RIP to my 20 Year Music Career | Paco de Lucia - Entre dos aguas (1976) | REACTION

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  • @galadballcrusher8182
    @galadballcrusher8182 3 місяці тому +552

    I call bs....."can do with a pick" my ass

    • @TheJLPShow
      @TheJLPShow 3 місяці тому +169

      (EDIT: TO BE CLEAR....I CLEARLY SAY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO WITH FINGERS, as you can obviously hear my try and fail. I say maybe with a pick and even then I'm only talking about speed). Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/0gmQGtjpkrc/v-deo.htmlsi=frwxHV8S9xyp6Quk

    • @lati9814
      @lati9814 3 місяці тому +16

      WOW 😯@@TheJLPShow

    • @galadballcrusher8182
      @galadballcrusher8182 3 місяці тому +71

      @@TheJLPShow which is why i called bs precisely. Listen i may not play lately....BUT i spend in my youth some years playing CLASSICAL guitar which is very different by what people describe as acoustic and also from Flamengo guitar we see here . In case you did not know as you play electric and electric usually is played with a pick, guitar in music theory is classified as a polyphonic instrument like piano is , in contrast for example to a violin which is considered monophonic as by it's strings placement and geometry the bow can only simultaneously touch 2 adjacent strings maximum. In guitar when one finger plucks like in Flamengo and classical as well those who use fingers in acoustic, he had the option to use thump on bass string and 3 fingers on bottom strings simultaneously, striking a chord, as well play sequentially by strumming which is called an arpeggio. Pick players can only do the later. Regardless of how fast you play (and trust me is not as fast as tremolo technique like for example in piece Recuerdos de la Alhambra) you are limited to 1 note at a time sequentially. And no i am not biased against electric guitar, heck i am a metalhead and enjoy a solo as much as a good riff, but i know the limitations and can distinguish. If you want to understand classical guitar try find anything played by arguably the greatest classical player who was Andres Segovia. And for flamenco try Paco de Lucia or alternatively another great one, Paco Pena

    • @marcelboogaard3809
      @marcelboogaard3809 3 місяці тому +25

      So you never heard of Al Di Meola? He plays flamenco with a pick. Go and listen to Friday night in San Francisco and get back to me.

    • @luisdanielmesa
      @luisdanielmesa 3 місяці тому +10

      a fingernail was his pick...

  • @tomfabozzi5353
    @tomfabozzi5353 3 місяці тому +1566

    I saw him play in Germany, and he ended up playing for about three and a half hours. Because the crowd simply would not let him leave. He did something like NINE encores. Well dressed People in one of Europe’s great concert halls (The Beethoven’s Liederhalle in Stuttgart), who almost rioted because left the stage. He kept coming back. No one sat down at all for about the last 2 hours of the show. It was described in the local paper as “a religious experience”. A friend of mine who is a brilliant guitarist was there with me, and he had tears in his eyes. He said “it’s like seeing God, but for guitarists”

  • @-C-
    @-C- 3 місяці тому +827

    Best guitarrist ever.
    No discussion.
    If he was from the USA he will have 200 movies, serials, documentaries...

    • @TheHesseJames
      @TheHesseJames 2 місяці тому +35

      There are myriads of documentaries about him. Of course, the are in Spanish.

    • @pedroruizabeledo-uu5ok
      @pedroruizabeledo-uu5ok 2 місяці тому +7

      Insuperable ❤

    • @tutupachamama
      @tutupachamama Місяць тому +5

      There's a movie about Camaron, not too bad. But after watching Bob Marley One Love movie, I' m not waitting for Paco de Lucía movie in case they waste it

    • @katanalx
      @katanalx Місяць тому +7

      Sorry but Andrés Segovia is the master, Paco said it himself...

    • @00marianusqui00
      @00marianusqui00 Місяць тому +5

      He is considered the best in Spain. He is a genius. He is very famous here.

  • @Belenglezcasanova
    @Belenglezcasanova 3 місяці тому +734

    As a Spaniard, it makes me so proud to know that his art is acknowledged and appreciated.
    He was the best and died too young.

    • @nachoci6876
      @nachoci6876 3 місяці тому +26

      Era el tio de Malu, la cantante, toda la familia son unos pedeazo de artistas.

    • @L61628
      @L61628 3 місяці тому +21

      Además, no estudió música, era un autodidacta que se fraguó tocando por bares y tablados, algunas veces con su amigo Camarón de la Isla, otro grande.

    • @carlosperezleiro4375
      @carlosperezleiro4375 3 місяці тому +9

      @@L61628 Ese era su padre. Viendo lo bueno que iba a ser, de niño lo encerrò en una habitaciòn a tocar todo el dìa. A los 14 Paco ya estaba tocando en USA con uno de los mejores grupos flamencos de entonces.

    • @hanukatquimcampoix4329
      @hanukatquimcampoix4329 3 місяці тому +9

      @carlosperezleiro4375 Eso, poco se habla del nivel de estrés tipo hermanas Williams, familia Jackson al que estuvo sujeto. Con ese nivel de crunching o sales maestro de tu arte o acabas muy mal.

    • @BleedForTheWorld
      @BleedForTheWorld 3 місяці тому +6

      He was 66. I think he lived a good life.

