Gray Guitars presents - Graham Coxon (Blur, solo artist) - interview, riffs, history and gear
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2017
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Graham Coxon is simply one of the finest musicians of his generation.
The music of Blur helped to define British music in the 90s, with classic albums such as Parklife, Blur and 13 being the high water marks of guitar-led popular music.
Graham's use of the guitar as sonic architecture knew no bounds - his experimentation with effects and textures was only matched by his incredible ability to create memorable riffs, melodies and solos within Blur's eclectic and unique songs.
Graham breaks down some of his most iconic riffs - Parklife, Song 2, Bugman, No Distance Left To Run and There's No Other Way are all played and their back stories revealed.
Graham talks about his acoustic playing, Blur's early days and gives very personal comments about his writing partner and lifelong friend, Damon Albarn.
I am super proud to have Graham playing my guitars and I had a exceptionally enjoyable day recording the audio and video for this promo.
For all fans of Graham and Blur - I am one of you. Being able to sit with Graham and listen to him playing the guitar one-to-one was a humbling experience and one that I will never forget.
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No Distance Left to Run has one of the most beautiful guitar riffs ever!
23:40 probably one of the most beautiful guitar riff ever written
Scary amazing how he sounds studio quality whenever he plays their songs.
Yes...I got goosebumps more or less instantly when he started playing it.
Thanks for your bookmark... I totally agree
He played it so well... You can really see and hear all the little bits he does, it's such a lovely way of playing.
what's the song name??
Tracklist in the video:
11:06-11:15 - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Beatles)
12:02-13:28 - There's No Other Way (Blur)
13:58-14:20 - Are You Lonely (Graham Coxon)
19:00-19:35 - Song 2 (Blur)
19:36-19:57 - Buddy Holly (Weezer)
20:33-20:54 - Song 2 (Blur)
22:30-23:12 - Bugman (Blur)
23:19-24:46 - No Distance Left To Run (Blur)
25:23-26:07 - No Distance Left To Run (Blur)
30:18-31:10 - Parklife (Blur)
38:30-38:56 - Charmless Man (Blur)
Thanks!
No Distance Left To Run is just beautiful
thanks!!!✨
@@bann13 very. It almost makes me cry. Almost
@@dmrsk1899 it's been two years I last heard it. Still touches me deeply. I think this could be one of the best videos of this song that have some (rare) moments focusing just on the guitar playing
He is so talented! The riffs on the early albums were so overlooked, like Chemical World's Riff is so amazing! He has such a unique way of expressing the guitar, unlike any other! My favorite Guitarist by a mile!
Chemical World? I love a tune with a busy riff like that. This is a great video, if it was 3hrs long it'd still be too short. Watching Bugman's glorious noise segway into the melancholy of "No Distance" is a real treat. Also, I've been trying to nail that There's No Other Way riff for 25 years or so, and watching this I realise I'm still a mile off.
He is awesome!
There's plenty more to come Andy - subscribe and don't miss it!
He makes you think outside the box as a player, which is just hugely liberating. What I've learned from the Graham the most, is that I cannot play like him. You have to find your own way; your own little tricks and trills, and your own little weird chords and riffs that you throw in the mix. Create your own pallet of sounds.
I love Coxon, probably the most inspirational guitarist to me. Not in a particular melodic way but more in the approach - expressing myself without the confinement of scales.
The reason I ever picked up a guitar! Fav guitarist of all time!
Couldn't agree more!
I picked up the guitar, and then I realised I couldn't play any of his parts. Took a lot of practice to get close to approximating his playing.
saaaaame same same same. inspiring dood
13:05 my guitar teacher playing a sick riff while i sit there and pretend i know what im doing
23:18 I absolutely love that chord progression in No Distance Left to Run. What a beautiful song.
Very nice! I could listen to Graham all day.
I can tell with the way Blur riffs creep into some of your demos!
Same here
23:20-24:30, what an eargasm!
Goosebumps
'No distance left to Run' is just such a beautiful guitar line..
