phil is an innovator just like hendricks. he definately has his own sound. i've seen him play many times and he never lets me down. amazing and blessed is all i can say.
Still don't understand why Dispatch didn't invite Phil to play those Madison Square Garden dates ??He certainly would have added something special to those shows.
@Synion21-- Phil talked about it in an interview once, and he said he believes it is just a rumor that Hendrix said that because he can't find any proof from anyone that he said that. I too believe it is just a a lame rumor. But.....dare I say this?,,,,, Keaggy is better than Hendrix. Whoo boy, am I gonna get some mail now....
Why not 2 very progressive and innovative guitarists with talent on loan from God? Like Mozart and Beethoven and Bach...who's the best? I'm not sure we can even, nor should we go there. Par excellaunce is par excellaunce!
@pazzensutra - Phil says it was a misquote...Phil says what Hendrix actually said was "Phil was the world's shortest guitarist."....it's funny if you know Phil...he's not very tall...about 5'3'' I would guess...maybe 5'4''...Phil responds with this reply sometimes about the Hendrix comment. The better (true) story is about the poor gtr player that was being booed off the stage in a small club in the early 70's..said if anybody thinks they can do better come on up...Phil then took the stage
I love his tone on the Parker. You dont see him playing it too often. I really like his On The Fly album from a few years ago. Really shows the versatility of the guitar and his playing on it.
thank you so much for sharing. i have been a keaggy fan for 20+ years and my kids like Dispatch. the only thing better would be for them to hit my home town.
OMG this is incredible. Two of my favorite acts, together on stage. I didn't know this ever happened. Seriously. I don't know how I didn't hear about this sooner.
You commented 10 months ago, but I thought I'd share some information: PK claims Jimi couldn't have known anything about him because by the time Phil got it on Jimi choked to death. They started in '68 when PK was 17. I can't help but think that by age 19 (and not having made it yet) he wasn't the best of his career and he was probably never watched by JHendrix. Take care.
Oh, btw, the part after keaggys solo is not a solo at all, just part of the song.
Once again, not trying to hate on keaggy, as hes amazing, but hating on dispatch without knowing their story (for example, the fact that this show is in front of 110,000 people...a bit of a feat for an independent artist), is a little unfair. Their strength is NOT in their musicality (unlike keaggy), but moreso in their songwriting and the ability to reach out to people.
Hmmmmm, to say that dispatch, the band that redefined independent music as we know it....is a bunch of no talent goons...awful.
This was at dispatchs final show, after not playing together for about 4 years. Check em out, their music, especially during the times when they were actually playing together, is amazing.
PS: Loved keaggy with 'spatch during this show, its what got me into him. Definitely a different style than dispatch, but a pretty cool combo.
This is Phil slumming. Too bad about the quality of the backing band--but he shines. This guitar tone is surprisingly like Glenn Phillips at times. Great stuff--um, except for the backing band. But this is what happens when generations pass...
I can't believe the Galoot in the skirt tries to solo..after Keagy...and if they tried to play reggae like thta in Jamaica...they would'nt make it off the stage !
Keaggy's still so unbelievably cool and fantastic - been following him since '75 - I hear a lot of Hendrix influence in Phil's old music (early to mid 70's)
Buckethead and Satriani could literally clean the floor with this guy. Flame me if you want to, but it'd be just because some Russian dude was right. They could clean the floor with him but Satch and Buckethead aren't those kinda guys.
you admit that you are flamebait, but look up Phil's acoustic stuff. Satch, Beck, Chickenhead and whoever else don't stand a chance with innovation against Phil. Yngwie is faster than all of them, but not the innovator that Phil or even Satriani is.
Dave Beegle is another to add to your list of great guitarists, he has played with Phil numerous times. Beegles rock band, Fourth Estate, has some awesome powerhouse soungs too, like Dadgad and The Hammer Song among others.
Watching one live solo with a band other than his own just having a good time...sounds like a great way to judge his talents. Bucket and Satriani have nothing on PK's playing and innovation/imprompt playing. He's a master.
