Dani Rabin rant

[MarkRhodes]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Y2dZ2d2kr...dFTSoCTontfHy4

[pamosmusic]

I kind of hate him but actually that was pretty good

[AllanAllen]

But I don't think most blues & rock solos suck...

[AllanAllen]

But at blues jams... Grrr

I mean, those solos suck because the guys can't play. All the expletive filled metaphors won't fix that, they've invested their whole life into avoiding theory because Hendrix was humble in some interview.

[joe2758]

I watched about half...who tf is that guy?

[joe2758]

ooo one of those, got it

[MarkRhodes]

I kind of hate him but actually that was pretty good

Dani used to post here quite a bit. He surely can play, and he's got a great ear for figuring out what the mechanics of their various styles and techniques. His videos on Gypsy Jazz picking, SRV's blues playing, and Jeff Beck's way of getting certain sounds are all very good. (He has a book out on Beck's techniques, but I haven't read it----I've got enough on my plate already and assume Jeff Beck is a mountain I will never attempt to climb.)


Evidently, he graduated from Berklee. He has made several videos on why it's not worth the time and expense, even though certain basics are need-to-know (-you just don't have to go to a music school to learn them).

I check out something or other by him every month or so, though I don't always stay till the end.

For this video, I think the metaphor of painting is more useful than that of language.

[MarkRhodes]

I watched about half...who tf is that guy?

Dani Rabin. He's in a fusion band called Marbin. They've been around a long time now. (He used to post here often.)

[Hep To The Jive]

I like Dani, I'm following him on FB, his vibe suits me. Even if I disagree with him sometimes, his humor, delivery, attitude makes it very entertaining. Most of the time he does have a good point thou. I don't really dive in into his theory and guitar instructional videos, but I remember one about GJ picking he mentioned half rest stroke which I never heard from anyone before, and it was very useful. So yea, Dani is da man!

[pamosmusic]

Dani used to post here quite a bit. He surely can play, and he's got a great ear for figuring out what the mechanics of their various styles and techniques. His videos on Gypsy Jazz picking, SRV's blues playing, and Jeff Beck's way of getting certain sounds are all very good. (He has a book out on Beck's techniques, but I haven't read it----I've got enough on my plate already and assume Jeff Beck is a mountain I will never attempt to climb.)


Evidently, he graduated from Berklee. He has made several videos on why it's not worth the time and expense, even though certain basics are need-to-know (-you just don't have to go to a music school to learn them).

I check out something or other by him every month or so, though I don't always stay till the end.

For this video, I think the metaphor of painting is more useful than that of language.

Sure he's a great musician. I just don't have much patience for his whole social media shtick.

[joe2758]

I like Dani, I'm following him on FB, his vibe suits me. Even if I disagree with him sometimes, his humor, delivery, attitude makes it very entertaining. Most of the time he does have a good point thou. I don't really dive in into his theory and guitar instructional videos, but I remember one about GJ picking he mentioned half rest stroke which I never heard from anyone before, and it was very useful. So yea, Dani is da man!

Just glancing at the channel I think I'm the opposite...points are probably good but I can't get past the vibe haha

[spencer096]

9:30 on the vid about practicing is a fantastic metaphor.

I love the guys schtick ngl

[Christian Miller]

I kind of hate him but actually that was pretty good

I think that’s what he’s going for


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[pamosmusic]

I think that’s what he’s going for


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Almost certainly

[Christian Miller]

Evidently, he graduated from Berklee. He has made several videos on why it's not worth the time and expense, even though certain basics are need-to-know (-you just don't have to go to a music school to learn them).

Yeah I think this is an angle that sells well on YouTube. It’s a whole vibe. That faculty jam that got memed to death. It’s a mix of schadenfreude and anti-establishment rhetoric and it does numbers.

Berklee is an easy target tbf. Especially these days.

People also want to be told music is easy though, just learn this trick.

The two things combined makes for a certain vibe of jazz thumbnail haha.

Anyway his content isn’t made for people like me. Which is probably why he’s doing well.

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[joe2758]

Anyway his content isn’t made for people like me. Which is probably why he’s doing well.

Yeah, I don't think my attention is very marketable. I guess they're like online carnival barkers to me...not tempted to see what is, sort of annoyed, hope the actual content trends in the right direction (I think it probably is from when I started...but like, relax)

[pamosmusic]

Yeah, I don't think my attention is very marketable. I guess they're like online carnival barkers to me...not tempted to see what is, sort of annoyed, hope the actual content trends in the right direction (I think it probably is from when I started...but like, relax)

I do appreciate the irony of a YouTube dude with clickbait thumbnails and stuff yelling about how music school is a waste of time. I mean -- point taken, but also pot meet kettle.

[Christian Miller]

I do appreciate the irony of a YouTube dude with clickbait thumbnails and stuff yelling about how music school is a waste of time. I mean -- point taken, but also pot meet kettle.

If there isn’t a course on being a music YouTuber at Berklee, you can bet there will soon

Imagine if they got him to teach it

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[pamosmusic]

If there isn’t a course on being a music YouTuber at Berklee, you can bet there will soon

Imagine if they got him to teach it

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I'm 100% sure he'd take the job and continue to make videos about how Berklee is dumb.

[Christian Miller]

I'm 100% sure he'd take the job and continue to make videos about how Berklee is dumb.

Which I can respect.

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[MarkRhodes]

Sure he's a great musician. I just don't have much patience for his whole social media shtick.

It's not for everyone. I'm not always 'in tune' with it.
But to his credit, he knows what he wants to say and he states it plain. He starts on point and stays on point.

[Hep To The Jive]

It's not for everyone. I'm not always 'in tune' with it.
But to his credit, he knows what he wants to say and he states it plain. He starts on point and stays on point.

That's his strength. Delivery matters, even if I don't find his messages 100% to agree with, I still enjoy his videos simply because he's a character and highly entertaining. Attitude goes a long way.

I see his critics and reminds me when the movie Whiplash came out, so many in jazz community rediculed it how untruthful it was or some shit, blah blah. To me the movie was brilliant and I enjoyed it for what it was not what it supposed to be.

Unfortunately jazz folks can be such bores sometimes.

[pamosmusic]

Unfortunately jazz folks can be such bores sometimes.

So can YouTubers.

(not Christian obvs … never Christian.)

[djg]

life's too short

[joe2758]

life's too short

unless you're bored at work