Eric Gales is a generational talent. His command of his instrument and his combination of raw technical prowess and soulfulness is almost unbelievable. I'm very impressed with your ability to pick up on small details in his playing on first watch. Not easy to do at all.
@@TimothyLafrenierecheck him out when he was a teen on the original Arsenio Hall show with his own band. Brother was his bassist. A a trio band and he sat in with the house band. He’s been around about 30? Yrs or so. Plus, his other brother Little Jimmy King another lefty all the brothers are, named after Albert king. He was his godfather passed at 27? Eric has persisted through a lot and never really got the accolades he deserves. Neither has Chris Duarte, Mato Nanji from Indigenous, Jonny Lang etc.
Eric Gales was quite literally made to create and play music. Much like legendary bassist Victor Wooten, his older brother taught him at an early age. So much so that Eric plays left-handed with a true right-handed guitar upside down even tho Eric himself is actually right-handed. Eric’s brother is left-handed and Eric said he never even knew he was playing “left-handed” because that’s just how he learned from the beginning. Victor Wooten has a great Tedtalk about music being a language and how he was a kid learning to speak with his voice as well as his instrument. It’s like the music was engrained into his vocabulary. He can pull out any note or phrase he wants at any given time. Much like a person can seamlessly express their thoughts with words, the best musicians can do the same with their music. It comes out naturally and in an instant.
*Meditation* is one of my favs of Cory's. The way it steadily builds intensity over a relatively simple progression does end up being meditative and almost spiritual. I've gotten emotional on more than one occasion listening to it. Not least when I saw him live back in November.
Whhhhhaaaaaaat on Earth did I just watch!?!?! 🤯. I have tickets to Gales April 9th... this here video has made me VERY VERY EXCITED!!! Great response Palmisano!! a very enjoyable episode. Holy Shit.. I was cheering out loud!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Gales is unreal….absolutely out of this world, un-understably good. Saw him in December and going to see him in Nashville Feb 28 again……it’s just hard to make sense of his talent
He’s been around for decades so it’s rightly deserved. He should be even bigger but people these days ignore talent over marketability more times than not
Saw him 3 times at Byron Blues, including the massive guitar break with Beth Hart's Rather Go Blind. His chords are so delicious and then he takes you on a roller-coaster ride all round the fret-board. And so funky. Was wondering what I would do after Prince. Wonder no more,
Yeah, I've tried to figure out Eric by watching him. The backwards/upside down thing screws me up too. I love his chord inversions as well. He does a lot of chords on the bass strings. His hands are so huge that he has totally figured out his own style. He is truly an inspiration. I always enjoy your videos Michael.
Dig this (first off thanks man you're amazing!) I saw Eric Gales headline the Mississippi Valley Bluesfest a couple years ago. He was vigorously fast pacing in a circle like kids playing ring-a-round the rosie, and he kept building his solo up so much (I mean 1,000% goosebump energy here) that the only thing he could possibly do to release the songs energy was to violently punch the open guitar strings while screaming as loud as he could..."AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" for what felt like eternity and I immediately started weeping like I've never wept before. My body couldn't handle the release of the energy and it was the only natural reaction. This was 4 minutes into the concert. From all my live shows nobody executed tension and release like the E Street Band but they take a distant back seat to our brother Eric. Thanks again and keep going Michael!!!!! Bret
WOWOW What Blows me away is how much Feeling is in that!! Usually when people just speed across the fret board its mostly technique, speed, and showoff manship ! With him, no sir, all feeling too. WOW! Love it!! Never felt somone attack the fret board with that kind of speed while keeping all the emotion and feeling!
Eric Gales is from another planet. I can't tell here but, whenever I've seen him, he plays COMPLETELY inverted. The strings are going from high to low. I can't even begin to wrap my head around that. And I remember his first album, way back when he dressed like Jimi Hendrix and all.
