he doesn't even attempt to make the bends, harmonics and whammy bar parts look real. All his focus is on making those guitar-shop-showboat orgasm faces.
I’m 99% certain that the reason why VGL’s set list hasn’t changed since 2010 is because that year Tommy’s rights to perform those songs expired and VGL has been an unsanctioned illegal performance for a decade
if it's a composition that exists and was published it can be performed live as long as you pay whatever the local rights organization is the relevant fees. .. which in most western countries you have to pay even if you play your own song anyway. he could be playing them legally as covers from the published vgl stuff provided he paid the fees through the fee systems of various countries. probably doesn't.
They've had the same setlist for so long because Tommy has worked so hard to mime the guitar parts to them and doesn't want to have to learn how to mime new songs.
Aside from Tommy faking his guitar skills, that selection of random pictures (cosplays and fan arts) displayed in the concert makes the whole show looks cheap.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-62LItqlLlVE.html. The portion you're looking for starts at the 5:20 mark. He calls Link "Zelda" and he says he's been good friends with Miyamoto for 10-15 years.
How? Miyamoto doesn’t speak English and Tommy doesn’t speak Japanese. Also I know Tommy knows about Link because he has covered Zelda games on his show. I think he just has adhd and shit memory. Likely a piss poor student.
Does Tommy even have permission to use all those pictures (cosplay, etc...)? Does he have license for the music he plays anymore? Maybe he did at one point, but today?
Believe it or not, I have seen him play unplugged on someones channel at some point and time. He actually does have some skills. Not sure why he always fakes it
the orchestras and choirs are completely separate from tommy's bullshit so they're definitely legit source: i'm in one of the choirs that he "performed" with, and i also know quite a few people in the symphony that performed as well
Christ, he actually puts himself front and center and mimes like a drunk 14 year old to the really cheesy riffs just to live out a rockstar fantasy. This man is fundamentally repulsive.
God this is pure cringe, the whole event. I bet the crowd absolutely stinks of sweat and urine, first time they've left the house in a year. I think Tommy, who thinks he's the coolest man alive, really detests the nerds in the crowd.
