I knew Michael when I was in college. He was studying at the Peabody and he used to come and play at our 'coffee houses' all the time. This was before he became known. I loved talking with him about music. So sad he was a shooting star.
I was lucky enough to see him live in Munich in 87 as I was just starting the guitar. MH blew me away and gave me the will and desire to play professionally... 24 years down the road, playing music, thanks to the magic an humble genius of this man. peace MH - this song still makes me shiver and brings tears to my eyes.
I heard this song on the radio today while driving home. When the host said "Michael Hedges", I repeated the name to myself over and over again in order to search in when I got home. A song this good, I had to find right away and listen to again. Goddamn this is a good song.
It is sooo tempting to want to discuss Michael's guitar technique as it was revolutionary. As an accomplished acoustic guitarist who is undoubtedly influenced by Hedges, I must say that he is one whose playing I have avoided dissecting because the depth of his art and human expressiveness is such that I must stand back and just pay tribute with my awe. Hedges transcends the boundaries, including those aerial. I miss you Michael.
this is like a road map inside michael hedges brain to me. its amazing how he was able to express himself with his guitar. he was at a true level of mastery, he is free to do what he wanted with his guitar. the creativity is incredible. only the good die young, even though hes gone hes not forgotten.
@floydguitardude3000 I get your sentiment. But Andy Mckee is a friend of mine, and will say without hesitation that Michael is the man. But it's unfair in your comment to make the implication that Andy has claimed to be some kind of inventor independent of Michael Hedges. He LOVES Michael.
A true innovator and master of the guitar, and a great human being. And to those people dogging him for talking so much during the show, this isn't Slayer - the folk tradition is to let people get to know you, the "an evening of good conversation and good music a la x" thing.
I rarely leave comments on youtube but this time I have to say thank you for posting this. I haven't been a religious follower of M.H. but I am a guitar player who has been heavily influenced by him; when I happened across this video it brought back great memories of this music that influenced me a lifetime ago and reminded me why I've been palying music all these years. Thanks again for posting this; it's nice to read positive comments from groovy people who appreciated him for what he was.
Inna Gadda da Vidda !!! In the middle of the song out of nowhere! & looks at his hand like it played it without his consent ! F'in hillarious! Miss ya Michael!
I'm from Enid, Oklahoma and Michael Hedges has influenced me so much, enough for me to say forget the glitz and glamour of rock 'n' roll feedback on a power chord driven electric and have focused all of my time, practice, and efforts towards fingerpicking and classical steel string acoustic guitar. I love and own many types of guitars and play electrics, but nothing can compare to the melodic and harmonial prowess of a properly tuned and properly picked acoustic!
For not being known by the mainstream this guy is highly respected from guys that are equally as shredding in music to that of a martial artist of highest ranking when it comes to guitar playing
Michael was amazing. How is it possible that I just learned of his existence today? This is going up on my Facebook page so others can find him, too.
How can one man alone make a single instrument sound like this? It sounds like many fingers and more than one guitar. There must be an angel playing alongside him : )
He's a very talented guy and he spent years studying classical music along with experimenting on tunings that enbled him to stretch the boundaries of traditional guitar... and yes, he became an angel when he picked up the guitar that's for sure.
You should check out the "New Varsity" palo alto recordings... he was a pure spirit for sure.
I know nothing 'bout guitars but first time I heard this it baffled me how a guitar can be played this way. It sounded like pure breeze. Like the notes are floating in the air.
@D3m0nhunter719 It's called scientific pitch notation. It tells you at what frequency each note (CCDGAD) occurs. So C2 is a whole octave below C3, D3 is two half-notes from C3, etc. You can google it for more in depth info.
I've watched this and heard it a million times and it still sends shivers down my spine. This calibre of artist occurs once every hundred years. I've was lucky to see him in concert and have also watched Andy Mckee, Tommy Emmanuel, Pepino D'Agostino, Doyle Dykes and others play live. All are brilliant, but this guy was so much more. I read that he thought of himself as a composer not as a guitarist.
@masterlucas7599 This man is dead. He is an influence to andy mckee. Don't advert the spotlight from Hedges, the master, as your master mckee wouldnt want that either.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS, it looks like the same era that I saw him perform in Madison and Milwaukee WI and he was breathtaking, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and you could cut a knife through the collective awe in the audience.... I'd give both my legs to have that Martin...
guitar god. i agree with the post bout lady gaga, that is talent??? maybe in its own way i guess she is an artist, but....in my opinion, this is an artist, this is just mind blowing. lady gaga doesnt have that effect on me.
Wow this is it! my first encounter with Micheal Hedges,oh I feel like it was yesterday. He is amazing and music is amazing. Thank you Krishna for giving us Micheal Hedges and for giving us music! I love this song
Its amazing how individuals come on to history's stage and turn science, guitar playing, whatever...into something that seemed inconceivable until their arrival. For all the (justified) complaints of what has become of this jaded culture, it could equally be said that the best is yet to come.
God I loved this dude. I got to see him five times. He changed my life. His death felt like some of the light in the world disappeared. I still feel it. I hope his children know he was humble giant among men. I saw him once at the Mondavi Winery at dusk with Michael Manring. It was his son's third birthday and he brought him out on stage on his shoulders. It was touching. I've been to hundreds and hundreds of shows in my life...his will always be special.