  • @ModernMensHealth
    @ModernMensHealth 3 місяці тому +180

    Mark Knopfler: “As soon as I hear Paco, I immediately realize that I don’t know how to play guitar”

  • @playtower1
    @playtower1 3 місяці тому +766

    Slash: “Es un guitarrista asombroso. Llevo escuchándolo desde los catorce años”. Más tarde, hace 7 años cuando falleció, escribió en sus redes sociales: “Noticia tristes sobre Paco De Lucía. Uno de los guitarristas más fenomenales que jamás he visto tocar. Si nunca le habéis oído deberíais escuchar sus discos. RIP”.
    Knopfler: ''Al verle he entendido que no sé tocar la guitarra''.
    Keith Richards: ''Hay dos o tres guitarristas que se puedan considerar leyenda. Y por encima de todos ellos está Paco de Lucía''
    Santana ''Está al nivel de Stephen Hawkins, de Albert Einstein, John Coltrane, Bob Marley o Michael Jackson … todos ellos son genios inmortales. Le vi el año pasado, que vino a tocar a Las Vegas , y fue algo increíble. Un destello enorme, una fuerza de la naturaleza''.
    George Benson: "No me atrevería a grabar con Paco de Lucía, no estoy a su altura"
    Eric Clapton lo definió en su libro "Guitarra: música, historia e intérpretes" como una "figura titánica de la música flamenca".

    •  3 місяці тому +48

      Paco de Lucía era tan bueno, que te dan ganas de romper todas tus guitarras y dedicarte a ser contador en una sala a prueba de sonido

    • @aker1973
      @aker1973 3 місяці тому +11

      ​@ Envidia muy malsana😅. Yo que tenía problemas con la flauta de plastico del colegio, porque me costaba coordinar los dedos. O tapaba todos los agujeros o ninguno. Lo hace taan fácil, como si cualquiera pudiera aprenderlo en 3 minutos. Y eso que no entra dentro de la música que me gusta, pero no me extraña que la reacción sea de alucinar en colores.

    • @Angelarju
      @Angelarju 3 місяці тому +10

      ... En realidad, todo eso lo dijo Winston Churchill...

    • @mariapena1120
      @mariapena1120 3 місяці тому +4

      @@aker1973
      Estoy de acuerdo contigo, estos genios que llevan ese ritmo, llevan la música tan dentro de ellos, hacen ver como si tocar un instrumento fuese tan fácil. Yo comencé a escuchar música andina mirándolos parecía tan fácil, que enseguida me compre una Zampolla, creyendo que al día siguiente me convertiría en la versión femenina de Leo Rojas. No logré sacar una sola nota del señor instrumento, no, no es tan fácil como se ve.😅😅

    • @jesusjimenezsilva4489
      @jesusjimenezsilva4489 3 місяці тому +9

      paco delusia..ensujenero.
      esinrrepetivle..paco delusia murió lagitarra estadeluto enelsielo aiuna fiesta
      porguepsco está tocando y losanjeles
      edise ole tuscojones
      paco❤❤❤

  • @josucaba776
    @josucaba776 3 місяці тому +456

    Master of masters in the art of playing the Spanish guitar. There’s a story where Sting was asked in a tv show what had he been doing during the summer and he replied. I’ve been learning how to play the guitar with the best guitarist in the world. The interviewer said a bunch of very important names and he said: none of them. Paco de Lucia he said. The guy didn’t even know who he was.

    • @sebassanchezc-1379
      @sebassanchezc-1379 3 місяці тому +14

      😳

    • @mariar.6741
      @mariar.6741 3 місяці тому +63

      Brian Adams was also in Malibu trying to organize the recording of his song "to really love a woman" and asked who the best guitarist was to propose collaborating on his song. They told him that the best was Paco de Lucia, so Brian Adams called his house in Spain to propose working together, but they told him that he couldn't talk to him because he was traveling. And Brian said: can you give me the phone number of where Paco is? and they answered yes, of course, it's in that hotel in Malibu... In the end, Paco de Lucia was a few meters away from Brian Adams in the hotel across the street, and they played that song together.

    • @JakeWoken
      @JakeWoken 3 місяці тому

      @@mariar.6741Really???

  • @goyetus
    @goyetus 3 місяці тому +719

    If you think his dexterity is impressive..... Look at this:
    "Paco de Lucia" DIDNT KNOW how to read or write music, tabletures, etc.... (you can search it online) He always played "by ear" , all his full life. I think this makes even more increidble and magnific as guitarist......... He always played with him heart and soul. Hello from Spain :)

    • @PInnHeAd
      @PInnHeAd 3 місяці тому +12

      Same as the drummer for Micheal Jackson. Both are amazing at what they do/did!

    • @NickHunter
      @NickHunter 3 місяці тому

      Pretty sure Clapton didn't use notation either

    • @ameeral-shammaa9012
      @ameeral-shammaa9012 3 місяці тому +15

      The one and only, Paco de Lucia. The best of flamenco music.

    • @laurent9752
      @laurent9752 3 місяці тому +36

      That's not necessarily uncommon, many great manouch jazz guitarist don't know how to read music (Django, Birelli, Stochelo , Angelo debarre...). Paco is probably the best guitarist that have ever played. I always laugh when rolling stone magazine put Hendrix or else in the first place of any "best guitarist of all time" list. What a joke :)

    • @josefgtarifa
      @josefgtarifa 3 місяці тому +32

      @@laurent9752 And even more, Rolling Stone magazine didn't include him in their list of 250 greatest guitarists, hehehe. It's a really joke..you're right. It's obviously an untrustful list .

  • @salvadorfernandezalvarez782
    @salvadorfernandezalvarez782 3 місяці тому +154

    This is not the album version, but a television performance in which Paco de Lucía improvises a good part of the song, with excellent results. Awesome.

    • @michel13angel
      @michel13angel 2 місяці тому +4

      Cuando grabo en estudio también improvisó, según él.

  • @Roddy1965
    @Roddy1965 3 місяці тому +171

    The bongo groove is TOPS, too. Amazing.

    • @LuisNunes-ps4sl
      @LuisNunes-ps4sl 3 місяці тому +22

      Pepe Ébano was his name.

    • @pavia8760
      @pavia8760 2 місяці тому +11

      El peruano Pepe Ébano... de lo mejor en percusión que se ha visto

    • @AlejandroRamirez-kf4tj
      @AlejandroRamirez-kf4tj 7 днів тому

      Exacto! Más encima con uno de los mejores percusiones del mundo !

