Tons of admiration for your comfort with vulnerability and ability to be honest about what worked and what didn't. I know that's to be expected since you'll never grow as a musician if you can't honestly assess what you're doing (and you've clearly grown given the fact that you're a pro capable of playing in front of a crowd), but it's still so unusual to see in the heavily edited world of UA-cam guitar teachers.
How the players on the stage communicate in real time is fascinating to me. I would love to hear what Jake was thinking while Michael was playing and reacting... Great video... thanks
It's pretty impressive. I read recently that Jake and Brendan came up with this elaborate system of facial expressions, body movements, and other things to indicate where a performance is going to go at any given moment. They've drilled it down enough that it's just second nature at this point.
This is great Michael. As a FOH engineer for many years, thank you for keeping the crew in mind and making things simple and just doing your thing. As a player (although not professionally) thanks for showing us your mistakes, I think 2-3 people out of that entire crowd might have noticed the few minor mistakes, but it helps to see a post-mortem so to speak. I hope you do more of this kind of live content as the opportunities afford.
The chromatic run actually really worked for me. It made it sound more like a conversation instead of just echoing agreement. Those moments stand out to me more (in a good way) as a listener than perfect flow.
Warts and all baby. Standing on the stage takes significant gusto, let alone picking apart your performance on youtube afterwards. Thanks for all the great content Michael.
I absolutely love when Michael highlights Jam Bands. Generally they’re the most talented group of musicians in any genre. Love me some Umphrey’s and def love me some Duane Trucks…..or Derek Trucks or any Trucks for that matter.
I’ve never seen any other musician on UA-cam break down their own performance like this(not saying it doesn’t exist). I had no idea how much there is to consider with arrangement. This is great. More of this please
You are the man for your honesty and integrity AND willingness to share. Props Michael. Says a lot about you. Was great to hear from the inside what it feels like to be up there.
Heard some great advise given to a new performer - it’s not a fight, it’s not about you, your sound, your playing, it’s about the audience and the vibe. You encapsulate all of this so well here. Vibe navigation at its finest. Props for showing up like a pro, Michael. Always learn from your teaching. ❤
Really great stuff in here, and solid jam with the band! I saw Umphreys for the first time last week in Sayerville, NJ and they were awesome. As a guitarist in a dad band, I really enjoy these breakdowns and find them very helpful. Thanks for doing them!
And I thought I was tough on myself! Given your challenges, you exhibited the true nature of professionalism. Knew I picked the right place to be. The guitar was nuts! PRS, I’m sold!
You know a video is helpful and informative when you finish watching and immediately add it to watch later so you make sure to watch it a few more times. Excellent breakdown, very honest, and extremely helpful. Thank you.
Hey man this was really great. Not just the vulnerability of criticizing yourself, but you spend a lot of time reacting to *the best*. Listening to perfection isnt going to help us learn to recover from a mistake. Or recognize a missed opportunity. I learned a lot in the video and I appreciate it.
Great breakdown and wish I were there to hear it live. We don’t always come to hear the music, sometimes we want to see the performers work and think. Great to get your side the experience.
This is a great lesson and it couldn’t happen without your vulnerability and willingness to not just reveal your warts, but to highlight them. It’s the opposite of an ego trip, which is what great teachers do. Your recap of the whole thing really reminds me of Tim Pierce’s stories about the necessity of being good at listening, thinking on your toes, parking your ego, and playing to the song in order to be a successful session player. Getting up on stage with zero rehearsal is a high wire act without a net. Kudos.
Kudos! You overcame common obstacles when playing live & kept it cool and still took chances. We've all been there and it is only experience that allows you to recover any flubs without the audience noticing. @21:19 when you talk about the "battle" between staying in the space and overthinking it, that is so true!
You should review the Dave Matthews Band at MSG in 1998, December 2nd. With Warren Haynes and Tim Reynolds dueling on All Along the Watchtower. There’s rare footage on the internet. I’ve seen them 77 times and by far it was the best encore I’ve ever seen.
Its Great seeing you up there ' Doing your Thing". Hope they invite you to do more appearances and then you can do more videos like this one for us guys who are routing for you.
