This is actually a double-sided sword against AI-generated music. I almost wanted to bring it up as a slam, but I have the foresight to concede that AI cannot (or would not) do this. AI takes ideas revealed in patterns that actually function and spits them back out with altered states that are contained within those established paradigms. While AI tirelessly reproduces the methods of human innovation, there is one thing that it will never manufacture and that is: *nurtured intention.* Thus, a parallel is noted between this performance and the machine.
Thank you for saying that. Thinking about it like that actually hit me right in the gut with a stout dose of fierce melancholic clarity. This man (H. Kaiser) is a freedom fighter.
anyone who actually plays guitar to any extent above intermediate can tell that henry can indeed play guitar. his hand positioning and spacing between his fingers makes it obvious as fuck.
@@MikeB12800 im saying that if you play guitar at a level above the standard powerchords and simple soloing you can tell by his hand positioning that he knows what hes doing but is choosing not to fully voice the notes.
Hitting tons of harmonics while finger picking. He's forming complex stretching bar chord structures. Hammering on and pulling off these chords. And yeah the sounds he is making are not pleasant or arranged to be pleasant ... Because he is telling all the most fucked up things that hapend in his childhood. He's making sound effects at times to emphasize points of the story. I mean it's clear he's skilled and this would take some skill to do and its unique.
@@jonpenland3798 youre clearly not an experienced enough player or knowledgeable enough with music theory to understand that everything in this is intentional. all of it. every part. you're just ignorant. lol.
I love Henry Kaiser's music. It's absolutely untethered from any musical conventions or traditions and he clearly doesn't give a single thought to pleasing anyone. It's pure self-expression utterly devoid of cliché and completely removed from what would normally even be considered music. I think every artist has some true inner voice, but that voice is compromised by goals, expectations, influences, and a desire to be successful. Henry seems not to be distracted by those things.
This guy is an amazing film recorder as well. His work in that Antarctica documentary with Werner Herzog was unbelievable. Antarctica is a mysterious place...there is more there we have not seen...
@@uzaname7974 if I listen to it more than once that would make me a moron come on this is an insult to real player garbage and I never ever criticize a real musician but he is a slap in the face to u who try to achieve something great and moving he's like than kid in guitar class that needs attention
Sounds like he had a damaged childhood. It shows in his music......the chaotic cacophony of random chords, plucks, strikes and picks. He has small moments of clarity.
Get real it's a person who is not a talented guitar player at all can't play a clean lick he just tries to make stuff up and it is completely of of time no technical ability but he keeps on trying I give him credit for that but it's something like a immature teenager would do no substance and someone said he can talk while he plays wow blows my mind
Kaiser is a true original. He ranks with Jandek and Daniel Johnston as a polarizing visionary that will never achieve recognition from the masses - and good riddance to them. I'll bet Kaiser doesn't post may ignorant comments to RUclips - he's busy finding new sounds and pushing the envelope.
People always called the Ramones raw and unproduced. THIS is raw and unproduced. Not to say that it's a good or bad thing - just to set shit straight for those who don't get that.
@aigmeyer i hear a lot of music. HK's music has healing-powers. It can avoid ear-cancer after listening too much popular radio-shit.... Henry is one of my main-influences...
I'm sure if he was telling a nice story he'd have other music. *SPROING* electroshock therapy *CRONNNNG* a wicked uncle You can't say it's not full of ideas! Everything's associated with dialogue, it's totally and utterly programmatic.
This man is a revolutionary guitarist. He is changing the world of music as you read this comment. This man's style is tastefully unique and no other person could ever pick up a guitar and imitate or match Henry's skill level. I love when the artist tells a story with his music. This performance by Henry is that truly brought into reality. I applaud and own all of his albums on vinyl, CD and mp3. This musical genius/prodigy who I tell you now is a completely self-made man, and a revolutionary musician.
Jimmy Jumbo 72: If you hate Henry's music so much, just stop listening or watching. I've been following Henry's music for as long as he's been recording. You're not going to convince me (or any other fan) of your viewpoint; more importantly, why would you even want to? Why not just say "Adios" and be done? Does it bother you that I like his music? If not, go have a nice life; if so, ... why?
