one of my favorite guitar pieces. some Jazz guys turn their noses up at Al but I always enjoyed listening to the guy. a very gifted writer as well as shredder. I really like his tone here too. Elegant Gypsy was a masterpiece.
It's amazing how great he sounded while still on Les Paul. Looks like the moment he ditched Les Paul and switched to that newer type of guitar (forgot the brand name), he lost his musicality. Here, he sounds fantastic.
Now I'm not coming here to say this guy sucks, but could someone point me in the direction of something mindblowing? I agree with whoever said that he has technique, but its not really...moving, I guess you could say. I don't really feel it like I'd feel an intense emotionally filled solo. I'm really struggling with this and would like to understand the beauty of it. I'm gonna keep listening to him, Paco, and McLaughlin in the meantime till I get some answers though...
@CleanseTheSoul I don´t know about your knowledge about jazz/fusion, but for me it was not enjoyable, this kind of music, before I actually started playing and understanding this kind of music on my own. Then I discovered the musical passion and emotions these guys have when the´re playing. I understand your problem with finding this really moving as you say, for example since it´s a lot of technique and shredding involved. Thumbs up for being open to this kind of music btw!:)
@DrummerScandinavia Yeah, I've been playing metal forever and it's gotten somewhat stale, although I do still enjoy it; I'm just trying to better myself as a musician and I know jazz would help. I always hear about Paco, DiMeola, and McLaughlin so I figured I'd look these guys up. I love the band Cynic and they were apparently influenced by music like this, so I just wanted to get in their heads and see what it's like.
@CleanseTheSoul That´s cool. I began as a metal player with favorite bands and influences like death, cynic, necrophagist, psycroptic, watchtower, spastic ink etc. Cynic was also for me the band who made me wanna check out fusion. U can´t go wrong checking this stuff out. But all kinds of music has made me a better player; pop, rock, soul, electronica, classical, folk music... so much stuff out there.
@DrummerScandinavia I like to recommend to evryone to listen to Michael Tsarion on the youtube. He is a very comprehensive conspiracy researcher/lecturer/author. Leo Zagami, Jordan Maxwell and Alexandre Dumas pere are highly informative as well.
ahahaha really a discussion of metal vs di meola? haha its simple my friends go listen to metal.why even start talking bad about a man's style and video?really you would sink that low for attention? well good luck because i doubt any sensible and real person would give two fucks about your opinions and rants, i for one love metal and di meola as well as paco de lucia...stick to trolling on a megadeth or metallica video about who's better after 20 something years its been over..fucking idiots!
@MrFrothinger He called it Kiss My Axe because a record label was going to sign him but they were going to restricted the music he could play. so he was like forget it made his own label and this song was like an FU to the record company saying looked at what your missing out on. It's pretty funny actually
@MrFrothinger You said....."who fucking calls a song 'Kiss My Axe?"
Someone said you were clueless and I'll tell you why. It's a sure bet that you don't know that musicians use the slang word 'axe' when refering to their instruments.
@recalcitrist1 - you've made quite a jump there, puppy. Al Di Meola is a SPECIALIST. I'd imagine that anyone who listens to a guitarist of this calibre knows that particular piece of vernacular.
The purpose of my original comment is, why would a guitarist of this quality resort to such a cheap pun as a song title?
1991 Al was an asshole knowing he was fast,owing he was adored.He JUST played to be adored---Al was just being a showman,playing for tricks.For treats.
@AnnaAnnaYes no one thatt i've heard would i say is truly as good but thats just my personal opinion. in rock you do have guys like Nuno Bettencourt, Jimmy Page, and Slash who even if they aren't as talented as Di Meola are still damn amazing players at what they do, and they sling their axes low.
This was a great tour! Rachel Z was S IC K !!! Al is just still unbelievably gifted. I do however lean more towards the older stuff. Not a huge Sinfonia fan but respect ALL his work.
.....for the love of mankind, how could you possibly DISLIKE this awesome collection of talent? 39 morons dont like this...............i feel sorry for you.
@TheRombo44 Because it's bitch to tab. By the time you are done transcribing you would feel that you have to charge for the tab because it's so much hard work. If I had to tab this piece I would definitely charge for it.
@GeneralEisenhower have you heard all metal? tell me which bands you have heard cause the ones you heard might suck. you might've heard a "metalcore" band, but they're all pussies. but metal is awesome and so is Al Di Meola.
