Mirah--"Mt. St. Helens"

I'd like to comment about her guitar playing skills. I saw her at Modified in Phx up close and way too personal and she is an AMAZING guitarist. She has mad finger picking skills and her vocal talent matches what is on the album. Not to discard the rest of the band. They all sounded so organic and just like on the record. This video quality does NOT give them the justice they deserve

she's so amazing. all her songs give me chills.

mrbiscuit...how do you know this, did she tell you? I think that's just how she plays...I haven't seen any other vids where she plays well?

Crackhaw...you're wrong. She doesn't play wonderfully...she's horrid at guitar playing. Sorry, but it's really really bad playing man. :-) To say she plays wonderfully, well...come on man. Anyone can tell that it's not good playing.

don't be so judgmental. part of the reason i like her music is the stripped down feel to it. it would lose all its feeling if it was backed by a band and had perfect hi-fi sound.

I'm not being judgemental at all. It's just not good musicianship, plain and simple. Her guitar playing is just bad, and it sounds bad. You may be the one who needs to be honest in your assessment. To imply that this is good musicianship is either a "statement of supprot for this artist" no matter what she does, or else it shows a lack of knowledge on the subject of good musicianship. Either way, this was bad. And I loved The Garden...but this is not in the same ballpark.

i see where you are coming from, and judgmental wasn't the right word to use. but in my personal opinion i really like the sound quality with the way she was playing. maybe from a technical stand point it was sloppy but i think it made perfect sense to my ears.

its also a bit unfair to compare a song of hers that is based purely on percussion to one that primarily uses the guitar. but whatever i can agree to disagree

Yah, it's all cool ska. We all like different things...that's what makes music so great; there's something for us all. I guess I just dug "The Garden" so much, I was looking for more of the same and found myself a bit disappointed. No offense to those who dig this. Peace!

I agree. I like the rough sound she's got; it makes it sound stark and raw, and fits her voice really well. It certainly doesn't bother me that she's no guitar virtuoso