Guthrie Govan - Waves

[evanwarsify]

modern day cliffs of dover



[TheMusicalNihilist]

I hear a lot of inspiration from Satch, Vai, and Becker. Nicely done.

[yojohnnycowpunk]

Riding the Waves!

[kustriani]

3:00 Guthrgasm

[smok3ybalboa]

OMFG!!!!!

[k9shoryukin]

bhenchod !

[thehuntz1]

This song is even better when high.

[reaperofgenocide]

@thehuntz1 word. Im mad chopped and this song is epic when high.

[oliverandm]

Thing about super guitarists today is, they all have something they can do to make them individually awesome! Guthrie though, he can do EVERYTHING!

[jevtajevtic]

Нема бољег Guthrie Govan-а, од ваљевског Guthrie Govan-а ! :)

[vitorperao]

uma das melhores musicas de guitarra =)

[DistortedV12]

The intro sounds like something so exotic, extraterrestrial even. It's so refreshing.

[MrTroym9]

listening to this track 100 times a day.addictive & it's erotic..

[LuckyBorg]

I felt erotic after that all i need is cake haha

[MichaelsPortraits]

Just when I thought I was the baddest guitar player on the planet ....this Fucker comes along and puts an end to that curious fantasy.....lmao

[trololol011]

Is this Epic groovy shred ? becase i feel it that way

[DistortedV12]

The picture at 0:51 was a tad gay, I'm ashamed to believe..

[paulcollumbine]

@DistortedV12 They say it "takes one" to know "one". Faggot

[XxXChizelXxX]

@DistortedV12 The fact that you saw something that isnt there, says more about you than him lmaoooo.

[DistortedV12]

This song helps me concentrate on my hw

[piyomer]

perfect composition.... Guthrie great guitarist!!!

[TheJimbomull1]

P.s I we are talking guitarists, my list is Jukka Tolonen,Philip Catherine, Dan Ar Braz,Richard Thompson,Brent Mason. Corrado Rustici, John Mclaughlin to name but a few

[TheJimbomull1]

My 16 Year old son just amazed me, he worked out how to play this riff in 2 weeks!!! Proud father don`t come close!

[metalrulzXXooXX]

@TheJimbomull1 REALLY? because i'm 15 and when i learned this song in 2 days my parents told me to "shut the fuck up".

[zkira67light]

@metalrulzXXooXX using tabs doesnt count ^_^

[metalrulzXXooXX]

@zkira67light awhh then i guess i suck D:

[OliverTolman]

@metalrulzXXooXX Upload it then

[eddievdg1]

can't find it on iTunes. REALLY annoying. 

[86753094672]

@eddievdg1 non of guthries erotic cakes album is on itunes except for fives

[David92age2]

The best guitar player in the world for me :")!!!!!!!

[MrP0ThEaD420]

amazing.... pure amazing

[Yazm33ni3]

*.*

[oviefofah]

This is ingenious.

[TheMarkyy]

this man has a strange resemblance to Jesus....

[IcarusCinematics]

i can see where Tosin gets his inspiration

[briangribbon]

INCREDIBLE!

[jacky4945]

Bloody Fantastic ;)



[Jesusmuzikfreeak]

the top link doesn't work. where can i get this album?!?! this is freakin' amazing stuff!!!!!!!!!

[darktrhone63]

@7ChaosBlack

try: Tony Mcalpine - "Seville" & "Empire in the Sky" or "Tears of Sahara"

Vinnie Moore - "Hero without honor" "Life Force" and the rest of his Career lol

[pinpoint45]

@darktrhone63 vinnie moore is amazing, i saw him at a clinic at a local music shop, after watching him play with carmine appice i went home and practiced for hours, hes a major influence on why i play guitar.

[darktrhone63]

@pinpoint45 VinMan is my favorite guitarist, but ive yet to see him….i really hope to. someday :)

[darktrhone63]

@7ChaosBlack Have you ever listened to Tony Mcalpine or Vinnie Moore mate?

