Jan Hammer, Jordan Rudess & Tony Williams - Miami Vice Theme

[Skyzboob]

Merci d'avoir mis en ligne 

[djakkdjakkd]

Wow this is epic.. watching Miami Vice right now

[thecoolestdad]

was jordan rudess playing with dream theater during this time?

[titanium9000]

@thecoolestdad .. not sure of the exact year of this vid (~80's) but Jordan didn't start playing with DT until '99 :)

[thecoolestdad]

@titanium9000 who was the original keyboard player for Dream Theater? Seems like I did hear that Jordan Rudess was not the original but wasn't sure how long he has been with DT.That's why I asked the origonal question.

[titanium9000]

@thecoolestdad Kevin Moore in 1985 followed by Derek Sheinian in 1994 then Jordan

[thecoolestdad]

@titanium9000 Thanks.It's quite obvious that I haven't known a lot about DT.I actually heard of them probably either back in the 90's or early 2000's.I actually saw their Score concert on VH1 Classic one friday eve and thought they sounded pretty awesome.I eventually bought the CD of the Score concert and have listened to it a lot.But I am not so into them as to go back and buy every CD,and most likely I will never buy another one ever.But I watch video clips here on you tube though.

[FonkyLynx]

Memories...

BR/The Ghost of Elvis &

The Soul Eater Videos

Canada, eh...

[Tfunkize]

Great music Jan , but where is Jeff Beck or allan holthwood on guitar ??

[herrsitar]

@Tfunkize Allan Holthwood lol. 0:51=killer Drumming.

[stevehynes1]

Love seeing Tony rock out, sounds like Bonham!

[bluejack1234567890]

Great

[Itasattc]

Didn't know George Costanza played keyguitar

[dvamateur]

@Itasattc Who is Costanza?

[818TTV]

@dvamateur I find it amazing in this day and age that some people still don't realise that it's quicker to use google than ask a question on youtube.

[dvamateur]

@818TTV You didn't get a point of my statement (which was a question grammatically, but it's a statement if you think about it). It simply means that I know Jon Hammer very well, but I have no clue who Constanza is ever care to check.

[Marquis7791]

The Best!!!! THANKS!!!!

[AnahaRocard]

Vive Jazz 6 sur M6 bande d'enculés d'ingrats étrangers ! :D

[fromouterspace1000]

@AnahaRocard: Vas te faire sucer le neud, ignard! :-P M6 à racheté les droits pour difuser ce concert, patate! ;))

[AnahaRocard]

@fromouterspace1000

IgnarE, on écrit...IgnarE !!! Vieille catin de 47 piges, je vais te faire couiner les fesses. =D

Le mec qui essaie de me vendre un échantillon d'intelligence, mais il n'en a même pas pour lui... :-(

2 phrases, 5 fautes, sale consanguin suisse ! =D

[HELLRAISER657]

one of the hottest instrumental creations in music !!!

[TheX4honda]

great performance thanks!!

[keyboardprince]

jan hammer is czech

[marley2112]

Ladies and gentlemen, on lead keytar - Joss Whedon!

[DougDiug]

keytars are BA

[neil7025]

I though Jan hammer was in a amsterdam prison for suspicion of child molestation

[FlashYes1]

After Mahavishnu, it's a little hard seeing this, but a fellow has to earn a living I guess.

[1111Sean1111]

the 80s in all its glory

[GregRX7]

Jan Hammer is the MAN...although this take is a tad "unfortunate".

Oh, well...thanks anyway!

[Niloctronic]

Haha this drummer sux

[driffter1976]

@Niloctronic How so homo?

[kamwrites]

Seems to be missing half the notes.

[CerebralTantrum]

I would have fired the engineer...

[Steelnavigator]

Whooooat? Jordan Rudess... HERE?!

[Tedericoe]

Jason Alexander on keyboards?? no way!!

[mrjdrummerc1]

crazy tony!!

[raiderdanCA]

It's fun to watch this long version -- but it is SO HARD to match the POWER & PUNCH that the 1 minute packed to start every episode of MIAMI VICE ! That audio and visual is etched in my peanut brain FOREVER !

