I remember, I borrowed my bother's vinyl record of Al DiMeola and kept it for a long time. He finally got it back and I missed it so much I went and got my own. Heavy rock-jazz fusion like this was so rarely as well done as this guy right here. Yeah Yngwie came along later, and van halen, and satriani. But this guy came from the Jazz world and it all was sooo musically interesting while it shreds because the other musicians were talents in their own right.
Love this stuff dude I'm FoH engineer when I was a young man this is was what I listen to every day because the studio mixes was all about Tone and the players. Showed me how to mix. So it is part of my DNA. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Watch at 7.03 how he reaches for that volume knob and turns that LP from a staccato machine into a sustain monster..all in a nano-second..no pedals folks.
Incredible performance.. that's what they did back in the 70's.. Real musicians doing it for real.. live... no b.s.! At that time Al was becoming the leader of the pack in the guitar world...He had just left Return to Forever and was assuming Guitar God status!
Just saw Al play in Natick, Massachusetts with World Sinfonia, if you can believe it. It was a tiny arts club that I never even heard of. Absolutely amazing. I brought my kids. All they could say was "Oh My GOD!"
My fav Al era is this early music all the way until Kiss My Axe, after that he's very hit and miss for me, but those first 4 albums and up to axe are amazing.
band line-up is wrong for 1978 - on May 5th in New York, it was: Steve Gadd - drums Anthony Jackson - bass Barry Miles - keyboards Mingo Lewis - percussion Eddie Colon - percussion . . . so I suspect the date listed for this performance is later than April 1978.
I don't think that even can be questioned. Shred guitar, speed metal-level riffing, fantastic bass and drum work...why can't all jazz be like this! =D I'm not a jazz fan, but my simplistic metalhead self can appreciate the hell out of what Al did on Elegant Gypsy.
@Talkin Bout Nawlins Thanks! With all those ''shredders'' in the last decades in fact not many can appreciate the impact this track had on guitar world back in the day, but in the middle of 70s when guys like Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton were considered ''the edge'' of contemporary guitar, Al Di Meola was light years ahead of them and most other guitarplayers. Yeah, I know they play Rock and he is a Jazz musician, but still...
@Talkin Bout Nawlins He did great, his live performance is astonishing. I know they're maybe the best fusion band in the world - with people like Chick Corea, Stanky Clarke and Lenny White the final result can only be outstanding. TBH Al Di Meola is my favourite guitarplayer, together with Frank Gambale and Alan Holdsworth. I like some Rock guitarplayers as Steve Lukather also. Congrats on good taste!
Great stuff here! I also saw the Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke with Al that you liked, I like that even better. I guess we have a little more work to do with our version of Jumpin Jack Flash!
I first learned who AI was back in 1980 when I first started playing After seeing him in an ad for dimarzio pickups. He used the super distortion model in his les pauls just like in this video. Al was a major influence on my own playing.
"I KNOW I played every note!" - classical violin legend Itzhak Perlman joking about doing the same kind of high-speed runs and trills on his instrument 😄
The guitar playing is rock solid and the band is tight all round. BUT, I don't know about you guys, but I would kill to hear Al play the solo right at the end in it's unadulterated / studio version form.
This guy is truly an impact on what you can do on guitar along with his various genre fusions, Imo I've always thought Malmsteen to be a tad overrated.
One of the main godfathers of shred, if not the most important for the 80s movement, lots of guys tried to copy his killer picked runs. And not only Al, the entire band is off the charts, Tim Landers on bass slays, and love Robbie Gonzalez on drums. Brought to you by a good dose of excellent 70s cocaine of course.😁
Let's spend it on s vacation then fly back to depart from Amsterdam where we bought the van . Deal. Garret us from Amsterdam holland. Has a country rick band . Live songs guitar.back to Toronto spring late .
6:44.... the *one* freakin' part every guitarist watching this wants to see, and what's the camera man doing? focusing the camera on DiMeola's face. Big FAIL to the cameraman. On a lighter note - DiMeola rocks!
