Now, it never ceases to amaze me that readers see only what they want to see in a post. This wasn’t an attack on Tommy….personally I think he’s a nice fellow judging from how he talks. But it WAS an observation about his playing. No one said he was incompetent as a player. I made the point about him “playing everything I heard in the key of C” and that he also seems to play everything “in the same style” and that I didn’t like his rendition of “Old Cape Cod!” What’s the big deal?

The point of my message was....“not everything is as it appears“....and up and coming musicians who are just beginners and view, what are considered, “knock-out” videos should be taught to question what they‘re watching. Maybe that powerhouse player giving that powerhouse performance is not the actual “powerhouse” in other areas of music!
So...that’s the way I’ve learned to view a lot of these many Youtube videos....with a grain of salt! Show me a mix of what you can do on that keyboard, play in different keys, different styles, show me you can emotionalize a tune and mostly, show me you’re not going for a world record for the most notes anyone can put in a song....and then I will be a “believer” that you’re a true all-around musician or entertainer!