@artistfran He wasn't referring to EJ's appearance, he was stating that his guitar looks like the Hagstrom Viking... which is the name of a particular guitar model. ;)
He's 30 years old here (he was born in 1954 and this was filmed in 1984).
This was his first appearance on Austin City Limits. As for "what else he played that night," there were a lot of songs, including "Soulful Terrain," "Bristol Shore," "I'm Finding You," "Emerald Eyes," "Manhattan," a very early version of "Trademark," "Tribute to Jerry Reed," "Kathy's Song," the best version ever of "Cliffs of Dover," etc. I think rockully3 has posted all the songs from this show here on YT.
Well, to each his own, I guess. To me, "cleaner & more relaxed" doesn't make it superior. Quite the contrary -- what I love about the '84 ACL version is its fiery tone and almost-off-the-rails intensity. It's just incendiary. But I agree, if "cleaner & more relaxed" is your preference, then the '88 version takes that prize.
I will say the beginning of the '88 version floors me. That lush, chimey intro is amazing. The way he puts chords together is soooo creative & melodic.
nice Wes!
ElectronRomance 6 months ago
Johnson is doing an octave for octave solo rendition of Wes Montgomery's take on a Lalo Schifrin theme song for Cool Hand Luke.
mqblues 11 months ago
he was 30 years old on this video. He looks like a child
KillerBeBop94 1 year ago 4
If you see a Viking resemblance, it's because he's of Norwegian descent. Check out his Norwegian nose. And he's got that Nordic cool......
artistfran 1 year ago
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@artistfran He wasn't referring to EJ's appearance, he was stating that his guitar looks like the Hagstrom Viking... which is the name of a particular guitar model. ;)
MaestroBoxing 4 months ago 2
looks like a Hagstrom Viking
igotwhips 1 year ago
He looks like a High School Kid! Too bad we don't know what else he played that night but he was certainly very mellow.
jeditenor1 1 year ago
@jeditenor1
He's 30 years old here (he was born in 1954 and this was filmed in 1984).
This was his first appearance on Austin City Limits. As for "what else he played that night," there were a lot of songs, including "Soulful Terrain," "Bristol Shore," "I'm Finding You," "Emerald Eyes," "Manhattan," a very early version of "Trademark," "Tribute to Jerry Reed," "Kathy's Song," the best version ever of "Cliffs of Dover," etc. I think rockully3 has posted all the songs from this show here on YT.
Ken5244 1 year ago
@Ken5244 im not sure i agree with the cliffs of dover being the best version... The 88 ACL was so much better IMO... cleaner and more relaxed...
camair2112 1 year ago
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Well, to each his own, I guess. To me, "cleaner & more relaxed" doesn't make it superior. Quite the contrary -- what I love about the '84 ACL version is its fiery tone and almost-off-the-rails intensity. It's just incendiary. But I agree, if "cleaner & more relaxed" is your preference, then the '88 version takes that prize.
I will say the beginning of the '88 version floors me. That lush, chimey intro is amazing. The way he puts chords together is soooo creative & melodic.
Ken5244 1 year ago
Dude how old is he there? What is he playin? The oldest Eric Johnson video I've ever seen, incredible
vtaminthc 1 year ago
@vtaminthc
EJ is playing a Stevens Classic.
ultra2 1 year ago
Dude how old is he there? What is he playin? This is awsome, the oldest Eric Johnson video I've ever seen, incredible
vtaminthc 1 year ago
Incredible, Eric is amazing!
rjst09 1 year ago
ohhh my jesus!!!!!
joeyzeeguitar 2 years ago