopin and Liszt (and the rest) were extremely competent in (and valued highly), as are a great many jazz/modern performers (infact its expected of them)..  yet classical performers (excusing the obscenely advanced) are almost without fail completely incompetent in this area.

As a generalization your point is completely invalid - and it really doesn't help a piano student in any way to put down their attempts at music they enjoy.

great stuff!
and i agree. something i want to work on myself is my ability to improvise on themes much like would have been required by Bach onhis church job, or Mozart on themes and variations,or ___(insert 'master composer'/pianist) on an impromptu etc.

the skills required of those in the genre being based by this DB are those we hold in high esteem in 'serious music'.

i.e this chick, maybe i don't gravitate towards her style to, but to say this doesn't take talent and practice is utter nonsense, and many a classical pianist would be so much more diverse in their practical skill set if they had half her talent in this area