Happy New Year to you @ll
Thanks for all the support Last year and the great comments

Here is my new video to start the New Year of Hope you like it




Greetz Rico Have a nice weekend my Friends

Hi Rico you sound great as usual Cal.

Great show...

Allways love to watch and listen your video's

Thanks for posting

Hi Rico,

Thanks for posting your performance. Really enjoyed it.

Cheers,
Phil

Rico……I get the impression you’re looking to improve constantly so here are my own comments.

I felt the melody didn’t flow, it was choppy. Someone told me years ago a little secret. Learn the words before you learn the song. It then becomes easier to interpret. This song is very popular here in the States and most people know the words and melody by heart.

I also thought the drums were too strong. Too much volume and not enough fills. And the tempo was faster than the Barry White version

The glissando’s are too theatrical and too numerous.

Speaking for myself, I’ve had people over the years tell me what they didn’t like about my playing. I listened to everyone and corrected where I could so I’m hoping you’re also open to comments both good and bad.

The problem with being a one-man-band. No feedback from other band members!

Otherwise your work is excellent. I particularly liked your Roland Kaiser Warum hast du nicht nein gesagt feat. Maite Kelly Yamaha Tyros 5.mp3. You did an incredible job on that song…….I never get tired of hearing your version of it.

Mark

I always enjoy watching/ listening to your performances, Rico ...

And having listened to organ performances in places like Radio City Music Hall, I would say they also gave 'liberal' interpretations to the songs they played ...

Theatrical - yes, but that's YOU, Rico ... thank you ...

Rico,
Excellent as always. I've decided that you could even take the song "happy birthday" and with your talent on the keyboard make it into a bit hit! Love to watch your performances - keep them coming....
Dick

Out of respect for Rico, I didn't add the word "robotic" but I'll add it now.

Let me relate a story I still think about today when I'm playing to an audience.

Someone once asked me to play Please, Release Me. I mean the song is so simple, it's hard to "get into it." But that's exactly what I did......forget to "get into it." At the end of the song, the person said something like: "Very nice......now play it with some feeling!"

I'm assuming/waa assuming/have been assuming to now that Rico doesn't post to just entertain us, but that's he looking to better himself with each performance. And you need input from outside sources to do that.

Now I didn't make those comments to Rico to be mean. On the contrary, I view him as very talented. I wouldn't make those kind of suggestions to someone who I thought was not as dedicated to his music as he is.

And he's quite capable of playing with more passion. Listen to what he did with Maria Elena using the guitar patch. It's right from the heart and reeks of tenderness.

I'm not sure why I seem to be the only one here who critiques as I see it. I'm genuinely thankful for the people who "critiqued" me over the years. I thought about every remark ever presented to me and if I thought there was legitimacy to it, then I acted on it. And most of the "critiques" were accurate enough to put me back on track.

I'm doing no one a favor by posting the "clapping hands" and moving on to the next post like some here do!

MARK

On another forum of which I am also a member, you can choose "I welcome Constructive Criticism" or "I Want Words of Encouragement". I am of the belief that the first choice is best, but everyone isn't.
I truly welcome criticism, and, trust me, there is always something that can be improved.
I am honored when someone actually cares enough to listen closely enough to offer advice!
Very, very seldom do I record a song that I'm totally happy with, and I do record myself every night!