Night Of the Guitars 2 - Blues Jam

[penguin99ify]

Like em' or not, they've all been baptized by fire and are better players than 98% of the guitarists today. Listen to the records each one has produced before passing judgement.

[jtomasik]

Wisefield was by far the best. I'm more of a Trower/Montrose guy, but Wisefield schooled them. Trower was decent, but Montrose looked like a guitarist who's been out of a job too long and is overdoing it to get the gig...lol.

[eightball8008]

Cosby show, what up!

[2468oldschooltimes]

old school says about those who unduly critisize...if you can do better than them then prove it, otherwise.... well it trust you get. BLUFF action speaks louder than words.

[Kruellakat]

i have seen all these guys live. i will go see trower every time he comes to town. he is amazing.

[Gminor7]

Nobody has really mentioned how difficult it is to play something distinctive in a situation like this. As a player trading solos you want to distinguish yourself from the guys around you. Think about that before criticizing Montrose too much. From his point of view, how would he compete with Trower, who owns the smooth, liquid, vocal-sounding vibrato, or with Wisefield, who owns the blues feeling and phrasing here? I give credit to Ronnie for coming up with something "left-field" here.

[Mell1888]

Not one of these guys come close to Peter Green the MOST tastefull player ever

[Bronzecaster67]

While Wisefield and Trower is real tasteful , Montrose and Derringer is showing off in boring guitar masturbation

[hartistry1957]

Montrose is too fucking loud.

[greatleahart]

esplendid!! amazing guitars heroes!

[Oxtrack26]

@bobby3501 Are they the two from the left?

[mdhean]

Love them all. But this is the night of the ugliest guitarists.

[LP522]

Somehow I thought Robin would be in this one. Glad to have finally seen it.

[naturaltoby]

I agree with with you....rick and robin stood out the most.....Laurie very good...Ronnie falls short but still a good performance.

[TimTimTimbo]

Ronnie Montrose is the best overall player on that stage that night. You just need to look at his entire catalouge to know that. Jazz, fusiion, rockand roll, acoustic progressive stuff. Yes he can play fast. But fast and WITH GREAT feeling, and slow ith greraqt feeling as well.

[70sforever1]

@TimTimTimbo - Laurie Wisefield, whoever that is, was far and away the most tasteful - Montrose - the least tasteful. Lots of run-on notes - no dynamics - no sense to his note selection. In a word, tasteless!

[Oxtrack26]

@70sforever1 Yeah

[unclelight]

Do you want Montrose to play the same licks as everyone else? I didn't think so!

[MeisterJoe1]

Laurie Wisefield was in Wishbone Ash for a period, but the best song they had in my opinion is Blowin Free.

[MeisterJoe1]

@70sforever1 Wisefield was in Wishbone Ash, best song they had was Blowin Free but i don't think it was Wisefield on that, not 100% but fairly sure it wasn't

[Gallagherfreak100]

@MeisterJoe1 Ted Turner and Andy Powell were the guitarists when "blowin free" was recorded. Wisefield's first album with Ash was "there's the rub" in 1974. His signature song, with the ash, was "Living proof". great stuff

[OeditpusRex]

Montrose is one of the most overlooked guitarists in history. I was a huge fan of the band Montrose and then Gamma, but "Open Fire" put me right through the floor. I don't think there's anything with strings he can't play, in any style.

[tallman6ft9]

I saw wishbone ash at the satsop river festival back in the 70's

[Raven101able]

Saw Wish Bone Ash at the Paramount in Seattle in 1976, Fantastic show!

Saw Rickie Derringer so many times, last was at the 2nd concert at the King Dome in Seattle. (He wore GLOVES)!

Ronnie Montrose w/ Sammy Hagar many times at Winter Land in San Francisco. Who is the 4th guy? Robin Trower?

[monad7131]

Robin's the man.

[joebrazil99]

Trower so rules this jam!

[bluslide1]

The electric guitar is a wonderful thing. I have no "natural" talent, yet with years of effort, and a lot of fire I do well enough that people enjoy my playing, even if only at the local bars.Thanks Les, and Leo!

[photopicker]

after years of listening and playing electric guitar music I could care less it snores me to tears

[Kirok]

These guys are all great, but I could listen to Wisefield all night long.

[TxGuitarPlayer]

It was kinda like Derringer was holding back. He and Montrose have both played with the EWG and Derringer is unbelievably fast. ( Tobacco Road Roadwork LP)

[fkngrvnmj]

Great stuff. High energy.

[Flunder]

really good,doesnt get boring. like alot of blues does.

