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[goodcow]

http://www.angelfire.com/moon2/pianomario/blindfoldedpianistvideo2.WMV

Ten minutes this time.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Let's hope he can get the timing of the Mario 1 overworld song properly.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Much better, but I think he needs to get over the whole "blindfolded" thing. (And doing the one-up chime is awesome)

 

[goodcow]

Much better, but I think he needs to get over the whole "blindfolded" thing. (And doing the one-up chime is awesome)

Watch the ending. It's insane. (09:15)

 

[goodcow]

Wow, only one reply? You people blow.

 

[Particle Physicist]

sloooooooooooowwww ass download.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

I bet this guy could make the Street Team.

 

[Azih]

it's going at 300 k/sec for me

 

[Solid]

Just crazy at the end. I wish I could play an instrument like that

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Uhm, why can't I DL this?

 

[DDayton]

I just get an error message, too.

 

[Particle Physicist]

it's going at 300 k/sec for me

well.. are you using some extra program?

cause im only getting 82KB now..

it was much worse earlier.

 

[cvxfreak]

Mine started playing almost immediately, and my BB connection isn't that fast.

 

[Justin Bailey]

Wow, that was damn good. Copy the link location and paste it into a new window if it gives you trouble downloading.

 

[Dreamfixx]

He skipped Yoshi's Island

 

[Dice]

He still has major timing issues on some tunes (probably doesn't have a good sense of rhythm), but overall he has gotten a lot better with some very impressive new additions.

 

[Leon]

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[TheQueen'sOwn]

No problems with the d/l here... getting 350 kb/s.

After seeing the previous vid I'm really looking forward to this one

 

[automagnus]

18k... woot, woot

this better be worth it.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Leon: Uh, no, He's right. He's off time on a good deal of time (especially with the lower notes), not nearly as noticeable as the first two videos, so it's not that big a deal.

BTW, here's a sound clip of a bassist and a drummer doing the mario theme.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/bassguy33music.htm

 

[Brofist]

He still has major timing issues on some tunes (probably doesn't have a good sense of rhythm), but overall he has gotten a lot better with some very impressive new additions.

Umm..ok champ let's see the video of you doing better (anyone for that matter).

 

[BobbyRobby]

I don't watch a lot of pianists in action, but I have to say that was dman impressive.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Since when does stating technical issues of someone else mean that you yourself can do better? I can notice the fact that he has timing issues but I can barely do a basic major triad chord on a piano without taking all day.

 

[mint]

Saw this bout a week ago, very good.

 

[Gattsu25]

Umm..ok champ let's see the video of you doing better (anyone for that matter).

if you ever have a complaint about a game or movie...i'd like you to make a better one.......or just STFU and let people complain, because your 'defense' makes you a hypocrite

 

[DopeyFish]

he should learn how to do the end song to super mario world fully, record it... encode it at dvd quality and let me figure out how to play it

 

[Justin Bailey]

I agree that he made a few mistakes, but saying he doesn't have a good sense of rhythm is the overstatement of the century.

 

[Teknopathetic]

I wouldn't say he's got a "OMFG BAD SENSE OF RHYTHM" but he really should work on getting the timing down right before worrying about blazing through the songs.

 

[Justin Bailey]

Good rhythm doesn't mean he can play 16th notes at 300bpm.

But the fact that he kept the beat most of the time does. He wasn't so far off to say he doesn't have a good sense of rhythm.

Edit: Oops, gotcha before the edit

 

[Teknopathetic]

It doesn't matter, the point still stands .

 

[Justin Bailey]

It doesn't matter, the point still stands .

I agree with you, not with the guy that said he's "probably got a bad sense of rhythm."

 

[Sp3eD]

There are not a lot of people in this world that can stand at center stage and hit everything perfect for 10 minutes. I enjoyed that movie quite a bit. Into the "keeper" file.

