I heard these 2 when they started playing together.
1970's, Dante's in LA. I stood no more than a handful of feet in front of them dead center. Pops on bass, Sample on keys, Stix on skins.
I swooned.
For young'uns: LC was the first to perfect this style (Mesa Boogies (pre-amped amps) were freshly fresh). Check out the The Crusaders and LA Express (also his sound was a cornerstone of Post/Carpenter TV themes). He was THE nexus of jazz, rock and pop -- a minor musically historic figure.
great playing but I love these guys through fender amps. The don't need that dumbell shit. Probably keeps things interesting for them having played fender 7 days a week during sessions in the 70's.
I know it's the least important thing in this video, but the song's called "Cold Gold", and no Cold Cold". Just thought you should know in case you go searching for the song and don't find it because the title was wrong.
"Truth is beauty and beauty is truth and that is all 'ye know in this world and all ye' need to know." John Keats. And the truth is that this is beautiful, for all time. Many thanks, Robben Ford and Larry Carlton and 335 records.
Is it me or does Larry only have to hit one note and it's like......well, your heart just melts. Then again, I probably more of a Robben fan really. I'd really like to invite these two guys down the pub for a drink and a gas bag.
Good Stuff...your opinions, or mine, does not matter. One plays the blues for one's self. This is how you do it...old school...raw...real...from the heart.
I was always a Carlton fan for the jazz, but Ford packs it in pretty good.
Arh, man...this is a thing of pure BLUEty!!! ;-§ Larry goes all in (WHAT a solo!)...but notice how Robben chooses to reply with some slooooow ´n sneaky notes. This is the way to answer a challenge. He plays his OWN game. This is two guys just enjoying themselves in the company of each other...going up or down..just where the other guy takes you. What connection, what skill, what feeling, what /#(%" joy! ;-) A classic. (Oh, and great backing, too! Never forget great backing! ;-) )
what fckn MORON shot THIS GUY???? theres jus no way to even begin to attempt to explain to the average person where this music is actually located.. if u dont play youll NEVER understand how fckin brilliant this is!!!!!
That's funny, i'm a tone freak but i prefer their sound when they 're playing a rented Twin Reverb with a good Zendrive in front of it. Much less compress and "fizzy" when overdriven. I am the only one?
Honestly, Larry Carlton's playing changed after he got shot. I mean take Kid charlemagne. then take this. the phrasing is still pretty great and he has insane tone but something just isn't there that used to be.... idk
" forgetting about taste and feel for their instruments" Not really, not even close -- they play JUST THAT WELL.....Word up. Any time you can play better post it. We're all ears.
@applejak2000 These guys aren't fit to change Steve Lukather's strings, now there's a guy with taste and feel.
As for me, if you know who Carlton, Forde or Lukather are, chances are you probably know who I am. Who know's, you might have a poster or two of me on your wall !!
Just this past august i saw Buddy Guy and BB king in LA and I was blown away..especially at their age..and now I am equally melted by these 2 guys....truly does not get any better thanks for postin this!
There aren't many simpler styles of music than this .. Im sure that doesnt surprise anyone who plays .. but Ive not really seen it played much better. Very good.
An additonal way of saying it : take a shit bird amp and a cheapshit chinese Les Paul and give it to either Larry or Robben and how are things going to sound ?? Either will stomp ass! They can play with anything! There are legion who just don't get that...
The thing I love about these two and this performance is the dynamics.. The song breathes like its alive. Take 6:02 - 6:15; all the instrumentalists including Robben gradually rise, and fall away into nothing again so smoothly.. Dynamics is something that gets downplayed in modern music I think, but it is a powerful thing. These guys have mastered light and shade (amongst many other things) and their performance is both amazing sonically and visually powerful. 2 of my favourite guitarists!
@lollipophugo I am in fullness grokking. Blown away by this performance. Judging by the dates of the comments, I'm amazed I missed this gem. You might try the Hellecasters if you haven't already lollipophugo. Bit more clinical but I'm sure you'll appreciate the gifts and the generosity of 3 major players in one band.
Bravo. Couldn't of said that better myself. Saw both of them last tour in Oz. LC has been my favorite guitarist for decades. Lucky to meet him and Travis.