  • @kristiansavov6528
    @kristiansavov6528 3 місяці тому +129

    Guys, don't try this at home... Paco is REALLY THE G.O.A.T.!!!🍻

  • @ManiAvila
    @ManiAvila Місяць тому +49

    Paco de Lucía es una leyenda, ya no habrán guitarristas como él. Él mismo ha declarado de que niño practicaba la guitarra 14hs todos los días. Esos números hoy son impensados, es una absoluta bestia. Y nos legó una de las citas (para mi) más contundentes de la constancia y la práctica:
    "Si dejo de tocar la guitarra un día, lo noto yo. Si dejo de tocarla una semana, lo notan mis amigos. Si dejo de tocarla un mes, lo nota el público"
    Paco de Lucía is an absolute legend, there will no longer be guitarists like him. He said that as a child, he practiced the guitar 14 hours every day. Those numbers today are unthinkable, it is an absolute beast. And he left us one of the most powerful quotes (for me) about perseverance and practice:
    "If I stop playing the guitar for one day, I notice it. If I stop playing it for a week, my friends notice it. If I stop playing it for a month, the public notices it"

  • @juanllorente194
    @juanllorente194 Місяць тому +56

    I NEVER get tired of seeing people get speechless admiring our beloved, our greatest, Paco de Lucía. He is the peak of Spanish flamenco guitar playing, and we are so honoured to be alive to listen to his heritage. God bless him in the sky.

  • @JackCerro
    @JackCerro 3 місяці тому +107

    Paco is a Jedi.

    • @Rapoutch
      @Rapoutch 3 місяці тому +1

      What about Jango ? ^^

  • @DavideBaroni
    @DavideBaroni 3 місяці тому +163

    Well, you're right. He started very early. I saw an interview with him on the Spanish TV, many years ago. The interviewer was insisting so much on this "talent" thing, Paco got kind of annoyed, and he cut the interviewer off at the first chance saying: "Yes, you're right, I've been blessed with this natural talent. And because of this natural talent, since when I was 5 years old, I spend up to 14 hours PER DAY practicing the instrument". 😅🙂🤦🏼‍♂
    If you want to get a better glimpse of his incredible talent, you should watch ANY of his videos in which he plays either "Bulerias", "Almoraima", or some other classical flamenco... Guitar solo, I mean. THAT is actually something to break one's brain apart. 😁
    And if you want him playing with another INCREDIBLE guitar playing, check "Mediterranean Sundance", both with Al di Meola or with Al and John McLaughlin. There's a number of those performances live videos. 🙂
    Another great guitarist that is emerging recently is a young Italian guy named Matteo Mancuso. His fingerpicking style is unique, and he's been praised by a number of great guitarists, including Al di Meola, Steve Vai, and others. Check any of his live videos, or the official music videos from his most recent album "The Journey". 🙂
    I just have a limitless admiration for these guys. 🤩
    Loved your reaction to one of my favourite songs. It's always a joy to watch you reacting to something really good. You seem to PERCEIVE it at many levels. 🙂
    See you next time!

    • @mojjutub
      @mojjutub 3 місяці тому +6

      Paco lives in those young guitar gods. We can hear his massive influence in Marcin, Matteo, Tim and other insane talented musicians. They take their inspiration from absolute bests.

    • @jal051
      @jal051 Місяць тому

      People usually oppose talent and practice. It's a falacy. Talent determines how far practice can take you. It doesn't matter if it's art, science or a sport, the hard work is a constant for both the talented and untalented.

    • @spiderbabybill
      @spiderbabybill 3 дні тому

      Audience member: “How did you get so good?”
      Andy McKee: “Practice.”
      (Laughter)
      Andy McKee: “No. Really.”
      There are some natural talents a person can have but nothing beats dedication and work. And Paco is the living embodiment of this. I would have been annoyed as well 😄.

  • @anaigutierrez3097
    @anaigutierrez3097 3 місяці тому +96

    Me encanta ver a gente descubrir a Paco de Lucía. Un niño prodigio de la guitarra, su padre, también guitarrista. Fue de los primeros en mezclar flamenco con otros estilos musicales, le impresionó muchísimo el blues y el jazz y le influyó en renovar el flamenco. Tocó con grandes músicos de diferentes generos, pero a nivel mundial el flamenco no es muy conocido y eso no le dió el reconocimiento mundial que se hubiera merecido.

  • @sylvanaire
    @sylvanaire 3 місяці тому +46

    My father worked for IBM from the 1950s thru the 1980s & our family was transferred to Germany in the mid-1970s. By that time he had earned multiple weeks of vacation so we took 3 of them & drove to Spain for a lovely holiday. One of the campgrounds we stayed at had a birthday party for the owner & we were introduced to this kind of Spanish guitar music. When we asked if there was an artist they could recommend for us to buy a record of, they told us of Paco de Lucia. We got the Fuente y Caudal album & I have been a fan ever since. Idk if you can stand to listen to another of his songs w/out your brain exploding (you came pretty close on this song, lol), but if you think it’s worth the risk I would encourage you to check out the song of the same name as the album. It’s my favorite flamenco type song from his album.

  • @Rackelhane
    @Rackelhane 3 місяці тому +135

    Paco is one of my old guitarheroes. I remember "Mediterranean sundance" he playd with Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin. Stunning. Paco was one of the best. Great guy. Thank you.

    • @Tamalan
      @Tamalan 3 місяці тому +10

      If you have not seen/heard the Friday night in San Francisco concert it is life changing. I listen to that at least once a year.

    • @coachhannah2403
      @coachhannah2403 3 місяці тому +1

      I got to see that show!

    • @Rsama60
      @Rsama60 3 місяці тому

      @@Tamalanone of my favorite albums. I love to hear it in summer, take the convertible top down then just cruise along.

