Wintersun - Winter Madness solo cover

[@Art_Riddle]

This is by far the cleanest cover of this solo I have ever seen. Amazing performance!

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you sir. I did my best.

[@magetaaaaaa]

This really is top of the line stuff. That mix in the background is also good.

Magnifique !

[@TanaBaka]

Pitch-perfect, wow!

[@Pickledsundae]

OMFG the gods have spoken and YOU are ONE OF THEM ✊🏼🤘🏼

[@LorcanWard]

Insane dude!! I think I like this more than Teemu's video! Hope to see more videos from you in the future, you're an incredible player.

[@Alexisdc11]

Wow, thanks a lot!!!

[@b3naqua]

So good 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@mohammadim0anas]

Dude that was tight and clean af! You rock

[@IgorRenato]

Your cover of this solo is very clean and good, you surely put a lot of effort on this work, amazing, You got a new fan!

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you very much!!

[@rooguitar]

Wow nickel Alexis!👍

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci ! ;)

[@yh4424]

c'est très impressionnant j'en ai vu des tas de vidéos de guitaristes dans ma vie mais c'est la première fois que j'entends un musicien qui allie technique et feeling à la perfection comme ça! t'es vraiment le meilleur je plaisante pas!

[@Alexisdc11]

Mille mercis ! C'est le genre de commentaire qui fait vraiment plaisir à lire 😊

[@alenchik27]

Awesome !

[@Aalii6]

great cover

[@LaObraDeMarteLODM]

I will NOT do a cover of this sing. But I have always wanted to learn this solo and this is the video I'm going to use as an example because of the cleanliness of each notez Great job guitarist.

[@MatthewWright001]

SO CLEAN! Excellent job!!

[@Deyvian77]

Elegant!

[@Cmajor165]

Easily the best cover I've seen. Nice!!!

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you!!

[@realbarnyardbash]

Whimsical and intrinsic cover, thanks for putting this out homeslice bread slice. I ate the ceremonial eight pound armadillo jerky with a side of pickled rabbit surströmming with the fam to this song. LOL! Great cover

[@Alexisdc11]

Hahaha I'm not sure I'm getting everything you said here but thanks anyway :D

[@lordofbible]

So clean!!!!

[@Speydork666]

Thats awesome !

[@ErkeYurdakul]

insanely accurate and clean

[@capulcu9366]

awesome cover

[@anisl5927]

Vitesse, précision, technique, synchronisation y'a rien à dire t'as toujours était excellent depuis tes débuts , et en plus elle sonne la Rémige

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci ! J'espère avoir quand même un peu progressé depuis les débuts de cette chaîne :)

[@R2BeatsRogerio]

Super cover! Propore!!! Et quelle gratte!! Vraiment cette Red Falcon de Remige est exeptionnelle à voir et à entendre! j'imagine comment ça doit être top de l'avoir entre les mains!!

[@vayne92]

Amazing playing and your tone is spot on

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you!!

[@leodesil6869]

Quel jeu extraordinaire, c’est juste extraordinaire, félicitations pour cette puissance

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci beaucoup !

[@cloboypourindien]

Wahouu ce solo est fou et le mec joue ça en toute décontraction !! Bravo Alexiiiiis !!!

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci ;) Crispé, je n'aurais aucune chance.

[@josesantosperezleal2422]

Awesome

[@jtordjman]

Aïe Aïe Aïe, cette régalade ! 😍

[@Frest99]

Epic, man! I suscribed and I wait for more Wintersun covers \m/

[@arthurlavoiture7023]

Bravo !!🤘🤘🎸

[@obscurealbums3455]

What kind of sorcery is this!? 😅 Best cover of the solo I've seen. Congrats

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you!! I think it's called "practice" ;)

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@Alexisdc11 How long did you practice this specific solo? (I mean you were obviously highly skilled player already so it would be interesting to know how much extra practice you needed on top of all the skills you already had.)

[@Alexisdc11]

@@MikkoRantalainen Hi Mikko! It's really hard to say since I learnt this solo years before I recorded it. I'd say it all depends of the level of perfection you want to achieve. For a solo this hard, I'd say it would take me about 1 or 2 days to be able to play it from start to finish, and maybe 1 or 2 weeks of practice to get it really clean and fluid, maybe more. The devil lies in the details, so the more detailed and perfect you want it, the more exponentially long it will be to get it right.