Don't get me wrong, I have always considered these guys to be top notch musicians, but what impresses me the most about this video is how attentive the audience is.
Killin' it - damn! Two of the best of our time, no freakin' doubt; way too many people don't know what they're missing listening to the crap being rammed down their throats by the big music companies. Such a shame - but thankfully artists like these guys keep it going on - and setting the bar WAY high. Thanks 335 and guys!!
I recently got a Larry Carlton record for 50 cents and it is in mint condition. Maybe it's the album cover or something but I got a great deal on that one!
This is soo freakin' great! They both are having fun, feeling the groove and feeding off of each others inspiration! I give this ten stars for a great upload. Thank you, for this. Play on...Jerry
This is only entertaining a bunch of old farts with one foot in the grave who are too narrow minded to appreciate anything other than what was cool when they were young. I guess Clapton was too busy influencing pop music and culture to get caught up in rehashing the same shit Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery had already done a million times better than these two fellows in the video clip.
"Jazz is Shit"
----------------------------- Quote by John Lennon
All music has it's place and music performs different functions. I't is hard to get that over to the masses.Listen man, Iv'e been in this game a long time, this game is a hard one as it is.The objectives in music are different for everyone and that should be respected no matter who you are. The quote from lennon, well, you just don't engage with it.
This style got old in the 60s..Is there anything here that wasnt done by ...(you fill in the blanks) Blues Saraceno is the only''bluesman'' to add anything to the genre since..Why cant I '''report this vid as inappropriate''?
Hey they're all good in their own way. What sets guys like Carlton apart from the rest is his wide range of styles that he has mastered. He can walk into the studio and play with anyone including TV and film score session and he can READ music too and do straight ahead jazz. Clapton is great in his own way but cannot be compared to a Larry Carlton type of musician's musician.
The absolute best and natural guitar god performance i have ever seen!!! This is soul, this is blues, this is jazz,,,,, THIS IS STONE COLD REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY 2 TOP FAVOURITE AXEMEN! I;VE SEEN AND HEARD ALL THE BESTGUITARISTS IN MY TIME, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND HEY ALL POWER 2 EM ALL!!! BUT robben IS JUST COMMIN N GOIN TO AND FROM SAME PLACE IN HIS SOLOS THAT even if i tried 2 follow where the next riff was headin, well then he wouldn;t be the king!!! AGAIN..... THE KING!!
I agree that EC has made significant contributions to blues guitar and is a journeyman though in the 70s he rapidly transitioned to singer/songwriter. Not trying to be mean but his licks are pretty much frozen and reflect his playing 60s and 70s playing. But again EC was moving into the singer/front man direction so this is understandable. But Guys like Ford and Carlton kept evolving and it shows. Also consider Jeff Beck, a contemporary of EC, who keeps growing as a player.
Hey people, what's up with the Clapton hate? Last I checked he was a fairly substantial contributor to this style of playing. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers anyone? Hideaway? And if Clapton is some sort of slouch then what would we make of Hubert Sumlin and Elmore James? These guys are great, but they get to stand on the shoulders of giants. I hate to preach, but that +15 comment at the top of the page set me off.
It never ceases to amuse me that rather than appreciate the contributions made by guitarists, so many use the opportunity to compare & criticise. Why??? What is accomplished by this? Apparently it is in our nature to descriminate and to criticise rather than celebrate.
@express49 ...it was meant tongue and cheek as a reply to your comment.....anyone that can't appreciate the quality of this music "needs to be shot"...just a quip nothing literal....and if they don't like this type of jazz they certainly won't be going with me..
they played this last time they came through boulder colorado 2008.. i hope they play it again when they come to boulder april 29th 2010.. they play as one when playing together...
heya guys! Music is not politic or sport to argue, who´s better,stronger....just enjoy, feel,...and shut up! If ya don´t like,..U can always change the site. Hallelujah!
They look like they're having a good time which reminds me of an old old saying; "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life".
@Fr3etd4nc3r It's a very rare amp. I think there were less than 100 made. Users include/included SRV, these 2 guys, Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Eric Johnson, and others. They're based off a Fender Twin circuit I think.