I was impressed watching the performance the other night. Now I'm blown away, that you were having some early problems, and still kicked ass on this. Wow! GT
I found you at pandimic times(oh the good ol days 😮😅) and you just found umps... Crazy that 4 years pass and your playing with them . absolutely unreal!!! When i saw this i was shook!! Congrats man.
Fantastic playing! I actually thought the first “wart” in your solo was actually a real cool interesting part! It was like a little major pentatonic thrown in there. One man’s wart is another’s super cool lick. Thanks for sharing this
Dude, no warts, maybe a blemish or two, but that’s live music, right? No two performances are the same. Every gig is a unique work of art, a real time gift to the audience. I play out here in Baltimore more than I should. I put my honest effort out there, sometimes my tricky walk downs, hammer ons, or high vocal Fs crash,but I’m not gonna play it safe. We owe it to the people who show up to hear us to push the envelope. A 91 is a win, every day. Love you for bringing it!
I appreciate your dedication to professionalism and delivering under less than perfect circumstances. You are way overthinking your “warts”. It’s live, baby. 👍🏼
Absolutely fascinating! I was talking with someone this week commenting I wish I could talk with some of these artists and kinda hear what they were thinking with certain things! So this video of you breaking down your performance was really cool! I like that you were open and talked about areas you wish you would have done differently. I also like that you weren't too hard on yourself to the point it feels fake. I thought it sounded fantastic, but I'm not a guitar player! (Yet! 😂)
A true consummate professional. Great job. Was just thinking the original was produced by Nile Rodgers, what a legacy he has. Nile wrote, produced or played on so many iconic songs / projects.
The sign of a true player is you don't panic and make it work. Formed my band in 1983 and shared the stage worh lots of acts including the Dixie Dregs, Steppenwolf, little Feat, Phil and Friends, Ratdog, Hot Tuna, Seldom Scene, and the NightHhawks. The ability to not be the derail and cause of a trainwreck iiz commendable😂
You are your most honest critic when its live. Unfortunately the audience doesn't for the most activelly. To prove this point at a show in medium size club we had put Back Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen late first swt. I stepped in with "I got Black Magic Penis" kept syraight faced thru it and very few other than band members, crew, and the club manager noticed. We had openes wirh Jaco's "Come on Come Over" Nailed it to cricket chirps jumped right into Buddy Hollie's "Not Away" and the crowd erupted. 😂
just had to say that as someone who's only a slightly better than novice guitar player without formal trianing, i immediately recognized the little jerry-esque chromatic rundown at 21:30 and basically had the same assessment of it as you did. then realized its because ive watched enough of your vids that ive learned how to listen and recognize it that way. came full circle :) and with that said, awesome sesh and really cool to get the inside scoop like this. great job man. much love. 👍
You lucky bastard! You did great! I don’t know about all the play it safe stuff though. If I got to jam with Jake like that, I’d go for it so hard. The fall on my face could be worse than your so called worts but I would have tried to shred as hard as possible! So cool man! Holy crap!
Very True, there's a big difference from teaching and being gig ready, it's not about ability, it's a path. Like Michael said, next gig this doesn't happen because he's professional, humble and very talented.
Bro first of you played again with UM, Second, I watched this performance in full last night before this post. I thought you did an amazing job. I watched this post where I feel you are being way too hard on yourself, and at the end of it I came up with I think you did an amazing job. Fix your calculator my friend! Stacking Wins!!!! I do appreciate you are trying hard to help others understand what is actually happening and what you are thinking about while in a JAm. What a stage to do this from... You sir are incredible! Keep stacking those wins my friend!
