Is Fanchen's Rush E Mediocre?

Is Fanchen's Rush E mediocre? Spoiler alert: no, but let's talk about why.

Rush E is one of the internet's latest hot topics, but how does Fanchen go about playing this arrangement and how does he make it musical? And beyond that, what can you take from this technical performance and implement it into your own?

So yeah, a classically trained pianist reviews Fanchen's Rush E!

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[Fanchen]

AHHH I am fanboying so hard rn, thank you so much Watt for doing a review! You have an excellent ear and attention to detail, you are an amazing teacher. I even learned from this video!
If I knew that video would have blew up I would have spent more time polishing it. xD There’s always room for improvement!

[abrielrobertsson]

When the villain is a classically trained pianist.

[sin]

How can anyone dislike this? I don't see any other teacher analysing this

[icebiirb]

Talent fueled by spite is always the scariest

[woolly]

“And unfortunately, it f***ing slaps.” -Charlie

[ozyisgoated]

Fanchen: *tilts his arm by 1 inch*
Watt: “So basically-“

[florentineeffect]

Fanchen is not a villain …. He’s ….. an Antihero

[daniellima]

When the bad guy actually destroys everyone with his power

[AndySG]

Hell yes, we needed this! Great analyzes man!
In the whole meme debate I think many people overlooked just how good and polished Fanchen's performance actually is from a musically point of view. I saw many people comment how there are better pianists, harder pieces etc. without realizing that that's not what this was all about, you can't really compare two pianists when they play different pieces. In fact this wasn't even about showing who is the better pianist or flexing some very hard and technically demanding piece. This was about showing how you can take one piece, one arrangement (although he of course did make some changes) and play it in such a way that it draws a picture in the listeners head, emphasizing each note in order to produce something that is truly musically. This was about showing what sets a performance that is good or even great apart form one that is mediocre.

[mintchips_]

Is Fanchen's Rush E Mediocre?



ah shit, here we go again.

[Jane-qhyd]

Though we like to joke about Fanchen being a villain, he really isn't. He is just a knowledgeable musician that gave criticism in a slightly harsh way. The dude is actually pretty humble and seems to have a lot of respect for the music community

[tsundor]

thanks for explaining why this is impressive for us non pianists. i could tell it was really well done and sounded great but had no idea about the technicality of it! it seems much harder (and impressive) to deliver something of that quality knowing all these piano-specific things

[Enhancedlies]

i don't play piano, or anything for that matter, but i cannot stop watching these videos. I have ZERO idea of wtf is going on but i love it hhahahhah

[andrew]

how does this man only have 12.5k subscribers. This is the video from someone who should have at least 200k+. Good job.

[offgridas]

The efficiency of movement is amazing. I struggle with efficient movement both in piano and guitar.

[thesleepydot]

how did fanchen become both a part of a drama and like an influencer from comments alone??? this is honestly surreal. wish you the best, Fanchen. this must be just… a lot to experience

[TETTATEA]

I think the reason why everyone thought Fanchen was being offensive because everyone was praising the guy in the video, seeing a person who’s not praising like everyone else feels out of place and weird, especially if you’re not a piano professional, you think that guy is really good and impressive and the person saying otherwise is just mean. Also, I think when he said “no offense”, i think he genuinely meant no offense.

[olivernoel]

Why is nobody talking about Fanchen's swag ass outfit tho

[tankfire]

Rush E is the perfect song for anime super villians. A perfect way to display their undeniable skill.

[MadPianoLife]

An excellent mediocre analysis fitting for an excellent mediocre performance :)