I have A LOT of respect for Frisell as a musician. He's one of the most adventurous players out there, he's not afraid to think outside of the box, but somehow... it still sounds SO GODDAMN GOOD. It's noise, yes... but it's calculated noise. Every note he plays is there for a reason.
OK - although I hate reading fashion comments on videos featuring innovative music by serious and talented musicians - I still gotta say, THAT BASS PLAYER HAS ONE SERIOUS MULLET!
@tsrzad, back in the day, I had a McGyver cut myself LOL. I think the mullet was just a transition cut for us ex-hippies that were mentally stuck between the freaky dos of our youth and a more manageable (more respectable?) adult one as we had gotten older. Nowadays, looking around at my fellow Boomers, I'm just extremely grateful to still have a full, yet ever-graying mane! As they say, "OLD AGE AIN'T FOR SISSIES!"
Fabulous recording, but too bad the sound on the drums is so low/bad. Peter Erskine is a monster drummer who doesn't deserve to be left in the background.
Same here. I realy enjoyed "This Land", and his playing with Mike Stern on "Play". The freaky stuff kinda misses the mark with me. Not so much a matter of it being less tasteful, as it is of it being less structured...
Just amazing. Bill Frisell is one of the most adventurous guitar players ever, with strong sense for tone and melody. Thank you for posting this piece.
@dakcz More like sense of non-melody. It's actually quite hard to listen to this. Put this on randomly in a room when you're just hanging out with a few people and see how long before one of the guests stabs someone. This is painful to listen to. And after zappa and the whole prog era what's the point?
@pwitte777 haha. yeah because the people who go to shows like this are so wild. Everyone sitting down, politely clapping after each song. Maybe on the ride home listen to NPR. Then just before bed feed the the golden retriever and throw on some john scofield or maybe dave matthews. Yeah.... super wild.
@freezazoid I have to say, I love the sound of this personally. Then again I'm into a lot of experimental and noise music. Who cares how the majority reacts? Put on Pokerface and most rooms will lose their shit. This guy has a unique sound and is an incredible musician. This song conveys a certain uneasiness and awkwardness that is so prevalent in life but a bit more absent in music. Appreciate it for what it is, and if you don't like listening to it then don't and stop trolling lol
Actually most of what Bass Desires plays is rather straightforward. It's good to see them getting loose here! Bill's phenomenal control and tone choice shines on this solo.
This is great! Frisell has been one of my biggest influences.
The full video of this where you can see Scofield acting like a jerk to Frisell, is better than just this snippet of a solo. The crowd didn't even clap for Frisell after his solo. It's obvious that Frisell hasn't gotten the attention he deserves and this video had to be done in 1987 or 1988!
Word,The DeLi. Hardest thing after youve acquired as much technique as Frisell is to trust the music will play through you. Miles, Aretha, Ornette and taught us the spaces between the notes, the emotions behind them, makes real musical invention happen (as opposed to musical cliches). All ears are not equipped for harmonic space travel.Duke Ellington once the only music he wanted to hear was 'music beyond category'. Frisell always answers that call.
Ok, this particular snippet may be a bit hard to grasp, perhaps even self indulgent at times, but for god's sake, show some respect. You simply cannot call bill frisell, marc johnson, and peter erskine 'a bunch of pseudo's.'That will not stand. These guys are legends. I'm not saying you can't criticize a piece of music, but don't be so ignorant in doing it. For one, the majority of music these guys play is not avant-garde, and most of it is melodic and replete with tight rhythms.
Ok, this particular snippet may be a bit hard to grasp, but for god's sake, show some respect. You simply cannot call bill frisell, marc johnson, and peter erskine 'a bunch of pseudo's.'These guys are legends. I'm not saying you can't criticize a piece of music, but don't be so ignorant in doing it. For one, the majority of music these guys play is not avant-garde, and most of it is melodic and replete with tight rhythms.
Whoa! They are my favorite band! This is the first time I actually get to see a live footage! If you have more of this show -or anything with them- please, please post it!
horrible
varbain 2 weeks ago
its just annoying to listen too.
Hetfield720 8 months ago
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cafeones 7 months ago
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you best check yourself before you wreck yourself..
cafeones 7 months ago
so sick. way ahead of its time! xpertfan is quite the intellectual, clearly....
ComingThruTheDrRan 8 months ago 2
sorry to tell you this, but this is garbage
xpertfan 9 months ago
oh marc, that hair.
pwitte777 10 months ago
Check out Stephen King rippin up!!!!
LordMcmontegue 1 year ago
Business in the front, party in the back.
