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  • this is absolutely terrible

  • Jared Stellmacher is the world's best organist... he's my bro

  • Amazing!

  • i would like to know what this guy did with the money his parents gave him for music lessons????

  • my ears!

  • the best organ player is CHUCK NORRIS( he made 206 accounts for dislike that video)!!!!

  • What about Frederick Hohman and Raul Prieto Ramirez to name but two. this guy is good, true.................

  • This sounds typical of closing-credits program music on the unit orchestra. Not easy to do in real time.

  • Davy Jones is the best organ player

  • this dude is not the world's best organ player

  • The point of this video has escaped everyone. The organ is a great instrument when applied to stupid things and a stupid instrument when applied to great things.

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  • that's steven eaklor. the hammond XK3 and 'new' B3 are pretty much his design, internally. he's an odd man but very smart.

  • I liked that Video cause that good playing, but the title is WRONG!!!!!!!

    look at Cammeron Carpenter or some other guys ;)

  • "Worlds Best Organ Player"? Richard Hills could smoke this guy on a theatre organ with his eyes closed. Check out "Richard Hills plays Tiger Rag" if you don't believe me.

  • WOW

    

  • His eyes: "Oh yeah, oh yeah!"

  • e tocando uma musica brasileira é melhor ainda rsrs

  • Worst thing I ever heard!

  • Virgil Fox

  • whoever is got the camera filming this is doing a shitty job 

  • Hey, this is the Mundelein University organ jealously watched over my the late John Peters.

    He would only let young, thin and handsome boys work on the organ. This guy is rather good in a off- beat manner. If ANYONE made a disparaging remark about the organ, Peters would cause legal trouble for the culpret.

  • Who said that: the best?

    Good performance.

  • totaler psychopath! abartig! das hat doch nix mehr mit orgelspielen zu tun!

    da zieht es einem ja die schuhe aus!!!

    GRAUSAM!!!!

  • @mcworx87 ja...wenn ich aufn jahrmarkt will, sag ich dann schon bescheid...

  • camera guy is TERRIBLE.....organist talented, though not the world's best, and neither is the organ the world's best.....lots of type

  • Loco! jajaja...como acto cirquense esta bueno...q tosco el tipo...jajaja

  • obviously possessed by the devil.

  • super!!!!! ,,, i wish i could play like this,

  • Contrary to opinions of some who have no appreciation of talent (like most in our sad society) this is an excellent performance. Of course not the worlds best, but i think that's obviously tongue in cheek. It was obviously a home video but a good one. So i don't get the criticism except maybe some people have nothing better to do with their sorry lives. To the performer (and videographer) ...Great work, Keep it up... and ignore the ignorant crticism.

  • so im bored on youtube and this is what i found

    ...

  • So...which world were you referring to?

  • Is he supposed to be stamping on the petals like that?

  • World's Best? Sheesh! Not by a long shot. Skilled, sure. Adequate perhaps. Mashed up the Middelschulte a bit. Sort of like Mom is the best cook ever... until your tastes become more developed, this is all you have. Fluff pieces allow for lots of, lets call it leeway. Not that this is a bad thing, it is just there is a line between sloppy and musical/artistic freedom. World's Best Organ Player? No! Check Virgil Fox, Carlo Curley, Cameron Carpenter for starters. The list is huge.

  • Sembra Bracardi con la parrucca! Od ogni modo, non mi dispiace come suona... il liscio.

  • Reminds me a bit of a crazy Spike Milligan type character. A nutty professor type. Good player though. Not the worlds best though. I don't know how you'd classify that. Certainly enjoying himself though which is the main thing. I enjoyed it

  • The World's Best ?? Erm.... NO. Very sloppy.

  • he looks possesed :~(

  • Well done, but u get a dislike because: The title is a lie ;)

  • oh no!!!!! i can' t stand tremolo in organ!!

  • Cameron Carpenter or Lew Williams, both are vying for the title. I lean more toward Lew myself. Cameron is good don't get me wrong, but Lew has a certain mastery of the theater organ which raises him slightly.

  • Wurlitzer Made Great Juke Box's, But Pipe Organs-Ummmmm ??????. JMHO. :-)

  • Did You Ever Hear Mr. Bob Van Camp On The Mighty Mo. 'Moeller' At the Fox Theatre In Atlanta?. Evidently Not"" No Brag, Just Fact!!!

  • Is he really the world's best?. Might explain why the organ isn't that popular then!

  • how does anyone dislike this? it's a crazy looking guy playing the theme from brazil.

  • Okay, I guess, but far from the world's best.

  • Where is Klaus??

  • lol ... not even close!!!!

  • 1. worst cameraman ever!

    2. This guy is like a little child testing what he ca make. Why is he looking at his feet? good organists don't need that!

    Well i have to say the tune is nice... for an american carneval. Please dont harass our ears any more!