Yup! Gales plays a true right-handed guitar upside down. He learned at a very young age from his older brother who was actually left-handed while Eric is not. Eric never knew he was playing upside down and left-handed until much later once his style was already engrained into his muscle memory No harm no foul lol Plus I’m sure he can get different sounds and chord shapes that are not possible for right-handed players, along with his giant hands
I love that you’re doing this video! I was at the Raleigh show and couldn’t get the modal changes in real time. I was in awe for 2.5 hours straight. Love your stuff.
@Michael Palmisano Pure Magic happened last night, and I’m sure you’re already aware. But Derek Trucks joined Billy Strings on stage for 2 songs. You have to do a break down of it. Last night was the 1st time Billy met Derek and the meeting happened on stage in front of the fans. How awesome is that. I wish they would have been able to play more together and just Jammed, but Derek had somewhere he needed to be. But just having those 2 share a stage is a beautiful thing.
Yes Jake he is also known for covering Hendrix and Blue Oyster Cult and often does one or more at his live gigs. He also has amazing signature amps and guitars worth checking out . Great rig rundown too
Loved this, Michael. I found out about Eric through an article in Guitar World back in '92, I believe it was. His Picture of a Thousand Faces album was out. I picked it up, and have been a fan ever since. I had the incredible good fortune to see him in a little bar in Burlington, NC not to far from my home. He was home in Greensboro off the road that weekend and picked up a gig at this bar. I stood 3 feet in front of him and watched him play all night. It was a religious experience. He's super versed in the school of Hendrix, then he'll hit you with some Vernon Reid type shred, then to really mess your head up, he'll throw in some jazz chords and licks too. But it all meshes together effortlessly in a way that is totally his style. I think the thing that struck me the most about his playing was his economy of motion. It looks like he is barely moving his fingers. It makes you wonder where all that sound is coming from. And then after the show, I met him and his wife LaDonna. She was selling his latest CD. He signed it for me and took a photo. They are the sweetest people. I'll tell you, if you ever get a chance to see Eric in a small club, do not hesitate! I'll remember that night for the rest of my days!
To me, Gales is always more of a Hendrix-type of feel player. But he also has that Johnson-Bonamassa quintuplets thing going on! Man, that is sooooooo cooool !! Love it so much. Also, thank you so much, Michael, for promoting such a great guitar moment. Always inspiring and enjoyable to watch your videos.
I’m sure you’ve already seen it but Gales and Bonamassa played together before and have some videos of their guitar duels here on UA-cam. Eric definitely has more of an experimental and raw styles to go with his playing while Bonamassa is super clean and technical. It’s great to see both guys bouncing ideas off each other in real time as they take turns improvising
Gales is amazing!! Someone needs to do an in-depth video of his picking style!! Very unorthodox, besides being a true lefty, Eric uses a pick between his thumb and forefinger, and also picks with his additional fingers with his picking hand.
Fun fact: Eric is actually right hand dominant in everything else in his life but guitar. His older brother was the one that was left-handed and taught Eric to play from a very early age. Probably from the moment that Eric could pick up the guitar.
21+ years ago i saw Eric Gales open up for Ted Nugent in Houston. I had NO idea who he was, but i SWORE i saw jim hendrix that night!!! Still have the ticket stub, should see the exact date but im sure it was 2001 or 2002 :)
That is very cool that you can listen to him play then you can play it by ear. You definitely have a great ear for music. You definitely have a gift. That is amazing. Keep rocking out.
It's not a gift, it's hard work and years of ear training and learning the theory. Nobody is born with a working knowledge of theory and finger positioning. Saying it's a gift is failing to recognize the amount of years a musician has poured into becoming what he/she has become.
@@binkydamauler Because they never put in the time to train their ears properly. Just because they are veteran musicians doesn't mean they did proper ear training. There are only about 4% of the world's population that are actually tone deaf, and 0.01% have perfect pitch....the rest of us just have to practice, there's no GIFT. Michael has already said in previous vids that he does not have perfect pitch, so, he worked his ass off to learn, train and understand.
