Madison Blues

[MrRaphinelli]

HANK (the sax player) IS SO FUCKING AWESOME!!!

[jmellopinheiro]

great post

[digit2125]

what happened to hank

[Ratboy1955]

Lota people criticize USA, justly maybe, unjustly for sure, but this is the Best Fucking Drinking ( Bourbon / Scotch / Beer ) to Get Pissed Outa Your Head Music in the friggin' world. I should know, I am a fuckin' sophisticated Australian, with a tertiary education - I been to three schools. Now go and buy me another beer and show me some fucking respect. God Bless George T and the Delaware Destroyers! :-)

[markwrexham]

I just love a bita george and my partner jimmy beam of course ;)

[kingmikef96]

oh ya i wish i can see him with my dad it would be the best thing in my life and in only 14

[trevorge]

Forget about the rest- this is the best hard driving, down and dirty, straight ahead example of what rock and roll should be!!! May you keep rocking George and the team.

And what about those dance moves!!

[mjwiem]

Let's give some credit to that GREAT sax!!!!!!!!!!!

[FrankaboutFrank]

man o man...used to rock to George Thorogood's tunes....still the best...gotta love blues before you enjoy...

[JabberOff]

Boogie vibe.

[LifeRegenRevolution]

@JabberOff

guitar sounds like a furious CHAINSAW !

[ecosiszman]

He seems high as hell on something in this vid :(

[dlosterman]

Hell Ya !

[bigplumberjim123]

down and dirty bloody good this is wot the world needs

[newquayman]

ddd

[mjwiem]

Manikmet - THAT IS THE TRUTH!!!!!!

[manikmek]

This is the greatest rock and roll video on You Tube! If you dont like this, you aint right!

[JabberOff]

Correct. I've been coming back to this for almost three years. It never gets old.

[LifeRegenRevolution]

@manikmek

NEVER did his guitar tone sound this heavy in all out rock ' chainsaw' distortion , its edgey, agressive and POWERFUL !

this was ONE NIGHT ONLY folks, i seen him in concert hundreds of times and HE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF FUZZZZZZ SOUND

NEVER HAPPENED after this concert , THIS WAS IT, soooooooooooooo good

[web77s]

GT comes from the 'roots rock' thing, like Setzer of Stray Cats, and some others. He's basically playing Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, like the intro guy said. SRV was TX electric blues, like Buddy Guy, Lonnie Mack, but he attacked the notes and 'sprung' them more like a metal guy. They're both like Hendrix in that they like that crispy high sound and don't miss a note on that fretboard. Plus they sing with a decent tone and probably never thought of themselves as vocalists. All percussive styles.

[skontch1]

rock and roll....pure and simple

[manikmek]

@skontch1 Hey!!!How did you get over me???? I thought 5 was as high as you could go!

[skontch1]

@manikmek ...nah...i've seen a lot more than that. what's important is we both know great rock and roll when we hear it...peace brother...

[BigDukeSixx67]

I think thats direct distortion and a little echo...i could be wrong though.

But whatever it is it sounds GREAT!!!!!!!!!

[LifeRegenRevolution]

@BigDukeSixx67

he never dupilicated this CHiANSAW sound again, it was one night  only !

go watch the hundreds of his other live concerts on here, and you will NEVER hear this guitar sound , it was ONLY at this show

[ACEBAKER911]

This was unquestionably the MOST unique and Rare Sound that GT ever produced in a concert.

I chatted with the poster of this video and he agreed with me, that the Guitar tone set up this 1 particular nite was NEVER equaled by GT in both Raw Aggressive ' chainsaw' type Tone.

NONE of the other Thorogood concerts have had this specific Guitar set up.

The Tone of his Guitar is Fuzzy, Raw, and so Powerful !

I have heard HUNDREDS of GT bootlegs and NEVER did they sound this

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Excellent video.

thank you

[BigDukeSixx67]

mmmm...as far as i know SRV was never a slide guy...i might be wrong though!!!

[drachir11]

That dude at start is scary

[LillaKrisu]

he's kinda replicatin SRW. i think so. dunno.

[SwampDaddy7]

Nobody can EVER replace SRV. George Thorogood is an awesome slider, but SRV had somethin' else.

[LillaKrisu]

sorry, i was drunk while writing that comment :D and where the hell did that W come from? :D

[JabberOff]

By the way, why hasn't anyone uploaded the whole video of this concert? I would love to see the entire show.  Especially with that buzzsaw guitar.

[JabberOff]

Thrilling. He seems to have harnessed that old Hound Dog Taylor style distortion, loaded it into a cannon, and lit the wick. Great blues.

[SwampDaddy7]

It's the chainsaw guitar, man. I love it!