Man you can dig Di Meola and Metal.I don't know why people restrict their musical tastes.It's like liking Chinese food and not eating Italian because you want to remain faithful to Chinese.That is why musicians like playing overseas because they are more musically diverse.
Man you can dig Dimeola and Metal.I don't know why people restrict theirselves in musical taste.It's like liking Chinese food and not eating Italian because you want to remain faithful to Chinese.Nothing wrong with having broad musical tastes.That is why musicians usually prefer to play overseas,because tastes are more diverse.
@dTbFan72 I know very well it isn't metal. Actually, I've listened to Di Meola and Paco de Lucia since the 70's. The comment was meant to say: " Hey, you folks, listen to this marvel, not to that crap called metal." Yes, listening to this, metal stinks. By the way, whatever words you address to me as a person I wish to you, but multiplied by Avogadro's number, whether good or bad.
damn, what a great band...this tune an awesome fusion masterpiece..Al is just awesome...a dedicated master on the guitar. This is jazz-fusion..not the same genre as the other shredders mentioned..you can't really say one is better..it's all taste.I'd rather listen to jazz-fusion than intrumental rock....Al needs to stick to a Gibson Les Paul...love this sound so much over the PRS.
Love all this "Worlds best guitarist stuff". How do you compare, Di Miola, Vai, Satriani, McAlpine, Buckethead, Malmsteen etc? All slightly different virtuoso players.
please watch out that on utube ,among many many scrapers,thare are also lots of NON
PRO players who recorded their video from their bedroom and are really amazing artists who they'll never get any aknowlegdment simply because they are not famous.
@joesimmonds actually the title of this song and the song itself was a message to the music industry and the record company that wanted him because they wouldn't let him play this style of music. It's really saying ef you record company here's what you missed out on.
This is "extremist" guitar playing. Only the best in the world can do it. No matter how hard some people practice, they'll still never be able to do it. They may not have the physical ability, just like most people simply will never be able to dunk a basketball like Michael Jordan.
@tonusaitis This is how you encourage people to get better and better everyday? xD Nobody denies the amazing gift that Al posseses, but saying that no one will be able to reach it, in my opinion, is as extremist as the wonderful performance shown in this video. Peace man!
Al Dimeola es un grande con todas las letras, desde Argentina, te saludamos y debés saber que aquí tienes muchos fanáticos como yo EL TURCO DE HUDSON BUENOS AIRES
This is one of the fellows that all other guitar players must hope and try to aspire to..Maybe in their dreams, and then thats only if they are lucky enough to have that dream.
The thing that separates Al Di Meola from other shredders is he can improvise and plays over far more complex structures than your standard metal guys. Also he do all this acoustic and generally his playing covers more stylistically than mere shred guitar. He's essentially like Mclaughlin in that yes he plays fast and has chops but there's a lot more to him than speed.
Right, Di Meola has a jazz-based understanding of musical forms and styles, and that inflects his whole approach to music. And nicely, he also has that jazz-rock fusion feeling, which amps up the energy level compared to other jazz guitarists - I won't say I like everything he does equally, but when he gets going his music is pretty damned fine
@Blueindiefree Meola is amazing, he´s better on electro acoustic or just six string acoustic guitar.. To me most of the metal dudes realy can show greater stuff playing on electric, guys such as(few of guys can think about ) Kiko loureiro Petrucci, Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, skolnick and yes they can play over far complex structures than Meola couldn´t even Imagine on the six string electric guitar. However Meola is an acoustic guitar legend and inspiration to many.
@Blueindiefree Absolutely agreed. Blinding speed WITHOUT the melodic structure the people like Al and Mclaughlin control so well, is basicly no more than mechanical noise.
One of the things I've noticed about Al di Meola that seperates him from other shredders is that he knows how to play in an ensemble. He's not just soloing over a stripped-down backing track.
...also, son't neglect to consider Al's compositional depth. There are shredders who write tunes to show of their technique, but guys like Al, and there are very few, write to create a memory, whether it has blazing, difficult guitar passages, or just a beautiful, lyrical melody.
One more thing, if Al was trying to blaze ONLY, he wouldn't create these unbelievably difficult passages. Try playing a few of them, fingers don't want to go in the sequences he devises. Try playing his rhythm passages, they sound way easier than they are. He could scale out all day long, but that crap is dumb. The integrity in this man's work is beyond all of this 'best guitarist' crap, Come on already. ??
