I reside in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. From S. Chicago. I've known the likes of buddy, muddy, bb, willie smith. Personally since age of 8. We found this old boy on a riverboat. I asked him to come to open jam. We had every other week. When owner of Casey's Alley came down from Orlando. He did. He blew the roof off!. He since lost both of his legs. Car accident, among many other injuries. He's making a comeback. Rehabing in Ohio. By God I'm waiting for return. I use to tell him thee greatest guitarist living are Derrick Trucks, Warren Haynes, and you!. IN THAT ORDER!. JOHN ALLENDER IS!.........
Love everything about this Mr Gales! Persona, personality, skills, style and pure good vibes coming from this man! I hope I get to see him live in my lifetime
Live sound that crisp balanced and smooth great sound technician, best modern blues with such amazing phrasing...beautiful speech too that's the real musician out there 👌
What makes Eric Gales & Eric Johnson different from other virtuosos is that they play clean, fast runs without much distortion with the clear economy picking & that makes everybody who's been called 'shredders' look lame in comparison.
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EIRC JOHNSON AND ERIC GALES IS THAT ERIC PLAYS UPSIDEDOWN AND BACKWARDS (DOYLE TOO BUT HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY REACHED GALES LEVEL IN SHREDDING)
Check out the version of Joe B's "The Ballot of John Henry" in which Eric jions him. It's actually performed on this ship. Absolutely insane. I've been playing for over 35 yrs and I've never heard such a tasty dual. Creativity, technique and uniqueness is at an all-time high for both guys. Joe was forced to bring his A-game and not phone in one of his typical 64th note soloes that has no soul. Truly, a great modern-day moment in guitar blues-rock history
Thing is, he's actually right handed. He plays with his left, but writes with his right. Crazy, he might be the only person in the world (or at least one of very few) who does this.
I’ve invested maybe 14 hrs over the last year listening to Eric he has a rare organic quality where he can improvise over anything in his own way.I wish I could have unlocked that but the want isn’t always enough.Theres something inate in just a handful of players like him that music just flows through them not one note or phrase is ever contrived .Hope he’s around for a long time the world needs him
At the 9:45 mark, sitting here alone, in front of my computer, both my fists involuntarily shot straight up in the air. Before I knew it, they were just up there. Like Mr. Gales was going to look through my monitor and see me, and was going to be disappointed in me if I did not show him the proper appreciation and enthusiasm. This guy is ... I don't know the proper word for it. I'm just grateful that I got hip to him.
Wowo Eric is Alaways on Fire he never seems to Disapoint always Brings his A Game. who ever was the 62 Dislikes Wouldnt No Good Music if it hit then in the Azz. Give it Right back to ya.
Eric Johnson has made Eric and bonamassa the most diverse players today. I remember coming up, trying to learn all of srv licks and songs and then finding Johnson was a Texas blues player and friends of Stevie's and I tried to learn his stuff by ear, and it was so difficult that I gave up, I was an anti shredder, but now looking back at it, and listening to the prodigies grown up, that not many could absorb all those styles and mix them up, it was either one way or the other, and only select players can do that
One Of The Best Guitarist I’ve Seen In Quite A While, For Donny Hathaway, it’s Frank McComb, For Whitney it’s Jennifer Hudson, For Jimi Hendrix, It’s Eric Gale!! Ok!
@@matthewhorizon6050 There is kids on youtube ten times better than Morello. Jimi would roll in his grave if he knew you mentioned him in the same sentence.
This was a nearly unfathomable performance, my parents had Jimi and I got Eric 🔥 much respect to the band as well they are on point and his wife is one of his drummers! 🔥🔥🔥
Eric has clearly unlocked another dimension through the guitar matrix. Legend has it when he was offered either the red pill or the blue pill, he said he didn’t need either as he’d already had the blues pill at the crossroads. This is guy is an absolute legend
Rolled it up smoked it and found it to be funky donkey proper!!! That was some do it fluid baby yeah... I thought for a minute Eric was a gonna have ta burn that ax have mercy Sweet Jesus 😜😰 he ta tap that🐯
I thought Prince's live performance of My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was the greatest performance that I have ever seen as an adult...but I was wrong. Eric Gales, I salute you, Sir. 🍷Cheers!