  • @bqooxoopd well said.

  • @bqooxoopd looooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooool...u talk like that,u could play better than him....if u are soo clever so make a video when YOU are playing the same without looking on ur feet....if u wont do that, stop saying so stupid things...

  • @bqooxoopd This douche is nothing but a hack!!! You want to see good look up anything Carlo Curley does!!! He is the true #1 in the world, this guy should be playing 7th inning stretches for high school baseball.

  • @bqooxoopd you obviously dont know music, or how hard it is to coordinate all four limbs to play well...LOL

    and it's a CARNIVAL not an "carneval", but then again you dont music so why would be correct about the OTHER stuff

  • How fun!

    Thank you, Steven.

    Clean up that Wedge Fugue variation.  Metronome.

    Cameraman was merely seeking differnent angles and views.

    If you don't praise the nice video Diane Meredith Belcher and Joe Vitacco, you get blocked.

    Haha -what a fool you are, Joe.

  • What an Idiot

  • well, obviously the worlds worst camera man

  • Haven't you birds ever heard of Hyperbole? That was the channel owners choice of words, not the organist. Steve is most likely playing at the request of the WGN News people in front of an impromptu gathering of the enthusiasts who maintain the organ...

  • Oh, and an audience of 3 people ! If he was the best one, the audience would be bigger :p

  • OMG Aquarela do Brasil at 2:07 >.< it's a nice one. Then, to say that he is the best organ player.. isn't it excessive ? lol

  • was ist das denn für eine scheise????

  • i don't think so

  • What a sweeping statement? The world's best organ player?

  • verry  bad

  • this egor looking motherfucker is actually pretty good

  • HA! go check out Cameron Carpenter and then lets see who's the best organist.

  • I love the talent and the instrument. Please give me both names.

    donkrueger@gmail.com

  • it may be good but i like this man more

    /watch?v=UQDhH8-z14Q. XD

  • ???  not nice !!!

  • WOW! What a ride. Wonderful.

  • I had never heard the song "Tico, Tico" played on a real theater pipe organ. Where is this organ located at? So sad that no one will appreciate a real theater pipe organ as there is a big difference between digital and the real thing. I played a real pipe organ at my home parish, but never a threater pipe organ. I prefer electronic such as a Thomas, Wersi or a Lowrey than the real thing. Very good playing!

  • If you want to see some brilliant pedal work. have a look for Simon Preston playing Toccata Festiva. Also listen to his Bach Toccata & Fugue in D minor.

  • Great, most enjoyable to see and hear a great artist not only playing out of this world but enjoying it and really mastering the beast. Bravo friend. Play on! Oh Ethel Smith would be so happy for you.

    David Snyder, Lumierist.

    Creator of Heavy Organ Touring Productiuon

  • Like a man possessed...

  • Ohoh He´s playing brazilian songs ...amazing

  • lol haha nice xDD 0:46 that was very unexpected :p

  • What was the hurry?

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  • what's not to like?? you couldn't play like that.....The guys a genious...

  • soo many audience man! lol if he is the best why is there only 3? XD

  • Um bom orgão executado por um ótimo organista. Juntando tudo, mais estas lindas musicas brasileiras, da gosto de ouvir.Parabens.

  • Looks Slightly Psychopathic...

  • Definitely not in the same class as the best organists in the world......you really need to get in touch with reality.

  • Magnificent playing, but utterly awful camera work. Did you hand the camera to a drunken monkey?

  • It's well played but not the best of the world. Have you ever heard anything of Virgil Fox? Than you can talk about the best of the world.....

  • A triumph of technique, over taste and content!

  • Very rich invention and perfect technique, real entertainment !

  • Hes frickin awsome. Best or not, I cant do that and I bet none of you haters can either. Clap clap clap clap clap.

  • Blimey...! This guy needs a stiff drink....lol...

    Magnificent instrument though... :D

  • Well, i think he is very good, he try to play so fast and has some errors... but he is good for sure ;)

  • he did look kinda.. crasy..

    

  • I really don´t think that he is the best!

  • I know this guy. he is actually rather good. I takes an experienced organist to play this type of music. The alternative is someone memorizing a Bach piece and play it back the same way every time!! We could train a monkey, theoretically.etc . Besides, John Peters watched this organ and only his few favorites played it (young, male tall and thin). It is owned by the Catholic church seminary in Mundelein Illinois.

  • On what world does this organ player reside? Certainly not Earth!

  • Even I can play better than him

  • looks like a rodgers organ

  • I believe this is Tico Tico

  • He's very good despite what most of yo say. He does something I could never do.

  • "The World's Best Organ Player"? Clearly someone's very individual assessment!

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  • What songs does he play?

