Re: Blues Traveler - Hook

[schreckie100]

is that brandon dicamillo?

[handforvictory]

Awesome harmonica!

[acat5001]

Im not going to hate like the rest of the commenters, but the singing was pretty terrible. Guitar was alright, but really fast. Everything was about 2x too fast. Harmonica was amazing and the guitar was clean during that, just really fast again. Harmonica part, Id download that part. Props bros

[alinn71]

well i remember this! still good in my ears..

[soplahumo]

fuck man that guitar needs some serious tunning and a better player and lets not say anything bout the singing fuck that shit was terrible im down and its cool for the fact that u guys trying but shit practice some more before u make other fucked up video

[jarrios]

u got everything wrong in my opinion.... excellent harmonica though!!! keep it up

[jblackbath]

@jarrios

HAHAHA!! Well, when you're right, you're right =) !

[dmotzz]

you guys are badd ass keep jamin the toons

[glennorange]

Good stuff!!

[backdraftmagnet]

lol



[thedrunkgoat]

You had it right up till you sang. This isn't R&B. Nice try though.

[shoelessmeeks]

It's all a matter of taste and opinion, and I for one am impressed. You made it your own, which is harder than these non-music folk give it credit for, and both of you are having fun, and you're very talented. Thanks for this!

[thymester9]

wtf???????

[TheLa440]

mmm interesante que agilidad para interpretar la armonica buen ritmo

[icerise]

I love  it. They seemed like they were having a lot of fun. I wish I could play the harmonica part.

[joheabany]

love this. dude is funny and a great harp player, who cares what words he's using its all about the feel..

[sonnywalker123]

Put a new video with you singn like a man.. or cover the vocaline of Poper

i'm waiting the new vid

[pnutu812]

hahaha i love it

[TECHNODESTRUCTO2]

fuck all these guys dudes! i think this is pretty sweet.. wish i hadda friend that could play the harp like that damnit

[tyrantslayer999]

Dude, you destroyed that harmonica solo! And i mean that i the good sense of destroy! Awesome dude.

[1horseable]

wow wow that was terrible ......omg i seriously laughed my ass off .....did u listen to this b4 you posted it hahaha jesus man that was a disgrace to blues traveler

[atl2015]

FAIL

[dwylie75]

i know your sister. I might need to show her this.

[smokedouttuber420]

Hermit the frogg is in the HOUSE....

[6tin6gle6]

lol great singing!

[WinstonLegthigh420]

ill go next to say that he killed that harmonica, good fuckin job. maybe let the guy on guitar try out singin next time tho

[jaborboo]

do you listen to yourself your just wing it and pray? thinking thast good....sounds like a messy shit commin out my ass not the harmonica def got skill there but as far as the singin? dont quit the harmonica

[lfoldi]

dude...the harmonica was awesome...really...the best cover of popper i have ever seen....not popper of course,,,but you were very impressive on the harmonica.....but EVERYTHING else in this song is painfull......very very painful....you cant sing and buddy cant play.......join a band who wants a harmonica player and you would put the blues travaler feel to the band....good luck

[Cris19tian89]

Dude whatever your name is(white guy) you PWN on the harp but your not the best singer. Find someone else to sing and you could have a legit cover, I mean a DAMN GOOD cover.

[stealmyvoice]

I've covered the same...but I wait to go up-tempo for the last verse...good job guys

[TheMightyMaxx]

Slow it down. It'snot a timed event

[WolfyKin]

ok i promis this is the last time i coment. if you can send me the acustic tabs in the simpolist forme meaning leave out all the lil tricks. if not oh well. feel free to wright back on my home page.

[jblackbath]

Hey dude, I dont really know the acoustic tabs, but I'm positive you can find em around the web. This is basically Pachabel's Canon over and over and over again. Fact the other day, I was listening to Canon on the radio, and grabbed my harmonica and actually just sang Hook to it, with the solo and everything. Only difference was the harmonica had to be in the key of F for Pachabel, instead of D for the Blues Traveler version. Thanx for the compliment :)

Good luck! Hope u find what u r looking4

[WolfyKin]

P.S. love the harmonica.<3Wolf

[WolfyKin]

god i love it i cant get my vocals to do this song but i wanna learn it any way.you guys rock keep it up.<3Wolf

[Danklin24]

That was terrible

[jblackbath]

Agree. I've gotten much better, but I live in Puerto Rico now, and nobody cares to play this song, or even knows what it is :P

[positech123]

@jblackbath

That's a shame.. This is a great song. keep it up.