I agree about Keaggy's supernal, supernal and miles-ahead-of-his-time genius, but, as far as saying that he somehow or another made Hendrix the guitarist he was (rather than perhaps heavily influencing him), which is essentially what you are saying, I dunno.
what's more amazing about Keagy is how unknown he is - for all of that superabundant musicality and versatility relatively few know about him, although, I suspect, the heavy wieghts of guitardom do.
with no keaggy there would have been no Hendrix. Hendrix idolized him and learned from his concerts, Keaggy played "hendrix" style years before Hendrix ever appeared in the music world. Keaggy is king.
People confuse the fact that he recorded at Jimi's studio with Jimi endorsing him. Granted, I believe Phil to be the superior guitarist, but it is kinda hard to compare the two: Apples and oranges. I prefer Phil more often than Jimi.
untrue, Jimi and Eric Clapton went to his concert and were both shocked and in awe. People think Jimi was the inovator, when in fact Phil was the real goods. Jimi is good too >.> but he is no keaggy :D
long time in waiting: Jimi died before being able to be blessed by listening to Phil Keaggy. Keaggy can't be outdown when it comes to innovation/improptu playing, yes, but Hendrix (even according to Phil) had no way of knowing Keaggy's talents.
Phil himself says this is a myth. Phil got a lot of his inspiration from Jimi and Eric. I do believe that phil is head and solders above both clapton and hendrix in guitar ability and songwriting though.
I realize this is really old, but I had to comment. Hendrix died in '70. Keaggy began his career in '68 at age 17. PK himself says he's pretty sure Hendrix never even heard him play and believes the story of the comment is false.
glass harp was pretty much a local and unknown band in 68-69. Hendrix died in 70. how was glass harp famous in 70? what was their discograohy and what big show had they played at this time?
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What?!! Are you an idiot? Before Spears was even a concept Jimmy Hendrix said that Phil Keaggy was of the best guitarists in the world. When you open your mouth you reveal your stupidiy.
hendrix wasn't that great at guitar, btw. Yes, i acknowledge his revolutionizing the electric, but musical wise he wasn't the greatest. Perhaps one of the most influential, though.
But ever since his time, there have been many others who surpassed his skills. So Hendrix is not necessairly one of the best anymore, but your defintion of "one of the best" prolly differs from mine. But as I said, proabbaly one of the most, if not the greatest, influential guitarist.
Okay, you can't compare Jimi Hendrix and Phil Keaggy. Their playing styles and musical styles are completely different. I think there is much Hendrix music you have probably never heard. To say most of his music is really easy to play is a ridiculous statement. To play it like Jimmy did, is not easy. I think Phil is a better guitarist, but If you know Phil you should ask him what he thinks of Jimi Hendrix. Unfortunately Phil's legacy will never even be close to that of Hendrix.
Pete and Chad almost always come together in the middle of the stage and jam a bit together and usually jump around a lot. It's not much different than usual dispatch it's just that Keaggy was there in the middle.
Ive seen Dragonforce a few times and am a huge fan.Ive also seen Phil Keagy 8 times over the last ten years and let me tell ya,I've seen Phil pull off shit that would make Hermon Lee choke on his egg foo yong!!! Hermon Has got a long way to go.
herman li's style is totally different. U guys are comparing apples to oranges. Herman plays fast scales, and phil plays music. Phils fingerings are difficult, but herman plays wicked fast. They both appeal to different people, but i prefer phil =)
I learned to play guitar listening to the Emerging record which has all but disappeared from the face of the earth. I wore out a lot of needles learning those chops. I know one other guitar player on that same caliber (who went on to fame a few years after this) and at a keaggy concert my friend played keaggy toughest licks. Keaggy said "You play my stuff pretty well, let's here some of your stuff now". . .. Burn
that's Phil okay, he's very philosophical once you actually speak to him in person. And also, one is not a musician before he is playing what he himself creates.
no offense, but please dont ever think because some mediocre player can nickel and dime through a keaggy solo makes them a guitar player. just the name alone should be mentioned with the likes of page, hendrix, etc. TONE my friend, TONE and TALENT
your a fuckn idiot....its not about learnin a solo and playin it....its about doin it in the moment in front of over 120,000 people....and you obviously know nothing about playin
I've seen my share of guitar players, but Herman Li is by far among the worst. He has bad tone, and his playing is very sloppy (I've seen kids that can do better) and unmusical. Phil Keaggy has both musicality and chops in abundance.
