Robert Taylor - Gorthon - Guitar - www.candyrat.com

[supertroybob]

i made a cover of part one and it kinda sucks but yeh lol

[JackDawsonRMS]

RT AND AD ARE CANDYRAT'S TWO MOST POWERFUL GUITARISTS HANDS DOWN! AND I WANT THEIR COCKS IN MY GIRLFRIENDS MOUTH !!

[bmtg01]

1:55 = same tune as before but played like a boss

[iHeartCoolStuff]

Trying to make as many different noises as you can on the guitar and then sporadically changing time signatures to the point of losing rhythm and fluidity does not constitute some kind of musical genius. Just one man's opinion.

[hellonieman]

@iHeartCoolStuff coming from a guitar instrumentalist, robert's technique is awe-inspiring. so some ears this song sounds quite chaotic but to mine its a barrage of sonic color and ballistic rhythm. i respect your opinion.

[PogoPantheon]

@iHeartCoolStuff yeah... you don't even realize how musical this piece is. Coming from a percussionist/flutist/arranger­... this is phenomenally musical. To me it almost resembles the russians' beautiful and much more intricately developed than western music's melodical structure. This is quite gorgeous honestly. His technique as well. I can honestly say this probably took months to write so... i respect your opinion but it's pretty uneducated.

[Nevyle]

@iHeartCoolStuff

u cant be serious.......i respect your opinion, if you dont like it, ah well.....

but this is definitely not 'trying to make as many noises as possible...changing time signatures'.......

I know this song very well, and

If u want, I could show you the entire song structure, and how this is all 'straighforward' scale stuff.

Playing 6/8 throughout (with some filler measures here and there) in the key of Cm (with exception of the very last chord CMaj7 :D).

[kayleighlasorm]

@iHeartCoolStuff yeesh. The man is absolutely a musical genius.. noises? Really?

[JoeLaFigue]

I've known this vid for a longtime, but it's been incredibly difficult to find it out another time, Youtube should put this in its homepage ! This piece reminds me of my childhood, very deeply, like things you found absurd when you were a kid : incomprehension is the right word. The consequence of it is you get attached to confirmed values, like teddybears or your parents, and all this comes out in this piece ! GREAAAT ! LOV YOU ROBRT !

[JordanGuitarist226]

disgusting how he isnt famous really really disgusting!!!

[salusburycheese]

I love how his style just throws all logic out the window and completely mind rapes you with obscure notes and time signatures. Then he goes on to rip your face off with incredible speed. All the while it looks like he's just chillin out.

[2lowhand]

this guy works at the masonville walters music store. i talk to him daily and did not realize he's a legend.

[Fast4b]

Genius.

[dmcgraye]

favorite modern acoustic player

[jazzmatik]

What mics are used to record this? Is he plugged in as well?

[delomalonicon]

@jazzmatik Pretty much all these candyrat guys use the same mic scheme.

1 mic inside the body of the guitar

1 magnetic pickup (visible)

1 mic outside (visible)

Then they blend it to their liking.

[WOCEinyourgrill]

orgasmic ending

[IllegalInAmsterdam]

BADASS ;D

[jimbojimbojimbojimbo]

How about new Robert Taylor videos?

that would be fantastic

[kajus222]

wooow thank you thank you thank you Robert Taylor

[dmcgraye]

wow!! beautiful sir, what a compositional work, finished with complete dedication and passion.

[nisif321]

one of the most amazing guitar composition ever made

[MorelloZzT7]

3:04!

[googlejoint]

Why does this have only 131,101 views? Robert Taylor is possibly the most underrated and under-watched guitarist in the CandyRat secret guitar supergenetics laboratory. I love your crazy shit, Robert Taylor!

[Uberhombre]

@googlejoint To right man. Exactly the right balance of melody and experimentation.

[narutofire3]

my name is Robert Taylor lol XD O_o

[DrStabkill]

full of riley beans is my personal fav what happened to them!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joet80t]

EW. I wasn't feeling this song til the end. But good lord that was bad ass

[WTFAANU]

That last section is in-fething-sane; he moves so fast it looks sped-up, but you can tell by the tone and pitch that it's not X-O

[WTFAANU]

Amazing-his right hand is almost serene, but his left dances like a hyperactive spider 0.0

[felagirl1]

The fingering on this is a total dream, amazing fingers! You make it look so easy.

