Locomotive Breath...acoustic! :-) by Andrea Vercesi (-:

[AlfredundElse]

mehr geht nicht......top+++++......gigan­tisch

[accumpucky]

awesome. id be wore out trying to play that , if i only could.

[ThommyTiernan]

If this is a joke I'd like to see you doing it seriously!

[Monkdaddy]

Dude, you've blown me away with this! Needless to say I've spent the past two hours figuring out you transcription of the piano intro and well this song is now apart of the set list. Thank you for sharing this! Rock on, love to have you check out some of my classical guitar covers if you ever get a chance!

[MrZenhookah]

I hear jethro tull have a cover of this :)

[meowandmeow]

Jethro Tull should pick you up to sing vocals at their shows, since Ian's voice is shot. He can still have his flute, but by god they would benefit form you.

[dirazzainestinzione]

Da buon fan dei Jethro Tull mi accodo a complimenti.

Da buon fan anche non dei Jethro Tull mi accodo lo stesso ai complimenti,

Clap....clap....clap....

[aNIKOfottesega]

bella cover veramente..sopratutto gran bella voce

[danu3247]

Some very serious talent right there!!

Great version Andrea...Thank You!

[jbharuch]

Art; Thank You

[nrico77]

that's awesome man! :)

[Ibaneezy]

Dude, this is the first time I have ever LMAO during a cover of a Tull song! That...made it priceless! Well done! Keep it up!

[muzaklover78]

Super duper bravo! You covered up small C mistake at 2:43 very nicely :-)

[muzaklover78]

Super duper bravo!

[TheWillWhitman]

That was great. Thanks. Well done sir.

[vetralaivas]

whoah talk about enthralling---love the percussion. voice--absolute mastery--not mention the intro

[fivethumbsfrank]

that was rocking, great job man.

[Grizzlydawg]

I have been playing this song for years on the acoustic and have never even approached your skill with this tune! (AND the Aqualung version - VERY good!).

I fully second MVTVT's excellent appraisal!

Constructively here ya go:

You NAIL this song! However, it is very note by note of the original resulting in less of YOU and more of Ian A. Truly a 'cover' not a 'version'

However, anyone who's ever played JT knows - The songs are just better the way Ian did it - so why screw with perfection!

[MrVonco]

incredibile! hai i jethro tull in 2 mani un pezzo di legno e 6 corde..assurdo! ancora complimenti!

[buskerbuoy]

You rock - Jah be with you

[GhostMurdoc]

nice!

[zackydesigns]

would TOTALLY pay to see this!!

[artificiallsmile]

you and jethro tull are awesome!

[iankyoko]

Your Jethro Tull covers are very convincing. They're lacking nothing. I think if I was in the same room listening to you I would be totally into it.

You are true to the songs. There is a word or expression for it but I can't quite find it.

I'll even go so far as to say that I think your covers are the best I have heard on Youtube so far. I am really entertained by your playing and singing.

[p1r0kun]

Amazing! Brilliant! You are a wonderfully talented musician who has not only covered some of these classics with extreme skill, but also you've done the best job that I have ever seen of translating some very difficult and complicated pieces into a single-guitar arrangement. Your technical skill is staggering, and you have a great voice that does justice to the songs. Bravo!!!

[Kazalaboom]

Wow. Nice voice man. I love your playing too.

[1958wvpicker]

un fuking beliveable

Andrea YOU ACED IT

REALLY ENJOYED IT

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Rich in WV

[emzadi01]

Holy Crap... i listen so many versions of this song... but this was absolutly fantastic!!

Many thx for this amazing track and best wishes from germany (who is my youtubedownloadtool) ;)

emzi

[rothko61]

Bravo!

[franbodhi]

Wow!

Whith more people like you, the music have a future!

Thank you!!

[DARKSEI]

Sei molto grande Andrea, ja ja ja. Come suona questa versiones que hai fatto! Como direbbe uno spagnolo: ACOJONANTE! 