Why is his playing so sloppy, then? He is musically very limited (he knows a couple of scales and the minor seventh arpeggio), and he can't pull it off live. As Ron Thal put it, you need to be better than what you play, and Herman Li definitely isn't. He may not be the worst, but I have more respect for Jack Johnson than Herman Li. Why? He plays music that he can actually play (and he'd probably humiliate Herman Li on an acoustic guitar, anyway)
Wonder-fingers Keaggy!! Been followin' his stuff since '74 - he keeps gettin' better, AND back then he was already the best versatile guitarist!! Thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!
I learned a number of songs in 5 minutes. Jimi Hendrix little wing, purple haze, I shot the sheriff, ect. Just because you can learn a song in 5 minutes doesn't mean its bad or that some dickhurt asshat like you can ever dream of making it up. Yes Passerby has an easy progression but just TRY to learn Bridges, or cut it ya match it.
also not all music is about "Crazy guitar solos" or "Speed metal". All it takes to solo is knowlege of a scale or two and some basic finger placement. However some of the greatest music utilizes strumming patterns and progressions. Dispatch is the master of patterns.
I really like PK. This is my fav solo of his.
shilohrenovation 7 months ago
He's so clean its ridiculous
thISxTHplacE 7 months ago
that Phil Keaggy! LOL at the guy who got excited about it over the camera: though who can blame him!
Drizzt1814 10 months ago
I'll see you in June Dispatch!!! Keep with the great music
mlortime 10 months ago 3
What's up with goofball in a dress?
pytheus77007 1 year ago
@pytheus77007 It's so he can scratch his gentiles easier!!!
Gigfin 1 year ago
Phil is the greatest of all times!! Humble yet an absolutly amazing musician and person
alistarseven 1 year ago
i can't believe dude mispelled hendrix.
sticksofthunder68 1 year ago 2
WTF!!! the man with the skirt.. LOL
hackerjoel 1 year ago
check out "Jimmy McCarty" on you tube to hear blues rock greatness and passion
socrates1818 1 year ago
phil is an innovator just like hendricks. he definately has his own sound. i've seen him play many times and he never lets me down. amazing and blessed is all i can say.
trebor392 1 year ago
Phil is better then Hendrix, because Hendrix is dead. LOLROL
wmsharpe 1 year ago
@wmsharpe..Hendrix is not dead..He Lives Within me :)
Jhey172 1 year ago
is the other guy wearing a skirt??
phillali 1 year ago 7
@phillali Yes, I think he is wearing a skirt, But, HE'S playing with Phil Keaggy; so he must be good, so who cares?
analyzingfunny 1 year ago
@phillali YES. Yes he is. And that's why we love him <3
AngelaT139 9 months ago
@phillali LOL... It does look like it, doesn't it!! :O)
bookguitarguy 5 months ago
Oh my god. Passerby + Phil Keaggy = Greatest sound I've ever heard.
thISxTHplacE 1 year ago 2
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thISxTHplacE 1 year ago
Still don't understand why Dispatch didn't invite Phil to play those Madison Square Garden dates ??He certainly would have added something special to those shows.
MEBUCK3 1 year ago
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MEBUCK3 1 year ago
Man, he's just having fun! :)
Menn0knight 2 years ago
Hendrix acually said in and interview when asked how does it feal being the best guitarist in the world he said phil was the best thats amazing
Synion21 2 years ago
I have heard that same thing. I even know a girl who saw the interview. I have looked for it however and never found it..The interview that is.
LogicX22 2 years ago
@Synion21-- Phil talked about it in an interview once, and he said he believes it is just a rumor that Hendrix said that because he can't find any proof from anyone that he said that. I too believe it is just a a lame rumor. But.....dare I say this?,,,,, Keaggy is better than Hendrix. Whoo boy, am I gonna get some mail now....
pazzensutra 1 year ago
Why not 2 very progressive and innovative guitarists with talent on loan from God? Like Mozart and Beethoven and Bach...who's the best? I'm not sure we can even, nor should we go there. Par excellaunce is par excellaunce!
