My Worst Trainwreck

Train wrecks happen on the bandstand. This is the story of a particularly nasty one at a wedding where we totally butcher a perfectly decent Elton John ballad.
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[@ShowTheOreo]

Legendary singing performance by that lady. It was so bad that it managed to throw off 4 professional musicians into different keys

[@Dowlphin]

I was actually surprised they didn't try playing LOUDER to suggest to HER who is the one singing WRONG how to do it right.

[@anistissaoui]

Underrated

[@Varod737]

3 proffesional musicians

[@seanspartan2023]

@@Varod737 Actually she may have even thrown off the drummer's rhythm too...

[@Varod737]

@@seanspartan2023 managed to throw off 4 musicians *into different keys*

[@garrettmick3452]

The drummer couldn’t tell anything was wrong the whole time

[@Coastfog]

It's a simple life but a good one, too.

[@Bassalicious]

He knew there wasn't a way out of it all along.

[@vitamin9165]

When the finally comes he's just sitting like mom come pick me up I'm scared

[@linnik2649]

i think anyone can tell when a song is going to shit hahah

[@JohnnyJazzFreak]

Yeah, it probably never sounded as good to the drummer.

[@andrewprahst2529]

Trainreck? Quadratonal modulations are SPICYYY

[@silverhawkroman]

I guess the groom got four renditions of the song in one. That bride is a keeper xD

[@milesyalzin2018]

Is that Cirno?

[@stefanburlacu8803]

@@silverhawkroman 5 with the scale the bridesmaid was playing

[@speedsterh]

@Andy Zhu Jazzy ? Avant-garde, rather

[@juicebox_music]

Androvsky *bridesmaid

[@MrIzzy5466]

I had a cymbal fall over, cut a patch cord to the guitarist mid solo. A friend jumped up to give him a new cable. Tripped up and fell on a trombone player who smashed his trombone into the trumpet next to him. One cymbal, two instruments broken in 6 seconds...oof.

[@mrbob55304]

Now, THAT'S a trainwreck.

[@kevdmiller]

A similar thing happened to my old band. Luckily it wasn't a trainwreck because it was the absolute last note of the night. The drummer hit a loud crash and the symbol stand toppled towards the front of the stage and sliced a cable which caused a pretty spectacular (but harmless) pyrotechnic spark. It was an awesome finale and all we had to do is replace a cable before the next gig.

[@TonyCoyle]

Was setting up a PA for a college disco when I was setting a top tweeter on one of the stacks. On the instructions of the stage manager, I moved the top tweeter over a little too far, which then fell off the stack along with the mid range onto the stage (temporary raised staging) which hadn't been properly locked yet - it collapsed, which pulled the DJ station with it (they'd been tied together already) along with a few thousand 45's (yes, long time ago) and pulling down the connected light system, which took the remainder of the PA stacks, the lights, and any and all equipment with them. Fun times.

[@greggleventhal5010]

I once spilled a 2 liter of dr pepper, freaked out and turned to look for paper towels and knocked over and spilled a 4 foot bong.

[@youtubeuser206]

@@greggleventhal5010 you win

[@doddleoddle]

"there's no way out" ahHAhAhAHHA oh my god what I would give to hear this

[@Max-jf5vu]

Hello there.

[@isobelhood7625]

Omg dodie fancy seeing you here

[@Nazareadain]

... Do you know Dodie?

[@evanmcdonnal]

Yeah the real tragedy here is that no one in the audience uploaded this to YT.

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

from this bad place ...

[@bobschroder8640]

This is so sad. Alexa play "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" in 4 different keys...

[@MarekBarna]

Bob Schröder hahaha 😀😀😀😀😀 that good Also I’m the 800th! 💪🏼

[@Dowlphin]

Alexa: "reported"

[@jumpman8282]

Alexa Keyes

[@jb-ro4ow]

"White people love uptown funk." Adam has always been a classy memer

[@reidgowan2670]

j b I mean, he’s right.

[@JiveDadson]

Michelle Pfieffer! (I's white.)

