Davy Knowles: "Saving Myself"

[jenniferjuniper97]

Mercy.

[AmandaHewitt85]

Ive never heard anything this dude does thats not amazing.

[bugscorb]

Absolutely superb stuff, not really a slow song person, but this is a great melodic acoustic song. Up there with wish you were here IMHO.

[ravenmartinesquire]

3 people have no idea what the fuck music is.

[chirpybee]

His voice is great - very like Paul Weller. Not much you can fault with his guitar playing! So much talent. Nice video.

[jamo2006]

Do yourselves a favor and see this kid live.

[laumae76]

Goosebumps!



[alderboy62]

Love this performance! Gonna catch Davy in an intimate gig in London this April - an evening with Paul Reed Smith and friends.

[HiImWinthrop]

i have the same mic! so good

[CommBreakDown]

well...imma start burning my gear...maybe become a divorce laywer :p

[aboveunow]

The guys is an amazing talent! Wow, nice to discover a fresh artist like this.

[Pre1321]

What tuning is this in?

[331823]

@Pre1321

open d tuning D A D F# A D

[musikgyrl]

Absolutely love it

[Blues71]

Remember the name Davy Knowles. Then when you're old like me, you can say you followed his music when he was a young man. What a terrific talent and a great guy too!......Roy

[carneylover1]

He is so amazing acoustic! I watch his video on BETA Records Tv all the time.

[TheBeargoogoo]

I agree with you all the guitar is amazing in all of his music, it makes me feel so refreshed, and i love love how suddel his voice is. I was really surprised because i found him one day when i was searching for another song on Beta Records TV. beta records seizes to amaze me with the artists they have on there page.

[sunburnturtles1]

@TheBeargoogoo mee to! i love him! i herd him on Beta Records TV and i love the exsposure it gave him, idk about you guys buti neer herd of him befor Beta records tv fetured him!

[dd1yr]

@TheBeargoogoo LOL

how suddel his voice is?

beta records seizes to amaze me?

LOL

[looneycrewvideos]

I loooooove me some blues!

[JenBear141]

Davy Knowles is a god!! He plays the guitar so well, and the guitar he is playing is sooo awesome!! I heard Davy first at a Beta Records interview!

[I200gI]

a bit like paolo nutini

[coopercity1]

wow only 22 years old, my gf is 25, very young and sounds good to..

[fiddlinquine]

I saw him on the BBC programme as well. Couldn't remember his name for the life of me, but finally found him. So glad! He's wonderful :)

[stephenskocpol]

What kind of a guitar is that?

[voodooriders]

@stephenskocpol It's a resenator :)

[SiccButler]

@stephenskocpol Its a National Triolian wood body

[Sax0nTh3Beach]

This is phenomenal! He just keeps getting better and better. I can only look forward to the music he continues to make.

[doubleotwentyone]

Really impressed...he's right about playing acoustic and nowhere to hide...great bluesy feel on voice and guitar...yeah!

[Uberloinvongenchler]

mr beck! :) never thought of him as a mr. beck...

[AcousticMax]

Great playing and Davy came across really well on his UK TV interview. 5+ starts

[angelhair15]

ditto kev think he is amazing got to something bvy him.

[skippool]

Just seen him on brekfast Bbc tv this morning. Bloody good stuff. Can't say any more than that. Kev

[madade27]

Strikes me as a lot of Rory Gallagher in there.....Jonny Lang too...very nice take..

[DandyDubber]

wow....eric clapton better watch out...awsome !

[LuvLennonMcCartney]

nice, i like it, reminds me a bit of clapton's solo stuff

[Geotoker]

Im happy that davy knowles solo/acoustic music is on the same level as what he's done with Back Door Slam

BTW, anyone else notice the horses ass to the right of him? lol

[kopite9torres]

Davy Knowles is fucking incredible, been listening to his tunes for a while now and they just don't get old! Love it!

[Airicology]

Such a great tune...

does anyone have the lyrics?

