Why did I play the lick for 5 hours nonstop? | Q+A #43

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1:25 What is the Lick?
1:49 Why?! Why would you play the lick for 5 hours straight?
4:23 Why do we name chords the 2nd degree of the scale (D in the key of C major) the “9th” when we use chords?
6:42 How did Charlie Parker think when he improvised when chord-scales didn’t exist yet?
7:58 How do you overcome feeling of “being gutted” after a jam session?
9:53 What are the musically appropriate situations for a 5-string?
10:38 Why is a double bass called a double bass?
12:16 Are you going to NAMM again this year?
12:30 I just wanted some fast music, not some dude talking feelings
13:00 I NEED MORE ANALYSIS VIDEOS GIMME MORE
14:11 Did Miles Davis actually say that?

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[jaypickard]

'The lick is an inside joke that got old quickly' - Adam Neely

>Plays the lick for 5 hours straight.

[Dsullivann]

I honestly think Adam is trying to capitalize the lick so that people reference it to his channel. It's quite genius actually.

[DactylSpondee]

Not quite ten, but I did listen to 8 hours of Nyan Cat. At work. In a store with actual customers. The customers were amused and so was I at first. Then came boredom, then resentment and anger followed anxiety and existential terror, but finally a zen-like calm of acceptance. 7/5 would definitely do it again.

[Brookzplayzmuzic]

This guy is wise far beyond his decades of living.. his combination of knowledge, sarcasm, facetiousness and musicality makes for a interesting channel

[veeaya]

Play it for 9995 hours more to become a master of the lick!

[SaikoMantis]

"D doesn't add any meat." The joke writes itself.

[llamamall]

the lick except it's harmonized exclusively by different inversions of d m7 b5

[guitarmichael]

I just bought "the lick" t-shirt.

-- Miles Davis (2017)

[nathalieahearn]

Make a
"Merry Dm7b5!"
Shirt

[mrbovinejoni]

Fun fact: Robert Oppenheimer was actually Miles Davis.

[louispearson]

Adam surely you must send your recording to Guinness world records,
you almost certainly hold a place in its books, they adore obscure self flagelating triumphs
and surely, there is something prestigious to say of a man who holds a Guinness world record

[noodles]

Started watching it. Fell asleep woke up at the three hour mark. Heard it throughout my dream. Hope it helps the analytics :p

[dougthemoleman]

9:49 How to get better, by Frank Zappa: “Here is the secret. There are two things that you have to do . One of them is to not stop. And the other one is to keep going.”

[shimlaDnB]

oh i watched for about 2 hours, was really bored and the chat was fun

[okolekahuna]

I've been a touring musician/artists for 30 years, performing Metal, Folk to Jazz gigs and your channel and content makes me appreciate more of who I am and the music I play. Cheers to you.

[nikhillrao]

Imagine an alternate universe where Ragusea schools us on music theory and Neely does cooking/food science

[russelljohnson]

adam out here going from concise explanations of changes in music theory to giving in-depth explanations of the growth mindset.

[rodrigodepierola]

"Color Hierarchy" and "more color, less meat", it's stuff like that keeps me glued to Adam's channel.

[Michael-Oh]

Question for your next Q+A.

Have you ever played bass in a classical orchestra before?

[LeeGee]

"Miles Davis" bit made me laugh!

Bill Evans Forever!