This is really Henry Kaiser's Live Story, the track is called "Meet The Flintstones"...It appeared on "Lemon Fish Tweezer", a collection of Solo Guitar Pieces. By the way: Henry Kaiser is one of the most interesting guitarists. He playes EVERY style, collaborations with Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, The Grateful Dead, David Lindley and thousand other great guitar players....just try :)
I understand the avant garde more now, and how it takes a lot of balls to play like this but shit, this is hard to watch. Fuck lol! I have respect for him though
it gets easier the more you do it! and what an incredible feeling it is when you can put on something that is completely foreign to you but your brain doesn't immediately start coming up with reasons it's bad. feels like being a kid again
can't believe i missed this concert. i mean who doesn't love "Flinstones"?! cmon...first song i learned note for note. for his encore he effortlessly ate a tender chilean orphan with his armpit . mesmerizing stuff.
You know... I've always given him shit since I was a teen when I first saw him in those Dumble videos many years ago. Now, to hear his billionaire father who never bothered to raise him while his father forced his wife/mother of his only son to go through electroshock therapy... Makes you feel a little sorry for him ((Kaiser Jr.) despite him being a talentless rich kid.
I feel like he started out performing as a joke knowing he sucks, but there was a handful of people who liked his music so he just kept going with it and has bullshitted his way through an entire career
i dont think this is really his life story, i think it is a song. it would be hard to memorize, sure, so in enough of an abstraction can be thought of as a great musician. but still makes me feel sick to my stomach, God bless him and take away the crazy demons.
Frankly, who gives a fuck. Music has no rules. If we didn't have people like Henry being creative like this, our music would have never evolved. The same thing with english. Rules were meant to be broken and we don't speak anglo-saxon anymore now do we? If ur so worried about perfect technique go listen to yngwie malmsteen. Tasteless 80's shredders and old jazz farts are a dime a dozen, but this guy is one of a kind. To hate this style of unhinged expression is to reject the lifeblood of art.
It's amazing how he can play the guitar while carrying on a conversation. Also nice Flintstone lick or two thrown in for flavor. Seriously, just creepy what happens in those billionaire households - dude never even had a chance.
Grandson of Henry Kaiser the shipping builder and founder of Kaiser Permanente. Fabulously wealthy. This guy shouldn't complain. It's allowed him to have a career in music with obviously no talent whatsoever. How many people had worse childhoods than him and were and still are dirt poor? Sorry , he gets no sympathy from me.
Holy shit I never knew this. I thought his last name was familiar. I'm familiar with what was Kaiser Electronics, what used to be part of Kaiser Industrial Corp.
this being unpleasant to listen to is half the point, and most commenters here are missing that. this performance has significantly more value than anything to ever hit a top 40 chart. it's fine if you dont get it, but to say it's outright bad when we live in a world where bands like imagine dragons and florida georgia line exist is absurd. dont get me wrong, im not gonna be adding this to a playlist any time soon, but i wouldnt put daddy by korn in a playlist either for pretty much the exact same reason as this song. doesnt make either of them bad.
i was stoned before i watched this. now i'm sober. thanks.
"...Okay, Henry, I think we really made some progress here. Um...when you come in next week, could you leave your guitar at home?"
"No."
When you're talking about your childhood trauma in art therapy.
It reflects on his "Music". Disturbing.
Dino!?
I love how much people hate Kaiser it only makes me enjoy him more
If he can play this back the same way then he's really good.
This is actually a double-sided sword against AI-generated music. I almost wanted to bring it up as a slam, but I have the foresight to concede that AI cannot (or would not) do this. AI takes ideas revealed in patterns that actually function and spits them back out with altered states that are contained within those established paradigms. While AI tirelessly reproduces the methods of human innovation, there is one thing that it will never manufacture and that is: *nurtured intention.* Thus, a parallel is noted between this performance and the machine.
Thank you for saying that. Thinking about it like that actually hit me right in the gut with a stout dose of fierce melancholic clarity.
This man (H. Kaiser) is a freedom fighter.
listen to zappas synclavier music then at least it has melody
the like/dislike ratio right now is 202/202
Henry Kaiser truly is the most polarizing guitarist
2dan4me
223/204 ... the likes win!
that's another word for sucks shit
Derek Bailey, too
Best comment:
The Most Polarizing guitarist ever!
