In order of: Really Good to The Best
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Tina S - Really good, and I've watched this before back when it first went viral. I'd be so proud of my daughter to be able to do that. She adds her own flashiness, and for her age... wow.
However, the video loses the tone war against the 2 guys. She also plays about a minute and a half, so not as much to offer as the rest of the videos.
That said, I wanted to see what she was up to now-days, and she hasn't posted a new video in 6 years. I wonder how amazing she is now.
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Sophie Lloyd - Beautiful video quality. Playing that Keisel gives it a much different tone than the others, bringing a much more modern flavor. To do a good cover, you need to be able to do it as good as the original artist or make it original. Sophie chose to do the latter with a "shred" version which was cool. I'm intrigued to see more of what she does as she is also pleasant on the eyes.
I will be checking out more of her vids soon. Subscribed.
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Kfir Ochaion - I watched this video first. Afterwards my first thought was (Wow, nobody will top this) as he absolutely nails it. Clean playing and Major bonus points for playing an extended version for 10 minutes! He chose to cut his head from frame, so I miss getting to watch the passion come our from facial expressions. I like watching players faces do funny things: squints, lip perks, goofy eyes, etc.
I did go watch additional videos so I do now know what he looks like when he plays. The dude is a beast!
I also don't think he touches the whammy bar, which Andrey adds.
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Andrey Korolev - Overall video and playing was stylistically right up my alley. It's got a vintage feel and watching him play is entertaining to me. I can tell he is really feeling it while playing and that passes over to the listener. Listening to this brought a tear to my eye and I've heard it played thousands of times. He freaking owns the whammy bar and plays it to perfection. @3:15 WOW. It was so good that I went back and watched it again x3.
Gotta love the PULSE version, it's my fav. I Subscribed to his channel and will be anxious to see if he does any other songs/styles that I really enjoy listening to.
EDIT: He also does a cover of Sorrow and High Hopes and holy shit. This guy could step in as Gilmour on stage. He is so freaking good and his tone is just emotionally amazing.