[seapathfinder40]

awesome harping :) what key are you using ?

Could you give me some tips on playing the solo ?

i hangout at a bar here, one of the owners is a demon harpist, we play every once in a while, he would love you,

[valdivix]

awesome harp dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you´re playing in D right?

i´m tryin to learn popper´s style, but i don´t how to start... can you give me some tips?

greetings from Chile!

[kennedyc100]

i feel bad for the black guy, i wonder how much money the white guy gives him to be his friend

[jblackbath]

Five bucks, plus I threw in a family bucket o chicken, a months supply of grape soda, three posters of Dave Chapelle, about a truck load o malt liquor, a watermelon signed by Tyler Perry, a dozen packs of Menthol cigarettes, and your mom's fat panties to carry it all. She would've been embarassed about having a fat smelly cunt out in the open, but she already got used to hanging out with you, so it wasn't that much of a shocker. Now go grab a hanger and play in a lightning storm, Malcolm.

[htime9119]

i think you nailed all the stereotypes, good comeback to his comment too. you damn good on the harmonica but you aint john popper yet, keep working

[shadowskream]

My brother has been playing harmonica and signing for years professionaly, and you are comparable to him.

On the Harmonica.

Your vocals sound like you were completely baked and you were goofing around to the song. You have a lot of potential in your voice though. Just don't do all that weird stuff when you're singing, and it can be pretty darn good.

[jblackbath]

Thanks dude! Um, coincidentially, we did a very tiny amount of hit when we did this, which explains the voice, but hell you made my day. What's your brother sound like, and des he have a site?

[metallifan27]

dude what the fuck are you singin is this even the same song stop stop stop stop

[jblackbath]

jejejejeje

[SendMeBelow22]

wow singing is..um..new? anyway nice harmonica

[Unityyyy]

disgusting harmonica...i couldn't believe it when i was listening...great job...try less when you're singing, just sing it naturally...the way he sings it...don't try to mock popper, just sing it

[scooterdelmar]

your voice is trash

[booksyn]

LOL

[Shanyet]

i like this.

[manatyson]

I dislike your voiceive got you beat at that but the harmonica is a complex instrument that i will never understan

When u said "Ive got to meny feelings inside to hide thats right" its "To hide or slide" I know yeah thats right makes more sence but hey its music it dosent need to make sence

[gordo39432]

i feel like you have really good ideas with the vocals... like, at least its not a carbon copy of popper's vocals like most covers are... like the ideas are good, just the execution isn't there, ya know.

and i still can't get over that sick nasty harp solo lolol

[Pushdoorpuller421]

i think the harmonica makes up for the singing. its good bro

[fenderst1986]

sick harmonica solo dude

[arlendixon]

Singing is horrible. but the rest decent

[jblackbath]

Amen

[scooterdelmar]

I almost puked because of the singing. Absolutely terrible

[JaybirdEdens]

Crazy.

[SoCal521]

If i wanted to listen to the same exact stuff i would put in the cd, this cover is unique as hell. A+ on it and the mean as hell harmonica solo

[MysteryHunterz]

I agree with cdetoy and BKSopJP

Don't imitate and play from out your heart ;) you'll be fine ;)

[jblackbath]

All of you who say this really couldn't be more right. I re-did this song about a month and a half ago across some open mikes during my temporary visit to New York, singing how I would sing it, not how Popper would, (just cuz I didn't see imitating his voice to be very useful of productive 4 myslef) and it came out 20X better. Working on re-shooting this. Thanks for the help =) !

[IHYTYMFB]

So are you planning to shoot in the 162 dorms, or back at some apt on Kenmore?

[tobisuqueuu]

very good... and funny

[BKSopJP]

try singing with your voice and not imitating john popper... but nice fuckin harmonica playing tho. props to you

[jblackbath]

Hey now! Read the reply I wrote to MysteryHunterz (hope it comes up) I'm thinking about making some sort of harmonica tutorials, but then again Youtube's flooded with 'em, so 4get that. But many thanks for the support =) !