I learned the guitar part, but it'd be nice to sing to it...

[guytsemah33353]

Same here, ive been looking for the lyrics for this song , "Coming up for air" and "Riverbed".. if someone have them, Please contact me :)

[skuttlebuttle]

Smoken deep....white boy with a black man's soul....

[Sergie56]

sounds like a story of aa sponsorship haha! badass song! by self forgetting one finds

[JohnTeeYall]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting. 5 stars

[nidumite]

Sounds like Paul Rogers free :-)

[fearnpol]

Good god no he does not.

[nidumite]

everyone has their own opinion, thanks for reading mine peace person :-)

[keefek]

Hey, Davy plays a variety of guitars and styles, like -- dare I say it? -- Rory Gallagher.

Davy has always cited Rory as one of his primary influences.

[mutchka1]

What a phenomenal talent!!!

[DRSTRIDER13]

I would say the scarf is more of a nod to greats like Peter Green, Brian Jones and early Clapton not so much emo at all.

Carnaby Street sold a ton in the late 60's.

Chelsea boots are still the epitome of cool rocker foot gear...besides when you are as good as Davey you can wear a beanie hat with a propeller and shorts with suspenders.

[pplbfrprft]

Hendrix wore scarves too, more flamboyant though. When I first saw this I thought Hendrix, not emo.

[fearnpol]

Yeh, but he couldn't play in tune.

I saw another guitarist the other day and he was wearing trousers and I thought hell Hendrix did that..do something original.

[ironyisakiller]

i just saw him on live tv, played perfectly in tune. And whats this about trousers? Thats stupid dude.

[tinabiblio]

yeah so did i ...i thought he was brill!

[TheBrowndawg]

perhaps his neck was a little chilly

[CleverNamesSuck1]

He is such a rare talent. But who the hell is dressing him like an emo kid?

[tomkneale1243]

He looks nothing like an emo kid. :S

[kluyk14]

this is horrible ...my ears almost started bleeding listening to this

[GuitarAddict420]

i've never seen upstrokes liek that before.. nutz, i love this song i sing it everyday! this guy is gonna be huge!!!!!

[bluesplayer01]

Anybody know why backdoor slam broke up?

[gragor11a]

what do you think? Savant guitar player and singer and a bunch of local highschool friends trying to keep up to the likes of Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck...

I wonder what happened.

I wonder what happend to the rest of Back Door Slam.

[Gretschman44]

Actually he's in open D chord tuning (D A D F# A D). And, does anyone have the lyrics for this song?

[acarls20]

do you have a link for the tabs?

[Gretschman44]

There are no tabs for it, so I learned it by ear.

[JPizzle1490]

What tuning is this in? And in response to the last post, it's youtube. the vocals are much more prevalent on the album.

[ynkysrbest]

He is in D standerd.

[JailbreakFilms]

open D actually

[ynkysrbest]

wouldnt the be the same or do u mean drop d?

[JailbreakFilms]

D standard would be every string in standard down a note. D open is DADF#AD. Drop D is just standard with the first string tuned down to D.

[alyssamwbc]

The intro isn't abrasive, just probably different than what you're familiar with. It's a throwback to old blues guitar like Robert Johnson. That kind of intro was very common, and is still used a lot today by artists who have been influenced by the blues artists of the 20's and 30's. Clapton does similar intros, as does Keb' Mo' and many others.

[drvrdug]

Thx, but the Song is Wonderful, the volume is back to normal now, so I can turn it way up again. Was it a glitch, or site maint? The abrasive part is the first 8 seconds of the video, not the song. That screeching organ curbs my enthusiasm. I heard it about 7-8 times one day, and I think it bruised my soul! Keb'Mo is in my Fav's as well as this song.

[theRacont3urs]

great

[mC4wO]

he puts so much soul in his songs

[Blues71]

Davy's writing ability matches his wonderful playing perfectly. And a nicer person you could not meet. I think that comes out in this short clip.

Roy

[xavier1372]

I'll be getting this album!