Man, how old are the dudes below comparing Kotzen, Howe, ... to Al DiMeola? I am embarrassed as a guitar player who focuses on technique - its a vehicle! If you think any of these guys are striving to be the fastest or greatest, stop embarassing yourselves. Have you ever heard Al speak about his comrades? He is not trying to beat them, he is trying to jam with them. He loves their styles! Guthrie Govan is fabulous in his own right, but he'd be mortified at the comparison! Yikes!!
@Projects2Engage I was turned on to Al D in '80 or '81 by a guy from Oxnard. I was stationed in Giessen Germany and flat wore out Splendito Hotel. He is the best. Period.
@r3ality1...@mtabet02...I'll give you this..Greg Howe and Govan are awesome...they can play all styles amazingly...as far as differnt styles and how you shouldnt compare them ..everyone compares dude ..,even you...Coke -Pepsi...ever heard of the ''best overall guitarist'' category??..thought so..Kotzen went on to make Big money in Mr Big..Tony (I love his playing) never sold out yet
2bettyjuan compared to todays ''shredders'' al d sounds pretty lame...oh your not sure about that?..then just check out Jeff Loomis''miles of machines ''or jato unit'' for a huge and especially rude awakening
@nneevveerrmmoorree Ugh... guys like Loomis are all technique and no soul. Yes, they can play very fast. Congrats. They need to learn that what they are playing, what their playing is "saying", is paramount. Al has always been a nice mix of both to my ears.
@r3ality1 watch your mouth, soul and heart are words crappy musicians use to tear down good musicians. you either like it or not, you can't change anyones style
@mtabet02 and @nneevveerrmmoorree: hahaha... Gambale... Howe... is this the mid-80s on Shrapnel Records? Where are Kotzen and MacAlpine while you're at it? I agree that these guys are a totally different genre and comparisons to DiMeola are pointless; which is why I said something in the first place. You might as well compare Santana to Petrucci. The fact that you don't ascribe "soul and heart" to your guitar heroes' playing says more than I ever could. You've made my point for me.
The video of this performance is really spectacular. It is one of those rare moments when it's all one sound, and Al is hitting the notes boy, I think one of his best performances.
its from the live at the palladium dvd
gumbiOrtiz 3 days ago
Anybody knows if this clip is from any official DVD? Where I can find the rest of the concert?
Szamryn 3 days ago
I have been lucky enough to see him on the Electric Rendezvous Tour, as well as several other times.
wildkat700 6 days ago
one of my favorite guitar pieces. some Jazz guys turn their noses up at Al but I always enjoyed listening to the guy. a very gifted writer as well as shredder. I really like his tone here too. Elegant Gypsy was a masterpiece.
luvpants2012 2 weeks ago
It's amazing how great he sounded while still on Les Paul. Looks like the moment he ditched Les Paul and switched to that newer type of guitar (forgot the brand name), he lost his musicality. Here, he sounds fantastic.
alexbunardzic 3 weeks ago
The reason there is close to no tabs for Al di Meola is you're not worthy of playing it before you can learn it by ear
mrmogensen 3 weeks ago
what all dis fingers flyn evrywhere
whatho85 1 month ago
This live version is better than studio!
sakk3d 1 month ago
toca mto essa maluko ai viu nossaaaaa
angelohardy13 2 months ago
Now I'm not coming here to say this guy sucks, but could someone point me in the direction of something mindblowing? I agree with whoever said that he has technique, but its not really...moving, I guess you could say. I don't really feel it like I'd feel an intense emotionally filled solo. I'm really struggling with this and would like to understand the beauty of it. I'm gonna keep listening to him, Paco, and McLaughlin in the meantime till I get some answers though...
CleanseTheSoul 2 months ago
@CleanseTheSoul I don´t know about your knowledge about jazz/fusion, but for me it was not enjoyable, this kind of music, before I actually started playing and understanding this kind of music on my own. Then I discovered the musical passion and emotions these guys have when the´re playing. I understand your problem with finding this really moving as you say, for example since it´s a lot of technique and shredding involved. Thumbs up for being open to this kind of music btw!:)
DrummerScandinavia 2 months ago
@DrummerScandinavia Yeah, I've been playing metal forever and it's gotten somewhat stale, although I do still enjoy it; I'm just trying to better myself as a musician and I know jazz would help. I always hear about Paco, DiMeola, and McLaughlin so I figured I'd look these guys up. I love the band Cynic and they were apparently influenced by music like this, so I just wanted to get in their heads and see what it's like.
