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Title: Edgar Cruz
Post by: PhilKing on November 09, 2008, 05:44:08 PM
If you haven't already heard it, he does a brilliant version of Bohemian Rhapsody on classical guitar and there is a DVD to show you how it's done!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu62tYmYPvk&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu62tYmYPvk&feature=related)
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: silentrage on November 09, 2008, 06:17:09 PM
wow...
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: Philly Q on November 09, 2008, 06:37:48 PM
Brilliant!  I also just watched his versions of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Dream On" (what a great song that is, by the way!).

What's amazing is that it's not just "an arrangement", it's the whole song!  :)
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: kellar on November 09, 2008, 06:48:15 PM
Amazing. I preferred Dream On, that was awesome. Had me singing along and everything.
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: Simon D on November 09, 2008, 06:54:14 PM
I watched a few. It's so far removed from the guitar playing I do, it's like I understand the individual bits of what he's doing, but I hit a mental wall when I have to think about the idea of doing all of them similtaneously! Fantastic player.
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 10, 2008, 10:17:18 PM
Brilliant!  I also just watched his versions of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Dream On" (what a great song that is, by the way!).

What's amazing is that it's not just "an arrangement", it's the whole song!  :)
I disagree, this is the very definition of arrangement ...

I love how it's preserved, clams and all!
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: Philly Q on November 10, 2008, 11:08:23 PM
I disagree, this is the very definition of arrangement ...

OK, so I'm not good on definitions...  :roll:

I just meant that his arrangement has the whole piece rather than being one of those "Queen for Easy Guitar - full chords and lyrics" type things. 
Title: Re: Edgar Cruz
Post by: Ian Price on November 10, 2008, 11:15:08 PM
I just meant that his arrangement has the whole piece rather than being one of those "Queen for Easy Guitar - full chords and lyrics" type things. 

I get what you mean Philly. Just like when Mike Keneally did a whole album of solo piano arrangements of Vai songs:

http://fusion-brasil.blogspot.com/2008/08/mike-keneally-steve-vai-piano.html

Not sure about some of Vai's 'flowery' wording on the overview though.