If hendrix and Johnson were alive they would be playing through 30,000 dollar gear and still wouldn't sound as good as Robben. NO WAY!! HE IS THE BADDEST!
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There's 3 chord guitarists and Clapton's a 3 riff guitarist. Boring white people fake blues played through 30,000 dollar gear. What did Robert Johnston play? Hendrix strung strings on a 2x4 - now that's the fkn blues.
I don't understand why so many blues players use Strats only for blues when there are other guitars which have more natural sustain for bending and holding notes. This vid is a great example. Telecasters are excellent for playing blues. If you didn't beef up the signal in some kind of way with a Strat, it wouldn't be heard through the mix.
Around the time a lot of bluesmen were gravitating towards funk, Clapton's work with John Mayall revived the popularity of the classic sound and helped pave the way for blues to continue being popular clear through the SRV revival and up until today. Without Clapton these two might not have been on that stage, in that environment, with that reception.
Going to see Larry Carlton for the first time at a concert with my dad next Thursday :-)
smaakjeks 1 day ago
dumble amps... omg love haha
fenderboy4456 1 month ago
irre gut
donQfons 1 month ago
wonderful 100.000$ les paul
MrJp90 2 months ago
Robben strongly influenced by BB King
Fsn9HD 2 months ago
Made my day ! LC is plain awesome! SHREDMASTER !
CaBoPs 2 months ago
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hey im trying to get my music noticed, id be extremely greatful if you guys could check it out, constructive criticism would be really helpfull!
pinkhamerxt 2 months ago
I heard these 2 when they started playing together.
1970's, Dante's in LA. I stood no more than a handful of feet in front of them dead center. Pops on bass, Sample on keys, Stix on skins.
I swooned.
For young'uns: LC was the first to perfect this style (Mesa Boogies (pre-amped amps) were freshly fresh). Check out the The Crusaders and LA Express (also his sound was a cornerstone of Post/Carpenter TV themes). He was THE nexus of jazz, rock and pop -- a minor musically historic figure.
MrNicespaces 3 months ago
This has to be the last thing I hear before I die. Larry Carlton's playing on this makes me forget so much that I don't want to remember.
Panthur6502 3 months ago
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Check out the "Tony Martin Group" on Youtube if you love great feeling and tone, he is awesome ;-)
dumbletone 3 months ago
2 masters at work, just sit back and soak it up
Ponferrada22 4 months ago
Larry killed that lead!!
MrJohntube12 4 months ago
great playing but I love these guys through fender amps. The don't need that dumbell shit. Probably keeps things interesting for them having played fender 7 days a week during sessions in the 70's.
MrJohntube12 4 months ago
amazing!!!!!!!
tuyyo46 4 months ago
You could buy a house with the value of all the amps on that stage...
TRWilley 5 months ago
@TRWilley
Then... now we all know why they have to tour the world... ;) Dumbles everywhere, but no place to go... ;-)
JurasPriest 1 month ago
2:23 "We are so getting laid tonight"
JLJorgenson18 5 months ago 35
If I could play like that then I would die smiling.
abuzoob49 5 months ago
Jazz Rock Machine.
MrSonzera 5 months ago
I know it's the least important thing in this video, but the song's called "Cold Gold", and no Cold Cold". Just thought you should know in case you go searching for the song and don't find it because the title was wrong.
nmiguelsimoes 5 months ago
Double Dumble Dynamic Duo
gzwiebel 5 months ago
3:19
NO PICKING. WHAAAAAAT
spearshake 5 months ago
Oh man. Robben Ford did it again. Heis baaaad!
nurikara 5 months ago
"Truth is beauty and beauty is truth and that is all 'ye know in this world and all ye' need to know." John Keats. And the truth is that this is beautiful, for all time. Many thanks, Robben Ford and Larry Carlton and 335 records.
Bravo6Whiskey 6 months ago
This is what you call a very dynamic conversation piece. You cant go wrong with a Dumble in your rig.