[newfunkdrummer]

13 idiots no has ear

[olebra1393]

Step 1. Learn the intro to this song

Step 2. Play the intro to this song over and over

Step 3. When you stop playing this, refer to step 4

Step 4. Do Step number 2

[Anghorn32]

@olebra1393 this song is HARD!!! i cant learn this song yet......

[RiKoOIBG98]

Some people wish to play like Steve Vai , this is how Steve Vai wish to play .

[reaperofgenocide]

@RiKoOIBG98 best comment ever. Its true.. guthrie is at a whole level vai wishes he could be.

[kustriani]

@RiKoOIBG98 "Rating guitarists is a stupid hobby" - Frank Zappa

[hanifabidin90]

@kustriani whatever, Guthrie own Vai

[dmohr7]

i share a music class with a few fuckwits who give really stereotypical thoughts towards people who do play fast and just accept them as mindless shredders like gurthrie here , its ignorant people like that you have to feel sorry for because they really dont know the meaning of feeling and expression in no matter what speed you play- guthrie is truly an amazing guitarist

[reaperofgenocide]

This song is epic. Its a tasty jam. Guthrie is top notch.

[MajorJakobs]

Jerry Garcia, Eric Johnson, Guthrie Govan, Frank Zappa, and several others I'm too high to name atm. They're all some of the greatest guitarists that have ever lived.

[reaperofgenocide]

I just recently learned a piece of the intro. Its addicting to play.. most fun thing i know how to play on the guitar.

[UsEliteSki]

well, i just quit guitar after watching this. 

[RainWiLLIDie]

Wow, This raises the hairs on my neck and also inspires me to wanna pick up my guitar even though it's 12:24am. Guthrie, thank you for making slides cool.

[zachcd390119]

@RainWiLLIDie After midnight is the best time to play, what're you talking about?

[Laras94]

so beautiful music!!! I'm very lucky

cause i see him in greece live...

[CutoffBarrow]

I just had a masterclass with this guy today at University!! It was phenominal!! ^.^

[ticojuliani1]

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[hollyshitball]

10 people cant play this on guitar

[filipdinev1]

One fact that you should know.

There is a demo version of this song recorded back in 1993 (search ''Waves 1993'') and it took Govan more than 13 years to do a studio version of this tune. He had these ideas for songs more than 13 years and he didn't want to rush... That's called PATIENCE. Now, 18 years later, these song ideas are still IN and definitely don't sound ''cliche''... He's a genius. :)

[MrHendrixlove]

i personally like hendrix the most, but this guy still rocks

[petrucci619]

idk why but he look alot like weird al yankolvic lol

[cbappa2]

@petrucci619 it's obviously the hair

[sk1972]

GOD Dammit I love this song!!

[Shinoshindo]

If aliens wanted to learn guitar, they woul abduct guthrie!

[holzfilet94]

please help me. i want to have this album. the songs are absolutely fantastic, but i can´t find a website on which i can find "erotic cakes". the link on top doesn´t work.

[1empathy]

@holzfilet94 google "cornford records" i think you can buy it direct from them or surely they could tell you how to get it.

[holzfilet94]

@1empathy thanks a lot. i´ve written a mail to them, but at the moment it seems to be sold out. someone sells it at amazon, but for 300 pound :) i think, that´s a bit too much for me

[Rocker6458]

@3:07 I fking jizzed ma pants

[NeoGeofanatic]

absolutely magnificent....

[flipedup]

this is y guthrie is one of my fav guitarists!!!

[Weaves87]

The dick measurements between virtuoso guitarists in these comments is hilarious. Petrucci, Satch, Vai, and GG are all incredible guitarists with their own strengths.

I will say one thing though: none of those other guitarists can improvise like Guthrie can. You can give this dude any crazy chord progression and he'll turn it into a thing of beauty.