I saw him for the first time today - I didn't know anything about him but from the moment I heard him for the first time 20 minutes ago I was enchanted. I am very sad that knowing that this young inspiring genius has met a similar end as those many other gifted talents who seem to leave us too soon. What a gift and a loss for humanity. I believe that after 55 years as a musician, I will see music in a different way now. Hello rackeffect and thank you.
@abbydnospam You must´ve been the only person who checked ¨DISLIKE¨ for one of his tunes. This is the first negative comment I´ve read about Michael Hedges. He is paying a great complement to his crew which every musician should always do. He´s also a great story-teller, whether doing it with his guitar or his voice.....stop criticizing and listen sometime.
i saw Michael at his very last show, in Pittsburgh, he died driving home to Mendocino after flying to west coast after the gig. I was devastated, it seemed the air was sucked out of most of my acoustic playing friends. So Sad...still miss ya mike...
It's because the neuronal wiring for the face is so large in the brain, There is a lot of "cross-talk" between the face and the hands. Like poorly insulated telephone lines. Watch a guy like Glenn Gould play Bach. 'course, he had other problems.....
If you watch a video Vladimir Horowitz, you will notice that he evinces only deep concentration. The same with Janos Starker, Jascha Heifetz....the list perpetuates. And please, do not compare the human face to large, static, advertising devices.
I'm sorry it bothers you. It's simply an analogy to make a point, and I think that point is valid. Feel free to disagree, but numerous studies support this view concerning the human face, particularly the eyes. And I've seen Vladimir Horowitz and others display plenty of emotion while playing, so my reading of their face, head, and body movements is anything but "only deep concentration." And the music they play is saturated with emotion, so it is not surprising to me.
@type3secretion when playing an instrument you're body and mind is focused strily on playing everything else including face expressions let them selfs go, what ever you see in their face is your own subjective point of view..and horowitz is not a big expressionist hes just a strange pianist (cause of hes strange none classical technique approach)
@type3secretion I agree with you. If you are the composer you will always feel diferently than the musician that is trying to emulate the composer. When you write and play a piece of music one lives and breaths every note including all the emotions. When one emulates the composer one tends to concentrate more on making sure all the notes are played right. There will be emotions involved but it wont be the same. Apples and oranges to me.
Dunno if it's appropriate to turn this thread into a guitar seminar, but you sure can tune the whole guitar down a step without the tension being too low. Just use heavier strings. Mediums instead of lights. I've adapted "Because It's There" to six-string, using hammer-ons for the bass part. Alright, it sounds just okay but I saw him on PBS and had to learn it. I've got a Takamine Specialty series EF508C with a cedar top that reproduces detuned bass notes very clearly. Works great.
There will never be another MH, just like there will never be another Mozart or Zappa. But there will one day be players who take what he did to places none of us can yet fathom.
In the book 'Rhythm, Sonority and Silence', all the fingerings and techniques are detailed on this and a bunch of other pieces, but as MH aptly states in that book, by studying the tabs and techniques you'll simply learn his musculature. MH was a composer and music flowed from his heart. He encouraged that for all
it really is a shame that artists like this go unnoticed or even unrecognized by so many people. just look at pop culture in america, or at least pop music. lady gaga is the standard that the bulk of society sets for being a good artist? anyway, im through ranting. and michael hedges music is a good way to escape all that anyway.
he may be unnoticed from the mainstream, but hey many musicians are. However he has a lot of praise from the music world, especially other guitar virtuosos
@tamarockstar01 While I agree wholeheartedly about the Gaga thing, I like to keep artists like this to myself. I'm a huge Jeff Buckley fan, but I rarely go around telling others about him. I sometimes feel like the less people listen to an amazing artist, the more connected you feel with that said artist. But still, there is still due recognition in the case of Michael. I'm glad we're both fans!
@tamarockstar01 Yea right. I think that says a lot about the susceptibility of consensus mentality. The mediocre thrive and flourish and the great and godlike disappear into the fog. If the meteor hits one day, I wont be crying about the society we live in, that's for sure, and tbh it aint that much of a loss. If you know what I mean.
@tamarockstar01 i'd usually agree that most pop artists aren't nearly the same caliber musically as many other truly gifted artists. I am a musician that appreciates myriad of music and I can say i have respect for GAGA. She is an artist in the sense that aesthetics and culture influence her music in ways that some other genres can't envelope. She is also classically trained and can play the shit out of the piano and can sing pretty damn well. With that said, pop music these days makes me sad
thanks for all your advices and suggestions. i apreciate. Now I realise that I was confused by the figures. I will try to learn it, and I hope in this way to post my first guitar lesson video. regarding the tunning, ofcourse you can't just drop all the strings at once because the tension will be different and it will go very fast out of tune. bless u all
oops. boy do I feel dumb. type3 secretion has it right. do NOT tune the guitar down a whole step first. i was experimenting with the tuning and i couldn't make it work at first without tuning a string down. however, that aside, my instructions are otherwise correct.
Oh btw. mariusguitar10. First, tune the whole guitar down a whole step. type3secretion didn't account for that. Easy mistake. Follow these directions as if your guitar is tuned normally. Tune your low E down to C and your A string UP to C (8ves), Leave your D and G strings alone. Then, tune your B string down to A and your high E down to D. Voila. Tip: Michael compensates for the way he hammers on certain strings by tuning them a hair low. This also contributes to his rich, organic sound,
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Man cuz they either overwork the shit out of themselves, or get WAY too strung out on drugs. If everyone in the world did as much cocaine and heroine as these guys, there would be Michael hedges everywhere...