I so love that funky groove he puts in this song. This man is no joke. He is a professional player that has been around a long time and there is no style he can’t play. Pretty sure Jimi would be amazed.
Me before watching this vid: Yuk..i don't wanna play guitar tonight boohoo... Me after: Alright, off yo ass time to practice! EG is 2nd to none. Thanks for posting this. ♥️🔥👍🎸
@@joshmuz9018 Not in a million years. Gales is so versatile, technically great but also very bluesy and knows how to improvise. Sayce is just a newer version of SRV in style and sound.
@@hesch-tag gales just sounds like he's playing tin Pan alley over and over and over again in every thing he does. I can't even believe anyone enjoys listening to it.
I don't understand what you guys in the comment section being keyboard worriors about 'feel' or 'style' or 'songwriting' are on about. You must be listening to a different Eric Gales, or listening through wacky headphones. He's is incendiary. Has his own sound, identity, feel. Sure you can pick his influences out, but he has an extra sauce in the mix. Why is it so hard for guitarists to say they appreciate/like/admire other guitarists? I love all things guitar! Life is fuller as a musician when you can freely and openly admit when someone is bringing something special to the table! There is a tonne to be learned/appreciate from Eric if you pay attention long enough ✌️✌️👀🎶😱👌
He's playing his influences and doing them justice. If you can't hear his own thing in there then your missing out imo, everyone is entitled to their opinions obviously and music is super subjective. But I can distinctly hear his own sound in there, his voicing is unique for chords, got some unique melodies in there and he's got a lot of gears before he runs out of gas. I've got a lot of time for Eric Gales personally ✌️✌️👌
@@SeagoGuitarist They just want to hate. Eric has crazy chords that he blends with Jimi music and any body else. even if Jimi saw Eric play, he would be saying dang boy what you doing over there LOL
Eric is one of, if not the greatest living guitarist. His lead phrasing is second to none and his rhythm is so tight.
Yeah..he´s virtuously good
Man I can't stand when people say that but you may actually be right this time. Ho...ly....mo...ly
Definitely one of the best, but hardly thee best..
I reside in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. From S. Chicago. I've known the likes of buddy, muddy, bb, willie smith. Personally since age of 8. We found this old boy on a riverboat. I asked him to come to open jam. We had every other week. When owner of Casey's Alley came down from Orlando. He did. He blew the roof off!. He since lost both of his legs. Car accident, among many other injuries. He's making a comeback. Rehabing in Ohio. By God I'm waiting for return. I use to tell him thee greatest guitarist living are Derrick Trucks, Warren Haynes, and you!. IN THAT ORDER!. JOHN ALLENDER IS!.........
WTF...... What the hell did i just watch ???? HOLY SHIT.... SOOOOOOOOOO underrated......REDICULOUS talent....
An amazing talent. I am sure Jimi would have been pleased to meet and play with Eric! :)
There was Jimi, there was Stevie Ray, & then we have Eric. I gotta that love back love. 🎶🔥🎸🔥🎶
thankfully he is here to keep it alive and KICKIN"
You just named my top 3 of all time!! You have great taste in music and choice of guitarist!! Glad I'm not the only one. Take Care.
Eric Gales is amazing. He is like Jimmy Hendrix and Vernon Reid with a dash of Eric Johnson! Keep it going cuz you rock!
Jimi, not Jimmy.
Vernon Reid was a very sloppy player. Eric is as clean as he can be!
When Eric is in the zone he's the best blues rock player around these days - what a ferocious talent ! The dynamics and phrasing are crazy.