[l1ghtmaster]

stfu and enjoy please :)

[Bifrons]

Rudess rocking the super mullet

[Bifrons]

All these guys are awesome

[marsarium]

Jordan is on the right !!! :p

[Utcheeow]

"Tony WIlliams is out of time" is maybe the greatest bullshit I've ever read on YouTube.

Seriously.

[Parvenu333]

@Utcheeow I laughed at that comment. Well done.

[stupot295]

jordan looks a bit like hugh laurie here 1:02

[krtek252]

what year is it?

[WillTocaJr]

I smell cheese!!! Classic.

[jmjacknife]

he did get a real guitar player and look how much beter jeff plays for the years of working with Jan!

[demofactory]

All of Jan Hammer's hair ended up on Jorden Rudess!!!!!!!!

[kigawman]

@demofactory Vice Versa wise, Jordan Rudess got the idea of going bald with Dream Theater while watching Jan Hammer playing the keytar HAHA!!

[neemiasteixeira]

Jordan looks like a super sayajin there hahaha

[rdoetjes]

Please use a real guitar! This sounds so far from the real thing.

Never understood why he didn't choose to get a real guitarist as well. Nothing wrong with Jan Hammer though! An icon of my youth.

[Modes9]

@rdoetjes Describing Jan as an icon of our youth sums it up pretty well. I can't believe how commercial and cheesy Jan became after about 1982. After all of the amazing things he did in the 70's, it's just tragic.

[popmechanic]

outstanding blokes - great - thanx for postin this

[buzzersounds]

IF THERE'S A MASTER IS; JAN HAMMER!

[dvamateur]

Nice Korg T3 and Wavestation. Still my two favorite Korg instruments, actually, the only Korg instruments that I like (and the M1 of course). Thanks for posting.

[gulgul2006]

holy crap a korg M1 and I think that's a roland D-50... had an M1 WAY back but still rockin' the D-50... no wait that's another Korg... never mind... It's like in the video they just don't want to show the damned synths cause they know you're trying to figure out wtf they are... ugh....

[santibanks]

@gulgul2006 its the korg wavestation that Jordan plays. Notice the vector joystick :)

[agentsteell]

janhammer looks like an accountant :P

[bobi180985]

Awesome !!!

[eternalcolonel]

...there are no "guitar" riffs, or guitar playing on this or the original.

Hammer is one Hell of a keyboardist.

He doesn't need a chump guitarist...

[supercooled]

Above all else, you know what this song makes me want to do? Cruise down a busy street with this blasting in a Trans Am or Firebird. It's so badass. Damn, the drums and guitar riffs gets the heart pumping.

[supercooled]

Did they write this song strictly for the show or was it just so fitting the Michael Mann decided to use it for the show after hearing it? I love this song either way. It's so badass (an 80s slang!)

[marmas58ink]

"Oh Yeah" was he only Jan album I ever got, (1976 I think), couple years after getting into Mahavishnu Orc... bought it in Hills Dept store I recall. (Doubt these days Walmart or anysuch store would bother stocking any jazz, jazz-fusion albums... unless they had some 'Miami Vice"-like crossover.) Anyway OY is a good album. By late 70s I suspect jazz-fusion decreased in popularity the same way progressive rock did.... they probably both rode the same expansive wave... idealism of the 60's

[Soundchaser88]

CAN HAZ BLAST BEATZ

[achtung26]

You know none of these guys got laid after this set.

[Frillkrydder]

@achtung26 Why?

[ter521fad]

@achtung26 No, I don't know if these guys got laid after this set. And who cares if they did or if they didn't?

[KarateMastR57]

@achtung26 so true lol



[alandsouzab12]

well tony did..

[djakkdjakkd]

@achtung26 Not with those faces indeed..

[prog4evr]

Probably the best version of this song I have heard. Love how Hammer plays his synth like an electric guitar. Pinnella from Symphony X is known for doing that too...

[o7levi]

Has anyone ever noticed the similarities between the Miami Vice theme and the one from Airwolf?

[elias01WFD]

:o joRDAN ARE USING two KORG's O1Wfd and korg

[bagha1]

BAD TASTE!!! My god...

