Yup, am in broad agreement with this comment. He’s much more fun to watch when it’s just about the music. I can’t stand the talky, click-baity, meme-ified segments of his videos, and they’re a huge part of why I stopped watching him.
Doesn’t take away from the fact that he’s insanely talented.
Mind you, I have similar feelings about Jacob Collier, who again is a bona fide musical genius that I’m incredibly jealous of, but at the same time has a personality that rubs me completely the wrong way.
I tend to get more out of watching Rick Beato (his recent Sting interview is ace). He has his own issues (some clickbait video titles, a notable lack of PoC and women in his videos and some annoying fixations), but I watch something on one of his channels at least once a week.
His ability to just pick up songs and play along with them remains remarkable, and he’s great at breaking them down. He also has a glorious assortment of kit, enough that he’s able to reproduce tones very easily.
Rick’s Sting Interview:
Edit:
Oh, and for all his seeming focus on RAWK music, he’s the one who got me listening to Billie Eilish and various other contemporary pop artists I may have otherwise ignored.
