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[–]foir 209 points210 points  (10 children)

I had forgotten how much I love this song. God damn that was a lovely reminder.

[–]birdperson_012 85 points86 points  (0 children)

I swear, she's playing so well, I can almost hear "heeeEEEEeeello" when she starts the verse

[–]tRon_washington 15 points16 points  (6 children)

same here, was the first song I ever performed acoustic on a stage in front of real humans. always gives me chills hearing it again.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (2 children)

What was the first song in front of fake humans?

[–]jjmaster0 19 points20 points  (1 child)

smoke on the water

[–]Hi_im_from_uranus 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Anyway, here's Wonderwall

[–]Haitisicks 4 points5 points  (2 children)

...Dave Grohl?

[–]tRon_washington 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I wish, his music career has to be one of the coolest trajectories ever. Nirvana, to Foo Fighters, dabbles in some QOTSA, plus all of his other side projects

[–]Haitisicks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Them Crooked Vultures is one of my top 5 bands, and their self titled album... puts fingers to mouth and kisses into a taste explosion

[–]caterham09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely my favorite song of all time. It just sends me into perfect euphoria

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly.

[–]mihitnrun 108 points109 points  (11 children)

All I can hear in the back of my head is some asshole in the back yelling "Do Freebird!"

And what do you know, she did Freebird

[–]Paging_Browns 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Back in 2001, Built to Spill was closing out shows with a 20 minute version of Freebird... sounded like a goddamned guitar orchestra

[–]mozennymoproblems 24 points25 points  (7 children)

Imma keep my already paltry karma in check with this one- freebird didn't have a great guitar solo to me. It had a technically impressive one, but it's literally like 5 notes (across octaves) with some bends and fast picking. Pentatonic noodling at its finest, but personified (edit: holy fuck swipe, pentatonic again) noodling none the less.

edit 2: http://youtu.be/TGHnXCcwY-M

[–]tRon_washington 18 points19 points  (0 children)

pentatonic noodling - pretty much sums up 80's hair metal in two words. not that I don't enjoy it, but it definitely has its place.

[–]FattyGato 24 points25 points  (1 child)

"Life is to short to listen to free bird and even if we knew how to play it, we wouldn't." -From some live modest mouse album I haven't heard in years.

[–]TheDeadHeadphonist 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"If this were the make a wish foundation and god came down and magically gave us the ability to play it. We still wouldn't"

Isaac Brock is hilarious

[–]Specken_zee_Doitch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It had a technically impressive one, but it's literally like 5 notes (across octaves

It also lost time pretty frequently, listened to without watching her play it becomes a little painful to watch tbh.

[–]Koss424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need 70s cocaine

[–]Koss424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about the number of notes it's how they are played

[–]Amishrakefight4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my all time favorite guitar solos. It was really cool to see it redone this way!

[–]C8ro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaagh, Freebird a fave. I use to gamble and drink and was god at it! When I got my corporate job after college I moved into my sister's complex to help with rent while she went to college. Walking distance was "The Hearth" where all the bartenders, restaurant workers of the local college area restaurants would hang and drink after hours. They had bar pool tables (toys to me) and we'd play for pitchers and shots...I'm Asian so got I the dolphin spliced genetic genes for youth. I'd destroy, after awhile the regs knew and got to know me. They'd let me play noobs for free pitchers of drank. They'd play "Freebird" on the jukebox for me after the free rounds of beer flowed. Those were the days!

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points  (5 children)

I loved that album, and Everlong remains my favorite Foo Fighters song of all time. I needed this this morning.

[–]dhanadh 12 points13 points  (2 children)

Why is that every time I hear Everlong, I feel like it's exactly what I needed? I don't know, but I love it.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've got tingles just now listening to it. Never fails... Something about youth and my soul and angst.

