Robert Randolph & the Family Band-Purple Haze

[misty1755]

I just recently ran into this band and all I can say is, this man is BAD!!!!

HANDS DOWN!!!

[13Russolini]

The first time I saw RR I was BLOWN AWAY! His band is awesome and the music really comes to life when they play live. Walked past the autograph line line after show & said "Robert Randolph! your a badass mutherfucker!" and he said "Thank you very much brother." One cool cat.

[mustangpatty51]

Robert is one of the best musicians of his time. The man kills every song and an amazing pedal player. His live concerts are just incredible. Love this band

[myConscious]

Love it, I love it!

Especially when they pause and Robert give the audience the opportunity to finish with (...scuse me, while I kiss the sky! & ...that girl put spell on me!)

I discovered his "I Need More Love" on my "Media Center Edition" of XP (Kool!)

A steel guitar singing "Purple Haze", just like Jimi's Stratocaster....

Only, from Robert Randolph.....GREAT cover!

[ArkansasGillum]

Killer Show

[Iamsuchatool09]

that bassist is really doing his own thing.

[lovebichix]

he is either a big fan of hendrix, or he is trying to show off by comparing his skills to the greatest guitarist of all time. maybe both...

not disrespecting him, just a thought,

[SSwadis]

Have you ever seen him in concert? Robert Randolph doesn't need to show off.. he's just taking Hendrix's song to a different place musically.

[perrytheshit]

yea like when you do a cover, you don't really want to do it the exact same way cause thats bullshit.

[HippieBr]

@SSwadis I saw him on 4th july 2004, opening act for Clapton in Massachussets. He opened the concert with Purple Haze. I felt like I was about to explode on happiness. I have to admit that I didn't know him till that day. I was one of the first 20 people that bought his cd (strawberries) and we (me and my wife) got his autograph on the concert program and took pictures with him. Such a great guy!

[SSwadis]

@HippieBr I know people who have met him and they all say he's a really nice guy..

[Samuijazz]

He harnesses this overdriven sound very cleanly, and that is VERY hard to do. He' has brought a different take to the instrument,

and while not as strong a player as some of the better old school players, yes tis true, but he has a completely different bag, which he has mastered.

I play steel and realize what he is doing, and liking this style from before I played, I can appreciate both sides of the arguments about him.

I wish him all successes into the future.

[gavinperson]

dude purple haze is a hard song and this is boss

[deniedbyeid]

i saw these guys live when they were warming up for the Allman Brothers band. That was an incredible show both by A.B.B. and Robert Randdolph & the family band

[lolkekbur213]

Robert Randolph is definitely one of the only really great musicians of this generation.

[PeekaPeep]

Damn straight.

>;-)

[eViLxOmBiE]

damn straighter

[andrewmassacre1]

Dude you didn't even have to say it. He couldn't have been any straighter with it bro!

[McLellandPianoStudio]

i agree ...

[kingcam0775]

@lolkekbur213

I don't know about this, but he's the shit.

[willwkrueger]

there are many more who have not achieved his level of exposure but are comparably skilled.

[cooptroop123]

@lolkekbur213 not at all, you need to look around some more

[mccoydfm404]

@lolkekbur213 Damn Right! hell yes He Is That !!

[dannyknapp]

I like THAT !!

[KillYounglings]

Every time I've seen these guys live, it's been amazing. You never know what they're gonna do. They love music so damn much, they could take you to church, to the 70's, to the the birth of blues and ragtime, God, you never know!

One show I saw, for their encore, they all did like, freakin' musical chairs with their instruments, AND THEY WERE JUST AS GOOD! Plus, they always get someone from the crowd to come up and play! Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

[dehndk]

rikuwillkillu its a lap steel

[awnok]

No it's not. It's a pedal steel.

[3rdEyeVision]

wow he got the crowd going

[rikuwillkillu]

jeez table guitar shredding thing

[topstot]

clapton, mayer, mraz and RR at hyde park calling june 28th!!

[mighty12GTFC]

yyour in for a hell of a show, these were amazing and clapton jsut left me speechles afterwards, it was my first live music concert and i odnt think im ever gonna see one better!

[irrationalman2]

i just saw him with clapton, and trey anastasio from phish jammed with him on stage. it was great!

[420mar11]

Yeah me too, that was sick. Clapton rocked too.

[bozerVibro]

I saw RR and Clapton in 2004. At the time I had no idea who they were, but they were awesome. For one song the entire RR band rotated instruments (in the middle of the song).

[flimflam0069]

wow he sings JUST like hendrix. good honest cover

[BasementBros]

He's opening for clapton in may! I can't Wait

[sosapilot]

I'm going too!

[UCSoldier]

I'm going as well!

Montreal!

Just 4 more days!!!

Can't wait!

[SkynyrdX]

IT WAS AWESOME !!!

[gordobassman]

Awesome, sounds kinda like Maggot brain.

[hoohaa19]

I WAS AT THAT SHOW!!!!!!!!!

[Kaktusz38]

Fantasztikus!!!

[TChalla90210]

That was FANTASTIC! The audience was so into it.

[GTRMAN23]

that was awesome

[bluesman91]

great video...Robert Randolph is so amazing!

[BigComeUp12506]

awesome