Composer/keyboardist Jordan Rudess is sick of ice bucket challenge videos (h/t Ed Goldstein) but unlike most of us who just gripe about it, he did something creative by coming up with his own variation: playing an uber-cool, not-so-easy, chromatic riff in 13/8 while talking about his day.
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5 thoughts on “Tired Of The Ice Bucket Challenge?”
I missed the part where he mentions making a donation to ALS research. Which is the whole point. I’m sorry but no one is forcing him to watch ice bucket challenges. His seems a bit mean-spirited.
I see it as anything but mean spirited and I can’t count the number of times ice bucket challenge videos fail to mention donating. Add to that the entire premise is based around the original ALS effort so assuming that the viewer knows what you’re talking about is sufficiently self-evident.
I missed the part where he mentions making a donation to ALS research. Which is the whole point. I’m sorry but no one is forcing him to watch ice bucket challenges. His seems a bit mean-spirited.
I see it as anything but mean spirited and I can’t count the number of times ice bucket challenge videos fail to mention donating. Add to that the entire premise is based around the original ALS effort so assuming that the viewer knows what you’re talking about is sufficiently self-evident.
Impressive technical abilities he has, that Rudness. But much like most of the Dream Theater repertoire, it’s just not that interesting to listen to.
If by not interesting you meant, very interesting then yes, I would agree; but it’s that subjective quality that makes music and art so intriguing. 🙂