Building a guitar solo from a quiet few notes to a blistering scream takes patience, time, and a talent for musical phrasing. It also demands a thorough understanding of how guitars, pickups, and amps work together to create feedback, dissonance, and harmonic resonance. This solo is amazing because it demonstrates all of these qualities. Lots of young (and old) guitarist can demonstrate mastery of some of these qualities, but Grace here demonstrates mastery of all of them. And this is all happening under bright lights, with cameras rolling, for a massive TV audience. She is something special.
I am a guitarist and I think the gtr solo does a great job for this particular song. Yes, you’ll be able to name other more technical guitarists who play at a million miles per hour but I think Grace’s solo was considered and she left breathing space in between. She’s only 18 so she’ll only get better.
Trumpet solo quotes the horn line from “Fire” by the Ohio Players. That is some cool ass biznez Guitar solo ripped for sure. Musical and great build. Amazing.
The tone is good, yes. Way more importantly, her band has more stage presence than she has, which is not a good sign. Get up there and move! Play like it's your last gig. People want to be entertained. Tone is for musicians like myself. It's cool, but without the show biz end...
@@Pamplemousse82322 Hmm...curious if we were watching the same video? Around the one minute mark, you can see her building her solo along with the song. The band is so energetic because they're building the song from her energy. I'm not a full-time musician, but I've shared the stage with numerous national acts. She killed it. She's totally into it and has awesome stage presence!
@@chrisjamessfsd Dude, it really isn't that great. It just isn't. It's lackluster overall. The tone is all I can gather as something to pay attention to. Maybe. Look, I saw Kenny Wayne Shepard when he was 17. He was miles ahead of this video. Miles. I stand by my words...
@@Pamplemousse82322- Nah. What do you want her to do… jump around like a monkey? Plus she had to have her foot on the Wah pedal. Let’s see you do better. 😂 All these armchair quarterbacks in the comment section talking crap is super annoying.
@bluesdriver1142 I saw and heard a tasty guitar solo. Isn't that what I said? A lot of guitar solos I see are about showing off how fast someone can play and how many notes they can cram into 30 seconds. Virtuousity is also the ability to choose great notes, knowing when to bend, when to hang back, when to let it rip, and when to let notes sustain. Great guitar is as much about knowing what to play as knowing what not to play. I think David Gilmour on Comfortably Numb is a great guitar solo. I think Eric Clapton's solo on Forever Man is a great guitar solo. I think anything Albert King or BB king ever played is a great guitar solo, even if they weren't meant to be a solo. I didn't think I needed a longer response. Maybe I don't understand your question?
@@OzarkMountainKing Bitter party of one. I am a player of 40+ years,actually been on stage with many notables. I will say many can say more with 4 notes than some with 30. IMO she is not any kind of unusual phenom. She’s a cute girl with descent talent.
Grace is a gifted guitarists who has created a stir in the guitar world. Very popular in the guitar world. I had no idea she was aloud to stay up that late. 🤣🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
She plays with a feeling and dynamics well beyond her age and she played with a measured restraint instead of just blowing notes all over the place. Keep an eye on her, for sure.
As I said before, you play with the heart, passion and emotion that I saw in Santana, Beck, SRV and Hendrix. Music is the human heart speaking, and you're shouting.
it's all about the paces of your mind! if you are in the jam where does your mind take you? Well this was where her mind took her, and for freaking real, and that's all that counts! Doesn't feel like a bad place, if I may say so.😊🙃😜
Great Tone. Intriguing & interesting note choices. Nice buildup of the solo from slow & melodic to a more intense burn at the end. Tasty use of the wah pedal. Very musical. A very welcome change from all the high speed shredfests that are so annoyingly popular these days.