CUPanacea 1 year ago 2
@pazzensutra - Phil says it was a misquote...Phil says what Hendrix actually said was "Phil was the world's shortest guitarist."....it's funny if you know Phil...he's not very tall...about 5'3'' I would guess...maybe 5'4''...Phil responds with this reply sometimes about the Hendrix comment. The better (true) story is about the poor gtr player that was being booed off the stage in a small club in the early 70's..said if anybody thinks they can do better come on up...Phil then took the stage
bloy7777 1 year ago
lol, it's true.
raptureorbust 1 year ago
@Synion21 Never happened
CSLewisProfessor 1 year ago
I love his tone on the Parker. You dont see him playing it too often. I really like his On The Fly album from a few years ago. Really shows the versatility of the guitar and his playing on it.
loganradd2 2 years ago
yor grandma is also yor cousin!
zaoribah 2 years ago
Phil Keaggy is my grandma's cousin!
ChanandlerBing1 2 years ago
im pretty sure phil is like zeus when it comes to guitar gods lol...there are others but zeus birthed them all. =P
kirbyfranklin 2 years ago
Birthed them all??? really guy
erichitz79 2 years ago
oh yeah.
kirbyfranklin 2 years ago
awesome solo, but why is the dude on the left wearing what appears to be a dress?
mattsmusicstudio 2 years ago
he has his sweater tied about his waiste with his other shirt over it and he has shorts on . .
GregERobertson 2 years ago
is he for real... how good is this guy?
phillali 2 years ago
Don't compare Keaggy with this band.
Keaggy is for real.
If not the best guarist of all time.
He is Christian.
So beware of the freaks.
I listen to both secular and Christian.
This band is Kewl.
Keaggy,Awesomre guitar dude.
If not the best
mudeye 2 years ago
Jerry Hahn the guitar God!, like Phil too
kcshocker11 2 years ago
thank you so much for sharing. i have been a keaggy fan for 20+ years and my kids like Dispatch. the only thing better would be for them to hit my home town.
mytwosonsdad 2 years ago
i had never heard of keaggy till i watched this concert...he's the freakin man and they all look like they are having such a great time! :)
ThaFunnyGuy 2 years ago
I'm convinced Phil can play anything!
daverdci 2 years ago
he can lol
bananafone6 2 years ago
this blows my mind! i love dispatch, and phill keaggy is my inspiration. i know thats corny, but i dont care.
doorman422 2 years ago 6
haha pete
chllin350 2 years ago
Gotta love those Parker guitars
guitarer09 2 years ago
The guitarist is fabuluous.IThe guy is totally talented. beyond belieif.
But the skirt guy?
Come on guys,what tradition is this?
mudeye 2 years ago
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1skoorb1 2 years ago
OMG this is incredible. Two of my favorite acts, together on stage. I didn't know this ever happened. Seriously. I don't know how I didn't hear about this sooner.
feioncastor 2 years ago
All points bulletin is the name of the CD/ DVD set, if you didn't know. He plays a couple songs with them.
facethefacts2008 2 years ago
He is one of the best in the world hands down.....!!!!
simickua 2 years ago
dude is fucking nasty..i love dispatch
bigmike616 2 years ago
one of my favorite live songs by dispatch by far.
anyone who insulted dispatch is a complete idiot and should do a little research before making rude comments!
38InchVerticalBoy 2 years ago
phil keaggy at a dispatch concert?? who knew?! amazing as ever.
ardentmonroes 2 years ago
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who is this band??? I like!
rlyf7 2 years ago
Dispatch
facethefacts2008 2 years ago
any idea why that other guitarist is wearing a skirt?
FlyingCrap01 2 years ago
yea why is that dude wearing a skirt? Thats wacked.
rmrooster01 2 years ago
Ask a Scottish Man that and your foot would be stuck in your ass....???? Let your hair down and learn to have fun....
simickua 2 years ago
whats the name of the song??
sbo022 2 years ago
passerby
prodigy24 2 years ago
the Dick Cavett show was where Jimi said that, suppossedly.
mikemorrison281 2 years ago
You commented 10 months ago, but I thought I'd share some information: PK claims Jimi couldn't have known anything about him because by the time Phil got it on Jimi choked to death. They started in '68 when PK was 17. I can't help but think that by age 19 (and not having made it yet) he wasn't the best of his career and he was probably never watched by JHendrix. Take care.
ohiosnuccadoc 2 years ago
cant wait to get my fly!!!
BenShotts 2 years ago
clapper ruined it for me
djbro16 3 years ago
Parker guitar!