[@bigstunna2049]

I mean everyone loves uptown funk

[@Gamma_Radiation]

Uptown funk is a universal language - Adam Neely

[@pie-vd5qq]

i dont get it

[@DonyaLane]

Ha Ha...Been there! I haven't played a wedding gig since 2000, but man, did this story bring back some hilariously similar memories! You know, there's a famous musician joke about it: A cover band is playing in a club, and a girl who likes to sing with the band asks if she could sit in with them. She wants to sing "Misty" (it's an old joke). So, the bandleader turns upstage and says, "OK, listen-up. We're gonna play 'Misty' in Ab... But only for 3 bars. On bar 4 we modulate up a half step to A for about 2 bars. But watch for my cue to take it DOWN a whole step. Probably hang there a couple of bars, maybe... then back to Ab. Play the turnaround in 5/4. When we take the repeat, play the top of verse 2 in 3/4 and..." At this point, the wannabee singer panics and interrupts the bandleader, "Wait, wait a sec! I don't know how to sing 'Misty' like that!" And the bandleader says, "Yeah, ya do. That's exactly how ya sang it with us last week."

[@jumpman8282]

A band went into a bar - a quadruplet

[@tomvesely4008]

Damn that burns

[@pinkajou656]

Oh my god that’s just... hilarious

[@jonathanmcdaniel1040]

The girl sings "Danny Boy" and the Groom breaks out in a sobbing cry" The Bride turns to him and says "I didn't know you were Irish." Between sobs he says "I'm not.(sob) I'm a musician.(waaah).

[@aggressivejazzhands2569]

CAAAAAN YOU FEEEEL THE LIIIIICC TONIIIGHT

[@Herehear49]

Really, some of these (s)hit songs deserve the treatment they get by overenthusiastic non-singers.

[@arnonyme6]

*Can you licc the love tonight ?

[@lucasMcarter89]

damn, beat me to it.

[@marceugeni]

Hahahahahahajahajajja

[@CoryMck]

👅 😜😉🌃

[@fadil-f]

Adam : Plays miliseconds of Uptown Funk song *UMG WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

[@jackburton3149]

*sudden sniper red dot appears on forehead*

[@fattyjaybird7505]

Are you able to type U9t0wn Fvn% ?

[@jerbear97]

what is this, U6t4wn F*&%?

[@jerbear97]

@imshippyupup just ruined it for ya

[@candle_eatist]

Oops xD deMontentized

[@lukelyons7255]

2:50 is the jazz equivalent of getting rick rolled. You could have ended the video there 😂

[@tylerbrah4676]

Explain I’m new to this jazz thing

[@benmorris8674]

Chuck shulder he’s playing a melodic line that was used by so many jazz musicians in the past that it became known simply as “the lick” and now it’s essentially a jazz meme.

[@jibbityjobbity1954]

@@tylerbrah4676 I think jazz is when you use a time signature that's not 4/4

[@pietervanleeuwen8570]

I burst out laughing right there. I couldn't believe he had to do it to em like that

[@emmaclarkcomposer8251]

I guess we got lick rolled, huh?

[@tsg_frank5829]

I wish there was some kind of recording of that beautiful beautiful trainwreck, I need that quadratonal rendition in my life. I want that intentionally performed and named "can you feel the cringe tonight"

[@MassiveBridge52]

I like that

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

Yeah, definitely! That's a super good idea 😂

[@dlevi67]

Can't oblige fully, but remaining on the (deliberate) trainwreck at a wedding, here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpWypZt9m6uFo6c

[@dinidusamaranayake3266]

dlevi67 gg

[@Dowlphin]

Gold star comment 😄👍

[@Theblueshark27]

4:30 Star Spangled Banner but its Giant Steps

[@bipbipletucha]

Lmao!

[@nickmonks9563]

I support this movement to make the Star Spangled Giant Steps the new national anthem of the United States.

[@alphanum001]

Ha! I bet the pianist will be will become one of the most accomplished improvisers ever.

[@cyrusgarretson7928]

What an underrated comment

[@jerbear97]

*_oh my god_*

[@DanThomasUK]

4 simultaneous keys = peak jazz

[@larrybird8536]

DanThomasMusic along with 4 simultaneous time signatures

[@Xenon1825]

AGGGHHHHHHH SO JAZZY

[@michaweinst3774]

Well, if there were two songs with this experience, it's legit. As you know: "Repetition legitimises".