Your stagecraft is pretty darn good - don't be so hard on yourself! You're the artist so you can certainly critique your own performance any way you want, but the chromatic "wart" you talked about at around 21:30 sounded absolutely fine to my ears. I thought it was interesting and different, and took me someplace I didn't expect to go, but I enjoyed the journey. When I sit in with bands like that, I sing backup and play harmonica, taking a solo here and there, and doing fills. One thing that always drives me crazy is when the sound doesn't work, even after a solid sound check. Part of experience is handling it the way you did - keep playing, trust the sound crew, and don't try to fix it yourself. You didn't let it throw you off for the rest of the song. Doing things with no rehearsal, not even really knowing the arrangement, is always a crapshoot. Sometimes it works more than great, sometimes not at all. Great to share your thinking and choice-making of the performance. I especially like the part about staying with your heart and not getting into your head. Excellent video!
I think if you had been requested to do a video reacting to some dude named Michael Palmisano who filled in for Umphrey's McGee, you would've been a lot more positive and optimistic. But as a good musician, you're probably your own harshest critic. I think you're being too hard on yourself. It waa awesome, your presence, timing, teamwork, and skill are intangibly amazing and you killed it. Example: when you played that chromatic run, as a listener, it just sounded cool and interesting. If you had watched another guitarist play that, you'd be smiling and jamming out like I was. I can just imagine you pausing and mentioning how creative and interesting it is that this guitarist went from a badass Stevie Ray Vaughn style then pivoted to a Jerry Garcia-esque chromatic run and how the decision to improvise with that is badass! But since you did it, it's a "wart". You're my favorite Music-related UA-camr and I'm sure that feeling of "Yeah it wasn't bad but I could've done x, y, z differently" is the equivalent to Michael Jordan being upset with himself for missing 2 shots in a game where he won and scored 53 pts. I believe it's that mindset that fuels elite talents to become elite and continue improving, but give that Michael Palmisano guy a break- He was a blast.
Really cool breakdown! I’d love to see you review some of Chris Stapleton’s recent live stuff. He does some great work on the guitar and obviously his vocals are insane. Big fan
As musicians we are our own worst critics. You said 90% of the audience wouldn't notice , i'm willing to bet 96% of the audience didn't notice. The average music fan doesn't listen to music as intently as musicians do. Unless you're playing way off key or you're rhythmically way out of time with the band no one is going to pick up on some bum notes here and there. Michael you did just fine , you got up with some friends & had fun. Thats what its all about.
Love love this. Huge fan of your explanations. I found Gabe Lee through you and now he's one of my faves. Michael, how'd this collab come about? Via Kevin?
i did a comment on your other video, because i saw it first, i ask you why so shy on stage. Now i knew the problems you had. It is not changing my mind, you make my music better, because of i understand now, what musican are doing, i am talking about live music, and i appreciate your videos and your thinking about music, and because it is written in english, sorry for my English and best wishes to you and your family, again Charly of Cologne.
I can totally see where you're coming from in the first two "warts" you walked us through, but I honestly think the 3rd is you being too hard on yourself and overthinking it, I thought that sounded great you being the steady notes but also matched tempo to his tremelo picking up and down, I thought they complimented each other quite nicely! A lot of the fun of seeing a guest up on stage is also to hear the two styles mashed together, even if its not perfect. I think you gave everyone something they wanted to hear!
I’m not much of a musician but just a huge music fan with a musician heart. Since you critiqued your own collaboration, you should shows us some of your favorite collabs btwn different artists.
Great stuff Michael - well played- Can I ask , if you get the chance could you cover something by Paco De Lucia- I would love to see that-best wishes and God bless.
I enjoyed your analysis. I thought for sure you might mention that moment at 10:05, the end of your second solo (10:05). It seemed (to me) that the vocalist wasn’t sure if you were going to continue the solo and was a second late with his vocals. Not trying to be critical, just curious.
Another "Well Done" Teach! All of us that play live, when reviewing video, will find something that we could of played slightly different or maybe just better. Long journey from the head to the heart and back again... Could you post the original video?
I love the verbalized internal dialog! we all go through this! "Oh shit! lets add some chromatic lines!" **adds chromatic line** "Shit, that sounded terrible!" lol i love it
hey man, please do a video on tory slusher. one of those upper level players we could all learn from. and like you she enjoys teaching and sharing the craft of guitar G blues variations 5/22/18
Tons of admiration for your comfort with vulnerability and ability to be honest about what worked and what didn't. I know that's to be expected since you'll never grow as a musician if you can't honestly assess what you're doing (and you've clearly grown given the fact that you're a pro capable of playing in front of a crowd), but it's still so unusual to see in the heavily edited world of UA-cam guitar teachers.