No Distance Left to Run is magical in so many ways. Beautiful riff ever
he's soooooooooo
humble
12:20 OMG 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 the only person in the world who plays this riff properly. I think it must be magic or somethin.
I think the same
So true, I can slow it down and play repeatedly, but I can’t get whatever hitch rhythm he has
@@teodelfuego yeah its the little rhythmic parts that seem impossible to nail
@@teodelfuego this guys nailed itua-cam.com/video/BPe_tBE0Kn0/v-deo.html
12:02
interviewer: so..
graham: starts playing automatically
Fantastic video Graham! Thanks for introducing me to Gray Guitars!
Hi Warren, I love your channel! Picked up so many great engineering tips. All the best!
Thanks very much Gray Guitars! I really appreciate it!
Inspirational! I got caught up in the whole late 80s shred thing and thought that unless you played a million notes per second then you weren´t worth exploring.....then I started listening to Blur and the penny dropped...the greatest guitarist of the generation.
Daniel Gorman me too!
I'd say Graham and Johnny greenwood are tied for me. Both use just crazy technique and create fantastic music.
I like this so much, really. He's so cute and adorable and course the best guitarist ever. Luv u Gra😍
This is THE quintessential Graham Coxon/Blur video; after this, there really is no distance left to run...Thank you for this!
Graham Coxon, definitely one talented gifted musician. Self taught, just like Hendrix and Clapton. Reminds me much of a younger Eric, and like Hendrix, very interested in the sound he can achieve. The music.....just listen to his riffs in the Blur songs.......superb! So open, and prepared to show his genius. What a lovely fellow. Wonderful.
brilliant, thanks for this :)
This is by far the best video ever!! Graham Coxon is my idol by far and keeps inspiring me everyday! Thank you for this!!! Cheers from Argentina
Thank you for the video.Watching Graham playing and talking about guitar is an inspiration.
gahhh i love this i am so excited for grahams new album and to watch him play is just magic
love what he is doing with our pedals, your guitar and that amp! what a top bloke!
ThorpyFx they all sounded amazing! Song 2 was a bright Peacekeeper into a dimed Fallout Cloud. More to come Adrian......
Amazing guitarist and lovely person! Thank you for this interview,it's a birthday gift for me :)
No distance left to run? Wow.. Love Graham's playing but always admired that song in particular, perfect playing, I'd love to sit opposite graham with my guitar and jam and learn from him
Garry Echoe I feel very lucky whenever I hear him play up close!
Gray Guitars very jealous, I always get the sense with him that he has the technique to rip up the fretboard if he wanted but expresses himself for the song only, I have a sunburst 80's tele made in Japan which I treasure, great to see him being recognised as one of the best tele players, liking the guitar you made for him sounds great, thanks for the upload
Such a creative guitar player. Little tones and riffs without having to schred the fuck out of a song
Such an amazing musician. No distance left to run and chemical world, among many others, are gems. Graham seems also comfortable in sharing knowledge and experience. Thanks for this video mate.
Lovely guy. Even with the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ :)
Great to hear more and more good demonstrative stuff by the master of telecaster himself there wasn't around 10 years back when I started mimicking him.
Always from time to time I forget and then remember again how interesting player he is, one of a kind really.
Graham seems such a cool guy. I'd love to have a jam with him
He is so cute and talented
Absolutely legendary unique guitarist ❤️🤟
This is a great interview. But I would HIGHLY recommend the one he did with That Pedal Show as well .. he goes quite a bit further in depth into some of the chord shapes, specific tones, pedals, guitars and amps etc he used for certain songs. AND the sound is loads better (!) ... some of the tones sound exactly like the albums. its amazing.
Thank you so much for this. Graham is beyond amazing. Loved how casual and friendly the interview was, great insight.
Thanks Heather! It was great fun to make, I'm glad that that came across in the film. All the best!
No doubt Graham is a great inspiration. All my love for him💕
Paula Quintero holaaaaaa
ivanecek holaaaaa, qué sorpresa ahre
he's lovely and funny and I fall asleep listening to this video :) so its my fav..
