you guys are popular because you treat your audiences like adults. You share knowledge on the basis that you think it's worth sharing. People are starved of knowledge in traditional media. You remind us there is richness to life.
One big reason (of many big reasons) why Rick’s interviews are so good is the simple fact that the guests being interviewed have legitimate RESPECT for the interviewer. They can relate to Rick as “one of them”, so they are much more likely to open up. I agree with what other people have said… there should be a TH-cam award for Rick’s interviewing successes.
I love this pair. Rick is a great interviewer, in part because he is so knowledgeable, but mainly because he can keep his train of thought while actually listening (is this perhaps a jazz musician thing?). Adam is such a nerd in the best of ways, and has an intense and humble intelligence that allows him to make incredibly insightful connections and talk about anything from a musical point of view. They are cultural treasures and much more than "youtubers" (they will outlast the platform).
@@guitarreilly I think the point was, these guys are important figures beyond the platform, unlike creators who achieved notoriety by getting good at youtube (learning to work the algo, learning to produce video that works for the format, following [or setting] trends): No, these guys have gifts to bring that don't depend on the youtube platform. it may be how they reach their audience, but if it were taken away today, they'd still have important things to say.
This interview has a direct music lesson for musicians of all sizes that has nothung to do with "AABA". Rick and Adam are creating the "music" out of thin air. They had no real structure or form, they just decided to wing it. This interview is so phenominal because they both listen to the other, they give each other space to feel it (talk), they support the other's "music" l, they sense when the "tune" is changing and go with it, and they are simply having fun. Having been a working musician since the 80's, I can promise you even experienced musicians can learn this lesson.
this sort of ‘fly on the wall’ insight into a conversation like this between two musical doyens, makes me so grateful for this platform. thank you Rick and Adam - love both of your channels. cheers
Great conversation, they should do this more of them. Rick's mentioning that Keith Jarrett had wished he had recorded with Wayne Shorter really got me thinking what an awesome collaboration that would have been.
Not only are classical music composers taught in school but their music is used so ubiquitously in movies, TV, commercials, etc. Even if people don't know all of their names, I'm sure most still know the melodies.
I'm studying classical cello, and I did check out the Keith Jarrett interview. I've been watching yours and Adam's videos for years as a jazz outsider, and I keep coming back because I know there's something beautiful about it. That interview with Keith Jarrett was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I'd never heard of him before and I still don't comprehend much of what it's like to be a jazz musician, but I could feel his humanity through his playing. That was something. So thank you for doing what you do, educating, sharing history and theory, and documenting a bit of the lives of some amazing people.
Both of you are perfect well-spoken, intelligent and reasonable show hosts and at the same time good musicians. Before TH-cam we were not really exposed to people showing both qualities. It is a joy to learn about music, history, musicians, music theory, music interpretation, musical experimentation and society by a good presenter. If both your videos were half as good then still they would be better than 98% of the internet. So I hope you don't feel too much pressure and continue making enjoyable and educational videos.
"I'm not going to say his name, but Rhett....." I literally laughed out loud 😂😂😂 this was an extremely insightful interview. I continue to glean so much from Rick's channel
Adam - "What the hell was that video about?" I'm not sure either, but the knowledge, interaction, and respect you have for each other make this so comfortable to watch. I'm glad you two do what you do. It's entertaining. I feel enlightened, but unsure of what I do with this information.
I loved this conversation! You guys are so well spoken and ask each other really poignant questions. This 80-year concept is fascinating to me because I've spent time thinking about what it means to be in the public consciousness and why some artists are remembered more deeply than others. I agree with Adam that education plays a large role - the aural and oral traditions keeping individuals alive - as well as the simple fact that other artists enjoy performing and doing renditions of what we call jazz standards. When something is good, it's undeniable, and you want to replicate it or put your own spin on it. Please keep doing these interesting discussions!
It's so refreshing hearing two people speaking with well thought out arguments going back and forth, compared to so much BS these days. Which are mostly just dumping poorly understood offensive statements.
I actually talked about a similar discussion in my PhD dissertation. Events (and in your conversation artists) have a lifespan that has changed because of technological advances. Our traditions of sheet music and or oral/aural musical traditions shifted with the advent of recorded technology. I talked about how Blues music was a perfect example because it was primarily aural/oral and was passed down that way, but with recorded technology it changed our conception of what a musical event meant. Really great convo!
Just watched your 2022 chat. Will save this for later because I have to send some videos to my son to aid in recovery. But really like you both and watch many of your videos. Always entertaining, always instructive. And I am a non-musician, but I can learn from you a lot about what I cannot do or play.