But i'm a huge fan of Tony Williams.

[pEPINOREDENTOr]

i think tony williams makes a disaster in this video...his moves are clumsey and out of time...i think if we put a dunky with two baseball bats playing a xilofon would sounds better than him...

toca como el ojete ese negro!

[kmal16]

No my friend, Tony's not out of time. In fact he's dead on, but Tony is known for playing off time while still being in time. His style is reputably based on counter rhythms and polyrhythms I do agree that in this song it seems out of place a little. But Jan Hammer has played extensively with Tony, so Jan wanted that in there, instead of the straight drum machine feel that this song is known for. So it was intentional. I did like the last part of your comment, though, that was funny.

[FUHGI]

QUE HIJO DE PUTA : )

[pEPINOREDENTOr]

jajaja, pero no se puede creerrr, this man is under drugs effectssss.jajjaa, q onda sos argentino?

[FUHGI]

EU SOI URUGUAIO ¡¡¡

[eletrickbass]

Jordan loooong hair kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[missheath000]

Jan Hammer is a beast!

[Tedericoe]

RUDESS THE WIZARD!!

[protobuster]

love the synth

[metalryche]

doesn't sound near as good as the studio version

[MastracciGracia]

please i have to get this concert... anybody knows what is the name of this concert? in from argentina, thanks

[nickeldelacruz]

siempre pense que era una guitarra slide ... que sorpresa me lleve¡¡¡¡

[pEPINOREDENTOr]

q genialidad por favor

[wildmanhawkes]

Tony Williams could do anything. I miss him very much.

[cheezruff]

@pEPINOREDENTOr hey you'rea mindless ignoranimus- tony does polyrhythms, hemiolas, and displacements, which confuse ingnorant wanna-bees like you who need quarter notes with no subdivisions to find a beat.

[WELLBRAN]

@cheezruff Also he was getting on a bit here how old was he then? not young thats for sure

[omniambience]

Were it not for the 80s video quality this would be 5 stars. Awesome!

[jhg123456]

omg so 80s...

[brandoncharleschew]

Haha.Jordan Rudess seriously looks damn nerdy here compared to now.

[Z4nk0]

jajajaja jordan!!!jajajaja

[dannyman65]

Is there anyone here who knows what happened to some clips that seem to be taken from the same concert. There were tumes like Blue Wind , Darkness etc. They vanished and I cant find them anywhere. The Blue Wind version this band was out of the ordinary

Grateful for any help!

[andreaviolent]

Wow! Jordan was so young! XD

[TropicanaNorthEast]

Fantastic Live version of the classic miami vice tune, jan makes keytars look the buisness

[unders000]

Great Bass Playing by Fernando Saunders , The Bass and Drums are tight as a

[brio0909]

awesome what more to say!

[MrJones1337]

funny expression at 3:05

looks like, rudess echoed the last few notes

[LHondrums]

that was before he joined dream theater right?

[josephjester]

It's before he joined the Dixie Dregs, which he joined before Dream Theater. lol

[3shiftgtr]

I don't think that Rudess was ever in the Dregs. Not on any albums, and gots em all.

[isaacrife08]

he was in the dregs had to do a report on him, it was on his site and everything.

[3shiftgtr]

isaacrife08-He never recorded with Dixie Dregs, or as they were later known, The Dregs. He did fill in for their keyboardist T. Lavitz on one of their last tours, and again during the last leg of a reunion tour. But he was never officially a band member. He recorded 2 discs with the Dregs drummer Rod Morganstern on a duo project, and toured with the Steve Morse Band (Dregs guitarist). But that is awesome that you did a book report on him...cool!

[forkhead]

I've never seen Tony Williams bash away like this on anything.... How cool, a guy with some of the deftest, softest touch can cross over and bang the F outta the hats. SWEET!

[masokotanga]

If you really want to hear Tony at maximum intensity, check out the the Tony Williams Lifetime's first album "Emergency!" I agree with your comment though. Tony might have had the greatest dynamic range and sensitivity of any drummer ever!