A grreat guitar player indeed. I ve always been of the opinion that Blur's guitars and drums excelled. Graham is great!
I'd say Graham is the greatest, most original British guitar player of the last 30 years.
No ego at all, very humble, but highly talented and willing to share! An absolute joy to watch the interview. Someone said, 'Like George Harrison with a handful of Hendrix thrown in!' I agree. On all the interviews I have ever seen Graham Coxon never disappoints. With Graham it is not so much about the guitar. That is just a sonic paintbrush, a tool if you will. You have to know how to use the tool BUT what is more important is the sound. That is what Hendrix was all about too....the sound.....the sound that reaches inside and touches the soul. Graham is off down the same path, and he will push it well past where Hendrix left off. Unselfish, inspirational, and a credit to music. For all the wonderful music so far thank you Graham. I feel sure that the future holds many more wonderful musical creations from this musician.
I could not agree more, MrMoggyman!
By the way.....I am looking at your guitars. They are BEAUTIFUL! I am not a player, but I would love to own one.
In fact, owning one of your guitars might give me the inspiration to have a go at learning to play guitar!
Ha! That would be a good start. I'm at info@grayguitars.london if you need me.
I reckon you are right. I think that the Grayling that you made for Graham looks absolutely freakin beautiful BUT more important, it has such a superb sound. I absolutely love it. Bravo to you sir. A superb instrument. I would not take long to learn on that guitar because it is definitely a 'cannot put it down' instrument. I would never be off of it! It would have to travel with me to Thailand. That's where I live now. And guess what.....there is a music treaching service down in the town. Even better! Don't know about prices, but I suppose a top class instrument like this is not so cheap. Maybe you will surprise me if I come to your web site and ask.
Man, I always wanted to play that VERY SPECIFIC part of Parklife and it was hard to see in live videos , I'm so glad you asked the master himself!
He's amazing, thanks a lot for this!
same here man! :D
Graham on “London Loves” is just exquisite
Forgot about that one Amelia. Great tune. Coxon is wonderful my sister used to love him. (Probably still does 😜)
Such an unpredictable guitar player. Legend.
He's got a lovely natural loose style of playing... great stuff...
I enjoyed this interview very much and then melted when he started playing NDLTR. He is my true only guitar hero and role model. Thank you so much for the video and keep them coming. Cheers.
My absolute pleasure, Angel! There is indeed more to come, Graham's video with myself and Blur producer Stephen Street will be out very soon!
I love you riffs amazing
Nerd Heaven. My favourite living guitarist playing all British gear, love it. Basically a guitar lesson for me too, really interesting to see his voicings. I hope you're ready for EVERY guitarist to want a Gray Guitar now. Definitely hankering after a Sheriff 22 and Fallout Cloud after seeing this. Excellent work.
Well Leo, thanks so much for your kind words. I absolutely loved making this video and really appreciated my fellow British manufacturers gear. Victory, Thorpy and Origin are class acts.
I always wanted to learn the you're so great's solo.
Those pick up sounds so good. Lovely video. Thanks
Mahogany Marco thanks man! 🎸🙏🏻
Beautiful guitar at the beginning and Graham playing his backside off - if we are not careful Thorpy is going to take over the world - YEAH!!
Graham represents me, playing random songs.❤️
great camera work. I always want to see people playing guitar from their chin down to the 6th string not further than 13th fret. That way I can make wild guesses where are his hands. it also helps with my ear training immensely! top job!
Beautiful Guitar (appearance & tone) !!!!!!!
Dave G thanks!
The host was fanboying out as much as this! It was a great video
chilldude22 I certainly was! Graham was/still is my absolute hero! This is the first video that I ever made too. 👍🏻🎸
Thanks
Gotta be the best comment ever from Graham coxon -I don’t know my scales it’s ok Graham I think we can let you off that one 👊🏻
New subscriber and loving the content. Currently "re-learning" how to play parklife properly... Bet I am not the only one... :)
Thanks Phil! Lots more news and videos to come.