CleanseTheSoul 2 months ago
@CleanseTheSoul That´s cool. I began as a metal player with favorite bands and influences like death, cynic, necrophagist, psycroptic, watchtower, spastic ink etc. Cynic was also for me the band who made me wanna check out fusion. U can´t go wrong checking this stuff out. But all kinds of music has made me a better player; pop, rock, soul, electronica, classical, folk music... so much stuff out there.
DrummerScandinavia 2 months ago
@DrummerScandinavia I like to recommend to evryone to listen to Michael Tsarion on the youtube. He is a very comprehensive conspiracy researcher/lecturer/author. Leo Zagami, Jordan Maxwell and Alexandre Dumas pere are highly informative as well.
augustmaquet 1 month ago
hihi like romantic nights
883jljannaslashley88 2 months ago
He's technically skilled but IMO Malmsteen is a lot better at shredding.
vbird11 3 months ago
@vbird11 Only problem with Malmsteen is that he makes crappy music. But of course, different tastes and opinions!:)
DrummerScandinavia 2 months ago
Amazing! Joe Sat is schoolboy stuff!!
DarshanIyengar 3 months ago
ahahaha really a discussion of metal vs di meola? haha its simple my friends go listen to metal.why even start talking bad about a man's style and video?really you would sink that low for attention? well good luck because i doubt any sensible and real person would give two fucks about your opinions and rants, i for one love metal and di meola as well as paco de lucia...stick to trolling on a megadeth or metallica video about who's better after 20 something years its been over..fucking idiots!
edwinm1 3 months ago
@MrFrothinger He called it Kiss My Axe because a record label was going to sign him but they were going to restricted the music he could play. so he was like forget it made his own label and this song was like an FU to the record company saying looked at what your missing out on. It's pretty funny actually
Grim0666 3 months ago
cool sensual and artistic!
KarryKiarawg637 3 months ago
funny how everyone is complaining about my comment, because it wasn't even what i'm thinking about metal. Just listen !
GeneralEisenhower 3 months ago
well i'm ur Lady of Night ..and i know what u wanna get of me
JoiMitziele375 4 months ago
Who fucking calls a song 'kiss my axe'....?
MrFrothinger 4 months ago
@MrFrothinger Al di Meola obviously
DethThrasher1 4 months ago
@MrFrothinger Shut the fuck up, you clueless asshole!
logansGT 4 months ago in playlist Al di Meola
@logansGT - how am I clueless?
MrFrothinger 4 months ago
@MrFrothinger You said....."who fucking calls a song 'Kiss My Axe?"
Someone said you were clueless and I'll tell you why. It's a sure bet that you don't know that musicians use the slang word 'axe' when refering to their instruments.
recalcitrist1 4 months ago
@recalcitrist1 - you've made quite a jump there, puppy. Al Di Meola is a SPECIALIST. I'd imagine that anyone who listens to a guitarist of this calibre knows that particular piece of vernacular.
The purpose of my original comment is, why would a guitarist of this quality resort to such a cheap pun as a song title?
Now, fuck off and die. Cunt.
MrFrothinger 4 months ago
1991 Al was an asshole knowing he was fast,owing he was adored.He JUST played to be adored---Al was just being a showman,playing for tricks.For treats.
69MC97gc 5 months ago
Great video!! , i brought myself a copy on DVD from rockonvidtrade super cool!!
dvdKollector 6 months ago
no wonder Petrucci is influenced by him so much
thericecrispy2 6 months ago
tremendous
giovacman1 6 months ago
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giovacman1 6 months ago
there is no way of expressing my feelings about this song in words and comments.only thing i can say is that this song has an unbelievable power.
marlboroormarboro 6 months ago
The keyboardist is Barry Miles
geeoh480 6 months ago
un-fucking believable!! I love al di meola so much but damn, he REALLY puts on a show in concert!!!
He truly puts tears of joy into my soul!
houcklauren 6 months ago
Please also note that his guitar is not hanging down by his genitalia
True musicians place thier instruments where they can play them
It's not about being cool,it's about sounding great!!
AnnaAnnaYes 6 months ago
@AnnaAnnaYes some guys can do both though..haha
codebabe 6 months ago in playlist Al di meola flamenco takes
@codebabe True,but few sound as good as Di Meola.
AnnaAnnaYes 6 months ago
@AnnaAnnaYes no one thatt i've heard would i say is truly as good but thats just my personal opinion. in rock you do have guys like Nuno Bettencourt, Jimmy Page, and Slash who even if they aren't as talented as Di Meola are still damn amazing players at what they do, and they sling their axes low.
codebabe 6 months ago
@codebabe Bettencourt is very good.and Page and Slash are legends.I will give you that.