Phishboy26 6 months ago
This is called : MUSIC
vigier8604 6 months ago
Robben! after time listen to u i have to say again " i give up " :(
vigier8604 6 months ago
19 people who presumably like guitar based music stumbled across this and clicked thumbs down... Put the guitar down is what i say to you , doh
PokerFish2006 6 months ago
19 people don't understand note choice and feel
bengrockson 6 months ago
i just had a 8:45 minute multi-eargasmic experience.
lgarvey 6 months ago
Robben's rhythm guitar was supurb
laissezfukd 7 months ago
eargasm
andrethethrashe 7 months ago
where does his pic goes at the time of 5.29? oh my goodness !!!
neazahmed 7 months ago in playlist ROBEN FORD AND LARRY CARLTON IN LIVES 9
ONE WORD-AMAZING
MrTrackfreek 7 months ago
If I had a dumble, don't think I'd stick a glass of wine on the top!
mattacjones 7 months ago
@mattacjones - not to worry, I'm sure that his 'road' dumble. The good ones stay in his studio ;0)
tjalla 7 months ago
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@mattacjones - not to worry, I'm sure that's his 'road' dumble. The good ones stay in his studio ;0)
tjalla 7 months ago
18 queerios got lost on their way to BeiberLand... XD
stratogy 7 months ago
Superb!!!! Absolutely superb!!!!!!
footcandy 8 months ago
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hdscoot69 9 months ago
Is it me or does Larry only have to hit one note and it's like......well, your heart just melts. Then again, I probably more of a Robben fan really. I'd really like to invite these two guys down the pub for a drink and a gas bag.
totalcontrast 9 months ago
I didn't know Toby from The Office played keyboards...
Willywallum007 9 months ago
Good Stuff...your opinions, or mine, does not matter. One plays the blues for one's self. This is how you do it...old school...raw...real...from the heart.
I was always a Carlton fan for the jazz, but Ford packs it in pretty good.
(AJ, I now know why you like this guy)
Peace,
D
VirtuosoBigD 9 months ago
Arh, man...this is a thing of pure BLUEty!!! ;-§ Larry goes all in (WHAT a solo!)...but notice how Robben chooses to reply with some slooooow ´n sneaky notes. This is the way to answer a challenge. He plays his OWN game. This is two guys just enjoying themselves in the company of each other...going up or down..just where the other guy takes you. What connection, what skill, what feeling, what /#(%" joy! ;-) A classic. (Oh, and great backing, too! Never forget great backing! ;-) )
ColJedburgh 9 months ago
what fckn MORON shot THIS GUY???? theres jus no way to even begin to attempt to explain to the average person where this music is actually located.. if u dont play youll NEVER understand how fckin brilliant this is!!!!!
oneman1970 9 months ago
Gotta Check out Robben in the 1980's AMAZING SOLOS on the new You Tube video: ROBBEN FORD - VICTOR FELDMAN'S GENERATION BAND.
jjjjazzzz 9 months ago
That's funny, i'm a tone freak but i prefer their sound when they 're playing a rented Twin Reverb with a good Zendrive in front of it. Much less compress and "fizzy" when overdriven. I am the only one?
dumbletone 9 months ago
Honestly, Larry Carlton's playing changed after he got shot. I mean take Kid charlemagne. then take this. the phrasing is still pretty great and he has insane tone but something just isn't there that used to be.... idk
Hoffletrof456 10 months ago
Robben comps better than anyone in the universe - not to mention his superhuman improvisational ability.
maxwellph 10 months ago
I don't know about this, lots of musical masturbation going on here.
Two guys being flashy for the sake of it, and forgetting about taste and feel for their instruments IMO.
glenclosed 10 months ago
@glenclosed
" forgetting about taste and feel for their instruments" Not really, not even close -- they play JUST THAT WELL.....Word up. Any time you can play better post it. We're all ears.
applejak2000 9 months ago
@applejak2000 These guys aren't fit to change Steve Lukather's strings, now there's a guy with taste and feel.
As for me, if you know who Carlton, Forde or Lukather are, chances are you probably know who I am. Who know's, you might have a poster or two of me on your wall !!
glenclosed 9 months ago
@glenclosed Knock it off Ted!
CFMD28 9 months ago
Damn oh damn oh damn....
OrisLover 10 months ago
This music and a lot of german beer....thats what i want :-)
JensHappe 10 months ago
Oh yeah baby it smells like sex alright baby yeah...
thehornypuppy 10 months ago
Fabulous.....just two guys having a casual conversation on guitar (I'm fine, how are the wife and kids?).....