[drummerguyhughes]

you obviously havnt heard much of tonys playing he rarely plays soft check out his live in new york vid

[Erikpc]

awesome guitarplay on eletric pianoboard or whatever it is in english :D great performance

[DrShrinker]

This is fucking beyond pure gold.

[hafstrat]

Anyone who likes this will love Jeff Beck's "Wired" albumn. Jeff and Jan blend so well its almost hard to tell who is who - brilliant musical expression and tone.

[JohnnyCleggUK]

Sysx, I'd just like to say thanks for posting this one as I have now listened to it more times than I can count. I'll leave the arguing to everyone else.

[sebassabes84]

bah boring

[kirkmach32]

This song is crap when there's no Fairlight Series IIx running the show, and Fairlight sound samples in the sequence. It's just not inspired. And not genuine either.

[pacoreguenga]

It is genuine as long as Jan Hammer plays it! No matter what the arrangements or the instruments or the other musicians! Duh, Dude!

[makowals]

I love Jan Hammer, but why is his timing always off when he plays live?

[MarioK20]

I'm sorry, Jordan Rudess is the best musician of this bunch and one of the best in this world.

[porgie66]

Are you out of your mind???? Tony Williams man....Tony Williams!!!!

[Sandemose]

Man, Tony Williams blew people of stage when he was like seventeen with Miles. Jordan dont touch him....

[Diastavrones]

Jordan went to Julliard by age nine and has perfect pitch.

[mulanovich]

Jordan beats the crap out of anyone xD

[Diastavrones]

Thank You.

[leonardiguzman]

wrong wrong wrong, when it comes to versatility tony has alot more and he revolutionized an instrument...not only in Jazz but in drum playing jordan is great but he didnt impact music as much as tony did

[Sandemose]

I agree. I dont give a damn about perfect pitch or not Diastavrones , it doesnt really say anything about his musical imagination. Its like photographic memory, it doesnt make you a great author. To me Jordan Rudess is brutaly competent. He seems like a very humble and nice guy, so I think he would laugh at this discussion about him and Tony if he would read it. :) best, Sandemose

[leonardiguzman]

jajajajj very true

[trevor001]

+ 1

[lamsalfl]

This version reminds me of Boston and the Red Sox because I kept replaying this song on youtube over and over during last year's ALCS.

[davyace]

i don't like this version :(((((((

[LisiasToledo]

Anyone knows the Maker/Model of the blue synth used by J. Hammer?

[idinho]

so the thin guy is Jordan? hehe must be long time

[Gwyo]

Yuck - don't like this. Especially not the pseudo marimba/xylophone. Loved Mahavishnu Orchestra... oh well.

[jackbruce992]

Why would tony williams do this

with these n00bs

[rrrickflair]

i hate the way jan hammer plays really bad guitar - on a keyboard

[Mahavishnu80]

You guitar playing kid noobs. learn who the drummer is and stfu.

[Sneakymudkip]

oh heck yes favorited right away lmao

[NightcruiserMA]

Jordan Rudess is a great keyboardist but a lousy songwriter, in my opinion. If you listen to his stuff these days, it has no melody. It's technically brilliant, as far as playing, but there is no melody. Me, I prefer Tchiakovsky over Lizst, so I appreciate the songwriting skills of someone like a Jan Hammer (certainly a great keyboardist in his own right) over the keyboard abilities of Rudess.

[raymondothedoors]

Is true, but have you listen the arrangiament in The Road Home, in particular the piano on Tarkus (ELP).

[AlsatianCousin]

First of all, learn to spell - secondly gather some more IQ (oops, sorry you can't)

[miksaenlaboca]

EXELENT JORDA RUDES IS THE BEST!!!

[hmj123321]

Jordan is just a primitive back up for Hammer but ok he's a star then

[Tibarenian]

there are 4 guys, thay are missing bass guitar...

so.. jordan rocks... dont u agree?

[flacus78]

Esta rola es de las mejores soundtracks de series televisivas, mis respetos para el pelon de jan hammer.

[hmj123321]

Who is Jordan Rudess?

[TheOrangeFondler]

An amazing keyboard solo artist, also a current member of prog metal group Dream Theater.