    • @ashebanow
      @ashebanow 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Tamalani came here to make this same comment. Three insanely good guitarists on the same stage.

    • @mabahit
      @mabahit 3 місяці тому

      @@coachhannah2403 I'm so jealous right now, I want to spew swearwords and insults just to let some steam off. So jealous!!!

  • @Not_Ferrari
    @Not_Ferrari 3 місяці тому +41

    Something I notice with some of these really great guitar players is how clean the transition between notes is. Sometimes with less talented players you get the sounds of the fingers sliding along the strings between notes, but the releases are so clean and he doesn't need to feel along the strigs for where to go, he just has perfect muscle memory to make the move and confidently press back onto the strings.

  • @EricJohn2008
    @EricJohn2008 3 місяці тому +25

    I discovered Paco in 1977 and I've been practicing his fingerpicking ever since. He is the master on flamenco guitar! Nobody can come close at least that I'm aware of.

  • @jann6995
    @jann6995 3 місяці тому +27

    Was at a concert in 1983 in Rome ( teatro Sistina), alt the women were screaming like crazy , he was like a god , it was insane and the best concert I have ever been too 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @ildefonsobenitez6624
    @ildefonsobenitez6624 3 місяці тому +28

    Paco was, is and will remain a legend of the art of Flamenco as a guitarist. He was playing with his soul. He didn't even know how to read music. He recorded himself on a tape recorder and memorized the songs by ear.

  • @pjg3333
    @pjg3333 3 місяці тому +79

    great paco de lucia! Did you know this song was improvised? There was a song missing to close the album, and he played and recordered on the spot.🤯😍

  • @mdelmarloredo9118
    @mdelmarloredo9118 3 місяці тому +32

    Soy española, no muy flamenca porque es un arte muy especial y no fácil de entender, pero este hombre y,esta melodía en concreto, me sigue hipnotizando hasta hoy, que peino canas ya😊

    • @user-ji1jq2jm3b
      @user-ji1jq2jm3b 2 місяці тому +5

      Hola,sin entrar ya en sus piezas ya más flamencas y cantadas con camarón de la isla,que eso por lo que deduzco de sus comentarios no es santo de su devocion,ni de la mía.
      Pero es indiscutible que es y será un genio de la guitarra por siempre.
      Le aconsejo,escuché,"río ancho",que es otra rumba como entre dos aguas y la de tiko-tiko creo es una malagueña,uno de los palos del flamenco,pero solo instrumental,no hay canto.
      Ahí hace una auténtica sangría de las cuerdas de su guitarra.
      Después ya más improvisación cuando se junto con Jhon Mclawing y Meola en un festival llamado el sundance festival samer,o algo así,mi inglés es nefasto.
      Ahí a cual es mejor,madre mía,eso sí es tocar la guitarra,lo demás son tonterías.

  • @juanbelda9222
    @juanbelda9222 2 місяці тому +30

    Posiblemente, el mejor guitarrista de toda la historia. Paco.

  • @edbardof7941
    @edbardof7941 3 місяці тому +27

    This is the best reaction I have seen of Paco in a loooong time. Thank both of you for this.

  • @clarocomoelagua1
    @clarocomoelagua1 3 місяці тому +21

    He is and will be king of kings, his talent and mastery of the flamenco guitar is mythical....he is unique, the years go by and thanks to the dissemination of his work on the Internet, there are more and more reactions and astonishment.... As a Spaniard and an admirer of his talent in flamenco guitar music you never get tired of listening to him, because of how extraordinary and beautiful his guitar sounds you never get bored...As a person he was shy and humble, but he loved music like no one else and he was super perfectionist....Without words few qualifiers can represent his extraordinary skill.Celestial Paco de Lucia...

    • @tonyarodriguez2098
      @tonyarodriguez2098 2 місяці тому

      So very beautiful 😍.....It brings tears to my eyes. I just want to run free when I hear this 💖💓.

  • @r.marcano1740
    @r.marcano1740 Місяць тому +9

    Probably the most natural and sincere reaction I've seen from this wonderful guitarist.

  • @sergimarch8874
    @sergimarch8874 3 місяці тому +19

    The most amazing thing is he always thought he could do it better. He never did it well in his opinion. He was a perfectionist. He was really tired in his last years of playing guitar because he said playing guitar is one of the most exhausting things to do in life. No doubt he was a master and an absolute legend

  • @sandyespinoza5749
    @sandyespinoza5749 3 місяці тому +32

    OLE TUU!! Arabe Guapo... Im so thrilled and happy you shared this amazing Flamenco Guitarist! Paco was/is the MAN!!!
    I feel extremely proud to be part of a Flamenco family. My young adult daughter is an amazing flamenco guitarist who not only got to meet Paco a couple of years before his passing and gave her some beautiful words of wisdom and advise when she was on her journey with her flamenco guitar playing. And now Paco would be so proud of her especially as a female flamenco guitarist. GRACIAS from the bottom of mi Corazon. Paco, te queremos y ole too!!❤❤❤

  • @juanmanuel8961
    @juanmanuel8961 3 місяці тому +21

    The "c" of Lucía is pronounced like "th" in english. Keith Richards once said "Some say I'm a guitar legend. They have no idea. There are 3 or 4 guitarists that we can consider as a legend and above all of them is Paco de Lucía".

    • @TheHesseJames
      @TheHesseJames 2 місяці тому +2

      Lucia was the name of his Portuguese mother. Thus it is pronounced with an "s" sound and not "th".

    • @juanmanuel8961
      @juanmanuel8961 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TheHesseJames In Spain we pronounce "c" like "th" in english. Paco was spanish.

    • @TheHesseJames
      @TheHesseJames 2 місяці тому

      @@juanmanuel8961 Then how come everybody in Spain pronounces him "Lusia"?