[@markwilliamson8047]

By the time you got to "quadratonal" I was cry-laughing so hard that no sound was coming out and I couldn't breathe. Thanks. I needed that.

[@theelektriccowboy7661]

same here!!!

[@iamplup5543]

The moment he said four different keys I busted into laughter

[@mhbjarkistef]

Same x'D

[@JLsnipe311]

I did too, man it's 3:42 AM...

[@russellfroggatt]

Me too

[@theredstonelab6104]

"I mean, without checking, can you remember if Elton John modulates?" Me: Yes I can remember because I've watched this video 12 times Thanks for teaching me a musical "fun fact" that I will never forget Adam

[@cheesecakelasagna]

relatable, have a nice day.

[@DrumWild]

I’ve done “Stairway to Heaven” in three-minute Reggae style, but have never done “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” In Trout Mask Replica style. Damn!

[@Novalarke]

It's been done - by Dread Zeppelin, 20 years ago. Not 3 min - but Stairway done Reggae. With an Elvis impersonator as the vocalist. The 90s were weird. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2inop2vg6x7gLc

[@nanayawberko3212]

This was such a good reference

[@EliseOfTheValley]

Henry Warwick the 90s were the best of times and worst of times

[@henrycurtis3652]

@@Novalarke Can't decide if this is a travesty or if it circles back around to being amazing, but it's fucking hilarious either way

[@theaddictofgaming9174]

Doesn't Frank Zappa's Stairway start as a reggae.

[@KamilHenri]

Good thing Elton John showed up to the wedding to save the day and play it himself

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Yeah, he tends to do that sometimes.

[@thesadsquatch]

2:50 You just got liccrolled

[@benjaminlum5894]

K Jonks I like that term. I better start practicing how to pull a joke like that off to my non-musically inclined friends XD

[@groovylobster]

My worst trainweck was when i was playing drums at a gig using another bands kit (that they set up). The first song begins and i'm playing their hi-hat thinking "huh, this hi-hat sounds like it's from toy drum kit", and then when we reached the chorus, i hit the high crash, and to my horror, it made nothing but a bell sound. We go through the whole set with me being completely dumbfounded by whatever's going on with this kit, and right as the last song starts, it hit me: whoever set up the kit mixed up a hi-hat with the high crash. It was already too late to change it. Astoundingly, no one seemed to notice, and i'm still told that it was a great set.

[@DockingFreidmanRecords]

Bro who mixes up the hi hat with the cymbal. Bro that must've been horror like damn.

[@devongilweit388]

I would pay $7 to here this recreated as a midi

[@neo-babylon7872]

I would do it but I'm afraid this much money would spoil me.

[@jaseneffendy17]

The version the bride was singing is C Suspended-Off-The-Top-Rope 4 with a flat 6

[@MrTurtleThief]

WATCH OUT WATCH OUT!

[@Haights]

*the licc* BAH GAWD THAT'S NEELY'S MUSIC

[@alistairmackintosh9412]

C hung-drawn-and-quartered full demolished

[@donovangallaway3632]

3:30 I've never winced so hard at the word "harmonize"

[@tylerehrlich1471]

I absolutely lost it when you perfectly evoked that MOMENT when everyone switched to four keys at the same time. Thank you for sharing!

[@michelthibodeau3474]

3:00 "... soldiered on in atonal ignorance"... also applies to my signing

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

What are tones in the first place? 😂

[@cruzcontrol1303]

It’s what you want your abs to look like

[@warpatato]

PROTIP: Make sure the bridesmaid and the band are in the same key

[@joost9430]

I'm not sure if the groom would agree with you

[@atkubelka3722]

The Quadratonal part made me exert a laugh I’ve never laughed before

[@MePeterNicholls]

Pentecostal churches. I was late teens. An elderly black lady wanted to sing a dedication. So I gave her an intro. She started in another key, so I vamped down to her key and she followed, so I tried again and she followed again. And in the end I just did anything I could. Oh and her rhythm/ timing was a struggle to follow. And she eventually cane to a finish. She was very happy, thanked me. And I went for a very strong coffee. And got a lot of back slapping for giving it a try.

