Tom Brier -- Blue Lampshade (for fun)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

Комментарии • 173

  • @PhiIipJFry
    @PhiIipJFry 14 лет назад +342

    Well, I gotta say, I loved it. Especially the part where he played the piano.

  • @jezzmaninjapan
    @jezzmaninjapan 3 года назад +75

    I've gotten to a point where any jolly ragtime tune makes me think of Tom Brier. Warm wishes to everyone!

  • @Redflowers9
    @Redflowers9 10 лет назад +116

    He deserved that hug.

    • @mrarab5125
      @mrarab5125 4 года назад +16

      Jack Laurence I’m so high right now and I’m literally fucking crying to this comment is reality really a concept

    • @sirpizza2044
      @sirpizza2044 4 года назад +3

      @@mrarab5125 bruh

    • @ThatManSpam
      @ThatManSpam 4 года назад

      He deserved more.

    • @ieatshortpeople6825
      @ieatshortpeople6825 3 года назад

      @@mrarab5125 Jesus 6 years later

  • @mrarab5125
    @mrarab5125 4 года назад +97

    This is genuinely one of my favorite piano pieces to listen to and I could not express how much I wish for Tom to get better, not just to play again because that’s selfish to ask. I just hope that with all of the happiness he has given me with his playing, he gets more happiness in his life. I fuckin love Tom.

    • @the_doug_digital
      @the_doug_digital 2 года назад +10

      When I first heard the news, him playing piano again was all I could think about. I was young, and naive. Now I'm far more appreciative of the joy Tom has granted to us through his playing, and I feel like separate from his amazing talent, he should simply be able to enjoy life like the rest of us again. I can certainly agree with your sentiment

  • @bencarter8324
    @bencarter8324 4 года назад +44

    "just wing it" I don't think Tom realized how good he was at winging it!

  • @ernestmendez5487
    @ernestmendez5487 Год назад +10

    I will always come back to appreciate, and pay tribute to, the immortal rag time god Tom Brier. And, although, I play many genres of music on four different instruments, as well as sing, Tom has greatly inspired me to learn ragtime on keyboard. So far, I've learned "Some of These Days" and "Temptation Rag." And now I'm going to learn "Pineapple Rag," and hopefully, "Balderdash;" one of my favorite pieces, thanks to Tom. As long as I can breathe, I will sing Tom's praises. As long as I can remember, I will not forget him. To the escalating annals of time, long live Tom Brier!

  • @saxinet12
    @saxinet12 11 лет назад +131

    maybe it's just me, but he always looks like he is having fun regardless what song he plays. Being a pianist myself, i know I always have fun when playing piano ^.^

    • @ThatManSpam
      @ThatManSpam 4 года назад +3

      I'm sure that he perks up whenever he is asked to play a song =)

  • @benjones2414
    @benjones2414 4 года назад +37

    The amount of precision and endurance this man has is Herculean

    • @Persun_McPersonson
      @Persun_McPersonson 4 года назад +4

      Had... But yes, he's probably a demigod in some way!

  • @jordan4748
    @jordan4748 7 лет назад +105

    You cant put this in words, its not possible.

  • @PreservationEnthusiast
    @PreservationEnthusiast 5 лет назад +33

    This guy is a genius!

  • @dertechl6628
    @dertechl6628 3 года назад +8

    5:55 The painting begins to clap too!

  • @heigablo319
    @heigablo319 3 года назад +8

    His technique is excellent. He's a genius.

  • @chrisparkinson5160
    @chrisparkinson5160 6 месяцев назад +3

    Still coming back at least twice a week for this...

  • @jordan4748
    @jordan4748 7 лет назад +38

    4:45 min is a gorgeous part !!!

  • @vincentmaltais507
    @vincentmaltais507 5 лет назад +57

    I started learning this masterpiece a couple of months ago and I still can't believe how difficult it is to play. I'm sort of able to play the first section though.

    • @nicktripod8124
      @nicktripod8124 5 лет назад +13

      That's awesome, keep going! The only reason I learned the Maple Leaf, Quality, and Pineapple Rags is because of Tom Brier and it was so worth it. These pieces are so satisfying and fun to play. Good luck!

    • @gabrielk4465
      @gabrielk4465 3 года назад +3

      yeah same here, started learning it about 2 weeks ago and im still baffled, tom is just a musical genius. plain and simple.

    • @politicalscience983
      @politicalscience983 3 года назад +1

      @@gabrielk4465 Wait till you get to the C section :D I cannot get around the left hand.

