Mike McCready - Star-Spangled Banner, 05.19.09, Safeco Field, Seattle, WA

[whitedevil2]

"standing O for #59". uh, i think they were standing before the song started because it's what you do for the national anthem

[69strathead]

@jiquerez you're obviously only reading my post and not the others who attacked me for my expressing opinion only. ashamed?? for what, speaking the truth!?

[69strathead]

@prsfloods sounds like you're another fanboy crybaby who cant deal with that fact that this performance is absolutely aweful. my 11 yr old neice who's been playing for a year can make this sing and play in time and pitch better then this hack. and if u think it is, then you are musically deaf ...btw, I've been playing live for over 25 years, so u shut the fuck up .

[jiquerez]

@69strathead

You're quite the loudmouth aren't you?! How woefully cliché to see a mid 40 year old being so acerbated and disrespectfull. Calling people names and telling them to shut... You should be ashamed!

[hillelslovakrip]

just saw him there last friday

[staruchany]

FUCK NIRVANA TOOOOOOOOOO

[staruchany]

FUCK YOU danoblacksmith you SUCK ! fucka

[cbarrett34]

mike could've done a lot more with this, i'm surprised he didn't do more hammer on's, pull off's, tapping, etc

[DanOblacksmith]

"That was great"! (???)

Really? I think it can be seen written all over the player's faces and I agree with them.

That SUCKED out loud.

Fuck you, McCready.

That was a disgrace.

[sifting4]

@DanOblacksmith stfu loser

[staruchany]

@DanOblacksmith FUCK YOU IN YOUR ASSSSSSSSSS

[69strathead]

aweful timing , tone and vibrato... not a very good guitar player, just like all those guitarists from the grunge period. watch Eric Johnson's version and then you will see a "real" guitarist paying homage to SSB.

[bbbicf]

haha well obviously, eric has no soul... but mike is really good, other than him looking like hes in pain with every note he hits. watch some pj live videos hes actually really good especially when he puts other songs into pj songs

[69strathead]

Eric no soul??? there is absolutely no comparison in all facets. Eric covers all aspects of a true artist and has tremendous soul, its just MUCH deeper and has ass loads of substance. Apples and Oranges man, this guy is not a pimple on Eric's ass! lol ...i dont hear soulful playing with, jusy rehashed pentatonics done up with no class and feel.

[69strathead]

@Tdreww did i mention anything about pentatonics?? and people who play pentatonics suck? what the f is wrong with u people? cant handle an opinion thats opposite. I love pentatonincs and some of favorite players in the world play them. FACT is, they play them with class and taste!!..big difference dumbfuck from what this hack is trying to express. clean your ears and take the wax out!

[sqwuade]

@69strathead Gotta agree w/ ya strathead. Very uninspired performance as usual by McCready. He never plays the SSB with much feeling, I've seen several of his performances and they are all weak.

[TecmoBO34]

@69strathead I always laugh at the musicians that didn't amount to anything (success wise in music), that come in here in criticize those that did.

[69strathead]

@TecmoBO34 who's criticizing his success?? Its matter of what you chooose to play and excel in. Just because Pearl Jam is very successful band, does not mean that Mike McCready is a great guitarists. are u kidding me? people in the industry know this but its usually fans of grunge get their panties in a wad and cry about it. the guy's a hack ..period! I'm more happy playing clubs with the music I love vs. playing something I dont or just to be part of a trend. Its a choice asshole.

[davevan7]

@69strathead

"the guys a hack"...yer band must REALLY suck!!! haha-hehe

[kipvaughan]

He is a really good player. I heard him play "Go" a few months ago and was about the most amazing solo I have ever heard. I like Eric a lot as well and have to agree with you that he is amazing but if you don't think Mike is good then you must not know too much about it him. I am not super into this particular video admittedly.

[69strathead]

sorry i don't agree, he's mediocre at best in my opinion. there is nothing he does that is original and there are tons of great guitarists that dont get the recognition they deserve that can make this guy cup his balls. that genre was not about guitar playing...songwriting, yes.

[cabraharp01]

@69strathead how many millions of albums have you sold lad

[69strathead]

@cabraharp01 

[TecmoBO34]

@69strathead LOL at this clown strathead. I love when these guitarist who play in a garage, bedroom, or at bars criticize those who are 100's better than they will ever be.

[69strathead]

@cabraharp01 what does that have to do with my opinion and the fact that he's NOT a great guitarist? I meancome on, its only the young and that generation  that think this guys's is great, because they just dont play the instrument to an advanced level to know whats quality and talen vs. medicre. nor listen carefully to the greats.how many albums Brittany Spears sold, does that make her a brilliant musician??

[prsfloods]

@69strathead McCready is awesome. Lets see you pay homage ya bedroom rockstar. Shut the fuck up.

[OmenRA009]

Jimi IS a big influence on Mike a little bit more or even to Stevie.

[PCGAMEfreak]

Only in America!! God Bless America. Reminds me of Jimie Hendertix when he play the national anthem

[weed4smoker20]

im sorry ive never heard of Jimie Hendertix

[SeattleSportsFanic]

@weed4smoker20, he was the one who played the national anthem at woodstock, and he played a right hand guitar left handed.

[weed4smoker20]

no thats jimi hendrix ....not Jimie Hendertix

[SeattleSportsFanic]

@weed4smoker20

So, I misspell his name so what?

[edefawcett]

best rendition of the anthem since hendrix (even though it is pretty much the same, but thats probably why its so good) Pearl Jam are easily the best North west band.

[Br0wns0und41]

he did it even better than steve vai..

[Jtspencer234]

59 is his favorite guitar and 5/9 is the day he got married.

[StrOcc]

what the hell is with those standings at the end? personally i rank pearljam highest, but that's debatable so no complaint there. Heart got 21%?!?!?!!

[wigman366]

hahah u can tell they dont know why he has 59 on his back

[Holyjammer]

He's just a wizard.

:)

[rdj218]

Mike's so rad!!

[aridogg2]

epic

[sukiyaki113]

YIKES!

How nervous would you be?

Great performance by the one and only Mike McCready!

[Yazidmanou]

Nice tribute to another very great hero... Thanks for posting. The Man up from the sky should be quite proud !

[btl743]

brettbrett shut the fuck up....

McCready rocked the fuck out, and it was great seeing that at the Garden in June.

[brettbrettbrett87234]

oh come on I have students in grade 10 who can phrase better than this.

Does he think he's Hendrix?  Because that only made political sense at woodstock. This is hackery.

Watch him screw up at 2:12! Learn to switch positions instead of guessing pitches on one string.

Fail.

[tennekey212]

your a fag

[69strathead]

@brettbrettbrett87234 finally someone who can actually listen correctly and get it!! You're right, the clip is just terrible...pitch and absolutely no vibrato or phrasing whatsoever. 

[pearljampunk]

cool! :)

[Mouser11]

fuckin wicked