AnnaAnnaYes 6 months ago
this song is the only time I've ever heard DiMeola "hammer-on"
taradead 6 months ago
al is some tight player dont get why people have a problem with him. oh yeah and al kills shred!
dcullen85 7 months ago
Al Di Meola is no shredder!
colinthewot 7 months ago
@colinthewot True.....he's a MUSICIAN!!
AnnaAnnaYes 6 months ago
al di meola is the greatest guitarist of all time
OsceolaLongBeard 7 months ago
I saw the maestro of fusion at Red Rocks in Colorado in the early 90's.
Jaw-dropping orchestration; NOT mechanical---- Blinded.
0154atv 7 months ago
great tone wat kind of pick ups and amps does he use in this video?
BlindedinChains444 8 months ago
@BlindedinChains444 ....Yes do tell someone.
xsamitt 8 months ago
@xsamitt fuck u
BlindedinChains444 7 months ago
Now I know the origins of Joe Satriani.
zzzzzzzz594 8 months ago
as great as al's playing is on this song, the percussion upstages him... that rhythm is the only thing im able to focus on..
zwartepiet412 8 months ago
This was a great tour! Rachel Z was S IC K !!! Al is just still unbelievably gifted. I do however lean more towards the older stuff. Not a huge Sinfonia fan but respect ALL his work.
Pratt81269 8 months ago
that drummer has an amazing mustache =]
wakamantooth 9 months ago
Found out about Al in the late 70's and have been in awe every since. Seen him in concert and was blown away.
zeppelin915 9 months ago
Silly quetion. Does he only use dimarzio pickups?
HandRpuffin 9 months ago
Al rules but what was he thinking when he did Consequence of Chaos? It really sucked.
TheAlkimst 10 months ago
.....for the love of mankind, how could you possibly DISLIKE this awesome collection of talent? 39 morons dont like this...............i feel sorry for you.
69superlead 10 months ago
He was the first. Nuff said.
nickslespaul 10 months ago
This is....incredible
uchoobguruvoyeur 11 months ago
the title alone ranks up there with the greatest titles of all time... also included are Jesus thinks your a jerk by Zappa.
uneedtherapy42 11 months ago
That is NOT Bill Gates. If it was, we wouldn't have the globalist prick we have today.
onethousandflushes 11 months ago
One of the best fusion guitarists in the world.
JeffKnight 11 months ago
This piece is tight -) You won't find that level of live performance today - those guys represented an era -
yellowlght 1 year ago
This shit's time -)
yellowlght 1 year ago
Great musicians surround themselves with other great musicians. Not a single note wasted nor left unplayed. Poetry set to music!!! Great stuff.
dudeblues10 1 year ago
Some of the licks in this remind me of Jeff Beck's Blue Wind, does anyone else hear it?
VALARLIGHT 1 year ago
@VALARLIGHT I'm hearing that, you can definitely hear a Beck influence.
Grindgodgrind 3 months ago
why is there no tab for this?
TheRombo44 1 year ago
@TheRombo44 Because it's bitch to tab. By the time you are done transcribing you would feel that you have to charge for the tab because it's so much hard work. If I had to tab this piece I would definitely charge for it.
UncleTito72 11 months ago
People who narrowmind themselves into thinking that "metal sucks" or "al di meola sucks" should go and kiss my axe.
longde 1 year ago 21
@longde
metal sucks !
GeneralEisenhower 4 months ago
@GeneralEisenhower have you heard all metal? tell me which bands you have heard cause the ones you heard might suck. you might've heard a "metalcore" band, but they're all pussies. but metal is awesome and so is Al Di Meola.
bigbaconburger17 4 months ago
@GeneralEisenhower pretty closed minded statement...
spiral2012 4 months ago
dndn que do el graduado el alemania jajajajja
alvarbuenfil 1 year ago
Man you can dig Di Meola and Metal.I don't know why people restrict their musical tastes.It's like liking Chinese food and not eating Italian because you want to remain faithful to Chinese.That is why musicians like playing overseas because they are more musically diverse.
fretfirestarter 1 year ago 11
Man you can dig Dimeola and Metal.I don't know why people restrict theirselves in musical taste.It's like liking Chinese food and not eating Italian because you want to remain faithful to Chinese.Nothing wrong with having broad musical tastes.That is why musicians usually prefer to play overseas,because tastes are more diverse.
fretfirestarter 1 year ago 5
Every time I hear this song I put on a sports jacket and make myself a martini, very dirty, and act like I'm cooler than I really am.