…thinking about triads vs fourths… I can’t say I ever thought that exactly. But starting today, I will be! Thanks Rick and Adam! What you do Rick is NOT intuitive, it’s a gift and thank you for sharing it!
Honestly, Rick, I found out about you through Mary Spender and Adam. But I've stayed because you are an awesome person and I love how your videos are young meets old.
Great point from Adam about the quality of the recording. I think what one might also take into the consideration is that many modern musicians have a history with indie music, which also tends to have lower quality performance and mixes.
Rick is winning the TH-cam music teachers game by miles above some of my favorite music teachers on the platform! I bought the Beato ultimate bundle a few weeks ago Rick! Thinking of becoming a member of the Beato Club as well! Thank you for all that you do! So glad with the interviews and guests you’ve had on recently.
Hey Rick, I love your channel. I am a blind guitar player, I love the things that you were doing on your channel. I love the interviews, it’s just awesome thank you for doing what you’re doing. Sending many blessings and best wishes from the blind guy. Peace. 19:32
I live in Europe. Bach, Beethoven, and a host of other European composers are still very much a part of popular culture here. I listen to classical music every day on the radio and concerts happen regularly everywhere. It seems to be deeply woven into the fabric of the society.
Artists like The Bee Gees died 4 times during their long career but grew stronger after every death. Yet a TH-cam producer only ever gets one short stab at popularity, there is rarely ever another time of mass popularity. So much of the online environment is fleeting, short stabs of being popular, whatever popular is. I should have quit 6 years ago when I was ahead of the curve. Hanging on has done some very serious damage to my health
It was known by composers because it was good for learning music theory, but it was considered old fashioned and wasn't performed. Mendelssohn did see the musical value in it and presented it to audiences.
Vivaldi might be the better example. Very popular in his lifetime, faded into obscurity soon after his death, no children to promote his legacy, basically forgotten for two centuries, then revived about a century ago by Fritz Kreisler and has become one of the most recognizable composers in the mass culture ever since.
@@digitaljanusGustav Mahler is another more recent example. His music fell off the radar for about 50 years after he died until Leonard Bernstein’s recordings reintroduced him to a new generation in the 1960s. Now his symphonies are among the most frequently played in the world. It’s notable too that in all three of these cases - Bach, Vivaldi, and Mahler - it wasn’t teachers, critics, or scholars who inspired their rehabilitations. It was other musicians who had a genuine passion for their works and used that passion to inspire other people to give those composers another listen.
Great Video! Two great tastes that taste great together! You are two of my favorite music instructors and I have learned so much from both of you. Your song analysis videos are oh so useful and informative. Because of you both, I understand chords and the way that they function such to be useful in my own compositions. It is great to see you both in the same video working together. A nice way to start my morning. 🙂
The saving grace is that an artist is also born twice, the second time occurring when they commit to their art. A person whose life is sweeping the street or working a cash register doesn't have that opportunity, unless they are also an artist or a lover.
This is the equivalent of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt talking NASCAR, Joe Montana and Joe Namath talking football, LeBron James and Michael Jordan talking basketball and Gordon Ramsay Emeril Lagassé talking food (I was tempted to list like a hundred more, but you get my point) The best, most accomplished and knowledgeable names in their respective fields. This is magic!
So many insightful comments in here which I feel is a reflection of the conversation. Which, off the cuff, is more listenable than most preconceived videos/convos because the Quality of the two speaking is high. Their Quality in their life and effort to learn shines through to us and it inspires me. Should get off TH-cam and play guitar but not til this convo is over.
I believe many very famous musicians have been non conformist school dropouts and hence they were autodidacts and learnt in a unique way and stood out as being unique artists.
Love this Interview! Can we get an Anthony Jackson interview please? He has played on so many amazing records! Chaka Khan’s Naughty, his invention of the 6 string and early adoption of the round wound bass string, Michel Camilo, Michel petrucciani, Hiromi, Steely Dan… etc etc etc.
As a TH-camr that contemplated quitting a few times, seeing you talk about enjoying that type of videos is kind of hilarious. I won't give you the satisfaction! You won't see a quitting video from me 🤣
Most modern TH-camrs have a PHD in Google and Wikipedia. But when someone truly UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES their subject matter, they have the tools required to COMMUNICATE it effectively and enjoyably. (Communication is its own skill, but without those other two fundamental elements, it's infotainment.)
You are totally on point. My chemistry professor, when I was working on my Masters in education, once told me that most can get a degree in education, but only a small percentage are good teachers. They have the "it" factor.