How the players on the stage communicate in real time is fascinating to me. I would love to hear what Jake was thinking while Michael was playing and reacting... Great video... thanks
It's pretty impressive. I read recently that Jake and Brendan came up with this elaborate system of facial expressions, body movements, and other things to indicate where a performance is going to go at any given moment. They've drilled it down enough that it's just second nature at this point.
This is great Michael. As a FOH engineer for many years, thank you for keeping the crew in mind and making things simple and just doing your thing. As a player (although not professionally) thanks for showing us your mistakes, I think 2-3 people out of that entire crowd might have noticed the few minor mistakes, but it helps to see a post-mortem so to speak. I hope you do more of this kind of live content as the opportunities afford.
The way you gave voice to what was going through your mind during this song was so great!
The chromatic run actually really worked for me. It made it sound more like a conversation instead of just echoing agreement. Those moments stand out to me more (in a good way) as a listener than perfect flow.
Totally agree. Quite tasty.
Same here man I thought it sounded sick
Warts and all baby. Standing on the stage takes significant gusto, let alone picking apart your performance on youtube afterwards. Thanks for all the great content Michael.
I absolutely love when Michael highlights Jam Bands. Generally they’re the most talented group of musicians in any genre. Love me some Umphrey’s and def love me some Duane Trucks…..or Derek Trucks or any Trucks for that matter.
Alllll the trucks :) thx!
You truly need to do a weekly Umphs breakdown along with a quarterly live stand in analysis of you and the band playing live. Love this content!
Umphreys has been my fav band since mid 2000s. Hundreds of shows. Thank you for a fantastic showing 🤘🤘
No ego, no excuses, just pure honesty - a lot of respect!
I liked the “three disjointed thoughts” as you put it. It reminded my of the surprise that some great jazz musicians slip into their songs.
I’ve never seen any other musician on UA-cam break down their own performance like this(not saying it doesn’t exist). I had no idea how much there is to consider with arrangement. This is great. More of this please
You are the man for your honesty and integrity AND willingness to share. Props Michael. Says a lot about you. Was great to hear from the inside what it feels like to be up there.
Heard some great advise given to a new performer - it’s not a fight, it’s not about you, your sound, your playing, it’s about the audience and the vibe. You encapsulate all of this so well here. Vibe navigation at its finest. Props for showing up like a pro, Michael. Always learn from your teaching. ❤
Really great stuff in here, and solid jam with the band! I saw Umphreys for the first time last week in Sayerville, NJ and they were awesome. As a guitarist in a dad band, I really enjoy these breakdowns and find them very helpful. Thanks for doing them!
And I thought I was tough on myself! Given your challenges, you exhibited the true nature of professionalism. Knew I picked the right place to be. The guitar was nuts! PRS, I’m sold!
Thanks for letting others know they don't have to be the focal point when you are asked to play with another band.
100%!!
That information you presented just makes me realize how complex music is! The 'vibe' is and how important it is! Again, I'm bowing down....
You know a video is helpful and informative when you finish watching and immediately add it to watch later so you make sure to watch it a few more times. Excellent breakdown, very honest, and extremely helpful. Thank you.
Hey man this was really great. Not just the vulnerability of criticizing yourself, but you spend a lot of time reacting to *the best*. Listening to perfection isnt going to help us learn to recover from a mistake. Or recognize a missed opportunity. I learned a lot in the video and I appreciate it.
That’s awesome! Thx!
Serious value in this! Thanks for the genuine transparency!
Absolutely loved this vid, great seeing michael at work and analysing with total honesty, great work
Nice job! Everyone's their own biggest critic. Respect you critiquing for your audience. Sounded real good.
Great video! Well done in breaking this down! Humility and performance. Great stuff.
Umph is sick, favorite tune they used to do is Cold in the Kitchen. Play my hometown of Peoria every year
Great video. Your explanation of your warts is an honesty that many pro guitarists won’t do. I admire that.
