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Stu Hamm Hears Vulfpeck For The First Time
- Thread starter Fondsdale
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I have always liked Stu. I saw him live many years ago with Satriani and he was incredible. Knowing the music he's played, I was surprised he chose Vulfpeck. Myself, I can't stand them and I'm not a fan of Joe Dart. I think Stu's lines were more tasteful than Dart's. I almost forgot, IMHO.
I wonder how many "Happy Grandmothers Day" Stu gets?
On whose part? I think his take was pretty good, though it's true that he is used to standing out in a mix and might have laid back a little - but bear in mind that this is a bass channel and we're there to hear the bassist. Dart's version is different, but he's also a different guy who had lots of time to think about writing a song with space in it.
I don't believe any of these "X reacts to hearing Yb fo for the first time" videos are legitimate.
It's interesting just how close Hamm got to the original part.
That dude is funny!
That dude is funny!
His time was awful, no groove at all, and he seemed to have missed the chord progression at times. Not to excuse arrogance but if one is going to act superior at least they should have exceptional playing to back it up.
I've seen some on Drumeo that were edited to show the musician actually had time to figure out the parts and do a few takes and they look legit.
I’m a big fan of Stu Hamm but this could have been edited to allow him some time to come up with something better than that. Kinda lame.
There goes 17 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
There goes 17 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
The illegitimate part is the "X hasn't heard Y" when X is a professional musician and Y has released pervasive music. One of these guys never heard Metallica Enter Sandman. That just isn't possible to be an American musician of a certain age and not hear that song at an instrument store, radio, dj music before or after a set, advertisements, etc.
Can I come in and do this ? I will even fly to England and do it there on my own dime . 
Yeah, this goes pretty deep on YT and content creator platforms in general...more than I realized.
Similar to the kayfabe concept in wrestling or "reality" television. "Staged, not scripted" where there's an outline, but it's not entirely pre-written like a play or movie would be.
Yeah I'm kind of on the fence about that. I suspect you're right in some cases. I think a lot of the time "never heard" means "never paid attention to".
I personally have no time for country music made after about 1980. For those that enjoy it I'm happy for them, but it's not for me. I was in a band that wanted to do Friends in Low Places in about 2018. That song is obviously a huge hit and it came out when I was in high school, so there's no generational thing. I can honestly say I "never heard it" until 2018. I'm sure it was on in a Best Buy or a Chili's at some point in the 28 years since it came out, but I didn't pay any attention to it, and certainly had no idea what the bass player was doing on it.
I wouldn't be surprised if Larnell Lewis pretty much feels the same way about Metallica. He's a Canadian gospel drummer. When Metallica comes on the radio he's probably like "I don't like Rush" and turns it off.
This legitimately made me laugh. Well said.