[Bronzecaster67]

Laurie Wisefield´s got such a wonderful tone .

I think Wishbone Ash were at their peak when he was in the band. A great player but sadly underrated .He definetly haven´t got the credit he deserves .Neither have Robin Trower

a wonderful and inventive player as well. Would be nice to see "For earth below " on YouTube . Anyone ?

[BlueRoseRocketBand2]

let me get up there. nice set of different styles and guitars. A good lesson on how to play the blues. Robin Trower and his wah.Nice licks.

[efcbarca]

Give me the blues.........COYBB

[gypsysunerainbow]

night of the bass player

[PEA1010]

Wow!

[aaandycostello]

anyone know who the guy with the alpine strat is?

[jbro619]

THATS ROBIN TROWER, TOTAL STUD

[albertpeder]

The jam is GREAT!

[GFACE83]

just when i think im getting there, guys like these show up, then when i try to quit, guys like these drag me right back in..... guitar forever man!!!

[lauratwo16]

I really luv all these guys and their signature styles! Wisefield's sweet clean tone contrasted with Trower's deep distortion really floored me! Derringer & Montrose doing that finger vibrato stuff in sync...they're having as much fun as i am!

It doesn't get any better than this!!

Thanks CC328!!

[edgar587]

yahhoooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oo!great! dirty blues!!

[floridashorti]

What a KICK ASS jam!!!!

[silverslide1988]

rick is the best

[yorkshireman62]

Norman Mudd is a Blues Rock guitarist of the highest caliber ever..just incredable..

[Kenoman29]

Grew up with Montrose, Trower, etc in the early 70s. But damn, looking at this, poor Rick Derringer...Hey, love the guy, but it looks like he hasnt taken a shit in about 4 months.

[taildragger51]

Wisefield, for me, has the nicest tone.Almost Telecaster -like in places. Robin's is typically his own.(abit thinner though than usual). Rick D looks bloated on substances. Montrose's solo is SO '80s-ish.( Schenker-ish). It's is all so typically 1980s or early 90s.

[skillet54]

if you say blues i'll pick 4...living players!

Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Clapton, Johnny Winter

not to argue with any1..just my pick of 4 that would kick ass!

[mitchmitchell68]

why quote jan akkerman, I did not see or hear him play...the fat bloke is the worst of them, big guy on left is great,dark leatherjacket is nice too...white bad hairguy sucks as fat bloke..

[unclelight]

That white bad hair guy has probably influenced a lot of guitar players you listen too! I suppose you'd rather everyone played the same licks.

[yorkshireman62]

norman mudd the best player ever

[depper]

who the hell is norman mudd?

[Kenoman29]

I 100% agree wirh depper.......who the fuck is Norman Mudd??????????

[depper]

All legends. Would have liked to see Leslie West with his awesome signature sound up there as well. And Stevie Ray as well. This was GREAT BLUES though....

[fuxgood]

Was saying to myself what a line up this is. Couldn't get any better. Then you had to go and ruin it by mentioning West and Vaughn LOL You're right on the money though.

[Kenoman29]

Must be slagbum....Look him up...

[muskypuckers]

Who's the fat guy with the equally fat, washed out guitar tone?

[unclelight]

Rick Derringer

[jlmachado2]

this video rocks! great great sound!!! what's the matter with you ppl? you can't compare jimi, or anyone else. it's about style and taste. i like orange you like apple, doesn't make one better than the other. thuth is, you should have both once in a while.

[Kenoman29]

Jimi sucked.....and take it from me...I'm 52 years old now...Damn...Trower, Derringer, Montrose, ??? Compared to your boy Jimi? Oh Please.........I suppose Malmsteen isnt as good as Jimi eitehr right? Malmsteen is king, but the aforementioned is drop dead GREAT! Yeah Jimi....go ahead and bang another white girl......you piece of shit. That aint sayin' much for your white girls....especially if the black girls wouldnt sleep with him...well there were a few.....

[skillet54]

so basically you are jealous of hendrix because you couldn't get any pussy...white or otherwise..lol...asshole

[taildragger51]

skillet54; I think Kenoman29 doesn't realise that in 100 yrs time people will STILL know about Jimi Hendrix...unfortunately nobody will know who Kenoman29 was though. Being 52 yrs old doesn't make one an authority on music.

[skillet54]

amen

[Bluezking]

PPL who created the rock/metal vocabulary stands onthe solid ground of Blues& element of the Blues.PPL like thesnazz dont have a clue.Tell me why Jimi is called the greatest?well thesnazz when the monkey comes out ur butt ask it.

