I always knew those young punks were faking it. Now there’s proof!
Ahh, the days before auto-tune.
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funny, thanks for the link
They Finnish guy who started this whole “shred” meme has a whole page of them:
http://www.stsanders.com/www/pages/videos.php
An amazing amount of work went into each one. I especially like The Beatles, The Who, and Van Halen. 
Some are really funny, seemes to be “in vogue” this “shred-thing”
found a really funny mark knopfer “parodie” linked on the sidebar of the beach boys video yesterday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkVHog40Fvg
carefull 0:17 is sooo funny 
all this makes me remind Wired Al somehow (ok just somehow)
heres one of my favorits from him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKhvCQISxJY
maybe it would be time for a Whistle parodie?
anyone?
Do not get it. At all. A meme with which I am not on board.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-shreds
The two foundational elements of making a “shred” video is based on how well an electric guitarist “shreds” on the guitar they are using during the performance and on the vocal style/ability of the vocalists involved. For those unfamiliar with “shredding” in guitar terms, you can check out this Wikipedia link to get you up to speed. Basically, the more a guitarist “shreds” or the more unique and/or incoherent the vocalists are, the more lulz a video potentially has.
One other common element found in the creations of StSanders and other “video shredders” is the video frame visual element. In other words, if an instrument is not shown in the current frame, it is typically not heard, as if it does not exist outside of the visual context of the viewer. This element creates an awkwardness with the performance, making the video seem empty or lacking substance, which is the general idea. If you couple this element with the abruptness of having a random drum solo occur in certain parts of the video (when the drums and drummer are shown in the videos), then you have a completely different but amusing experience that deviates from what the musical artists originally intended, resulting in an unexpected lulzy moment.
Complete non-sequiter
Did you know that Richard Dawkins (“father” of the meme) is married to Lala Ward? 