[@SoulTheScytheOG]

I play bass in a Pentecostal church and I can relate very hard to this. Hearing elderly women sing in their own world really just comes with the territory, but it's made even more difficult by the fact that the piano player isn't the most experienced when it comes to proper accompaniment. It's almost solely up to rhythm section to hold anything together, but at least I play with an excellent drummer that can catch all those skipped beats!

[@rovaldorobinson9929]

Yeah bro as a Jamaican Pentecostal we just change key and everything always work out

[@TheAkramCat]

Adam: "Fortunately there's another melody that sounds similar" *melody starts playing* Me: Wait, that sounds kinda familiar, Oh, oh no, is he, O H N O it's the L I C K

[@christianfriisjensen2055]

the sly bastard

[@illford6921]

What is "The Lick"

[@annalapanda7676]

@@illford6921 If you're familiar with musical notes: D E F G E C D Otherwise: The lick is basically a jazz meme, as it is played many times in jazz music. This video explains it well. Heads up: it's basically *just* *_T H Y L I C C_* Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaOnqZuklrB3bbM

[@MrCG35]

That’s the T R I C K or the tricc

[@archaicpentameter500]

@@annalapanda7676 THANK YOU!

[@KathyWashburnBunn]

When an untrained female vocalist tries to sing in a key selected for a tenor, she's going to have a hard time. 🙃

[@AlexFBauer]

Found the bridesmaid!

[@KathyWashburnBunn]

@@AlexFBauer Who, me? LOL no it wasn't me, but I feel bad for her. I hope, for her sake, that she's truly tone deaf so that she didn't have to share in the band's pain. 😅

[@TheresaTV1]

LoL! For real! I can do it, but I’m a trained contralto. Last time I sang it at a cabaret, I actually sang it in D major, I wasn’t aware the movie version was in Eb.

[@oscarcourtney5894]

am i the only person thinking this would make a great ted talk?

[@roicalvin]

2:47 "Another melody wich sounds kinda simmilar" *Starts playing the lick real slow and emotional*

[@FreezepondMapping]

Can you feel the *Jazz* tonight The chords the wedding plays The band for once can't find their harmony In all four different keys

[@SmolMio]

This is so sad

[@CalifornianMapping]

Freezepond why are you here Why

[@FreezepondMapping]

bruh get off my case I'm learning jazz

[@andrewche1626]

In your own sweet key

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

I did a similar thing. With Bohemian Rhapsody. Let that sink in. Ok, not four keys at the same time, though. That's next level!!

[@RickerbyMusic]

I once recorded a live gig where a singer sung a Bruno Mars sung perfectly, one semi-tone above the backing track... All I had to do was pitch shift the backing track up a semitone in post and it sounded great. Not so great for the audience who witnessed it live though haha

[@omnibusprimephd7914]

"There's no way out..." Suddenly this story became very Peele-esque

[@AngelHdzMultimedia]

sUs

[@notaninstrument7707]

Jordan? There are a lot of Peeles tbh.

[@omnibusprimephd7914]

@@notaninstrument7707 Well since it was in the context of a line you would hear in a horror movie... Jordan

[@omnibusprimephd7914]

*Instead of reaching the very end of the song, the bridesmaid, trapped in her own world, separated from any key signature, started the first verse again.* Oh yea you could totally get a real horror movie out this story. The possibilities are endless.

[@cerebralaudio5587]

I saw it coming a mile away, but I still got the uncontrollable giggles at @5:50.

[@Jamie_kemp]

6:29 🤣

[@marselmusic]

aight im prepared

[@Jim_Thomas_Draper]

Likewise, 100%

[@coolmanjack1995]

You just can't non verbally communicate really abstract thoughts like "well Elton pitches up but this girl is pitched down but wait is she going to pitch up at the end?"

[@BlikeNave]

I had a really rough practice tonight with my band. Felt pretty bad, but this vid cheered me up. 5:30 was great, and hearing "If a few minutes of cringe are the worst thing that happen in your job, then you've honestly got a pretty sweet gig" made me feel happy with what I've got.

[@succ6031]

i just realized i've never been a part of a legitimate trainwreck live. thanks adam, i now have a new reason to stay awake at night.

[@nicholasromig5506]

also, I would kill to hear this avant garde rendition of Can You Feel The Love Tonight.

