chris thile at housing works

[qwargy]

Wish I could do that!

[qwargy]

Wish I could do that!

[SingerAR]

Genius...that's all. He transcends to another place when he's on. I don't know any other mando player on this planet who is as diverse and creative as Chris. His passion is palpable when you hear him live.

[bluegrasssingingman]

Thile needs to do Bach, because he can't play Bluegrass. New Grass yes. Which are nothing close to being the same. That's like comparing Metal to POP Rock.

[toxicmegacolon]

When is he going to do a Bach album??

[bikerival71]

Jaw dropping.

[VeritasRose]

Dude, I totally made him a latte yesterday. Super sweet guy!

[sosome57]

Damn, I was hoping to hear some of those fiddle tune alternate endings! Yeah, I'm never going to play like that (I also didn't start playing mando until I was 35 or 36), but I agree that it is way too fast. He is incredible though - no argument there. I really like Goldberg Variation No. 1 he does with Mike Marshall.

[bluegrasssingingman]

@sosome57 Why the hell you want to here Thile do them. Go listen to a real Bluegrass mandolin picker. Bill Monroe, Ronnie Reno. Frank Wakefield. Marty Stuart. Sam Bush. Dan Tyminski.

[sosome57]

@bluegrasssingingman Well, I prefer to hear baroque music on the mandolin. Everyone plays bluegrass on the mandolin here. I prefer to play baroque music because it is far more complex and more fun to play than bluegrass. It's also much more soothing to listen to. Bluegrass is pretty one-dimensional.

[bluegrasssingingman]

@sosome57 LOL More complex,Bluegrass is fun to play, Bluegrass will make you pull your hair out at times. there's times playing Bluegrass you try to get a run, or something you may be trying to do. It sounds like the most simple thing, and you can get it. LOL You think your hearing it right. Your fingers just won't cop-orate. Bluegrass can make you feel dumb at times. Then its time to lay it down, and go do something else.LOL Thile is a good mandolin picker. He's a great NEW GRASS picker.

[sosome57]

@bluegrasssingingman Try Bach's Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin. I think this piece Thile is playing is great and a lot of fun to play, but there are others you might like. Thile really is an incredible mandolinist. He doesn't play Bach as well as say Ralf Leenen, but he is really good. I wish I had half his skill. I've played bluegrass, but over time I've come to appreciate baroque music. It really just feels right under your fingers.

[bluegrasssingingman]

@sosome57 No thanks.

[JeanClaudeVanHam]

@bluegrasssingingman Have you bothered to listen to Thile's collaboration with Michael Daves? That is as bluegrass as songs come. Thile is the best, at everything mandolin related. Whether you like his taste or not. Whenever he does reach back into his bluegrass roots, he never ceases to amaze.

[bluegrasssingingman]

@JeanClaudeVanHam If you l;ike to think so, good for you.

[nextyoyoma]

@bluegrasssingingman, sorry you can't see how amazing of a player he is. But you don't have to come here and bash him to his fans because Chris Thile's bluegrass blood isn't as thick as yours. Ever consider that he just doesn't WANT to play bluegrass that much? True, you didn't say he was a bad player, but you said he "couldn't" play bluegrass. I think you just don't like the fact that someone that plays something other than bluegrass is more popular than your favorite mandolin players.

[Mandoflash]

All the comments I see here are a teensy bit envious. Face it. If you play mando, you ain't ever gonna sound this good, so get over it.

[RatherCrunchyMuffin]

but if you dont play mando? i dont follow

[hhold]

Thile's performance is technically flawless but the piece is played way too fast. Alison Stephens or Katerina Lichtenberg's rendition is much more enjoyable. After all a gigue is a dance right? imagine having to dance at this tempo!

[goopy630]

@hhold Heifetz and Perlman play it at about this tempo, so I don't think Thile's is too much of a stretch.

[ajjs02]

Virtoso. ^_^

[1nicawilly]

when you're that good 'smug' is the least of your worries.... the guy just doesn't give a rip. he can look smug but just close your eyes and listen.... smug goes away.

[movecase]

Chris Thile is so good, but so smug.

[kikomiko1]

it's kind of hard not to be smug when you're chris thile.

[andrewdon15]

There is never an excuse to be smug- it detracts from the beauty he produces

[trav691]

Agreed lol

[aflatironwade27]

wow...

i never noticed how much of thile's solos come from bach lines.

this is hauntingly good

[fiddlegrass]

It's in 6/8.

[b3nb4h]

OWNAGE.

[RedElfFilms]

I'm working on this song now and can play the first part at the normal tempo but not this fast...

[RedElfFilms]

Correction: "Not All Who Wander are Lost"

Lol. It's a Tolkien quote, and also the name of the album.

[rootsraf]

Bach is a genius! Thile is amazing! Shame it cuts off! Is this in 3/4 or 6/8? anybody?

[infx5]

the info says 4/4

[smartalec84]

I might be wrong, but I think the info means this is part 4 of 4.