[kbfchicago]

Found you with Aqualung and I thought that was exceptional...this is just as good or better. If you're not doing this professionally, you should be! Thank you for posting!

[jnklaz]

Best rendition yet! Simply brilliant!

[gotantriptico]

Complimenti davvero...ieri erano a Genova e nonostante gli anni sono ancora in forma! Grande interpretazione!

[Dustypilgrim1]

absolute respect to you...That was superb.

The 'mariachi' style intro worked perfectly... all it needed was Banderas and Salma Hayek...

[rockstudies]

Wow! 2nd to one. Absolutley brilliant. Let me watch that again...

[Mthanatus]

Muito doido ...Cara vem pro brasil ai faser um som doido desse ,,... Parabens!!

[Darlingyellow]

Move to Texas so I can ask you to be my husband

[pranqinstien]

good job bro sound awsome. like the k pole version I play it like that now half the time thanks to your insperation keep it

[hemicuda572]

nice

[sonnyroxx]

Kick ass. Great stuff. Dont stop

[nukaau]

Amazing!

[AndyTulenko]

Do you have tab of the opening piano parts?

[mortiekombat]

brilliant

[ulrichfp]

wow, i got really surprised when you started singing! great job!!

[guilhermewagner]

VERY good!

[420dime420]

Great job man.

[tentummy]

fuck this is bad ass lol

[lonewolf1234512345]

the muting is like horse gallop--makes sense; a horse is somewhat of an acoustic train

no I'm not stoned

[098765479]

great cover superb....

[ploeman]

oh my god. i love you.

[phillybilly123]

great job what chords are you playing

[jstarang1]

its am c g capoed at 7th or em g d if u dont have a capo

[husztizoli]

suuuuuper !!!! great !!!!!!!!

:-)))

[Dabandi]

Ian Anderson couldn' make it better;-) Great cover!!!

[Roscoe0494]

Brings back all the memories. My first ever concert 1972 Hartford 10th row. Rowdy crowd. Ian sez during flute solo " Hey all you enthusiastic mateys shutup or all you'll get is a load of bullshit" , Then right into locomotive breath and everyone in the house is standing on their chairs clapping.

Wow, thanks for the memories.

[hotsmudgesundae]

dude...if you call this a joke i would really like to see what happens when you are serious. this was great. your voice and the capo was spotless. thank you so much for posting this. and thank you for playing from the heart.

[davidwaters69]

bravissimo,

[tundrafra]

ecco il bravo andrea!!!!ciao da francesco!!!

[WormOfTheWorld]

This is no joke - Andrea, this is an outstanding acoustic cover of this song. Still one of the best on YouTube.

[Dippides]

As theatrical as Jethro Tull itself. Great intro.

[Louk74]

OMG . . you work hard, and you get it right.

Great version. Keep playin'  Add one more fan to your fanbase.

[mctoday]

Great!

[eeriebadfish]

it must be nice to have talent like that wow at least he is nice enough to share with us............

[ProgLucas]

Man, you are awesome!

I really love your acustic cover of Tull!

You sould make some video lessons for the Tull lovers learn how to play the way you do, what you think?

I wuold be awesome!

Great 2009 for you, kep on Tullin'!

[ProgLucas]

Correction: "It would be awesome"

hehe

[seamen91]

bloody unreal!! loved it, im covering it just now too at a few gigs

[mctoday]

Great job on a great song.

[SamuraiFoochs]

Holy cow, man. Holy cow indeed. ROCKED it.

[DatJann]

this is just great! ;)

[frantnik]

wow!!! that was better than the original!!!

[murfleblurg]

haha, fabulous. You need to find a flamenco dancer to work with on this.

[mollommox]

Saved my friday eve. Definately.

[Steve50KS]

Hey Man, that was awesome.....the cover you do "Thick as a Brick" is cool too....I hear you brother.....

[slimdogp]

How come every time I watch this video I end up putting it on repeat for about 30 minutes? :)

As many have said, you are the finest JT cover act in all the world, please keep your passion alive!

[mikejcurtis]

That was pretty damn great!!!