98jvstratcat 11 months ago
This should be called Challenge! I got the feeling larry was doing that old tap dance type challenge. Jesus! What a guy to follow! LOL
thegunnydog 11 months ago
These guy's took me there and brought me back... What a trip!
natividadmontoya 11 months ago
is it just me or does the pianist look like a zombie at 0.53
Laarx 11 months ago
DAMN DAMN DAMN
Henstarr 11 months ago
Update : 18 tased !
express49 11 months ago
Just this past august i saw Buddy Guy and BB king in LA and I was blown away..especially at their age..and now I am equally melted by these 2 guys....truly does not get any better thanks for postin this!
STORYTASTIC 11 months ago
There aren't many simpler styles of music than this .. Im sure that doesnt surprise anyone who plays .. but Ive not really seen it played much better. Very good.
lizoir 11 months ago
Hear the great tone, then notice those Dumbles onstage... coincidence?
DumbleAmplification 11 months ago
@DumbleAmplification
In a sense - hook a Dumble up to a talentless guitarist, and it will sound like crap.
THEN try it the other way....
A master with a masterpiece at the other end of the cable makes the cherry on the cake, though!
LOL
elmerexpress 11 months ago
@elmerexpress
An additonal way of saying it : take a shit bird amp and a cheapshit chinese Les Paul and give it to either Larry or Robben and how are things going to sound ?? Either will stomp ass! They can play with anything! There are legion who just don't get that...
applejak2000 9 months ago
btw:
one of you guys ever see a video with more dislikes than likes?
ereignisfelder 11 months ago
Wow..........
Rodeopain 1 year ago
This is frickin GREAT!!! I have not seen either guitarest play too much with others! Thx 4 sharing.
recman1207 1 year ago
I think Lady Gaga is what counts as exciting for Mr Orange.. Idiotic is an understatement for this guy..
crank8488 1 year ago
Class. I would kill to be able to play like that! :-)
kitbag1968 1 year ago
you are an idiot, you be an idiot,you have the qualities of an idiot. Next time either one of these guys is in town,buy a ticket
mikhelen5 1 year ago
fantastic!
jimbalin 1 year ago
larry ripped it a new one!
freebirdjoe 1 year ago
doesn't get much more boring than this
OrangeLight08 1 year ago
@OrangeLight08 Well, if you ever come down off yer meth high, give it another listen... You didnh't listen to it all the way through did you!
MaxPaws 1 year ago
@OrangeLight08 Your an idiot!
ninilbilly 1 year ago
@OrangeLight08 youre quite the moron arent u?
jclev99 6 months ago
@1:35 "u want that chord, don't u?"
GuzmanLE 1 year ago
Damn! Bad ass!!!!!
fiddlefolk 1 year ago
Ive seen the blondie girl too XDDD
sgtBicho 1 year ago
guy at 0:56 reeeaaalllllyy feeling it :)
shpfask 1 year ago
The thing I love about these two and this performance is the dynamics.. The song breathes like its alive. Take 6:02 - 6:15; all the instrumentalists including Robben gradually rise, and fall away into nothing again so smoothly.. Dynamics is something that gets downplayed in modern music I think, but it is a powerful thing. These guys have mastered light and shade (amongst many other things) and their performance is both amazing sonically and visually powerful. 2 of my favourite guitarists!
lollipophugo 1 year ago 42
@lollipophugo
You are so right, Dynamics is the key in Blues.. make that one note count !.. This is just off the fricking scale...
Buddydegroot 9 months ago
@lollipophugo I am in fullness grokking. Blown away by this performance. Judging by the dates of the comments, I'm amazed I missed this gem. You might try the Hellecasters if you haven't already lollipophugo. Bit more clinical but I'm sure you'll appreciate the gifts and the generosity of 3 major players in one band.
Rikk303 8 months ago
@lollipophugo
Bravo. Couldn't of said that better myself. Saw both of them last tour in Oz. LC has been my favorite guitarist for decades. Lucky to meet him and Travis.
kasavubu 8 months ago
Cold, Cold is Great, Great!!
thanks for posting this!
izzapoppin 1 year ago
Immense!!!