  • I will give him props for doing something i've have yet to try but always thought about doing and playing with both feet. not my particular kind of music but he's not bad(it's hard to give anyone the title THE BEST unless they participate in a WORLD CONTEST in whatever to make it official. P.S. and "OFFICIAL APPROVAL" doesn't mean ur actually THE BEST IN THE WORLD(someone could be better) but for the record books or officially ur deemed dat)

  • He's certainly enthusiastic. But sort of all over the place.

  • SORRY NORBERTDO1 I MISTAKENLY CALLED YOU MEYESTROH, MY MISTAKE

  • HEY MEYESTROH ! I DID LISTEN TO SOME OF HIS OTHER PERFORMANCES ON THE HAMMOND AND ON OTHER PIPES AND I STILL STAND BY MY ORIGINAL COMMENTS. UNLESS YOU CAN ACTUALLY PROVE THAT YOU CAN PLAY AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN HIM, I WOULD STIFLE THYSELF AND COMMENT ON SOMETHING TOU ARE ACTUALLY AN EXPERT ON.

  • I HAPPEN TO THINK THIS GUY IS QUITE INNOVATIVE WITH LOTS OF ENERGY. HIS PROFRESSIONS ARE GREAT AND HE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB. I HAVE BEEN A ORGANIST FOR 50 YEARS AND HE IS TALENTED. AMEN

  • @meyestroh

    Talented? Crazy, totally crazy!!!

    He can only play at full volume, otherwise you can hear the many mistakes...

  • Last best organist but rather more...drag act on blackpool beach!

  • WHY ARE YOU CALLED "THE WORLD'S BEST ORGAN PLAYERS, PLEASE? CMW52

  • @cazzie511 What did Harry Callahan say ? Opinions are like assholes Everybody has one ?

    Best Organist this is  an assault on a theatre Organ and this person should get a maximum sentance Sorry but this is dreadful !

  • Your suit needs a dry clean.

    

  • die orgel is ja wohl eher als keyboard zu bezeichnen :D

  • Ja voll geil

    aber trampelle nicht so fest auf den fußpedalen

    und dann auch noch mit schuhen,,,nee....das tut man nicht,,,,

    hab respekt vor der Orgel ,,den sie kann ja nichts dafür....

    ich spiele nur mit strümpfen an den Füßen ,,da hat man mer gefühl

    Gr Udo

  • Der trägt doch Organ Master Shoes, hab dieselben, die machen die Klaviatur nicht kaputt. Stimmt schon, er trampelt, aber das muss das Pedal aushalten können. Ist sowieso keine mechanische Traktur.

  • He stinks! Good organists are people like Klaus Wunderlich, Florian Hutter, Lenny Dee, Rudy Rosa, Carol Williams, Claudia Hirschfeld, Sue Ward

  • He's just trying it out to see what it can do. It's like going to Guitar Center and seeing what a guitar can do when plugged into a certain amp.

  • Wow Huge audience---3 people. He may know where all the notes are but he could put them together a little more carefully. He'll never beat the Great Rosa Rio.

  • HEY!! When you're THAT pretty- you don't have to play well!!

  • Playing fastly doesn't make you the best player. This guy is very good but maybe his interpretation would be better if he play slower. (sorry for my bad english)

  • Yes... what the hell IS this My unavoidable destiny as an organist?

  • This is Brasilian music "Tico-tico no fubah. Great!

  • He's not "worlds best" but he doesn't stink. The hair has to go though. Was this recorded on Halloween?

  • Oops, I meant 1:48! XD

  • I've gotta say though, that IS some hair...and check out some of the faces, particularly at 2:48, scary, lolol!

  • Man, tough crowd. My reaction was "Best??? What the hell makes him best??" "Best" is a pretty tall order, but he IS pretty good, give some credit. Looks to me like a little impromptu screwing around for the heluvit, I don't have a problem with that and theater organ is all about numerous registration changes so who cares. I'd go hear him play.

  • This isn't mr barry morgan !

  • Virgil Foxs makes this nerd look like the dweeb he is!

  • I'm sure this guy could be a mighty fine organ player if he were to take it seriously..... Just maybe not in this clip!

  • Hilarious! What a ham. loved it.

  • Hey, I liked it. He 's a hoot and that comes from someone with a complete collection of Geroge Wright recordings.

  • looooooooooool

    

  • Who on the world like this??

    With all respect to mr.Steven Eaklor.

  • beautiful hairstyle!

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  • Sounds like Pipe Organ Pizza in Dallas.

  • Type in Cameron Carpenter in the search bar and watch what he can do on one of these big puppies!

  • @jsamin This gentleman is very good but certainly not in the same class as George Wright who was a true genius! No one even comes close to his recordings on the Wurltzer Theatre Organ.

