Dave Grohl’s 23-minute instrumental epic, “Play” has now been extended in a live rendition which spans an eye-opening nearly 36 minute performance. It is quite impressive for Grohl to be able to perform for that long, while simultaneously attracting the attention of his audience for the full time.

 The song truly unveils Grohl’s musical journey and showcases his undeniable creativity and musical inclination.  The video shows many different instruments being played, and at the same time, the engagement of the audience and other aspects of the performance that allow it to succeed. The different flashing lights in the performance are extremely engaging and almost match the mood of the instruments being played.

Even more significantly, the video allows the viewer to detect the hard work and passion that Grohl puts into his work, as well as the other players. Given the long duration of the performance, Grohl was able to maintain his passion and show appreciation for the art of music as he played his instruments with dedication and showed his hard work through his facial expressions and even sweat. At times, the song would calm down with its instrumentation and then pick back up with an upbeat combination of instruments to ensure the audience’s engagement, while also offering a diversity of creativity.

Photo credit: Boston Lynn Schulz