Reachingoutagain 1 year ago
Anyone know where I can get hold of the DVD?
GeoStratocaster 1 year ago
Guitar heaven man!
GeoStratocaster 1 year ago
The keyboard player could use a wardrobe consultant. I can't stand it when musicians dress like "schlepps'.....
rojo61 1 year ago
Don't get me wrong, I have always considered these guys to be top notch musicians, but what impresses me the most about this video is how attentive the audience is.
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago
Geezus!!!
Saw something on a forum recently: "Play like you have something to say, not like you have something to prove."
Between these two, I think they've just about said it all. They proved you can play your ass off and STILL be saying something.
sseklof 1 year ago
3:20 - that's the sweetest and nastiest I've ever heard a straight pentatonic sound.
The I see his right hand doing barely touching the strings. wth?? how??
Not to mention everything he plays after that point :-O
rvcctj 1 year ago
@rvcctj Easy...Learn everything you can about playing guitar, then forget it.
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago
Carlton's son Travis holds his own on the bass too! Two great guitarists who know how to play and when not to play. Tight!
Nick11965 1 year ago
dam this is bad ass
randyco03 1 year ago
epic
MrMaremare 1 year ago
nice blues!
JasonJx8 1 year ago
great.
spirityoda1 1 year ago
Tone tone tone! & loads of tallent!
Henstarr 1 year ago
Killin' it - damn! Two of the best of our time, no freakin' doubt; way too many people don't know what they're missing listening to the crap being rammed down their throats by the big music companies. Such a shame - but thankfully artists like these guys keep it going on - and setting the bar WAY high. Thanks 335 and guys!!
gitardoofus 1 year ago 16
@gitardoofus hell yeah checkout SouthernCross youtube address
jclp81 9 months ago
Well after years of searching im so happy that i've found the best video on youtube. FACT!
AndyGuitar01 1 year ago
@AndyGuitar01 FACT
abcDiogo123 1 year ago
beautiful performance !
Gitarvaronis 1 year ago
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Gitarvaronis 1 year ago
like it...good collaboration !!
kpn konser ng indonesia pak dhe carlton & om robben...?
ngiler ES335 pak dhe carlton, bekne diwarisno aku
tonycintaku 1 year ago
whenever these two play together one outshines the other, so interesting
aspensubi28 1 year ago
now these cats can play some good blues!!!!
bigbearjpw 1 year ago
LOVE IT
TheYoungDieGood 1 year ago
Larry's solos are so unique and interesting... didnt rally dig robben's solo here
goldensleeves 1 year ago
Ridiculous!!!!! SO good!!!!!
ThePalmatron 1 year ago
I recently got a Larry Carlton record for 50 cents and it is in mint condition. Maybe it's the album cover or something but I got a great deal on that one!
flammaster 1 year ago
Who's that drummer ? He's insane!
sampoirier 1 year ago 2
@sampoirier
Thats the wonderful Toss Panos on drums and (in case you are wandering) Thats Larry's son Travis on Bass.
hulldanfan 1 year ago
Robben Ford is so freakin good...
gre1990 1 year ago
This is soo freakin' great! They both are having fun, feeling the groove and feeding off of each others inspiration! I give this ten stars for a great upload. Thank you, for this. Play on...Jerry
TheGuitarjerry1126 1 year ago
Nice !
magiq1 1 year ago
this has got to be one of my all time fave. videos. bsolutely superb stuff
neillian
neillian1 1 year ago
I find myself watching this video at least once a week. what great music
jippzmcghee 1 year ago
This is only entertaining a bunch of old farts with one foot in the grave who are too narrow minded to appreciate anything other than what was cool when they were young. I guess Clapton was too busy influencing pop music and culture to get caught up in rehashing the same shit Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery had already done a million times better than these two fellows in the video clip.
