Eric Johnson @ House Of Blues 03

[zzpot1000]

also too slow

[zzpot1000]

best song off the album

[surfco]

Is he singing through a Shure SM-57-type microphone?

[codjh9]

I saw him live in Austin a few times... once in the Paramount Theatre, before he got much nationwide acclaim, but it was practically like the Beatles or U2.  The place went absolutely nuts. Not an empty seat, and rarely was anyone sitting. A monster talent.

[diemnoctis]

bill maddox is a good drummer but nothing else! he doesn't have too much "punch"!

[diemnoctis]

this is a special performance! he's having fun specially more!! don't know... rsrsrsrs

[germansolares]

It´s like hes playing kinda fast this time,

u see it?

[timmy47]

when i first heard this song, i didnt like it. but now i came accross it again and i love it for some reason.

[wanabeme308]

after we enjoy something, what make me to be back again? This isn't just a feeling.

[kristolaos]

me too;)

[drunk0nj1n]

goodness sake he's amazing.

and i'll never figure out how he does the string slap harmonic thingy does anyone know how?

[Capecodpilot13]

Can I recommend learning to play slap bass?

[timmy47]

its actually simple. all you need to do is fret a string or a chord, and then you slap the strings where that note would be 12 frets higher than where you are fretting. so if you had a G major barre chord on the third fret, you would slap the strings up around the 15th fret to make the harmonics.

[mcski2007]

does anyone know where to purchase the whole concert on dvd?

[themusicdr]

i love the soaring melodies EJ manages to get nearly all the time

[ginsuvideos]

I would guess Eric is hitting about 11-12 notes per second in the alternate-picked passages. But he is so accurate, and so good at emphasizing some notes with slightly more power than others to create unique phrasing, that he sounds faster than he is.

In this he resembles the pianist Glenn Gould, who was also just amazingly articulate. Malmsteen (who has similar gear) also has this trick down well, although he uses economy picking and is faster than Eric.

[timmy47]

yea i read somewhere that eric was around the 12nps area. thats some decent speed. and with 2 note per string pentatonics id say its pretty good.

[cookingnotes]

King of the strings what a great style , he is the best of our time .

[WMDG3]

Nice version, but the one from his ACL show in 2001 is better I think.

[OwnedRL]

rofl

[archibalhaddock]

i suggest to everybody to listen joe satriani... Satriani is the best and imnot comparing satch and ej, i just hope you guys will enjoy satriani as much as johnson

[bencantona]

Cant compare them.... Johnson has tone and feel.... JS has a shiny Guitar and fast fingers... Not much else.

[docdup1]

hahahaha you still have alot to learn and to listen

[whocares2112]

I think EJ much more "fast fingers" than Satriani.

[baldejonathan19]

@bencantona i agree with that!!!

[Agar101]

joe is faster, maybe technically better all round though i dunno...

but i do usually prefer listening to eric!both are rather awesome

[philippedupont1]

can tell you man that ej is way faster than joe and he is bettertechnically. but i prefer the satriani feel. sorry for those who dont agree, that is my personnal opinion.

[surfco]

philippedupont1 said: "can tell you man that ej is way faster than joe and he is bettertechnically. but i prefer the satriani feel. sorry for those who dont agree, that is my personnal opinion"

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I prefer the Eric Johnson feel. Sorry if you dont agree, that's my personal opinion.

[speedsalot]

You've got it right. It's all about personal preference and what YOU enjoy listening to. Music is NOT a competition or race to the finish line.

[Pinorules]

Eric is way better if we are talking technique. his pentatonic runs are pretty unbelievable!

I'm not saying Satch is bad by any means! But i enjoy Eric's music more than i enjoy Satch's.

[StubfingeredDave]

Satch is great, but EJ destroyed all comers on the G3 dvd.

[Turdhaxorson]

Eric Johnson is seriously good.

[3dimensionalreality]

1st time I see Nothing can keep me from you live. Wonderful!

[zackeriah87]

You should check out him playin Nothing Can Keep Me from You off Austin City Limits. Its amazing!

[3dimensionalreality]

I've got the Austin City limits DVD but it's not on there... Bummer. Where can I find it?

[zackeriah87]

Just put, Eric Johnson Nothing can keep me from you on Youtube and it should be the first one. I own that dvd as well. Theres some amazing stuff on there. I think the name of the user that posted it is youngbean or something to that extent.

[zepptune1]

Awesome..onr of the best ever

[baracca58]

EJ is simply great!

[whocares2112]

Eric Johnson is unique! Both in guitar and vocals EJ has a personal style that anyone can copy! Beautiful video! =)