# Post an impressive individual music performance **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 9, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931 "2022-06-09T19:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/121 "2023-09-16T03:36:48Z")
I might be lowering the bar with my submission, but I think early Kiss (think from the “live” Alive! era) is great glam hard rock. Later Kiss…not so much. With that said, I give you this rendition of She: > **[She - Kiss | The Midnight Special](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRXx5hfk58M%2F)** > > Follow us on Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightSpecialTVShow/https://www.instagram.com/themidnightspecialtvshow/https://www.tiktok.com/@themid... ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/122 "2023-09-16T05:28:34Z")
A couple of numbers from Leon Jumping Jack Flash from the Concert for Bangladesh [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oirZRJEwOv4/hqdefault.jpg "Leon Russell - Jumpin' Jack Flash/Youngblood") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oirZRJEwOv4) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/123 "2023-09-16T14:54:26Z")
I know Supertramp gets a lot of hate, but this live track from '79 just blows me away every time I watch it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0Bzr4tgMRs8/maxresdefault.jpg "Supertramp - Another Man's Woman (Live in Paris 1979)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bzr4tgMRs8) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/124 "2023-09-17T00:31:16Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Jumping Jack Flash from the Concert for Bangladesh My local classic rock station played that song _once_ back in the 90’s. Possibly on a syndicated or otherwise pre-taped special. Every time I tried to request it after that, they had no idea what I was talking about. There’s a great live version of it floating around out there somewhere, but all I can find is some random short clips that are lacking in audio quality. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/125 "2023-09-17T00:37:17Z")
There was a video online some years back but I think Apple owns the copyright. Hmm? The computer company or the record company? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/126 "2023-09-17T00:43:51Z")
Side note: I recently found new ‘react’ youtube channel. However, this isn’t one of the normal ones, this one is done by a vocal coach/opera singer. While her analysis tends to go a bit too deep for me, it’s really run to watch her hear this amazing music for the first time. Also, as someone in the comments once said, she emotes like a Disney character. [The Charismatic Voice](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCharismaticVoice/videos) Here’s her most recent video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fJcoTfpdnHg/maxresdefault.jpg "Another Chicago Masterpiece! Vocal ANALYSIS of "Saturday In The Park" Live!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJcoTfpdnHg) If you want to see something fun, watch what happens when someone [her] that’s never heard a song by Chicago and has zero expectations going in, plays [25 or 6 to 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WezEljsBmKE). Also, because the Supertramp post made me think of her, here’s [The Logical Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZZ5vYi-0U). ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/127 "2023-09-17T00:47:19Z")
Also, for those that don’t know, the man selling ice cream and singing italian songs, is singing [Eh Cumpari](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsg73N0eUZk) which you probably know, even if you don’t know the name (or maybe it’s an Italian thing, I’ve heard it a million times at Italian festivals). (And here’s [Breakfast In America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKu0Lfny8N0)) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/128 "2023-09-17T00:55:15Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Here’s her most recent video: Yeah, for some reason I’ve been watching a few of her videos recently, including that one. And I got a kick out of reading the comment that Dennis DeYoung left on her reaction to “Mr. Roboto.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/129 "2023-09-17T01:01:26Z")
That seems to happen from time to time. I know she’s had few people on because they contacted her after she did one of their songs. I liked her video on I Believe In A Thing Called Love [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZOiw34802k/maxresdefault.jpg "First Time Listening to The Darkness! Vocal ANALYSIS of "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZOiw34802k) And even more, I lived Justin Hawkin’s video, reacting to her reactions. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ovXzWeMFBSg/maxresdefault.jpg "My Response to The Charismatic Voice Analysing My Voice!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovXzWeMFBSg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/130 "2023-09-17T01:02:09Z")
Ya know…I edited out that typo and then I cut and pasted it right back in trying to get two videos in one post. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/131 "2023-09-17T11:32:10Z")
Here’s some clips of a couple of the encores given by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, the first time they came to the BBC Proms concerts in 2007: Alma Llanera (Gutierrez) and Mambo from Bernstein’s West Side Story [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/szJjZ4Ips5I/hqdefault.jpg "SBYOV BBC proms 2007 Encore: Alma Llanera - Mambo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJjZ4Ips5I) and finally Molambo, from Ginastera’s Estancia [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LbjGH2QtoI8/maxresdefault.jpg "Gustavo Dudamel - Ginastera: Estancia Suite - Encore (Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, BBC Proms)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbjGH2QtoI8) ---
**Author:** ![doc481](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@doc481](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doc481)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/132 "2023-09-18T04:15:02Z")
Have you tried, “Nutcracker Suite For Guitar” by Steven Pasero which may be what you’re looking for. It is classical but with a bit of attitude. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/133 "2023-09-18T21:14:38Z")
The time frame is certainly in the ballpark for when I would have heard it. I’ve added it to my Amazon wish list, just so I’ll be able to find it later. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/134 "2023-10-03T13:56:23Z")
Late catching up on all these, and I’ve enjoyed all the contributions, but just wanted to particularly thank you for this one. I’ve never had lessons on a brass instrument, but have tried to play one a few times - if you haven’t, you might be surprised how much breath pressure it takes to make any kind of sound, let alone with the control to produce a (single) recognisable note. Then there is the technical difficulty of this piece, which is high even if you allow yourself a breath every few notes. To do it continuously like this is nothing short of astonishing. ---
**Author:** ![martyg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@martyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martyg)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/135 "2023-11-02T08:24:49Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/APofTm6fzVc/hqdefault.jpg "Pere Ubu "Breath" Night Music (1989)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APofTm6fzVc) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/136 "2023-11-15T02:51:27Z")
I just found this guy yesterday. Amazing guitarist. Here he is doing ‘Layla’: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rwzcjli1bek/maxresdefault.jpg "Marcin - Layla on One Guitar (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwzcjli1bek) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/137 "2023-12-02T12:03:35Z")
I recently discovered some free oscilloscope software and had lots of fun producing this video, which visualizes Stan Halaby II’s fantastic Commodore 64 arrangement of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Wave. The C64 was one of the first home computers to have a built-in sound synthesizer chip, and while it’s primitive compared to today’s audio technology, Stan (a professional saxophonist) really found a way to make it shine. His extended improvisational section features some amazing effects. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NAONgvqZvjk/hqdefault.jpg "Wave (Remix) by Stan Halaby II and Jerry Roth (Dr J) [oscilloscope view]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAONgvqZvjk) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/138 "2023-12-08T01:55:03Z")
Remember Ben Folds improving songs to random people on chatroullete while in the middle of a concert? It popped into my head a few days ago and I finally got around to rewatching it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dgTKY0rbemQ/hqdefault.jpg "Ben Folds - Ode to Merton - "Chat Roulette Piano Improv" \*HIGHER QUALITY\*") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgTKY0rbemQ) Then I noticed the channel was called OdeToMerton and I remembered Ben Folds was copying this guy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JTwJetox_tU/maxresdefault.jpg "Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwJetox_tU) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/139 "2023-12-18T02:34:29Z")
Chicago, in Korean [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kCWBWXyUh2Q/maxresdefault.jpg "2021 '시카고' 프레스콜 We Both Reached For the Gun 민경아 최재림") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCWBWXyUh2Q) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931/140 "2024-02-10T02:21:59Z")
Maybe not as impressive as most of the other posts but a lot of fun. Dueling Banjos - by the Petoskey High School Steel Drum Band > **[Dueling Banjos - by the Petoskey High School Steel Drum Band. Bellaire,...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZyAc4AaAv4%2F)** > > These high school kids are amazing!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931.md?page=8)