First time i've ever heard of Cory Wong, but im a massive fan of Gales. I had the honor of seeing him with Beth Hart several years back. It was like a religious experience.
Eric is so wild, his expressions are great too, so much fun to watch. You gotta react to Wilco performing "Impossible Germany" Live on KCRW, it's right up your alley.
I am a Memphis player myself and knew Little Jimmy King back in the day and have followed Eric since the tonight show. I am amazed at the way you can pick out his licks. I have been trying to steal them forever.
Amazing to hear you break it down. Iv had the good fortune of seeing him and he is a force of nature . His wife plays with him. You are correct about being a righty watching a leftie play upside down is unnerving. Heck of a nice guy as well! Last time I saw him in Redwood City he played his originals and spoke about his sobriety with great passion. Lol we had come for his Hendrix and he gave us pure EG. He is a fantastic bass player as well. Thank you Michael for such a great experience each time I tune in. You allways just go for it!!
Dope! I thinks it’s much cooler for lefty’s to just flip the guitar around instead of restringing because when do you ever run across someone with a true left-handed guitar. Just flip that bad boy upside down and get it going lol
Love Eric Gales, I've tried learning one of his songs, it's difficult. Something about how he approaches, I can't even get in proximity, yet, but I'll keep trying. thanks for the vid.
Eric is similar to EVH in the way that they both play so unorthodox that it just can't be taught. I have been a fan of Eric since 1991, and the guy is just a monster!
aint nothing unorthodox about evh except the tapping. Eric is economy and hybrid picking multiple bass strings and playing upstrokes upslants on what everybody else is doing downslants, you cant eeven comnpare the two in terms of unorthodox, eric plays in ways that you literally cannot play unless you play upside down like him
@@Matt-og5kd unorthodox literally means contrary to what is usual,traditional or accepted. When Eddie came out in 78 he was very unorthodox, and it wasn't just his tapping. It was his tone, his fingerings are very unique. His use of the whammy bar was completely different than what had seen. His use of the volume knob, and even building his own guitars and modifying his amps were for sure not traditional. Both Eddie and Eric do things that can't be taught lessons. Only by learning and experimenting on your own and saying the hell with tradition. So yes I think their approach can be compared.
@michaelpalmisano I've been following your videos for a while. One group that I'm surprised you haven't looked at is The National. I have never seen a band that can add more texture to just four chords than these guys. They love mixing up time signatures. Have very simple vocals contrasted by incredibly poetic and complex lyrics. Their musicianship is astounding and their arrangements are so beautiful and intimate. I've seen them live a few times in crowds of thousands and they can make it feel like a coffee shop. Hope you review them soon. They've got some great live videos at Sydney Opera House. They're catalog of great songs is too deep for me to pick one. And best yet, if you grew a beard and put on some thick framed glasses, you could go as their singer for Halloween. Keep up the great work Michael, you've helped me rediscover my love of guitar.
New to the channel! Love your content! Are you planning on a react/breakdown of "Jason Richardson - Tendinitis" if you haven't done so? Just wondering! Keep up the amazing work!
He looks so awkward playing with an upside down guitar and his big coat and his rigid posture but the way he sounds is the exact opposite. He’s loose and in the zone and on fire. Amazing!!!
honest question: how clean, crystalline is that tone, Mr Palmisano. I'm talking about that tiny lick you improved at the very beginning. What is it? Just the PRS straight in line? What's happening here? I need this sound one my guitar - PR200, a PRSlike cheap Tagima.
Eric Gales is on Saman level in the most positive meaning of the word. Unbelievable. Also most seen Eric Gales and Lance Lopez jamming on T-Bone Walker Blues Fest 2015. Or, Eric Gales late uncle (if I'm right) Little Jimmy King - Angel of Mercy, out of this world performance! And if in case a typo during searching, Eric Gale - Looking Good is a totally different part of guitar heaven. Endless variety of great music.