[mcmickery]

sweet

[exobos]

if there ever was a guitar song worth knowing for acoustic, its this one =)

[Nevyle]

thank you

[Nevyle]

Who else want the Full of Riley Beans & Zelienople vids back ?!?!

[joannerryan]

yeah!! wtf, mate?

Zelienople was the all time fave since he throws in the lil batman bit.

[Nevyle]

@Nevyle

(so glad to see they're back, thanx !!!)

[TseeBaeng]

Still amazing after years of watching this

[espectaculardavidrcq]

Increíble habilidad!

[exobos]

why wont he put his music up for sale in notation!! i love it

[ma0di]

unique... no more to say

[12wii12]

beeejoutiefuul

[bartman138]

holy crap this guy is soooo clean!!! REALLY REALLY OUTSTANDING

[sit72]

wow

[pantera9296]

this is fantastic to watch when im stoned, it takes my mind to fantastic places, so hypnotizing.

[itsyourboygreg]

hahahah funnnnyyyy

[pantera9296]

....heh....not really. I wasnt joking.

[hollowsguitarist]

personally i prefer robert taylor to most of the cand rat artists, his progressions, and jazzy sound is quite amazing for me (:

[Raziel555666]

Anyone know the Tuning for this one?

[Nevyle]

CG#CGGD#

[Nevyle]

(I have tabbed this one (almost done), for whomever thinks he/she could pull off a cover ;)

[Raziel555666]

I don't know if I can pull it off, but would love to try! Could you send me the tab!?

[catatonicshrub]

i would definitely love to see a copy of this too

[arocarocaroc]

Oh man! If you could I would appreciate it to the end of my days!! MY GOD!!!

[theobesekid]

same as everybody else, lets see em!

[jack11231123]

Oh my god man ive been looking all over I would be forever indebted to you if you could give them to me!!!!!!!

[Bustio82]

id like to see your tab of this song if i can!

[PlaydoughRoses]

I've added every song of yours to my favorites so far. I can't even add all of Andy Mckee's or Don Ross's stuff... this is impressive.

[ClovisOGilead]

Omg.

[cesarscreamo]

3:40 sounds so brutal

[MusicandFriends27]

sweet song my only thought otherwise is this guitar is too small to hold the deep tones of this tuning......but then again it adds something ineresting. id love to hear this guy on a clasical guitar.

[G0D666]

it's mic'd poorly, you don't hear the range of the guitar.

that's a very expensive guitar he's using - somewhere in the range of $3,000+.

[ThomasAWilliam]

You wont get accurate full sounds from a video. Dont assume...

[PlaydoughRoses]

I think it's mostly a mic thing, though really it is a good mic. NT1 I believe.

Also remember alot of the other candy rat artists have internal pickups aswell, with mics. I see no evidence that he has internal pickups...

[BobTheSubgenius]

So. He has two guitars that are identical, except one has fanned frets and one doesn't. Yeah, that's probably it.

[jupis20]

is this guy on speed or what? lol hahahahhaha

[funktasticmo]

...wow...

[paw5015]

this should be titled "variations on tetris theme"

[carcrazy597]

jesus christ he hit every single part of fingerstyle guitar that i love... where the fuck did this guy come from. he can't be from this planet... D:

[gymjohn]

WOW!

[Fmassura]

I want to see more videos of Robert Taylor! ;~~

[erici2112]

Fingerstyle is where it's at and all these candyrat guys are unbelievable.

[thisnamesbetter]

So good.

[Insigma83]

is he jewish?

[tjKOL]

ben off big brother

[QCacd]

can't stop watching. 5* masterpiece

[PulpVisionRec]

RAMBO!

[G0D666]

jesus christ, moses, and mohammad

[Panserborne]

flying spaghetti monster this is magic!

[oosappyoo]

boaster!

[Cytosolic]

He is playing a Stonebridge 23-CR, and when it comes to acoustic fingerstyle guitars, it really doesn't get much better. I played one at the local music store for about 4 hours straight and there is nothing that quite sounds as good. I am guessing the problem is the mic, since yes it is missing a bit of low range.

[BobTheSubgenius]

I'm pretty sure it's the guitar that Andrew White built to RT's spec's. It's hard to see the fanned frets due to lighting and angle, but the offset bridge is pretty clear.

At that high a level of the luthier's art, any differences are pretty much due a person's taste, because the quality is there. I have a Gurian, which I find to be rich and warm in tone, but gives up a little on the high end......but it's probably my poor technique.

