Huge talent on stage, three brillant guitar-players and Claude Nobs is awesome, too. He did sooooo much for the Montreux Festival. Audience can be lucky. :)
I caught the 'No Substitutions' tour at Lucille's in Manhattan. Luke and Larry signed copies of the CDs and shook hands with everyone. We were seated for the first show, and they invited us to hang at the bar for the second show while the incoming audience took our seats. I sneaked in during soundcheck, and just the vibe between them was worth the admission. It only got better after that.
Really cool to see such totally different players get together and play. Kind of puts all these stupid "best guitarist" pols in perspective. They are all different, and all great. And when they play together, everyone wins. Especially the audience.
@@57mab I guess I'm going to go ahead and kind of disagree. You could take Lukather and May and interchange them.....they both play with ample distortion, huge treble/gain, scale-related 40-yard dashes, and screech the rock guitar sound of the 80's. Carlton is a more skilled player and incorporates a broader style range (blues, jazz, chordal structures, plus more refined and cleaner Gibson guitar tone). Carlton is head and shoulders better than the other two....sorry. If you don't play, you wouldn't know.
@@57mab Forgive me, sir, not wanting to start a debate about who's the best guitarist in the world debate. However, I did feel compelled to suggest that Carlton was a more accomplished and skilled musician and player than the other guys ....May and Lukather. Moreover, they come at things from different musical genres, if not different geographical areas.....Lukather and Carlton from Southern CA and May from the UK. My point was about relativity more than crowning Lukather or May with any award or qualitative.....lol. No offense intended. We all have different tastes....based on life experiences, musical knowledge, etc. Larry is just a better musician than the other two, that's all.
@@tonytrabort4939 but they are having fun, no contest as to who is the best. They are all top musicians in their own right. Each have a different tone. Even Larry said it was an honour to play with them both
@@adamdrummer1991 No, I realize that....I'm offering my subjective reaction to the relative prodigy or talent of each guy.....the others don't belong on the same stage with Larry. I could care less whether they had a good time or Larry was being gallant and diplomatic. He could have been laughing inside.....
In the pantheon of the world's all time greatest guitarists Steve Lukather may be the kindest, nicest and most generous. Read his latest autobiography ca. 2017, or better yet listen to Steve read it to you.
I guess it looked like they were faking it because one player would pick up where the other one left off and their fingers didn't look in the right place I don't know I'm suspicious
Exactly correct! I don't think the crowd quite appreciated exactly who Claude Nobs is.. they were awful quiet when he was brought out on stage? But then... I guess there's probably not that many Deep Purple fans out in the audience.
Okay - it’s a given that all three guitarists play their asses off. But WOW, can Claude play that microphone!!!! That’s what I’ve always thought it looks like with a harp player who can really WAIL!!!
It's so specific to Queen, so it often doesnt work outside of a rock context. It tends to sound too over the top for blues jams and stuff like that. Same in his jam with Les Paul. Also as much as I love him he does not have a blue bone in his body. He is more of a lyrical or rock player ...
Honestly I'm a huge Carlton and Lukather fan but Mays out-did them both on guitar this night. Lukather in particular seemed to hell-bent on "shredding" for the sake of it, eh. And props to Nobs as well.
Typically I hate, hate, hate 12 bar blues jams. But the only time this one stopped being awesome is when they allowed the guy with the harmonica (excuse me, "blues harp") to play. Because I really, really, REALLY don't like the blues harp. I'll know if I've gone to hell after I die if all the musicians in the bands play blues harp, banjo, Caribbean Steel drums, bagpipes, triangles, and Swinettes. The six instruments that suck the very most. They'd be proof I'm in hell.
May is not much of a blues player. Steve is shredding to much. Larry Carlton is kind of weird. Throw Neal Schon in the mix. Oh boy is one heck of a blue player second to non and he’s melodic guitar work.
Three masters! May’s tone is still the most original even though Carlton is a jazz virtuoso and Lukather a great shredder. You can hear B.B. King, and Clapton’s influence at times. Music is the greatest gift in the world, it’s a pity we have to suffer under shit governments and listen to MSM propaganda on a daily basis.
They are all equally fantastisk. In so many different ways. When it comes to personal tone, May is the king here. Remember he is not a session player like Lukather and Carlton, Still he nails it
Dude it was insane, I came here for Steve but then Larry started playing and the way he phrases and sings with his guitar was a wonderful surprise! I need to check him out!