Little Jimmy King was Eric's older brother, real name ..... (corrected below) Gales. He took on the Little Jimmy King name when playing with Albert King as Albert's honorary nephew.
Michael mentions Albert King a couple of times . Like Eric , Albert played upside down backwards as well . Also Otis Rush . Incidentally , the bass player in Cory’s band plays that way too.
Eric Gales mixes phrases and licks from Eric Johnson, Carlos Santana and bends from Bonamassa styles plus his own style, and then: you really cannot teach how he plays
Eric Gales is a generational talent. His command of his instrument and his combination of raw technical prowess and soulfulness is almost unbelievable. I'm very impressed with your ability to pick up on small details in his playing on first watch. Not easy to do at all.
Eric Gales is the real deal. I've been paying attention to him for close to 20 years. He's so fricken cool.
@@TimothyLafrenierecheck him out when he was a teen on the original Arsenio Hall show with his own band. Brother was his bassist. A a trio band and he sat in with the house band. He’s been around about 30? Yrs or so. Plus, his other brother Little Jimmy King another lefty all the brothers are, named after Albert king. He was his godfather passed at 27? Eric has persisted through a lot and never really got the accolades he deserves. Neither has Chris Duarte, Mato Nanji from Indigenous, Jonny Lang etc.
All that and an amazing story of overcoming obstacles that trip up and down right destroy so many amazing musicians. The guy is HIM
Have you seen how he plays bass and drums though? This guy is a monster! Sure he sold his soul!
Eric Gales was quite literally made to create and play music. Much like legendary bassist Victor Wooten, his older brother taught him at an early age. So much so that Eric plays left-handed with a true right-handed guitar upside down even tho Eric himself is actually right-handed.
Eric’s brother is left-handed and Eric said he never even knew he was playing “left-handed” because that’s just how he learned from the beginning.
Victor Wooten has a great Tedtalk about music being a language and how he was a kid learning to speak with his voice as well as his instrument. It’s like the music was engrained into his vocabulary. He can pull out any note or phrase he wants at any given time. Much like a person can seamlessly express their thoughts with words, the best musicians can do the same with their music. It comes out naturally and in an instant.
Saw Eric in Memphis a few weeks ago. Kingfish was in the audience and got drug up on stage. It was a great night of blues.
Kingfish is another full grown monster player.
*Meditation* is one of my favs of Cory's. The way it steadily builds intensity over a relatively simple progression does end up being meditative and almost spiritual. I've gotten emotional on more than one occasion listening to it. Not least when I saw him live back in November.
For sure!!
well said!
Same! One of my favorites is the one from the Paisley Park Session.
@@garrettm1813 totally! I'm obsessed with that whole album and accompanying YT video.
Same
Whhhhhaaaaaaat on Earth did I just watch!?!?! 🤯. I have tickets to Gales April 9th... this here video has made me VERY VERY EXCITED!!! Great response Palmisano!! a very enjoyable episode. Holy Shit.. I was cheering out loud!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Gales is unreal….absolutely out of this world, un-understably good. Saw him in December and going to see him in Nashville Feb 28 again……it’s just hard to make sense of his talent
Gales is gaining so much traction lately and it’s so deserved! What an absolute monster!!!
He’s been around since the early 90’s. ua-cam.com/video/56c7SyX6zxU/v-deo.htmlsi=BfH-moErezYCdilT. Here he is as a teenager on the Arsenio Hall show.
He’s been around for decades so it’s rightly deserved. He should be even bigger but people these days ignore talent over marketability more times than not
Saw him 3 times at Byron Blues, including the massive guitar break with Beth Hart's Rather Go Blind. His chords are so delicious and then he takes you on a roller-coaster ride all round the fret-board. And so funky.
Was wondering what I would do after Prince. Wonder no more,
Yeah, I've tried to figure out Eric by watching him. The backwards/upside down thing screws me up too. I love his chord inversions as well. He does a lot of chords on the bass strings. His hands are so huge that he has totally figured out his own style. He is truly an inspiration. I always enjoy your videos Michael.