I know that I now enjoy lots of music that I didn't like when I was younger, mainly because it's sounds better than it did back when I was listening thru bad equipment in my youth. I really enjoy Adam's videos with Mary Spender.
Good guitarist, but a deep state war hawk. I'm normally a "separate the artist and the art" guy but Skunk is a defense industry consultant (ie: advising on how to make weapons of war more lethal). He also wrote for Jane's Defense for years. He's deeper in that world than he ever was in music.
@@peachmelba1000 I think he has a lot to offer musically as well. I recently watched his American guitar technique videos and he seems like he has a lot of musical history under his belt, and in one of videos he says jazz improvisation and the like improves non linear thinking, hence his interests in other fields with the same principles applied to them. He often refers to himself as being just a "hippie guitarist". He seems like a genuinely good guy with a lot of music experience and it's influence in other domains as well. I'd sure love to see him being interviewed by Rick Beato
This entire concept breaks my heart. So many greats that will be forgotten…And then there’s the greats that were never known… Bob Hope was perhaps the funniest and most witty to ever do it!! Great topic guys. PS. I think certain bands will be reborn and studied for hundred of years, again and again… #Queen #TheBeatles
Our time will pass. People will find, create, appreciate and fall in love with their own great artforms, and keep only whatever from our time still speaks to them.
Hi Rick, in regards to your 'Why Do We Stop Listening to Our Favorite Artists?', I think you could call it 'Aging out', not that the band becomes less relevant but that the person listening to a favorite bands tastes change and expand and focus changes and they move on.
I’m 63 and grew up watching old Bob Hope films here in the UK, particularly the Road Movies with Bing Crosby. The Lemon Drop Kid, The Cat and the Canary, and Son of Paleface with Jane Russel is a classic too. He became a bit of an anachronism later on, but at his peak he was a genuinely funny guy. Buttons and Bows 🙂
My 12-year-old son loves Al Bowlly. Listens to him all the time. He loves big band music from the 30s and 40s. He started listening to them on his own.
Great show Rick, Bob Hope was a Brit I went to his theatre that he paid for in a south London suburb called Eltham, I saw Carmen it was fantastic, the theatre is tiny but charming. Love the show . PEACE and LOVE to EVERYONE.
Two quick comments: 1. In my university music program AABA was taught to me as a compositional form starting in the 1500’s if not earlier. Innovation (and improvement) of the form evolved from Bach, and Mozart through to Beethoven and others, and we were taught that the argument as to why composers from this era are still remembered is directly related to the depth and complexity of the compositional evolution they were part of. 2. As a music composition undergrad, hands down the most important course I ever took in university was a 3rd year class called Film Editing Theory. Being informed by more universal concepts of good composition and artistic expression has done more for my understanding of my particular craft than any specific music theory itself.
Interesting discussion and example about Bob Hope. I was discussing Bob Hope with a family member, we are 40 & 43, after this video and realized we were talking about Bob Newhart. It took me a minute to remember who Bob Hope was. I only know as much about him as Adam mentioned. My 17 year old niece has no idea who any of the artists from the 90s up to around 2005 are. You mention Green Day, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden and she stares blankly. Play their songs for her and she just tunes out and says it's old people music. She only knows of Nirvana by name because of Kurt, but nothing about their music. She is only interested in hip hop hooks that she will sing all day.
Gentlemen: as always a pleasure to see you both together. Please note that aural is not pronounced as oral but rather as “OW-rul” in Britain assigning to the A and U their own sound as one would do in Italian and Spanish for example. Otherwise it does cause unnecessary confusion between the two. Hope that helps!
What a great video! You should do an album of the week club, where you pick an artist and one of their albums, and you get to educate the audience, and we all get a chance to listen, learn, and appreciate!
My aunt was a music teacher at “Teachers College” at Columbia back in the day and I’d receive albums of classical music for Christmas or my birthdays. These albums were recordings of people like Bach, Beethoven etc. Their music have been perpetuated throughout time and for this reason we still recognize them. I don’t think Bob Hope will be remembered as much hundreds of years from now. I could go on regarding the Beatles or Miles but I’ll spare everyone.
I just watched Adam's analysis of Wayne Shorter's music. It is free of cliches and is original, and most importantly, he explains why Shorter's music is so incredible.
Few years ago I was sitting having lunch in a cafe on Portobello Rd London with a mate of mine. Turned to look at someone coming in and it was Robert Plant no less. I’m 54 now and my mates similar age and we were both huge Zep fans and it wasn’t long after the o2 show which I was lucky to be at. Not only were we totally in awe but completely gobsmacked when he ordered a latte to go and sat at our table when he was waiting ! Both of us couldn’t believe it and were reduced to a couple of gibbering idiots. But what was surprising ,was that after he left a few people asked us who he was ...one of the most iconic rockstars of all time and here were people in their 20s who didn’t have a clue who he was.