[7stringMase]

'Hey dad... you still have the receipt for my new guitar?' 'Yeah... why?' 'Gonna take it back I give up.' 'Oh but you are really quite good.' 'Listen to this guy Dad...' (5 minutes and 9 seconds later) 'Shall I get you a triangle instead?' haha.

[sipinflames]

what an inspiration! love this guy!

[TheWhocares233]

Greatest masterpiece of guitar ever written.

[erikneoland]

they say that arguing about who's better at what, will make you yourself a better guitarist!

[retro9Anime]

@erikneoland or a hater

[MrGuitarMadness95]

I think that he is a monster, but he is not the best because there is no one best. I prefer Alex (personal opinion) but he is a damn God. Malmsteen was the best at early 80´s and he is a repetitive douchebag right now. He was a God and actually he is a Gold Idol (and also fat xD). For example i think JP is so good as Guthrie or maybe better than him, he has the same technique he controls all strange time signatures and he composes marvelous progressive music and dominates the 7 strings. Two Gods

[hanifabidin90]

@MrGuitarMadness95 ONLY IDIOT GUY SAYING JP IS BETTER THAN GUTHRIE.........GUTHRIE IS 100000000000000000000000000000­0000000 TIMES BETTER THAN THAT BORING ALTERNATE PICKER JP

[MrGuitarMadness95]

@hanifabidin90 No one is better than the other one you wanker. Different styles and also different playing between them. Have you heard Lines in the sand, Lost without you or Kindred spirits? They´re all the way really soulful solos. You´re a douchebag because you don´t take care about accepting other people´s preferences so people won´t take care of you.

[pitsoftheduat]

#based



[museman91]

there are 3 types of guitar players (IMO), those who give up after these vids and never improve, those that get inspired and get damn good, and those that dont watch stuff on youtube cuz they're practicing and they become guys like this

[Tekass835]

le plus grand de tout les temps c'est tout

[NickizTa]

@ImmolateThyLord good point but it's not about comparing musicians... it's about unity of enjoying what they have created for the sake of music..

for all those haters out there, SHUT THE FUCK UP, SIT DOWN and LISTEN!!!!

if you have nothing good to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

stop being an ANAL-ist and start comments like who's the best guitarist

they are all GREAT and for hating, you sir are just one big FOOL who thinks he knows it all..

TO ALL GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS, CHEERS!!!! ^_^

[THErealAOS]

Where did he get all those notes from? That's not right, it's just embarrassing dammit! I quit-

[diannabowen]

@THErealAOS QUIT??!! this just makes me want to play even more!!

[Newzchspy]

@THErealAOS He is great isn't he?? WOW is all I can say, WOW!!!

[BuzzelNL]

i saw this guy live twice, both times wherre epic! \../

[Aymo111]

@ImmolateThyLord

There is no one more proficient than Petrucci.

[oscarsstuff]

@Aymo111 LOL!!

[Newzchspy]

@Aymo111 Why such a definitive statement. Absolutes are never absolute!! You're excluding a LOT of talent with your statement................

[StormBlitzM37AL]

@ImmolateThyLord okay, your wrong in 3 ways. those 3 ways are petrucci, vai, and satch. They are all amazing guitarists. compared to guthrie, they are all amazing in their own ways. Guthrie is like all of those 3 in a way. He combinds all of their best assets and puts it into 1 basically, but those 3 do their best assets better than guthrie. Meaning Petrucci 10pts, guthrie has 7-8 of the 10 in that category and the same for the other 2. Yngwie, shouldn't be considered a guitarist but a shredder.

[EricMantelFanPage1]

THE MESSIAH HAS COMETH!!!!

[masternewbz117]

Personally, I think though they sound similar, Yngwie, John Petrucci, Satch, and Guthrie are all like way different plays in their own respects. But that's just me. They're all amazing for different reasons.

[beautaillefer]

This guy is not a shredder, just like Charlie Parker, he can rip it up but is just a musician playing what he feels. A shredder is someone who is purposely playing fast for show. I highly doubt he thinks he's the best or fastest guitar player in the world so why claim he is or is not. He's an artist!