I saw both Cory Wong and Eric Gales when they played in the UK last year, both are amazing guitarists and put on such great gigs
Dig this (first off thanks man you're amazing!) I saw Eric Gales headline the Mississippi Valley Bluesfest a couple years ago. He was vigorously fast pacing in a circle like kids playing ring-a-round the rosie, and he kept building his solo up so much (I mean 1,000% goosebump energy here) that the only thing he could possibly do to release the songs energy was to violently punch the open guitar strings while screaming as loud as he could..."AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" for what felt like eternity and I immediately started weeping like I've never wept before. My body couldn't handle the release of the energy and it was the only natural reaction. This was 4 minutes into the concert.
From all my live shows nobody executed tension and release like the E Street Band but they take a distant back seat to our brother Eric. Thanks again and keep going Michael!!!!!
Bret
THIS is as close to anything that I’ve read that reflects my own experience seeing Eric for the 1st time live. Otherworldly!!
Eric is one of the baddest mfkrs to ever play the guitar! He never ceases to amaze me.
WOWOW What Blows me away is how much Feeling is in that!! Usually when people just speed across the fret board its mostly technique, speed, and showoff manship ! With him, no sir, all feeling too. WOW! Love it!! Never felt somone attack the fret board with that kind of speed while keeping all the emotion and feeling!
Eric Gales is from another planet. I can't tell here but, whenever I've seen him, he plays COMPLETELY inverted. The strings are going from high to low. I can't even begin to wrap my head around that. And I remember his first album, way back when he dressed like Jimi Hendrix and all.
Yup! Gales plays a true right-handed guitar upside down. He learned at a very young age from his older brother who was actually left-handed while Eric is not. Eric never knew he was playing upside down and left-handed until much later once his style was already engrained into his muscle memory
No harm no foul lol
Plus I’m sure he can get different sounds and chord shapes that are not possible for right-handed players, along with his giant hands
I love that you’re doing this video! I was at the Raleigh show and couldn’t get the modal changes in real time. I was in awe for 2.5 hours straight. Love your stuff.
That is genuinely the first time in my life I have been truly blown away completely from start to finish by a performance. Absolutely incredible!
See you there, man! Hoping for a great gig. Very excited.
“That’s not right at all” has me crying 😂😂😂😂😂
@Michael Palmisano Pure Magic happened last night, and I’m sure you’re already aware. But Derek Trucks joined Billy Strings on stage for 2 songs. You have to do a break down of it.
Last night was the 1st time Billy met Derek and the meeting happened on stage in front of the fans. How awesome is that.
I wish they would have been able to play more together and just Jammed, but Derek had somewhere he needed to be. But just having those 2 share a stage is a beautiful thing.
Gotta admit, I never heard of Eric Gales before this, but man, I *love* what he is doing here. Looks like I'll have to check out more of his work!
If you can, check out a few vids of him Josh Smith, 2 beasts for the price of 1
Epic guitar battle: ua-cam.com/video/AZI11LpBrqQ/v-deo.html
Yes Jake he is also known for covering Hendrix and Blue Oyster Cult and often does one or more at his live gigs.
He also has amazing signature amps and guitars worth checking out . Great rig rundown too
@Mark Worley I posted that 2 comments above you
I’ve really been enjoying his latest album. Such a good story he tells!
Loved this, Michael. I found out about Eric through an article in Guitar World back in '92, I believe it was. His Picture of a Thousand Faces album was out. I picked it up, and have been a fan ever since. I had the incredible good fortune to see him in a little bar in Burlington, NC not to far from my home. He was home in Greensboro off the road that weekend and picked up a gig at this bar. I stood 3 feet in front of him and watched him play all night. It was a religious experience. He's super versed in the school of Hendrix, then he'll hit you with some Vernon Reid type shred, then to really mess your head up, he'll throw in some jazz chords and licks too. But it all meshes together effortlessly in a way that is totally his style. I think the thing that struck me the most about his playing was his economy of motion. It looks like he is barely moving his fingers. It makes you wonder where all that sound is coming from. And then after the show, I met him and his wife LaDonna. She was selling his latest CD. He signed it for me and took a photo. They are the sweetest people. I'll tell you, if you ever get a chance to see Eric in a small club, do not hesitate! I'll remember that night for the rest of my days!