All the ‘this one is better’ comments and all the ‘he is awful’ comments are completely missing the point here. Three guitarists just having fun with buckets of mutual respect. It’s not a competition and it doesn’t always have to be ‘perfect’ or even ‘good’. Sometimes it’s just fun.
Brian May doesn't fit in in these kind of environmens. Much as in the live with "Steely Dan", if it's still here. Ask yourself why "Queen" only had one guitarist.
Is it just me or is Brian not the best improviser? I'm a huge fan and he's obviously a brilliant guitarist but I've got to say when I've seen him play in an improvised setting his playing,while good, is not quite as top notch as you'd expect from a guitar legend such as him self. Maybe it's sampling bias but between this and his video jamming with Les Paul that's sort of the impression I've been getting.
I was thinking/feeling the same thing as I heard Brian M go through his blues riffs. It never seemed to go anywhere. There was just no feeling in the solo. He almost seemed to struggle to find a relevant riff.
He is not a bluesman - simple as that. But he is a perfect rockabilly player. Buddy Holly and that kind of music - that's all he is after. And he is really perfect on that stuff.
They were just jamming, and that’s why I loved it. I hate it when guitarists try to show off, by playing a lot of notes really fast, and then everybody just tries to outplay everybody.
LOLS! Steve Lukather physically pushing *the* Brian May to the front of the stage, is one of the most audaciously hilarious things I've seen in a concert. These three are so fantastic! What a treat. 😊
Wow. I started playing guitar because of May and Lukather is my favorite guitar player, but the only one here who delivers a tasteful blues solo is Carlton. May's solo is a mess and Lukather delivers some gimmicky licks that are totally out of place. Definitely not their best moments imho and I don't understand the praises in the comments.
@@marczellm I'm as familiar as anyone as to who Luke is and his otherwise preternatural ability as a guitarist. Just saying that on this night, he was terrible.
All of this actually makes me feel better as a guitar player. I mean, no doubt these guys are great. Carlton is clearly the best blues player (and possibly the best player overall), and May and Lukather are virtuosos in their own right. But what this performance demonstrates is that even the best guitar players are not at their best in all circumstances and/or styles. It's easy to get down on oneself because one can't play like so and so... but that's okay. Find your own strengths, develop those, and become great at being YOU.
I like the way Brian comes on feeling like he's surrounded by Gods (which he is, of course), yet, he aquits himself with total aplomb, and sounds just as cool and awesome as the other two (quietly, I think he plays some of the best licks, haha!).
Can’t 3 guitar legends get together and just have FUN without the trolls crawling out from under the bridge trying to rain on the parade? Too much COVID time trapped at home?😳
Have a few beers and jam out with your mates, normally heads off the rails after a few bars. I think that's why we do it, its still a human experience.
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You should check out Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen, which was probably their most straight up blues number. Dreamers Ball by Queen is another blues-tinged song.
Wow...Larry Carlton....musical calculus...Brian May...tone to make Susan Tedeshi blush...and Steve Lukather's wonderfingers burning the fretboard. This is musical hedonism...the alchemy works. A+
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All three guitarists are unique ,in their own sound ,to the point of musical genius ! 🎸
Huge talent on stage, three brillant guitar-players and Claude Nobs is awesome, too. He did sooooo much for the Montreux Festival. Audience can be lucky. :)
This sooo wow!
Each player raises the bar for one another!
Fascinating jam!
I caught the 'No Substitutions' tour at Lucille's in Manhattan. Luke and Larry signed copies of the CDs and shook hands with everyone.
We were seated for the first show, and they invited us to hang at the bar for the second show while the incoming audience took our seats.
I sneaked in during soundcheck, and just the vibe between them was worth the admission. It only got better after that.
How lovely to hear Brian May play the blues. Long time no see good friend 👋🏽❤️
OMG. Carlton and Lukather are breathtaking. But then BM comes on and THAT TONE!! Totally unique.
You can tell Brian May can play every record he ever heard
@@kurtrebar7450 True, and Lukather played on almost every record ever made
Really cool to see such totally different players get together and play. Kind of puts all these stupid "best guitarist" pols in perspective. They are all different, and all great. And when they play together, everyone wins. Especially the audience.
@@57mab I guess I'm going to go ahead and kind of disagree. You could take Lukather and May and interchange them.....they both play with ample distortion, huge treble/gain, scale-related 40-yard dashes, and screech the rock guitar sound of the 80's. Carlton is a more skilled player and incorporates a broader style range (blues, jazz, chordal structures, plus more refined and cleaner Gibson guitar tone). Carlton is head and shoulders better than the other two....sorry. If you don't play, you wouldn't know.