[pokerdotjearsy]

/equal to god lol

[joototanoin]

jordan has a sexy hair:D

[andreyRUS17]

1:52,there is powder in his pocket

[carneage]

haha. this is awful.

[hond4sh]

you know, this is actually from the 1991 montreal jazz festival... does anybody own a copy of the concert dvd? please let me know...

[sfxrules]

that keytar seems like a keyboard for people with ADHD.

[BigCowz]

Wow this is a VERY old video!

[chocopopzilla]

jordan rudess clavieriste de dream theater!!!

[potrezaml]

it's an obsolet "instrument"(if it can be called "instrument"...) actually keytars were mostly used as remote control keyboards on stage,for the mobility of the player(just like for the hexagonal Simmons drums and their bright coloured pads:why? => these musicians -keyboardists,drummers...mainl­y- needed some recognition on stage,hence these new gadgets(well.."new"... back then...)

Still ,I do agree with some of the comments : keytar= shit...

[HypeRhymz]

all i know is ,is that jan hammer and the lync ln 4 keytar do major damage. i'm dying for a lync controller. if anyone has a lync can u please post a video of how to use it i know how to use a lync i just want to see if i'm correct.

[DEP717]

Those "keytar"things are so 80s it hurts, I love them. Especially because they allowed the keyboardist to come out with the guitarist, bass player etc. and rock their asses off.

Keyboards of the regular kind are OK too, to each their own, but seeing Hammer rock out like this is COOL.

[AdvaitSarkar]

Go JORDAN!!!

[LeftyRobb]

Holy crap Jordan with hair!!

[kombibm]

What the fuck is a "Keytarest"?? I hate this shit talk. Just a keyboard with strap's. OK??? J.R almost stole the Dream Theater show in sydney,awesome show

[152535251]

the keytar solo in sydney was frikkin awesome

[kombibm]

What the fuck is a "Keytarest"?? I hate this shit talk. Just a keyboard with strap's. OK. J.R almost killed the Dream Theater show in sydney,awesome show

[mrdeedz1]

sounds even better LIVE!!! thanks for posting.

[mrdeedz1]

Hey...i like the keytar.

[leefuji]

Thought Jordan R. was wearing a Samurai or some Ninja pants ;-)

[hgsdesign]

"good times" or in portuguese "bons tempos"

Sonny Crockett "Burnett" and Ricardo Tubbs "Rico".

[ERArocker]

rudess w/ hair?!? quite obviously pre LTE + DT

(Hammer rocked much harder whilst in Mahavishnu, i say)

[MetalKeys205]

He had long hair in both bands

[slickingdom]

Great video!!

Jan and Tony are musical legends.

Jordan is well on way also. Too bad these guys

were playing some shit that seems to be way over some of the commentators heads!!

Keep watching the video and keep studying

your instrument. You might get it some day!!

[manishbabu]

which model number is this keyboard\guitar ???

[jppineau]

The Lync LN-4 made in 1988. Lync is out of business now.

[jallop]

that was the funniest jam ever. the drummer fucked the solo up. the guitarest , i'm sorry , the Keytarest could have maybe done a better jod too

[Samsgarden]

You're an observant fellow! I think you'll find that the drumming was entirely intentional.

While I find 'keytaring' a little corrny, he did write that song for Miami Vice.

[JiMdOgG070679]

That was an awesome jam with two key legends and a phenom on drums. Classic theme song

[jamahlsoares]

i saw the bald guy, laughed and thought, thats not rudess.

[haigd]

Balding keytar at that.  Bravo.

[seraphim123]

holy shit a keytar

[DTRemcoG]

Ofcourse Jan Hammer was the star here.. But Rudess, would've done it sooo much better then him! Even back then.. Jan sounds a bit boring here.

JR.. You're the best!

[eternalcolonel]

Since Hammer wrote the MV Theme, it's irrelevant whether Rudess could have "played it better". And that's speculation, anyway.

The world is full of great keyboard sidemen, but there are precious few great keyboardists/composers.

You're missing the point entirely-

When he's in Hammers' league as both a keyboardist/composer

we'll all acknowledge it; 'til then, my comments stand.