You are saying that everyone can make excellent pieces of music like this guy if they just did a lot of cocaine and heroine? Get the fuck out of here...
@tacosamurai1 We get it. You're a troll. People often ridicule things because they know it's way over their heads and that makes them feel stupid. But why drive the point home by being a braying jackass? You're evidently incapable of recognizing a unique talent but if you believe what you say, I'll tell you what. Why don't *you* do a load of coke and smack and see what you come up with. Better still, drink a large quantity of alcohol along with it. We eagerly await your results.
Wow, you all apparently have fucking sand in your vaginas. Chill out, I never said that he sucked. Tuber asked why do all these people who make good music died so early? Lets look at his list:Hendrix=overdose, Mozart=sleep deprivation/fatigue, Joplin=overdose, Morrison=Overdose. The other two died of freak accidents. So, you know you guys are right. I am a troll, and I am a retarded douche. I also happen to be right. So you can all just fuck right off. B4 you flame me understand my statement :)
Awesome, I felt spelled by this song. I intend to learn it, but I have a single perplexity. I have knowledge about alternate tunings but I don't understand the way the tunes his guitar (c2c3d3g3a3d4). Can somebody simpy tell me from low E-1 to hi E-6 how exactly should i tune it? Many thanks, i will apreciate it.
I will give you a quote from the great film "Blade Runner" that cosmically describes the life span of the gifted..............."The Star that burns twice as Bright.............Lasts Half as Long" I think that sums it up
Damn that ending part starting at 5.52 is simply beautiful, i love the whole piece but that part really connects with my soul. Michael was in the spiritual calling.
Dead or alive people just need appreciate good music and good artist when it comes across their ears .. Because the music world is flooded with shit now.. Yeah there are talented musicians still alive but not many people know who they are because they are content with that shit they hear on the radio... And when the great talent hits the radio they are usually dead by then...
@tuber23504 People like Michael stay only a brief time to give us just a glimpse of what's possible. Not just for musicians but for everyone. Such music awakens in us emotions we didn't know we had. Had Michael, Jimi and Wolfgang stuck around for years and years, they would have faded. Now, they remain vivid in our memories forever.
(part 3) The next day, I flew and they drove to Salt Lake City, where we played, and the next day I flew and they drove to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Yesterday, we woke up in Jackson Hole, where they drove to no they drove to Denver and then flew here, to Oklahoma City, and then drove here. And I slept till noon and they came up and loaded while I slept. So dont you think we should give them a hand? Thats Wolf back there and thats Rob back there working the sound
(part 2) I know what youre saying playing bluegrass? Nothing similar, but its something else where I was lucky enough to tell Peter Yarrow that I listened to his song Puff the Magic Dragon when I learned to play the guitar. Then we my crew drove back to Salt Lake City, and then took a plane the next day to Denver where I met them after flying from Telluride and we did a radio show back in Boulder.
(part 1) Well, we started out about ten days ago, we flew to Boulder, no, we flew to Denver, picked up the van, loaded up all the stuff and drove it to Boulder. Played there, went up to Fort Collins played up there near right outside of... alongside a river. Big Thompson? Mishawaka. Then we took a day off to drive over to Telluride, where I played at the Bluegrass festival there
@craposo It is his compositions that made him one of the greatest of all time. Even his harmonic stacking was composed. He expressed a disdain for mere virtuosity without soul. BTW ask Tuck about Michael and he'll gush. Tuck was on the label Michael co-founded for goodness sake.
We have been blessed with extraordinary guitar talents in the last forty years - Hendrix, Beck, Page, many others - but nobody as extraordinarily gifted as this man
'Well we started out about ten days ago, we flew to Boulder, uh, we flew to Denver to pick up the van and loaded up all the stuff, drove to Boulder, played there... uh... Fort Collins, played up there, right up alongside the river. Then we took a day off to drive over to Telurai to play at the Bluegrass festival. I know what you're saying... 'Bluegrass?'. I was lucky enough to tell Peter that I listened to his song Puff the Magic Dragon"...Okay I'm going to stop here, it's not very interesting.
I love the slides he incorporates into this version.
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I thought music like this could only be made with computers. It's amazing.
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BlackRoof 2 weeks ago
... hypnotic.
icecreamforcrowhurst 3 weeks ago
I knew Michael when I was in college. He was studying at the Peabody and he used to come and play at our 'coffee houses' all the time. This was before he became known. I loved talking with him about music. So sad he was a shooting star.
hoppinjohnvolunteers 1 month ago
In the lights of Michael Hedges eyes, there was only one way of seeing substance, and this would be sound, pure beauty of the sonic sense.
istetchthesun 1 month ago
I was lucky enough to see him live in Munich in 87 as I was just starting the guitar. MH blew me away and gave me the will and desire to play professionally... 24 years down the road, playing music, thanks to the magic an humble genius of this man. peace MH - this song still makes me shiver and brings tears to my eyes.
lawrencecollins 1 month ago in playlist Michael Hedges
Am I the only one that thinks he sounds and looks like Les Stroud?
OldMusicftw 2 months ago
This is musical purity! What an amazing blessing!
Truth0420 2 months ago
One word : Amazing!
HiddenFinderMetal 3 months ago
I heard this song on the radio today while driving home. When the host said "Michael Hedges", I repeated the name to myself over and over again in order to search in when I got home. A song this good, I had to find right away and listen to again. Goddamn this is a good song.