Great conversation! What Bach, Beethoven, Parker and Miles mostly have in common is, that if you love the music, you are able to learn certain parts by heart and sing or hum along with them. Like ear training works. In some way, they’re like quality pop music. And I personally think that’s not the case -for most people- with the genius music of Keith Jarrett or say some great more modern classical composers, or later Coltrane records. Being capable of reading music or not: people live by ear first and foremost, I think. It’s just biology. They want to hum/sing/play along: be part of the piece of music inside. I myself played in a Zappa’s coverband for a few years. I can’t read music. But, I could sing/hum al the bass parts, because they were fairly ‘easy’ to learn by heart, because they’re just melodies you can learn. I put in the hours and played them. It just took me 1000 times longer than a bassist that can actually read, 😂. 🖖
Too short this interview! A friend of mine said something about how he sees Adam Neely, he said he sees Adam talking about music the same way he watched Carl Sagan talking about the nature. I never thought about that, but I think it makes sense. Love these guys.
Young people know some of the older songs because these songs stand the test of time. They were well crafted and mean something. Every time I listen to a song like Comfortably Numb, it still gets me in the feels. The trash that makes up the Spotify top 10/50/100 is all going to be forgotten once these kids grow up. No one will be listening to this stuff a few years from now, let alone 50 years from now.
I don’t know of many (any?) interviewers who can rival Rick’s 1) knowledge, 2) enthusiasm, and 3) ability to communicate. Rare to get all three in the same person! He is like a much less formal Leonard Bernstein, but with a focus on rock/jazz/pop
you guys are popular because you treat your audiences like adults. You share knowledge on the basis that you think it's worth sharing. People are starved of knowledge in traditional media. You remind us there is richness to life.
"Composers never die they just decompose" - George Canseco a legendary Filipino composer.
"They're decomposing composers. There's nothing much anyone can do. You can still hear Beethoven, but Beethoven cannot hear you." -- Monty Python
Putang ina moments pilipino pride
@@carlfishy w hat video? I know the, ' Why Michaelangelo Did Not Paint The Last Supper.'
@@johncook2748 it's a song from an album called "Monty Python Sings"
a legendary Filipino decomposer*
Adam Neely's video on "Garota de Ipanema" featuring Martina DaSilva is one of the best I have ever seen.
Chuck
Great indeed
One big reason (of many big reasons) why Rick’s interviews are so good is the simple fact that the guests being interviewed have legitimate RESPECT for the interviewer. They can relate to Rick as “one of them”, so they are much more likely to open up. I agree with what other people have said… there should be a TH-cam award for Rick’s interviewing successes.
I love this pair. Rick is a great interviewer, in part because he is so knowledgeable, but mainly because he can keep his train of thought while actually listening (is this perhaps a jazz musician thing?). Adam is such a nerd in the best of ways, and has an intense and humble intelligence that allows him to make incredibly insightful connections and talk about anything from a musical point of view. They are cultural treasures and much more than "youtubers" (they will outlast the platform).
Outlast youtube? Mate youtube will be around long after you, me and everyone else are gone
@@guitarreilly I think the point was, these guys are important figures beyond the platform, unlike creators who achieved notoriety by getting good at youtube (learning to work the algo, learning to produce video that works for the format, following [or setting] trends): No, these guys have gifts to bring that don't depend on the youtube platform. it may be how they reach their audience, but if it were taken away today, they'd still have important things to say.
@@guitarreilly Alot of people will outlast youtube once the lights go out.
@@guitarreilly lol you think? No chance
This interview has a direct music lesson for musicians of all sizes that has nothung to do with "AABA".
Rick and Adam are creating the "music" out of thin air. They had no real structure or form, they just decided to wing it.
This interview is so phenominal because they both listen to the other, they give each other space to feel it (talk), they support the other's "music" l, they sense when the "tune" is changing and go with it, and they are simply having fun.
Having been a working musician since the 80's, I can promise you even experienced musicians can learn this lesson.
this sort of ‘fly on the wall’ insight into a conversation like this between two musical doyens, makes me so grateful for this platform. thank you Rick and Adam - love both of your channels. cheers
Great conversation, they should do this more of them. Rick's mentioning that Keith Jarrett had wished he had recorded with Wayne Shorter really got me thinking what an awesome collaboration that would have been.
