September 1, 20196 yr Popular Post seriously if you like music at all this channel is crack https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJquYOG5EL82sKTfH9aMA9Q advanced music theory applied to what makes great songs great, why pop music today sucks, etc
September 28, 20196 yr I started watching his channel after I saw his "what makes this song great" video on 'Closer to the Heart.' I love that series and have enjoyed every video, even if I didn't really know (or like) the song.The rest of his content is hit or miss for me. Some of the theory is over my head but I have enjoyed his Top Intros and other series a lot. Definitely highly recommended.
September 28, 20196 yr Best channel out there. Great dude, and knows his shit. One of my favorites from “WMTSG,” is Boston’s “Hitch a ride.” That song has always been a favorite, but I never knew it was that intricate.
September 29, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, Rip76 said: That song has always been a favorite, but I never knew it was that intricate. It's a Boston song. That means it's complicated.
November 14, 20196 yr I just found this channel last week, linked from another message board to his "What Makes This Song So Great" for xtc's "Mayor of Simpleton". I agree, this is crack, have been binging all afternoon. I like the music theory videos, gonna send those to my son, been trying to teach him some classic country songs, and he doesn't get it when I just tell him I, IV, V, II, etc....
December 2, 20196 yr The dude who is sometimes on there (Dave Onorato) works on my guitars. He also builds his own guitars. In fact, I'm dropping off my new 339 there on Thursday. Always fun to stop by his house and see what he has to play with.
January 19, 20205 yr I came across one of his videos last year and next thing I knew I watched like 10 in a row. What I like about it is that he makes the music side of it approachable for non-musicians like me who just like music. I’ll also give him some credit for inspiring me to go learn an instrument this year.
April 4, 20205 yr I love this episode. The way he talks about it reminds me of starting to learn guitar. https://youtu.be/1pQQLQuQBXI Edited April 4, 20205 yr by Rip76
April 4, 20205 yr On 9/28/2019 at 11:32 PM, PRONG HORN said: It's a Boston song. That means it's complicated. And sounds like every other Boston song.
September 13, 20205 yr His episode of Love Reign O'er Me came up on my newsfeed and despite vaguely understanding 60 percent of what he was describing musically, I nerd squeed. A lil bit. BUT!!! He fucked that up at the very end by cutting off the crescendo and not revelling in the Moon barrage.
September 13, 20205 yr I've probably watched half of what he has put out, and it's very approachable - I know a lot about the bands, the songs, but not the actual technical side, and he does a good job of boiling it down.
September 15, 20205 yr I have to avoid watching one video because I'll end up watching 10. Love these even though I don't understand alot if the technical music stood. He does a great job of explaining.
October 6, 20205 yr Author Watch all the way through from the start. EJ doing the "Stairway" solo is at the end. Enjoy the buildup...then get ready to be blown the fuck away.
October 6, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, Rimbo said: Watch all the way through from the start. EJ doing the "Stairway" solo is at the end. Enjoy the buildup...then get ready to be blown the fuck away. I thought about posting this yesterday, but wasn’t sure if anyone else watched that channel. You’re right, it’s an interesting idea, but the whole thing really was just waiting to see how EJ would interpret that space. He is still amazing. He makes it look and sound almost effortless.
October 6, 20205 yr Yes. I literally have NO IDEA what he's talking about most of the time, but still love it.
October 6, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, Whitewater Horn said: I thought about posting this yesterday, but wasn’t sure if anyone else watched that channel. You’re right, it’s an interesting idea, but the whole thing really was just waiting to see how EJ would interpret that space. He is still amazing. He makes it look and sound almost effortless. He actually messed up in a couple of places, but his interpretation was amazing. Now that I've heard someone mimic EVH (it wasn't bad at all) I really want to hear the real live EVH do this.
October 6, 20205 yr Author On 9/15/2020 at 8:22 AM, HoustonHorn said: I have to avoid watching one video because I'll end up watching 10. Love these even though I don't understand alot if the technical music stood. He does a great job of explaining. He has a lot of beginner-level videos, too. Love his series on modes.
October 6, 20205 yr that was really cool. i don't know who eric johnson is but i really enjoyed his melodic interplay.
October 6, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: that was really cool. i don't know who eric johnson is but i really enjoyed his melodic interplay. He's an Austin original. Worth checking out if you liked what you heard.
October 6, 20205 yr 48 minutes ago, Rimbo said: He actually messed up in a couple of places, but his interpretation was amazing. Now that I've heard someone mimic EVH (it wasn't bad at all) I really want to hear the real live EVH do this. I wish my “messing up in a couple of places” sounded like Eric Johnson’s messing up in a couple places.