 

[Kuramu]

reminds me how many very enjoyable songs were throughout the Mario series... minus SMS for whatever reason

as for the guy, i would have rathered he paid more attention to his timing than speed, but oh well, pretty amazing toward the end.

 

[Dice]

I was mostly talking about the SMB overworld theme. There were still issues on other ones, but they were faster songs so it was harder to notice. It's always easier to keep a rhythm if it's faster, the SMB theme is not only slower but doesn't really have a constant "backbeat" part, so that tune is where his true skill (and any lack thereof) in keeping time was shown. On other ones like the underwater theme he does much much better, reason most-likely being because his left hand has something constant going that keeps him on track.

What I said is very subjectively interpreted, I'm not saying he's incompetent or anything. And saying he doesn't have a good sense of rhythm is not saying that he has a bad sense of rhythm, just that he has some ways to go. I'm a musician (guitar) and I've had a good amount of experience playing with pianists. I can tell by the way this guy plays that if we were to play together, he would need to listen to me in order to keep his time. He would be able to do so, so he doesn't have bad rhythm, but he probably doesn't have good rhythm if he can't keep it by himself. Very much like my earlier days where I could only play songs on guitar that had my arm in constant motion.

Don't overstate my critiques and understate my praises just because you are very impressed by his performence. I've been doing music for a long time and stuff REALLY stands out to me (lets just say I almost always agreed with Simon 100%). In music generally you don't just want to do it right, but you want it to be so natural to you that you can even subtly add in your own personality and feeling to it. Music without feeling is like food without seasoning, it may get the job done but I'm not going to praise it a whole lot. Technical skill shows your hard work, but it doesn't show your gift.

 

[Justin Bailey]

It's a relative term, maybe people like Simon would say that he's doesn't have a good sense of rhythm, but most others wouldn't

 

[Senretsu]

Very nice! There were a few mistakes but hearing those 1-up sounds (not to meniton the song at 9:15, one of my favorite mario tunes, thats some crazy shit with with his hands) I'm willing to overlook any of that. Makes me want to learn how to play the piano so I could do some stuff like that.

Love the SMW stuff, that game had some great music.

 

[jamesb23]

Wow, that was tight. Thanks goodcow. I enjoyed that immensely.

 

[DarkGiygas]

Watch the ending. It's insane. (09:15)

Yes.

 

[samusx]

I agree with some of the others, this guy is kinda fun to listen to, but he really does need to work on his timing. I don't play the piano, but that doesn't mean that I can not keep a beat, or sense bad timing. His is going a great just but his timing is very inconsistant. He needs a metronome

 

[Deleted member 284]

Watch the ending. It's insane. (09:15)

Jeebus He plays it faster???

 

[miyuru]

Not to say it isn't legit...but at the very end when he plays he last note and raises his hand off the piano and down, it sorta looks like the speed of the video went from really fast to normal speed.

 

[Hero]

It won't let me save as and if I go to the webpage it says angelfire does not authorize it.

 

[Wario64]

Not to say it isn't legit...but at the very end when he plays he last note and raises his hand off the piano and down, it sorta looks like the speed of the video went from really fast to normal speed.

I guess I'm not the only one who thinks the video was sped up at the end

 

[AniHawk]

It won't let me save as and if I go to the webpage it says angelfire does not authorize it.

Open Windows Media Player, then copy the link and stream it.

EDIT: Hmm... I wonder if angelfire took it down. Seems that way.

 

[Acrylamid]

EDIT: Hmm... I wonder if angelfire took it down. Seems that way.

This one is still up:
http://qlink.queensu.ca/~3jj1/(www.gprime.net)_mariopianist2.wmv
(But the quality is reduced, this version is only 9.3 MB big.)

 

[Raxel]

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[Comfort_Eagle]

Ha. thats fucking awesome.

 

[El Papa]

I can play the underground music on piano.

 

[FortNinety]

Overall, pretty impressive.

Man, those Mario tunes.... they NEVER get old.

 

[Acrylamid]

Could someone please tell me from which game (and from which level) the last song in the video is?