Too Many Miles by Nils Lofgren (originally for Bonnie Bramlett)
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2011
- Video by the great Thom Zimny, at Amy Lofgren's request. Nils Lofgren and Greg Varlotta perform on NYC Circle Line Cruise, July 6th, 2011. Mixed by Frank Marchand. Music mastered by Randy LeRoy. Touring crew; Jon Gosnell, Boo Valdez, Frank Marchand.
"Too Many Miles" was originally written for Bonnie Bramlett during the "Everybreath" sound track project. Although Nils and Bonnie never got around to recording it for that project, Nils has been performing it in his shows ever since. It also appears on the "Nils Lofgren Band Live" double CD.
What a guy!! The harp..cmon man! Share some of that talent. One human is not supposed to be so talented. He amazes me.
Woooo... solo´s shreddin me apart ... PASSION ! In a time of no passion ..Thanx,Nils !!!
Growing up with Nils & Grin back in the 70's in the days when Grin were the top band in the MD ,VA, DC area everyone knew he was such a top notch player & total showman we have never forgotten that & when he comes ff the road he comes home to play in MD. & sells out every show. I knew him from those days as he lived with his brother & folks only 15 minutes from where i did . I used to get my goodies from the guys that lived two houses from his parents in Garrett Park as he did as well. Met him & Tommy many times & saw Grin more times than i cam remember. I find it sad he has to play third fiddle to Bruce & Van Zant these days as he could outperform & play them under the table any day of the week. Still our hometown hero .
I met Nils once coming out of the Marriott in Troy Michigan in 1985. I was an Ironworker from local 25 working on a new steel canopy on the side entrance when he came walking out. We talked for a minute, he was very nice about stopping & talking with me. I told him how much I love his music & had all of his Grin LP's & his solo work as well. Then I said, had I known he was in town I defiantly would have come to his concert. He informed me his band wasn't in town & that he was playing in Springsteens's E Street Band. I swear to god I told him, Springsteen should be playing in his band. He smiled, said thanks again & went on his way.
@@peach495 Hello, Very cool you ran into him & it doesn't surprise me at all he would stop & speak with you. He probably was a bit surprised you mentioned Grin . Always the nice guy as he was back in the 70's when i knew him & Tommy. Grin were the top band in Maryland & DC back then & for a good reason, they played their asses off . As a still learning guitar player back then i did get the chance several times to get to play guitar with them & well we all loved to get stoned back then & in his folks kitchen no less . When he still has the time off he will come back here & do a show at a new venue near where he lived & though i would guess his folks have passed on Tommy & Nils will put together some small band & play . That venue is named after the street going to his old house & is called Strathmore. I think these days he views playing back up as just a job but as i said he can outplay both Bruce & Steve in his sleep. Here he was the man but on the world stage no one knows him well enough to give him his due as the top dog. Sad as he is just that. So i agree with you 100 %. Grins drummer Bob still lives here though we are in Frederick not Rockville these day & he owns a record store here & still is playing drums. Hey thanks for your reply & i would like to share one of my own songs with you , It;s a bit old from 87 & just an audio track , you also can click on my icon button to hear the band i'm in . With this virus no one is playing out here so we are on hold till they find some vaccine for this terrible germ. Here's the link or you may click the button to reach my posts. Again thanks it's always nice to know folks still recognize Nils as the pro he is. ua-cam.com/video/RHj04fFTrZI/v-deo.html Feel free to leave a comment on the post if you like what you hear. This is an instrumental. Rock On....
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Hello Paul, thanks for the come back. Nils has always been one of my all time favorite guitarist. He stands tall with thee greatest guitarist I'm my estimation. I've seen 'em all too, with the exception of Hendrix. I've seen Peter Green, Rory, Gilmour, too many to mention here. One of the things I love about his playing is his use of harmonics. Getting a harmonic from a guitar is easy, but do it in the middle of a fast riff without needing to slow down for the feather touch needed. I've never heard another guitarist do it.