erock353 1 year ago 2
@erock353 That, my friend, makes you cooler than you think. I do the same thing here.
onasugol 1 year ago
@erock353 this comment made me soil myself
Brishy87 5 months ago
Metal sucks, stinks!
onasugol 1 year ago
@onasugol This isnt metal retard
dTbFan72 1 year ago
@dTbFan72 I know very well it isn't metal. Actually, I've listened to Di Meola and Paco de Lucia since the 70's. The comment was meant to say: " Hey, you folks, listen to this marvel, not to that crap called metal." Yes, listening to this, metal stinks. By the way, whatever words you address to me as a person I wish to you, but multiplied by Avogadro's number, whether good or bad.
onasugol 1 year ago
@onasugol ok im sorry then, i thought were saying this was metal and it was bad
dTbFan72 1 year ago
@dTbFan72 God bless you then.
onasugol 1 year ago
well rounded bad ass just keeps getting better with age much like me ha ha !
cxey1 1 year ago
he kinda looks like Bob Saget from full house if he had a ponytail. but who cares? hes a master.
Havohej26 1 year ago
I saw this tour and after the show got meet him Real jazz master not yuppie jazz like kenny G. That what he said on stage we don't play yuppie jazz
mat2033 1 year ago
dig it man! Jam AL GREAT SHOW THIS WAS.....
devilfan1965 1 year ago
One of the greatest guitarists of all time, hands down. Long live Al! (pre hair job, BTW.) LOL
jimmc2990 1 year ago
One of the greatest guitarists of all time, hands down. Long live Al!
jimmc2990 1 year ago
He really reminds me of Jerry Garcia on here......if you took all tha hard drugs away
and gave him abit of distortion. Fuckin love IT!!!!
MultiPeacedog 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Jesus fucking christ.
TheAlbermarleSound 1 year ago
This was my first Al experience in Miami. UNBELIEVABLE! Totally hooked after that. The whole band just jams!
mikryan123 1 year ago
this is actually half time at a Miami vice shoot Lol
McMinnManiac 1 year ago
damn, what a great band...this tune an awesome fusion masterpiece..Al is just awesome...a dedicated master on the guitar. This is jazz-fusion..not the same genre as the other shredders mentioned..you can't really say one is better..it's all taste.I'd rather listen to jazz-fusion than intrumental rock....Al needs to stick to a Gibson Les Paul...love this sound so much over the PRS.
sonicplayg 1 year ago 2
Love all this "Worlds best guitarist stuff". How do you compare, Di Miola, Vai, Satriani, McAlpine, Buckethead, Malmsteen etc? All slightly different virtuoso players.
SvenTviking 1 year ago 4
Great groove - stunning track.
5tgb6yhn5tgb 1 year ago
please watch out that on utube ,among many many scrapers,thare are also lots of NON
PRO players who recorded their video from their bedroom and are really amazing artists who they'll never get any aknowlegdment simply because they are not famous.
nochocplease 1 year ago
Every artist is something unique in his own style. Each one of them has something different
whether they are gifted or hypertrained
nochocplease 1 year ago
Kiss My Axe?? What a joke...Prententious bollocks
joesimmonds 1 year ago
@joesimmonds actually the title of this song and the song itself was a message to the music industry and the record company that wanted him because they wouldn't let him play this style of music. It's really saying ef you record company here's what you missed out on.
Grim0666 1 year ago
Best guitarist which I have known...
dbraj1 1 year ago
that is a beautiful guitar and tone
BlindedinChains444 1 year ago
lol gumbi ortiz with extreme hairdo!lol now just baldhaid!lol
CHooked 1 year ago
lol Gumbi Ortiz with extreme hairdo!lol
CHooked 1 year ago
the pianist is bill gates
and the percussion is warren buffet
MetalMessiah211 1 year ago
Al is simply incredible!
This is "extremist" guitar playing. Only the best in the world can do it. No matter how hard some people practice, they'll still never be able to do it. They may not have the physical ability, just like most people simply will never be able to dunk a basketball like Michael Jordan.
tonusaitis 1 year ago
@tonusaitis and what is about Frank Gambale?
cembajazz 1 year ago
@tonusaitis This is how you encourage people to get better and better everyday? xD Nobody denies the amazing gift that Al posseses, but saying that no one will be able to reach it, in my opinion, is as extremist as the wonderful performance shown in this video. Peace man!