That felt odd to hear. I'd assumed they recorded together at some point.
Imho, I wish Keith and Charles Lloyd would record/play again some day
Not only are classical music composers taught in school but their music is used so ubiquitously in movies, TV, commercials, etc. Even if people don't know all of their names, I'm sure most still know the melodies.
Bach's reputation was elevated years after he died. He was an old-fashioned relic in his own time, as music was moving on to the classical style.
Two of the finest music educators and explainers ever! Fascinating.
My two favorite TH-camrs together, just perfect! Keep on educating us!
You guys could talk about the weather and everyone would be interested. Two of the best channels EVER.
I'm studying classical cello, and I did check out the Keith Jarrett interview. I've been watching yours and Adam's videos for years as a jazz outsider, and I keep coming back because I know there's something beautiful about it. That interview with Keith Jarrett was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I'd never heard of him before and I still don't comprehend much of what it's like to be a jazz musician, but I could feel his humanity through his playing. That was something. So thank you for doing what you do, educating, sharing history and theory, and documenting a bit of the lives of some amazing people.
I saw Rick in London last night, really enjoyed it. Thank you Rick for coming to London.
Both of you are perfect well-spoken, intelligent and reasonable show hosts and at the same time good musicians. Before TH-cam we were not really exposed to people showing both qualities. It is a joy to learn about music, history, musicians, music theory, music interpretation, musical experimentation and society by a good presenter. If both your videos were half as good then still they would be better than 98% of the internet. So I hope you don't feel too much pressure and continue making enjoyable and educational videos.
"I'm not going to say his name, but Rhett....." I literally laughed out loud 😂😂😂 this was an extremely insightful interview. I continue to glean so much from Rick's channel
Wow amazing! Two of my favorite TH-camrs in the music business. Thank you
Adam - "What the hell was that video about?" I'm not sure either, but the knowledge, interaction, and respect you have for each other make this so comfortable to watch. I'm glad you two do what you do. It's entertaining. I feel enlightened, but unsure of what I do with this information.
I loved this conversation! You guys are so well spoken and ask each other really poignant questions. This 80-year concept is fascinating to me because I've spent time thinking about what it means to be in the public consciousness and why some artists are remembered more deeply than others. I agree with Adam that education plays a large role - the aural and oral traditions keeping individuals alive - as well as the simple fact that other artists enjoy performing and doing renditions of what we call jazz standards. When something is good, it's undeniable, and you want to replicate it or put your own spin on it. Please keep doing these interesting discussions!
It's so refreshing hearing two people speaking with well thought out arguments going back and forth, compared to so much BS these days. Which are mostly just dumping poorly understood offensive statements.
I actually talked about a similar discussion in my PhD dissertation. Events (and in your conversation artists) have a lifespan that has changed because of technological advances. Our traditions of sheet music and or oral/aural musical traditions shifted with the advent of recorded technology. I talked about how Blues music was a perfect example because it was primarily aural/oral and was passed down that way, but with recorded technology it changed our conception of what a musical event meant. Really great convo!
That's so interesting. Could you please tell me the title of your dissertation? Thank you.
@@karthikiyer6745 Of course!
The title is "The Event of Blues Music and the Effects of Technology on the
Artistic Event"
We have two superb (not only) music educators; accomplished musicians as well at our disposal online...very appreciated!
I would listen to you two talk for hours, thank you for the video.
Adam, Brett and Rick have given so much to the online music community, what a trio of amazing teachers!
It's always a treat to listen to these two contemporary giants cross paths.
You two will be taught to the next generation. I share your videos with both my HS and college music students.
Just watched your 2022 chat. Will save this for later because I have to send some videos to my son to aid in recovery. But really like you both and watch many of your videos. Always entertaining, always instructive. And I am a non-musician, but I can learn from you a lot about what I cannot do or play.
…thinking about triads vs fourths… I can’t say I ever thought that exactly. But starting today, I will be! Thanks Rick and Adam! What you do Rick is NOT intuitive, it’s a gift and thank you for sharing it!
Honestly, Rick, I found out about you through Mary Spender and Adam. But I've stayed because you are an awesome person and I love how your videos are young meets old.
These two guys are just the best. Such brilliant minds.
Great point from Adam about the quality of the recording. I think what one might also take into the consideration is that many modern musicians have a history with indie music, which also tends to have lower quality performance and mixes.
Incredible! Absolutely love both of these guys, never thought we'd get them together like this 👍
One, and only, thing to say: I just love the two of you guys talking about music!