"Jazz is Shit"
----------------------------- Quote by John Lennon
SuperAnalogue1 1 year ago
@SuperAnalogue1
Reply to your comment, (quote lennon)
All music has it's place and music performs different functions. I't is hard to get that over to the masses.Listen man, Iv'e been in this game a long time, this game is a hard one as it is.The objectives in music are different for everyone and that should be respected no matter who you are. The quote from lennon, well, you just don't engage with it.
sopwithcamels266 1 year ago
If this don't make the hair on yer arms stand on end, ya must be dead.
coal4life 1 year ago
This style got old in the 60s..Is there anything here that wasnt done by ...(you fill in the blanks) Blues Saraceno is the only''bluesman'' to add anything to the genre since..Why cant I '''report this vid as inappropriate''?
nneevveerrmmoorree 1 year ago
There are so many masters of guitar.
NO way to compare them - just enjoy them , maybe learn and earn
some inspiration- to excel your own way- make your own path...
tx. for posting this... amazing musicians - all of them !
gregsbest 1 year ago 3
Hey they're all good in their own way. What sets guys like Carlton apart from the rest is his wide range of styles that he has mastered. He can walk into the studio and play with anyone including TV and film score session and he can READ music too and do straight ahead jazz. Clapton is great in his own way but cannot be compared to a Larry Carlton type of musician's musician.
1955gasman 1 year ago
'them dubles! AWESOME tone.
MrCptGonzo 1 year ago
@MrCptGonzo Dumbles?
diannec100 1 year ago
@diannec100
Guitar amps.
MrCptGonzo 1 year ago
The absolute best and natural guitar god performance i have ever seen!!! This is soul, this is blues, this is jazz,,,,, THIS IS STONE COLD REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY 2 TOP FAVOURITE AXEMEN! I;VE SEEN AND HEARD ALL THE BESTGUITARISTS IN MY TIME, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND HEY ALL POWER 2 EM ALL!!! BUT robben IS JUST COMMIN N GOIN TO AND FROM SAME PLACE IN HIS SOLOS THAT even if i tried 2 follow where the next riff was headin, well then he wouldn;t be the king!!! AGAIN..... THE KING!!
jester23584 1 year ago
DAM. talk about ear fuck. Larry just raped my ear.
blakhokisbak 1 year ago
I agree that EC has made significant contributions to blues guitar and is a journeyman though in the 70s he rapidly transitioned to singer/songwriter. Not trying to be mean but his licks are pretty much frozen and reflect his playing 60s and 70s playing. But again EC was moving into the singer/front man direction so this is understandable. But Guys like Ford and Carlton kept evolving and it shows. Also consider Jeff Beck, a contemporary of EC, who keeps growing as a player.
bowiemott 1 year ago
Hey people, what's up with the Clapton hate? Last I checked he was a fairly substantial contributor to this style of playing. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers anyone? Hideaway? And if Clapton is some sort of slouch then what would we make of Hubert Sumlin and Elmore James? These guys are great, but they get to stand on the shoulders of giants. I hate to preach, but that +15 comment at the top of the page set me off.
frrmm 1 year ago
3:40 a ma gad!
pianoplayer1224 1 year ago
Sublime playing, from two masters.
DAVEBLISS2007 1 year ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Larry Carlton has never hit a bad note.
PixxyLixxx 1 year ago 2
Guitar heaven thank youtube.
kitwann1 1 year ago 2
It never ceases to amuse me that rather than appreciate the contributions made by guitarists, so many use the opportunity to compare & criticise. Why??? What is accomplished by this? Apparently it is in our nature to descriminate and to criticise rather than celebrate.
1954tele 1 year ago
OMG!
Killer Communication on Stage!
check out 1:40. and 2:27!!!
What feeling and playing....
Iam speakless...
lespaulordeath 1 year ago
the first time I listened to this I thoght Larry Carlton had forgetten the lyrics
overban888 1 year ago 2
What a performance for the ages,
barstowron 1 year ago
much better guitarists then clapton,hendrix,john mayer and more...
true talents no doubt.
israeldogfather 1 year ago
The 11 dislike votes should be arrested !
express49 1 year ago 14
@express49 ....then shot.
55slice 1 year ago
@55slice Sorry , take them with you then , no death penalty in my country ! otherwise ... did u mean , without trial ..... OMG !
express49 1 year ago
@express49 ...it was meant tongue and cheek as a reply to your comment.....anyone that can't appreciate the quality of this music "needs to be shot"...just a quip nothing literal....and if they don't like this type of jazz they certainly won't be going with me..