  • @Chuckwsr If you enjoy the abilities of George Wright, then you would certainly appreciate a phenomenal gentleman by the name of Daniel Roth - who was appointed the prestigious titular organist at Église Saint-Sulpice in Paris from 1973 through to 1985. Is Roth considered genius by some? perhaps - I believe that he would be more fitfully given title akin more to ethereal, other-worldy perhaps...possibly even musically anomalous. The man's mind operates far beyond that of Human Capability.

  • oh men ven a ver Radio City Musicll Organ and listen the beatiful music on the world jejejejejejejejejeje

  • Where was the skill or did I miss something ? Someone should remind this character that these things have to be maintained. What a horrible racket. Still if he enjoyed it......................

  • I liked the small bit of Tico Tico. His face at one point (the view looking up) seemed like he was stamping a kitten down a drain.

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  • Also, watching his facial expressions made me laugh my ass off!

  • @CoolVideosKY me, too :-D

  • The dude playing the organ looks like Quasimodo!

  • A pipe in my ass, that would sound like the same, if just he pushed me a little on my belly..

  • hmm..

  • Is he besti in the world, just because he is an american???? LOL

  • This should be re-labeled as "NOT The World's Best Organ Player". I wouldn't even consider hiring this guy to play for a bunch of drunkards down at the mission. This guy has absolutely no form or structure and judging by his "hunt and peck" method of voicing, he has no musical training and plays by ear. I don't like this organ player and to say this person represents the organist community is a stretch from way out in the left field. WGN-Chicago should be ashamed of themselves.

  • I wouldn't say he is the world's best however I think he's damn good and I have been playing organ for over 50 years. That is all I have to comment.

  • But either way, you backed your comment which is good, so I know why you made your comment.

  • this poor man clearly hasn't heard of Bach

  • Well he plays fast but speed doesn't make a good organist . There is what I call a lot of double keying . In other words 1 finger is hitting 2 keys at the same time etc. He needs to go back to the basics & start over.

  • If anything, it was worth watching the facial expressions of the organist!

  • Best organ player? He didn't even use all the buttons on that thing!

  • If I looked like that with a haircut to match then I would hide behind that massive organ too

  • Meh :P 

  • He's OK, but the "best"? Not a chance. He's more of a hack.

  • @victor8x10 You do better for us please.

  • @captainsunder009 Back-in-the-day I could. I just bought an Allen Q311SP after a 20 year organ playing gap. I'll work on getting back up to speed. However, just what is it with folks like you have have the warped mentality that someone is not qualified to evaluate something unless you can do it better?? You certainly don't have to be a 747 Captain to recoginize a bad landing -- now to you?? Read some of the other comments. I doubt you play yourself, which is wny you're so easily impressed.

  • @victor8x10 I don't play, but I checked your channel and you don't have any videos. You know what, I used to comment on people like that as well for piano. I had no videos so people said, then show proof and I did. If you cannot show people evidence then they have every right to bag you out. I am not easily impressed. It wasn't the best (I never said it was), but it certainly sounded nice and people have every right to like it. To call him a hack is just sheer arrogance.

  • @captainsunder009 You must be a liberal, because you lack logic. You don't like my "hack" comment", but if I prove I'm a better player then my comment is OK with you? If you think a comment is poor or rude, that should not change based on the commentors musical skill. If I owned a movie theatre I'd hire him to play. I like it too. But he makes a lot of mistakes and does a poor job of registration changes. I don't mean "hack" in the way you are interpeting it. "Worlds best"? Come on.

  • @victor8x10 For starters, I am australian. 2) Our liberals are not like your liberals and no I do not lack logic. 3) I just said I know he is not the best, in fact nowhere near. All I am saying is that despite it not being the best, unless you are some hardcore organist and if youo ignore the stupid title which all people make those titles to make their video popular, it sounds cool. Why shouldn't the person making the comment back themselves a little more? Continued.

  • @captainsunder009 It is only because I challenged your comment that you actually explained your reasoning. When you posted your first comment, you were just bashing into him.

  • crap

  • Mad organist!

  • Makes me wanna go ut to the studio and wake up the neighbours on my 3/44

  • yeah this really sucks lol

  • What the hell is this? Totally mis-labeled. What a f***ing lie. My comments are vulgar because the playing is vulgar.

  • @billy12080 You would be a classical organist, i take it? It's hardly vulgar playing. Its early 20th century showbiz style music. And while I have heard better organists, he's not bad.

  • @EggFooYung His egocentric style and hambone silliness totally negate whatever talent he might have! Come on, this guy is so hung up on himself and the workings of the organ, he can't get through a verse without pulling stops and messing around with tones. Enough already!

  • @billy12080 He's fairly classic all the same man, I used to play Buxtehude and Bach back in the day, got a scholarship n all. But to be honest, this is where its at. Complete mentalism is more rock and roll realistically. This man is very wired, wired to what I don't know, but its still groovy. World's most insane looking organist might be more apt though, I suppose