No distance oh boy what a song
I like the engraving on the Peace Maker pedal....showing MIRVs on an MX
Graham's shirt looks just so comfy
Man Bugman is such a badass song
nooooiiiice :)
This makes me want...no, need...one of these beautiful guitars....
33:33 Thank you Graham.
So is oasis :) blur and oasis fan friendship 😊🙌🙌
What a monster player 😮
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Hi, do you know what string gauge was used on that (stunning) guitar? They seem to be huge!
Great interview btw, thanks!
Hi Andrea! Graham uses D'Addario EXP140 10-52. Thanks for your comments, subscribe!
That distortion sound!!! this may not be such an inspirational story but Graham is the reason why I wanted a Proco Rat ...sadly I couldn´t find or afford one. I ended up with a Metal Core ML-2 hahaha. Graham is the reason why I saved my money for years to be able to buy pedals and experiment with sound.
He is a true legend!
Yes! Underrated and heavily influential! for years I´ve been searching for videos where Graham show us more of his amazing playing so thank you so much for this videos man! greetings from Bolivia :D
No problem El Pad!
*rubs nose*
*ruffles hair*
*scratches beard*
*skateboards home*
fantastic guitarist.
The way he made the guitar cry during No Distance Left To Run.
But no doubt Battery In Your Leg is the saddest sound he made for Blur.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Great vid! You should use mics on your voices as well though.
23:00 Bugman and no distance
Any chance you can upload just the clips of him playing without the zooms (or atleast show the whole guitar)?
How great would it have been if we could have seen the full fret board...
какой же он крутой!!! его музыка заставляет меня жить, особенно вместе с голосом дэймона !
Поддерживаю
yeah
Graham playing Cross Roads? wow
So is Graham playing 'No distance left to run' in open G, drop D or standard tuning a whole step down?
Adrian Tyler drop d I think Adrian. Whenever Graham plays an acoustic guitar he always drops the low E down to D.
He just mentioned Slint, Sonic Youth, and Unwound. That fact alone should make it clear why Blur achieve something vastly more compelling than fucking Oasis.
Slint fans: can you detect the Don, Aman vibe going on with the chords in Bugman? Makes me enjoy that song even more.
Just like graham loves the RAT my go to is the Big Muff. Best advice ever - get to know your gear. You dont need 100 pedals. At the end theyre all the same in a way
15:20 No monsters in me
12:05 Just time-stamping There's no other way for future reference!
The Sheriff takes pedals better than I was led to believe... The guitar sounds so clear and crisp even when distorted
Thomas Stonehewer That Sheriff is awesome!
I think the Guitar has a lot to do with that
Thanks Thomas!
Yeah..yeah... yeah yeah yeah..,,,
He`s not a virtuoso...he`s not a "guitar hero" but this man (like Edge...Andy Summers...Morello...J. Greenwood)....changes the way a guitar can sound. Saw him a few years ago here in my country...Argentina and blew my mind
at 27:20 vaping? ; p
So could I. Not sure about the hum inbetween though 😩
ryanholio I tried to reach over and turn down Graham’s volume pot as often as possible!
What kind of guitar pick he use ??
Gabriel Nobre de Almeida Hi! Graham uses thin Hurco picks, back to front, wide end hits the strings!
Graham was my hero from age 11-17, at which point it became Kurt Cobain. Weirdest part is i was born in 95
Was that the point you realised you could never reach his guitar skills haha. Kurt's were alot more attainable.
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Turn the dirty channel of Graham! For the love of God! 😁
Great video, great player though ☺️
What's the first song he is playing....
Greetings from Texas
Alberto Molina It's Crossroads, the Cream version of the classic Robert Johnson song. Listen to the live, 'Wheels of Fire' version - the solo is epic! 😊
thanks....
thanks....
Great video. Sort the earth out on that guitar though.
flincher75 ha! Earth is fine, fuzz pedals, P90s and sitting next to a amp, not so fine!
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Graham might have absolutely no personality and be as boring an individual as watching paint dry BUT he is a totally brilliant guitarist he comes alive on guitar Brilliant