Rick is winning the TH-cam music teachers game by miles above some of my favorite music teachers on the platform! I bought the Beato ultimate bundle a few weeks ago Rick! Thinking of becoming a member of the Beato Club as well! Thank you for all that you do! So glad with the interviews and guests you’ve had on recently.
There's still someone talking about the music we love.. Thank you
Hey Rick, I love your channel. I am a blind guitar player, I love the things that you were doing on your channel. I love the interviews, it’s just awesome thank you for doing what you’re doing. Sending many blessings and best wishes from the blind guy. Peace. 19:32
I live in Europe. Bach, Beethoven, and a host of other European composers are still very much a part of popular culture here. I listen to classical music every day on the radio and concerts happen regularly everywhere. It seems to be deeply woven into the fabric of the society.
Artists like The Bee Gees died 4 times during their long career but grew stronger after every death. Yet a TH-cam producer only ever gets one short stab at popularity, there is rarely ever another time of mass popularity. So much of the online environment is fleeting, short stabs of being popular, whatever popular is. I should have quit 6 years ago when I was ahead of the curve. Hanging on has done some very serious damage to my health
Did you watch video? 13:37
Actually, Bach was apparently "forgotten" for a long time before being unearthed by Mendelssohn almost a century after his death.
It was known by composers because it was good for learning music theory, but it was considered old fashioned and wasn't performed. Mendelssohn did see the musical value in it and presented it to audiences.
Vivaldi might be the better example. Very popular in his lifetime, faded into obscurity soon after his death, no children to promote his legacy, basically forgotten for two centuries, then revived about a century ago by Fritz Kreisler and has become one of the most recognizable composers in the mass culture ever since.
@@digitaljanus
Franz Liszt.
@@digitaljanusGustav Mahler is another more recent example. His music fell off the radar for about 50 years after he died until Leonard Bernstein’s recordings reintroduced him to a new generation in the 1960s. Now his symphonies are among the most frequently played in the world.
It’s notable too that in all three of these cases - Bach, Vivaldi, and Mahler - it wasn’t teachers, critics, or scholars who inspired their rehabilitations. It was other musicians who had a genuine passion for their works and used that passion to inspire other people to give those composers another listen.
So war´s. Die zwei Leipziger halt.
Great Video! Two great tastes that taste great together! You are two of my favorite music instructors and I have learned so much from both of you. Your song analysis videos are oh so useful and informative. Because of you both, I understand chords and the way that they function such to be useful in my own compositions. It is great to see you both in the same video working together. A nice way to start my morning. 🙂
Two of the Best at what ever it is they do....
You're both my favorite youtubers, so very nice watching this 🙏
I could listen to you guys talk for hours.Many hours...
The saving grace is that an artist is also born twice, the second time occurring when they commit to their art. A person whose life is sweeping the street or working a cash register doesn't have that opportunity, unless they are also an artist or a lover.
Always love to see two of my favorites music TH-camrs get together on one episode
Fab interview - just in London passing time at The British Museum waiting for your show at Bloomsbury Theatre this evening! Enjoy 😊
@Dave Jones if I manage that I will send you a picture!
Love it when these two come together!
This is the equivalent of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt talking NASCAR, Joe Montana and Joe Namath talking football, LeBron James and Michael Jordan talking basketball and Gordon Ramsay Emeril Lagassé talking food (I was tempted to list like a hundred more, but you get my point) The best, most accomplished and knowledgeable names in their respective fields. This is magic!
Wonderful conversation. Thanks, gents!
So many insightful comments in here which I feel is a reflection of the conversation. Which, off the cuff, is more listenable than most preconceived videos/convos because the Quality of the two speaking is high. Their Quality in their life and effort to learn shines through to us and it inspires me. Should get off TH-cam and play guitar but not til this convo is over.
I believe many very famous musicians have been non conformist school dropouts and hence they were autodidacts and learnt in a unique way and stood out as being unique artists.
Benny Goodman was huge in his time and I would suggest his influence is felt through the generation that directly followed him.
I loved Adam's mention of Knowing Better! KB has an amazing channel.
Love this Interview! Can we get an Anthony Jackson interview please? He has played on so many amazing records! Chaka Khan’s Naughty, his invention of the 6 string and early adoption of the round wound bass string, Michel Camilo, Michel petrucciani, Hiromi, Steely Dan… etc etc etc.
I've never heard "canon" four times in a video, except on a photographic site. Your show today was excellent. Thanks. --BAK--
Fantastic!