543diditwork 3 years ago
Phil is just sooooooooo nice!!!! He had the bassman spazzing out, he's so nice!
bow493 3 years ago
Oh, btw, the part after keaggys solo is not a solo at all, just part of the song.
Once again, not trying to hate on keaggy, as hes amazing, but hating on dispatch without knowing their story (for example, the fact that this show is in front of 110,000 people...a bit of a feat for an independent artist), is a little unfair. Their strength is NOT in their musicality (unlike keaggy), but moreso in their songwriting and the ability to reach out to people.
Just saying, check Who Are We Living For
chapbass 3 years ago
Hmmmmm, to say that dispatch, the band that redefined independent music as we know it....is a bunch of no talent goons...awful.
This was at dispatchs final show, after not playing together for about 4 years. Check em out, their music, especially during the times when they were actually playing together, is amazing.
PS: Loved keaggy with 'spatch during this show, its what got me into him. Definitely a different style than dispatch, but a pretty cool combo.
chapbass 3 years ago 2
This is Phil slumming. Too bad about the quality of the backing band--but he shines. This guitar tone is surprisingly like Glenn Phillips at times. Great stuff--um, except for the backing band. But this is what happens when generations pass...
kc7fys 3 years ago
Was this a custom? A skirt?
Phil Keaggy Made this a masterpiece.
But the guy with the skirt?
Could someone please explain?
mudeye 3 years ago
Chad Urmston. Front man of State Radio.
And the backing band is the best folk/jam band ever: Dispatch. This way I also replied to kc7fys's comment.
koenzz17 2 years ago
dood.. they are PARACHUTE SHORTS. not a skirt. haha. and chads like the hottest guy on this earth. and he does not wear skirts :P
rabblerabble20 2 years ago
I can't believe the Galoot in the skirt tries to solo..after Keagy...and if they tried to play reggae like thta in Jamaica...they would'nt make it off the stage !
Haha...I love it....sign these guys...
moonbeamophelia 3 years ago
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thegeneral011 2 years ago
What's he doin' on stage with these no-talent galoots?
wdgeo 3 years ago
good solo, if only the camera man wasn't having a seisure.
specialross77 3 years ago
Keaggy's still so unbelievably cool and fantastic - been following him since '75 - I hear a lot of Hendrix influence in Phil's old music (early to mid 70's)
kisohead 3 years ago
dang he's lookin gray lol
BestOf90sCCM 3 years ago
Is the guy in the red shirt wearing a skirt?
AKAllTC90 3 years ago
yeah, chad wore a skirt/dress thing for the last concert. hardcore.
link3369 3 years ago
!!WwowW!!-->nice solo!! whats the name of this song??
flo17s 3 years ago
passerby mann
AXmichigan 3 years ago
thx!!
flo17s 3 years ago
Keaggy's the man! Soooo awesome.
strodden 3 years ago
Christian gearhead musicians (like me) need heroes too! Ha ha, great solo Phil.
tacomadc 3 years ago 2
è mostruoso!!
AltraDimensione 3 years ago
Buckethead and Satriani could literally clean the floor with this guy. Flame me if you want to, but it'd be just because some Russian dude was right. They could clean the floor with him but Satch and Buckethead aren't those kinda guys.
RussianCivilian 3 years ago
you admit that you are flamebait, but look up Phil's acoustic stuff. Satch, Beck, Chickenhead and whoever else don't stand a chance with innovation against Phil. Yngwie is faster than all of them, but not the innovator that Phil or even Satriani is.
aiteoband 3 years ago
pfffff
senescencia 3 years ago
Dave Beegle is another to add to your list of great guitarists, he has played with Phil numerous times. Beegles rock band, Fourth Estate, has some awesome powerhouse soungs too, like Dadgad and The Hammer Song among others.
