Robben Ford - Revelation

[roymsmart]

I agree, Robben Ford is in a league of his own and is way ahead of the pack. Though, I am a little confused in one of his instructional clips on the diminished scale. He demonstrates it in the key of G. Does anybody know what I am talking about? if so, talk to me. rms.smart

[miro108]

@roymsmart Hi Roy, yeah Robben sometimes uses the diminished (i.e. half step-whole step) scale over a seventh chord to make it sound hipper and maybe jazzier. This scale is one of the standard options over a Dom 7 chord in jazz. Bit of work do to make it sound smooth. I think in the blues form it sounds pretty cool when u play it (only) on the last bar before u change to the next chord.

[2010khectic]

Gary Willis on the bass.

[SKIPINTRO9]

Brilliant Robben Ford! Come back to Europe soon!

[markmarktarmann]

man i'm so glad yahaha DX7 sound is dead and buried!

[duva7000]

saw robben do this just after ".......Daughter" came out. been hooked ever since

[Bassacra]

I like Ferrante and all of Yellowjackets and Robben. This gospel song is simply moving!

[godgodgodzilla]

I didn´t know that Robben was not the owner of Revelation, anyway, one of the best songs everr

[paulorton62]

we'll be seeing and hearr4in lots of this band inthe future. a couple years an d the sax is going to be hot as long as he doesn't listen to kenny g

[countdumas]

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[maestro1955]

Gary Willis on the bass!

[countdumas]

@maestro1955 Great holistic bands are---Melting Euphoria, Ozric Tentacles, Gong, Mother Gong, Acid Mother's Gong, Magma, Aphrodities Child, Jade Warrior, Steve Tibbetts, Patrick Bernard, Lost at Last, Larry Coryell, Shakti, Oregon, Kazumi Watanabe, Toninho Horta, Egberto Gismonti, Eat Static, System 7, Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance, Magma, Sphongle, Bill Laswell, Stomu Yamashta, Here and Now band, Steve Hillage.

[JoseStev]

Love it played with such soul

[tommorellorules]

It's like the end of some 80s film, good stuff!

[countdumas]

@tommorellorules Alexandre Dumas pere wrote The man in the Iron Mask in 1848 and 'coincidentally' in 1902 The Society of Gesu(Jesuits) were expelled from France for the second time. Alexandre Dumas pere was born near Paris in 1802 and 'coincidentally' in the same year The Society of Jesu(Jesuits) were expelled from France for the third and last time. The Society of Jesus(Jesuits) have been expelled from 83 countries and their pope is ARAMIS AND HE IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO.

[saiyanprince201]

7:40 so good! such a tight band!

[TJTele]

This is as good as it gets, the studio version can be found on his great Talk to Your Daughter CD or in my case cassette...a must for any serious guitar player to familiarize themselves with...!

[maxxxx1972]

Dudes who's on saxophone?

And on bass Lincoln Gaines?

[twangbarfly]

@maxxxx1972 Bob Malach - he's recorded some great stuff with Robben by the way..... Excellent player, as you already know :-)

[maxxxx1972]

@twangbarfly thanks so much...i still miss the name of the bass player!

[twangbarfly]

@maxxxx1972 You're welcome - It's Gary Willis on bass, I believe.

[DECHARNEUX]

Bom Demais.........

[geetarnut]

Hey everyone,, the chord progression and tempo of the song at certain parts of the song are NOT easy to play, especially when you're in a live setting, and this song MUST be done right on, or it's smoothness is gone,, noticably so,, so please,, zip it and listen!!! Sorry for the reprimand folks!!

[HotPocket10]

If people understand and take what you said to a humble heart, they will learn a great deal..... Wonderful insight and a great post!!!!!

[countdumas]

@HotPocket10 Great holistic bands are---Melting Euphoria, Ozric Tentacles, Gong, Mother Gong, Acid Mother's Gong, Magma, Aphrodities Child, Jade Warrior, Steve Tibbetts, Patrick Bernard, Lost at Last, Larry Coryell, Shakti, Oregon, Kazumi Watanabe, Toninho Horta, Egberto Gismonti, Eat Static, System 7, Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance, Magma, Sphongle, Bill Laswell, Stomu Yamashta, Here and Now band, Steve Hillage.

[cabenavisson]

cojonudo!!!

[mrmoonman73]

igarvey and mattblackparis should form a band called the wannabees.

[jimmyblackjazz]

Woah, what a post and what a really fantastic video clip! I really love this tune and this has got to be the best version ever, even better than Robben's cut on his old REH blues vid!! Thanks for posting.

This guys is so good it hurts!!

[vampiroangelico]

Is this song off of Samurai Samba?

I have that CD somewhere and I remember this title.

My favorites were the 1st Yellow Jackets and Mirage A Trois.

[Donincal]

@vampiroangelico It's been a while since you asked this, but I don't see an answer so here you go. It's off the "Talk To Your Daughter" album. There are a lot of good tunes on that release. Robbin Ford is so good.

[vampiroangelico]

@Donincal I know he is. I have loved him ever since he was in Yellow Jackets!

[lgarvey]

great guitarist. Shame he plays teh kind of music you would hear in walmart aka asda in the UK

[david85251]

Robben, you really swing. Awesome.

[bingefeller]

Love this tune!  Apparently Robben didn't know the chords when he first heard it and so he used to ear and let it guide him.

[gtrs4life]

@bingefeller What? Are you serious? I'm pretty sure he knows the chords. Afterall, he did record the original version with the Yellow Jackets.

[gtrs4life]

@bingefeller Correction, he covered it on Talk to Your Daughter. Nevertheless, one doesn't record and release a composition without knowing the chord progression. Sorry for the rant.

[bingefeller]

@gtrs4life To quote Robben Ford himself on his Blues and Beyond instructional. "...when we recorded it there I didn't play any chords on it. I basically approached it as a saxophone player would - I just played melodies and soloed. I really grew up playing that way a lot I always liked saxophone players. I probably didn't even know the chords to the song when we cut it....I learned to play it by ear...." Rant at Robben, not me.

[MattBlackParis]

That's true the ford's style fits perfectly with this song. But in my opinion, this vid also shows another thing : Compare with the studio version, It's hard to make a good live improvisation, even for Robben. Finalely he's human and i don't have to be shamed by my playing. That will make my day better.

[ramitupursnout]

Robbens phrasing is just killer. Every note is an explosion, every space an anticipation of the next asault.

[TROMBOTRAK]

Thats THE right comment!!!

[wsalviso]

@ramitupursnout phrasing, what is?

[leozingy]

Wow, I gotta get this full concert video somewhere - I have uploaded a video of me playing the main solo to this song, but I finally see how the master plays it!!! Thank you so much.

[Claud129]

well put James!!

[Epiphonefan]

Great video, thank's!