[bftskir]

trower sounded killer

[fastfret94]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[thesnazz]

To tell you the truth....

who gives a shit whether they

can play the low life blues anyways...

can the blues guys play the heavy rock

stuff......like very few.

I wouldnt put so much importance in blues

I think it's way over rated for what it is

and certainly the low life music.

[WynaciousIV]

dude. rock styles were mainly produced from the blues styles.....

[biggestvig]

montrose and derringer embarrassed themselves- but i'm not surprised- they don't know wtf blues are.

trower was good but obviously wisefield was "the best" that night.

[razrkng]

ronnie smokes em all

[sussieqnidaho]

Is this concert available on a DVD???

[NoirMusic]

Someone help me out...who is who here?

[garyguitar]

From your left it's Trower, Wisefield, Derringer, then Montrose.

[garyguitar]

Rick is a great player BUT this night, as said before he was showboating too much--it didnt happen. Montrose played some crap--Trower played some cool stuff. BUT for taste, tone, feeling and musical content, Wisefield showed them. Of course it's a matter of what flops your mop.

[NoirMusic]

A naughty janitor?

[taildragger51]

garyguitar; Yeah, i personally like Laurie Wisefields tone..it's the type of tone that is classic Blues.(nicely rounded and warmer sounding) But then this was the era for big hairdos, power dressed shoulder pads and thin , synthetic sounding guitars.(more like violins)

[rich655]

NOBODY on that stage can touch Trower's viobrato!!! Derringer and Montrose are just showboating their asses off!! And they're having WAY too good of a time; doing that little queer dance together! Laurie Wisefield is just trying to play with some feeling, but he's daunted by the other monsters! I don't envy him!

[matthau2]

second guitar play cut everyone.

[martmaniafla]

I was lucky enough to see and photograph all these ol boys! Trower at a dive in Chicago Heights Il..Wishbone Ash at the Point East Lynwood IL...Gamma at the same Derriger at a dive bar in Chicago Heights IL..PS Ronnie is one of the most powerful guitarist I have ever seen!! Trower rocks as well! Laurie was killer with Ash...Rick was the boy wonder! Now rick is Born Again and a real estate agent down here in Florida. He still plays out and seems happy in his faith! God Bless & Rock Out!!!

[fleepit]

yes it's not a contest...but have to be honest and say that RM played like he'd just learned to solo!...Sure there ain't no rules in music...but to play the way RM in this context was like adding salt to your strawberries and cream! Trower and Wisefield and even to a lesser extent Derringer have a grasped what the blues is about.."EXPRESSION"?.As for G MOORE he is one of the most underated players out there!Thankyou and goodnight. ; )

[Napco205]

To fleepit : I don't know what you hear in Gary Moore but I find Gary solo albums to be a bore fest! Sure Gary knows how to play the guitar but can't compose, worth shit! Frank Marino, Fast Eddie Clarke and hundreds of others wipe the floor with Gary all day long.

[fleepit]

Wiping the floor is what you do with a mop?..as for GM's solo stuff to be a "borefest"..that's your opinion...as for his compositions...no different from any other player..some great some not so...but you seem to miss the point I made..ie playing the blues!..?...put GM on any artist track and you'll know him right away...as for F.E.Clark..don't recal anything outstanding let alone bluesy from him.

[Napco205]

Nobody on stage are even "true" blues musicians better known for HardRock. Gary is a wannabe blues musician who tries to hard. Kinda funny how he conviently started cutting blues tone albums after SRV died.

[fleepit]

Do your homework!...and again read what I said.

[swine980]

ronnie and rick stole the show or should i say the tune. but it's not a contest remember that assholes#*#*#* explict language.

[AXEFLYERFV]

You can never go wrong with old school Greats!

thnx for sharing this Rockin' footage!

[hankjunior]

TROWER POWER!

[malmsteenrocks666]

Who's the guy with the explorer/sg guitar ? in the red shirt?

[commandocody328]

Rick Derringer

[malmsteenrocks666]

saweet, cheers dude

[ludwig9]

There's more footage from this gig including the other players that were on the tour, just put in DAVE SHARMAN & you'll find more stuff from this tour

[mybourbon]

Ronnie Montrose, Rick Derringer, Robin Trower, and Laurie Wisefield, WHO? Laurie, played with Wishbone Ash for some 10 years, wake up people. All are great.

[rainbow3120]

What a terrific showcase of talent! Great vibe! Would have loved to have been there.

[t3hgir]

the guy with the telecaster ruined it

[somedude1129]

these guys are all lame except the guy with the lp junior

[orkkrieger]

yeah, i d like to see YOU playing like this..