AKAllTC90 3 years ago
Watching one live solo with a band other than his own just having a good time...sounds like a great way to judge his talents. Bucket and Satriani have nothing on PK's playing and innovation/imprompt playing. He's a master.
ohiosnuccadoc 2 years ago
zach2313- you might get a few more hits if you spell Keaggy correctly in your tags list :)
Pamathey 3 years ago
mm whats this song called? and i love you phil :D
first0amendment 3 years ago
Passerby, by Dispatch
facethefacts2008 2 years ago
I agree about Keaggy's supernal, supernal and miles-ahead-of-his-time genius, but, as far as saying that he somehow or another made Hendrix the guitarist he was (rather than perhaps heavily influencing him), which is essentially what you are saying, I dunno.
rmsolympic1 3 years ago
what's more amazing about Keagy is how unknown he is - for all of that superabundant musicality and versatility relatively few know about him, although, I suspect, the heavy wieghts of guitardom do.
rmsolympic1 3 years ago
with no keaggy there would have been no Hendrix. Hendrix idolized him and learned from his concerts, Keaggy played "hendrix" style years before Hendrix ever appeared in the music world. Keaggy is king.
lordkazama86 3 years ago
apparently when asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist in the world, Hendrix said, "I don't know, ask Phil Keaggy."
duck97 3 years ago
Incorrect, Phil didnt even get his first record deal until Jim was dead. Phil himself doubts Jimi ever heard his music.
tlucash 3 years ago
People confuse the fact that he recorded at Jimi's studio with Jimi endorsing him. Granted, I believe Phil to be the superior guitarist, but it is kinda hard to compare the two: Apples and oranges. I prefer Phil more often than Jimi.
metaljaybird 3 years ago
He only recorded at Hendrix's studio AFTER Jimi died...
Abs0lutGuitar 3 years ago
Ok, so where did I state he recorded before? Reread my sentence.
Record at Jimi's studio vs. Jimi endorsing him. People very confused.
metaljaybird 3 years ago
untrue, Jimi and Eric Clapton went to his concert and were both shocked and in awe. People think Jimi was the inovator, when in fact Phil was the real goods. Jimi is good too >.> but he is no keaggy :D
sintygypsy 3 years ago
I am a huge Hendrix fan, and I've heard no such thing.
Jimi WAS the innovator though.
even if he wasn't THE innovator, he was the biggest innovator of a handful of innovators.
not trying to be a dick, I am genuinely interested in your source for this info.
originalname33 3 years ago
long time in waiting: Jimi died before being able to be blessed by listening to Phil Keaggy. Keaggy can't be outdown when it comes to innovation/improptu playing, yes, but Hendrix (even according to Phil) had no way of knowing Keaggy's talents.
ohiosnuccadoc 2 years ago
Phil himself says this is a myth. Phil got a lot of his inspiration from Jimi and Eric. I do believe that phil is head and solders above both clapton and hendrix in guitar ability and songwriting though.
mcnejs 2 years ago 2
you are correct sir! I agree!
brmod77 2 years ago
I do too
davader777 2 years ago
I realize this is really old, but I had to comment. Hendrix died in '70. Keaggy began his career in '68 at age 17. PK himself says he's pretty sure Hendrix never even heard him play and believes the story of the comment is false.
ohiosnuccadoc 2 years ago
Glass Harp was alive and famous while Hendrix was still alive......
CUPanacea 1 year ago
glass harp was pretty much a local and unknown band in 68-69. Hendrix died in 70. how was glass harp famous in 70? what was their discograohy and what big show had they played at this time?
JDHBand 1 year ago
Phily Keaggy is one of the most versatile guitarists of all times...most guitarists that are that amazing at acoustic cant fuckin ROCK like he can.
AMAZING.
rockguitar101 3 years ago
hell no not like him lol
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
he deserves to be on the top guitarist list
extremely underrated phil is
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
Why does Pete always act so damn gay live?
KaiserKiller 3 years ago
I saw him live last night. He kicks ass.
BillyBoyIzKool 3 years ago
my dad knows Phil. Im not kidding, he lives in Nashville, Tennessee!
mackerfoly 3 years ago
first time iv heard this guy, your so right!
On a par with Santana
jamie4445 3 years ago
phil is my cousin :)
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
Old dude can SHRED. But seriously he picks his notes BRILLIANTLY
JohnnyStreets 3 years ago 3
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This half-breed humanoid is calling Britney an attention idiot? Let's get a grip on reality hise. This is a man dressed as a woman trying to parasite off the downfall of a real celebrity.