    • @juanmanuel8961
      @juanmanuel8961 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TheHesseJames not everybody, only in the south, basically.

    • @AlbertVonKroix
      @AlbertVonKroix Місяць тому

      @@TheHesseJames We don't. That spelling is more from latin-american spanish, not Spain spanish. We pronounce it as english "th" in "think"

  • @frankdeutan
    @frankdeutan 3 місяці тому +17

    Paco de Lucia was the greatest virtuoso that set foot on earth. Great reaction!

  • @jean-lucguitton9003
    @jean-lucguitton9003 2 місяці тому +6

    Here in France, he's had a great career and is so loved and recognize as a tremendous, maby the best guitarist ever, and personnaly i looove this song, i listen to it from time to time... as a percussionist, i love how he plays with the tempo!

  • @letheardaw
    @letheardaw 3 місяці тому +45

    Thank you. *Thank you* so much for introducing me to this artist! I sent the link to my 2 oldest friends (60 years) - one of whom sings and plays in community choirs and orchestras, the other ran a music store in the 1960's and 70's. They both asked "where have you been?" I was angry - "you guys never told me about him! I thought you were my friends"....🤣 Just watched Paco and Al Di Meola playing Mediterranean Sundance. Two meastros. The music flows through their eyes.

    • @ArabManReacts
      @ArabManReacts  3 місяці тому +1

      Hahahahahaha that’s amazing! You just made me so happy!! ❤️❤️❤️

    • @nabeel.shaikh
      @nabeel.shaikh 3 місяці тому +2

      Paco de Lucia and before him Andres Segovia the true master!

    • @keylanoslokj1806
      @keylanoslokj1806 2 місяці тому +1

      Paco de Lucia, Sabicas, and Carlos Montoya. The gods of flamenco guitar.

  • @ABBAOPAXO
    @ABBAOPAXO 3 місяці тому +24

    Paco De Lucia is the best guitarist that has ever existed in this planet.

  • @chriscross1661
    @chriscross1661 3 місяці тому +9

    I saw Paco Lucia a couple times live on stage and all these events were extraordinary - this guy was the god of spanish guitar

  • @elialloret6528
    @elialloret6528 3 місяці тому +24

    Escuchar el concierto de Aranjuez, con Paco de Lucía piel de gallina

    • @elialloret6528
      @elialloret6528 3 місяці тому

      Me gustaría poder entender mejor el inglés pero no sé hablarlo, aún así me encantó tu reacción 😊. Soy de España.

  • @JaneFromMars
    @JaneFromMars 3 місяці тому +42

    Paco’s the OG! Yes, he influenced metal guitarists. When you react to Marcin, you’ll see how well metal and flamenco fit together. Great reaction!

    • @user-io7lu2vm9m
      @user-io7lu2vm9m 3 місяці тому +2

      You're right, one of my friends studied music, when he told his teachers that he wanted to play metal, absolutely all of his profesors told him to learn to play flamenco. At first he didn't like the idea, then he knew why. It's incredible how flamenco is its own thing but it is very influenced by Arabic music since Spain was in territorial disputes with Morocco and Algeria.

    • @carlosfeo5761
      @carlosfeo5761 3 місяці тому +4

      Disputas territoriales con Marruecos y Argelia? Y tan a gusto te habrás quedado…

    • @pavelgonzalez9569
      @pavelgonzalez9569 3 місяці тому +1

      😂Ahora el yugo se llama disputas territoriales, será por ser correctos políticamente, no se vayan a enfadar los árabes.

    • @us6385
      @us6385 3 місяці тому

      El mejor solo de guitarra de heavy metal español,esta en la bulería Viviré con Camarón y por supuesto Paco y Tomatito,en mi opinión claro,y sin molestar a los guitarristas de heavy españoles, que los hay muy buenos

  • @MrWolf74
    @MrWolf74 3 місяці тому +11

    Best reaction ever to one of the greatest guitar players of all time. I've already watched this video like 15 times...

  • @DaddyDoom
    @DaddyDoom 3 місяці тому +19

    Over 30 years ago I saw a live show of Vicente Amigo, considered by many as one of the successors of Paco.
    The gig was mind blowing and his demeanor playing was very similar to Paco.
    I got a chance to meet him afterwards and talk to him for a few minutes.
    When I shook his hand, his hand was almost ethereal. Nimble, bony but also strong fingers.
    Very nice dude. Humble and friendly with a huge smile on his face.
    It was the closest I ever was of seeing Paco, but Vicente was/is a worthy heir.

    • @michel13angel
      @michel13angel 2 місяці тому

      Vicente es Brutal, una verdadera bestia.

  • @roselynmvm
    @roselynmvm 3 місяці тому +12

    That video you played is old and he became EVEN better than that. He is the GOAT and pretty crazy to think many don’t even know he existed.

  • @ericdavison5434
    @ericdavison5434 3 місяці тому +11

    Thanks for a trip down memory lane. In the 1960s and 1970s I was privileged to witness Andreas Segovia (classical guitar) and Julien Bream (Flamenco guitar)
    in concert settings. Such beauty provided memories for a life time.

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf 3 місяці тому +2

      It saddens me that in the past 30 years Segovia is mostly forgotten.
      "Music professionals" (i.e. orchestra musicians and conductors) didn't even take guitar music seriously until Segovia.

  • @Proenglish837
    @Proenglish837 3 місяці тому +9

    Saw him live twice. He was a virtuoso and considered the best flamenco guitarist of his time. He was beast.