JPPatrol 1 year ago
@JPPatrol
Agreed
nochocplease 1 year ago
Al Dimeola es un grande con todas las letras, desde Argentina, te saludamos y debés saber que aquí tienes muchos fanáticos como yo EL TURCO DE HUDSON BUENOS AIRES
kranne31 1 year ago
This is one of the fellows that all other guitar players must hope and try to aspire to..Maybe in their dreams, and then thats only if they are lucky enough to have that dream.
thedreamisme 1 year ago 2
deeeep man, deeeeeeeep
rastarigate 1 year ago
.....his playing writhes like a snake.
HackerGuitarist 1 year ago
his tone here resembles eric johnson, or maybe vice versa cant remember who is older. amazing guitarist.
LordRavenX8 1 year ago
The thing that separates Al Di Meola from other shredders is he can improvise and plays over far more complex structures than your standard metal guys. Also he do all this acoustic and generally his playing covers more stylistically than mere shred guitar. He's essentially like Mclaughlin in that yes he plays fast and has chops but there's a lot more to him than speed.
Blueindiefree 1 year ago 52
Right, Di Meola has a jazz-based understanding of musical forms and styles, and that inflects his whole approach to music. And nicely, he also has that jazz-rock fusion feeling, which amps up the energy level compared to other jazz guitarists - I won't say I like everything he does equally, but when he gets going his music is pretty damned fine
SupernalOne 1 year ago
@Blueindiefree Meola is amazing, he´s better on electro acoustic or just six string acoustic guitar.. To me most of the metal dudes realy can show greater stuff playing on electric, guys such as(few of guys can think about ) Kiko loureiro Petrucci, Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, skolnick and yes they can play over far complex structures than Meola couldn´t even Imagine on the six string electric guitar. However Meola is an acoustic guitar legend and inspiration to many.
luchoq77 1 year ago
@Blueindiefree not only that, but he doesn't need any scalloped frets or special guitars to do it either.
happyface4444 1 year ago
@Blueindiefree prove what you're saying
Bitemarkx 1 year ago
@Blueindiefree well said-- and so true
augfive 11 months ago
@Blueindiefree you mean he has talent? yup.....
mcul2112 11 months ago
@Blueindiefree Absolutely agreed. Blinding speed WITHOUT the melodic structure the people like Al and Mclaughlin control so well, is basicly no more than mechanical noise.
frost0813 8 months ago 7
@Blueindiefree We the metal fans don't care, we enjoy this very much and we hate comparations of any kind very much.
SugarMind1 6 months ago
@SugarMind1 Exactly.
TFIFH 6 months ago
Looks like I have to practice loads more.LOl
xsamitt 1 year ago
one of my favorites...incredible
mdrakeda 1 year ago
One of the things I've noticed about Al di Meola that seperates him from other shredders is that he knows how to play in an ensemble. He's not just soloing over a stripped-down backing track.
PinkEyeForTheStr8Guy 1 year ago
@PinkEyeForTheStr8Guy Al isn't just a great player, he's a musician
MrUrech 1 year ago
The pianist is Bill Gates
JPPatrol 1 year ago 50
@JPPatrol LOL.
onasugol 1 year ago
It could be Gates.
alamatec 1 year ago
@JPPatrol he could be.. bill would have sick micro
jeffclarkemusic 1 year ago
@JPPatrol i wish WINDOWS were as flawless as his playing...:-p
psofojohn 1 year ago 6
when did jeremy piven grow a pony tail and learn how to shred like that. :)
wileypayote 1 year ago
one of the classiest players of all time, simply amazing
vanhalen515084 1 year ago
...also, son't neglect to consider Al's compositional depth. There are shredders who write tunes to show of their technique, but guys like Al, and there are very few, write to create a memory, whether it has blazing, difficult guitar passages, or just a beautiful, lyrical melody.
kuhchicken 1 year ago
One more thing, if Al was trying to blaze ONLY, he wouldn't create these unbelievably difficult passages. Try playing a few of them, fingers don't want to go in the sequences he devises. Try playing his rhythm passages, they sound way easier than they are. He could scale out all day long, but that crap is dumb. The integrity in this man's work is beyond all of this 'best guitarist' crap, Come on already. ??
wilmorwil 1 year ago 3
@wilmorwil You Truly Understand!
weewilly49 1 year ago
Man, how old are the dudes below comparing Kotzen, Howe, ... to Al DiMeola? I am embarrassed as a guitar player who focuses on technique - its a vehicle! If you think any of these guys are striving to be the fastest or greatest, stop embarassing yourselves. Have you ever heard Al speak about his comrades? He is not trying to beat them, he is trying to jam with them. He loves their styles! Guthrie Govan is fabulous in his own right, but he'd be mortified at the comparison! Yikes!!
wilmorwil 1 year ago
@wilmorwil
Guthrie is nothing like as good as Al Di Meola in terms of composing.