    • @kermit8619
      @kermit8619 3 года назад +1

      @@nicktripod8124 Good taste in music Nick !

    • @isenfirecat
      @isenfirecat Год назад

      Where can you find the sheet music?

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  14 лет назад +25

    @BachScholar He has scored it, but as it includes 30+ pages of variations (he's never been able to decide how the second half of the piece goes; he plays it differently every time too), it's unlikely to be released in a folio (his next folio will be a companion to his "Blue Sahara" album). I know he doesn't sell individual sheets anymore, but I'll ask him by what means people might get this one.

  • @srenhaandbk7904
    @srenhaandbk7904 5 лет назад +17

    After a long, tiring school day of classmates throwing bags of condements at you at lunch, and brothers blowing your ears out, i find this super relaxing and it always cheers me up (,:

    • @dauntlesschicken9756
      @dauntlesschicken9756 4 года назад +1

      I feel the same too. Are you from Sweden?

    • @srenhaandbk7904
      @srenhaandbk7904 4 года назад +3

      @@dauntlesschicken9756 No, but close. Denmark :)
      Actually Sweeden doesn't use Æ, Ø, and Å if that was what you were recognising xD

    • @dauntlesschicken9756
      @dauntlesschicken9756 4 года назад +2

      @@srenhaandbk7904 That's interesting! I'm very far away, in the philippines. I also play ragtime like Tom does in this video, but I'm nowhere close to his level of skill 😃

    • @srenhaandbk7904
      @srenhaandbk7904 4 года назад +2

      @@dauntlesschicken9756 Oh yeah, that's great! All the Filipino people I've met are so nice and friendly :)
      I too do a little rag now and then, but likewise, I'm no proffesional in the slightest.

  • @destro13cobra68
    @destro13cobra68 6 лет назад +79

    This man is incredible and I am very happy I found this channel. Thank you for all you do and I wish you all the best in your recovery. Cheers

  • @markwotherspoon3379
    @markwotherspoon3379 5 лет назад +12

    Watching this for the 500th time. Love this song to death

  • @Harmonyww
    @Harmonyww 13 лет назад +13

    This is the fifth time I've visited this video with the intention of favouriting it. Every other time I've started listening to Tom's playing and completely forgotten to. This time I've remained on task though!

  • @fnersch3367
    @fnersch3367 7 лет назад +10

    Tom the Phenom. The consummate genius. I am continuously blown away by his performances.

  • @tucker6072
    @tucker6072 3 года назад +5

    I discovered Tom through his sight readings of video game music, but I stay because of his ragtime compositions and performances

  • @srenhaandbk7904
    @srenhaandbk7904 7 лет назад +14

    im just hearing this at school, to concentrate. it is incredible what tom used to do with pianos.

  • @alexishernandez9310
    @alexishernandez9310 Месяц назад +1

    Wonderfull my friend, exelent technique best sound, for fly in the Space ❤❤❤

  • @djayrainstorm7834
    @djayrainstorm7834 5 лет назад +7

    of all the playthroughs i've seen with tom brier playing this, this has got to be one of my favorite variations he's done for it

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Год назад +3

    This, my friends, is talent.....and thousands and thousands of hours of hard work and dedication..

    • @bencarter8324
      @bencarter8324 Год назад

      I think it's safe to say Tom had well over 10,000 hours of piano practice.

  • @Satoriga
    @Satoriga 4 года назад +3

    Tom is amazing! I hear so much when i listen to him.

  • @alexishernandez9310
    @alexishernandez9310 Месяц назад

    Very good 👌 👍 😉 thank's for this wonderfull song, blessings ❤❤❤❤

  • @user-or2lu5sh8d
    @user-or2lu5sh8d 5 лет назад +7

    This recording is very precious, love it very very much

  • @Squarerig
    @Squarerig 12 лет назад +6

    After such performances by the estimable Mr.Brier it is a wonder that the pianos are still in one piece!Superb music.

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 года назад +2

    I love the piano he's playing. That sounds great with this piece.

  • @pilargomez-m1e
    @pilargomez-m1e 2 месяца назад +1

    Es increíblemente bueno gran pianista

  • @jine7123
    @jine7123 5 лет назад +138

    I can't believe he is not in therapy anymore... WHY ON EARTH IS HE IN A NURSING HOME???? What is wrong? Why has his family not continuously kept his care going?? I'm baffled. I'm irritated.