  • @keyissuesokeydepostin4769
    @keyissuesokeydepostin4769 3 місяці тому +22

    Paco is from another world, absolutely incredible that a boy who never studied music is the most skilled and admired guitarist. Thank´s for video

    • @alexstewart8097
      @alexstewart8097 3 місяці тому +1

      Hope you are not a cheap baiter nor a troll , nor a revisionist of history raised on Hellyweirdian tall tales either still fighting past wars....But just check that Payo of a genius guitarist baby pictures if only for illustrative purposes, for after all like St. Paul said : We are only to boast that Jesus, God incarnate , God Almighty and Creator died for our salvation; yours too of course.
      Y que viva Espana!, The Eternsl Spain of Paco, Segovia and Rodrigo's and Victoria Aranjuez. Y ole!

    • @keyissuesokeydepostin4769
      @keyissuesokeydepostin4769 3 місяці тому

      @@alexstewart8097 No, I'm not a troll, I admire Paco, but leave aside the history of Spain and especially its religion, because with that "I don't agree"

  • @franciscojosecardenetedela2008
    @franciscojosecardenetedela2008 3 місяці тому +6

    This song and performance from the best guitarist ever, my countryman Paco de Lucía, is one of the things that makes me just smile and enjoy. I'm really glad you came to know him. Cheers.

  • @pippopippis7632
    @pippopippis7632 3 місяці тому +4

    I have been listening to this legend for almost 30 years. "Entre dos aguas" and "Fuente y caudal" are my favourites songs

  • @grivero
    @grivero 3 місяці тому +14

    God played through his hands. RIP Maestro

  • @donaldanderson6604
    @donaldanderson6604 3 місяці тому +14

    I saw THE trio with Al and John twice. Both Di Meola and McLaughlin were rightly in awe of him. He appeared on Al's second solo album and that led to the trio. McLaughlin wrote a beautiful tribute to him. Check out their two live albums, Friday Night in San Francisco and the sequel Saturday night. He plays this piece with Al di Meola and combines it with Mediterranean Sundance.

    • @richard345
      @richard345 3 місяці тому

      The Trio also has a studio album Passion, Grace & Fire

    • @donaldanderson6604
      @donaldanderson6604 3 місяці тому

      True. They did a second studio album in the mid 90s and a tour which was very good but apparently there were some tensions although the music was fine, even if it didn't reach the dizzying heights of the first album.@@richard345

  • @johanregalado69
    @johanregalado69 3 місяці тому +39

    El mejor guitarrista de todos los tiempos!!!

  • @manuelpro1516
    @manuelpro1516 3 місяці тому +26

    Oh... I'm so glad you enjoy Paco de Lucía. If you search for it you'll find out that most of the greatest guitar players consider him the best. I do. I can't wait to see another reactions to his music. Specially recommended the San Francisco live, with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin... you both are just gone have an orgasm...

  • @kk-om5zm
    @kk-om5zm 2 місяці тому +5

    Paco de Lucia, influenced the guitarists of Heavy Metal. It was so clean and fast, it really is always considered No. 1 in the world with this incredible clarity in the notes at such speed...

  • @myownchannel247
    @myownchannel247 3 місяці тому +10

    Guitarist extraordinaire Tommy Emmanuel once said Paco was the best, that’s good enough for me ✨

  • @jmlalonso6417
    @jmlalonso6417 3 місяці тому +5

    Paco de Lucía was de GOAT of guitar players, and its not me who says that but is said for people like Hendricks, Slash, Santana o Keith Richards who consider themselves just rookies in comparison with Paco. Such a stunning technique and speed has charmed people for decades all over the world, playing his signature style. As humble man as great icon, we lost him a few years ago and was a musical tragedy, not only for Spain, but also for the entire musical world. Rest In Peace and Glory, our Lord of the Strings.

  • @ilex6072
    @ilex6072 3 місяці тому +18

    While recording an album they noticed they needed one more song. Paco improvised this one.

    • @juanluisponcevilan2597
      @juanluisponcevilan2597 2 місяці тому

      Fue una canción para relleno en un LP y se ha convertido en la más famosa

  • @whereisfrancis
    @whereisfrancis 3 місяці тому +4

    Thank you for choosing Paco de Lucía to react in your channel. Here in Spain we know very well tvat He was the Biggest! Regards from the Mediterranean Sea

  • @peterjurkovic3577
    @peterjurkovic3577 3 місяці тому +4

    Man your reactions feels so genuine and natural...joy to watch a notice new aspects thanks to you... and as to Paco, he must have signed some kind of contract with higher good or evil

  • @pauloveloso4372
    @pauloveloso4372 3 місяці тому +4

    Amongst many other, Rolling Stones Keith Richards once said: " There are only two or three guitar players that can be considered legends, and on top of them all, is Paco de Lucia"

  • @sheryljohnson6602
    @sheryljohnson6602 3 місяці тому +18

    I've been a fan of Paco's for decades. He really is a maestro. But you should check out some of the work he's done with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin.

  • @twylotwo
    @twylotwo 3 місяці тому +4

    When you said it's like breathing for Paco, flamenco was speaking a language. It was a language he grew up with. At first he used his talent to put food on the family table then he nurtured his talent to fill his soul ; this was the hardest part for him to master.

  • @rubengonzalez6656
    @rubengonzalez6656 Місяць тому +2

    As a Spaniard I can only express how proud I am that Paco existed and that he gave us his beautiful music. "Entre dos Aguas" is one of his best-known songs, but if you want to feel like your head explodes, listen to the song "Almoraima", for example. Or the '88 concert on Polish TV, which is on UA-cam with decent quality. There is much to see and hear from him, his legacy is eternal. The best guitarist in history without a doubt.

  • @wakayawaka
    @wakayawaka 3 місяці тому +8

    Cant even imagine your face when u listen to Yamandu Costa. Amaaaaazing live and young clasic guitar player. You will thanks to him. Cheers. By the way, Paco with McLaughlin and Di Meola will bang your mind.