Michael: INCREDIBLY helpful!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing this type of info!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck around Umphreys rules glad u got to do this!!!
Awesome job man. Loved it! The years behind the camera haven’t impacted anything 🤘you sounded sick!
Thx brother!! Hope to see you soon!
Great breakdown and wish I were there to hear it live. We don’t always come to hear the music, sometimes we want to see the performers work and think. Great to get your side the experience.
This is a great lesson and it couldn’t happen without your vulnerability and willingness to not just reveal your warts, but to highlight them. It’s the opposite of an ego trip, which is what great teachers do. Your recap of the whole thing really reminds me of Tim Pierce’s stories about the necessity of being good at listening, thinking on your toes, parking your ego, and playing to the song in order to be a successful session player. Getting up on stage with zero rehearsal is a high wire act without a net. Kudos.
This is SO helpful man. SO helpful. Thank you!
A unique and fabulous perspective. Thanks so much
👏👌looked right at home up there, and sounded great!
The internal struggle of a musician can be humbling at times but oh so gratifying at others. Thanks for confirming the thought process we go through.
Kudos! You overcame common obstacles when playing live & kept it cool and still took chances. We've all been there and it is only experience that allows you to recover any flubs without the audience noticing. @21:19 when you talk about the "battle" between staying in the space and overthinking it, that is so true!
really fascinating self-analysis brother.
beautiful how u handled yourself and the choices u made in the specific context as a “guest”
well done man
👏
You should review the Dave Matthews Band at MSG in 1998, December 2nd. With Warren Haynes and Tim Reynolds dueling on All Along the Watchtower. There’s rare footage on the internet. I’ve seen them 77 times and by far it was the best encore I’ve ever seen.
Its Great seeing you up there ' Doing your Thing". Hope they invite you to do more appearances and then you can do more videos like this one for us guys who are routing for you.
I absolutely loved this.
I was impressed watching the performance the other night. Now I'm blown away, that you were having some early problems, and still kicked ass on this. Wow! GT
Thank you for sharing!
excellent stuff as usual!
I found you at pandimic times(oh the good ol days 😮😅) and you just found umps... Crazy that 4 years pass and your playing with them . absolutely unreal!!! When i saw this i was shook!! Congrats man.
Dude. This is amazing. Your self awareness is too much. You’re a great player
Dude you are so lucky I've been a huge fan of them forever and have played guitar for a long time. This would be a dream of mine.
Fantastic playing! I actually thought the first “wart” in your solo was actually a real cool interesting part! It was like a little major pentatonic thrown in there. One man’s wart is another’s super cool lick. Thanks for sharing this
Man what good advice on live and how to handle on the fly when things go sideways and keep it together. Great advice! I have been there!
Dude, no warts, maybe a blemish or two, but that’s live music, right? No two performances are the same. Every gig is a unique work of art, a real time gift to the audience. I play out here in Baltimore more than I should. I put my honest effort out there, sometimes my tricky walk downs, hammer ons, or high vocal Fs crash,but I’m not gonna play it safe. We owe it to the people who show up to hear us to push the envelope. A 91 is a win, every day. Love you for bringing it!
Yes sir! And I’m gonna catch you out one of these days!! Stay on it my friend and THANK YOU.
Great job buddy loved it
god I loved this format. Great video brother
Glad you dug it! It’s weird for sure!
I appreciate your dedication to professionalism and delivering under less than perfect circumstances. You are way overthinking your “warts”. It’s live, baby. 👍🏼
Indeed!
Absolutely fascinating! I was talking with someone this week commenting I wish I could talk with some of these artists and kinda hear what they were thinking with certain things! So this video of you breaking down your performance was really cool! I like that you were open and talked about areas you wish you would have done differently. I also like that you weren't too hard on yourself to the point it feels fake. I thought it sounded fantastic, but I'm not a guitar player! (Yet! 😂)
There's so much Albert & Johnny Copeland in SRV
Honest stuff, Michael. Love it.
