Tristram Guitar Cover
Instant sincere apologies to anyone who hears this and then pulls out their old CD Cases of Diablo II. But this guitar cover of Matt Uelmen‘s “Tristram” was too good to just sit in my YouTube favorites. The delay that YouTube user: anders5000odense used for this cover was impeccable and his guitar has serious personality. His playing style demonstrates that he must have some excellent control as well as respect for the music. Since he figured out a lot of the parts by ear then it is easy to infer that he must have been a player of the game or else he had a roommate that was a Necromancer. I remember that the music was one of the most enduring parts of the game. It was the cement that made the whole thing so replayable. I never was one of those people who turned off the music and played MP3’s during a boss battle. I would always listening to the in game music, even though I had heard all the songs literally for unspeakable amounts of time.
Out of all the Tristam Guitar covers I’ve heard, this one is easily my favorite. The way he nails every experimental shift impressed me beyond belief. Another cool thing about the video is that he does everything with just one guitar. So it doesn’t look like he’s using sampling or overdubs at all. This gives the piece a very raw feel that captures both the nostalgia of the song.