I certainly appreciate Ms. Bowers’s grace in dealing with criticism. And someone posted a really mean spirited criticism today that reeked of envy. It was condescending and spiteful and unfortunate. I will say one thing that really bothers me though: I had never heard of her and started researching her and saw that she was all over the place in the press. many people were lauding her as the new great hope in the blues. The new great Hope almost always seems to be a white person. They are often a very photogenic person. Given the talent of people like Kingfish Ingram and Eric Gales, I find this almost like propaganda. We are promoting these young, good looking, usually white people as almost a great white hope in blues. I have nothing against white people playing blues, in fact, I happen to be one of them. But I have to say that the two musicians I mentioned above, to me, are light years ahead of Ms. Bowers. No insult to her. But they are just absolutely stellar musicians who don’t get anything like the same kind of attention. I could also say the same about a somewhat older white woman, that being Samantha Fish. she is also quite amazing. So I don’t want to take anything away from this young woman who could probably blow me off the stage with her guitar playing. But it makes me crazy when the popular music Press makes her out to be like this absolute shining supernova bursting upon the scene when there are players who I think far Outplay her in terms of technique and, more importantly, in terms of feel and vocabulary (Gales, for example throws in stuff from classical music and also world music all the time and it’s amazing how he synthesizes them together ), all over the place. So the next time you are flipping out over the next new talent, take a look at some of the people that the media generally ignore. For every article on Eric, or Kingfish, or Samantha, there are 100, maybe 1000 on Joe Bonamassa, A technically great player who has never surprised me, never opened a larger world for me, and whom I find to be incredibly predictable, even cliche in his playing, although technically quite amazing. Look around! there are a lot of super amazing players you may have never heard of because of the color of their skin, or their looks, or their age. If he were still alive, I would take one Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown over 100 of Ms. Bowers, or 100 of Joe Bonamassas…
You can tell, when all the band members are into it that much and enjoying playing that much, that you are witnessing something very, very special. Thanks for inspiring them so, Grace. God bless you and keep you.
Wow...these guys and Grace etc. are just cookin'!
Digging that BASS playing!
... and that was on a standup!
@@mesa1967SC music.. is the doctor of the universe....
Yes dude killing it on that bass
@@lisaayers1975 Dude?
You made the Late Show as Prime-time for many guitarists across America. 📺🤘
Absolutely stunning man. The whole band is jaw dropping and the solo was an amazing journey! I’m a fan guys. Amazing playing all around.
I thought that was absolutely blissful. It was a joy to see so much joy on the band's faces during all that. Thank you.
Absolutely love this. Awesome cover of a Buddy Miles/ Band of Gypsys classic.
Wish I could come up with more than saying Wow, but it will have to do for now. Great performance, Grace.
Man ! She killed it. But Louis & Co. are no doubt the tightest band on t.v. today ! Excellent musicians everyone of them 👏
Congrats, Grace and BAND (!!!) for this AWESOME COVER! (So good to see you in the white hot spotlight!)
Building a guitar solo from a quiet few notes to a blistering scream takes patience, time, and a talent for musical phrasing. It also demands a thorough understanding of how guitars, pickups, and amps work together to create feedback, dissonance, and harmonic resonance. This solo is amazing because it demonstrates all of these qualities. Lots of young (and old) guitarist can demonstrate mastery of some of these qualities, but Grace here demonstrates mastery of all of them. And this is all happening under bright lights, with cameras rolling, for a massive TV audience. She is something special.
You really need to study up on great guitarists....Grace isn't even in the ballpark....
Huh? 😂
not really
I am a guitarist and I think the gtr solo does a great job for this particular song. Yes, you’ll be able to name other more technical guitarists who play at a million miles per hour but I think Grace’s solo was considered and she left breathing space in between. She’s only 18 so she’ll only get better.
Why do you need to explain us why she is so great?
Always great to see great new talent on the music scene! GOOD STUFF!
Them Changes, Buddy Miles. Hard to beat the 60's music.
Imagine how great every day would be if we listened to this before starting our days. This is absolute 🔥
That bass line shone the light for her. Great jam.
Sweet mercy ! Wonderful . 😊😊😊
Thankx Grace you made me think of 1968. Also I really dig your upright bass player she's awesome.
Grace Bowers & The Hodgepodge. Please come to Red Butte Garden! You'd be perfect for that venue.
😂🥳♥️🎸this puts Grace in a whole new light 4 me. The bass/percussion alone had me. It's like live sampling(s)...
Digging that swamp bucket bass line, sounds like a Buddy Miles groove. Killer jam Grace!!!
Great tone, awesome buildup, and the band killed it holding down that groove!
Grace is great, the trumpet solo is blistering, and wow - best rhythm section on television by a mile!!
Absolutely cooking!
Absolutely amazing jam!! Rockin out!!
Trumpet solo quotes the horn line from “Fire” by the Ohio Players. That is some cool ass biznez
Guitar solo ripped for sure. Musical and great build. Amazing.
Wow!! Killing it, Grace!! Love your phrasing; love your tone!
The tone is good, yes. Way more importantly, her band has more stage presence than she has, which is not a good sign. Get up there and move! Play like it's your last gig. People want to be entertained. Tone is for musicians like myself. It's cool, but without the show biz end...
@@Pamplemousse82322 Hmm...curious if we were watching the same video? Around the one minute mark, you can see her building her solo along with the song. The band is so energetic because they're building the song from her energy. I'm not a full-time musician, but I've shared the stage with numerous national acts. She killed it. She's totally into it and has awesome stage presence!
