Banyan Live 'Maggot Brain' Nels Cline melting face in SF,CA

[robmadore1]

never seen a man play a jaguar like this before...

[Hill88Studios]

@robmadore1 that's because it's a jazzmaster :)

[robmadore1]

@Hill88Studios still...

[Hill88Studios]

@robmadore1 Couldn't agree more! Nels is a great guy and a great player.

[robmadore1]

@Hill88Studios definitely, i only really know him from wilco, but he's nuts. he's so tight with wilco, i love that band. these guys are sick too.

[TheHowlingPhantoms]

Holy shit how does he do that with a guitar?!? Amazing live performance.

[youngfrusciante]

i can hear spirits all the way through this. it's beyond great, it's the essence of music. anyone know what kind of pedals he's using here?

[nymetsrock]

@youngfrusciante sounds like some digitech whammy usage, the fuzz factory, especially when he changed oscillation pitch by turning the volume off, thats definitely a fuzz factory, a delay is probably being used to create spurts of oscillation, it also sounds like he's using some sort of modulation, maybe a phaser or vibrato to create the really fast wobble sounds, and i can bet, as always, he's using his 16 second looper

[youngfrusciante]

@nymetsrock thanks, and great desciptions! at 5:14 the only thing i can think of that could possibly get that sound is the paul gilbert signature flanger with that crazy takeoff switch? :-D

[nymetsrock]

@youngfrusciante i think thats the whammy, i own one and i can get the same sound when i set it to the harmony section oct up-oct down and go from the lower octave to higher octave i can get that rising up sort of sound, pretty sure its whammy usage

[youngfrusciante]

@nymetsrock amazing, i didn't realise you could do that with a digitech whammy, i've only ever played around with my friend's ones. thanks, i might have to look into getting one myself.. peace friend.

[Requiim]

i randomly typed up banyan

[veitchy88]

@Requiim Happy with what you found?

[Requiim]

@veitchy88 yea i guess it kind of reminds me of Seattle Grunge

[veitchy88]

Oh. And Norton Wisdom is there too. Even better,

[veitchy88]

This kicks stupid amounts of arse.

[blingblong44]

nels is a god, holy fuck, good night.

[putasrisas]

omg O_O that guitar is my drug..

[beelzabubba]

Nels Cline.... a badass...

[mondonitro]

dont forget the Kawabata influence

[greentooth81]

awesome 

[Taligreen80]

damn. i didnt like this. Im sorry.

[staunchy]

@Taligreen80 I am sorry for you also

[rupman27isback]

@staunchy I LOVE this!

[j30345]

@Taligreen80 why not?

[Taligreen80]

@j30345 I dont know, I love this piece sooo much, probably my favorite of all times and ive heard good covers before. Its jus really difficult to pull off and not everyone can do it. This isnt bad, i just didnt like it, thats all.

[mikzemaj]

@Taligreen80 imo this is one of the better ones. not because it's accurate but because he plays like hes very experienced in guitar playing. any experienced guitar player will know what good playing is...you didn't like this because it just sucked but i think it was because his ,"style" it's just different from yours..maybe your just not accustomed to his style of playing...

[Taligreen80]

@mikzemaj agreed

[JaimeOctober]

@Taligreen80--It's Ok NOT to like this at all. I've heard worst renditions of Maggot Brain, this is bad though. Santana killed it, the vid's somewhere on YouTube. Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton kills it. But really, No one does it better than Eddie "Maggot Brain" Hazel himself

[JaimeOctober]

@JaimeOctober--To reply to my own comment, IF he just let HIS feeling take him away, the way the original is so emotionally overdriven, this could've been better. Where's the soul? P-Funk used to rag on Eddie "Smeero" Hazel, saying that when he plays guitar, it always sounds like he's crying. And yes, it is known that Smeero had some pain in his life.