Thank you vod Joel
Hello Joel's chat.
When did he show this
anyone who actually plays guitar to any extent above intermediate can tell that henry can indeed play guitar. his hand positioning and spacing between his fingers makes it obvious as fuck.
What are you talking about???
@@MikeB12800 im saying that if you play guitar at a level above the standard powerchords and simple soloing you can tell by his hand positioning that he knows what hes doing but is choosing not to fully voice the notes.
Hitting tons of harmonics while finger picking. He's forming complex stretching bar chord structures. Hammering on and pulling off these chords. And yeah the sounds he is making are not pleasant or arranged to be pleasant ... Because he is telling all the most fucked up things that hapend in his childhood. He's making sound effects at times to emphasize points of the story. I mean it's clear he's skilled and this would take some skill to do and its unique.
What ever he has no ear on he takes scales and trys to play but he has no sense of rythym or time or pitch but he want to be a player
@@jonpenland3798 youre clearly not an experienced enough player or knowledgeable enough with music theory to understand that everything in this is intentional. all of it. every part. you're just ignorant. lol.
Now I am going to have that stuck in my head all day!
I
CANNOT STOP
LAUGHING
H E L P
I love Henry Kaiser's music. It's absolutely untethered from any musical conventions or traditions and he clearly doesn't give a single thought to pleasing anyone. It's pure self-expression utterly devoid of cliché and completely removed from what would normally even be considered music. I think every artist has some true inner voice, but that voice is compromised by goals, expectations, influences, and a desire to be successful. Henry seems not to be distracted by those things.
Its garbage
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 its not
This guy is an amazing film recorder as well. His work in that Antarctica documentary with Werner Herzog was unbelievable. Antarctica is a mysterious place...there is more there we have not seen...
If the point of this performance is to give the listener anxiety, then I can personally confirm: mission accomplished.
Wow
I’m going to be humming this all day now, thanks Henry!
This guitarist is so good he plays at a level that is way beyond the perception of most people.
Really I've been playing since I was a kid there's nothing about playing here it's a gimic and a stupid one at that
@@jonpenland3798 You need to listen to it at least twenty times to fully appreciate it. Preferably at high volume. I suggest you persevere.
@@uzaname7974 if I listen to it more than once that would make me a moron come on this is an insult to real player garbage and I never ever criticize a real musician but he is a slap in the face to u who try to achieve something great and moving he's like than kid in guitar class that needs attention
Yeah it's way beyond good try
@@jonpenland3798 O.K. Have it your way.
When he went "I did have uh... *WHANG* a wicked uncle." I felt that.
4:35... he accidentally played a an actual chord.
This guy is basically Frank Zappa but idiots are calling him a bad guitarist. He isn't.
Maybe you'd care to explain how he's a good guitarist?
Sounds like he had a damaged childhood. It shows in his music......the chaotic cacophony of random chords, plucks, strikes and picks. He has small moments of clarity.
He plays notes that I could never accomplish no matter how much I practice.
absolutely Perfect. sometimes he plays the exact "strange" notes that he speaks. it's a brilliant composition.
how much did he pay you for this comment?
@@evansgate how blind are you?
@@404TVfr 20 / 40 vision my friend. Thanks for asking. My neck kinda hurts too and sometimes I get a ringing in my ears
joel sent me here too
This is actually an interesting piece of compositional art.
This is absolutely breath taking.
And you ll never get your breath back again
@@Gurotube Lollllllll...
Get real it's a person who is not a talented guitar player at all can't play a clean lick he just tries to make stuff up and it is completely of of time no technical ability but he keeps on trying I give him credit for that but it's something like a immature teenager would do no substance and someone said he can talk while he plays wow blows my mind
@@jonpenland3798 he absolutely has technical ability. It's pretty obvious he does.
@@butterflymoon6368 NO! TECHNICAL ABILITY IS RUNNING SCALES VERY FAST!!! SUBSTANCE IS WHEN YOU PLAY SONGS LIKE A JUKEBOX
Thank you for this important information Joel
My life may never be the same
I think that is a genius talking about the pain he felt when he was young with guitar
Do you even know what a genius is I really don't think this qualifies for that get real
The guy's a torture machine.