55slice 1 year ago
@express49 carlton and ford should be arrested for being this good
IamMehooRU 11 months ago
Super Performance!!!! WOW!!!! What a treat. Thanks for sharing mimichou53
Grandma mary
Fr3derick 1 year ago
2 enormes guitaristes ,que du plaisir ,une sensibilité ,un touché ,
mimichou53 1 year ago
Carlton is just on fire.
Splendido !
TheBitterWeed 1 year ago
very cool !...です.
maidoodesu 1 year ago
uhuh
paulomadguitar 1 year ago
i wanna do this. somebody in KS got time?
bronzeladdy53 1 year ago
@Knght1216: i am sure Calpton is still much better than you.
hargisP2 1 year ago
Bloody hell, sends shivers thro your entire body, the good type tho
funkingtonfunk 1 year ago
they played this last time they came through boulder colorado 2008.. i hope they play it again when they come to boulder april 29th 2010.. they play as one when playing together...
fugotfromboulder 1 year ago
Meravigliosamente BLUES!!
bluessando 1 year ago
heya guys! Music is not politic or sport to argue, who´s better,stronger....just enjoy, feel,...and shut up! If ya don´t like,..U can always change the site. Hallelujah!
Archiemladen 1 year ago 2
They look like they're having a good time which reminds me of an old old saying; "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life".
1954tele 1 year ago 40
@1954tele These men work for their own pleasure, and it's good for us :)
JackOneil68 1 year ago
two of the best ever
mandreassi1 1 year ago
I love Larry's finger plucking tone. What a show that must have been. 2 of my heros. I noticed Robben messes up 1:23.
powderchowder2 1 year ago
That is a LOT of Dumbles in one room...I count 3 at least.
weirdotis 1 year ago 2
@weirdotis what is a Dumble? :D (I know an amp...but never heard of them...are they somekind of epic ones?)
Fr3etd4nc3r 1 year ago
@Fr3etd4nc3r It's a very rare amp. I think there were less than 100 made. Users include/included SRV, these 2 guys, Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Eric Johnson, and others. They're based off a Fender Twin circuit I think.
weirdotis 1 year ago
@weirdotis thank you for the explanation, I guess this makes them rarely expensive too
Fr3etd4nc3r 1 year ago
I thought I didn't like the Blues until I saw Robben at Anthology in San Diego. I can't wait to see him in Austin tx in April. What a talent!
lisagetzful 1 year ago
both playing Dumble amps, FML.
junkpunx 1 year ago
If hendrix and Johnson were alive they would be playing through 30,000 dollar gear and still wouldn't sound as good as Robben. NO WAY!! HE IS THE BADDEST!
Poonsk911 1 year ago
i really never sat down and listen to blues. until a co-worker told me to check out Robben ford. damn he was right. this is good.
MichaelVentura9 1 year ago
Mauricinho's blues
allemos 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
There's 3 chord guitarists and Clapton's a 3 riff guitarist. Boring white people fake blues played through 30,000 dollar gear. What did Robert Johnston play? Hendrix strung strings on a 2x4 - now that's the fkn blues.
webcityguy 1 year ago
I don't understand why so many blues players use Strats only for blues when there are other guitars which have more natural sustain for bending and holding notes. This vid is a great example. Telecasters are excellent for playing blues. If you didn't beef up the signal in some kind of way with a Strat, it wouldn't be heard through the mix.
12groney 1 year ago
Impresionante...
ociosu 1 year ago
These guys might simply be the two best blues players that ever freakin walked the planet. I can't get enough of it.
crazyb3fan 1 year ago
Well, I'd have to say I'm the Fuck Tard, the song is indeed Cold Gold. My apologies to Crazy....
knght1216 1 year ago
What the fuck are you talkin about cold gold? That's not the song you fuck tard..........
knght1216 1 year ago
Sorry Clapton, real Guitarist are on stage............
knght1216 1 year ago 53
Around the time a lot of bluesmen were gravitating towards funk, Clapton's work with John Mayall revived the popularity of the classic sound and helped pave the way for blues to continue being popular clear through the SRV revival and up until today. Without Clapton these two might not have been on that stage, in that environment, with that reception.
Theospeak1 1 year ago 2