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Wow! It's all in there, friends- from Joe Perry licks to Steven Tyler shrieks! A true one-man band. You may also want to check out Andy McKee doing "Africa"- another ten finger wonder!

What incredible interpretation and what a heartfelt performance! Julio's rendition is far beyond his years! He understands this piece better than some guitarists 4 times his age!

Man- you and your 3 brothers really no had to "shred" those axes!!!! :)

Thanks for the tips. I was just thinking a few hours ago about using a global compressor for one of my mixes. You made some great points.

Great job- Bach is a bear on any instrument. I know the fingering would be tight with the bass clef part up an octave, but the harmonies might have a clearer sound to them that way.

Very cool! It's like "Stairway" meets "Dust in the Wind"!

Bob, Great performance as usual. You surely are a statesman for all players of tapping/touchstyle instruments. Have you ever done an arrangement of Asturias by Albeniz? If so- please post it. (I'm learning it on classical guitar, and hopefully one day, will work it out for tapping. It's a b...

Beautiful job! I really like how you colored the melodic lines. (Too often, people sound like they're playing an endless series of notes!)

Wow- beautiful playing! The effect on theorbo is quite different from cello or classical guitar. I especially like the "cascade" effect from 2:07-2:14 with the way the open strings ring out in those descending scale lines. It seems to lay better under the fingers on theorbo than either cello o...

Phantom of the Classical Guitar??? Beautiful playing, anyway. (Hey- how about the Villa Lobos preludes with a Jason hockey mask?) :)

It's really more like "elevation music". In a world with an insane pace, this piece helps put me in that peaceful place. Of the 18,740 viewings, I'm probably responsible for at least 100. Play on!

Jan- thanks for taking the guilt out of picking on a tapper! I need to lay down some power chord tracks this weekend and I need to use pick! (Now, if I could play as fast and cleanly as you, that would be nice... :)

Glenn's something of a Prima Donna, but hey- he's got the pipes...

This must be the left-handed guitar tribute to Jimi Hendrix! Hey Bruce- exit stage left (or is that right????)

Wow!!! Once again you've blown my mind! You've inspired me to learn Malaguena! I've never seen it on Youtube, but do you perform Prelude in G from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1? I'd love to hear it.

The NBC Orchestra meets Weather Report meets "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", which runs into Rush on the way home from a late gig... (Definitely different.)

All that without breaking a sweat or even unbuttoning his sports coat! Truly the shoulders of a giant on which other drummers stand!

Maybe they should give you a call! Yellow Brick Road does (by) far the best Rush cover versions I've ever heard. Check 'em out!

Considering how many million notes they've played right, they deserve a pass...

Bob,

Wow!!!! The string-bend in the opening riff is spot on! The guitar solo is also incredible. (You're definitely summoning your "inner George"...) Is there a potential "all Beatles" album on the horizon? I hope so :)

No wonder sharks and orcas are so violent- who could listen to that underwater all day long???

"J is for Juggernaut- that's good enough for me". When you think about it, Cookie Monster was the first screamo rocker. :)

Great job! I think Mozart would have definitely approved!

They're both amazing, but Derek definitely has the 2-handed thing happening more.

I believe he would be correctly characterized as a a counter-tenor (a high singing tenor).

Kinda screwed up the chords, too!!! (Sounds like a bad Pepsi commercial)

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I've often thought that the driving sound of this piece had a certain "metallish" quality when performed by an orchestra. I think Vivaldi would've approved. (I'm not just a rock head- I'm also a music teacher...)

Wait a minute- this isn't any old woman... I think it's the president of the Muddy Waters fan club- Belarus chapter, of course...

Great song choice and great arrangement! You've inspired me to work on this one- thanks!

Great split screen video, and a fabulous Griesgraber tune. Personally, I would like to have seen more animated drumming. Perhaps with a more samba-fusion type of beat, like the Pat Metheny tune, Phase Dance.

Great job! It takes real compositional skill to write a chordal piece that maintains the audience's attention for 2 and a half minutes plus. Well done!

@gibbs75 I haven't transcribed it, but I hear a lot of minor 9th and major 9th chords, along with flatted ninth chords, which give a little bit of a Spanish flair. Bob is truly amazing, whether playing Spanish, jazz, blues or classical! He's completely undaunted on the Stick- a true master!!!

Very interesting- it sounds like "King Crimson" meets Neil Peart from Rush! All with two hands- quite amazing!

Thank you for this video. I haven't heard the song in probably 10 years, but it was burning in my heart. Let's pray for reunion!

Great to see 2 pianists featured in anything. Soulful performance, but it could've used more harmony. I like the Elton/George Michael version a little better.

Don't let the rhythm and the notes go out the window, Joe... I love Joe Cocker's voice, but I think his melody and rhythm choices detract from the beauty of this song.

Great groove! I love the vintage Emmett-like phase shifting effect.