[h8creator]

Two words Cam, Pachebel's Canon. Two more, hey now.

[FaustieTuts]

if your gonna smoke weed and jam, dont film it

[lilplask5]

hah

[scooterdelmar]

absolutely pathetic vocals boy!!!

[tgreek2320]

brush the haters off and keep on jammin

[cdetoy]

The vocals weren't bad, you tried too hard, if you kept it simple and kept with the rhythm you made it would have been outstanding. I like what yall did with the guitar making it your ownwith that up beat raggae rhythm and the harmonica, not bad at all

[chucklesmcgee137]

very well done, especially on the harmonica

[Dillhole117]

sweet lord.... the harmonica was sick though.

[qcylax944]

he's really not that bad of a singer. its a really hard song to sing. and the harmony was dead on. and he's disgustingly good at harmonica

[Smeghead1920]

true dat

[scooterdelmar]

Oh Jesus, please stop with the vocals!!!

[bushmaster23]

go sing at Playhouse disney or at blues cluess they might like it but the harmonica solo was great stick to it. 2:00 LOL

[belonybacker]

ok..is this a friggin joke?????

[evillemon2]

Stick to the harmonica.... You might want to just use the harmonica instead of singing...

[belonybacker]

i totally agree.....juss had to kill a really nice song

[scooterdelmar]

pathetic vocals

[ddao0527]

you fools just ruined my wedding song.

[reydeltaco1]

LOL

[reydeltaco1]

LOL

[dfrench80]

HAHAHAH fucking right man

[LightningFan4260]

The harmonica solo was impressive thats for damn sure, lol.

[tersmurf]

Loved the Harmonic solo.

[curtonya]

thats what I'm talking about, great job guys, really dig the harmonies, and the harmonica

[nir1971]

well see still here watching this video, I havent heard from you for a long time, its OK I guess... I will be out of country for summer vacation for a while, quite a journey.. hope I talk to you soon byeeeeeeeeeeee

[larsonmander]

i also noticed that the cords are almost same as cannon in d. but what is the hook played in D?

[philjamesjones]

you are killer on the harmonica!! quality

[scooterdelmar]

Vocals are mediocre at best but your harp is sick

[Havephun]

Nice, what are the chords? A, E then F#msus4  or?? Please help? =)

[gordo39432]

basically the same chords to cannon in D.  different key though... if you wanna start in A, the chords are:

A/E/F#m/C#7/D/A/D/E

[agrafond]

Pretty good. You cant song to save your life and your guitar is quite out of tune but the harmonica was good and overall I'd say it was pretty cool

[39as]

Quit singing.

[luizdamata]

one word: great

[oswegash]

you guys are rockin. good luck. with that harmonica and guitar talent you should be making your own songs. especially if its a black man playin he guitar. fuck you lenny hippy ass kravitz, these guys are takin over. good luck guys. and thanks.

[chrisandrenee]

Great work guys, God bless.Chris

[yhg8135]

Wow!!!!!!

Awesome.

[jusgimme]

are they not called harmonicas anymore?

[FattyArbuckle1981]

Dude, you gotta get in on the Lingo.

[mbecker0013]

nice harp but voice needs a little more practice.

[angrykoopa]

Haha yeah, my bad, I just watched it again and you're right, it was just a camera thing because your vocals stayed the same speed. In that case your harp is fuckin amazing. How long have you been playing?

[dontpd11]

Nice harp work.

Ever done it in A with an A harp. I can at least get in the neighborhood that way--especially on the low end intro.  Does Popper cross harp on this? To my ear sounds like the harmonica's in A. But it's movin' so fast I can't keep up.

[jblackbath]

Also, to anyone who thinks it's fake: Its not, but thanks for thinking so :) ! I'd replay it for all the skeptics, but unfortunately I don't know anyonw who plays guitar or much less knows the Hook chords :(

UNLESS someone out there would send me a vid of them playing the chords to Hook. Then I could play over it and rebroadcast it showing you all :)

Anyone up for it??

