Well....now we have apples & oranges & persimmons...or something equally dissimilar...kiwis, perhaps?
The main ingredient here is the production. This would be very difficult to produce in a live setting, cuzza the backwards instrumentation alone.
There is no emphasis on anyone's playing technique. This is a piece meant for personal enjoyment under mood enhancement, more than anything else.
The piece stands as a very good work of music, but it's only capable of achieving its goals as a recorded work. I find nothing inherently wrong with that, but find it difficult to compare to the other two live performances re technique, or playing abilities. Creatively, it's at least as good as Andy McKee, & far more creative than the Randy guy. All the technical work, however, lies with the producer & the composer, rather than the band itself or any particular member.
The biggest problem I have in comparing these 3 musicians' wares, is that they are so different, & we are only hearing one song from each. If you are comparing musicians & their ability, you probably need to delve deeper into the things they do, than to limit your opinion to one song each, esp since their musical styles are so far apart.
Now, I'm guessing here, but if I heard more from the 1st two you put up, Cap, I'd most likely stick with my gut instinct & say the Beatles were by far the most creative, & their producer the best in his field, while Andy is a better technical musician, & Randy is more fun in a festival setting with his antics.