[@raulperez2308]

it's like, way outside, man

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

John Coltrane would definitely feel the -lick- love for it.

[@koreboredom4302]

Welp, time to make a full quadratonal track of that beloved Elton John song.

[@winstonmacmahon9735]

I'm literally laughing out loud. Awesome. I've had that same thing happen. Love chasing the singer.

[@Dowlphin]

Off the stage is probably the suppressed desire.

[@MrWben70]

"Atonal Ignorance" - Beautiful prose

[@pwc3rock]

As a person who has played with a lot of different singers in church settings. I understand starting in one key and then finding what key the singer is in before we hit the first chorus.

[@jonathanmcdaniel1040]

Donald Fagan did this in the beginning of Gold Teeth II. Just kidding.

[@noashore2312]

Thanks Adam. Sometimes it's good to be reminded of that

[@luisrocha26]

Were you in the band?

[@noashore2312]

@@luisrocha26 Not THE band, just A band. We played a show with somewhat similar predicaments, and it was good to be reminded that it's not that bad

[@benyverezub5217]

Luís Cláudio she was the bridesmaid

[@marcoscorrea93]

Took me a while to find a comment that actually talks about the meaning of the video. Let it go, it's not that bad

[@bswisher52777]

THANK YOU for your honesty and great retelling of the happenings. That being said, I demand a video!

[@teddyd9031]

Enjoyed the story and the analogy of comparing life to musical train wrecks.

[@kadourimdou43]

Can you feel the love tonight. Answer. No

[@PianomanDarrell]

I’ve had a older Japanese gentleman come up to me and ask me to play “Fry Me To The Moon” in “J minor”. I assumed he meant G minor but when he started to sing, he suddenly turned to me and asked me to “play 3 octaves lower.” I modulated over to E minor and he was so happy afterwards that he tipped me ¥10,000 (about $100). It sometimes pays to keep your cool!

[@loejewis]

Looks like the script for a Bill Wurtz video

[@stephenutterback5704]

@@loejewis or a Dwight Schrute quote

[@scarfbandit177]

This sounds absolutely traumatic. I'm glad to see you've overcome it man

[@aknopf8173]

Be strong. Keep on keeping on. Our prayers are with you!

[@fergusrutherford910]

This is by far my favourite video by you. Don't know how you've managed to turn a quadratonal rendition of a classic into a life lesson but i'm all for it lol

[@bookstuart]

What a nightmare! Brilliantly told thank you. You do have the gift of the gab.

[@owenminter7341]

This was so funny! Pls do more annecdotel videos from your experiences

[@huunliia6130]

it's Adam Neely's "My Worst Trainwreck" video, but everytime Adam says "trainwreck", a random pitch shifted copy of the audio is added on top. someone please

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Every time Adam says "trainwreck," play A Train.

[@maxwellhurrell3920]

PRO TIP: Make sure the instruments and vocals are in the SAME KEY

[@Dowlphin]

PRO TIP: (insert coin to continue)

[@northernmostbecker]

This was excellent storytelling. Not an ounce of footage of the actual event and yet you had my attention the whole time.

[@alexanderforslund9880]

I'm loving your subtle shrieks in the background. You'd make a wonderful wedding singer Mr. Neely.

[@KJlegend18]

The way you manage to sneak the lick into every video is mindbaffling. I love you man.

[@KyleHottel]

You turned a funny gig story into a life lesson that quite honestly I needed right this freaking second. Thank you Adam

[@Neil.Swinnerton]

Hearing this tale of musical misery and woe has brought much joy into my life, and reminded me of all the musical disasters that I can remember being part of, and in one or two cases, probably caused. My musical abilities are absolutely nowhere near yours, but it is reassuring to hear that train wrecks can happen to the best musicians, as well as the worst.

[@deathbypigx3h]

Amazing anecdote and video! This has been one of my favorite watches on your channel so far

[@BonnyBaez]

Hey Adam, Been following your channel for about 2 years. Dig every post. Would love if you made a series of story time like this one. This was a a very entertaining way of presenting your experience. Felt like I wanted to hear more of your stories in this format. Keep it up!