October 6, 20205 yr 12 hours ago, Rimbo said: Watch all the way through from the start. EJ doing the "Stairway" solo is at the end. Enjoy the buildup...then get ready to be blown the fuck away. Thanks for posting this. I actually thought Rick's Frampton-inspired solo was the best, laughed a bunch during the EVH imitation/parody, and got nostalgic during EJ's rendition. What a superb idea for a video. Great content!
October 6, 20205 yr 53 minutes ago, bernorange said: He's an Austin original. Worth checking out if you liked what you heard. 1 hour ago, gsoda3 said: that was really cool. i don't know who eric johnson is but i really enjoyed his melodic interplay. Yeah, start with the classics, pretty much anything from Ah Via Musicom**. Bet you've heard at least a few and didn't know it. (** I'm advocating for EJ as a musician, not so much a vocalist.)
October 6, 20205 yr Whoa. https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/ 2020 has been quite the year.
October 6, 20205 yr Author 3 hours ago, Rimbo said: He actually messed up in a couple of places, but his interpretation was amazing. Now that I've heard someone mimic EVH (it wasn't bad at all) I really want to hear the real live EVH do this. Well... so much for THAT wish.
October 7, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, Rimbo said: Now that I've heard someone mimic EVH (it wasn't bad at all) I really want to hear the real live EVH do this. Holy shit . . .
October 7, 20205 yr On 10/6/2020 at 1:23 AM, Rimbo said: Watch all the way through from the start. EJ doing the "Stairway" solo is at the end. Enjoy the buildup...then get ready to be blown the fuck away. Eric Johnson was fucking amazing. And PhilX doing EVH was spot on.
October 7, 20205 yr Author 20 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said: Yeah. Perhaps the most apt "post did not age well" of all time. like fine milk, it aged
October 7, 20205 yr On 9/15/2020 at 10:22 AM, HoustonHorn said: I have to avoid watching one video because I'll end up watching 10. Love these even though I don't understand alot if the technical music stood. He does a great job of explaining. This x 1000
April 5, 20214 yr Preach brother!!! (angry Beato is my favorite Beato) And fuck the guy that wrote that article Edited April 5, 20214 yr by ajax
April 17, 20214 yr His video this week about what killed alternative radio is fantastic. Great conversation with Leslie Fram and Matt Pinfield from MTV fame...
June 4, 20214 yr For those in the know, how does he get copies of the separate tracks? Or is he using some kind of software or hardware wizardry? Because in a lot of these videos, he is able to isolate it to individual instruments and voices, and I'm curious how he does that.
June 4, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: For those in the know, how does he get copies of the separate tracks? Or is he using some kind of software or hardware wizardry? Because in a lot of these videos, he is able to isolate it to individual instruments and voices, and I'm curious how he does that. i suspect for some of them, he's just getting the stems from producer buddies or industry contacts. he doesn't have them for all the songs he does.
June 7, 20214 yr For those in the know, how does he get copies of the separate tracks? Or is he using some kind of software or hardware wizardry? Because in a lot of these videos, he is able to isolate it to individual instruments and voices, and I'm curious how he does that.May not be the case for all of them but there was definitely some software in use for these.
June 7, 20214 yr On 6/3/2021 at 9:21 PM, atomheartbevo said: For those in the know, how does he get copies of the separate tracks? Or is he using some kind of software or hardware wizardry? Because in a lot of these videos, he is able to isolate it to individual instruments and voices, and I'm curious how he does that. Quite a lot of speculation as to how he gets them in the thread above.
June 7, 20214 yr On 6/4/2021 at 10:24 AM, sidis said: i suspect for some of them, he's just getting the stems from producer buddies or industry contacts. he doesn't have them for all the songs he does. That's what I wondered, because some are amazingly pristine, and while I doubt they are the originals, they sound pretty close (and I wonder if he's covered any Universal artist after the 2008 fire). My second sentence wasn't clear, but I was referring to what HiggyBaby said below, about it sometimes sounds like he's isolating them on his own - the Comfortablty Numb video sounded kind of like he was using some kind of software, because it wasn't clean and sounded "warped", like instruments/voices were bleeding through or whatever. 18 hours ago, HiggyBaby said: May not be the case for all of them but there was definitely some software in use for these. Comfortably Numb made me wonder if that was the case for some. Some of what he played sounded......odd. 2 minutes ago, Goredho said: Quite a lot of speculation as to how he gets them in the thread above. Thanks for that thread, that clears up a lot.
June 10, 20214 yr Just out of curiosity, he's got over 200 credits on AllMusic, so yeah, he's definitely been around and knows a helluva lot of people that could get him stems, etc. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-beato-mn0000357243
July 3, 20214 yr On 6/10/2021 at 8:32 AM, atomheartbevo said: Just out of curiosity, he's got over 200 credits on AllMusic, so yeah, he's definitely been around and knows a helluva lot of people that could get him stems, etc. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-beato-mn0000357243 This episode he says as much and shows the software he uses
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