[OpethToolMetallica]

His rhythm stuff isn't really interesting, but I can see why people call him a great guitarist.

[schmittl1]

@OpethToolMetallica the rhythm in this may not be very interesting admittedly but check out sevens or erotic cakes or uncle snunk. those are a lot more rythmically intersting

[theguyyounevermet]

why haven't they ruined this song yet by putting it on guitar hero?

[outlaw454070907]

@theguyyounevermet Because Guitar Hero is dead. Finally.

[FakeSidewalks]

@outlaw454070907 FINALLY.

[LVN124]

He is a gifted player who knows hot to take piece of music from his head and bring it down :)

[deeand77]

Jesus playing guitar.... ;)

[Rocker6458]

at 2:00 and on i started jizzing my pants

[CEimajellyfishCE]

Guthrie is way too underated...

[milou80]

I remember Guthrie doing a masterclass at my school last year , we had an Yngwie DVD running on the lounge hall TV screen in the cafeteria....he sat and enjoyed the stuff with that childish guitar nerd dreamy look in his eyes and said like : "Guys , no matter what people say...Yngwie plays each note like it was the last note in the world, and THAT is what we shud all try to do !" ....such a huge guitarist , and such a dedicated music fan ! <3

[yankee9]

8 people gave up trying to be as passionate as Guthrie.

[357newbie]

as a player myself i find his approach very delicate like an early Satriani

[ilCalbrese]

@ImmolateThyLord I agree. He is an absolute God at guitar. Just how he composes his songs, doing the tricks he does. Every second of his playing is impossible to criticize. love it. Petrucci and Guthrie all the way.

[CHACKATTACK110]

@ilCalbrese amen bro! petrucci and guthrie are the bes!

[dorielementary]

@ImmolateThyLord He has nothing on Daniele Gottardo though.

[XAlphaZEROX]

@dorielementary No offense, but Daniele Gottardo has got nothing on Guthrie. I love listening to both, but Gottardo still has a really immature style, it has TONS of potential, but when I listen to it, I get REALLY bored at all the shredding that he does... it's almost like that's the only thing he can do.

[dorielementary]

@XAlphaZEROX Sounds like you have not heard his album. It is waaaay more mature than any of what Guthrie does. Gottardo can play jazz. Guthrie only dabbles on the fringes of jazz. Gottardo is also just far more original and has his own voice. Guthrie is great at mimicking other people's styles but really has no identifiable sound he has made his own just yet.

[1whitebuddah]

@dorielementary "has no identifiable sound he has made his own just yet." are you being serious, i have not heard any guitarist that sounds like Guthrie. He is, in my eyes the most unique and identifiable guitarist to have ever stepped on this planet

[dethmetalguitar1]

This guy is awesome!

[rotcoddam77]

As or more Petrucci? FAR BEYOND Petrucci!

[HillaryHitler]

GG is one of the most refreshing guitarist in a LONG TIME

[kirara5202]

@ImmolateThyLord - very well said

[bebobebolxc]

@ImmolateThyLord I APPLAUD THIS COMMENT!! I LOVE YOU (NO HOMOSEXUALITY INVOLVED)

[KaleTheShadow]

@ImmolateThyLord

I'm not sure about him having more "quicky tricks" than Vai, because that implies that music theory knowledge is "quicky tricks" and that Guthrie know more theory.

I love Guthrie, but more musically complex than Vai? Not quite. Also not quite as technique savvy as Petrucci, but he's still better than 99.9 percent of all guitarists ever in both those respects and I love his work immensely, but not quite ready to topple Vai and Petrucci at their claims to fame.