[@stephencoxbass]

Hysterical!!! I used to feel stupid and have anxiety spike when things like this happen, but after 10 years of things happening, I'm getting a slight bit better at not completely acting a fool...haha! It's tough to just ride the wave and not make a bigger mistake. Thanks for sharing!

[@verenavonasek2370]

This is one of the funniest stories I have heard in years....thank you for lighting up a cold May-night!!

[@spmil999]

That clip from Community had me spewing at my dinner table. Now I think I need to watch that show again.... Good Stuff, Adam! Funny story that was very well told.

[@n-Chantreuse]

NAILED IT! Right to the cross. I have to say, you guys were very kind.

[@BassMeisterable]

Oh my god this was an amazing video. Couldn't help but laugh along when you talked about the final chorus of 4 keys at once. Great vid :)

[@jg-reis]

Just four?! What was the drummer doing? :)

[@AAAVernier]

Funny and truthful ! Thanks again Adam, you make the Internet a lovely place !

[@henrycurtis3652]

I just laughed so hard I cried. I think you at least temporarily alleviated if not cured my final-semester existential "AAGH"

[@achmadramadhan1550]

Here's a tip to recognize which version of the song should be played. The lyrics for both versions are actually different. The Lion King version starts with: I can see what's happening/What/And they don't have a clue/Who/They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line/Our trio's down to two/Oh Elton John's version: There's a calm surrender/To the rush of day/When the heat of a rolling wave/Can be turned away "Most of the ballads, I know all the words to." - Keith Jarrett, interviewed by Ethan Iverson

[@cheesecakelasagna]

I love a walking Lion King encyclopedia.

[@Milessongs]

Thanks for (another) great video, Adam! A bandmate shared this with me shortly after my 'personal best' musical train wreck at a wedding, and it helped pull me back from the brink. Bottom line: no one was hurt, everyone got home safely!

[@AlessandroIaquinta]

“Remember, it’s just music, in a musical train wreck nobody gets hurt, everybody goes home”. God, you were so reassuring when you said it!

[@timotejbernat462]

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight", arr. C. Ives

[@DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop]

I thought it was C. Ringe

[@benje1403]

BUTCHERING ELTON JOHN. Okay that sounds unnecessarily gruesome.

[@lucianodebenedictis6014]

Nothing that didn't already happen in Kingsmen

[@Eazyrun]

@@lucianodebenedictis6014 Or in 2000's Eminem tracks am i right lads?!

[@HomoChomsky]

Adam son of Neely, Butcher of Eltons

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@lucianodebenedictis6014 I've been trying to remember the name of that movie series for months now! Thanks dude.

[@lucianodebenedictis6014]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 no problem

[@catjesusbean]

Ive heard you tell this story so many times thank you for sharing it with me

[@jorisbressan6412]

Thank you ADAM!!!! I laughed so much during the story telling !!!! I love your work

[@TheMolt1]

I work at a leading coffee chain, and when everything melts down, that's sometimes the only thing that helps: "It's only coffee."

[@sam08g16]

7:20 that was so Tom Scott! Love Adam's fluency with both music and words.

[@saulcross9690]

I only just saw this video. Late to the party. It really made me smile to know (as I am a half assed amateur who writes music with limited playing skills and only a thimble full of music theory) that even the slick and highly trained professionals can have a bad day from time to time. This is not because I take pleasure in knowing that ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ caused frustration or that the band had an excruciating 3 minutes to get through, but is because it gives me hope that for all those things that don’t go well, I can get over them and I have a lot less ‘face’ to lose being where I am musically so my wounds should heal quickly. Thanks for sharing Adam.

[@pascalzurek]

Whoa. This has been unexpectedly inspiring. Thanks, I'm actually... touched.

[@bitcoingabriel]

One of your best videos - love the end message. Keep it up dude! :D

[@schelsullivan]

About 15 years ago I caused a musical train wreck due to the using of my desktop PC as a VST I live rig. We were on a very bouncy stage. I could see my PC bouncing back and forth to the rhythm of the music. And then... Digital Screech at the most ear piercing pitch possible emanating from my rig. I went to unplug the rig and drop back to the internal sounds on my Korg M1. I tripped and fell right on my right hand. Luckily I didn't break anything. But with my injured hand in the cheesy M1 sounds I cringed for the remainder of the gig.

