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She made the place to sweat

Classically trained pianist Alexandra Kuznetsova, known under nom de guerre Gamazda, performs piano covers of rock compositions to the effect that her YouTube channel has amassed almost a million subscribers. Check out her performance of Smoke in an Amsterdam church from earlier this month.

Thanks to BraveWords for the heads-up.



12 Comments to “She made the place to sweat”:

  1. 1
    Andrew M says:

    The girl can rock! And there a nice addition toward the end that Don should consider borrowing.

  2. 2
    Uwe Hornung says:

    (speechless)

    I want to have her baby!

  3. 3
    Karin Verndal says:

    What a cutie 😊
    Love her style, but ahem, Smoke on the Water gains a lot more here:

    https://youtu.be/KDXuctGTWWM

    This is how it’s done 💜💜💜

  4. 4
    AndreA says:

    Uuuufff

  5. 5
    David Black says:

    @2 🤣 sorry to disappoint Uwe but not going to happen.

  6. 6
    Uwe Hornung says:

    But why, are you first, David? UNFAIR!

  7. 7
    Kiddpurple says:

    She’s rocking it!

  8. 8
    Fla76 says:

    maybe the best Smoke cover ever!
    It’s amazing how he manages to maintain the feeling and groove with just the piano!

    she has a monstrous mastery of the piano, the replicated solo is sublime…John Lord from up there in heaven is proud of her!

  9. 9
    Uwe Hornung says:

    “The Pianist from the Cold”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcA9-HZr6cs&t=35s
    (Comrade MacGregor, you will stifle any “scantily clad”-remarks!)

    even has accolades from colleagues less esthetically endowed by nature:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-UE_YJMQP0

    His comments about power chords (chords that consist of only root and fifths, eschewing minor or major thirds) is echoed by what Jon Lord once said: “You have to be careful with thirds on a Hammond or it all sounds too sweet.

  10. 10
    Mathias says:

    Very nice, in many ways!

    She’s been there before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GOujT2jfQw&list=RD9GOujT2jfQw&start_radio=1

  11. 11
    MacGregor says:

    @ 9 – “(Comrade MacGregor, you will stifle any “scantily clad”-remarks!)” I already have Uwe, haven’t you noticed. I have been very disciplined and I am proud of that. Cheers.

  12. 12
    Uwe Hornung says:

    The silence of your patent disapproval roars, Herr MacGregor! I am not deceived. 😂

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