[jblackbath]

angrykoopa: Harmonica is not sped up, its all in realtime. HEY PEOPLE! Thanks 4 your comments!! I havent seen the guy on the guitar for about 6 months now, since I left Chicago, but hey he was one of the best guitarists (and friend) I ever knew, with one hell of an ear. Also, I'm taking this down soon, just cuz this pretty much is probably the worst singing I've ever done. My God, someone call Simon, and have him bring a crucifix and some garlic.

[nir1971]

don't dare taking it down, I love it, lol they think its fake so funny...

[bransc17]

i'll get the vid of the guitar if you'd like

[jblackbath]

Would You?? That would be AWESOME =D !! I'll be waiting!~

[angrykoopa]

The harmonica part is sped up but otherwise it's not fake. Still sounds great though

[scarfaceforever]

good harp

[ctiger2o]

what key is you harmonica?

[meyerd1]

the guitar part is in A, harmonica is in D, called cross harp, if you want i will e mail the tab to you, i'm 80 times better thabn this guy, i can play popper note for note,

[jblackbath]

If you're 80 times better at the harmonica I'd love to see your video..

[meyerd1]

well i have to admit i put my foot in my mouth, you see i typed the comment based on your intro before i heard the solo, why did you do such a shity job on the intro? anyway i'm sorry for the comment, i will revise, i'm 5 times better than u, not 80...you should really work on the intro, and don't sing...hey i can't sing for shit, and thats ok, but at least i know it

[misterflip20]

gain weight...you need more soul power LOL JK

but reallyou guy kick ass...cant get as good as the original but nice try.

oh yea kick ass harmonica...dont rush the suck it in part.

[andresrocaflores]

Ciertamente... la guitarra y la harmonica exelentes... pero cantan como el orto.... jajaja volaransef lo que puedan

[ADIDASects]

Your fucking guitar is out of tune (don't argue, its one of the middle strings). For Christ sakes, isn't that the most basic starting point? Just tune and I will pretend the guy can sing worth a damn (which he can't). In fact, he sings like a cat in heat. Just bad.

[IHYTYMFB]

Heh, The basics are that your a dumb ass.

[studionizzy]

yo dude i like it but lefty cant sing for shit righty got a lil vocals but over all i watched the whole thing and thats what counts mabey for a laugh or a jam i dont no but kep it up!!!!!

[Jesinator]

Heh. Heheh.. Hehehehh.... Wow Sounds like the harmonica and guitar where perfect but DAMN the singing sounds like you were fucking drunk or on weed at the time..

[abomb12325]

nice harmonica. sounded a lot like the song

[nir1971]

love it, love it

[caveat21]

oh my GOD I LOVE you guys! hahaha! This was so great....the singing was kinda funny, but I think it was cuz it's just different than the original. but if the was the first time I heard the song, I wouldn't think anything of it. I liked it....not to mention the AMAZING harmonica playing! You fucking RULE!

[fierce46]

is this a joke??? the instruments are great, but really??

[gummibearsrul]

HOLY SHIT niceeeee

[conti0021]

dude you got to tell me what key harmonica you are using!!!!!

[whatdadeleo]

Key of D.

[neggosean]

harmonica sounded badass

[cpoll94]

well, the chords for the guitar are way off, but it sounds good anyway =P i love your voice, and harmonia skills too

[IHYTYMFB]

Off how, he's playing in the key of A, exactly like the song.

[obyc200]

great job

[111music111]

AMAZING voice!

[Nicjordan04]

are you kidding me?

[miroku13151411]

Holy crud, this is AWESOME! Granted you sped up a lot, but otherwise it's really, really good. Harmonica solos? Absolutely unbelievable. Great job.

[bjhutch97]

You guys are really good...this is a hard song to perform, lyrically, harmonically, and with only one guitar you really did a great job. Your voices are really nice together. I studied classical music for years, I've sung lead in a band, and made money off of perfoming...the only thing I would say is slow it down a wee bit...not much cause its a quick song...but you two boys could be quite the duo...Yours musically, Karen R.

[fireworld05]

nice job...i cant do any better...cant even sing while reading the lyrics!

[BlazingHarpSolos]

Awesome job, guys! Stellar harmonica interpretation.

The harmonica key is "D" in the Blues Trav CD/live version.

[167tyler]

does anyone know what key harmonica thats in

[gordo39432]

sweet harmonica solo.