Actually, I only lack 3 things - talent, ability and skill.

[YTimshel]

Isn't it the same guitar Antoine Dufour plays on ? StoneBridge 23 CR ?

[6ixstringed]

That is correct. And I saw someone mention it goes for $3000+

Actually, it goes for about 60% of that.

[YTimshel]

I recently bought a D23CR for 23000 Czech koruna (1100 dollars) in Praha, and in Brno you can find them for less than 1000 dollars. Stonebridge guitars are incredible and aren't expensive at all.

[CHICKENSNIFFER17]

I am almost sure that it has a fanned fretboard. He can play the shit out of it whatever the weather :-)

[jbalboy1234]

The easiest way to determine whether its a fanned fret or not is to LOOK AT THE FRETS!

They are clearly NOT fanned. If you want to see Robert play a fanned fret, watch his Full Of Riley Beans video.

[BurpingZombie]

Somebody please get this fine musician a better guitar!!

[6ixstringed]

heretic !

[6ixstringed]

Seriously though, what is wrong with it in your opinion? Cause I'm thinking of buying one...

[BurpingZombie]

It's either a bad mic, or this guitar is heavily eq'ed for the high end. Listen, and you'll hear a lot of high end harmonics, but the low end is almost not there. The mid-range is even being out-twanged. I would dearly love to hear this guitarist play a Martin D28 or any guitar that is balanced better. He's got a lot of good stuff in there that's getting twanged out.

[6ixstringed]

Thanks for the info :)

[crunkykong]

I'm surprised to hear Martin and balanced in the same sentence lol. I love'em, but they usually sound like the reverse of this particular guitar; really heavy and powerful low-end with comparatively thin trebles.

[hollowsguitarist]

my guitar has the same problem! do you know anyways to fix it without having to buy a better guitar? i have an alaverez RDS the older model.

[fritskezowittenie]

:D:D:D

[thecattleking]

I first found gorthon about a year ago. It is still, for me, the perfect mix of technique and soul. This should be pushed a little harder thru youtube. everyone should be allowed, no made, to hear it. much love. Newton faulkner has asked the community for a acoustic showdown. search it. kick his ass lol

[millennium1578]

what the fxxk! This guy is sick!!! But I wish I had his disease! Add to favorites with Andy, Antoine, Erick and Tommy; ENTER! (don't forget Micheal H.)

[jimwltn]

wow!!!!

[Mattis206]

oops, i wanted to response to GiantRobot17... Robert Taylor rox!

[Mattis206]

how can people write senseless shit like this? unbelievable dumb... !

[catatonicshrub]

you're just mad because this isn't the same acousti-emo bullshit you normally listen to.

[sam00011000]

lol....(h5) ..nice

[timothyownage]

this might be the most beautiful song i have ever heard

[Anonymchen]

I think 3:03 onward will go trough my mind the hole next night long

[Taktarsri]

holy shit that's jammin

[andysbrother1]

Is this the new, while my Guitar gently weeps? wow great job.

[pzamkrbob]

this is really something special.

[BarabaChaos93]

this is madness ! :D

[FlyingHat]

THIS... IS... SPAR-TAAAAAAA !!!!!

[chrisc889]

The man with the robotic left arm strikes gold again!

[marguitarist90]

il tremolo e veramente 1 gran cagata...strano perke sembra d derivazione classica..sentire i legati per capire ma vabbe...forse in 1 altra registrazione verra meglio,,,cmq il pezzo e molto bello...continua cosi...ciao

[tjKOL]

does anyone think he looks like ben from big brother 08'? from the side anyways..

[tjKOL]

1:57 onward = holy shit awesome

[bigmeatMARCO]

goodness gracious

[Nevyle]

I just keep asking. TABS ??? anyone?? I must play thing song!

[bu5hm4nn]

If you can't play it by hearing, then you will not get the feeling right anyway.

[Nevyle]

bullshit

[Cytosolic]

Some people don't have the ability or time to devote to learning these songs by ear, that is why tab's are very helpful. I hope Candyrat decides to sell this tab because I will be the first one in line to buy it.

[TomJackson986]

yea these tabs are near impossible to get

[rosesblood99109]

this is how they are gonna look.