Endless al demeola Spain I loved the 🖤 clothes and malaga minstrels one birthday dinner yaya malaga Spain Ray The bull fight that hat red rose in the hat Madrid Gibraltar to mirricci by ship with my van to casa blanca fez the harem where I want to live I dress like that for al demeola Felipe flores enjoy ed this 200 percent love te quiero mi amor al Jane gypswine caves in Spain I ordered my ticket from mexico to Spain they said no miami Jane we must transfer in Miami. Te wuiero
@bej144 ....yngwie, vai, satriani....van halen for that matter..they are all great, so who cares?al is certainly in a class all his own, but 90% of the world listens to crap music,so how about picking on them instead of the 80's shredders..who for the most part are pretty great too My top 10 guitarists are... (NOT ranked in order, just the top ten) Al Dimeola Allan Holdsworth Frank Zappa Steve Vai John Petrucci Jeff Loomis Yngwie Malmsteen Jimi Hendrix Jimmy Page Myself
A LITTLE PRESUMPTUOUS. TOO MUCH NOTES, TOO MUCH SPEED, TOO MUCH PYROTECHNICS, TOO MUCH EVERYTHING, EXCEPT MUSIC. I DON´T HATE AL DI MEOLA, BUT I PREFER MUSICIANS LIKE BILL FRISELL, JOHN ABERCROMBIE, TERJE RYPDAL AND OTHERS, FAR. ME GUSTABA AL DI MEOLA CUANDO YO TENÍA 15, PERO AHORA... NO ES MALO, POR FAVOR, PERO ES UN POCO COMO PORNOGRAFÍA MUSICAL, A VER CUÁNTAS NOTAS PUEDO TOCAR POR SEGUNDO. BIEN PARA CLASES DE GUITARRA, PERO LIGERAMENTE CARENTE DE PROFUNDIDAD O EXPRESIVIDAD.
I was given my first Al Di Meola album when I was 8. My mom is a badass.
omg this is unreal...all the young guys learning to play should be going back and listening to this...jaws will drop
My dad took me to a return to forever tour with stanley clark and al di meola and I havent put the bass down since. For reference I was born in 1990
Somebody posted the following comment years ago: "This performance is totally badass on so many levels" 🔥😀
Di Meola back in the day. He looks straight off the album cover. He plays with a really youthful charisma here.
Di Meola Invented shredding himself, he has also won more awards than any other guitar player in the world. My ultimate favorite!!
I have introduced many friends to Al Dimeola’s magic. I love watching their face as they listen the first time.
I remember, I borrowed my bother's vinyl record of Al DiMeola and kept it for a long time. He finally got it back and I missed it so much I went and got my own. Heavy rock-jazz fusion like this was so rarely as well done as this guy right here. Yeah Yngwie came along later, and van halen, and satriani. But this guy came from the Jazz world and it all was sooo musically interesting while it shreds because the other musicians were talents in their own right.
This always was my favorite Al Di Meola tune. Specifically the first part of his solo right after the fast intro.
Awesome. I knew Di Meola was great from listening to him, but watching him play takes it to another level.
Name an '80s shredder who could pull this off.
They got some of that from him.
I couldn't stop smiling the whole time.
Love this stuff dude I'm FoH engineer when I was a young man this is was what I listen to every day because the studio mixes was all about Tone and the players. Showed me how to mix. So it is part of my DNA. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
What a sound!This just shows again that old amps and guitars sounds better then modern gear.
there's nothing like a non-master volume Marshall to rustle your pants around
Watch at 7.03 how he reaches for that volume knob and turns that LP from a staccato machine into a sustain monster..all in a nano-second..no pedals folks.
Incredible performance.. that's what they did back in the 70's.. Real musicians doing it for real.. live... no b.s.! At that time Al was becoming the leader of the pack in the guitar world...He had just left Return to Forever and was assuming Guitar God status!
Fire in the Day. Epic Then. Iconic Now.
Al Di Meola, a style all in his own. Amazing!
Al has amazing precision
The greatest and the very best of his type of Guitarist - Al Di Meola
Saw Al with RTF in 1979 and still have this di meola LP in great shape
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Just saw Al play in Natick, Massachusetts with World Sinfonia, if you can believe it. It was a tiny arts club that I never even heard of. Absolutely amazing. I brought my kids. All they could say was "Oh My GOD!"