Here's a fun story I think you'ed like.I went to see J Geils in Ann Arbor MI. in in 1975. The Rockets with Jim McCarty were supposed to play. (Look them up if you don't know them). For whatever reason it turned out to be Grin. Now, I had all of Grins records, but nobody I knew & the people we met next to us hadn't heard of him. I was delighted & told them they were in for a show. They not only got a standing ovation, they got the foot stomping, lighter holding scream for more. What's unusual about this is, regardless of how good a band is, We're usually ready for J Geils to play. Not that night. It was J Geils can wait, we want more of this. J Geils tore up too, great night.
@@peach495 Other than missing Jimi i have seen all these guys as well Rory was one of my biggest influences as was Chicago's Terry Kath.& Duane Allman. I did get the chance to see Peter Green in 79 . So sad to hear of his passing. The Rockets i have not seen but i do have two LP's they did. but i did see Cactus in 71 & McCarty was hot like fire. You may find if you listen to my Lost Time Composition i do use harmonics at the end one one run at full tempo. It's all practice & i started when i was 12 fooled around for a few years then took 5 years of lessons , the rest is practice , & playing anywhere i could . Ha the one time i saw J Giles Grin also opened for them & even as good as J . Giles were Grin stole the show. That was in 72 when Full House came out , problem with them is they played that record pretty much note for note so it was like listening to the album. No need to keep thanking each other as it is appreciated & seems buy us both.
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Nice chatting with ya. Then play on.
What a musician,artist, human being. Nils lays his whole heart on the line every time he performs. Dylan+,Springsteen, +Young,+ Knopfler,etc,etc.etc= Nils Lofgren
Nils, you are so beautiful the way you can play those heart strings! And not to mention......."rock the hell out!!!"
The master is back rock on nils
We all loved the acoustic live album for years
Top solo respect
Flinny
This is what the blues is about. For me it doesn't get much better than this.
WOW! My heart is banging in my chest and I've got a tear in my eye and a big old loves mo in my throat after listening to this......absolutely stunning.
Some folks were having trouble with the audio on the first version, have that glitch fixed now!
This is virtuoso big up nils best ever player of all everything is total joy, bliss.
I am 73 and have lived through all levels and types of music. I cannot what I have just seen and heard. I watched in the U.K., several times on the Old Grey Whistle test. I feel honoured in the presence of your greatness. I just watched your more personal, more recent version of Keith Don’t Go. OMG! At 3:10 my heart stopped incase it’s beat interfered to what I was hearing. I will die a happy man! God bless you.
My life! Nils Nils Nils
you nailed it... You are a master my friend
Who in their musically right mind would thumb down this?? Carry on my wayward son!
That's the question I've asked and wondered about so many brilliant performances and awesome songs,
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!
The most incredible that I saw for a long time!
Omg, am I glad I came across this tonight.
Loved the harp…….
This song is awesome ~ Go Nils !!!! Love the shredding, you're killin' it ! Those who don't recognize him: he played in Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Band," and also did a lot of collaborating with Neil Young, and had a band called Grin. 🎶🎸
What a beaut solo , Nils ! Forevva echoin in my head ...
Absolutely amazing Nils
In light of Gary Moore, Thanks for filling the voidfor a few minutes. Nils, saw you in 74 and you are still number 1
ps you were on fire
I miss Gary also Duff ! Remember talking with you ages ago on here ~ a happy 68-year-old ~Gin
Thank you for extraordinary humbleness. Everything you play on and contribute towards is so distinctive. Thank you for a genuine heart for your craft.
I only just heard this great song when Nils hosted Estreet radio recently. The song, guitar playing and the video are fantastic. So glad Thom captured you like this Nils. Two of the best with the biggest hearts. Love this!
Maravilloso Nils !!!!! Estilazo único 🤩
Glad to hear that's working good now!
A true GEM!
Thanx , Nils ! Best song EVVA !
Wow !!!
I'll always thank you for turning me on to this song Vince! Hope you and family are well, and safe from Covid~ Take care, Gin
WONDERFUL...................