PumpkinRain 3 months ago
hurry up kid and play :))
daveyharsh 4 months ago in playlist Liked
Just beautiful. Thank you Michael. May your spirit fly free.
paulomellettski 4 months ago
These slides from 6:25 are pure awesome!!!
DiegoFox23 4 months ago 5
Music starts at 2:55.
216trixie 4 months ago
I hv to say omg omg rip Michael hedges you were a true innovator
lexusmaxus 5 months ago
typical - another one taken from us tooo soooon!
nessfill 6 months ago
one of the most complex, intricate, musical genius. as human he's articulate...just listen on how he talks. wish i have this kind of talent.
TheInfraZone 6 months ago 3
It is sooo tempting to want to discuss Michael's guitar technique as it was revolutionary. As an accomplished acoustic guitarist who is undoubtedly influenced by Hedges, I must say that he is one whose playing I have avoided dissecting because the depth of his art and human expressiveness is such that I must stand back and just pay tribute with my awe. Hedges transcends the boundaries, including those aerial. I miss you Michael.
whalerchuck 6 months ago 5
He was the best...Totally original and fresh.Brought finger style out of the doldrums and made it into an event..The best.
johnnyd63 7 months ago 4
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Just play the song and fuck the road crew ... YNWA
daveyharsh 7 months ago
Aerial Boundaries is one of the best album i've ever heard in my entire life. A true spiritual ispiration, not just musical.
RickInRock84 7 months ago 7
@RickInRock84 Agreed!
MrFaulconbridge 7 months ago
guitar genius
sheltech12 8 months ago
he talks almost as much as Gaga
bagoona 8 months ago
@bagoona And?
MrFaulconbridge 8 months ago
what is the first guitar tuning PLEASE?
beletton 9 months ago
@beletton read the description.
genshikashmir 8 months ago
@beletton CCDGAD
The first C is lowered, the second C is raised.
Cavin8r 8 months ago
this is like a road map inside michael hedges brain to me. its amazing how he was able to express himself with his guitar. he was at a true level of mastery, he is free to do what he wanted with his guitar. the creativity is incredible. only the good die young, even though hes gone hes not forgotten.
hypekillacsplaya 9 months ago 2
Is he sitting on an excersize ball?
ISCHNIK 9 months ago
I think its all about what you grew up with. I know everyone wants to say he's the best but i still think tommy emmanuel takes the cake.
tenacious645 9 months ago
7:21他舉起手看了看，觀眾笑 <--這一段是什麼意思？看不懂
SyuAsyou 9 months ago
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@SyuAsyou 之前那几个音弹得和原版不一样 之后举起手盯着看应该在想怎么手怎么不听使唤了 他是故意的吧 观众笑也是因为知道他是故意的 Michael 本来就是喜欢搞笑又有点冷的人＝。＝
MoHoneytotoro 8 months ago
Dude that hippie's awesome
pimpunclemo 10 months ago 2
Hey Andy Mckee.. Eat your heart out.
DeathMetalMikey 10 months ago
@DeathMetalMikey You know he's one of Andy's inspirations. Don't be a douche.
huskycubindy 9 months ago
This dude blows my mind...if i could be anything on the guitar it'd be the sound of this dude's playing coming outta my own hands !!!!!
Thanks for uploading
JeSuisMonAmiPourTu 10 months ago
@satanaonline He died in a car accident in 97.
Blitzcrieg11 10 months ago
You do not know great music until you appreciate this guy.
msbrittyy 10 months ago
God! The power in this man's fingers is absolutely stunning!
americangum 10 months ago
Fuck Andy Mckee, this is the real deal.
floydguitardude3000 11 months ago 2
@floydguitardude3000 I get your sentiment. But Andy Mckee is a friend of mine, and will say without hesitation that Michael is the man. But it's unfair in your comment to make the implication that Andy has claimed to be some kind of inventor independent of Michael Hedges. He LOVES Michael.
jazzpsalti 11 months ago 2
@jazzpsalti yeah man, throughout his gig in Ireland he talked about Michael, he really loves him, passion in his speech's about him...AWESOME
Twizzlethis 10 months ago
Oh WoW
smartti1970 11 months ago
A true innovator and master of the guitar, and a great human being. And to those people dogging him for talking so much during the show, this isn't Slayer - the folk tradition is to let people get to know you, the "an evening of good conversation and good music a la x" thing.
zzmook 11 months ago
it's his concert... he can do whatever he wants on the stage.
photoxloan 1 year ago
I rarely leave comments on youtube but this time I have to say thank you for posting this. I haven't been a religious follower of M.H. but I am a guitar player who has been heavily influenced by him; when I happened across this video it brought back great memories of this music that influenced me a lifetime ago and reminded me why I've been palying music all these years. Thanks again for posting this; it's nice to read positive comments from groovy people who appreciated him for what he was.
cousinjudas 1 year ago 33
@cousinjudas guitar tuning is godmode.
hypekillacsplaya 8 months ago 2
AMAZING!!!!!!!!
stratatack60 1 year ago
Inna Gadda da Vidda !!! In the middle of the song out of nowhere! & looks at his hand like it played it without his consent ! F'in hillarious! Miss ya Michael!
dpmistabones 1 year ago
Saw him at Belmont College in Nashville Tenn back in the late 80's. Truly a musical inspiration.