E:0987324098747474830202020938­3474

B:0987029872039374473382102923­8347 P

yea there is a "P" note in there too

[pagancraft7]

O.k my head is officially spinning. Awsome tune and perfectly played.

[rizz768]

2:09 to 2:17 is legendary, very haunting.

[poptarto420]

Holy fuck i like this song, makes me close my eyes...

[6ixstringed]

Then don't play it in your car

[poptarto420]

LOL

[Cytosolic]

Maybe that is because they all use acoustic guitars? If you knew music at all, you would notice that the Candyrat artists are a world apart in terms of sound. If you want to really hear music that all sounds the same, just turn on the radio and listen to the biggest alternative/pop/rap/metal hits.

[flyerflyerflyerflyer]

he is looking great, his technique is good and together...it sounds awesome.... I tried to play it, it isn´t that hard as it looks (of course only if you are playing the guitar for 10 years:))

[mbsupermario]

holy shite. epic

[joannerryan]

yeah i mean this guy is friggin amazing. especially considering he's pushing 72. (like really, he's had a lot of botox.)

he has all of his tabs written out, but they're hard to get because he leaves them under his pillow and he sleeps with a baseball bat.

[brockulese]

Wow its amazing how some people post dumb comments hoping that people will believe it so they can have a laugh. Robert is really 76 years old, and although he does sleep with a copy of his tabs under his pillow, he keeps the original copies in a hollowed out encyclopedia at the Boston Public Library, which is guarded by a 3 fingered man named Chris.

[shakinglikemjfox]

and he can give someone an orgasm with his mind.

[yumpin]

and his guitar...

[delomalonicon]

This guy has the most incredible left hand i've ever seen. Techniquewise, beats Don Ross and Antoine Dufour.

[yumpin]

youve never seen don ross play zarzuela.

[kfbhafhbdaf]

i disagree this song has the best left hand youve ever seen

[Torpeeep]

I'm going to buy your albumb. As i Buy the Andy McKee's Art Of Motion and Craig d' andrea's Crazy is catching... I love the fantastic sound of the great acoustic guitar players.. Incredible technique and emotion..

[chopsuey2k]

great song, do you actually plan to sell tabs to your songs? I would be very interested,

Greeting from germany

[barangkmae]

yeah I agree i would be very interested too

[Cytosolic]

I will pay $20 USD for a tab for this song.. You could probably get me up to $50 actually

[Bbabushkala]

so hot! i luv u! marry me! (joke)

[TehProx]

I just had an orgasm...

[Bbabushkala]

lol

[Nevyle]

TABS! please mr. Taylor....

[GDT1124]

He has inhuman reach with his fingers. He must be Mr. Fantastic.

[pushpull466]

Wicked Player!! Keep em coming Robert!!!

[Shawnziez]

the end of this song is so intense. Bravo Robert, truly a beautiful piece.

[isaydudelikemad]

nice picardy third at the end, im pretty sure anyway

[nolono]

Wow i did'nt know how to say that in french ( i'm french ) but actually this it almost the same : tierce picarde

Alright this comment is useless...but you made my day

Lol

Great piece anyway

[HendrixReIncarnated]

tierce du picardi

[skowalchek]

so awesome

[kevinaure]

notice how there are so many positive responses. So good robert taylor so good

[akvin]

i know him, he works in the music store i take lessons from.

[RAYxGUN]

Is he a cool guy?

He has some pretty awesome philosophy in the "Thoughts" section of his website.

[undeny]

WTF

[undeny]

O_O!

[exobos]

wish i had his right hand :)

[markdepace]

so you could pleasure yourself? lol

[SilentSonance]

I wonder why he doesn't have the famous Candyrat wall behind him like Andy McKee does and the rest of them.

hmmmm

[RAYxGUN]

its the Christmas edition of the Candyrat wall!

[qunuts]

i would pay some serious cash money for a tab. i couldn't play it but I DON'T CARE, i'd just leave them around so people saw them and thought i was amazing. That's what i do with my Rylynn tabs.

[hellonieman]

ahhhahahaha

[n2motocross]

Beyond intricate. phenominal.

[leafs4life16]

omg this song has so many different dimensions and aspects that all mix into one and create such a beautiful melody of hi's and low's..gotta love it

[yumpin]

thats stupidly fast

[BLDMLN1007]

No one is better at this point in time. Just different.

[kg207]

Simply Simply amasing

[Rizz15]

Simply amazing..............

[jonathanj2]

now thats multitasking