No comments for a long time. This is wonderful. Lets not let such talent get lost in history. Nils is better than 99.999% of guirtarists get.
Crack!!! Happy birthday Nils. Maestro
Fantastic Nils look forward to seeing you in 2015 ☺
Majestic
Wow what an unsung musician
Bravo chitarrista e arpista!
Fantástica !!!
Sei un grande artista Nils!!🤩😘😍😍😍♥️🎸💯💯💯
Awesome
Awsome! (I hope you do a version of this when I finally get to see you live in Cheltenham) thanks Nils.
Great perfomance
High in the sky, love you man.
Superb track and it rocks
Great guitar Nils!!!!
Quite simple really. Nils Lofgren is a genius.
Im having a nils day tday lol
I Dream with ur guitar Solo! :)
what an intense song
I'd love to hear Nils sing a blues duet with Chris Rea before he dies. Two magical voices and guitars.
+Mandarin McPhee Before he dies?! He's only 62! You're making me feel old.
+sprake01 I think Mandarin is referring to the fact Chris hasn't been all that well over the last few years! I'm in total agreement though. Think they'd duet well!
+Steven Spencer I meant Nils actually but love to see them together too. I seem to be choosing gigs and tours now on the basis that it may be their last.
I think I probably do the same thing! Just saw Nils two nights ago here in Aberdeen.
yeah............ :)
Fantastic! Does this version with the harp appear on any album?
what a ride. but i don't recognize the landmarks.
Huh...it was already uploaded . Nils ?
He is so p rofecient that a few minutes into playing guitar it sounds like there is two guitars (if there were, I am just plain ignorant) except I have been saying he was the best since 74. He is not a big draw because his stuff is too sophisticated but he will not hold back
That was a strat? Usually go for the gary Moore Gibson but this solo was so biting and raw and yet near perfect that I am not likely to forget it. He really needs to go one on one with Mark knopfler and teach him a lesson or two. I say that because Mark invited him to play on stage and Nils got 20 seconds, and that ain't right.Chances are if it happened Nils would stand in the back in the dark! Try to catch him when he hired Andy Newmark as his drummer Berlin.
+Duff Gordon Nils was so underrated which is what makes me angry. He got his start with Neil Young in the band "Crazy Horse," was featured on Neil Young's "After The Gold Rush" LP, and played so many years with the E Street Band (in the back) when he easily should have had just as many likes as Van Zandt, but didn't. Last Sat. night on SNL when Bruce and band played, I saw him right up on one side of Bruce.....as it should have been...
His start was with his band GRIN, whose singles spoke to me in 74. His bro was in it, and would do the trampoline and recorder. Moon Tears, Like Rain , are two beauties on the tube. They were Bethesda area guys.
+Duff Gordon
Didn't know about GRIN, so thanks for the songs ! I was a Junior in College in '74, and had started working part-time, which cut into my "music" listening. Very cool, my dad's whole family was from MD. He was born in Owings Mills, my uncle lived and worked in Towson, etc....MD is a beautiful state..thanks again for the songs :)
Ginny- We are the near the same age-it is a pleasure-
I went to American U got to see him in a tiny venue in Georgetown U. Since then it has been love and respect. dg
+Duff Gordon
I was in Macon, GA @ Mercer Univ., The Allman Brothers home-town, that was a lot of fun memories...I listen to this song nearly every day since it's on my Channel, and also like "Big Tears Fall", in memory of the children in Newtown, CT ~ and yes "Baltimore"...Lol :))
There's nothing like hearing you play harp on the Yankee Clipper. Fabulous. ❤️🎶🗽🌉🌃🏙️
Beautiful video Big thumbs up I want to be friends
Jimi Hendrix's heir, best guitarist since, no doubt about that
you're so very talented, I've been a fan of yours for gosh, so many years :-)
He won't read your comment...just thought you should know.
thanks, I gathered that anyway, but it's nice to mention it anyhow lol
smh
lol