@@chrisjamessfsd Dude, it really isn't that great. It just isn't. It's lackluster overall. The tone is all I can gather as something to pay attention to. Maybe. Look, I saw Kenny Wayne Shepard when he was 17. He was miles ahead of this video. Miles. I stand by my words...
@@Pamplemousse82322- Nah. What do you want her to do… jump around like a monkey? Plus she had to have her foot on the Wah pedal. Let’s see you do better. 😂 All these armchair quarterbacks in the comment section talking crap is super annoying.
@@Aaron_Revis Music only is for the studio. The stage is an elevated platform. Act like it. If your craft is down, it shouldn't be an issue.
Sounds is unlreal, so good.
Grace Bowers is the Party ! 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎈🎈🎈🎈
Grace's note choice and restraint is a joy to listen to, the whole band is tight af. 🙌💥❤🔥
She could have turned that solo into a personal ego stroke session but chose to be tastier than Carolina barbeque instead. What a pro!
@@OzarkMountainKing Right here ^^^. Yup, that's what I'm talking about!
'Spaces are notes also!'
@@OzarkMountainKing What the hell are you seeing or hearing?
@bluesdriver1142 I saw and heard a tasty guitar solo. Isn't that what I said? A lot of guitar solos I see are about showing off how fast someone can play and how many notes they can cram into 30 seconds. Virtuousity is also the ability to choose great notes, knowing when to bend, when to hang back, when to let it rip, and when to let notes sustain. Great guitar is as much about knowing what to play as knowing what not to play. I think David Gilmour on Comfortably Numb is a great guitar solo. I think Eric Clapton's solo on Forever Man is a great guitar solo. I think anything Albert King or BB king ever played is a great guitar solo, even if they weren't meant to be a solo. I didn't think I needed a longer response. Maybe I don't understand your question?
@@OzarkMountainKing Bitter party of one. I am a player of 40+ years,actually been on stage with many notables. I will say many can say more with 4 notes than some with 30. IMO she is not any kind of unusual phenom. She’s a cute girl with descent talent.
love how louis conducts the band, you can tell it isn't just for show, everyone is looking at him for cues.
Funky and smooth at the same time. Live it.
Grace, great job. I love your playing. ❤
That bass line during the guitar solo!!!
Endea! Fantastic bassist!
The drummer is solid and those two ladies in the rhythm section are all pocket!
that IS the bass line from the original
Thanks for bringing the bass to my attention it is awesome along the rest of the band! Wow😊
Band of Gypsies
Awesome!
Break it down band!
Grace killed it!
🖤
F-Yeah the band is cooking 🔥🔥🔥and that Bass player 👏👏👏outstanding patient build up….the trumpet 🎺 is Steve Madaio worthy 👏👏👏👏
hell YES
Oh, yeah! Stay Human was having a blast jamming with you. Great cover!
Do they still perform as Stay Human? Anybody? Just wondering. Thx.
Sweet tone and so tight. What a jam.
Such a treat.❤
You twist my DNA I like your work... Grace🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank You, Grace!!! Great solo!!!!
She's remarkably relaxed for such a big career moment -double tough, girl.
She good!
Louis Cato! Louis Cato! Louis Cato! And the band...Wow!
SO GOOD!!!! CONGRATS!!
Right on.
Used to watch you on Reddit.
🎸🔥
off she goes! So good. Grats!
RAWK!! Love me some Buddy Miles!
Wow!!! That was a world class jam there!!!! Grace got it in her blood pure feel on this jam. The rest of the band pushed that out of her great band!!!
Nice playing. . And yes , we VOTED 🇺🇸
Grace can play it all! The touch, feel, timing,phrasing, all of it!
Vous êtes une guitariste hors pair ❤😮😊
Great Jam!!
Excellent
Grace Bowers super. thanks so much. отличное видео исполнения с группой талантливых музыкантов.
So much fun
Verry impressive!
The BASS was rockin it.
Jesus, I would love to see her jam with the boys of King Gizz. It would be the most mind-blowing experience of this century.
Wow. Well done.
Louis Cato and his amazing band for sure! Leading the band the way he did kinda reminds me of Kirk Franklin. Awesome vibes!
FIRE!!!
So cool... 😎
This is awesome!! and your guitar skills are incredible 🔥
I wanna' be Grace Bowers when I grow up.
Every basement guitar player ever ---"I'm gonna lift that riff...oh and that one, oh that's a good one too!" Thanks for showing how it's done, Grace!