[jasmineisthebomb]

Nice =] x x

[ebennich]

haha.. ok...so i listened to the rest of the video...and maybe there's tooooooooooo much feeling...well...a bit overdramatic as it progresses...but on the 'hook' your true voice comes out and it's gorgeous..and that's coming from a future voice teacher! keep singing.

[LandyGerhardt]

toooooooo much feeling?... more like totally awseom

over dramatic?... more like, you give out cold prikleys, this is far awseom it deserves warm fuzzies continuosly

[ebennich]

the singings not bad :) just work on how you end the phrases. the feeling's there. that's what matters!

[jblackbath]

Hello everyone, and THANKS for all your comments!! I made this as a lasting tribute to BT. It was also one of the last recordings of the late Chicago duo, T&A (short for our names: "T" and "A"). It was a cold Chicago December and I was gonna fly out back 2 my hometown of PR because college was over and I had no place else 2 stay after the dorms kicked me out.

[jblackbath]

...And so with all the stress of packing, finals, no sleep, AAND yelling back at teachers, my voice was kind of gone. I'm no Streissand, but I sing much better than this. 2 bad T&A's over now, and I'm looking 4 a way 2 prove it again 2 folks everywhere. But hey, until I find something else on footage (or if the old camera that caught that footage ever comes back to life again), this is good enough.

[jblackbath]

Yeah, my singing SUCKS MOUNTAINS here 2 the point of painful, but the harp makes up for it so Hey: Yeyy T&A :) Ciao Everybody!

-A

[tumbago]

nicen try! you suck!

[macintosh5]

Learn to spell then insult.

[mcjockey1]

nice guitar,nice harp. i think this proves what a great vocalist Popper is

[shawnroy]

your singing sounds like a potato sack full of kittens on the way to the river.

good harmonica though

[jediwise]

Didn't read all 30+ comments yet, but the harp playing is awesome. Don't sing...ever.

[IHYTYMFB]

well, actually I can't really see him, so nevermind.

[IHYTYMFB]

That guy with the dreads and glasses is hot

[Hotelroom64]

I think he is singing quiet good! First think of, maybe he is nervous and he´s also sitting down, and then you dont get all the power from your stomach when you sing! =) ..

[bigwil228]

hey thats cool~ maybe you can be called a virtuoso? i don't know~ could you play the live version from the horde festival?~ anyways its cool~

[JanMan527]

shit, nice job

[MafFilms]

AWSOME BROS!!! 5 star

[AUPOURIMAORIBOY]

aWESOME vERSION DUDES VERY MAGNIFICENT HARMONICA PLAYING MAN...CHECK MY HOOK VERSION OUT ON MY PROFILE.

[sleeeeep]

ur voice is good... on the high parts i thought u did good but on some of the mellow less high parts u need a bit work.. but still u guys did great justice to this song

[lolita000001]

Don't care what this stupid peopel say you are the best, no le importe lo que estos hijos de puta estupidos digan ustedes son lo mejor.

[SourC930]

You sing falsetto 100% of the time... but your harm is f(((ing sweet! Get a new singer and you got a band.

[ScorpionRS]

PLEASE, just play tha harmonica, becouse its perfect, but singin........oh my good thats sooooo bad hahahaha

[bigdaddynuge]

AGREED!!!

i dont know what was goin with the vocals

but the harmonica playing was impressive

sounded a bit Celtic in parts as well

[ROSASYPUYA]

I hate that I missed your last show before you left....come back to Chicago!!

That harmonica is amazing!! The only reason people think this video is fake is because of how good you play the harmonica :)

miss you!

[nypinaydreamer]

very good

[DaPriev01]

Dont listen to these people man..who cares about the voice..bet ya 90% of them dont have a better voice..i know i dont but i dont sing just jam on the guitar! Nice job though wish i could have a buddy to jam out with..awesome harmonica

[XxFlash1988xX]

not bad....when you both sing at the same time it's not that bad...but great harmonica

[LandyGerhardt]

absoloutly excellently awseom

[funderkitty07]

good harmonica skills but ur singing honestly it sounds like ur going thru puberty

[Brunoaz2000]

Very well played on the harmonica!!! Terrible singing,get a singer man and stick to the harp playing!!