[Rattenhoofd]

Which of these guys is Jan Akkerman? I don't see him.

[ljhyahoocom]

Robin Trower is excellent,Derringer tries hard...but still good music.

Laura

[hankjunior]

TROWER POWER!

[Vincentdeep]

Thank you, thank you, thank you Commander. That was some of the best intertainment I've seen in a long while.

[PascalROLLIN]

Laurie, rock them all !!!

[potsos1]

asswipes like I have said to all you stupid fucking critics ITS NOT A CONTEST

[mcul2112]

Ok....kids........this is what it sounds like when people have licks........and a little something behind them...........called FEEL!!!!

Yeah...no worthless shredding here. That was AWESOME.

[depper]

Speed here but NO TONE... only heard vibrato ONCE. If you want the blues, listen to Leslie West. The best tone and vibrato in the world.

[EarlsStoreOne]

Trower wins this one

[SheriffJimDuncan]

Wow!Great Jam! One comment: it's supposed to be Music, not Sports. Don't you just hate it when it's turned into a competition of who can blow away who on guitar. Who cares if someone thinks Clapton isn't as good as these guys. Musicians take the stage to play for you, to expose their musical soul, and ultimately hope that their performance moves you in the same way that it moves them. They're not out there to outdo the next guy. What's happened?, have we all become an American Idol audience??

[taildragger51]

SherriffJimDuncan; Actually there's ALOT of rivalry and egotism among guitar legends. I don't agree with it either but there's something about the guitar that brings out the "macho' in artists. Ritchie Blackmore, Alvin Lee,Ted Nugent,Frank Marino, Yngie M and hundreds more all have claimed to be the BEST around. This mentality isn't present with many other instrumentalists. It's the reason why they are regarded as being a bunch of egocentric posers by other musicians.

[taildragger51]

SherriffJimDuncan;

In the early 60s a friend of mine once approached Eric Clapton for his autograph after a 'Yardbirds' gig. In awe of Eric he handed him the paper and Eric signed it "GOD" (this is no joke!). Eric maybe a different guy today but you can imagine why guitar fans tend to stir up competition. Some axemen though were/are sincere and egoless. Robin Trower for one is egoless..so was Rory Gallagher.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

Taildragger51,

(gotta love that user name. I used to be president of the local Procrastinator's Club but we never got around to holding our first meeting) Insightful comments. I turn on music to be turned on. I crave the sound that moves me, that song that just hits the right notes. To me, it's not as important who performed it, but the performance itself. If the artist happens to be egocentric, a jerk...oh well, the song still sounds good. If the artist has good character, the better for him

[taildragger51]

SherriffJim; Yes, i agree with you 100%..it's just that alot of axemen are basically egotrippers (speaking as one myself)..it's so easy to get carried away and end up showing off rather than making a sincere statement. But you are right..the tune is the main thing. Oh the username is actually from an old Howling Wolf record.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

Not being a musician (although I played accordian up till the 6th grade), I've searched for good music my whole life. A real musician once told me that man doesn't create great music. It already exists. It's up to mankind to pluck it out of the "sky" so to speak. Take the rhythms, melodies, all the sounds of the universe and turn it into something that's appealing to our natural senses, especially mood. For example, the intro in "High Falls" by the Allman Brothers...totally absorbing

[taildragger51]

SherriffJimDuncan; I think you've hit the nail on the head.

Infact most of the finest musicians on Earth will totally agree with you. I've heard John McLaughlin , Derek Trucks & Sonny Landreth say similar to you and in my book, guys like them play without ego. The Allman Bros are just beautiful! Wes Montgomery was my ideal musician. A guy with a big heart who always had time to show anyone how he played. Totally sincere.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

So many songs to hear, so little time. Now you've done it! I've got to set aside time now to really take in McLaughlin, Trucks, Landreth, and Montgomery. Y'know, I'm trying to cut down on YouTube time as it is. ..I'll have to forward some gems I found by Mark Knopfler and also Jan Akkerman. Question: are there websites for audio listening only, no purchasing or downloading req'd? And, are most or your favorite songs performed by sincere, egoless artists, or by the opposite? Be honest, now.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

It's actually titled: "All Along the Watchtower - Night of the Guitars"

[SheriffJimDuncan]

Wow...just finished listening to some Sonny Landreth and The Derek Trucks Band. Forgive me but I did not recognize those names. Just shows that there is still so much more great music out there that I haven't heard yet. (next up: John McLaughlin and Wes Montgomery) Here's one worth a listen on YouTube: "Night of the Guitars - All Along the Watchtower", featuring Randy California.