As a TH-camr that contemplated quitting a few times, seeing you talk about enjoying that type of videos is kind of hilarious. I won't give you the satisfaction! You won't see a quitting video from me 🤣
Most modern TH-camrs have a PHD in Google and Wikipedia. But when someone truly UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES their subject matter, they have the tools required to COMMUNICATE it effectively and enjoyably. (Communication is its own skill, but without those other two fundamental elements, it's infotainment.)
You are totally on point. My chemistry professor, when I was working on my Masters in education, once told me that most can get a degree in education, but only a small percentage are good teachers. They have the "it" factor.
I know that I now enjoy lots of music that I didn't like when I was younger, mainly because it's sounds better than it did back when I was listening thru bad equipment in my youth.
I really enjoy Adam's videos with Mary Spender.
Adam Neely really does refer his fans to some awesome places, it's how I found both you and Sevish on youtube.
Nice shout out to Knowing Better. Always fun when one of your favorite TH-camrs mentions they're also a fan of another one of your favorite TH-camrs.
I have to say I don't like Jazz but I follow this and Adam's channel, because they're about music, and I like music :)
Two of my faves. ❤🎉
Awesome to see you two talk shop!
For me Adam's video on jazz reharmonization maybe my favorite music theory video of all time. I got so much out of that video.
Adam is a superstar.
Love it when Rick and Adam show the importance of jazz in modern culture....
We absolutely need a jeff skunk baxter interview. Great interview with Adam really loved it
Good guitarist, but a deep state war hawk. I'm normally a "separate the artist and the art" guy but Skunk is a defense industry consultant (ie: advising on how to make weapons of war more lethal). He also wrote for Jane's Defense for years. He's deeper in that world than he ever was in music.
@@peachmelba1000 Yeah, there are plenty of guitarists other than Skunk he can interview...
@@kitano0 I'm hoping for a Josh Homme interview, or maybe a sort of obscure person like Dave Wyndorf.
@@peachmelba1000 I think he has a lot to offer musically as well. I recently watched his American guitar technique videos and he seems like he has a lot of musical history under his belt, and in one of videos he says jazz improvisation and the like improves non linear thinking, hence his interests in other fields with the same principles applied to them. He often refers to himself as being just a "hippie guitarist". He seems like a genuinely good guy with a lot of music experience and it's influence in other domains as well. I'd sure love to see him being interviewed by Rick Beato
@@peachmelba1000 I was thinking John McLaughlin or Greg Koch or Joe Bonamassa
Ricks channel is gold
This entire concept breaks my heart. So many greats that will be forgotten…And then there’s the greats that were never known…
Bob Hope was perhaps the funniest and most witty to ever do it!!
Great topic guys.
PS. I think certain bands will be reborn and studied for hundred of years, again and again…
#Queen
#TheBeatles
Our time will pass. People will find, create, appreciate and fall in love with their own great artforms, and keep only whatever from our time still speaks to them.
Bob Hope didn’t write his own jokes. We all remember Chaplin
Hi Rick, in regards to your 'Why Do We Stop Listening to Our Favorite Artists?', I think you could call it 'Aging out', not that the band becomes less relevant but that the person listening to a favorite bands tastes change and expand and focus changes and they move on.
My two fave music youtubers
I’m 63 and grew up watching old Bob Hope films here in the UK, particularly the Road Movies with Bing Crosby. The Lemon Drop Kid, The Cat and the Canary, and Son of Paleface with Jane Russel is a classic too. He became a bit of an anachronism later on, but at his peak he was a genuinely funny guy. Buttons and Bows 🙂
Aged 49 here...same. BBC's Sunday afternoon film.
two greats in a single setting...holy mackerel!!!!!!!!!
My 12-year-old son loves Al Bowlly. Listens to him all the time. He loves big band music from the 30s and 40s. He started listening to them on his own.
One day I hope university music departments make this entire channel part of its recommended "reading" list. Keep the culture alive.
Great show Rick, Bob Hope was a Brit I went to his theatre that he paid for in a south London suburb called Eltham, I saw Carmen it was fantastic, the theatre is tiny but charming. Love the show . PEACE and LOVE to EVERYONE.
Two quick comments:
1. In my university music program AABA was taught to me as a compositional form starting in the 1500’s if not earlier. Innovation (and improvement) of the form evolved from Bach, and Mozart through to Beethoven and others, and we were taught that the argument as to why composers from this era are still remembered is directly related to the depth and complexity of the compositional evolution they were part of.
2. As a music composition undergrad, hands down the most important course I ever took in university was a 3rd year class called Film Editing Theory. Being informed by more universal concepts of good composition and artistic expression has done more for my understanding of my particular craft than any specific music theory itself.