Great post yes. La Donna plays with him currently as well
Was great to see live! ;-)
To me, Gales is always more of a Hendrix-type of feel player. But he also has that Johnson-Bonamassa quintuplets thing going on! Man, that is sooooooo cooool !! Love it so much. Also, thank you so much, Michael, for promoting such a great guitar moment. Always inspiring and enjoyable to watch your videos.
I’m sure you’ve already seen it but Gales and Bonamassa played together before and have some videos of their guitar duels here on UA-cam.
Eric definitely has more of an experimental and raw styles to go with his playing while Bonamassa is super clean and technical.
It’s great to see both guys bouncing ideas off each other in real time as they take turns improvising
Saw Eric play with Robert Randolph years ago in Greensboro, it was amazing!
Whenever I show this solo to people I always tell them it's the best 5 mins of your life!
Super excited for the show this Friday too!
Gales is amazing!! Someone needs to do an in-depth video of his picking style!! Very unorthodox, besides being a true lefty, Eric uses a pick between his thumb and forefinger, and also picks with his additional fingers with his picking hand.
Fun fact: Eric is actually right hand dominant in everything else in his life but guitar. His older brother was the one that was left-handed and taught Eric to play from a very early age. Probably from the moment that Eric could pick up the guitar.
Whaaaaaaaat?! Dude, hanging out with Cory Wong would be amazing! He seems so chill, but I am digging his music like crazy lately.
21+ years ago i saw Eric Gales open up for Ted Nugent in Houston. I had NO idea who he was, but i SWORE i saw jim hendrix that night!!! Still have the ticket stub, should see the exact date but im sure it was 2001 or 2002 :)
That is very cool that you can listen to him play then you can play it by ear. You definitely have a great ear for music. You definitely have a gift. That is amazing. Keep rocking out.
It's not a gift, it's hard work and years of ear training and learning the theory. Nobody is born with a working knowledge of theory and finger positioning. Saying it's a gift is failing to recognize the amount of years a musician has poured into becoming what he/she has become.
@@TritoneChris it is a gift, imo. i know several veteran musicians with terrible ears
@@binkydamauler Because they never put in the time to train their ears properly. Just because they are veteran musicians doesn't mean they did proper ear training. There are only about 4% of the world's population that are actually tone deaf, and 0.01% have perfect pitch....the rest of us just have to practice, there's no GIFT. Michael has already said in previous vids that he does not have perfect pitch, so, he worked his ass off to learn, train and understand.
You are basically having a nature v nurture debate surrounding music and as in all debates of this sort you are both correct.
First time i've ever heard of Cory Wong, but im a massive fan of Gales. I had the honor of seeing him with Beth Hart several years back. It was like a religious experience.
love this...the one thing he kills at the Eric Johnson 5 note patterns....amazing
Saw Cory at the Ryman last week - you’re in for an amazing show.
Im goin to see Cory and Victor on monday night in Portland Maine and IM SO DAMN PSYCHED! I CAN'T WAIT!
Eric is so wild, his expressions are great too, so much fun to watch. You gotta react to Wilco performing "Impossible Germany" Live on KCRW, it's right up your alley.
Thanks Michael!
Seen him at the El macambo in Toronto years ago……he was just a kid and absolutely killed it.
Unbelievable playing. 🔥🔥🔥
i had the privilege to be at this show. this was only a couple songs into the night and it was incredible.
and then victor wooten came out
I am a Memphis player myself and knew Little Jimmy King back in the day and have followed Eric since the tonight show. I am amazed at the way you can pick out his licks. I have been trying to steal them forever.