This is a highly compelling performance by Grace Bowers. I like her concentration.
Awesome job girl Have a blast playing with Bobby weir😊
Grace Bowers rocks
Shes going for like a santana feel i dig it.
Excellent ❤❤
Wow❤Amazing 😂😮
She knows when to play a note, and more importantly, when not to play one 👏🏻 Brava, Ms Bowers, brava.
And that seems lost on many commenters. A lot of taste in that solo!
Grace is a gifted guitarists who has created a stir in the guitar world. Very popular in the guitar world. I had no idea she was aloud to stay up that late. 🤣🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I DIG IT 👍👍👍
Jimi, Eddie, Steve ... and now Grace! :-)))
Yeah...! Allright...!
Jammin!😊
She plays with a feeling and dynamics well beyond her age and she played with a measured restraint instead of just blowing notes all over the place. Keep an eye on her, for sure.
My,my, my... that's New York for ya🎩💰
As I said before, you play with the heart, passion and emotion that I saw in Santana, Beck, SRV and Hendrix.
Music is the human heart speaking, and you're shouting.
felt jimi and stevie in this FR
@@RhinoTheTerrible WOW that's incredibly generous of you.
there's a Jeff Beck in there somewhere 😊
Skill++++❤
the sky's the limit!!! ROCK on!
it's all about the paces of your mind! if you are in the jam where does your mind take you? Well this was where her mind took her, and for freaking real, and that's all that counts! Doesn't feel like a bad place, if I may say so.😊🙃😜
SOLO my ass got whole band jamming every second
Great Tone. Intriguing & interesting note choices. Nice buildup of the solo from slow & melodic to a more intense burn at the end. Tasty use of the wah pedal. Very musical. A very welcome change from all the high speed shredfests that are so annoyingly popular these days.
She took up guitar during covid…..she’s awesome!!!!!
I wanted more... she was still building that solo... She got outside for a few notes there... I wanted more of that shit.
The restraint in her playing is wicked
I hear a lot of Santana in her playing. Really nice!
Currently the best band on Late Night tv.
I kept waiting for her to start her solo.....
Can’t be classic funky rock🤘🏻
I certainly appreciate Ms. Bowers’s grace in dealing with criticism. And someone posted a really mean spirited criticism today that reeked of envy. It was condescending and spiteful and unfortunate.
I will say one thing that really bothers me though: I had never heard of her and started researching her and saw that she was all over the place in the press. many people were lauding her as the new great hope in the blues.
The new great Hope almost always seems to be a white person. They are often a very photogenic person.
Given the talent of people like Kingfish Ingram and Eric Gales, I find this almost like propaganda. We are promoting these young, good looking, usually white people as almost a great white hope in blues.
I have nothing against white people playing blues, in fact, I happen to be one of them. But I have to say that the two musicians I mentioned above, to me, are light years ahead of Ms. Bowers. No insult to her. But they are just absolutely stellar musicians who don’t get anything like the same kind of attention.
I could also say the same about a somewhat older white woman, that being Samantha Fish. she is also quite amazing.
So I don’t want to take anything away from this young woman who could probably blow me off the stage with her guitar playing. But it makes me crazy when the popular music Press makes her out to be like this absolute shining supernova bursting upon the scene when there are players who I think far Outplay her in terms of technique and, more importantly, in terms of feel and vocabulary (Gales, for example throws in stuff from classical music and also world music all the time and it’s amazing how he synthesizes them together ), all over the place.
So the next time you are flipping out over the next new talent, take a look at some of the people that the media generally ignore. For every article on Eric, or Kingfish, or Samantha, there are 100, maybe 1000 on Joe Bonamassa, A technically great player who has never surprised me, never opened a larger world for me, and whom I find to be incredibly predictable, even cliche in his playing, although technically quite amazing.
Look around! there are a lot of super amazing players you may have never heard of because of the color of their skin, or their looks, or their age.
If he were still alive, I would take one Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown over 100 of Ms. Bowers, or 100 of Joe Bonamassas…
Super
You can tell, when all the band members are into it that much and enjoying playing that much, that you are witnessing something very, very special. Thanks for inspiring them so, Grace. God bless you and keep you.
My neighbor’s daughter is Grace’s management company representative.
I’ve always been curious about what your opinion is on John Mayer, since you both love BB king and draw inspiration from
Him
This lady is a good one
That's the right pace. That's why people dance!
HOT! HOT! HOT! 👍👍👍
I always feel a little sorry for the Late Show Band's keyboard player who gets hidden in the background every night.