[taildragger51]

SherriffJim; No need for forgiveness. We are all just learning! I saw Randy C perform when he was with "Spirit". I had just seen Jimi Hendrix perform the week earlier and knew there was a connection. Randy knew Jimi real well and jammed with him. I've seen so many guitarists in my 58 yrs but i've NEVER seen anyone play slide like Sonny Landreth.

 He scares me! He plays stuff with a slide that most can't finger. Derek Trucks sounds so much older than his years. He's UNBELIEVABLE.

[taildragger51]

SherriffJimDuncan; Both Trucks & Landreth are loyal devotees of Duane Allman. Derek even plays in regular tuning just to emulate Duane. Very few guitarists have actually been landmark innovators. we've had T Bone Walker, Django Reinhardt,Wes,Charlie Christian, Jimi. The rest have followed suit and imitated.

IMHO Trucks & Landreth are the only two who've recently said something NEW on guitar.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

Jan Akkerman (70's rock band from Holland, "Focus") has had a few gems over the years. Western Europeans claim he's "The Greatest Guitar Player." Although I don't believe he would admit to it. Everybody and every land has their star, I guess. "Sylvia," "U do Something to me" are a couple favorites. Hey, check this Dutch garage band; title on YouTube: "U Do Man Something To Us"...nice guitar work, don't you think? (set aside the home video camera work and just listen. Imagine it's at a club.)

[taildragger51]

SherriffJimDuncan; I've been a fan of Jan Akkerman since around 1969 when i got his solo album "Guitar For Sale". He is the complete guitarist and one of the finest lutists on Earth.

 Jan is quite arrogant at times but with a sense of humour. A guy who was a killer guitarist was the German, Volker Kriegel. (Jesus , he was great!) Did sessions with Sugarcane Harris/Harvey Mandel around 1970. The Hungarian gypsy, Gabor Szabo, was superb also.

[SheriffJimDuncan]

taildragger51,

I'm compiling a list of all the names you've tossed my way. From Sonny Landreth to Volker Kriegel. You're keeping me busy...When I was younger, I used to experiment and buy used LP's at Poobahs Record Shop in Pasadena, CA. It was an old house converted into a shop and run by a bunch of guys, almost hippie like, who possessed an amazing knowledge of music. Great place to "experiment" and discover unknown (to me) talent. I bought Gabor Szabo there for a buck.

[RogerBiggerstaff]

Derek plays in open E. Warren plays in standard.

[DickLodge68]

Hmmm, I dunno about blowing away Clapton and the like but here's my take. Robin Trower is awesome...Moore is simply gifted...Montrose has always been a fav but he tends to get in front of himself. And then there's the moron with the CCCP shirt on. What is that about? Is Derringer some Commie bastard? Anywho, I never liked Rick Derringer anyway. Must have been a great show regardless.

[deg050607]

Trower blows them away

[custardpie40]

seen derringer in manchester connecticut a few years back, when he was living in the area, he has not lost his touch at all, all these guys are the best ..love seeing a good jam like this, need more of them

[taildragger51]

custardpie40; I think Rick Derringer has lost some fans because of his staunch "born again Christian" stance that he tends to push. At the same time it's great that he found a way of stopping drug abuse. I recall when he was with Johnny Winter. They made a formidable team back in 1970! Rick's a seasoned guitarist.

[divgtrslingr]

The Best of the Best, from subtle to over the top , these guys play and kick butts, Derringer, Trower, Montrose,It would be really over the top with Mr Gary Moore there.

[TxGuitarPlayer]

Eric Clapton is very well respected and has his own style. But, Eric and Billy Gibbons can't touch these guys.

[eldongraham]

no one on that stage needs to kiss anybody's ass .all great players with no ego.

[jtr654]

Thats Laurie Wisefeild from Wishbone Ash with the Les Paul Jr.

[MorganBucks]

Rock it!

[Theogibsonfreak]

great but wheres Jan akkerman?

[Mymojo62]

Awesome!

[divgtrslingr]

these are some of the best of the best in the guitar players world, yet most never even heard of them. Anyone of these guys could blow someone like Clapton into cyber space yet everyone kisses his butt?

[taildragger51]

divgtrslingr; I recall seeing Eric during his initial years around 1965-1967. He was a fairly basic player who just learnt licks from records. There were many guitar players in the UK in 1967 who were superior to Eric but what saved him was his TONE. He chanced on the finest combination of Gibson Les Paul & Marshall. Since the early 70s Eric lost that classic, gritty tone that he used with Cream/Blind Faith.