Mibbibert466 3 years ago
What?!! Are you an idiot? Before Spears was even a concept Jimmy Hendrix said that Phil Keaggy was of the best guitarists in the world. When you open your mouth you reveal your stupidiy.
bloopyman90 3 years ago 4
That's a myth actually. But yeah otherwise you're right.
JohnnyStreets 3 years ago
not really a myth jimi did say that but phil is confused as to why he said it because he never played with him
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
phil keaggy was the bass player for jimmy hendrix
omarzinho3 3 years ago
where did you hear that?
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
you're right I heard wrong...
omarzinho3 3 years ago
haha
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
The bass player for Jimi Hendrix was Noel Redding and most certainly not Phil Keaggy.
SkylineToTheSeaAndMe 3 years ago
hendrix wasn't that great at guitar, btw. Yes, i acknowledge his revolutionizing the electric, but musical wise he wasn't the greatest. Perhaps one of the most influential, though.
octavarium23 3 years ago
That is your opinion.
Hendrix was an all around great musician and songwriter, entertainer. One of the best to ever play.
SkylineToTheSeaAndMe 3 years ago
He was a great musician and songwriter.
But ever since his time, there have been many others who surpassed his skills. So Hendrix is not necessairly one of the best anymore, but your defintion of "one of the best" prolly differs from mine. But as I said, proabbaly one of the most, if not the greatest, influential guitarist.
octavarium23 3 years ago
What are you talking about?
SkylineToTheSeaAndMe 3 years ago
i agree with octavarium23
jimi couldnt read music but he did have a great ear
not the greatest guitar player
but one of the greatest guitarists
most of his music is really easy to play
but phil blows jimi out of the water
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
Okay, you can't compare Jimi Hendrix and Phil Keaggy. Their playing styles and musical styles are completely different. I think there is much Hendrix music you have probably never heard. To say most of his music is really easy to play is a ridiculous statement. To play it like Jimmy did, is not easy. I think Phil is a better guitarist, but If you know Phil you should ask him what he thinks of Jimi Hendrix. Unfortunately Phil's legacy will never even be close to that of Hendrix.
SkylineToTheSeaAndMe 3 years ago
phil never really wanted a 'legacy'
he played guitar for the love of music and his religion not much for the fame
jimi did it for the love of music too but he wanted the fame
if phil wanted it back then he would have gotten a 'legacy'
phil is a far better guitarist
just without a 'legacy'
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
yep, you summed it up perfectly
vanduiam88 3 years ago
thanks
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
Haha, the bassist came over to Phil when he was doing his solo. I guess he was just too impressed.
bjossus 3 years ago
Pete and Chad almost always come together in the middle of the stage and jam a bit together and usually jump around a lot. It's not much different than usual dispatch it's just that Keaggy was there in the middle.
poolguyjason 3 years ago
Ive seen Dragonforce a few times and am a huge fan.Ive also seen Phil Keagy 8 times over the last ten years and let me tell ya,I've seen Phil pull off shit that would make Hermon Lee choke on his egg foo yong!!! Hermon Has got a long way to go.
joshmish7707 3 years ago 2
dont ever compare anyone talented to herman lee, especially phil keaggy
ripkenjr1990 3 years ago 5
herman li's style is totally different. U guys are comparing apples to oranges. Herman plays fast scales, and phil plays music. Phils fingerings are difficult, but herman plays wicked fast. They both appeal to different people, but i prefer phil =)
cheesepizzakid 3 years ago 2
herman plays the same tempo through most if not all of his songs and thats not difficult at all to do
but phil
changing his tempo so so much
listen to the album 'glass harp live at carnegie hall'
some of the best solos ive ever heard is on that album
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
+keaggy making history
- annoying clapping
+dear lord, that is sick
djbro16 3 years ago 2
did not know he liked parker fly guitars.
trexmegatron1 4 years ago
I learned to play guitar listening to the Emerging record which has all but disappeared from the face of the earth. I wore out a lot of needles learning those chops. I know one other guitar player on that same caliber (who went on to fame a few years after this) and at a keaggy concert my friend played keaggy toughest licks. Keaggy said "You play my stuff pretty well, let's here some of your stuff now". . .. Burn
andocrates 4 years ago 3
Who are you speaking of?
RONDOC68 4 years ago
ooooohh that's a TOTAL burn.