[@Alexisdc11]

@@MikkoRantalainen So, to answer your question more precisely: I wanted this video to be as perfect as possible so I actually spent many weeks practicing it. I Just can't tell how many since I do different things in my life and I went back to this solo many times.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@Alexisdc11 Thanks for your response. It nicely highlights how big a difference there is "able to play it" and "playing it perfectly". And for "perfect" you have to decide if you're going to copy Jari, Teemu or play your own imagined version of perfect style for this solo.

[@rawen127]

i think only the video from Teemu himself is cleaner than this. Amazing job man

[@LaObraDeMarteLODM]

WOW 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@desolate7039]

I think this might be the best cover I've seen! Wish the backing tracks were lower on the mix though!

[@Alexisdc11]

I kind of agree with you about the mix. Especially the low ends are a bit too present. But it's too late now to change that. I think the guitar is still pretty audible, though.

[@desolate7039]

@@Alexisdc11 my bad man. I was listening on my shitty MacBook speakers. Much better with headphones!

[@Alexisdc11]

@@desolate7039 Very cool then! Listening with good headphones or speakers always helps ;)

[@ArticGuitars]

Wow bravo pour la performance! :) Je t'ai découvert grâce au suivi de ta guitare Rémige custom! C'est exceptionnel aussi clean que ce que peut jouer Teemu Mäntysaari sur l'un des plus beaux solos que Jari ait créé! 👍👍

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci beaucoup !!!

Savage 👌 j'ai toujours voulu t'entendre le jouer ce solo 😉 bravo mon Alex 🙏🏼

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci bro ;)

[@ricardosantiago5521]

Excelente amigo porfa puedes ayudarme con la pista de la batería quiero hacer un cover

[@nateflint1334]

You should cover san sebastian by sonata arctica, its got a really nice keyboard/guitar duet

[@Alexisdc11]

That's a great one indeed. Maybe one day :)

[@drabbster]

I'm not even sure if it's that clean on the album, holy shit. Saw Teemu play it on Troy Grady's channel and I heard notes in your cover that were just a blur when Teemu played them. Not to say Teemu is not clean or anything - he's incredible! - but you, sir, managed to play this at least as clean as the guys in Wintersun themselves, if not cleaner. You're blowing my mind right now!

[@Alexisdc11]

Thanks a lot!! I put a big effort in learning this solo, so I really appreciate your comment :)

[@drabbster]

@@Alexisdc11 I bet it was a lot of effort! I've been trying to learn the sweeping part in Beyond the dark sun for years now (on and off) and still can't do it anywhere near original speed :D I'm glad this comment cheered you up! :) Do you happen to be a guitar teacher as well or do you just play?

[@Alexisdc11]

@drabbster I do still give lessons to students who show a real interest for learning and for music. You can send me an email to [e-mail] if you want to discuss it :) Meanwhile, I would recommend you my video "how to play without mistakes". This one is in French but maybe KZbin can generate subtitles in English?

[@AlexeyMaK]

excellent et sans aucun filet de sécurité en matière de backing track :D ! je l'ai fait aussi mais pas encore au point de le jouer aussi propre que toi , quoi qu'il en soit t'a un nouvel abonné :D

[@nolongerhuman7585]

Underrated…

[@thomaschabaliervibraphone7629]

mortel! serait ce du vibra que j'entends ? monstrueux mec

[@Alexisdc11]

Merci mec !! ;) C'est du vibra/synthé on va dire

[@Esarix]

Is this liiiiiittle bit slower tempo than the original, or am I hearing wrong? Anyway, great, great solo and execution 🤗

[@Alexisdc11]

Hi! It's the exact same tempo as the orginal (210 bpm). Thank you very much ;)

[@Speydork666]

Good job , but can you do smoke on the water ?

[@Alexisdc11]

I don't know man... Sounds like a toughie!

[@valerieblackthorn13]

That sounds too professional. Nice cover!

[@Alexisdc11]

Thank you very much!

[@rastan17]

Salut Alexis! :-) Pour ta Red Falcon, te souviens où tu as acheté le morceau d'érable ondé pour faire la table?

[@Alexisdc11]

Salut Cédric ! De mémoire, c'était sur un site canadien qui s'appelait woodtoworks.