@@57mab Forgive me, sir, not wanting to start a debate about who's the best guitarist in the world debate. However, I did feel compelled to suggest that Carlton was a more accomplished and skilled musician and player than the other guys ....May and Lukather. Moreover, they come at things from different musical genres, if not different geographical areas.....Lukather and Carlton from Southern CA and May from the UK. My point was about relativity more than crowning Lukather or May with any award or qualitative.....lol. No offense intended. We all have different tastes....based on life experiences, musical knowledge, etc. Larry is just a better musician than the other two, that's all.
@@tonytrabort4939 but they are having fun, no contest as to who is the best. They are all top musicians in their own right. Each have a different tone. Even Larry said it was an honour to play with them both
@@adamdrummer1991 No, I realize that....I'm offering my subjective reaction to the relative prodigy or talent of each guy.....the others don't belong on the same stage with Larry. I could care less whether they had a good time or Larry was being gallant and diplomatic. He could have been laughing inside.....
May's tone is sick!!! 💯💯💯💯💯
Luke god given talent.. and having brian may, its like, a fallen angel in your lap, evh, is smiling listening to this..
In the pantheon of the world's all time greatest guitarists Steve Lukather may be the kindest, nicest and most generous. Read his latest autobiography ca. 2017, or better yet listen to Steve read it to you.
I agree! A more versatile musician than Steve is hard to find.
I guess it looked like they were faking it because one player would pick up where the other one left off and their fingers didn't look in the right place I don't know I'm suspicious
No Words.
......claude nobs was a king and did a lot for Montreux ........now if he look from the sky what happenned to his festival , i think is crying .......
Different styles of course but amazing how each guitar sounds so incredibly different. That 335 is made for this style of music.
The greats make it look effortless.
I think that is "Funky Claude" Nobs of "Smoke on the Water" fame!!
Exactly correct! I don't think the crowd quite appreciated exactly who Claude Nobs is.. they were awful quiet when he was brought out on stage? But then... I guess there's probably not that many Deep Purple fans out in the audience.
Брайан Мэй привнёс особую перчинку в данное джаз-блюдо. Классно! Очень понравилось!🤠🤠😏😏
INCROYABLE .... 3 légendes réunis à l'auditorium Stravinsky de Montreux /
All legends🎸
All these players are great but Larry Carlton is such a f’n beast
Wow. Wow wow
Crazy!
awesome video buddy
True Legends
"Funky and Claude were runnin in and out, pullin kids out of the ground now." - Lyric from Smoke on the Water.
Brian's tone is so chewy. Hate to say it but Luke tone is too hot for my liking in this company. I'd love it if he pulled out a LP.
Okay - it’s a given that all three guitarists play their asses off. But WOW, can Claude play that microphone!!!! That’s what I’ve always thought it looks like with a harp player who can really WAIL!!!
For me, it's Larry by a nose
WOW !!!!!!
what a mess haha :D
Oh le bad Shuffle méchamment good !
Don t you have the full concert please?
Unfortunately, I haven’t (
@@335Mr thanks it s so great even that 👍🏼👍🏼😉
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I swear to God it looks like they were lip syncing call me crazy but these guys are high
Brian May ? …. Mmmmh….
All three are Great but brian Clearly is the best
He actually cannot play the blues
Mr 335 and the mates, man...
So weird to see Brian May playing straight ahead blues licks.
This was great, I got a little chubby listening to these guys, heterosexually speaking. Lol.
We understand bud. Music just does things to ya that can't be explained.
I didn't like Brian May's tone, Larry was the daddy here, most tasteful in my opinion.
It's so specific to Queen, so it often doesnt work outside of a rock context. It tends to sound too over the top for blues jams and stuff like that. Same in his jam with Les Paul. Also as much as I love him he does not have a blue bone in his body. He is more of a lyrical or rock player ...
Absolutely
Honestly I'm a huge Carlton and Lukather fan but Mays out-did them both on guitar this night. Lukather in particular seemed to hell-bent on "shredding" for the sake of it, eh. And props to Nobs as well.
Not great.
Bad as shit
Brian ain't a blues man, neither hes guitar
very true Rover
At least someone who took of the fanboy glasses :)
His guitar? Have to disagree with you on that...
So? Still does a great job. Has fun.
Well I never love it
You never love it . Do it better dumphead.
Maybe a "," after never .
@@gregruthen3844 play your games with someone else.