    • @silentbook4468
      @silentbook4468 4 года назад +36

      I feel you. It's hard to say what his family's thought process is since we can only view it from the outside but from what I have heard it doesn't seem like he is getting the optimal amount of therapy in fact he doesn't get any speech therapy at all at this moment and it doesn't seem like his family cares about it, but again I can only speculate since I am not a family member of Tom, but I agree is so baffling and infuriating that he is being kept from something as crucial as this!

    • @arieyorsson3191
      @arieyorsson3191 4 года назад +10

      They're making him rely on them, I guarantee you

    • @LukeLaczynski
      @LukeLaczynski 4 года назад +4

      @@arieyorsson3191 That's appalling to hear

    • @arieyorsson3191
      @arieyorsson3191 4 года назад +5

      @@LukeLaczynski Yeah, especially with the bad grammar I had when I wrote that. The family isn't even letting him go to a physical therapist, he may never play piano again because of them

    • @venceremosallende422
      @venceremosallende422 4 года назад +2

      Ari Eyþörsson This is unbelieveable

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  11 лет назад +8

    There was another recording posted around the same time of him playing it more seriously "in concert". This one was after a concert by request, so he's playing around with it a bit more.

  • @hymansahak181
    @hymansahak181 3 года назад +1

    I’m amazed that the piano didn’t catch fire. Tom is a national treasurer.

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 года назад +2

    Love this piece! Has some major and minor which makes always is a great combination!

  • @gilsthyname256
    @gilsthyname256 11 месяцев назад

    Hearing Tom play is one of the most blissful things I could have ever been show. For the new year I do want to learn piano (mainly rag) to try and play like Tom did, I may not reach his level anytime soon I know that but hearing the keys of the piano and the thought that a song like this can be played on it makes me want to believe in myself to strive for something so beautiful and fun. He makes me want to live and I hope one day I to can play to express that emotion 🙏

  • @alexander.mihalicyn
    @alexander.mihalicyn 7 лет назад +4

    Fantastic!

  • @TerryClarkAccordioncrazy
    @TerryClarkAccordioncrazy 4 года назад +1

    I just keep coming back again and again to listen to this work of genius, never get tired of it.

  • @Malukete53
    @Malukete53 12 лет назад +4

    Very good Tom!!!

  • @fruitygranulizer540
    @fruitygranulizer540 2 года назад +1

    theres something about his peices that are so much more fucking lively than anything else ive heard on the piano. everything is so loud and bright but he manages to keep it so dynamic.

  • @NeOnNecr
    @NeOnNecr Год назад

    This is one of the few pieces that I can't learn in 5 months. Very cool music. Tom Brier is the best!!!

  • @Christian762
    @Christian762 Год назад +1

    Great stuff

  • @Mangoner
    @Mangoner 9 лет назад +32

    How can i get Blue Lampshade score?
    Please.. I love this music

    • @jorthouben
      @jorthouben 6 лет назад +10

      goner Mang Have a look on musescore.com, there are a few Brier scores on there, including Blue Lampshade.

  • @InsidetheCasino
    @InsidetheCasino 2 года назад

    I’ve only ever seen a player piano roll play like that. Amazing talent!

  • @heathenwolf1
    @heathenwolf1 3 года назад

    Thank you tom for many years of great musicianship.

  • @Chaosmod_PvP
    @Chaosmod_PvP 3 года назад +2

    I love this piano

  • @ewn7288
    @ewn7288 4 года назад +1

    When he stands up he's so humble that he does not claim any ovations and he don't know what to do with his body, that was cute

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  4 года назад +2

      Tom always was a bit flabbergasted by his own popularity.

    • @ewn7288
      @ewn7288 4 года назад +2

      @@Keeper1st always a little sad to have to conjugate verbs in the past when we talk about Tom... wishing any impovement in his situation by the way🤞

  • @ReturnOfTheStienway
    @ReturnOfTheStienway 14 лет назад +2

    THAT WAS THE COOLEST BEGINNING AND ENDING I EVER HEARD!!! FAVORITE PART WAS RIGHT AFTER 5:00

  • @chak1o1star
    @chak1o1star 14 лет назад +2

    xD Woo I love Tom. He's all over the place with this song 8D

  • @elipkau
    @elipkau 3 года назад

    It’s just great!!! Wowwwww what a form to play the piano! What rhythm, what swing, ohhh it’s amazing ! Thanks for sharing