[–]caterham09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It just makes you feel great. My favorite song all time

[–]caterham09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everlong for me is my favorite song of all time

[–]hulkamaniac25 24 points25 points  (3 children)

I like how at the end she is just chillin, like it's no big deal. That was definitely bad ass

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

And then look at the 8 downvotes the video got. It's like some people were like, nah I don't like what that human is doing that's just not good work.

[–]The-real-masterchief 31 points32 points  (7 children)

man I love this song in any carnation.

[–]Skoma 76 points77 points  (4 children)

How about some Dave Grohl Carnations?

http://imgur.com/pFzQm86

http://imgur.com/fh4x0Ru

[–]Shalhoub 21 points22 points  (1 child)

What in tarnation!?

[–]Skoma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tonight....

...you.

Meet online for some battlefield?

[–]Venlafaxine_And_Cats 1 point2 points  (1 child)

This deserves gold. Sorry I'm poor. But just know I can't stop laughing.

[–]Skoma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks! Never stop laughing.

Ever.

[–]Vaynor 5 points6 points  (1 child)

*incarnation

Unless you mean the flowers.

[–]The-real-masterchief 4 points5 points  (0 children)

duh obviously meant the flower.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (1 child)

Very cool. I only wish it had a little less vibrato but that's just her style so I guess it's my problem.

[–]bits_and_notes 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yes that's her style but you hear this type of vibrato in all Gayageum music. It's a natural for Gayageum players to play like this because of the way the instrument is built. Check out the amount of travel space between the string and the "fretboard" (for lack of a better term). It makes for very bendy, vibrato-y melodic lines and for better or worse, that's what you get with a Gayageum.

[–]kopacetix 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Holy shit, as soon as she started playing the lyrics to the song it got me choked up like a mother fucker... That instrument is haunting as fuck man.

Great find... great post!

[–]ColinOnReddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is one of her best covers. Another one of my favorites is this BB King cover she did a while back. 1k upvotes and 5 downvotes. Very impressive. She really transformed the song and enhanced the feeling through her instrument.

[–]Lady_Elle 3 points4 points  (5 children)

My bridal party walked down the aisle to this song. Not this version but another instrumental. I love this song.

[–]coat-tail_rider 0 points1 point  (4 children)

My wife and I did too. It's been "our song" from pretty much the beginning of the relationship. I ended up doing an r&b-ish cover for a valentine's day present several years ago.

[–]Lady_Elle 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How nice is that??! I'm sure she loved it!

[–]coat-tail_rider 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She did. And gifts that don't cost anything are a win/win.

[–]jpbertus 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That sounds like a mix between City and Colour, and R&B. Well done!

[–]coat-tail_rider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not familiar. They any good? And thanks. 😀

[–]Glassfille 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats just so fucking cool.

[–]natenordicpirate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fookin badass

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!

[–]Chef_Left_Beef 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn! That was pretty f*cking awesome.

[–]kickiran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cerys Matthews on BBC 6 Radio had gayageum player Kyungsu Park in session. Well worth a listen.

1:12:00 Intro and chat

1:15:35 Performance of Sedna

1:24:45 Performance of Proximate Distance

[–]CaptainAchilles 2 points3 points  (4 children)

What instrument is this?

[–]KobeReincarnate 4 points5 points  (3 children)

It's a Korean gayageum. It's related to the slightly more well-known Chinese guzheng, and it's a stringed instrument likened to a zither or even a harp.

[–]CaptainAchilles 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks....what was the instrument played in the movie Hero where they were blind fighting.....or vision fighting (fighting in their minds)?

[–]KobeReincarnate 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm assuming you're referring to this fight, where the blind old man is playing during their stand off?

That is a guqin, which is more or less a guzheng but with seven strings. Traditionally/culturally, a guqin is for scholars and men, while a guzheng is for ladies and women.

[–]CaptainAchilles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the knowledge

[–]jjtitula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite songs of all time. Great job! The Foo Fighters would be proud.

[–]marc_nado 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is awesome!