A true consummate professional. Great job. Was just thinking the original was produced by Nile Rodgers, what a legacy he has. Nile wrote, produced or played on so many iconic songs / projects.
Great stuff.
Dude. Awesome.
Only Music people know this Michael, this is awesome
Sooo bloody interesting, my guy is the best on UA-cam at what he does
It's all about confidence.
Great stuff bro. I think the “warts” sounded pretty sick to me haha!
Thx! I’m trying!
The sign of a true player is you don't panic and make it work. Formed my band in 1983 and shared the stage worh lots of acts including the Dixie Dregs, Steppenwolf, little Feat, Phil and Friends, Ratdog, Hot Tuna, Seldom Scene, and the NightHhawks. The ability to not be the derail and cause of a trainwreck iiz commendable😂
You are your most honest critic when its live. Unfortunately the audience doesn't for the most activelly. To prove this point at a show in medium size club we had put Back Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen late first swt. I stepped in with "I got Black Magic Penis" kept syraight faced thru it and very few other than band members, crew, and the club manager noticed. We had openes wirh Jaco's "Come on Come Over" Nailed it to cricket chirps jumped right into Buddy Hollie's "Not Away" and the crowd erupted. 😂
My Brothers Favorite band was Umphrey's and he followed them everywhere. You just could hear him Scream SLUDGE AND DEATH!!!!!
Love your humility, I'm in the 95%, I don't know anything other than it jammed. My girl loves Bowie, she approved
just had to say that as someone who's only a slightly better than novice guitar player without formal trianing, i immediately recognized the little jerry-esque chromatic rundown at 21:30 and basically had the same assessment of it as you did. then realized its because ive watched enough of your vids that ive learned how to listen and recognize it that way. came full circle :) and with that said, awesome sesh and really cool to get the inside scoop like this. great job man. much love. 👍
You lucky bastard! You did great! I don’t know about all the play it safe stuff though. If I got to jam with Jake like that, I’d go for it so hard. The fall on my face could be worse than your so called worts but I would have tried to shred as hard as possible! So cool man! Holy crap!
Very True, there's a big difference from teaching and being gig ready, it's not about ability, it's a path. Like Michael said, next gig this doesn't happen because he's professional, humble and very talented.
Just Love you Michael
Bro first of you played again with UM, Second, I watched this performance in full last night before this post. I thought you did an amazing job. I watched this post where I feel you are being way too hard on yourself, and at the end of it I came up with I think you did an amazing job. Fix your calculator my friend! Stacking Wins!!!! I do appreciate you are trying hard to help others understand what is actually happening and what you are thinking about while in a JAm. What a stage to do this from... You sir are incredible! Keep stacking those wins my friend!
I am! Hey - a 91 is pretty damn good. Thx!!
Your stagecraft is pretty darn good - don't be so hard on yourself! You're the artist so you can certainly critique your own performance any way you want, but the chromatic "wart" you talked about at around 21:30 sounded absolutely fine to my ears. I thought it was interesting and different, and took me someplace I didn't expect to go, but I enjoyed the journey. When I sit in with bands like that, I sing backup and play harmonica, taking a solo here and there, and doing fills. One thing that always drives me crazy is when the sound doesn't work, even after a solid sound check. Part of experience is handling it the way you did - keep playing, trust the sound crew, and don't try to fix it yourself. You didn't let it throw you off for the rest of the song. Doing things with no rehearsal, not even really knowing the arrangement, is always a crapshoot. Sometimes it works more than great, sometimes not at all. Great to share your thinking and choice-making of the performance. I especially like the part about staying with your heart and not getting into your head. Excellent video!
I'd give you a 100 because you nailed it! You Rocked it! Yes it's hard or everyone would be doing doing it!
Did you do a recap with the band? Were they pleased? Sounded great!
Didn't Niles Rodgers come up with that groove ? The singer was very solid live ! I enjoyed the performance.
I think if you had been requested to do a video reacting to some dude named Michael Palmisano who filled in for Umphrey's McGee, you would've been a lot more positive and optimistic. But as a good musician, you're probably your own harshest critic. I think you're being too hard on yourself. It waa awesome, your presence, timing, teamwork, and skill are intangibly amazing and you killed it.
