Unbelievable guitar player with birth disabilities rules us all!
In: Best unknown guitar hero Monday Apr 7,2008
I don’t know if you are familiar with Guitar-Idol.co.uk website. I wasn’t until I recently found it and I can tell you I was surprised. To say in a few words what it is about this site (even if I think the name it is self describing)
Online competition to find the hottest new guitarist - have YOU got what it takes to be Guitar Idol 2008?
Play in front of thousands of guitar fans AND open up on the main stage for a LEGENDARY guitar virtuoso at the London International Music Show - and win tons of fantastic prizes! …
So, curious, I have started to listen the guys there trying to bet on the next guitar idol. Of course, most of them were Malmsteen, Satriani, Vai fans. Nothing to surprise me here. By the way,at a first glance, I think Malmsteen has more followers than Satriani and Vai. Just an observation…
And then, while listening around, I’ve seen this guy,Rick Renstrom!
He has entered the competition with a video posted on YouTube.
I thought I don’t see well! I looked on his website and on his MySpace page and finally understood it:
This guy, Rick Renstrom, has problems with his hands, birth disabilities I guess!
I don’t want to offend him in anyway by speaking too much about this on my post, because I didn’t find anywhere anything related to his situation on his website or MySpace page so I presume he doesn’t want to speak about it, but I just find his guitar playing freaking UNBELIEVABLE.
I know I have heard guys playing the way he does, advanced Malmsteen fans are familiar to this style, but this guy is just unbelievable considering his situation! And he is also the lead singer in his band!
To date, Rick has recorded on 9 total albums and has collectively played to over 100, 000 fans worldwide.
Man, I had the belief that because of an old surgery I had on my little finger on my left hand, (I had an accident at one of my tendons while in university), my playing will never be the same. It is bullshit! Total bullshit! It is all in my head! This guy proves it!
So, to Rick Renstrom, all my respect! Man, you rule us all!
I invite you to see more on his website and MySpace page.
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Tibi Puiu
April 7th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Ok, unfucking believable! Dude, you’ve proven that true passion can overcome even the most terrible of obstacles.
Ovidiu
April 7th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I couldn’t believe my eyes, I thought that biologic it is not possible, but this guy proved me wrong!
Rick Renstrom - Britain’s Disabled Guitar Idol « Treadmarkz
April 8th, 2008 at 12:28 am
[…] heavy blazing electric guitar solos, as a lover of rock music, I am very impressed with this man, Rick Renstrom’s playing. Renstrom is a contestant on the U.K. television series “Guitar Idol” […]
Rick in Texas
April 8th, 2008 at 5:23 am
WOW!
I sometimes whine about my one fused knuckle keeping me from playing properly..
I will shut my mouth from this point forward. I have no excuses…
Rick Renstrom is one badass mofo!
Ovidiu
April 8th, 2008 at 5:58 am
I had the same impression, so I won’t complain again about my little finger’s small problem. It is all in your head in the end!
treadmarkz
April 8th, 2008 at 6:23 am
More importantly, its about how badly you want it.
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April 9th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
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MG
April 10th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Amazing. Simply amazing! This guy can play! I am not really into the Yngwie style, but you have to give this guy props because he can play so very well!
Sammy
April 10th, 2008 at 1:40 am
Ovidiu, you’re an a-hole! I have all of my (physical) faculties and the last thing I need is someone with these obvious physical disabilities to make me feel so inadequate. Geez, not I have to practice that much harder.
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April 20th, 2008 at 10:47 am
[…] of the most amazing experiences I had this month. Really, I’m not joking! I found this guy, Rick Renstrom, which was born, I guess, with physical disabilities, which would have stopped anybody from even […]
Guitar Hero Underground
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Wow. I have no more excuses either! This guy really does rock!
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edwinson
September 8th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Wish all you guys would stop talking about disability. Rick Renstrom has no disability. He’s a world-class axeman, pure and simple. The dude is the personification of rock guitar. Mad chops! He deserves greatness and fame. -edwinson
Ovidiu
September 8th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
You are right, he is a great guitar player and I will not say anymore “considering the situation he is in” or anything similar. He is a great guitar player and that is that!