You've got the blues for sure
Typically I hate, hate, hate 12 bar blues jams. But the only time this one stopped being awesome is when they allowed the guy with the harmonica (excuse me, "blues harp") to play. Because I really, really, REALLY don't like the blues harp. I'll know if I've gone to hell after I die if all the musicians in the bands play blues harp, banjo, Caribbean Steel drums, bagpipes, triangles, and Swinettes. The six instruments that suck the very most. They'd be proof I'm in hell.
These guys don't really suit blues at all
May is not much of a blues player. Steve is shredding to much. Larry Carlton is kind of weird. Throw Neal Schon in the mix. Oh boy is one heck of a blue player second to non and he’s melodic guitar work.
Love Larry my jazz god but Brian is blowing him away
I think this was Luke in his drinking days.
Some awesome musicianship there - it’s not a contest - these guys are all great!
It's a buffet of tasty goodness! ❤
Three masters! May’s tone is still the most original even though Carlton is a jazz virtuoso and Lukather a great shredder. You can hear B.B. King, and Clapton’s influence at times.
Music is the greatest gift in the world, it’s a pity we have to suffer under shit governments and listen to MSM propaganda on a daily basis.
Lukather is fantastic, May really versatile, but Larry...he is a monster, his tone, phrasing, the way his famous 335 talks to you is unique.
Totally agree :-)
I "found Larry in the late 70's. Jutst watch this ! Soo f-ing good th-cam.com/video/kOn4AsqQSP0/w-d-xo.html
They are all equally fantastisk. In so many different ways. When it comes to personal tone, May is the king here. Remember he is not a session player like Lukather and Carlton, Still he nails it
Dude it was insane, I came here for Steve but then Larry started playing and the way he phrases and sings with his guitar was a wonderful surprise! I need to check him out!
Carlton is supreme. Lukather is excellent. May is very good. Record sales are reversed.
Brian May's sound is quite different - why have so few other players followed? I'd love to sound like that.
Sir Mays stongest tone ever. Love beyond words:)
It’s the same tone he’s used his entire life xD
All the ‘this one is better’ comments and all the ‘he is awful’ comments are completely missing the point here. Three guitarists just having fun with buckets of mutual respect. It’s not a competition and it doesn’t always have to be ‘perfect’ or even ‘good’. Sometimes it’s just fun.
Not everyone can play the blues..
The things you do for money ... I love Brian May, but he is not made for the blue.
As much as I love him and learned from him he does not have a blue bone in his body
Brian May doesn't fit in in these kind of environmens. Much as in the live with "Steely Dan", if it's still here.
Ask yourself why "Queen" only had one guitarist.
thank you TH-cam, this was legendary to have seen this, can’t imagine the crowd so blessed to see this live...legendary
Larry Carlton-guitar god. Steve Lukather-seriously underrated. Brian May-monster. All three together-SWEET.
three great axemen, one keeping space for the other. much respect for each other.
Is it just me or is Brian not the best improviser? I'm a huge fan and he's obviously a brilliant guitarist but I've got to say when I've seen him play in an improvised setting his playing,while good, is not quite as top notch as you'd expect from a guitar legend such as him self. Maybe it's sampling bias but between this and his video jamming with Les Paul that's sort of the impression I've been getting.
Say what you want, but the look from Larry while Brian is jamming shows a lot of respect.
@@jamesedwards2237 I totally agree, he composes his parts and solos, when he’s put on the spot to improvise this is what he sounds like.
I was thinking/feeling the same thing as I heard Brian M go through his blues riffs. It never seemed to go anywhere. There was just no feeling in the solo. He almost seemed to struggle to find a relevant riff.
You are absolutely right bingo you’re right on the money with this one he’s definitely not a great improviser therefore I wonder who
He is not a bluesman - simple as that. But he is a perfect rockabilly player. Buddy Holly and that kind of music - that's all he is after. And he is really perfect on that stuff.
What's Brian playing through... a Boss Metal Zone?
Germanium treble booster into cranked vox AC30 🤘
Which sounds just like a boss metal zone 😂
@@machtanger not at all
@@Имбирнаяпеченька-ю6ь Of which Brian himself admits he got from Rory Gallagher.
Just love these three guys, Astoundingly good, Loved Brian Mays sound
You've got to be kidding
@@BillDerBerg That's OK mate, everybody is different, you would most probably get the benefit if you could play guitar. regards Gib
They were just jamming, and that’s why I loved it. I hate it when guitarists try to show off, by playing a lot of notes really fast, and then everybody just tries to outplay everybody.
Brian May influences by Rory Gallagher- super guy and guitar player.
