Living and working in Buenos Aires, Argentina now.
Because of the subtitles you provide I've already started using the videos in my English classes. It's a very useful. The students get to work on their English while enjoying Leo's music.
The response has been entirely positive! Especially to this song. Thanks again!
This is a fabulously good video. I can guess at the amount of time it took - lots.
I especially love the contrast between the stark black-and-white photos of the verse sections and the psychedelia. This is perfect, because really, this recording is a bridge between stark roots music (as exemplified by the steel string guitar) and acid.
May I be so bold as to invite you, and any Kottke fans, to visit my Website? It's not music, it's history, but maybe you'll like it - historyaccessdotcom.
@splaticon5 Thank you for your comments. I haven't heard of Bjorn Berge before, but I'll look him up. Good luck on your guitar playing. Like anyone, you have to try something before you can master it. Maybe you will become good enough that you will post your music on youtube. I'm glad that I've created another Kottke fan.
Norwegian guitarist Bjørn Berge (Kottke's biggest fan?) has also done a good cover of this cover. Don't know if it is on any of his records though, but he plays it live from time to time.
This is one of those songs I really would like to learn on guitar. It's hard but not impossible. From what I hear there are two guitars (plus bass and drum) in this recording, 12-string to the left and six-string to the right. Chords are also quite simple (although "simple" doesn't necessarily mean "easy".)
Anyways, thanks for putting this up. I'll probably end up buying some of Leos records because of these videos.
WOW! Thanks for the flashback! The visuals are a spot-on tribute to the times, the music, and the musician. This version has always lifted me up (naturally and otherwise). It is an awesome lesson of time passing to also see live recordings of Leo doing this same song 31 years apart..................................
@ndogg20 I'm sorry to read that your musical career was squashed at such a tender age. Granted Leo is a great musician. Yet I think you gave up to early. Who's to know if you wouldn't have surpassed the teacher......grasshopper. It's never to late to try. Then you won't have to live with any what if's. Oh, by the way, thanks for leaving a comment.
I remember hearing this version of 8 miles high by Kottke in my youth.I was studying guitar then and this version was outstanding.It inspired me.....inspired me to quit the guitar as i knew i could never sound this fuckin good .Still i found a great musician and sound so it all worked out.
@AWSH17 Thanks for visiting my video and for your comment. I thought I did a decent job of making this video entertaining and providing an opportunity to listen to Leo's - 8 miles high. Congrats for being the first on my board.
no commments? 3 likes? what the hell is wrong with humanity? i could listen to this song all day, but i save it for times when im angry, it calms me down every time, its fucking zen.
Great Great Great Video Posts!
Been a Kottke fan for as long as I can remember.
Living and working in Buenos Aires, Argentina now.
Because of the subtitles you provide I've already started using the videos in my English classes. It's a very useful. The students get to work on their English while enjoying Leo's music.
The response has been entirely positive! Especially to this song. Thanks again!
pr9301 7 months ago
This is a fabulously good video. I can guess at the amount of time it took - lots.
I especially love the contrast between the stark black-and-white photos of the verse sections and the psychedelia. This is perfect, because really, this recording is a bridge between stark roots music (as exemplified by the steel string guitar) and acid.
May I be so bold as to invite you, and any Kottke fans, to visit my Website? It's not music, it's history, but maybe you'll like it - historyaccessdotcom.
thishereguitar 8 months ago
wonderfull
AlexRoody 9 months ago
@splaticon5 Thank you for your comments. I haven't heard of Bjorn Berge before, but I'll look him up. Good luck on your guitar playing. Like anyone, you have to try something before you can master it. Maybe you will become good enough that you will post your music on youtube. I'm glad that I've created another Kottke fan.
lenardodivinci 10 months ago 2
@lenardodivinci Some good Berge-vids: watch?v=3yD85IsonoM - watch?v=10KxXkNCzIg - watch?v=_A5nIPYLgKA
splaticon5 9 months ago
Norwegian guitarist Bjørn Berge (Kottke's biggest fan?) has also done a good cover of this cover. Don't know if it is on any of his records though, but he plays it live from time to time.
splaticon5 10 months ago
This is one of those songs I really would like to learn on guitar. It's hard but not impossible. From what I hear there are two guitars (plus bass and drum) in this recording, 12-string to the left and six-string to the right. Chords are also quite simple (although "simple" doesn't necessarily mean "easy".)
Anyways, thanks for putting this up. I'll probably end up buying some of Leos records because of these videos.
splaticon5 10 months ago
This is nice. The little video trip over the main guitar break was enjoyable.
inibo 10 months ago
This is the definite, most beautiful interpretation of this outstanding song !
YTWanderer 10 months ago
Thanks for putting 8 miles high over the 1000 viewer mark
lenardodivinci 11 months ago
WOW! Thanks for the flashback! The visuals are a spot-on tribute to the times, the music, and the musician. This version has always lifted me up (naturally and otherwise). It is an awesome lesson of time passing to also see live recordings of Leo doing this same song 31 years apart..................................
gsmalley10 1 year ago
@ndogg20 I'm sorry to read that your musical career was squashed at such a tender age. Granted Leo is a great musician. Yet I think you gave up to early. Who's to know if you wouldn't have surpassed the teacher......grasshopper. It's never to late to try. Then you won't have to live with any what if's. Oh, by the way, thanks for leaving a comment.
lenardodivinci 1 year ago
I remember hearing this version of 8 miles high by Kottke in my youth.I was studying guitar then and this version was outstanding.It inspired me.....inspired me to quit the guitar as i knew i could never sound this fuckin good .Still i found a great musician and sound so it all worked out.
ndogg20 1 year ago
Great cover version and my favorite Kottke tune ever. Thanks.
whiteray1 1 year ago
@AWSH17 Thanks for visiting my video and for your comment. I thought I did a decent job of making this video entertaining and providing an opportunity to listen to Leo's - 8 miles high. Congrats for being the first on my board.
lenardodivinci 1 year ago
no commments? 3 likes? what the hell is wrong with humanity? i could listen to this song all day, but i save it for times when im angry, it calms me down every time, its fucking zen.
AWSH17 1 year ago