One of my most favourit Shred Vids: Paradise City - Guns & Roses

I posted that one to my bandmembers telling them we where going to play that song in the live version. Keyboard player went berserk

It's actually quit hard to make a shred vid that sounds bad, but not too bad. You've got to create the illusion it's the Real Deal. In some special theme-shows (where everything goes wrong) I do, I'm introduced as a very talented singer that is to perform a single song that night. I sing that song slightly off key and lose my timing on some spots. The trick is not to go overboard. The audience sees and hears a singer that is trying his stinking best, that believes he's doing a great job, but who just can't sing. Amazingly the audience applauds me when I'm done with that song en I leave the stage.
Most fun part for me is to see the expression on their faces when the show-host anounces the singer is going to perform and they see ME walking on stage Sometimes I even get boo' d
Then I start with "Suspicious Minds" and make sure it's absolutely top-notch. Then again the expression on their faces.....

Mike
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