Luca Stricagnoli, a Contemporer Guitarist Prodigy

For me, ability to play musical instruments always seems like something out of world. You see, my clumsy hands, bad reflexes, and bad timings just won't cut it for playing instruments. Forget piano or fiddle, I can't even match simple percussion tone to my friends playing (it was in my high school long, long time ago, the teacher assign us to make some band and play in front of class. Total disaster on my part.) So, watching people playing music live always gave me envious feeling.

Enter Luca Stricagnoli. A contemporary guitarist who skills I'm not even dare to dream having. Watch this:


How is his brain works? I mean, I keep stumble over nothing while walking on flat, clean straight floor, and here he is, playing a one man band:



AND. HE. PLAY. GOOD. TOO!

That is so unfair. Handsome, cute guy who can play music instruments, and prodigy at that? Ladies (and number of guys) will definitely screaming for him. And he is young too! Maybe 24 or 25 years old. And ladies, please hold on to your panties, but he is proficient in Judo too!

Thank God he seems like can't sing, or I'm going to ask for refund.



Wait, did he just play TWO guitars?! Yep he did!


Freaking cool.
And here he is, using his feet to play some chords:



Fuck it, I'll just go back to sleep.

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PS 1: he released an album last year, so you can buy it on your choice of market place (such as Amazon or iTunes) 
PS 2: for more his videos, go to the usual site (*cough* YouTube *cough*)
PS 3: that disaster high school assignment story is 100% true. Right total disaster that was.
PS4:  the only, I repeat, the ONLY instrument I can play is the freaking RECORDER. Yeah, THAT recorder. You know, the flute-like instrument? Usually for elementary kids? Yep. Pathetic eh? (apologize to all professional recorder players. You guys are awesome!)

Review: OneRepublic - Feel Again (single)

Ugh, what a busy month!!! So many things to get done on my workplace I didn't even had time for writing on this blog. Sorry guys, but I really busy this last 3 weeks. So busy I even go to office on Saturday (Saturday!!!) to finish things :(

Now those hectic weeks passed, I want to share this new single by OneRepublic. Well, not exactly new, since it been out for like, 3 months ago, but still, from a band which didn't get much coverage last year (especially since their last album is definitely a flop), this single is like their gambling to the world of fame (their debut album is definitely good).

So, what of their newest single, which titled "Feel Again"? When I listened to it the first time, I though it was one of Coldplay songs. The drum track, the clapping, the melody, the vocals; the hypnotic atmosphere created really reminds me to Coldplay. Watch the videclip, and the similarity is even stronger: the light, the party, the shooting angle.

From lyrical point of view, the lyrics is very simple, "I'm feeling better since you know me / I was a lonely soul but that's the old me" just cant compete with "I loved you with a fire red, / Now it's turnin' blue..." from Apologize, or even "We'll have the days we break /  And we'll have the scars to prove it / We'll have the bombs that we saved / And we'll have the heart / Not to lose it" from Marching On. And just don't even try to compare it to Coldplay lyrics. Just don't.

I like the videoclip, the light play is amazing. The sweet scene where a man give a women flower-with-lighbulb-on-it is nice, giving sweet touch to the hypnotic-party atmosphere. Again, reminiscence of Coldplay. But that's ok, since this single is divers to OneRepublic previous songs (which quite heavy and tiring).


Overall, nice single. The different atmosphere invoked is differs nicely with their last albums. Nice videoclip too, really love the lightbulb play. I just wish it less felt like Coldplay and more OneRepublic.