[Marseglia12345]

never appreciated the original that much as a Tull fan but this........bello bello bello bello See my video paintings. I live in a serious Victorian railroad town now-a-days HA HA HA Locomotive.

[trappchevrolet]

man,you should be touring,it never fails to amaze me ,there are so many talanted people who have not gotten that big break.life is all circumstances.

[eeriebadfish]

thanks for the lesson

[eeriebadfish]

nice rendition you play well

[bandapersonas]

hey man

i play the flute since i was 4 y.o., and have been a tull fan for something like 10 years now (i´m 25).

i play the guitar as well, and your videos have been very helpful to me.

i´ve never seen anyone perform tull songs like you do, not even mr anderson in the past few years, lol.

just wanted to thank and congratulate you!

greetings from brazil

[davidwaters69]

Dude , the more I watch this video the more I wanna say that this is one of the most awsome things I have ever seen.Where can I see this Live.I'm there

[midbusker]

absolutely amazing andea ive done lots of tull songs in my local pub and youve helped me learn this one too. Im really grateful.I may post some of my songs when I get the equipment. Keep posting yr brilliant versions of Ians stuff

[andreavercesi]

Thank you man! I'm very glad about what you said...I hope to be of some help!

Bye!

[mvtdt]

Incredible! I 1st saw Jethro Tull on the Aqualung tour (1970), and I generally resent those who try to do any cover - invariably they mean well, but they butcher it. NOT YOU MAN. I came over here from your remarkable work-up of Thick as a Brick, and now this!!! You blow me away with both your talent and your faithfulness to the work. Ian Anderson and Martin Barre-Barre would be proud. Now, When can we expect to see "Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of a New Day)"? Thanks very much.

[andreavercesi]

Thanks a lot my friend...Soon I will put some other videos on YOUTUBE ;-)

[Schaafbros]

Wow, this is amazing...did you get a tab for this?

[DAVWOD]

Errrrrrrr where's the flute for the solo? :D

I was expecting you to whip it out.

Great cover btw.

[mambeu]

What a fantastic job. Your energy is great, your voice is great, your guitar is great. Couldn't be any better!

[merdir21]

Great !!!

[subwaydreams]

wooooow u r gifted man .... respect

[kintoreloon]

Excellent a talent for sure ........

[RightOnAndFarOut]

man that was a thing of beauty

[Illuminato2]

Grande!

[edgehillnet]

No way to Slow Down!

:-)

[hyperboreal]

Absolutely brilliant man.

[jackhicko]

Yay, the song is back to life! I can't listen to the record anymore...

[andreavercesi]

Jack...are you making fun of me? :-) eheheh... I always try to do all my best on my videos on YOUTUBE but, please...listen to the record again! :-) Mr. Anderson would get angry! :-) Ahahah

[jackhicko]

No, I listened to Ian's version about 1,500 times! For this song, I will listen to you now... I think JT is ALWAYS better unplugged!

[tigerrag999]

This is superb stuff. I mean, REALLY superb stuff. Well done!

[srFAWKES]

Very good man.

[jeff42]

wow. very cool!

[TommySixGun]

Great job! I love it....very good interpretation

[dizao88]

Excelente interpretação de Jethro Tull!!!

Muito bom.... Parabéns cara, bela batida no violão e ótimo vocal!!!

Sensacional!!

[marktull]

Incredible energy and creativity! It is fascinating the way you combined what would be the keyboards, rhythm and percussion section sounds into one acoustic guitar.

[Jackinart]

Yeah! Amazing!!

[Waggonerslad]

Brilliant. Great job keeping the rhythm going all the way through.. looked like hard work! :)

[huntinggirl]

That's absolutely AMAZING! it's the first time I hear this song in a completely acoustic version which sounds undoubtly rock just the same! replacing John Evan's intro at the piano e making also a percussive use of the guitar is definitely not easy, and you do it relly well! it's been a real pleasure to hear this, and also a sort of a honour being the first person to do it! I'm sure many other people will like this "experiment"...

you're my best man! ;) love!