[chalicewhisperer]

@Taligreen80 your already dead

[Taligreen80]

@chalicewhisperer shut the fuck up. I didnt like it you piece of shit, so what? Go fuck yaself

[chalicewhisperer]

@Taligreen80 yeh u didnt like it well keep it to yaself you fuckin moron. i bet you listen to jason derulio or lmao you knob jockey

[Taligreen80]

@chalicewhisperer you know I would cuss you back out, then i took a look at your profile, seems like everyone else on youtube already did. Get a life, I bet my comment made your day, loser...

[chalicewhisperer]

@Taligreen80 nah pulling my cock outta ya mums arse and watching her lick the shit off my knob made my day, by the way can you please talk in english your kinda hard to understand.

[JoeQueef]

Pretty obvious Robert Fripp/King Crimson influence...

[neve1073]

@JoeQueef

I'm sure he likes Fripp, but I don't really hear any Fripp imitation here. He reminds me more of Belew, if i had to choose between the two Crimson guitarists, but he's pretty unique. 

[adamrobertt]

I doubt he's using a Fulltone Tape Echo. There's a few videos of him giving pretty detailed tours of his pedalboard and he has no such pedal. From what I've heard about his preferences too I'd be a bit surprised if he'd use something so finnicky, expensive, difficult to maintain, etc.

[bossudude420]

this is it. The best band. genre-less, all star, premium, bonus package madness.

[pLiNg0]

how did he get that effect starting at 2:17?

[youthXattack]

My guess is he is using a fulltone tube tape echo.  when you screw around with the knobs you can gett crazy oscillations.

another person who uses one in a similar manner is Isaiah Mitchell from Earthless.

I may be wrong though...

[nolan83]

I know he's using a Digitech Whammy in some parts, and I know he likes Fuzz Factories, which will oscillate like crazy.

[tonycums]

Long live Robert Cray, Hendrix, Gary Moore....great guitarists....

.........as for Eric Clapton...JUST FUCK OFF YOU YOU BORING C**T. Eric Clapton can just die!

[07BSPtC]

What about Eddie Hazel? He was the lead guitarist on the original and is an awesome musician. Also, Eric Clapton has had a longer career, and to me better solos, than many of the people you mention. The most ignored guitarist to me though is Jeff Beck.

[Zwikster]

holy fuck is all I can say at this point....

[opanashuffle]

holy shit nels - a real face-melter.

[BoundtoUnwound]

I've been revisiting (not that people care) the MERMEN's "A Glorious Lethal Euphoria" lately and Jim Thomas' playing has always impressed me, but the more I think about it, the more I wonder what him and Nels would sound like together, especially with Cline's Young meets Hendrix vibe in the Banyan setting. Thomas and Cline are both Westies... It could be pretty wicked...

[JIOREO]

Yes, my same thought exactly. Jim and Nels are both fantastic players with unique voices through their instruments. I've seen them both many times. I'll always hope that someday either or both will share the stage w/Neil Young in a guitar trade-off playing "Like A Hurricane". Or better still with Mike watt on bass and Kirk Kirkwood on guitar #4. If that ever happened, there's a chance the earth may spin out of orbit because of it... but it would be worth it.

[BoundtoUnwound]

dig this- Jim Thomas and Alan Whitmann from Mermen, Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser, and Weasel Walter are supposed to be putting out a release under the moniker Jazz Free! I can't wait to hear what that's gonna sound like.

[dacheat88]

wow, that was amazing

[JIOREO]

That roster has a lot of promise, (for "Jazz Free") but sometimes an "all star" cast doesn't pan out at the end of the day. The weak link in the chain for me is Kaiser as a stylist. No question he's an important catalyst for such projects (Yo! Miles ROCKED!) but I never cared for his approach on guitar. He's a way talented guy, just not my cup of tea. Maybe being wedged between Nels and Jim will work. Looking forward to it! Thanks for the heads-up.

[Jazzmaster11]

Putain! trop bon!!!!!!!!!!

[TheDMarl]

Who gives shit about Clapton? Probably the most boring guitarist ever. Not only that, he's also a racist cunt. Fuck him.

[nonamenowwhat]

What a bunch of junk. Clapton said in his bio that music is the same now as it was then, 95% junk and 5% good. This definitely falls into the 95% bracket. I think a 5 year old with a sugar high old could make all that racket. Sounds like a teenager in the garage with a stomp box and his parents are not at home.