OrangeSodaKing 4 years ago
I think my dad has that record, vinyl of course. It's a great album!!
bjossus 3 years ago
that's Phil okay, he's very philosophical once you actually speak to him in person. And also, one is not a musician before he is playing what he himself creates.
bjossus 3 years ago
no offense, but please dont ever think because some mediocre player can nickel and dime through a keaggy solo makes them a guitar player. just the name alone should be mentioned with the likes of page, hendrix, etc. TONE my friend, TONE and TALENT
jbtj 4 years ago
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i dont really think that solo is really something.. i personally know 2 people who can play this solo with ease :S crappy
mightymike281088 4 years ago
your a fuckn idiot....its not about learnin a solo and playin it....its about doin it in the moment in front of over 120,000 people....and you obviously know nothing about playin
gk3278 4 years ago 3
Oh, then you must know Li and Totman, from Dragonforce. It isn't just the technique that makes Phil's stuff hard to play...
Critdizzle 4 years ago
I've seen my share of guitar players, but Herman Li is by far among the worst. He has bad tone, and his playing is very sloppy (I've seen kids that can do better) and unmusical. Phil Keaggy has both musicality and chops in abundance.
JRBain7 4 years ago 8
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Herman Li does NOT suck. You just have to listen to songs like Dawn Over A New World to see why. He may not be the best, but he does NOT suck.
Critdizzle 4 years ago
Why is his playing so sloppy, then? He is musically very limited (he knows a couple of scales and the minor seventh arpeggio), and he can't pull it off live. As Ron Thal put it, you need to be better than what you play, and Herman Li definitely isn't. He may not be the worst, but I have more respect for Jack Johnson than Herman Li. Why? He plays music that he can actually play (and he'd probably humiliate Herman Li on an acoustic guitar, anyway)
JRBain7 4 years ago 6
I agree with gk3278 but if these people can play that solo then have them post it on You Tube. Let's see it.
SkylineToTheSeaAndMe 3 years ago
Guitar GENIUS for GOD !!!!!!
drbcook 4 years ago 5
AMEN!!
theboogereater 4 years ago
Wonder-fingers Keaggy!! Been followin' his stuff since '74 - he keeps gettin' better, AND back then he was already the best versatile guitarist!! Thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!
tommyleebee 4 years ago
he played at a high school by my house on thursday and he was so amazing... he isnt a bad singer either
cincynattifanmp 4 years ago
Phil Keagy has always been a huge inspiration to me, since I was a wee lad.
tal4jesus 4 years ago
God bless Phil, always an inspiration.
bartolemeo 4 years ago
Go Uncle Phil. Greetings from your favorite Nephew Cameron
NarrowGateStudios 4 years ago
go cousin phil
greetings from a cousin
Andy
CCRkunk88 3 years ago
greatest guitar player ever.
stevoprs 4 years ago
i was there the show was amazing
SuicidalThoughts420 4 years ago 2
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save this crap band.. euheauhae
soyo 4 years ago
do you realize this concert was in front of 120,000 people?
Lasted like 3 1/2 hours.
People came from all over the world to see this band that you say is "crap".
Dispatch pretty much pwns your life.
feltgrape 4 years ago
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sorry for these people...hauhauha
soyo 4 years ago
man shut the fuck up
dcice16 4 years ago
why? i'm just saying this music is poor, only keaggy save this...the number of people don't say anything, still a poor music with a great solo...
soyo 4 years ago
how is this poor?
dcice16 4 years ago
in five minutes, anyone who play a basic of guitar can play this music (except for the keaggy solo) and you know that. if you enjoy, sorry...
soyo 3 years ago
I learned a number of songs in 5 minutes. Jimi Hendrix little wing, purple haze, I shot the sheriff, ect. Just because you can learn a song in 5 minutes doesn't mean its bad or that some dickhurt asshat like you can ever dream of making it up. Yes Passerby has an easy progression but just TRY to learn Bridges, or cut it ya match it.
dcice16 3 years ago
i don't say its bad, just say it's poor, if this guys have technique to play some more, plz..do it.
soyo 3 years ago
also not all music is about "Crazy guitar solos" or "Speed metal". All it takes to solo is knowlege of a scale or two and some basic finger placement. However some of the greatest music utilizes strumming patterns and progressions. Dispatch is the master of patterns.
dcice16 3 years ago 5