[@TrevorWierzbowski]

What a beautifully crafted language structures and the choice of ear-pleasing lexemes, you are one hell of a speaker, sir.

[@samuelmarquez1462]

This is actually the best explanation of a musical trainwreck I've ever heard and every musician who's played in a trainwreck must see this video

[@michaeljprice1097]

im in a stand up club at my college and sometimes ppl will purposefully tell bad jokes at meetings just to get used to the feeling of bombing

[@janosheks]

Thank you for sharing this campfire horror story! It made me laugh.

[@carlosmarte7076]

Thanks god I got recommended this video. My first trainwreck so far was 2 days ago at my graduation. I had to play the piano while my friend was singing, and on one moment I got distracted and played a wrong key. So my friend just went like 4 tones under and so we got lost. I felt so bad because it was my first time playing in public. After seeing this video I dont feel as bad now. Thanks dude!!

[@alwayshappypastry]

the storytelling of this story is amazing. i busted out laughing at the trainwreck part

[@SaberToothPortilla]

Damn, your friend made a pretty profound statement. In a musical environment, you can mess up something pretty awful and, even in the absolute worst case scenario, maybe a few people get hurt, and deaths are exceedingly rare. In a lot of other cases, like a lot, people can die, maybe even dozens or hundreds. Having a safe environment to fail in is something a lot of people don't have, so might as well enjoy it!

[@TheStuF]

Not sure I see your point Saber.... Most ice cream scooping related accidents occur in a "safe environment", also there is people who work with pens and paper - normally no deaths there... You've got dog walkers, hairdressers, cashiers at grocery store... many, many, many work environments other than just "musical environments" are pretty safe you know - perhaps one of the safest is to be a KZbinr :)

[@glitchedconfused6469]

That's why I'm making electronic garage noise punk. At on gig, I spilled my beer on my hardwares (big beginner mistake, I admit it). But it goes "P-P-PP-PPPVVVVVVVVV-PVVVVV" and that was indeed noisy and garage ! Everybody laughed and my gear came out of there unspoiled and intact. That was a good trainwreck, afterall.

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

Same reason I'm playing a noise/grindcore set at an upcoming school event: can't fuck it up when it's noise from the start.

[@zorbitalz]

Amazing video. I literally laughed out loud at the terrible misfortune of this performance. Excellent description!!!

[@Coastfog]

This story gave me all the feels. Joy, grief, insane laughter, tears of sorrow. I can't believe I made it through the video because I am highliy susceptible to "Fremdscham" but your message of hope at the end was an adequate reward.

[@ravendevino6419]

I had my pianist run to the bathroom during a break in a set and come back high as a kite.

[@Clean97gti]

I watched a drunk patron spill an entire beer on a violin at a bar. When the fiddle player came back, she picked it up as they were rolling into their first song and the whole thing was a mess. She put it down and just sang with the guitar player and only when she tried to tune the thing before the next song, did she hear the liquid sloshing inside and lost her shit.

[@ravendevino6419]

@@Clean97gti I'd be HOMICIDAL, Omfg.

[@kinggimped]

When you started playing the lick over the chords of Can You Feel The Love Tonight with a completely straight face, I think I just about died laughing

[@vladimirtubic6060]

Thank you for a great laugh and reminder of some of my sad experiences...

[@davidcashin1894]

It all goes back to why being a live performer requires bravery, and why most of us really appreciate those folks out there who bring us live music. Thanks!

[@marselmusic]

i ask my mum every month for her phone every monday to watch these videos lol. thanks for all the kaartdjin

[@juliusteo]

It’s okay. Your band were just ahead of your time. Sometime in the future there’ll be poly-key music

[@masonharris9166]

That already exist. I actually think part of the superman theme by John william has the brass section in a differnt key from the strings.

[@allantaylor420]

You should post a series of gig stories, this one is so good!!

[@theTenorDrummer]

Didn't know I would get a life lesson out of this, thanks, Adam!!

[@neo-eclesiastul9386]

PRO TIP: Make sure that voice and instruments are in the same tonality

[@Dowlphin]

Only slightly related, but ... Make sure you are PERFECTLY following the tooanality. 😄 - a German