[billycobraman]

saw george 4 times one few bands who sound live just as thier cds and recordings do.

[smijman]

I love this ... george at his best

[BigDukeSixx67]

I got the madison blues to rock away your shoes!!!!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaa­aa!!!!!!!

[SwampDaddy7]

Loud . . . Hard . . . Bluesy . . . AWESOME!!

[BigDukeSixx67]

Is the guitar sound awesome or what?? i think its a little bit of distortion plus echo (maybe)i'm not a guitar player but this sure sounds good!!!

[tookurjaerbs]

Sounds about right to me. You never know what these older dudes have as a secret weapon though. (A certain effect pedal/rack unit/style of playing, etc...)

[2connection1]

bigduke

absolutely ! this is one of my favorite all time songs and ive heard TONS of different versions. and i can tell you i was there in 95 watching this on TV when it 1st appeared on TBS house of blues , and the moment i heard the 1st few seconds i said

WHAT THE FUCK IS HE USING TO GET THIS SOUND ! i challenge every GT fan listen to 100s of different concerts where he played this song , you will NOT find his guitar set up like this.

It sounds like an Angry CHAINSAW ! this is POWER

[BigDukeSixx67]

I can only say one thing........YEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHH­HHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!! i dont know if i should dance or headbang!!!(come to think of it im doing both!!!)

[2connection1]

lol 4 sure

I have a question for George, WHY DID YOU ONLY USE THIS SET UP AND FUZZY DISTORTION TONE FOR JUST THIS 1 NITE ONLY ?

In my Opinion huge mistake, this sounds AMAZING, and after he played this nite, he abandoned this unique Ferocious sound , Never to return to it, and i just dont understand why being it sounds so Incredibly powerful, distinctive and Intense !

[2connection1]

His setup here and Guitar Tone is Very Aggressive, Raw, Angry and a bit "FUZZY'

For some odd reason this is the ONLY time he ever used this set up. He never went back to it. the sound is FEROCIOUSLY POWERFUL

Im mystified why he never again used this effects set up to put the PUNCH back into his sound.

This sound goes right for the Jugular no ?s asked.  To be honest many of live performance guitar technical set ups sound very mellow and weak in tone, flimsy.

This is RAW 'CHAINSAW' gt

[balllinger]

Any of you remember his 50/50 tour, back around'81 or so? One of the hardest working musician in the business. And, he gives you your money's worth...and more. Even if you sneak into one of his shows...lol. He's f'ing awesome!!!

[farrell57]

The first concert I ever saw was George on July 2, 1983 at the age of 15. I have seen him 12 times since. Always a great show. This White Boy can play!

[BigDukeSixx67]

Damn!!! thats a great guitar sound, i mean using the slide with a little distortion!! sounds good to me!!!!!

[1973conde]

nada mejor que esta musica desde niño la escuche y la ame bien por los videos

[RUSHfann0]

Hey SLIDESLINGER, do you have any SKY IS CRYING live performances ?

[obyc200]

checknout, i'm envious.....must have been a hell of a show....i saw NRBQ open for him at yale about a million years ago....unforgettable

[checknout]

i got to see brian setzer open for george in st.louis and man what a show. the old kiel opera house held around 2500 and not one person sat down the entire show

[lufcwhites59]

Best Rock/blues entertainer around. Thorogood is a genuine entertainer.

[Xanaadu]

Listen to all of the other GT CDs/ DVDs or Videos here. Ive seen him in concert also, and NEVER EVER did his Guitar sound like this. The tone is ridiculously agressive, Loud, raw, Fuzzy ! It sounds awesomely ferocious ! NEVER did he duplicate this tone. This was a 1 nite only situation. He is using COMPLETELY different equipment with his AMPS/ PEDALS than he Normally uses..notice the difference in the guitar Tone !! its Incredibly Obvious and glaring

[duey1111]

george is a great performer and great to see live he puts on one hell of a good show seen him at the h.o.b in cleveland several times

[Quake52]

"Open up and spread 'em baby," here he comes!

[ihatemoderators]

what format is this in talk about long time to buff and no it aint my internet connection either

[potatodar]

the destroyers are the BEST

[Clever1Trevor]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT > Gives me goosebumps :)

[samuel498]

i have this on live aid dvd-both are ace

[seanray007]

george gave it justice

[dogcow666]

Originally recorded by Elmore James, a faithful cover here

[youcangofaster]

I heart Destroyers

[Xanaadu]

THIS IS INSANE ! guitar sounds like an angry chainsaw, mean and furious, POWERFUL AND INTENSE !

[redconfusion]

I love this song.

[lexmarks567]

is there a dvd of this somewhere

[HugoLeth]

What can I say - I LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!