Uberloinvongenchler 1 year ago
Oh I'm certain Al could rip even faster, if he were all coked out like the rest of the 2-dimensional speed hacks with euro names.
MikeAntenna 1 year ago 3
The Greatest Guitarist In The World
Projects2Engage 1 year ago
@Projects2Engage I was turned on to Al D in '80 or '81 by a guy from Oxnard. I was stationed in Giessen Germany and flat wore out Splendito Hotel. He is the best. Period.
rushnut1958 1 year ago
@Projects2Engage
ahem, Frank Gambale.
Uberloinvongenchler 1 year ago
@r3ality1...@mtabet02...I'll give you this..Greg Howe and Govan are awesome...they can play all styles amazingly...as far as differnt styles and how you shouldnt compare them ..everyone compares dude ..,even you...Coke -Pepsi...ever heard of the ''best overall guitarist'' category??..thought so..Kotzen went on to make Big money in Mr Big..Tony (I love his playing) never sold out yet
nneevveerrmmoorree 1 year ago
@r3ality1...Loomis ,no soul???...uh listen to ''azure haze ''and tell me he has no soul ...get with the decade man
nneevveerrmmoorree 1 year ago
@nneevveerrmmoorree Jeff Loomis?? HAHAHHAHA and Al Di Meola isnt a "shredder" whatever the fuck that really is.. but he can play that style
atl2maryland 1 year ago
this is very pleasing to the ears
RammsteinMetal6 1 year ago
2bettyjuan compared to todays ''shredders'' al d sounds pretty lame...oh your not sure about that?..then just check out Jeff Loomis''miles of machines ''or jato unit'' for a huge and especially rude awakening
nneevveerrmmoorree 1 year ago
@nneevveerrmmoorree Ugh... guys like Loomis are all technique and no soul. Yes, they can play very fast. Congrats. They need to learn that what they are playing, what their playing is "saying", is paramount. Al has always been a nice mix of both to my ears.
r3ality1 1 year ago
@r3ality1 watch your mouth, soul and heart are words crappy musicians use to tear down good musicians. you either like it or not, you can't change anyones style
mtabet02 1 year ago
@r3ality1 What if those guys wants they´re music to say "I play faster than you"? lol
deapwavelio 1 year ago
@nneevveerrmmoorree loomis is in a totally different genre. Check guthrie govan "waves", frank gambale "yang" , greg howe "jump start"
mtabet02 1 year ago
@mtabet02 and @nneevveerrmmoorree: hahaha... Gambale... Howe... is this the mid-80s on Shrapnel Records? Where are Kotzen and MacAlpine while you're at it? I agree that these guys are a totally different genre and comparisons to DiMeola are pointless; which is why I said something in the first place. You might as well compare Santana to Petrucci. The fact that you don't ascribe "soul and heart" to your guitar heroes' playing says more than I ever could. You've made my point for me.
r3ality1 1 year ago
Shredding is as shredding does.
BettyJuan 1 year ago
fucking sick
f22turboaccord 1 year ago
I feel it, I feel it. You know what -)-_0) that is what
invertedchords 1 year ago
Al is the greatest
spigeddynmeetbawlz 1 year ago
Haven't listened to Al for years. See what I have been missing. GREAT.
antsdick 1 year ago
Great video, I've been a fan of Barry Miles since the mid 70s. TZ
TZKeyz 1 year ago
holy snikes, he is bad...the whole band...
ToniGotti2201 1 year ago
@ToniGotti2201 Bad as in Powerglove-bad?
jamietrhcp17 1 year ago
The video of this performance is really spectacular. It is one of those rare moments when it's all one sound, and Al is hitting the notes boy, I think one of his best performances.
MultiUtube2010 1 year ago
Excelente!! Maestro
ThePowerMaker 1 year ago
Beast.
krane33 1 year ago
Love this tune and this album. Thanks for sharing!
TheSpoonFedFukWit 1 year ago
such a legend
mofemobile 1 year ago 2
Reminds me of Carlos Santana
AWC3117 1 year ago
dude..i just found out yesterday that..Neal Schon from Journey used to be in Santana until he went off and started Journey..
lintball0190 1 year ago