Guitarist takes on Slayer with a Ukelele.. and Wins

[bradl]

Now.. I've seen and listened to my share of music, especially those that border on unique but phenomenal (Rodrigo y Gabriela) to the outright crazy, but works great (BabyMetal)..

.. But this works out great, even though you'd classify it as something that goes together like Salmon ice cream.

Call it an easy way to get your mom introduced to metal, using something you'd find buried in the back of your 1st grader's closet.

With that, read, and enjoy!

http://www.reviewjournal.com/trending/icymi/guitarist-takes-slayer-ukulele-and-wins

Guitarist takes on Slayer with a ukulele and wins
By GRAYDON JOHNS
REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

We may have found a way your mom will approve of you being a fan of Slayer.

Let her listen to Chicago-based guitarist Rob Scallon’s cover of Slayer’s “War Ensemble” and chances are it’ll find a soft spot in her heart.

Why?

Because he plays those hardcore guitar riffs on something you find in your kid’s toy chest.

Scallon rips into the Slayer classic using a ukulele and, wowsers!, he’s good.

He even drops the solos in there (if you’re a Slayer fan you know how cool that is).

Now that you’ve got your mom hooked, sit down with her and have her watch “Spinal Tap.”

And don’t forget to turn it to eleven. “It’s one louder.”

BL.

 

[palmerc2]

First and foremost, Slayer is my #2 favorite band behind Avenged Sevenfold. Sometimes they move up to #1 depending on what kind of mood I'm in

Regarding the video, I was thoroughly entertained. I love it when someone covers a heavy thrash song on an instrument that's out of the ordinary. While Slayer isn't very polished, and often times sporadic, I was surprised he covered the solos. Bravo!

On a semi-related note, this cover reminded me of this lady who does a cover of Tornado of Souls by Megadeth on piano. The solo is in my top 5 solos of all time, and I'm very happy she included it. Even listening to this lady perform the solo gives me the chills

 

[rhett7660]

I really liked the Slayer cover. That was pretty bad A$$!!! The piano one was good too. Don't get me wrong, but the Slayer one took the cake in my book. Thanks for the share!

 

[vrDrew]

I'm not sure why, but Ukuleles seem to be having a weird surge in popularity recently. The local music store where I buy strings recently moved all their axes into a back room to make wall space for a bunch of ukuleles.

Obviously the guy playing in the video had some serious skills, but IMHO I wouldn't rush to replace a classic Gibson Les Paul or Stratocaster with a uke of any description. A lot of rock music relies on pinched harmonics that are all but impossible to achieve with a Uke.

Still - lots of fun to watch and listen to!

 

[palmerc2]

I'm not sure why, but Ukuleles seem to be having a weird surge in popularity recently. The local music store where I buy strings recently moved all their axes into a back room to make wall space for a bunch of ukuleles.

Obviously the guy playing in the video had some serious skills, but IMHO I wouldn't rush to replace a classic Gibson Les Paul or Stratocaster with a uke of any description. A lot of rock music relies on pinched harmonics that are all but impossible to achieve with a Uke.

Still - lots of fun to watch and listen to!

Hipsters, man. Some no name band uses one and then all of a sudden hipsters must have one. They'll die out in less than a year. I could never give up my electric.

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On another note, the same guy has done a cover of Raining Blood on a Banjo

 

[iMacBooked]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! Oh and I totally agree about Rodrigo & Gabriella, definitely phenomenal. Going to see them live again in a month.