The partita is in 6/8- and u can even find the sheet music online!

[wolfgangrocker]

It's in 6/8 :)

[rootsraf]

yeah thought so :-)

[wcbroccoli]

It's 6/8 only if you (or the editor) cut the original 12/8 measures in half.

[wcbroccoli]

The gigue is in 12/8.

[jmgmusic519]

Ughhh!! Why does it have to end before the end of the song????? That song is sooo amazing!!!!

[adrelaxed108]

What is this Bach piece ?

[RedElfFilms]

Gigue from Partita #2 in Dm by Bach.

[msclvr48]

Thile is an amazing musician.

[mattphat23]

brilliant! ;)

[DarknessHowls]

Hmmm...I've noticed that he looks like he's orgasming throughout the majority of his live performances. :D

[aggiedel]

Aside from the "sex face" (that's some funny shit) this is unbelievable! I'm impressed.

[usamericanz]

OMG! I think I just saw Thile's sex face!

[sarahxboxbeara]

????

[usamericanz]

do you know what a sex face is?

[sarahxboxbeara]

Yes, I just found that comment extremely random and slightly revolting.

[westo22]

uptight youtubers...

[sagesky12]

Chris Thile is undeniably amazing in all sorts of beautiful ways... his music never fails to inspire my souls and of course my fingers!

[mandolearner]

Chris Thile is out of this world!!

He isnt even looking at the fretboard most of the time. I have seen some of his songs on Youtube and get a feeling that no matter where he places his fingers on the fretboard, the right note will come out. The notes are clean maan...real clean.

[thedom1005]

It's just not natural to be that good. Man's a genius, in a world where the word is oft overused

[RedElfFilms]

This guy is my hero in music hands down.

[bailey0819]

I guess we'll never know if he employed the fiddle tune-esque ending.

[fingertapper88]

that's exactly what I was thinking

[sarahxboxbeara]

I just love his facial expressions. Lovely. =)

[mxmatt03]

I think he uses a Dudenbostel mandolin.

[FenetikSpeler]

Thats exactly what he uses! Amazing sounding mandolin and a insanely talented musician at the wheel.

[chaisson2]

He does, he has two Dudenbostels but he recently acquired an Gibson Loar as well...I have yet to personally see him play the Loar but there are some clips of him on youtube with it...

[toxicmegacolon]

Any clips in particular with the Loar?

[umpmcgee13]

He plays the Loar on the Jay Leno Show clip.

[piratebob13]

Awsome...it's a shame we can't see the end..I'm very curious about these "fiddle-tune-esque alternate endings"...

[chiso867]

never ceases to amaze me.

[dread66mon]

Aah! Where's the rest of it? That was awesome.

[savethethrees]

Is it just me or is he using an octave?

[fwackoom]

It's just you.

[fwackoom]

It's just you.

[zzboobzz]

I saw him play some Bach on his mandolin live, one of the most amazing things I have seen performed, he was flawless.

[1991Martin]

:D It is amazing famos :D

[bellmando]

your comment for some reason just made me crack up laughing!

[edidpro]

Isn't that Francis from Malcolm in the Middle?

Just kidding. Chris is a virtuoso.

[oflynny]

I have thought the same thing many times while watching Malcolm in the Middle!

[llavoy]

holy shit

[mando2112]

I'll bet Bach didn't play it that fast.

[diptanshu]

what is this?!

[hockeyrocker111]

He is so amazing, It is so incredibly hard to do what he just did. WOW!

[LukeTheFiddler]

Chris is amazing!

[MattandAJ]

AMazing how diverse this guy is...

[Jack458111]

jesus fucking christ!

[clarktunes]

Chris thile will go down in History for his Mandolin playing, Dancing, and hairstyles. He has truly revolutionized the way people look at the mandolin.

[etwade]

Sickest thing ever on mandolin. The thing is, when Chris Thile plays Bach, you don't think of the novelty of "cool... Bach on mandolin... what an idea." He could leave it at that, but he goes further and leaves you with a REAL thought-provoking interpretation of the peice.

[TheJolliestRoger]

"Aamazing" could not even begin to describe this

[TaurwenNarser]

The only thing is I wish there was the ending, otherwise priceless.

I heard he might do a Bach album in his Thirties, I don't think I can wait that long.

[afortyandoldstrings]

He seems pretty close to thirty to me. And he's divorced, which is supposed to age even men. So ...

[CarmenaDanes]

He's 24.

[jhoman1]

Actually he's 26...I was just at his concert in philly on  Feb. 17th and his birthday was I think three days after that, and he was turning 26.

[phriend2spin]

He and Mike Marshall did an album with this song on it.

[TaurwenNarser]

That is true (The album with the song, and that he is 26) but I meant a whole classical album

[mandolinman44]

Amazing!! Wow

[afortyandoldstrings]

Yngwie Malmsteen is flat. Chris Thile is now your god.

[wonathan]

Astounding...but, the end needs to be added!

[BotanicMister]

*rendered speechless*

[JahElf]

wow...