LOLS! Steve Lukather physically pushing *the* Brian May to the front of the stage, is one of the most audaciously hilarious things I've seen in a concert.
These three are so fantastic! What a treat. 😊
Should have let Larry stretch out a little more
Wow. I started playing guitar because of May and Lukather is my favorite guitar player, but the only one here who delivers a tasteful blues solo is Carlton. May's solo is a mess and Lukather delivers some gimmicky licks that are totally out of place. Definitely not their best moments imho and I don't understand the praises in the comments.
Glad someone said it. Luke was pretty much, awful.
They were just having fun, it’s not always about being perfect.
Luke is a veteran session player, he could deliver the most authentic blues solo on a first take if he wanted. This is just them fooling around.
@@marczellm I'm as familiar as anyone as to who Luke is and his otherwise preternatural ability as a guitarist. Just saying that on this night, he was terrible.
Oh please poor people.
Envious people.
Play better....we never heard of you.
Luke is one of the greatest guitarist ever but he always has an issue with remembering lyrics so you'll notice his looking down to read the words.
makes it almost even more impressive since he knows which notes to hit from his mind.
Never really a fan of these get togethers playing the blues.. simply because so many do not have the feeling for it at all.
not the best jam i ve heard, by far.....i dont know...it sounds uninspired generic may is not on the tempo
Carlton, ayatollah of fusion, May and Lukather gave the world some of the most greatest rock hymns, couldn't be better jam !
And only ONE of them built his own guitar from scratch and has a Doctorate in Astro Physics. . .
Nobody really seems comfortable. Straight blues is not always easy, especially when eveyone expects the bag of tricks & flawless mindblowing solo's.
The Harmonica playing though 👌
How much money did every musician get?
They had to push Dr. May to the front of the stage. That speaks volumes of his humility, and respect to not step on his compatriots toes...
Маy knows less of improvisation on BLUES !! Lukather is a space rocket on the strings.
All of this actually makes me feel better as a guitar player. I mean, no doubt these guys are great. Carlton is clearly the best blues player (and possibly the best player overall), and May and Lukather are virtuosos in their own right. But what this performance demonstrates is that even the best guitar players are not at their best in all circumstances and/or styles. It's easy to get down on oneself because one can't play like so and so... but that's okay. Find your own strengths, develop those, and become great at being YOU.
Well said! I could feel Brian May struggling with keeping the timing going. Shuffle ain’t an easy thing to keep up with.
i suspect one Mr May would rather forget.
I like the way Brian comes on feeling like he's surrounded by Gods (which he is, of course), yet, he aquits himself with total aplomb, and sounds just as cool and awesome as the other two (quietly, I think he plays some of the best licks, haha!).
Can’t 3 guitar legends get together and just have FUN without the trolls crawling out from under the bridge trying to rain on the parade? Too much COVID time trapped at home?😳
Impressive musicians!!! Steve Lukather 🎸🎼🎼🎶🎶
This kinda sucks? Riffs out of place, did they ever Blaylock blues?
Have a few beers and jam out with your mates, normally heads off the rails after a few bars. I think that's why we do it, its still a human experience.
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Never heard Brian May like that, with that tone. Never heard him play blues...
I think his performance was outstanding.....
You should check out Sleeping on the Sidewalk by Queen, which was probably their most straight up blues number. Dreamers Ball by Queen is another blues-tinged song.
Cos he can't
Mostly noise..
WOW !!! All are awesome never heard lLarry play like that before !! Great sound !!
Carlton probably better suited
Brian May is simply not the greatest guitarist America has ever produced not even close
That’s because he is English. And the very best ever.
Too bad Larry wasn't put throught the board. Hearing only his amp on stage is not doing justice.
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嬉しい
Brian May is an a simple man. Great guitar hero
Brian May does not really fit here....for me too much gain...
Three absolute legends
No. 👎 no good. All three are monsters at what they do best.
Leave the blues to Bonamassa, Steckel and RibbenFord
Wonderful , but Larry Larry is the God father..
There's three of the top 100 right there on that stage.
Carlton est incroyablement giant !!
larry carlton brought a pedal board,while the others brought their on tower rack effects
Imagine if it was Jimi Hendrix, Eddie van Halen and Jimmy Page
Wow...Larry Carlton....musical calculus...Brian May...tone to make Susan Tedeshi blush...and Steve Lukather's wonderfingers burning the fretboard. This is musical hedonism...the alchemy works. A+
Comparing Brian May and Susan Tedeschi in this context is the single most random thing I have come across in recent years.
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What in the random good gravy