You met the stage end boss
Saw them in Atlanta this past week and Oh my gosh what a show!
Eric is right-handed but learned guitar from his left-handed brother so he learned to play like a lefty.
Amazing to hear you break it down. Iv had the good fortune of seeing him and he is a force of nature . His wife plays with him.
You are correct about being a righty watching a leftie play upside down is unnerving. Heck of a nice guy as well!
Last time I saw him in Redwood City he played his originals and spoke about his sobriety with great passion. Lol we had come for his Hendrix and he gave us pure EG. He is a fantastic bass player as well.
Thank you Michael for such a great experience each time I tune in.
You allways just go for it!!
Right on brother!! Thx 🙏
"what...the...hell was that?" love it! ;-)
Wow! This is amazing. 😮
Oh my god. I’ve seen Eric 2x. But not like that… not better, different. But wow.. that was just epic!
Have a blast at the show!!
I play guitar the same way Eric does, he's such an inspiration
Dope! I thinks it’s much cooler for lefty’s to just flip the guitar around instead of restringing because when do you ever run across someone with a true left-handed guitar.
Just flip that bad boy upside down and get it going lol
Pure tone city from the opening note. I loved his playing against the downbeat of the band. Eric is fire!
dam! surprised that guitar didn't burst in flames. holy shit!
Love Eric Gales, I've tried learning one of his songs, it's difficult. Something about how he approaches, I can't even get in proximity, yet, but I'll keep trying. thanks for the vid.
Eric’s got huge hands but I also think because he’s playing upside down, he has access to slightly different chord shapes than a right-handed player.
Man this puts a smile on my face, Eric is a BEAST!
Eric is similar to EVH in the way that they both play so unorthodox that it just can't be taught. I have been a fan of Eric since 1991, and the guy is just a monster!
aint nothing unorthodox about evh except the tapping. Eric is economy and hybrid picking multiple bass strings and playing upstrokes upslants on what everybody else is doing downslants, you cant eeven comnpare the two in terms of unorthodox, eric plays in ways that you literally cannot play unless you play upside down like him
@@Matt-og5kd unorthodox literally means contrary to what is usual,traditional or accepted. When Eddie came out in 78 he was very unorthodox, and it wasn't just his tapping. It was his tone, his fingerings are very unique. His use of the whammy bar was completely different than what had seen. His use of the volume knob, and even building his own guitars and modifying his amps were for sure not traditional. Both Eddie and Eric do things that can't be taught lessons. Only by learning and experimenting on your own and saying the hell with tradition. So yes I think their approach can be compared.
The axe man cometh! Electrifying.
You should react to Cory’s version of Meditation! His solo is awesome, too (in a very different way from Eric)
Respect
Seeing him tonight in Philly, cannot wait.
RESPECT
That’s awesome!
@michaelpalmisano I've been following your videos for a while. One group that I'm surprised you haven't looked at is The National. I have never seen a band that can add more texture to just four chords than these guys. They love mixing up time signatures. Have very simple vocals contrasted by incredibly poetic and complex lyrics. Their musicianship is astounding and their arrangements are so beautiful and intimate. I've seen them live a few times in crowds of thousands and they can make it feel like a coffee shop. Hope you review them soon. They've got some great live videos at Sydney Opera House. They're catalog of great songs is too deep for me to pick one. And best yet, if you grew a beard and put on some thick framed glasses, you could go as their singer for Halloween. Keep up the great work Michael, you've helped me rediscover my love of guitar.
New to the channel! Love your content! Are you planning on a react/breakdown of "Jason Richardson - Tendinitis" if you haven't done so? Just wondering! Keep up the amazing work!
Corey is an amazing guitar player
Man I think Eric Gales really might have a future in music
Lol!!
Eric's 1st album came out when he was 15... he's 48 now.
He was just nominated for the Best Contemporary Blues Grammy...
(It was a joke, right?)
