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Originally Posted by blastingas10
You did a song better than Alex lifeson, that's a huge compliment.
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Here, you can compare Plankton's "Drummer Boy" to Alex Lifeson's more mellow, country version below and hear what you think.
My overall verdict is that Alex Lifeson's song sounds rather insipid compared to Plankton's guitar-playing, which is clearer and stronger. Plankton's version also includes rhythm and guitar playing in the same song, puts the reverb effect to good use, and incorporates layering and lovely triplets of notes such as around 3:40 (and at the end) that add variety to the song. Only major improvement that could be made in Plankton's version would be to use real drums.
Plankton - "The Little Drummer Boy"
Alex Lifeson - "The Drummer Boy"
This cover has mushier, less distinct guitar-playing compared to Plankton's. Lifeson's version also lacks high points in the melody, which I feel turns into a jangly mess. Finally, some of the beginning (sluggish) low notes are slightly out of tune in Alex Lifeson's playing. (I didn't inherit my dad's perfect pitch, but I can hear well when a note is out of tune!)
Alex Lifeson - The Drummer Boy - YouTube
EDIT: Plankton's video is now online so I added it into the post. Thanks, Plank!