GGBundy 1 year ago
I'm from Enid, Oklahoma and Michael Hedges has influenced me so much, enough for me to say forget the glitz and glamour of rock 'n' roll feedback on a power chord driven electric and have focused all of my time, practice, and efforts towards fingerpicking and classical steel string acoustic guitar. I love and own many types of guitars and play electrics, but nothing can compare to the melodic and harmonial prowess of a properly tuned and properly picked acoustic!
RedlandsmaN87 1 year ago
RIP Michael Wish I had seen you earlier!!! Thanks!
skroper 1 year ago
A very good man.... Giving praise to his hard workers in form of an ovation. Classy,talented human. Michael is the archetype I strive to personalize.
epiphysis 1 year ago
How stoned is he?
johnstangg 1 year ago
I'm half-expecting for the guitar to speak, and it would sound like his voice lol. Mesmerizing.
Charteuse8 1 year ago
For not being known by the mainstream this guy is highly respected from guys that are equally as shredding in music to that of a martial artist of highest ranking when it comes to guitar playing
dannyhood66 1 year ago
man, thats irony right there, he should have taken a plane....
RIP Michael, youre one of a kind
CyberDarkX 1 year ago
I love it when he starts playing "In Da Gadda Da Vida" and then looks at his right hand like, "what the heck?" What an entertainer.
iowaozone 1 year ago
to bad he is not with us anymore , but his beautiful music lives on everyday!!
goldenchub 1 year ago
Michael was amazing. How is it possible that I just learned of his existence today? This is going up on my Facebook page so others can find him, too.
maiasaura08 1 year ago
How can one man alone make a single instrument sound like this? It sounds like many fingers and more than one guitar. There must be an angel playing alongside him : )
Charteuse8 1 year ago
@Charteuse8
He's a very talented guy and he spent years studying classical music along with experimenting on tunings that enbled him to stretch the boundaries of traditional guitar... and yes, he became an angel when he picked up the guitar that's for sure.
You should check out the "New Varsity" palo alto recordings... he was a pure spirit for sure.
iowaozone 1 year ago
I know nothing 'bout guitars but first time I heard this it baffled me how a guitar can be played this way. It sounded like pure breeze. Like the notes are floating in the air.
Charteuse8 1 year ago
R.I.P.
bcharville 1 year ago
Good god, I dont think I can listen to "normal" tunings and music after hearing this....
LoiteringWithIntent 1 year ago
He takes you away to a different place. lol When he played "In a Gadda Da Vitta", it brought me back to reality.
GuitarHeroPhenomSux 1 year ago
7:12 He's making funny playing "In a Godda Da Vita" bass line. He's comfortable, and funny. He does not take himself too seriously. I miss him.
mchar69 1 year ago 16
His music lives on... in our hearts and minds.....and cd players. Rest in peace Michael your weary soul.
nonameinfl 1 year ago
that dudes been in my hometown.he just told us.
jontronhaha 1 year ago
Wow....... what can one say but amazing
marcusdolby1 1 year ago
Can someone tell me whats with the numbers next to the tuning?
D3m0nhunter719 1 year ago
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CovertJazz 1 year ago
@D3m0nhunter719 It's called scientific pitch notation. It tells you at what frequency each note (CCDGAD) occurs. So C2 is a whole octave below C3, D3 is two half-notes from C3, etc. You can google it for more in depth info.
CovertJazz 1 year ago
I've watched this and heard it a million times and it still sends shivers down my spine. This calibre of artist occurs once every hundred years. I've was lucky to see him in concert and have also watched Andy Mckee, Tommy Emmanuel, Pepino D'Agostino, Doyle Dykes and others play live. All are brilliant, but this guy was so much more. I read that he thought of himself as a composer not as a guitarist.
ecojot 1 year ago
wonderful...just that to say.
x2xxzy 1 year ago
Andy mckee
masterlucas7599 1 year ago
@masterlucas7599 This man is dead. He is an influence to andy mckee. Don't advert the spotlight from Hedges, the master, as your master mckee wouldnt want that either.
epiphysis 1 year ago
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
The5iveTibetans 1 year ago
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS, it looks like the same era that I saw him perform in Madison and Milwaukee WI and he was breathtaking, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and you could cut a knife through the collective awe in the audience.... I'd give both my legs to have that Martin...
savagemyth 1 year ago
AMAZING GUITARIST!
HeyyyItsAngel 1 year ago
so many have followed in his footsteps. Many have the talent, but none have the soul.
dave1012967 1 year ago
One of the best guitarist and composer of the last century
A true genius
when i hear for the first time Aerial Boundaries (1990) the original record is dated1984!
i don't believe to my hear
A true genius
loyeti71 1 year ago
menaige a trois was always my fav Hedges tune!
harveydents 1 year ago
was his hand possessed by Iron Butterfly....? lol
pele6922 1 year ago
@pele6922 LOL In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida at 7:08
jcolecrowe 1 year ago
The precursor of John Butler, Don Ross, Andy McKee... etc. Exceptionnal !
Marseille5 1 year ago
What a superb and interesting person. His albums are so enjoyable and soothing. It make me want to play my guitar, right now.
aerycksmusic 1 year ago
what's the guitar tuning?