  • @a_doyharzabal
    @a_doyharzabal 3 місяці тому +6

    AMAZING Paco de Lucia THE BEST

  • @fokielamodelpolo
    @fokielamodelpolo 12 днів тому +4

    In Spain we dont introduce him in the old cliche debate about who's the best guitarrist in History, because we know that he was over that, he`s HIM.

  • @mercedesllacer483
    @mercedesllacer483 3 місяці тому +6

    La gente decía que "tenía duende" (tener duende= referirse a aquellas personas que tienen algo especial), y el decía que eso era 8h de ensayo al día.

  • @thomasalbrecht5914
    @thomasalbrecht5914 3 місяці тому +13

    If you want to see an interesting guitar battle, check out “Friday night in San Francisco”, a kind of jam session concert with Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin and Al DiMeola.

  • @ManuelGomez-bg8jn
    @ManuelGomez-bg8jn 3 місяці тому +4

    Paco is incredible👏👏👏🤩

  • @riomente864
    @riomente864 Місяць тому +2

    El embrujo de nuestro Paco, eterno maestro, el mejor de la historia ❤ para los Españoles es muy bonito ver como la música de Paco y su arte, impactan en otras culturas. Gracias.
    The spell of our Paco, eternal maestro, the best in history ❤ for the Spanish it is very nice to see how Paco's music and his art impact other cultures. Thank you.

  • @frannavarro4332
    @frannavarro4332 4 дні тому

    My mum used to see him with his friends enjoying the 70s at the beach here in Algeciras, south of Spain where we are from. My dad was in the 80s in his parent's house cause they had friends in common. We miss him he was majestic, from another World. I assisted in the public death ceremony when he passed away, there were many famous people from the music industry that day.
    He was a very good friend of Alejandro Sanz, who grew up in Madrid but his parents are from Algeciras, my mum also saw Alejandro's father playing songs with a little local band during the 70's. It seems our land was full of talent during those years.
    Entre dos aguas (between two waters) is a tribute to our land, a small part of the Mediterranean Sea which is the shortest in West Europe and 30 min from Africa. A sea shared by Morocco and Spain. Thanks for making this video keeping his legacy alive. Guys, I recommend you "Tico tico" song, he was so young during that time.

  • @osovagabundo1
    @osovagabundo1 3 місяці тому +5

    I kick myself for not going to his last tour w a stop in South Carolina. Be sure to get the Night in San Francisco with him Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin. Phenomenal extatic free form

  • @rusturner
    @rusturner 3 місяці тому +4

    Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, passion grace and fire, that’s the one ☝️

  • @ishimuranacho
    @ishimuranacho 3 місяці тому +2

    Its wonderful to see you guys flippin with Paco, my land have some really good musicians indeed, some of them are history already. Such good taste man! Greetings from Sevilla, Spain. Viva el flamenco!

  • @rict4396
    @rict4396 3 місяці тому +2

    In an interview, Paco tells that since he was little he didn't want to go to school, he just wanted to play guitar, so his father taught him, practising more than,10 hours a day. He never went to school, but he was very cultivated and knowledgeable man, apart for being the best guitar player of all time according to Keith Richards

  • @rwilsonpaladin
    @rwilsonpaladin 3 місяці тому +20

    Paco de Lucia, Al Dimeola, and John Mclaughlin together was the BEST.

  • @roi025
    @roi025 3 місяці тому +6

    As Paco once said, his father did not have money to send him to study and that is why his older brother, Ramon from Algeciras, taught him to play the guitar, although he never learned music; It is said that when Eric Clapton heard it he said something like he just realized that he didn't know anything about guitar. You have to react to his crossovers with jazz greats like Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell or Chick Corea, for whom he composed his song "Chiquito."
    ua-cam.com/video/Z8Q8vor3xpI/v-deo.htmlsi=RwEX1kRaPlFbPumH

  • @salvadorminguezutrilla4748
    @salvadorminguezutrilla4748 2 дні тому

    Paco de Lucía is one of our great treasures in Spain and the King of classic guitar, even Keith Richards said once that he admires like nobody else

  • @marcoferrero1558
    @marcoferrero1558 2 місяці тому +2

    the bongo player is probably one of the best worldwide, and you dont even hear him, thats how good Paco was

  • @ewam5246
    @ewam5246 3 місяці тому +4

    Paco was reborn in the Polish guitarist Marcin - look: Marcin - Carmen Habanera on One Guitar

  • @daloch2011
    @daloch2011 23 дні тому

    I am spanish and I can tell you he was a God playing the spanish guitar. It never will be another one like him. It wasn't only "playing the guitar" it was the feeling playing it. The feeling he got playing the guitar was unique.

  • @oncecasi8415
    @oncecasi8415 3 місяці тому +5

    Hola. Me ha divertido tu reacción. Me gustaría que vieras, escucharas y reaccionarias a "Fandango/minera live" de Paco de Lucía. Espero con entusiasmo esta nueva reacción a este gran guitarrista. Un saludo.

  • @pazdeandreschaves2619
    @pazdeandreschaves2619 3 місяці тому +9

    Para mí, ésta pieza, "entre dos aguas" es una experiencia mística y un recuerdo imborrable
    Cuando salió al mercado, fue un boom. Yo llevaba toda la mañana escuchando una y otra vez, emocionada al máximo con esta interpretación y con Paco, ese ser de manos increíbles
    Y yo no lo sabía, pero a esas horas que yo me empapaba disfrutando este prodigio de composición, mi hermano estaba luchando entre la vida y la muerte y no me enteraría hasta que nos localizaron cuando ya mi hermano estaba muerto
    Nunca conocí a Paco de Lucía, pero siempre lo sentí como una persona querida muy cercana a mi
    Y también sentí su muerte y recordé a mi hermano otra vez, como aquel día

    • @fungus_am0nguz644
      @fungus_am0nguz644 2 місяці тому

      Me emocionaron tus palabras y no se porque pero un presentimiento y si no te ofende la pregunta, de que murio o que le paso a tu hermano?