[Fruitcake68]

I got to see this with The Aristocrats! It was amazing!! Marco Minnemann and Bryan Beller tear this song up

[MotherLickerz]

From a guitarist point of view, Guthrie is by far one of the most talented players of all time hands down. His technique is amazing - He came to my college and played a few of his tracks before, and trust me when i say his fret board skill live would blow your mind... But from a listeners point of view - i would say that sometimes Guthrie does too much in his tracks which narrows down his target audience to musicians only, as opposed to Satch where anyone can feel the emotion of his melodies

[Beatsmith2005]

@MotherLickerz i know what you're saying man, but i don't think there are many non guitarists/musicians listening to satriani either.

[TheOldSchoolCrisis]

@MotherLickerz I think you are hearing what you want to hear and not what there is to be heard. You find Guthrie to be overly technical for the standard listener but what you aren't taking into consideration is that the average listener will still feel a complex beat, that's why it is a beat. This music can put down a very serious and simple vibe if you want it to, or it can be a complex piece of art that you have yet to find every meaning to. Regardless its still a good beat with a calm melody.

[antonio610]

@MotherLickerz Well screw everyone else, then. Guthrie can do what he wants as an artist - it doesn't diminish his music in the least that he chooses compositional complexity over mass appeal. People need to get rid of this notion that "good art is universally understood", because it isn't. Art caters to the audience it chooses to, just as it expresses what it chooses to. What qualifies it is how well it does what it's meant to do, whatever that may be.

[joja93x]

@MotherLickerz thrut :D man i listen tpo all of them and now i understand guthrie..after 2 years profesionaly playing guitar

[NeverLandQM]

@MotherLickerz While I see where you're coming from, I completely disagree. It doesn't matter how many times I listen to Erotic Cakes, I can feel the emotions coming from each and every note. I remember the shivers I had when I first listened to it... Oh, great times.

[Foodie88]

@MotherLickerz You might be right about the narrow audience, but I don't really mind or care. I think it's amazing the way it is! Everytime he pours out this enormous flow of emotion over me, it's mindblowing!

[steveauclairguitar]

@MotherLickerz I've seen him live last week... couldn't be more true! He's just Amazing with a capital "A". I've seen Satch live, and it's hard to compare both of 'em. But in my heart, Guthrie comes first =P . Erotic Cakes has a great balance between shred, musicality, feel and simplicity (harmonically talking). Satch is a freakin' great player, but I feel Guthrie's music is more "alive"

But it's just an opinion ;)

Have you heard him with "The Aristocrats"? It's... well you gotta hear it! Hah

[elcambron08]

@MotherLickerz I totally agree. there are very few people that appreciate this music simply for listening quality, most of us are amazed by the skill level. I completely love the sound, but it would be different if I didn't understand the level of professionalism. It's a weird thing how perspective changes everything, it doesn't matter what you do.

[rpgavan]

Saw Guthrie Govan last night with The Aristocrats...they played this tune...pretty amazing

[flamen89]

absoutely love the little part thing he does at 1:13 to finish the whole phrase :D

[UltimaRedFireEskimo]

read about this guy in a magazine today where Paul Gilbert and Satch raved about him...I see why. I'm a fan after hearing this.

[pockthehairy]

what does imao stand for?

[xxguitardude93xx]

@pockthehairy In my asshole opinion? lol I have no clue

[flamen89]

@xxguitardude93xx lol i assumed he meant "in my assertive opinion" but even still, no idea haha!

[HandreyAlex]

6 people won't even care about your unfunny comment, so shut up, govan's playing

[gymnosophy]

Guitar wankfest.com

[zoso0987]

these comments are idiotic. but the music is genius...

[zoso0987]

these comments are idiotic. 

[cocorikoko]

where buy this song ???

[Mrdeathmetal100]

some1 pls tell me how the fuck its possible biebers name gets brought at least 10 times on every rock/metal vid o.O

[mrbaremon]

@Mrdeathmetal100 its because people like to feed trolls.

[Mrdeathmetal100]

@mrbaremon ah. IP ban from youtube? anyone?

[mrbaremon]

@Mrdeathmetal100 maybie someday.