JimBozeman1956 1 year ago
guitar god. i agree with the post bout lady gaga, that is talent??? maybe in its own way i guess she is an artist, but....in my opinion, this is an artist, this is just mind blowing. lady gaga doesnt have that effect on me.
hypekillacsplaya 1 year ago
I wish I could wear a pink shirt like that.
adamatova 1 year ago
I hope he's playing in my heaven
Freeborndigitalmedia 1 year ago
b e a u t i f u l
tiemposacidos 1 year ago
Wow this is it! my first encounter with Micheal Hedges,oh I feel like it was yesterday. He is amazing and music is amazing. Thank you Krishna for giving us Micheal Hedges and for giving us music! I love this song
newbiharvandhamkijai 1 year ago
two reactions:
wow.
and: hahahaha
so glad this guy has a sense of humour
mark1800 1 year ago
Its amazing how individuals come on to history's stage and turn science, guitar playing, whatever...into something that seemed inconceivable until their arrival. For all the (justified) complaints of what has become of this jaded culture, it could equally be said that the best is yet to come.
Chiangmai007 1 year ago
The token witty anecdote stops, and the music starts at 3:00
DeafFret 1 year ago
This, my secret. Before, my yet-to-be-known (yet'bbnoan).
invertedchords 1 year ago
omg, the part from 6:00....wow
Flensiner 1 year ago
One word... amazing.
seantomkins 1 year ago
My dad went to his performance in SLC. I wish I had had a chance to see him live. Best guitar player that there ever was...
Sweaver4ever 1 year ago
@Sweaver4ever Your dad is a lucky man
kmantis17 1 year ago
If christ was? he was seen in this image of grace, gentleness, strength, man and woman, wit, intelligence, and a gift to those who dream.
oldpython 1 year ago
God I loved this dude. I got to see him five times. He changed my life. His death felt like some of the light in the world disappeared. I still feel it. I hope his children know he was humble giant among men. I saw him once at the Mondavi Winery at dusk with Michael Manring. It was his son's third birthday and he brought him out on stage on his shoulders. It was touching. I've been to hundreds and hundreds of shows in my life...his will always be special.
rackeffect 1 year ago
I saw him for the first time today - I didn't know anything about him but from the moment I heard him for the first time 20 minutes ago I was enchanted. I am very sad that knowing that this young inspiring genius has met a similar end as those many other gifted talents who seem to leave us too soon. What a gift and a loss for humanity. I believe that after 55 years as a musician, I will see music in a different way now. Hello rackeffect and thank you.
oldpython 1 year ago
184 thousand extremely well-deserved views
montybobguy 1 year ago
awesome it is the correct way to perform and catch the people on a scenarion great encore!!!
osantoocavernario 1 year ago
He always blows my mind away when I hear his music. I wish he was still here...
Kalyvakos 1 year ago 27
@Kalyvakos where did he go?
satanaonline 10 months ago
Now that's what you call some serious left hand strength. What an incredible guitarist.
vaulterman24 1 year ago 11
He's left handed, from what I can tell (wrote lefty in his guitar seminar videos, for example).
type3secretion 1 year ago 2
Hmm I didn't know that. That's still gotta be pretty tough to do though considering he's playing an old Martin guitar.
vaulterman24 1 year ago
@type3secretion im left handed too! and yea, it really helps.
RaptorJMR 1 year ago
@type3secretion he is/was left handed.
johnay3ch 1 year ago
@type3secretion Left power!! lolz
TheMorbiousStone 11 months ago
I agree. I hate to say this, but "STFU and play"! I think he was a bit high when he decided to tell that long-winded story...
abbydnospam 1 year ago
@abbydnospam You must´ve been the only person who checked ¨DISLIKE¨ for one of his tunes. This is the first negative comment I´ve read about Michael Hedges. He is paying a great complement to his crew which every musician should always do. He´s also a great story-teller, whether doing it with his guitar or his voice.....stop criticizing and listen sometime.
TheChaNar 11 months ago
@vaulterman24 it's all technique eh, style and rhythm.
weybamac 11 months ago
i love the part from 7:10- 7:27 ;-)
guitarplayerw 1 year ago
frap and hammer, awesome. great guy and it is a shame he's gone, but certainly not forgotten.
lrambach 1 year ago
Lord I wish Michael Hedges was here to have coffee with...or something.
jeffersonmfox 2 years ago 4
i saw Michael at his very last show, in Pittsburgh, he died driving home to Mendocino after flying to west coast after the gig. I was devastated, it seemed the air was sucked out of most of my acoustic playing friends. So Sad...still miss ya mike...
tobyman7 2 years ago
Just so sad he passed... such a talent and a gift to us...
scottylarue 2 years ago 2
Genius!!
robangelico 2 years ago 3
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doubleprimality 2 years ago
anyone else notice that pretty much every guitarist that is insanely talented always look like their having a seizure or something on stage?
shadow16616 2 years ago 2
It's because the neuronal wiring for the face is so large in the brain, There is a lot of "cross-talk" between the face and the hands. Like poorly insulated telephone lines. Watch a guy like Glenn Gould play Bach. 'course, he had other problems.....
dingeraye 1 year ago
I think it's much more than that. The face in humans is the emotional billboard. When musicians feel the music, their faces express it.
type3secretion 1 year ago
If you watch a video Vladimir Horowitz, you will notice that he evinces only deep concentration. The same with Janos Starker, Jascha Heifetz....the list perpetuates. And please, do not compare the human face to large, static, advertising devices.
doublealufwaffe 1 year ago
I'm sorry it bothers you. It's simply an analogy to make a point, and I think that point is valid. Feel free to disagree, but numerous studies support this view concerning the human face, particularly the eyes. And I've seen Vladimir Horowitz and others display plenty of emotion while playing, so my reading of their face, head, and body movements is anything but "only deep concentration." And the music they play is saturated with emotion, so it is not surprising to me.