  • @isasala9111
    @isasala9111 Місяць тому +1

    Paco de Lucia was THE VERY BEST EVER. Greetings from Spain! 🇪🇸❤️

  • @AliceBruce6661
    @AliceBruce6661 Місяць тому +1

    He's our pride and joy in Spain, he really is. I wish he was more recognized internationally, although I'm pretty sure that professional guitarists have at least heard of him. There's a metro station in Madrid named after him, of the newest stations, and that made me very happy

  • @margretalbrecht95
    @margretalbrecht95 3 місяці тому +4

    I know him since about 35 years. In these times I also liked to hear gipsy kings and Ottmar Liebert, who also plays Flamengo.

    • @davida.4933
      @davida.4933 3 місяці тому +1

      Nice you were a fan of FLAMENCO...

  • @anhidric1
    @anhidric1 3 місяці тому +6

    You are dealing with maybe the best guitar player of all times.

  • @jorgei57
    @jorgei57 2 місяці тому +1

    I had the oportunity to see him a few times very close to the stage , late 70s and early 80s , it was unforgetable.

  • @filiusluciferi
    @filiusluciferi 3 місяці тому +1

    Flamenco guitarists in general, not just Paco de Lucia, have insane speed because of this:
    There are two major muscle groups in the hands: flexors and extensors. Flexors pull the fingers inward, while extensors push the fingers outward. Speed in playing is primarily determined by how fast the fingers extend, rather than flex. Flamenco guitarists spend years developing their rasgueado technique (the percussive strumming technique), which rigorously trains the extensors, and they develop blinding speed.

  • @peterchristopherbanlon
    @peterchristopherbanlon 3 місяці тому +6

    Wow, this was fun. Paco found himself out of key a couple of times, yet his controlled orderly mayhem is what I look for in a guitarist. Paco's skill, his stamina and dexterity are off the charts. Nice. Cheers!

  • @URnickel_MY2cents
    @URnickel_MY2cents 3 місяці тому +4

    My friend, you *_MUST_* check out 'The Guitar Trio' ;
    Paco De Lucia
    Al Di Meola
    John McLaughlin
    I witnessed their grandeur in concert around 1980. Simply the 3 guitarists on stage, by themselves. It was THE. BEST. CONCERT. EVER !!!!!
    It was from their 'Fridat Night in San Francisco' album, but there was at least one other album since that time that I am aware of.
    I might recommend the duo with Paco De Lucia and AL Di Meola playing ' Mediterranean Sundance'.
    A new subscriber...

  • @Ecclesiastes11718
    @Ecclesiastes11718 13 днів тому

    One of my favorite guitarists of all time. Best combination of skill and feeling

  • @user-br3ru5no4x
    @user-br3ru5no4x 2 місяці тому +1

    I got to see Paco de Lucia live, I was in front close to the stage. I remember I was transfixed by his playing, I was sweating from excitement, and felt like I was having an out of body experience, just transported by the music. He was that good.

  • @CarlosRojoCelladoc_rojito
    @CarlosRojoCelladoc_rojito 3 місяці тому +10

    Yes. This was El Maestro Paco..
    The GOAT..
    Above SRV and Clapton.. by FAR

  • @tirronen
    @tirronen 3 місяці тому +3

    Mediterranean Sundance by Al Dimeola, Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin in California is also worth a look. It’s like this performance but with 2 other guitarists that are just as good. 3 tenors if you will, but better…

  • @heldaeyndourden369
    @heldaeyndourden369 Місяць тому +1

    You have to keep in mind that this man learned to play alone without school or music theory, no one imposed limits on him, he learned by playing without rules or measures, sometimes the rules limit the human being, it is pure instinct playing, especially in those years, he developed a technique personal and unmatched over the years, an example to follow.

  • @Oferna
    @Oferna 3 місяці тому +1

    This tune , was a last minute, filler to finish off an album. The Studio had asked Paco , come up with something to finish with , and he just improvised this Rumba, never thought it would be a hit for him. Back when I was about 16 yr old and learning and practicing Flamenco guitar , I got to see him live, I was in Shock! Thought he was not Human! Beyond amazed!

  • @laflormasrojadelpueblo1700
    @laflormasrojadelpueblo1700 3 місяці тому +9

    He is improvising. That's why he is even better than people think.
    Mark Knopfler from the Dire Straits said "I thought I can play the guitar well until I saw Paco de Lucia playing"
    There is no other guitarist even close.

    • @tomfabozzi5353
      @tomfabozzi5353 3 місяці тому +2

      Didn’t Keith Richard’s say something similar? Something like- “you call me a great guitarist. I’m not a great guitarist. There are maybe 3 or 4 people in the world you can really say that about. And then there’s Paco de Lucia”?

    • @laflormasrojadelpueblo1700
      @laflormasrojadelpueblo1700 3 місяці тому

      yes he did, and many others like Slash, Kerry king and many many others said that there is no other guitar player like Paco de Lucia.
      @@tomfabozzi5353

  • @joseignaciovillasana352
    @joseignaciovillasana352 3 місяці тому +9

    Paco de Lucia...un crack...y te lo dice un rockero español... mucho arte...!!!

  • @callmebigpapa
    @callmebigpapa 21 день тому

    I listen to Entre dos aguas specifically that video a few times a week....it has a quality I cant describe in words.

  • @yssanne24601
    @yssanne24601 3 місяці тому

    This was so great to watch! Thanks for allowing us to see your mind getting blown :)

  • @reactionviewer
    @reactionviewer 3 місяці тому +3

    You should check out Tomatito. His guitar playing and musicianship is next level. Might not be worth a reaction but listen to his album Spain.

  • @eduardoruiz6518
    @eduardoruiz6518 3 місяці тому +5

    el era Paco, y Lucia era la madre.