He knows what he plays. He is a legend, he don't care for commercial success
First time I've ever heard of this legend that almost make me puke to call him a legand
@@jonpenland3798 its probably because you suck at guitar lol.
Kaiser is a true original. He ranks with Jandek and Daniel Johnston as a polarizing visionary that will never achieve recognition from the masses - and good riddance to them. I'll bet Kaiser doesn't post may ignorant comments to RUclips - he's busy finding new sounds and pushing the envelope.
This should be catalogued as a form of torture.
Thanks for this excellent post.
I didn't think I would have said this but...........
FANTASTIC WORK!!!
EV
what single looks like on video
People always called the Ramones raw and unproduced. THIS is raw and unproduced.
Not to say that it's a good or bad thing - just to set shit straight for those who don't get that.
I don't know what to love more: The Vid or how repulsed others are at the dissonance.
RIP Derek Bailey.
+Ben Watts he doesn't match Bailey's playing.
+Ben Watts Difference is Derek actually has some substance to him.
Okay
@@vetlesrnes5646 both are bums
Im new to his stuff,but this is legit fun,you listen a wacky story while in the background you hear interesting harmonics and diminished chords
...why do i have the increasing, haunting, sickening feeling this is the soundtrack of my life...
Great performance Henry. And good to be able to lace some humour into personal tragedy.
I think this is incredible
So many comments are so confused and angry that he would choose to play like this and that some people want to listen. So interesting.
@aigmeyer
i hear a lot of music. HK's music has healing-powers.
It can avoid ear-cancer after listening too much popular radio-shit....
Henry is one of my main-influences...
This is great
I'm sure if he was telling a nice story he'd have other music.
*SPROING* electroshock therapy
*CRONNNNG* a wicked uncle
You can't say it's not full of ideas! Everything's associated with dialogue, it's totally and utterly programmatic.
Anyone got the tabs
This man is a revolutionary guitarist. He is changing the world of music as you read this comment. This man's style is tastefully unique and no other person could ever pick up a guitar and imitate or match Henry's skill level. I love when the artist tells a story with his music. This performance by Henry is that truly brought into reality. I applaud and own all of his albums on vinyl, CD and mp3. This musical genius/prodigy who I tell you now is a completely self-made man, and a revolutionary musician.
***** lmao
This is brilliant.
Jimmy Jumbo 72: If you hate Henry's music so much, just stop listening or watching. I've been following Henry's music for as long as he's been recording. You're not going to convince me (or any other fan) of your viewpoint; more importantly, why would you even want to? Why not just say "Adios" and be done? Does it bother you that I like his music? If not, go have a nice life; if so, ... why?
This is really Henry Kaiser's Live Story, the track is called "Meet The Flintstones"...It appeared on "Lemon Fish Tweezer", a collection of Solo Guitar Pieces. By the way: Henry Kaiser is one of the most interesting guitarists. He playes EVERY style, collaborations with Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, The Grateful Dead, David Lindley and thousand other great guitar players....just try :)
I honestly don't know which is more depressing, his playing or his childhood story.
Ironically this guy looks exactly like a solider type guy who worked at the military school I graduated from.
I think this is the only time the internet has agreed with each other.
This is great.
I love Jazz!
It is a great movie
Hey, what's your tuning?
Henry: Yes
Wait a second... I get it.... he's talking to his shrink.
absolutely fantastic
I understand the avant garde more now, and how it takes a lot of balls to play like this but shit, this is hard to watch. Fuck lol! I have respect for him though
it gets easier the more you do it! and what an incredible feeling it is when you can put on something that is completely foreign to you but your brain doesn't immediately start coming up with reasons it's bad. feels like being a kid again
Music is subjective guys, Henry might not have a virtuoso playing style, but he has a style all his own.
can't believe i missed this concert. i mean who doesn't love "Flinstones"?! cmon...first song i learned note for note. for his encore he effortlessly ate a tender chilean orphan with his armpit . mesmerizing stuff.
this man is a genius!
i like how this sounds like korn
...i want this (audio only) on my next road trip from the East to Texas!