type3secretion 1 year ago
@type3secretion when playing an instrument you're body and mind is focused strily on playing everything else including face expressions let them selfs go, what ever you see in their face is your own subjective point of view..and horowitz is not a big expressionist hes just a strange pianist (cause of hes strange none classical technique approach)
surrealillness 1 year ago
@type3secretion I agree with you. If you are the composer you will always feel diferently than the musician that is trying to emulate the composer. When you write and play a piece of music one lives and breaths every note including all the emotions. When one emulates the composer one tends to concentrate more on making sure all the notes are played right. There will be emotions involved but it wont be the same. Apples and oranges to me.
n36wt 1 year ago
Dunno if it's appropriate to turn this thread into a guitar seminar, but you sure can tune the whole guitar down a step without the tension being too low. Just use heavier strings. Mediums instead of lights. I've adapted "Because It's There" to six-string, using hammer-ons for the bass part. Alright, it sounds just okay but I saw him on PBS and had to learn it. I've got a Takamine Specialty series EF508C with a cedar top that reproduces detuned bass notes very clearly. Works great.
K9Thundr1 2 years ago
There will never be another MH, just like there will never be another Mozart or Zappa. But there will one day be players who take what he did to places none of us can yet fathom.
In the book 'Rhythm, Sonority and Silence', all the fingerings and techniques are detailed on this and a bunch of other pieces, but as MH aptly states in that book, by studying the tabs and techniques you'll simply learn his musculature. MH was a composer and music flowed from his heart. He encouraged that for all
Upstater73 2 years ago
such a talented hippie. wish he was still around
kwac88 2 years ago
it really is a shame that artists like this go unnoticed or even unrecognized by so many people. just look at pop culture in america, or at least pop music. lady gaga is the standard that the bulk of society sets for being a good artist? anyway, im through ranting. and michael hedges music is a good way to escape all that anyway.
tamarockstar01 2 years ago 61
@tamarockstar01
Damn Shame this Magic man died =( Forever will he be missed
SGTDoom12 2 years ago 2
right on homie
jneal1221 2 years ago
@tamarockstar01
he may be unnoticed from the mainstream, but hey many musicians are. However he has a lot of praise from the music world, especially other guitar virtuosos
OHmygodXoBil3 1 year ago
@tamarockstar01 While I agree wholeheartedly about the Gaga thing, I like to keep artists like this to myself. I'm a huge Jeff Buckley fan, but I rarely go around telling others about him. I sometimes feel like the less people listen to an amazing artist, the more connected you feel with that said artist. But still, there is still due recognition in the case of Michael. I'm glad we're both fans!
YouLikeBosch 1 year ago
@tamarockstar01 I agree. Genius is often overlooked,, not appreciated.
sbdude101 1 year ago
@tamarockstar01 Yea right. I think that says a lot about the susceptibility of consensus mentality. The mediocre thrive and flourish and the great and godlike disappear into the fog. If the meteor hits one day, I wont be crying about the society we live in, that's for sure, and tbh it aint that much of a loss. If you know what I mean.
infinitesimotel 1 year ago
@infinitesimotel true that homie
ItsIvanJones 1 year ago
@tamarockstar01 It's called "mass media brainwashing" Just be glad the we have a mind of our own. :)
stimeeee 1 year ago
@tamarockstar01 i'd usually agree that most pop artists aren't nearly the same caliber musically as many other truly gifted artists. I am a musician that appreciates myriad of music and I can say i have respect for GAGA. She is an artist in the sense that aesthetics and culture influence her music in ways that some other genres can't envelope. She is also classically trained and can play the shit out of the piano and can sing pretty damn well. With that said, pop music these days makes me sad
jaspr7 1 year ago
thanks for all your advices and suggestions. i apreciate. Now I realise that I was confused by the figures. I will try to learn it, and I hope in this way to post my first guitar lesson video. regarding the tunning, ofcourse you can't just drop all the strings at once because the tension will be different and it will go very fast out of tune. bless u all
mariusguitar10 2 years ago
oops. boy do I feel dumb. type3 secretion has it right. do NOT tune the guitar down a whole step first. i was experimenting with the tuning and i couldn't make it work at first without tuning a string down. however, that aside, my instructions are otherwise correct.
K9Thundr1 2 years ago
This is Michael Hedges at his best. You get an insight into both his free-spirited personality and the joy with which he plays his instrument.
K9Thundr1 2 years ago 4
Oh btw. mariusguitar10. First, tune the whole guitar down a whole step. type3secretion didn't account for that. Easy mistake. Follow these directions as if your guitar is tuned normally. Tune your low E down to C and your A string UP to C (8ves), Leave your D and G strings alone. Then, tune your B string down to A and your high E down to D. Voila. Tip: Michael compensates for the way he hammers on certain strings by tuning them a hair low. This also contributes to his rich, organic sound,
K9Thundr1 2 years ago
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Man cuz they either overwork the shit out of themselves, or get WAY too strung out on drugs. If everyone in the world did as much cocaine and heroine as these guys, there would be Michael hedges everywhere...
tacosamurai1 2 years ago
You are saying that everyone can make excellent pieces of music like this guy if they just did a lot of cocaine and heroine? Get the fuck out of here...
shinrikyo 2 years ago 3
ur retarded u douche
cg585 2 years ago
@tacosamurai1 We get it. You're a troll. People often ridicule things because they know it's way over their heads and that makes them feel stupid. But why drive the point home by being a braying jackass? You're evidently incapable of recognizing a unique talent but if you believe what you say, I'll tell you what. Why don't *you* do a load of coke and smack and see what you come up with. Better still, drink a large quantity of alcohol along with it. We eagerly await your results.