Example: when you played that chromatic run, as a listener, it just sounded cool and interesting. If you had watched another guitarist play that, you'd be smiling and jamming out like I was. I can just imagine you pausing and mentioning how creative and interesting it is that this guitarist went from a badass Stevie Ray Vaughn style then pivoted to a Jerry Garcia-esque chromatic run and how the decision to improvise with that is badass!
But since you did it, it's a "wart".
You're my favorite Music-related UA-camr and I'm sure that feeling of "Yeah it wasn't bad but I could've done x, y, z differently" is the equivalent to Michael Jordan being upset with himself for missing 2 shots in a game where he won and scored 53 pts.
I believe it's that mindset that fuels elite talents to become elite and continue improving, but give that Michael Palmisano guy a break- He was a blast.
Ha!! Love you brother :)
Really cool breakdown! I’d love to see you review some of Chris Stapleton’s recent live stuff. He does some great work on the guitar and obviously his vocals are insane. Big fan
The man.
As musicians we are our own worst critics. You said 90% of the audience wouldn't notice , i'm willing to bet 96% of the audience didn't notice. The average music fan doesn't listen to music as intently as musicians do. Unless you're playing way off key or you're rhythmically way out of time with the band no one is going to pick up on some bum notes here and there. Michael you did just fine , you got up with some friends & had fun. Thats what its all about.
how about that bass riff during the duel solo part? killer. sounded great mike
Love love this. Huge fan of your explanations. I found Gabe Lee through you and now he's one of my faves. Michael, how'd this collab come about? Via Kevin?
Man, I’d love to. I’m such a fan of his.
We need a TAUK reaction!!
Funny most of the spots you said were warts sounded the coolest to me 😂
So good! #WeMakePRS
I think you did amazing.
cant wait till you sit in on an original of theirs!
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Hands OFF! I wish more "musicians" understood that you don't HAVE to be playing at all times.
Again....
RESPECT
Peace
i did a comment on your other video, because i saw it first, i ask you why so shy on stage. Now i knew the problems you had. It is not changing my mind, you make my music better, because of i understand now, what musican are doing, i am talking about live music, and i appreciate your videos and your thinking about music, and because it is written in english, sorry for my English and best wishes to you and your family, again Charly of Cologne.
Quick question what effect does coming in before the beat portray? Does it build excitement?
I can totally see where you're coming from in the first two "warts" you walked us through, but I honestly think the 3rd is you being too hard on yourself and overthinking it, I thought that sounded great you being the steady notes but also matched tempo to his tremelo picking up and down, I thought they complimented each other quite nicely! A lot of the fun of seeing a guest up on stage is also to hear the two styles mashed together, even if its not perfect. I think you gave everyone something they wanted to hear!
I’m not much of a musician but just a huge music fan with a musician heart. Since you critiqued your own collaboration, you should shows us some of your favorite collabs btwn different artists.
15:48 I dug it.
The first time your right not all together. But the second one I liked.
Great stuff Michael - well played- Can I ask , if you get the chance could you cover something by Paco De Lucia- I would love to see that-best wishes and God bless.
I enjoyed your analysis. I thought for sure you might mention that moment at 10:05, the end of your second solo (10:05). It seemed (to me) that the vocalist wasn’t sure if you were going to continue the solo and was a second late with his vocals. Not trying to be critical, just curious.
Another "Well Done" Teach! All of us that play live, when reviewing video, will find something that we could of played slightly different or maybe just better. Long journey from the head to the heart and back again... Could you post the original video?
Got to do a video on Virginia
I love the verbalized internal dialog! we all go through this!
"Oh shit! lets add some chromatic lines!"
**adds chromatic line**
"Shit, that sounded terrible!"
lol i love it
EXACTLY
👍& 💐
more concerned with them pumas baby
hey man, please do a video on tory slusher. one of those upper level players we could all learn from. and like you she enjoys teaching and sharing the craft of guitar
G blues variations 5/22/18