Kiddie Iron Maiden

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Similar videos of these kids have been posted before, namely them covering Sepultura's 'Refuse/Resist' and Maiden's 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'.  As usual, they play way beyond their years, but I have no idea what their sister was doing there.... ;)
 
Cheers bud. They're seriously good though eh? I think back to the time I was in a "band" and we could hardly string two notes together! I'd love to see the Hallowed Be Thy Name clip if anyone has a link?
 
These kids have potential, but the guitarist (as good as he may be for a kid his age) has the overwhelming fault of never listening to the other musicians. He plays what he wants, and the other guys have to follow him. When they learn to play together as a band, they will sound much better.
 
Give 'em a couple of years time to learn the finer points of playing an instrument in a group (be it in an orchestra or a band) and they'll be great! All these kids need is experience! :ok:
 
That's not cool :p

@SMX: In a band don't the other players follow the drummer? As I understand it it is from the drums out: drummer, bass, rythem guitar, lead guitar...
 
It varies from band to band, although it is indeed most common by far to follow the drummer's tempo and rhythm.

One exception I know of is Black Sabbath (original lineup), in which everyone followed Tony Iommi.

These youngsters simply need to decide who gets to drive the bus. Based on their videos, it is clear that the guitarist is the best musician and has the most precise rhythm. If the others learn to follow him, they'll sound better. (It looks like they're trying to do that, but haven't got it down yet.)

However, this does not mean the guitarist can do whatever he wants. Until the other guys in the band can keep up with him, he must learn to watch them and see when the band has gone out of sync. When that happens, the best idea is for everyone to sync themselves up with the drummer, even if the drummer is wrong. A listener tends to perceive the drums as defining the rhythm, so the other musicians have to let the drummer take that role sometimes.

As an example from my own band's experiences: our drummer has a tendency to speed up slowly over the course of a song. Rather than try and get him to slow back down, it's much easier - and sounds better - when the rest of us speed up to match him.
 
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