Al DiMeola is LEGEND!
My fav Al era is this early music all the way until Kiss My Axe, after that he's very hit and miss for me, but those first 4 albums and up to axe are amazing.
this is BEAST
Al = Music = Our Soul
the keyboardist is amazing
Philippe Saisse, a few years later he played in Chaka Khan's band and on her "I Feel For You" album
Al is just off his face here. He always plays the song a little different but it never fails To get a rousing reaction!
really very cool, great guitarist, I knew his name but have never heard him, great!
band line-up is wrong for 1978 - on May 5th in New York, it was:
Steve Gadd - drums
Anthony Jackson - bass
Barry Miles - keyboards
Mingo Lewis - percussion
Eddie Colon - percussion
. . . so I suspect the date listed for this performance is later than April 1978.
That’s Robbie Gonzales on drums, not Steve Gadd.
as i stated on the other video. al and this band are off the hook. amazing
IMHO Al Di Meola's Race is the best guitar instrumental ever
I don't think that even can be questioned. Shred guitar, speed metal-level riffing, fantastic bass and drum work...why can't all jazz be like this! =D
I'm not a jazz fan, but my simplistic metalhead self can appreciate the hell out of what Al did on Elegant Gypsy.
@Talkin Bout Nawlins Thanks! With all those ''shredders'' in the last decades in fact not many can appreciate the impact this track had on guitar world back in the day, but in the middle of 70s when guys like Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton were considered ''the edge'' of contemporary guitar, Al Di Meola was light years ahead of them and most other guitarplayers. Yeah, I know they play Rock and he is a Jazz musician, but still...
@Talkin Bout Nawlins He did great, his live performance is astonishing. I know they're maybe the best fusion band in the world - with people like Chick Corea, Stanky Clarke and Lenny White the final result can only be outstanding. TBH Al Di Meola is my favourite guitarplayer, together with Frank Gambale and Alan Holdsworth. I like some Rock guitarplayers as Steve Lukather also. Congrats on good taste!
phenomenal!
absolutly awesome. love the bell bottoms and the way al turns into a keith richards for a few seconds after rwtdonash....brillient
Just the best!
el mejor al di meola!!!!
una pieza de el jazz fusion de la humanidad
Amazing!
My main and most important influence, gracias Al!!♫♫☼☺
Great stuff here! I also saw the Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke with Al that you liked, I like that even better. I guess we have a little more work to do with our version of Jumpin Jack Flash!
I first learned who AI was back in 1980 when I first started playing After seeing him in an ad for dimarzio pickups. He used the super distortion model in his les pauls just like in this video. Al was a major influence on my own playing.
Definitely one of his best!
he looks so different here..surely 70s..nice..
thanks for sharing... amazing
Shredd King..!
"I KNOW I played every note!" - classical violin legend Itzhak Perlman joking about doing the same kind of high-speed runs and trills on his instrument 😄
AMAZING
The must be the Spledido Hotel Tour and band. Awesome!
Actually, it's the "Casino" tour; "Splendido Hotel" came out not too long thereafter (1980?)
@@glennhecker4422 oh, I thought Gadd and Jackson toured with him on the casino tour. He must have used this band for Spendido after touring with them.
Best Al Di Meola Song
Nice transition from guitar to drums. Amazing playing.
The guitar playing is rock solid and the band is tight all round. BUT, I don't know about you guys, but I would kill to hear Al play the solo right at the end in it's unadulterated / studio version form.
Awsome stage presence! Dat white boy got groove!
awesome... great job on the vid itself too !
Al's best tune I think. I also think this is a prelude to hearing Dream Theater later.
awesome video, anyone know where i can find a live performance of land of the midnight sun?
this fucking song......I love it, this is the only video on youtube with no dislikes...who can dislike this????
This guy is truly an impact on what you can do on guitar along with his various genre fusions, Imo I've always thought Malmsteen to be a tad overrated.
@hartles99him Damn must have been awesome, I wasn't even a thought yet haha
@boyboyduff Actually, he's from New Jersey.
One of the main godfathers of shred, if not the most important for the 80s movement, lots of guys tried to copy his killer picked runs. And not only Al, the entire band is off the charts, Tim Landers on bass slays, and love Robbie Gonzalez on drums.