[@rastan17]

@@Alexisdc11 Merci Alexis!😉 Vraiment belle ta Red Falcon...😍

[@NareshKumar-mp9ou]

How much time you took for learn this piece?

[@Alexisdc11]

As I said in a previous comment, it's really hard to say. It surely took me a good amount of time to really get it right :)

[@Alexisdc11]

As I said in a previous comment, it's really hard to say. It surely took me a good amount of time to really get it right :)

[@JohnDoe-rj8nd]

Curious, how did you learn this solo? Tabs? Watching videos of Jari/Teemu or others on KZbin? If it was tabs, do you recall where you got them from or be able to link it? I've been working on this solo for quite a while now and I've noticed a few differences from what I am playing however I'm struggling to pick it up just by analyzing this video (and others on KZbin as well).

[@Alexisdc11]

Hi John! I learnt it by ear, like almost everything I learn. I remember I wrote the notes on a sheet of paper back then. I will try to find it back.

[@Alexisdc11]

If it helps, I found back my original hand transcription of this solo. Enjoy: ekladata.com/JOP371A5RngtqHY8olFJdpmxUn4/Winter-madness-transcription.jpg

[@JohnDoe-rj8nd]

@@Alexisdc11 Thanks for sharing that! Remarkable that you managed to learn such a difficult piece by ear, that is a real talent.

[@Streetecho07]

Do you like the band "Aephanemer" ?

[@Alexisdc11]

Never heard of them.

[@Streetecho07]

@@Alexisdc11 French melodeath band, they're my fav

[@Alexisdc11]

@@Streetecho07 I'll take a listen to them, then :)

[@Streetecho07]

@@Alexisdc11 let me know your thoughts if you like😊

[@Demon_stringz]

Jesus fuckin Christ, spare some talent for the rest of us 😂 that was awesome dude, very clean 🤘🏻

[@11WicToR11]

amazing but why is guitar so quiet? It felt like you tried to hide errors you didnt even make ...

[@Alexisdc11]

Hi! You are not the first to tell me. Apparently the guitar is more or less hearable depending on which device you're listening to. Retrospectively, if I had to do the mix again, I think I would make the kick drum quieter and the guitar a bit louder. But to late for this... I hope you still enjoy!

[@11WicToR11]

@@Alexisdc11 Definitelly one of the cleanest out there, just minor issue I felt like commenting on. Keep it up !

[@Alexisdc11]

@@11WicToR11 Thank you!!

[@alexandrelegrand4892]

hello alexis c'est Michael le fl ûtiste de Versailles

[@Alexisdc11]

Salut Michael ! Ça fait un bail. Tu vas bien ?

[@mugable]

Excellent cover. Very clean and probably a top 3 performance on KZbin. Criticism: The backing track is awful and too loud.

[@Alexisdc11]

Thanks for your comment. It's a home made backing track. Making something near the quality of the original would have required way too much time and work. I prefer to dedicate this time to more important things like practicing guitar write music, etc.

[@mugable]

@@Alexisdc11 Your practice truly paid off. I will commend you for making your own backing track instead of drowning out your playing with the official track. Too many people do that to mask the imperfections in their performance. You clearly don't need that as your playing is top notch.

[@mugable]

@@Alexisdc11 so in a strange turn of events, I just watched this video again but on my phone this time and everything sounds fine. The backing track isn't too loud and the guitar is very clear and good in the mix. Lol maybe I need new headphones for my pc. I feel foolish for my first comment now. I'll be less quick to criticize in the future and please accept my apologies if my first comment offended you at all. Cheers.

[@Alexisdc11]

@@mugable No worries man :) I'm always open to constructive criticism. Good to know the mix sounded more balanced on another device!

[@lordoftheonionrings5255]

fucking curt cobain with half meter fingers.

[@Alexisdc11]

Haha, thanks for the laugh :)

[@lordoftheonionrings5255]

@@Alexisdc11 no proplem. i got dwarf fingers, i can dish, wash, and roll tobacco but it is extremely hard. i throw my guitar from balcony and going back to diggin gold.

[@Alexisdc11]

@@lordoftheonionrings5255 Watch Michael Romeo if you want some hope. He has little sausages instead of fingers, and he plays like a god. If you really want to be good at something, you can if you are strong willed :)

[@tairen1946]

awesome