[janketastic]

Well I think most of Clapton's stuff is junk, so fucking what? Why did you come in here and say that, do you think people care what you have to say? How is that quote relevant? Just cause it's from guitar god Eric Clapton? Nels Cline fucking cock-slaps Eric Clapton and hordes of all the other so-called "guitar gods".

Very rad performance.

[dopefloat4]

yeah, it''s like how did he ever get famous?? were there only like two guys that could play the guitar in the 50's or something?

he sucks. like he's like somebodys shitty uncles band or something

[drfunkenstein52]

you sir are fucking retarded. this is Maggot Brain. written by Eddie Hazel, and released by Funkadelic in 1971. This is a classic song.

It is not a new song, this is Banyan's version of it. And this is an incredible cover. And I guarentee Eric Clapton has mad respect for Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, and Banyan.

This song is so full of soul and triumph.

You should really shut the fuck up.

[varieur1224]

i think clapton is overrated. when i first learned guitar i learned his songs and quickly became bored...fuck eric clapton. and fuck you for being an idiot. no hard feelings

[Rambo29]

That harmonic between 3:13-3:15 is aural bliss

[krawallbutz]

Wow!I am lucky!My aural bliss last from 0:00-6:09

[chaosharmony]

This makes me happy!!!! and Freee!

[Grinmann]

Wow, Nels. Fucking wow! Brilliant, utterly brilliant interpretation!

[Rubo41]

That was very very very very boooooring!

[drainedpool]

yeah, i can see that. it's only nels cline (world's best guitar player), mike watt (legendary bass player) and stephen perkins of jane's addiction.

by the way, i love your playing and your links to sum41 and blink182. you sure know music.

[Omega1987]

@drainedpool heh. Nice.

[j30345]

damn. the guitarist got a new fan. loving this shit.

[handsomedevilRo]

what does nel use to get such a wonderful sound and effect? any ideas? a loop station maybe?

[FunkyMonk827]

its probably a moogerfooger

[BluesRockRo]

oh yeah i had never thought of that, straight analog, mooger is coool only its expensive for the money of just the mf 105 i could build a nice super strat.

[drainedpool]

look at his pedal board ... no moogerfooger. my guess is a combination of the digitech whammy, boss delay and z-vex fuzz.

[heartsoflondon]

"Mother earth is pregnant for the third time..for y'all have knocked her up. I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe,I was not offended.For I knew i had to rise above it all,or drown in my own shit." Eddie Hazel would be proud.

[theonlyscarp]

Does anyone think his solo here sounds like the one from "Side With The Seeds" from Wilco's Sky Blue Sky? I guess it's just the guy's style.

[chinolofus]

you think these guys copy from wilco? go fuck youself..seriously!

[ifightaliens]

Nels is IN Wilco now... I think that's what he was driving at...

[zachp303]

i love gutar too!

[aquines19104]

healing,from within.. I even like how the gutar sounds..and all the special effects...nice...all i need is a cup of wine..

[kentyah]

Nels Cline is the shittt!!!!

[wwod123]

You said it. This is fucking hot.

Thanks for posting.

[GoughHawke]

Anyone know if it's possible to get this as an audio track?

[Bulletdude]

I have made it into an audio track if you would like it, message me and let me know,

[darktipper88]

Nels is the man.

[bloodandwhiskey5]

cline, perk, m. watt....i cant think of a better lineup. thanks for posting

[gcabral]

can't wait for SF in a few weeks.

[alemfontenele]

Great guitar! Amazing guitar player!

[PinkEcho]

OMFG!!! i am impresed!!

[doodoobutter99]

did this band ever cut an album

[thebigfoist]

yes 3 of them..but the last one "Live at Perkins Palace" is comprised of this group..

[Jesuskrishna]

Nels Cline is a GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favourite Guitar player ever!

[glazba]

A joy! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[devilsberry]

EXELENT THANX FOR THIS VID!

[jasonog77]

They never disappoint.