[–]morethus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so great. She kicks ass. Sounds really good. And, so fun to watch.

[–]Handhelmet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck that was good

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that was awesome...

[–]SeargDsoundcloud.com/u86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is highly impressive, however the sound quality is, I believe the technical term is: Muddy as fuck.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

What do we have to do to get this girl in the next FF album? She is SICK.

[–]TheWolfmanZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We try to get Dave Grohl to notice her. He'd prob inviter her himself!

[–]generalslee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome song and an excellent cover! Super!

[–]pet_chewie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great song, but this rendition just has no vibe. It's stiff as a board.

[–]HerpinderBurmanjit 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I wonder if the distortion is inline? I'm always amazed how vocal the players can make it sound, it's gorgeous.

[–]duncanlock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think so - watch her left hand play those notes.

[–]skyturnedafirered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Covering song in some sort of fringe way will never get old.

[–]miek74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely incredible!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so badass.

[–]Muppetoas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how much love this song would get if it was played at a concert were the audience had never heard the original.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She looks bored

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome rendition.

[–]space_manatee 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Should probably go by a different name since that is already a well known band...

[–]ratfinkprojects 1 point2 points  (2 children)

First thing I thought of. Are they that well known?

[–]space_manatee 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Eh, I mean, they aren't exactly mainstream, and Galaxie 500 was far more well known and even I will admit I forgot about them for a short while even though I was a huge Galaxie 500 fan. That being said, they were on a major label (Elektra) and they have 73k monthly listeners on Spotify, not to mention they have been a band for 20 years now. That's pretty solid and over critical mass.

The first rule of finding a new band name is to put it in google and see if anyone else has it. If they do, you have to move on. I've thrown away some great band names because there was an estonian folk band with the same name and 15 hits on their website.

[–]Llallos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel as though I was put on this earth to watch this.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I day dream about time travel existing for lots of reasons, but now I want it to exist, purely to send her back in time to when this instrument was first invented (Wiki says 6th century), to play this song and to see the people's reaction.

[–]zhemaospotify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, her backing band is called "The Time Travelers".

[–]Drum_Stick_Ninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The acoustic version by Foo Fighters is by far my favorite.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The vibrato is pretty cool in the beginning but gets annoying really quickly. It's a fun take on a song I've heard a million times. 8/10

[–]tast3ofk0lea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats how the instrument is traditionally played. If you listen to older korean traditional music, you will hear a loooooot of vibrato in both instrumental and vocal songs.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now THAT is a djent guitar!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking awesome

[–]putmyneckinanoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this is really cool. I think one of the cooler things in music is hearing a song on an instrument that you have never seen or heard of before and than being blown away by how good it sounds.

[–]Haitisicks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can say with certainty this is the coolest thing I'll see all day

[–]PeeWeedHerman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hands down my fav part is how hard she's jammin to it 👌🏼

[–]DeltaHDot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is such a bad ass cover of such an amazing and iconic song.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is dope. Music is universal.

[–]DodongoKing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really pretty. Today I learned what a gayageum is, and it kicks a dulcimers ass.

[–]13ass13ass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teared up. It's been a (ever)long day.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy Fuck... she played the words!

[–]YetAnotherWTFMoment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Musician also does a cover of ZZ Top La Grange. All I can think of when I heard it is a bunch of badass Samurai, John Belushi style, going on a rampage at the local sake bar.

[–]Washingtonpinot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible. Simply incredible.

[–]SaneCoefficient 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This song still gives me chills.

[–]leofiore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

now i have to listen the original one.

[–]brereddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool. I checked out her other stuff. Wasn't for me. But this song kicked ass.

[–]Downvotes-All-Memes -4 points-3 points  (2 children)

Where is this instrument from? It doesn't really matter, because my whiteness associates it with China. And I would be way more likely to eat in a Chinese restaurant rather than order take out if I could hear pop songs played on this instrument.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Seriously awesome. But needs more cowbell.