53160 1 year ago
I have A LOT of respect for Frisell as a musician. He's one of the most adventurous players out there, he's not afraid to think outside of the box, but somehow... it still sounds SO GODDAMN GOOD. It's noise, yes... but it's calculated noise. Every note he plays is there for a reason.
TheDewManchoo 1 year ago
I cant help but think of Frank Zappa's Jazz from Hell when I hear this
number1lettera 1 year ago
Stephen King shreds
maldororfiend 1 year ago 4
amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danlovesnan 1 year ago
One of the finest musicians/guitarists/composers that the world has produced.
chaosIsTheOnlyPower 1 year ago
That's Marc Johnson on bass and Peter Erskine on drums.
killjoy1369 2 years ago
That kickass bassist has one serious mullet!
anarchopaperclip 2 years ago
For anyone interested in more of this kind of music, check out Susan Alcorn and Evan Parker.
WatchOutForTheLogos 2 years ago
OK - although I hate reading fashion comments on videos featuring innovative music by serious and talented musicians - I still gotta say, THAT BASS PLAYER HAS ONE SERIOUS MULLET!
philipatoz 2 years ago 22
@philipatoz hey, just because you can play an instrument like you're from outer-space doesn't mean you should have a hair-so like you are... lol
anglomofo 2 years ago
@philipatoz The video is from '86. Mullets were very fashionable then. I should know! ;)
tsrzad 1 year ago
@tsrzad, back in the day, I had a McGyver cut myself LOL. I think the mullet was just a transition cut for us ex-hippies that were mentally stuck between the freaky dos of our youth and a more manageable (more respectable?) adult one as we had gotten older. Nowadays, looking around at my fellow Boomers, I'm just extremely grateful to still have a full, yet ever-graying mane! As they say, "OLD AGE AIN'T FOR SISSIES!"
philipatoz 1 year ago
This seems like one of those "____ shreds" video...
Lolpezatron 2 years ago 2
ahahhah
andrewjeff 2 years ago
ahaha
andrewjeff 2 years ago
ahahahaha that thought crossed my mind too. i love frissel, but i want to hear more shuffled eighths for some reason...not groovin enough?
JGrusauskas 2 years ago
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if ever o ever a FRIZ there was the 'Wizard of Odds' is FRIZ because...
because,because,because
because of what he and wood and wire does
been a fan since pre-'solo' LP (ECM) when he was EC's 'house guitarist' (or so it seemed)
the kid had talent
the man has chops
and chops, and chops, and.....
CarlSnow 2 years ago
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horrible
Xmalibur 2 years ago
frisell rocks!
smxaioyu 2 years ago 4
Ummmmm . . . . WOW!!! As usual with Bill. Pretty Amazing stuff. Thanks for sharing this bathoshue.
syr1811 2 years ago
Fabulous recording, but too bad the sound on the drums is so low/bad. Peter Erskine is a monster drummer who doesn't deserve to be left in the background.
tbachl 3 years ago
great stuff...try some ceicl taylor if this style interests you...provocative music that piques your senses...
shirazbop 3 years ago
AVANT GARDE!
prasiddha 3 years ago
I am new to Frisell and find this amazing-the pure sound that he breathes out of his guitar. It is abstract and wide-open to interpretation.
rmsolympic1 3 years ago
well, enjoy bill´s amazing music...
dakcz 3 years ago
I usually love frisells more tasteful work...this is a bit too abstract for me
flamencodiablo007 3 years ago 2
"tasteful" is a very subjective word! ;)
but, to each his own of course.
jjkrause84 2 years ago
Same here. I realy enjoyed "This Land", and his playing with Mike Stern on "Play". The freaky stuff kinda misses the mark with me. Not so much a matter of it being less tasteful, as it is of it being less structured...
BlimpyBoy 2 years ago
this is really great great music..... just really good and very emotional piece of sound....
uabrari 3 years ago
First Frank, Then Derek, then Bill. I guess I gotta get an SG.
kensho3 3 years ago
Frank (Zappa)?
Derek (Bailey)?
Bill Frisell?
prasiddha 3 years ago
I'm guessing Trucks
guitargovan 3 years ago
+1 on Trucks
shirazbop 3 years ago
Whoa! This kicks ass!
wushudan 4 years ago 2
Like Jim Hall, Metheny, Abercrombie and Scofield, Bill Frisell is one of the best jazz guitar players. Great harmony .
ccpicciotti 4 years ago 3
Is this the abstract art of music...
whoahawesome 4 years ago
Where's Scofield?
kevinm4435 4 years ago
Just amazing. Bill Frisell is one of the most adventurous guitar players ever, with strong sense for tone and melody. Thank you for posting this piece.