  • @drjmansplace5174
    @drjmansplace5174 3 года назад

    Classic ragtime. Great work, Mr. Brier

  • @squeakysneakers6685
    @squeakysneakers6685 4 года назад +20

    Is there any footage of an alternate version of the 2nd half? This is so dope. Cant believe I missed this one after all these years.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  4 года назад +18

      ruclips.net/video/bc28EXLuqyU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/tnGV8Cwgu6M/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/wJ_qG-nNzck/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/3A9dc-NP9ao/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/XynE4BtsEHs/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/H9nM2FWGBAM/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/7QUnxC1Veeg/видео.html (if a piano roll counts) to name a few. No footage but there's the version from his Constellations album also: ruclips.net/video/fdJbC3DIJ8o/видео.html

    • @sablatnic8030
      @sablatnic8030 2 года назад +2

      @@Keeper1st Thanks! :-D

  • @MrThetaphi
    @MrThetaphi Год назад

    The ragtime piano world loves Tom Brier!

  • @BachScholar
    @BachScholar 14 лет назад +42

    I like this piece a lot. Can I get the music somewhere?

    • @gustavobraga582
      @gustavobraga582 4 года назад +4

      Hi Cory, I would love to see you playing more Tom Brier. How about tackling this one or Over the Top?
      I had a blast with recent Red Roadster Rag (I was learning it when you released it!), and would love to listen to more Brier originals through your hands.
      Cheers from Brazil!

    • @gustavobraga582
      @gustavobraga582 4 года назад +12

      Seth Pennell has just uploaded a great transcription on MuseScore: musescore.com/user/31257733/scores/6232403
      I was thrilled by the quality of the transcription.
      Enjoy!

  • @Brego15
    @Brego15 12 лет назад +2

    awesome tom

  • @WeegeeFan1Studios
    @WeegeeFan1Studios 2 года назад +13

    Imagine if Tom Brier had been capable of playing piano when Rush E came out and he tried it
    That would be interstellar.

  • @scottyiscaye2863
    @scottyiscaye2863 6 лет назад +4

    am i the only one to hear a voice at 4:31 on Bb and C?

  • @prairiesunflower
    @prairiesunflower 6 месяцев назад

    This one is my favorite

  • @omnisel
    @omnisel 3 года назад +2

    I'm not typically a fan of rag but this piece is brilliant

  • @JoanBonet
    @JoanBonet 8 лет назад +2

    ¡Bravo! Awesome!

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 года назад +1

    This piece has a neat feel as he is using the typical ragtime trick of having minor and major in a mix.

  • @metanogaming412
    @metanogaming412 4 года назад +1

    it's a very nice peace

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  13 лет назад +4

    @goSuOtarU Hm... I dunno. One would think Tom's composition "Blue Sahara" would be more likely to remind you of that.

    • @lukaszmuda4475
      @lukaszmuda4475 2 года назад

      is it any options to see scores? in version like you play in video Tom? :)

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  2 года назад +1

      @@lukaszmuda4475 Tom's score for the piece is not the way he ever played it (it even has an instruction to make up the final section, giving only examples of how one might do it), but this particular performance was transcribed: musescore.com/user/19465036/scores/6370334

    • @lukaszmuda4475
      @lukaszmuda4475 2 года назад

      @@Keeper1st yeah, l see , thanks Tom

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  2 года назад

      @@lukaszmuda4475 I'm not Tom, obviously.

    • @lukaszmuda4475
      @lukaszmuda4475 2 года назад

      @@Keeper1st whatever, thanks!

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 года назад

    I don't which I like more: Tom or the piano. Both are amazing regardless!

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 4 года назад

      I just saw the Mason & Hamlin decal on the piano. That would explain why it aged to such a beautiful sound.

  • @tommareda4635
    @tommareda4635 4 года назад +2

    His left hand is overpowered

  • @bevkimrey5779
    @bevkimrey5779 5 лет назад

    AMAZING!!!!

  • @barakhalla5338
    @barakhalla5338 4 года назад +1

    And fun it was..

  • @trainwatcher411
    @trainwatcher411 5 лет назад +3

    Dose any one know how Tom is doing these days??? please reply,thanks love his playing..

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  5 лет назад +2

      He is in a nursing facility unable to speak and mostly paralyzed on the right side.

    • @CarolineJoyAmico
      @CarolineJoyAmico Год назад +2

      So sad. I went looking for some sort of comment that he was doing better. I’m SO SORRY to hear this.