He looks so awkward playing with an upside down guitar and his big coat and his rigid posture but the way he sounds is the exact opposite. He’s loose and in the zone and on fire. Amazing!!!
Eric is amazing
Love his version of little wing with Andy Timmons
7:50 I didn't even realize that was Corey in the background till 7:50 lol
honest question: how clean, crystalline is that tone, Mr Palmisano. I'm talking about that tiny lick you improved at the very beginning. What is it? Just the PRS straight in line? What's happening here? I need this sound one my guitar - PR200, a PRSlike cheap Tagima.
Is there a meeting between Scofield and Gales on YT? I'd like to watch them speak together.
You are correct, sir!
Right?!
Thing I love mostly about your vids are your chops at the start. You're a monster player .
Eric Gales is on Saman level in the most positive meaning of the word. Unbelievable. Also most seen Eric Gales and Lance Lopez jamming on T-Bone Walker Blues Fest 2015. Or, Eric Gales late uncle (if I'm right) Little Jimmy King - Angel of Mercy, out of this world performance! And if in case a typo during searching, Eric Gale - Looking Good is a totally different part of guitar heaven. Endless variety of great music.
Little Jimmy King was Eric's older brother, real name ..... (corrected below) Gales. He took on the Little Jimmy King name when playing with Albert King as Albert's honorary nephew.
They did an album with their other brother (can't remember his name right now) titled Left Hand Brand. In the 90's I believe.
@@brucewayne7087 His name was Emmanuel Gales. His stage name came from Jimi Hendrix and Albert King.
@Lynn S Yep, I missed on that. I also wasn't quite right on how Albert referred to him. Apparently it was "adopted grandson"
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Michael mentions Albert King a couple of times . Like Eric , Albert played upside down backwards as well . Also Otis Rush . Incidentally , the bass player in Cory’s band plays that way too.
Who is the bass player, Mononeon?
@@jasoncarey2092 Mono Neon is a good guess cause he does also play that way but it is Sonny T. He played with Prince and also plays guitar .
I remember when this guy first came out in around 1990ish. Then it seems like he just dropped off the radar for several years.
Yeah the Albert King bends😍🤘💜🎸 we have to push up where guys like Albert and Eric can easylie pull down to bend up😉😆😍🤘💜
Both are big dudes too so their hands were/are giant
3:58 “It’s so mesmerizing to watch him because he’s just mesmerizing to watch.” -Michael Palmisano
There has never been a higher truth.
Eric has great tone cutting through on this video.
Impossible, one of the best players. Great natural ability.
I think the teacher meant to say bends of Albert King instead of Albert Collins …
Eric gales is so good
nice one…
Check Erik Grönwall ” Pain Killer”. Just do it goddamnit!
Mike !!!! Mike !!!!!! Red Clay Strays !!!! Sunshine, black and white piano version!!!!!
Was there. Can confirm.
Sonny Thompson holding down the low end !
Oh yeah thank you again Michael
Does anyone else evoke emotions like Eric gales does? And don’t feel bad Michael, I play upside down lefty and still can’t learn him by watching lol
Took a couple decades to realize there was an Eric Gale and an Eric Gales
and both Erics are bad bad men.
Eric Gales is a force of nature. Enough said.
WHO'S GONNA BE IN DC TONIGHT FOR THE FUNK?! I ASK YOU!!??!?!
Yo! See you there!
I wish..enjoy
@@sailfast2005 booooommm
you are too good
That lick you’re having trouble with at the beginning comes from Led Zeppelin “the Rain Song”
Wow!!!
Eric Gales mixes phrases and licks from Eric Johnson, Carlos Santana and bends from Bonamassa styles plus his own style, and then: you really cannot teach how he plays
What else can you say but pure in the zone electricity
Your searching for what he did with his thumb at the beginning
I thought he meant "Meditation" by Jobim...not so much lol
Michael, just flip your guitar upside-down, and backwards and you'll have-it...👋😏👍
Can’t not hear Snarky Puppy when the band comes in.. 🤔
Woweee!