dakcz 4 years ago 8
Try Jon Damian! (Frisell's teacher at Berklee)
domenjazz 4 years ago
@dakcz More like sense of non-melody. It's actually quite hard to listen to this. Put this on randomly in a room when you're just hanging out with a few people and see how long before one of the guests stabs someone. This is painful to listen to. And after zappa and the whole prog era what's the point?
freezazoid 10 months ago
@freezazoid you and the people you hang out with must be straight pussies :P
pwitte777 10 months ago
@pwitte777 haha. yeah because the people who go to shows like this are so wild. Everyone sitting down, politely clapping after each song. Maybe on the ride home listen to NPR. Then just before bed feed the the golden retriever and throw on some john scofield or maybe dave matthews. Yeah.... super wild.
freezazoid 10 months ago
@freezazoid I have to say, I love the sound of this personally. Then again I'm into a lot of experimental and noise music. Who cares how the majority reacts? Put on Pokerface and most rooms will lose their shit. This guy has a unique sound and is an incredible musician. This song conveys a certain uneasiness and awkwardness that is so prevalent in life but a bit more absent in music. Appreciate it for what it is, and if you don't like listening to it then don't and stop trolling lol
BeholdJesse 6 months ago
Actually most of what Bass Desires plays is rather straightforward. It's good to see them getting loose here! Bill's phenomenal control and tone choice shines on this solo.
pacogonzz 4 years ago
Bill Frisell can be the most melodic guitarist in jazz, when he wants to.
kevinm4435 4 years ago
This is great! Frisell has been one of my biggest influences.
The full video of this where you can see Scofield acting like a jerk to Frisell, is better than just this snippet of a solo. The crowd didn't even clap for Frisell after his solo. It's obvious that Frisell hasn't gotten the attention he deserves and this video had to be done in 1987 or 1988!
JazzSoundsGoodToMe 4 years ago
do not criticise the things that other people do and start doing something of your own.
nicolaspolo 4 years ago
"They're not even notes, just noises."
its all vibrations...a fine line exists between having an opinion and being ignorant.
Cthulhu555 4 years ago
All you guys ripping on Bill.
The problem is your pea sized brains can't appreciate what this guy is doing...
...And can do over and over in a million different ways.
Bill is ALL about the melody, AND being in tune.
Too bad your ears aren't advanced enough to pick up
on what he is doing.
You hear splatter
I hear deep melody and emotion.
The world is big rnough for both of us.
TheDeLi 4 years ago
Word,The DeLi. Hardest thing after youve acquired as much technique as Frisell is to trust the music will play through you. Miles, Aretha, Ornette and taught us the spaces between the notes, the emotions behind them, makes real musical invention happen (as opposed to musical cliches). All ears are not equipped for harmonic space travel.Duke Ellington once the only music he wanted to hear was 'music beyond category'. Frisell always answers that call.
burntsugars 4 years ago
Jesus fuck, they call this music? I call it an aimless series of notes...
Vermintide 4 years ago
Right on, man. They're not even notes, just noises.
Give me melodies, give me tight rhythm! Something to grasp, not just wanking!
Bunch of pseuds.
YofterMofter 4 years ago
Ok, this particular snippet may be a bit hard to grasp, perhaps even self indulgent at times, but for god's sake, show some respect. You simply cannot call bill frisell, marc johnson, and peter erskine 'a bunch of pseudo's.'That will not stand. These guys are legends. I'm not saying you can't criticize a piece of music, but don't be so ignorant in doing it. For one, the majority of music these guys play is not avant-garde, and most of it is melodic and replete with tight rhythms.
dfunked1 4 years ago 3
Ok, this particular snippet may be a bit hard to grasp, but for god's sake, show some respect. You simply cannot call bill frisell, marc johnson, and peter erskine 'a bunch of pseudo's.'These guys are legends. I'm not saying you can't criticize a piece of music, but don't be so ignorant in doing it. For one, the majority of music these guys play is not avant-garde, and most of it is melodic and replete with tight rhythms.
dfunked1 4 years ago
oops, sorry about the double post
dfunked1 4 years ago
This sucks shit. This is crap!
vbrynning 4 years ago
Unlike KEEWEE 'I'm going home (for dinner)' I suppose?
ziggyyZ 4 years ago
haha
amizel 3 years ago
Is he really bending the neck?
julianhogendobler 4 years ago
yes, you can hear the overtones through all the reverb just like when you barely touch a vibrato arm.
LordSluk 4 years ago
More, More
TheDeLi 5 years ago
great stuff
JohnnyPalomba 5 years ago
Whoa! They are my favorite band! This is the first time I actually get to see a live footage! If you have more of this show -or anything with them- please, please post it!
kaiserlupowitz 5 years ago