The Graystones: the preteen group that's breaking the internet

**Bill Ryan** · 27th June 2025 20:18

As fellow Brits, Mari, Mark, Tintin, grapevine, happyuk, Le Chat, Losus4 (and Bruce!) might appreciate this, my new favourite comment:

And, of interest to some, I also found this:

**Mari** · 28th June 2025 18:46

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
As fellow Brits, Mari, Mark, Tintin, grapevine, happyuk, Le Chat, Losus4 (and Bruce!) might appreciate this, my new favourite comment:

And, of interest to some, I also found this:

These will do: 'Spiffing!' 'Nice one, chaps!' 'I say!' 'Well done, there!' 'Would you Adam and Eve it!' 'Bees Knees!' 'Gobsmacked!' And my fave - 'Dog's B*****ks'!

**Bill Ryan** · 7th July 2025 20:43

Here's their latest, released a couple of days ago. (I was disappointed it wasn't more Supertramp!

)

I don't actually know this song, but the 1,400 comments are all purring with praise about how extraordinarily good this is. (Hope is the singer this time, the 12-year old girl with the shorter hair. Izzy, her friend, isn't in this one.)

My Life by ‪Billy Joel‬ - cover by The Graystones

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EKGYRA2uuDI

**Orph** · 7th July 2025 22:15

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
My Life by ‪Billy Joel‬ - cover by The Graystones

The bass player moonlights as a bobblehead.

**TrumanCash** · 8th July 2025 01:20

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
Here's their latest, released a couple of days ago. (I was disappointed it wasn't more Supertramp!

)

I don't actually know this song, but the 1,400 comments are all purring with praise about how extraordinarily good this is. (Hope is the singer this time, the 12-year old girl with the shorter hair. Izzy, her friend, isn't in this one.)

My Life by ‪Billy Joel‬ - cover by The Graystones

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EKGYRA2uuDI

The Graystones did an excellent job on Billy Joel's "My Life"! Now compare it to Billy Joel's performance of it in his 2006 Tokyo concert. This is my favorite Billy Joel concert and "My Life" starts at 5:55 in the video.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TsfX9RmT0XA

**seekingtruth** · 8th July 2025 08:46

I've noticed a resurgence in teens forming bands and playing in their garages. It's great to see. Many comments along the lines of "the world is healing.."

**Bill Ryan** · 8th July 2025 14:48

Posted by Orph (here)
The bass player moonlights as a bobblehead.

The bass player's name is Max, and he founded the Graystones with his best friend Grayson, the drummer. (It's a play on words... 'Gray's Tones'.

) There are hundreds of comments from veteran bass players who are remarking how good Max is, laying the perfect rock-solid foundation for every song they play.

**Orph** · 8th July 2025 16:52

Oh yes. I meant no derision. The whole band is very good. I just got a chuckle from the way be bobs his head.

**Le Chat** · 9th July 2025 15:16

This girl is pretty damn good!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PmNyNJFCugo

**Le Chat** · 9th July 2025 15:19

And this young man is something else!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JCp0VjKT3b4

**Bill Ryan** · 18th July 2025 20:50

And more, just published a few hours ago with 1000 purring comments already. The video won't embed directly, but you havta click the link and hear this.

(Their friend Jake, whose guitar solo comes in at 1:50, is just 11 years old. )

Hold the Line ‪- TOTO cover by The Graystones

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bNeCysVGTCI

**Harmony** · 19th July 2025 02:40

I seem to remember our Sue/Ayt bringing young Jake to our attention on another thread a while back. He is certainly talented, yet at ease with everything, maybe a bit like Pema the Wonder Woman supergirl in that way.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-c0FCI8lnkM

**Patient** · 19th July 2025 02:54

It is also good to see that many young kids are picking up instruments and keeping the guitar bands relevant.

Regardless of A.I. and technology advances there is still the space and need for creativity and song writing to express ourselves. (cover songs work too!)

If I see a busker that is applying themselves, I always give whatever I can spare - and sometimes a few minutes of recognition itself causes other people to pause and listen.

I was fearing that we were loosing "the guitar band" as most places for them to play were filled with DJs with a computer. Although there is a lot of good electronic music, nothing beats a live band.

Bands can gain a lot of attention and recognition by showcasing themselves online, obviously.

**Inversion** · 19th July 2025 05:26

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
I am old, and when I see young people like this, I find hope in a better world.[/B]

Same (and with the old part, I'm getting there). But did you catch Tori Holub? Not meaning to crash this thread with another young artist, but she's in the same world-saving category for me. When I first heard this Carpenters cover a year ago, I was stunned to silence for several minutes.

Re-post from here:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=J95lfJqo9VY

Wow! She really does Karen Carpenter's voice justice. Maybe this falls into an evolutionary mimicry ability. In the video Bill Hader morphs into Al Pacino & Arnold Schwarzenegger while doing a perfect voice impersonation or someone played with the video doing an overlay.

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