[delacruzneili]

yeah, 6 people are Bieber's fans..lol

[aakkijee]

this song makes me happy

[MrSoapJet]

6 People are scared of the Ocean

[shrugification]

@MrSoapJet lol 6 people drowned whilst trying to push like?

[skezness]

@MrSoapJet I am scared of the ocean and I love the song.

[happyzipi]

This sounds very good.

[SatchisthebestX7]

6 people have never heard real music

[PirateXoXGirl]

@SatchisthebestX7 6 people listen to rap

[metalmader]

@ImmolateThyLord Following on from what you've said, he pretty much has the best and most creative articulation I've ever heard from a guitarist.

[Backdrifter88]

6 people are former Yngwie Malmsteen bassists.

[floaterincloud]

@Backdrifter88 i roflmoa'ed

[seventhCrucifix]

@Backdrifter88 That's retarded.

[Backdrifter88]

@seventhCrucifix It's a joke.

[seventhCrucifix]

Don't people realize that there is no point debating guitarist's skills? These people are who they are, no one is a "god". Guthrie is amazing but he's just a guy, people.

[YellowDiDi95]

@Backdrifter88 what has yngwie's bassist gotta do with this?

[vochopower]

@ImmolateThyLord youre absolutely right

[rmsolympic1]

@ImmolateThyLord Guthrie Govan has taught you well.

[rmsolympic1]

@ImmolateThyLord Ahh, I've been waiting for you, Satriani. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master: I find your lack of faith disturbing.

[rmsolympic1]

' He's good, not as quick as Yng, not as quirky as Steve Vai, not a technical as Petrrci, and not as cool a song writer as Satch-but he's good, though he needs to focus on his own style. Ju my 2 cents:)

[XAlphaZEROX]

@rmsolympic1 Normally I don't like comparing guitarists (since I'm a huge fan of all of the names mentioned), but Guthrie Govan is so unique in the fact that he can play ALL those styles almost perfectly. There's actually a video of him copying all the greatest guitar players in one go and except for the tone, note choice and phrasing is spot on. He's our modern Shawn Lane.

[rmsolympic1]

@XAlphaZEROX You make some good points, but I still want to see him focus more on his own style. As for the vid you refered to, it's amazing, but it doesn't outdo the copied guitarists in their ability to project their unique voices. And I don't see him as a modern Shawn Lane per se, though I definitely think that he has an influence similar to Lane, though Lane's stature was - at least for now - larger than Govan's. I am not bashing him but simply offereing another perspective.

[XAlphaZEROX]

@rmsolympic1 Is it just that the album Erotic Cakes is diverse that it doesn't really suit you? I can understand that... because even though the album is labeled as a "fusion" album, it really has other influences into it unlike something like Greg Howe's Introspection which is solely Fusion Rock or Yngwie Malmsteen's Attack! which is Neo-classical. I can see how it would slightly disgruntle someone who really wants just one type of music.

[dorielementary]

@XAlphaZEROX It's a little elevator music-like in spots. Good player though.

[rmsolympic1]

@rmsolympic1 No, not disgruntled. I really like some stuff on cakes. I coulda used more tunes like waves though, which i figure is probly definitively him per se. The album seemed to me a display of what he can do stylistically, as well as a snapshot of a man obsessed with different musical styles. Still, just because he can play all those styles does not make him - for me, at least - the greatest guitarist, let alone the greatest musician, on planet earth.

[hanifabidin90]

@rmsolympic1 OH MAN, just because you doesnt like Guthrie once, when you only seen him in video when he shreds, and after you listen to his album you doesnt wanna change your argument.........I'm often meet stubborn people like you..........okay, were not saying about greatest musician on earth, we just talk about how great guthrie is as a musician............but your stubborn brain probably dont wanna admit it..........

[rmsolympic1]

@hanifabidin90 Oh, man, you doesn't have to misunderstand me once. When you read only part my statements, you will not gets my points. After you listen to my argument, which that I lie some stuff of his and some is merely okay, you will not talk noise. Oh, man, you must read all my statements