  • @stewartclow5974
    @stewartclow5974 4 года назад +1

    I'm so glad to hear Tom is now getting the help he needs after I prayed his situation would change. I hope Tom's parents can see past the mis-understandings from those that also care about him. I'm guessing it is the lawyers that care more about money than Tom's well being - and I hope someone has a good idea what can be done to help highlight any mistakes the lawyers made and what can be done stop this happening to others in future? Thanks Keeper1st for updating us about how Tom is doing (ruclips.net/video/YQ_jPLtinB8/видео.html).

  • @JunkyPixelGram
    @JunkyPixelGram 8 лет назад +10

    Will sheet music for this variation ever be released or sold? I want to learn this song so bad :( .

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  8 лет назад +5

      Well, the sheet music for this piece has 12 variations of the third strain written out... along with an instruction to play like none of them but rather to use them as inspiration for your own variation.

    • @JunkyPixelGram
      @JunkyPixelGram 8 лет назад +3

      Will ANY of the 12 variations be released?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  8 лет назад +3

      It's in his latest music folio, which contains the sheet music for every piece on his album "Constellations".

    • @JunkyPixelGram
      @JunkyPixelGram 8 лет назад +1

      tbrier@comcast.net When you try to email this e-mail all that comes up is an error. Is there another way to contact other than actuall mailing

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  8 лет назад +4

      Yeah, he doesn't use Comcast anymore. Send me a private message. (Or you can find Tom on Facebook if you have an account there.)

  • @HalValla01
    @HalValla01 6 лет назад +19

    Did he really write 30 pages? That's hilarious

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  6 лет назад +34

      It's actually 31 pages! The last strain is written out five different ways -- all at once, i.e. there are five systems per page, with each system being one of the five variations, so you can switch between any system's variation at any time, though he recommends you just make up your own -- the chord sequence of the final strain is provided. For those interested in following along, that final half's chord sequence is: D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-double-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-double-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat.

    • @HalValla01
      @HalValla01 Год назад +2

      @@Keeper1st Any idea on where I can get the sheet music for his pieces? I don't mind throwing a few dollars his way for it. How's Tom doing, btw?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Год назад +2

      @HalValla01 His family has not made his sheet music available yet.

  • @cartoonangel1
    @cartoonangel1 14 лет назад +1

    Please give us the link to the sheet music

  • @mangobat827
    @mangobat827 14 лет назад

    8D AWESOME

  • @n0rg
    @n0rg 2 года назад +1

    A bit of Liszt there in the beginning.

  • @davidmelonson8280
    @davidmelonson8280 8 лет назад +14

    Pretty sure that lady in red came in her pants at 2:04

    • @pennagain6207
      @pennagain6207 7 лет назад +2

      The lady in red is a lady indeed, and a damn fine musician in her own right.

    • @Ragtimer95
      @Ragtimer95 5 лет назад +1

      David Melonson That’s our good friend Bonnie. She’s one of Tom’s biggest fans and supporters. She loves hearing him play.

    • @matthewneuls6245
      @matthewneuls6245 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @CoolSanMoolSan2
      @CoolSanMoolSan2 3 месяца назад

      WUT DE HEULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

  • @charlytorres1077
    @charlytorres1077 3 года назад +2

    Much better than the mtv crap

    • @Yourhandleisntavailable
      @Yourhandleisntavailable Месяц назад

      What mtv crap?

    • @charlytorres1077
      @charlytorres1077 Месяц назад

      3 years later someone demanded an explanation…, well , you see this is not an overproduced video, just a man playing real good piano Some people might prefer watching P. Diddy on mtv , I prefer this ❤

    • @Yourhandleisntavailable
      @Yourhandleisntavailable Месяц назад +1

      @@charlytorres1077 This IS a GOOD man playing good piano, I prefer this too ❤️

  • @stevejeffrey11
    @stevejeffrey11 2 месяца назад

    that poor piano needs a smoke

  • @georgemg55
    @georgemg55 11 лет назад +5

    Why is this for fun??

    • @mcp12300
      @mcp12300 7 лет назад +4

      He's a musician, he's having fun by embellishing his work; it's great fun if you know what you're doing.

    • @angejo5591
      @angejo5591 5 лет назад

      George Mena he performed this in a concert just before this and he did it again just to have some boogey time

  • @omegasalmonfish
    @omegasalmonfish 4 года назад +1

    God fuckin damn

  • @goSuOtarU
    @goSuOtarU 13 лет назад +1

    Why does this reminds me of Aladdin?

    • @MyScorpion42
      @MyScorpion42 8 лет назад +2

      It's chord progressions seems similar to "Prince Ali"

  • @h35d85bs0
    @h35d85bs0 Год назад

    Rybelsus