Brought to you by a good dose of excellent 70s cocaine of course.😁
wow Al and the boyz were scorching that night. not sure about jumpin jack interlude @ end though
I didn't know Bill Hicks was so good at guitar.
This is fuking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@boyboyduff Jersey, he's from Jersey.
man al is the best by far you can hear it the command on the guitar wow hes incontrol of it all
At 6:48 the riff was stolen by Paul Gilbert ;-)
yep PG has good taste
I like his flare pants.
al di meola rocks almost as much as the bass players boots
2:45 - 2:47. Ah, so that's where Malmsteen got that lick :)
@nowandzen7 so true!!!!
mr al destroyer
That progressive reggaeton at 7:24 caught me off guard lol
Al di is god.
I Love Marina With all My Heart !!!!
10 days I get on a jet to be with the Love of my Life
So you are married now? I have bad news for you...
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Arthur? Man's man felipe .
Kids, If you play live remember to wear your earplugs
EAR-GASM......😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Al was a kid back then with a lot of hair on his face!
Al Di Meola, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse, the original shredders with soul, before evh yngwie and Randy Rhoads
just found out he picks every note,not legato superb player.
Let's spend it on s vacation then fly back to depart from Amsterdam where we bought the van . Deal. Garret us from Amsterdam holland. Has a country rick band . Live songs guitar.back to Toronto spring late .
@boyboyduff Who cares lets just enjoy the music. Deal?
I SOOOOOO AGREE with ALL the Comments about AL ! But I've seen much better, from Big D.
Malmsteen was here
I feel like If iwas on drugs I would appreciate the camera effcts so much more AHH the seventies
copacetic kerfuffle. ftw!
最後ジャンピングジャックフラッシュやってるじゃん！
what's the bass players name?
corkskrewclubhouse93 Tim Landers
6:44.... the *one* freakin' part every guitarist watching this wants to see, and what's the camera man doing? focusing the camera on DiMeola's face. Big FAIL to the cameraman. On a lighter note - DiMeola rocks!
Endless al demeola
Spain I loved the 🖤 clothes and malaga minstrels one birthday dinner yaya malaga Spain Ray
The bull fight that hat red rose in the hat Madrid
Gibraltar to mirricci by ship with my van to casa blanca fez the harem where I want to live
I dress like that for al demeola
Felipe flores enjoy ed this 200 percent love te quiero mi amor al Jane gypswine caves in Spain
I ordered my ticket from mexico to Spain they said no miami Jane we must transfer in Miami. Te wuiero
come on cameraman, find the keyboard. . . .
@bej144 ....yngwie, vai, satriani....van halen for that matter..they are all great, so who cares?al is certainly in a class all his own, but 90% of the world listens to crap music,so how about picking on them instead of the 80's shredders..who for the most part are pretty great too
My top 10 guitarists are... (NOT ranked in order, just the top ten)
Al Dimeola
Allan Holdsworth
Frank Zappa
Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Jeff Loomis
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Myself
Palma de Majorca two weeks hotel rent a car after selling the van in London cash for new engine installed in bamberg getmsny
Not bad..but he needs to work on his alternate picking
A LITTLE PRESUMPTUOUS. TOO MUCH NOTES, TOO MUCH SPEED, TOO MUCH PYROTECHNICS, TOO MUCH EVERYTHING, EXCEPT MUSIC. I DON´T HATE AL DI MEOLA, BUT I PREFER MUSICIANS LIKE BILL FRISELL, JOHN ABERCROMBIE, TERJE RYPDAL AND OTHERS, FAR.
ME GUSTABA AL DI MEOLA CUANDO YO TENÍA 15, PERO AHORA... NO ES MALO, POR FAVOR, PERO ES UN POCO COMO PORNOGRAFÍA MUSICAL, A VER CUÁNTAS NOTAS PUEDO TOCAR POR SEGUNDO. BIEN PARA CLASES DE GUITARRA, PERO LIGERAMENTE CARENTE DE PROFUNDIDAD O EXPRESIVIDAD.
stfu, you're an idiot... got a good chuckle outta yer nonsense though.
@MikeMzeski Spanish he's Spanish