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A true legend….. absolutely clean …. not many players can just take off into a 64th note run and have every single note clean and clear…
not to mention with the guitar strung upside down... oh wait, I mentioned it. Eric is a savage player!
Love everything about this Mr Gales! Persona, personality, skills, style and pure good vibes coming from this man! I hope I get to see him live in my lifetime
I’m shocked and stunned at this performance! Just incredible!
Dude rocks, no question about that.
When Eric pops himself right in front of the camera for the solo MIND BLOWN. I love this guy. Truly in a league of his own.
i picked up up the first album and it was killer , now through the thick and thin. Eric IS BACK !!!!!!!
This guy really is one of the best. Great stuff!
Stunning performance!
Dude has a-m-a-z-i-n-g phrasing skills that kills!
Jimi's spirit is strong in this guy
Eric Gales is on another planet! Jimi is dancing in Heaven!!! E.G. keep playin' that "THANG "!!!
Crowned best blues guitarist for me.
I like how he changes right in the middle I have not seen anybody do that yet and still be in tune with the beginning song love it
I’m officially on this dudes fan base!! Holio Faaaack he is absolutely phenomenal!!
My new favourite!!
Music is still alive!!!
Live sound that crisp balanced and smooth great sound technician, best modern blues with such amazing phrasing...beautiful speech too that's the real musician out there 👌
The greatest guitarist I've ever seen or heard this is the first for me and I love it !
Jimi was smiling down on Mr. Gales this day! About time we have someone AGAIN to refresh the blues!
exactly what i thought....
Eric is soooooo fricking unvalued and underappreciated! Please support Eric in every way possible!
I've been listening to Eric for the last six months, he gave me dopamine.
What makes Eric Gales & Eric Johnson different from other virtuosos is that they play clean, fast runs without much distortion with the clear economy picking & that makes everybody who's been called 'shredders' look lame in comparison.
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EIRC JOHNSON AND ERIC GALES IS THAT ERIC PLAYS UPSIDEDOWN AND BACKWARDS (DOYLE TOO BUT HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY REACHED GALES LEVEL IN SHREDDING)
Raw and creative. Eric's underrated.
The man definitely has a good time
Dave Fischer ..he sure does...and he brings the crowd along with him.
I’ve been playing for 13 years and I must say this performance blew my god damn mind!!
Check out the version of Joe B's "The Ballot of John Henry" in which Eric jions him. It's actually performed on this ship. Absolutely insane. I've been playing for over 35 yrs and I've never heard such a tasty dual.
Creativity, technique and uniqueness is at an all-time high for both guys. Joe was forced to bring his A-game and not phone in one of his typical 64th note soloes that has no soul. Truly, a great modern-day moment in guitar blues-rock history
One word... BEAST
Shades of the great Jimi himself with some funk added. Left handed and all with some great improv of his own. A new fan here for sure.
Thing is, he's actually right handed. He plays with his left, but writes with his right. Crazy, he might be the only person in the world (or at least one of very few) who does this.
Eric is the greatest guitar player in the world as of 2019
timtim 1 totally agree
I’ve invested maybe 14 hrs over the last year listening to Eric he has a rare organic quality where he can improvise over anything in his own way.I wish I could have unlocked that but the want isn’t always enough.Theres something inate in just a handful of players like him that music just flows through them not one note or phrase is ever contrived .Hope he’s around for a long time the world needs him
No, John Mayer
he's superb but I think Randy Hanson from Canada does Jimi ( almost ) scary ..;)
@@trevorkoskela6954 🤣😂
At the 9:45 mark, sitting here alone, in front of my computer, both my fists involuntarily shot straight up in the air. Before I knew it, they were just up there. Like Mr. Gales was going to look through my monitor and see me, and was going to be disappointed in me if I did not show him the proper appreciation and enthusiasm. This guy is ... I don't know the proper word for it. I'm just grateful that I got hip to him.
