This. I chose Deep Purple originals and then covers of songs that are shall we say, a bit more than the average level of difficulty.

In a forum for Cakewalk back in the old days, a couple of the folks there decided to do a cover of Lazy. They nailed it note for note. If you were in the cake forums over a decade ago you might remember that being posted.


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<<<<< This one is especially interesting in that the drummer is a 12 year old girl who nails it. Ian Pace reaction:


I don't think this was sight read..... but I might be wrong. If you know how to listen and are at a high level of proficiency on your instrument, you can nail these songs.

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