2 Youtubers

In today's ever changing technological world, The Times They Are A-Changin'. Even the way we consume music is different. These days a lot of my music consumption is lost in youtube land. The nice thing about consuming music in this way is that there is no frill. It's not clean, it's just dirty music. Too many artist that come out today worry too much about making the perfect product. They make things sound too nice and too polished. People on youtube bring a different dimension to music. It's not so much about producing and money. It's just music.

Although there's quite a few youtubers I do follow, I'm going to pick 2 to feature today.

Elena Cohen A.K.A. elenaaaxx
http://www.youtube.com/user/elenaaaxx
Pianist/singer/songwritter
OMG what a voice. She does cover songs but what's more interesting are her originals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsSAMWppbWA

This song is defintely one of my favourites, it's called Follow Me Down. A very balanced song, but the kicker is towards the end. A real display of her vocals. She hits octaves like it's nobody's business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycDGB5FFdK8

If you believe in magic, you have to check her out.

Marie Hsiao A.K.A. mreebee3
http://www.youtube.com/user/mreebee3
Guitarist/Singer/Songwritter
As much I love her originals, what really get's me are her covers. They ooze of clean melody lines. Her Elvis cover is one of the most gripping things I've heard ever. There was a good week where this is all I listened to. This cover is better than any "professional" could do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQMUot5vpSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfXTgKHDpk

The bottom line is that, this whole world is filled with incredibly talented people. But 99% of these people will never be rich and famous. 99% of these people will not play for a room with more than 100 people. The WWW has brought the audience closer. And now that room is no longer confined to a physical entity rather now the room is now potentially the whole world.

Galneryus

"If perplexity is infinity....." - Dub FX
Feeling like a brick hit my face in.
Probably the only thing keeping me going is the fact that right now isn't the time to give up.

So today's featured band is Galneryus..... lol, yes another Japanese band ^_^. Ok so these boys belong under the banner of Power Metal -> Neoclassical Metal. Not too long ago Yama-B (the lead singer) left the band. So the makeup of the band today is very different from before. New singer vs. old singer? Sho does a good job. Ceteris paribus Yama-B and Sho are the same, but musically I prefer the direction with Yama-B. With that said, the main highlight of this band is without a doubt the guitarist, Syu. Everyone makes fun of the Japanese for having robot-like precision and robot-like emotion. Syu is nothing of the sorts. Live he hits notes with an accuracy I've never seen in any other musician. And without that no one plays an epic solo like Syu does. It's just ridiculous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnNOkjnLVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnNOkjnLVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU7w-1L8nJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0n03MFEU4

Well anyways, another band down, another one to find and enjoy. One day I'll look back at this and be able to look through these bands and remember the great memories they have created for me.