I stumbled on him and Kingfish last week unreal talent!!! And there humbleness propels their superpowers
Gales has the feel in his guitar playing and his personality comes thru loud and clear and that makes him an original.
THIS guitar tech is so dedicated I love it
Go'on, Raw Dog!! Eric is a fuggin beast... HELL yeah!!
The best rock blues guitarist in the world.
Word.
Wowo Eric is Alaways on Fire he never seems to Disapoint always Brings his A Game. who ever was the 62 Dislikes Wouldnt No Good Music if it hit then in the Azz. Give it Right back to ya.
Best guitarist in the world.
lopezb I agree
...is one of the best
Yikes...how Eric feels the music he plays. Captivating energy!
Amazing prodigies
First time i heard Eric in 1991 i knew the dude was special.
Eric = beast and an all around way cool dude to boot. Rock on Eric see ya soon.
Why doesn't this have millions of views???
Jeff beck , Jimmie Paige, Hendrix, SRV, S. Vai, J. Satriani, Eddie Van, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales is All of them, Rock on Brother Eric !!
Eric Johnson has made Eric and bonamassa the most diverse players today. I remember coming up, trying to learn all of srv licks and songs and then finding Johnson was a Texas blues player and friends of Stevie's and I tried to learn his stuff by ear, and it was so difficult that I gave up, I was an anti shredder, but now looking back at it, and listening to the prodigies grown up, that not many could absorb all those styles and mix them up, it was either one way or the other, and only select players can do that
TRUE ENTERTAINER ERIC GALES!!!!
Could be Best Ever!!!!! Like it more and more every song
Hendrix lives!!!!
check out Randy Hanson
Playing it upside down like nobody's business 100%
always on point this future legend
Absolutely amazing unique style n skills!
The guy plays with the guitar strings on like for a right handed player!
One Of The Best Guitarist I’ve Seen In Quite A While, For Donny Hathaway, it’s Frank McComb, For Whitney it’s Jennifer Hudson, For Jimi Hendrix, It’s Eric Gale!! Ok!
oh my god, perfect blues man...
one (if not the one) of the greatest blues performers alive. Hail !
Jimi, Jimmy, AC/DC, little nod to Morillo.... this guy is the best guitarists for my ear
Eric probably doesn't even know who Tom Morello is and for good reason -- what a hack
@@matthewhorizon6050 There is kids on youtube ten times better than Morello. Jimi would roll in his grave if he knew you mentioned him in the same sentence.
Hahahaha always loved this dude. He doesn't have enough fret board, he needs another 24
Eric - just dynamite here! Like Jimi - a great showman to boot!
Wow!! I'm impressed with this guy!!! First of all my heart is beating fast. And I'm like a kid with a new playstation!!!!!!🤣🤣👍👍😎😎
This was a nearly unfathomable performance, my parents had Jimi and I got Eric 🔥 much respect to the band as well they are on point and his wife is one of his drummers! 🔥🔥🔥
That was epic. A great homage
Great sound great voice great guitarplayer! Eric Gales is a true artist.
eG is on another Level! Awesome musician.
This is as near to a religious experience as i get.im seeing Eric in the uk in May and i can't wait!
awesome
I haven't seen a guitar player with that much talent since SRV
I love Stevie, but this man is light years ahead
Completely Agree!
Check kingfish out
Phillip sayce?
Maj Kingfish is good. But this guy is in another universe.
Love it! Thanks for sharing jdonw2003. Really well filmed. x
This Brothers speech just took him to another plateau
He got you with the maga huh...? 🤣 easy
AWESOME SHIT!!!!!!!!!......All with one and one with all, on the same page !!!!!
I will be trying to see him from this day forward...................WOW!
A true guitar virtuoso; play my brother play, that damn guitar like no one else can!