K9Thundr1 2 years ago 3
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Wow, you all apparently have fucking sand in your vaginas. Chill out, I never said that he sucked. Tuber asked why do all these people who make good music died so early? Lets look at his list:Hendrix=overdose, Mozart=sleep deprivation/fatigue, Joplin=overdose, Morrison=Overdose. The other two died of freak accidents. So, you know you guys are right. I am a troll, and I am a retarded douche. I also happen to be right. So you can all just fuck right off. B4 you flame me understand my statement :)
tacosamurai1 2 years ago
Cool hat!
superlobao 2 years ago
Awesome, I felt spelled by this song. I intend to learn it, but I have a single perplexity. I have knowledge about alternate tunings but I don't understand the way the tunes his guitar (c2c3d3g3a3d4). Can somebody simpy tell me from low E-1 to hi E-6 how exactly should i tune it? Many thanks, i will apreciate it.
mariusguitar10 2 years ago
I read that as simply low to hi: CCDGAD
froggie3671 2 years ago
I can hold back the tears through the enitre melody UNT>ILL you get to that part....After that its goosbumps and tears all the way
Aracnicon 2 years ago
I will give you a quote from the great film "Blade Runner" that cosmically describes the life span of the gifted..............."The Star that burns twice as Bright.............Lasts Half as Long" I think that sums it up
vetmusician 2 years ago
Damn that ending part starting at 5.52 is simply beautiful, i love the whole piece but that part really connects with my soul. Michael was in the spiritual calling.
flamencojaymo 2 years ago
Dead or alive people just need appreciate good music and good artist when it comes across their ears .. Because the music world is flooded with shit now.. Yeah there are talented musicians still alive but not many people know who they are because they are content with that shit they hear on the radio... And when the great talent hits the radio they are usually dead by then...
FredHamptonsGhost 2 years ago 2
I agree with you 100%
festercd 2 years ago
@tuber23504 People like Michael stay only a brief time to give us just a glimpse of what's possible. Not just for musicians but for everyone. Such music awakens in us emotions we didn't know we had. Had Michael, Jimi and Wolfgang stuck around for years and years, they would have faded. Now, they remain vivid in our memories forever.
K9Thundr1 2 years ago
I HAVE A THEORY:
Most muso's are on the road a lot. They do a lot of travelling = higher chance of accidents e.g Hedges
OR
The are constantly working so much that they need some sort of relief, unfortunately, it can often be drugs eg. Hendix
But remember, there are heaps of talented musos out there still alive and kicking :P
dougieboy88 2 years ago
(part 4) thank you, my crew, you did it, you did it
cathydkkr2 2 years ago
(part 3) The next day, I flew and they drove to Salt Lake City, where we played, and the next day I flew and they drove to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Yesterday, we woke up in Jackson Hole, where they drove to no they drove to Denver and then flew here, to Oklahoma City, and then drove here. And I slept till noon and they came up and loaded while I slept. So dont you think we should give them a hand? Thats Wolf back there and thats Rob back there working the sound
cathydkkr2 2 years ago
(part 2) I know what youre saying playing bluegrass? Nothing similar, but its something else where I was lucky enough to tell Peter Yarrow that I listened to his song Puff the Magic Dragon when I learned to play the guitar. Then we my crew drove back to Salt Lake City, and then took a plane the next day to Denver where I met them after flying from Telluride and we did a radio show back in Boulder.
cathydkkr 2 years ago 2
(part 1) Well, we started out about ten days ago, we flew to Boulder, no, we flew to Denver, picked up the van, loaded up all the stuff and drove it to Boulder. Played there, went up to Fort Collins played up there near right outside of... alongside a river. Big Thompson? Mishawaka. Then we took a day off to drive over to Telluride, where I played at the Bluegrass festival there
cathydkkr 2 years ago 2
Guess you never heard Joe Pass or Tuck Andress play.
craposo 2 years ago
@craposo It is his compositions that made him one of the greatest of all time. Even his harmonic stacking was composed. He expressed a disdain for mere virtuosity without soul. BTW ask Tuck about Michael and he'll gush. Tuck was on the label Michael co-founded for goodness sake.
Finnhawc 1 year ago
@Finnhawc One of the greatest of all time? Really? No way, Jose.
craposo 1 year ago
We have been blessed with extraordinary guitar talents in the last forty years - Hendrix, Beck, Page, many others - but nobody as extraordinarily gifted as this man
oldboy1000 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing!
StageHolder 2 years ago
7:22 = <3
saxophonefreak101 2 years ago
'Well we started out about ten days ago, we flew to Boulder, uh, we flew to Denver to pick up the van and loaded up all the stuff, drove to Boulder, played there... uh... Fort Collins, played up there, right up alongside the river. Then we took a day off to drive over to Telurai to play at the Bluegrass festival. I know what you're saying... 'Bluegrass?'. I was lucky enough to tell Peter that I listened to his song Puff the Magic Dragon"...Okay I'm going to stop here, it's not very interesting.
baggaroo 2 years ago 4