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July 1, 2010 7:45 AM   Subscribe

Andrew WK battles Gonzales: A cutting contest like no other.

The Challenge, issued by Gonzales (holder of the world record for longest continual piano playing), and filmed by Akira the Don for The Quietus, ended in controversy, with the judge picking against the crowd's favorite.

(Previously on Andrew WK)
posted by Potomac Avenue (9 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite

Which Andrew W.K. was that? He looked like the real deal, not the party guy who didn't sing and looked much younger and smaller.
posted by reklus at 7:50 AM on July 1, 2010


I thought we had determined Andrew WK was a myth...
posted by saulgoodman at 8:04 AM on July 1, 2010


Surprisingly excellent last round.
posted by unSane at 8:19 AM on July 1, 2010


Meh. Call me when there's real cutting.
posted by tommasz at 8:26 AM on July 1, 2010


@tommasz:

Well, the description in the FPP is right; it truly is a cutting contest like no other. That being said, it was very entertaining in its own right. I was first introduced to Gonzales through his album Solo Piano. It's a nice little piece of piano music, very reminiscent of Erik Satie. Used it as "lullaby" music for my then 9-month-old a few times.

This piano battle reminded me a lot of early Keith Jarret improvs, minus the Asshole Genius™ factor.
posted by jnrussell at 9:17 AM on July 1, 2010


And yes, I misspelled Jarrett.
posted by jnrussell at 9:27 AM on July 1, 2010


I like the idea of musical battles, and I think that Gonzales made a slightly better effort, but I didn't find either of them to be very talented or entertaining as far as improvising at the piano is concerned. When I negated their star power, it was kind of boring to listen to.
posted by hanoixan at 9:31 AM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]


It's not just me is it? At the very end of the last round video, Andrew WK is not playing that.
posted by rusty at 12:42 PM on July 1, 2010


I want to do a album art cover party where everyone recreates an album art cover. Gonna do his first album.
posted by ziadbc at 7:39 PM on July 1, 2010 [1 favorite]


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