You attended University in the 1500's ? I knew Ricks fans were old, but that's taking the piss! 😂
Interesting discussion and example about Bob Hope. I was discussing Bob Hope with a family member, we are 40 & 43, after this video and realized we were talking about Bob Newhart. It took me a minute to remember who Bob Hope was. I only know as much about him as Adam mentioned. My 17 year old niece has no idea who any of the artists from the 90s up to around 2005 are. You mention Green Day, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden and she stares blankly. Play their songs for her and she just tunes out and says it's old people music. She only knows of Nirvana by name because of Kurt, but nothing about their music. She is only interested in hip hop hooks that she will sing all day.
Rick, you discovered that you're not famous until you're Neely famous! The Neely Boost.... I love it!
Gentlemen: as always a pleasure to see you both together. Please note that aural is not pronounced as oral but rather as “OW-rul” in Britain assigning to the A and U their own sound as one would do in Italian and Spanish for example. Otherwise it does cause unnecessary confusion between the two. Hope that helps!
This was perfect. Just get together and talk. We will happily listen!❤
What a great video! You should do an album of the week club, where you pick an artist and one of their albums, and you get to educate the audience, and we all get a chance to listen, learn, and appreciate!
Yeah. Knew of Adam's stuff before Rick's. But this is the Musical Collab we've been waiting to see.
My aunt was a music teacher at “Teachers College” at Columbia back in the day and I’d receive albums of classical music for Christmas or my birthdays. These albums were recordings of people like Bach, Beethoven etc. Their music have been perpetuated throughout time and for this reason we still recognize them. I don’t think Bob Hope will be remembered as much hundreds of years from now. I could go on regarding the Beatles or Miles but I’ll spare everyone.
I just watched Adam's analysis of Wayne Shorter's music. It is free of cliches and is original, and most importantly, he explains why Shorter's music is so incredible.
Few years ago I was sitting having lunch in a cafe on Portobello Rd London with a mate of mine. Turned to look at someone coming in and it was Robert Plant no less. I’m 54 now and my mates similar age and we were both huge Zep fans and it wasn’t long after the o2 show which I was lucky to be at. Not only were we totally in awe but completely gobsmacked when he ordered a latte to go and sat at our table when he was waiting ! Both of us couldn’t believe it and were reduced to a couple of gibbering idiots. But what was surprising ,was that after he left a few people asked us who he was ...one of the most iconic rockstars of all time and here were people in their 20s who didn’t have a clue who he was.
As an artist who is discovering myself, I really appreciate this
Lol
You've been spamming youtube comment sections for years promoting your channel. You're not an artist.
The best music ambassadors on the internet!!
Knowing Better is top notch TH-cam content. Good shout out.
I just checked out his band Sungazer and I’m now a fan!
Amazing vid, fellas. Thank yeee!
Always love it when you guys get together!
My favorite youtube musicians are back for some chat, glad to hear it out! :)
Yaaaay, we love Adam
Great conversation!
What Bach, Beethoven, Parker and Miles mostly have in common is, that if you love the music, you are able to learn certain parts by heart and sing or hum along with them. Like ear training works. In some way, they’re like quality pop music.
And I personally think that’s not the case -for most people- with the genius music of Keith Jarrett or say some great more modern classical composers, or later Coltrane records.
Being capable of reading music or not: people live by ear first and foremost, I think. It’s just biology. They want to hum/sing/play along: be part of the piece of music inside.
I myself played in a Zappa’s coverband for a few years. I can’t read music. But, I could sing/hum al the bass parts, because they were fairly ‘easy’ to learn by heart, because they’re just melodies you can learn. I put in the hours and played them. It just took me 1000 times longer than a bassist that can actually read, 😂.
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Too short this interview! A friend of mine said something about how he sees Adam Neely, he said he sees Adam talking about music the same way he watched Carl Sagan talking about the nature. I never thought about that, but I think it makes sense. Love these guys.
Stay strong NYC musicians!💪🏻
Amazing!! What a great surprise to see this on my feed 😁 You are both so inspiring!
Yup! I hit play immediately when it popped up.
Young people know some of the older songs because these songs stand the test of time. They were well crafted and mean something. Every time I listen to a song like Comfortably Numb, it still gets me in the feels. The trash that makes up the Spotify top 10/50/100 is all going to be forgotten once these kids grow up. No one will be listening to this stuff a few years from now, let alone 50 years from now.
I don’t know of many (any?) interviewers who can rival Rick’s 1) knowledge, 2) enthusiasm, and 3) ability to communicate. Rare to get all three in the same person! He is like a much less formal Leonard Bernstein, but with a focus on rock/jazz/pop