Eric has clearly unlocked another dimension through the guitar matrix. Legend has it when he was offered either the red pill or the blue pill, he said he didn’t need either as he’d already had the blues pill at the crossroads. This is guy is an absolute legend
I seen this young man in Detroit in 2001 what a performer, he has gotten a little better each day
Eric is a true original wizard player guitar awesome fuckin' wordl the best guitar
Simply awesome. There is hope for the world
Dude knows the entire matrix of the electric guitar
ERIC GALES! SOME Body's Crying On the Stage, who is it? Mr Eric Guitar" Super Skill/ LEGEND!
She goes “u where there” Lol
Gales got the juice 🙌💯
Rolled it up smoked it and found it to be funky donkey proper!!! That was some do it fluid baby yeah... I thought for a minute Eric was a gonna have ta burn that ax have mercy Sweet Jesus 😜😰 he ta tap that🐯
Think you just blew my phones..... totally worth it
Eric is a smooth Brotha!
And all the hairs on all the greatest guitarists arms stood up!
I thought Prince's live performance of My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was the greatest performance that I have ever seen as an adult...but I was wrong. Eric Gales, I salute you, Sir. 🍷Cheers!
You’d make Jimi so very proud.
A very worthy musical child and successor of Hendrix. That he has the guts to take it to completely new places makes it so special.
Just awesome! Thanks for the upload.
Its hard to deny that Eric is one of the most talented guitarists of all time! PERIOD
That's what I'm talking about. Uh, huh.....
Blessings bro ---not many others that can do that.
I so love that funky groove he puts in this song. This man is no joke. He is a professional player that has been around a long time and there is no style he can’t play. Pretty sure Jimi would be amazed.
He plays with so mush ❤️ there is were true telent come from.
What?
Wow This is The Best On Video,
Could You imagine being there Live!!!!:)
His groove just melts the backbone
Jimmy, You Aint Never Gonna Be Gone Baby!!! We Love You So Much!!!
Comin' straight from his heart and soul.
Fantastic!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Me before watching this vid: Yuk..i don't wanna play guitar tonight boohoo...
Me after: Alright, off yo ass time to practice!
EG is 2nd to none. Thanks for posting this. ♥️🔥👍🎸
the best guitar players ...fantastic
If there's a better blues guitarist out there I've yet to encounter them.
Phillip sayce is better
@@joshmuz9018 he's a bit more one dimensional than Gales. Very good, but not as versatile. Just my opinion.
@@joshmuz9018 Not in a million years. Gales is so versatile, technically great but also very bluesy and knows how to improvise. Sayce is just a newer version of SRV in style and sound.
@@hesch-tag gales just sounds like he's playing tin Pan alley over and over and over again in every thing he does. I can't even believe anyone enjoys listening to it.
If there ever was a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix, Eric is it! Freakin incredible!
You so cool man!!!.....you play your guitar so great tone!!!...cool man!!!
I don't understand what you guys in the comment section being keyboard worriors about 'feel' or 'style' or 'songwriting' are on about. You must be listening to a different Eric Gales, or listening through wacky headphones. He's is incendiary. Has his own sound, identity, feel. Sure you can pick his influences out, but he has an extra sauce in the mix. Why is it so hard for guitarists to say they appreciate/like/admire other guitarists? I love all things guitar! Life is fuller as a musician when you can freely and openly admit when someone is bringing something special to the table! There is a tonne to be learned/appreciate from Eric if you pay attention long enough ✌️✌️👀🎶😱👌
He's playing his influences and doing them justice. If you can't hear his own thing in there then your missing out imo, everyone is entitled to their opinions obviously and music is super subjective. But I can distinctly hear his own sound in there, his voicing is unique for chords, got some unique melodies in there and he's got a lot of gears before he runs out of gas. I've got a lot of time for Eric Gales personally ✌️✌️👌
@@SeagoGuitarist They just want to hate. Eric has crazy chords that he blends with Jimi music and any body else. even if Jimi saw Eric play, he would be saying dang boy what you doing over there LOL