This guy could easily get an job as a interrogator for FBI.
I find this oddly soothing.
Anyone have tabs for this?
THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT! Thank you!
Wow Henry Kaiser was tortured as a child and now he lives to torture us with his music
Fuck only knows but it sure seems like they gave the shock therapy to the wrong family member
This is insane
his story kinda explains the playing
You know... I've always given him shit since I was a teen when I first saw him in those Dumble videos many years ago. Now, to hear his billionaire father who never bothered to raise him while his father forced his wife/mother of his only son to go through electroshock therapy... Makes you feel a little sorry for him ((Kaiser Jr.) despite him being a talentless rich kid.
How many songs has this guy written , how many hits?
I feel like he started out performing as a joke knowing he sucks, but there was a handful of people who liked his music so he just kept going with it and has bullshitted his way through an entire career
i dont think this is really his life story, i think it is a song. it would be hard to memorize, sure, so in enough of an abstraction can be thought of as a great musician. but still makes me feel sick to my stomach, God bless him and take away the crazy demons.
everybody's so caught up in whether the guitar sucks or not they can't appreciate what a fucking funny punchline it is
I had such a bad experience with Henry Kaiser that I only watched his music performance once, and then I could never stand to watch it again.
Amazing
hey guys, here's a tip... if it sounds bad, it most likely is
one of the greatest guitar players in the world.
one of the guitar players in the world*
maybe but is surely one of the most bizarre ones
Incredible!
Inspiring!
1:40 is that a fucking djent riff
you're a strong personality, Henry
i wonder if he actually bothers to tune the guitar before he starts
Frankly, who gives a fuck. Music has no rules. If we didn't have people like Henry being creative like this, our music would have never evolved. The same thing with english. Rules were meant to be broken and we don't speak anglo-saxon anymore now do we? If ur so worried about perfect technique go listen to yngwie malmsteen. Tasteless 80's shredders and old jazz farts are a dime a dozen, but this guy is one of a kind. To hate this style of unhinged expression is to reject the lifeblood of art.
David Lee Roth shitting into a bucket sounds better than this.
It's amazing how he can play the guitar while carrying on a conversation.
Also nice Flintstone lick or two thrown in for flavor.
Seriously, just creepy what happens in those billionaire households - dude never even had a chance.
He's not playing the guitar.
@@troykelso looks like he is playing the guitar
@@gabrielgri . . . if that's "playing" the guitar then mowing the lawn is entertainment also.
@@munter10 it's kinda obvious that he is intentionally playing bad
He can't good it's one of the dumbest attempts to get some attention more pathetic man
yeah thanks Loomis and Merrow, my ears ran away and the cats head blew up...
Grandson of Henry Kaiser the shipping builder and founder of Kaiser Permanente. Fabulously wealthy. This guy shouldn't complain. It's allowed him to have a career in music with obviously no talent whatsoever. How many people had worse childhoods than him and were and still are dirt poor? Sorry , he gets no sympathy from me.
Holy shit I never knew this. I thought his last name was familiar. I'm familiar with what was Kaiser Electronics, what used to be part of Kaiser Industrial Corp.
Flintstones; the equivalent to 9/11 back then.
tabs?
Do you know who loves HK?
MY MOM!
this being unpleasant to listen to is half the point, and most commenters here are missing that. this performance has significantly more value than anything to ever hit a top 40 chart. it's fine if you dont get it, but to say it's outright bad when we live in a world where bands like imagine dragons and florida georgia line exist is absurd. dont get me wrong, im not gonna be adding this to a playlist any time soon, but i wouldnt put daddy by korn in a playlist either for pretty much the exact same reason as this song. doesnt make either of them bad.
You sound like someone whose only hobby is sniffing his own farts
Henry Kaiser it's the Jackson pollock of guitarist
That’s true art right here
Excellent!
Fucked up life
Fucked up playing
Kinda make sense...
why does he have to look at the fret board to see where his fingers are,
as he hacks away?,
It’s all in acquired taste. Some people appreciate sauerkraut in their cereal and others don’t
Im pretty sure m. Night shamalan directed this video