I've never seen a backwards solo replicated live accurately like that. Granted, that wasn't even just accurately. That was astonishing. Bordering on impossible. My respect for Eric Johnson is in the stratosphere now. Jimi would be so proud of that.
needs more cowbell ! 😋 Needs voice training. it sounds to lite to feminine, more rasp more manly. sounded good until he brought in the Cliffs of Dover riffs into a Jimi tune. But then again when Steve Vai started singing in his cuts, he didn't have that good of a singing voice either. Just my opinion ! Don't get me wrong I enjoy both guitar players. The one I most enjoy is FRANK MARINO !!! sad day in june2021 Frank Marino retires from touring due to "debilitating medical condition"😢Followed Frank from the very beginning.
I was going to post something similar until I saw your post. I have never seen anything like that before. He is using so many techniques to manipulate the tone to replicate Hendrix's backwards parts, it truly is mind boggling!!
The only other person I’ve seen do this song this well is Frank Marino. His new DVD “Live At The Agora” is breathtaking. That said, eric is so incredible.
@@TearGasfaeGlesca Nobody. Roy Buchanan. Roy played a couple of Jim's cuts out of respect and loved his playing style. I heard a version of Roy' s Hey Joe that came close. Roy fuckin killed it!
Because he's a better player. Hendrix could have done that live. It's just Johnson listening and using the controls at hand. Hendrix had to do that in the studio. But it was right there in front of him.
@@MontyCantsin5 Anyone that literally invents a whole genre or way of playing the instrument is another level. I love how drummers today say, oh yeah, John Bonham wasn't that technically gifted. Well, dude, he invented a complete style of drumming. Now everyone does heavy triplets. Whatevs
@@doubled5383: I agree. Hendrix was revolutionary both as an artist and in terms of the way later musicians have approached the electric guitar. On top of that people are *still* trying to get his sound almost 60 years later. This whole 'Hendrix wasn't really that good, he was poor technically' is just complete nonsense and misses the point entirely.
I just watch this video, every time, in utter awe of Eric's command of the instrument. An exact replication of Jimi's original backwards solo, executed perfectly and seemingly effortlessly. Notes gliding into feedback whenever Eric wants them to. VERY few players have been here, on Eric's level, during this phase of his career. An absolute master. Bless You, Eric, for all the pleasure you've given me!
I watch this video quite often, Eric Johnson like Jimi is one of the greatest guitar players ever and this video I would definitely say proves it, 😁🎸✌️
Its just like Shammy said, "a combination of volume swells and just pure talent". I knew that. It was just a way to say that he kick some fuckin ass doing a "handmade reverse solo" \m/
Guitar Magazine How to Play Hendrix Are you Experienced by Andy Aldort DVD Andy shows you how to play the backward solo to a TEE as good as Eric. No Joke just that song is worth the price of the DVD.
Non-musicians won’t understand the gravity of the minuscule floorboard. “Back in the day”, it was a deep understanding of Vacuum Tubes,…. A lost art, that disappeared with DOS. Excellent video, and “RESPECT” to everyone who played a part in sharing it with us Mortals. 🙏 Thanx. ❤️😎
Went to "The Experience" gig with a buddy a couple of years ago in Ottawa. Did not know who Eric Johnson was. During his set when I heard the first few notes of "Are You Experienced" I leaned over to my buddy and snidely commented "this should be good, the guy will be way out of his league on this one". JFC was I wrong ! Much like this rendition, EJ nailed the shit out of it; best Hendrix cover I ever heard ! [Love that this is on TH-cam for all to see]. Immediately went out the next day and bought his CDs/DVDs. Amazing guitarist/artist; possibly the best 'tone' I've ever heard somebody get out of a guitar. If you get the chance, don't miss seeing this guy live.
That bell like tone that is his trademark is glorious. Not just harmonics through reverb. It's a whole new sound. Like you're waking up or the sun suddenly shines. He knows exactly where to stand in front of the amps to get a certain amount of feedback. Kudos
As many have pointed out, the solo is a masterful rendition of what Jimi originally played in reverse. Eric shows great respect taking the time to create this as a live performance. So much skill, feel and art.
AMAZING sound. That combination delay/echo is beautiful. Watching those long, spidery fingers reach for impossible notes is poetry in motion. Best interpretation of this tune I've ever heard.
@ roger R + .. Eric Johnson - Live At The House Of Blues 1997 ( entire full complete ) th-cam.com/video/KZN7Une_0Ic/w-d-xo.html Whatever was recorded the way it has... there was a logical reason for it ... Secret messages? ...well some claim that there were a few ..even with the Beatles playing shit backwards and even Bob Dylan said he sold his soul to get where he is at ...and look yo the guitar duel with Joe Satriani ...and that sort of says it ...Hey that little boy won the competition, true or not .. it was an awesome clip and show ... Just remember that there is more involved as to the to the recording industry and its evolution...I don't really want to argue the subject matter ...Pointless and leading to the road to nowhere ..or KNOWWHERE ... choose your own destiny...Both accessable to most.
Cool .. just trying to explain and my 2 cents worth ! ...at ease soldier....Just this mans opinion ... Nine Inch Nails - Everyday Is Exactly The Same th-cam.com/video/-Aj9_8t1eQc/w-d-xo.html
I want to do that. Probably this week. A co-worker and I loaded some reverse bits from the Beatles into a Roland sampler and were pleasantly amused. The best was in Revolution #9- it was the same backwards as forwards
One of the most amzing and inspiring guitar performances EVER...not just Hendrix's masterpiece but Johnson's masterful and mystical re-interpretation in a way that I'm sure even Jimi would have his mind blown by...I know mine is.
An outstanding piece of playing, and this from a hard core Jimi fan who still hasn't really got over the awful news of Jimi's death when I was 16 and his biggest fan.
Eric is a genius, Hendrix was a genius, Randy Hansen also a musical genius. What's the difference? This is a song written by Jimi Hendrix, only Hendrix could have conceived it because he was a unique event in history. That's why people still listen to his music many many years later.
Randy Hansen is a musical genius the way grape Kool-Ade is a finely-aged Bordeaux. Like Frank Marino, Hansen has achieved fame because of who he sounds like.
@@borgdrama I checked . Thanks but Jimi created those songs !!! I have a lot of respect Frank now that you turn me on to him but Jimi is a " The One And Only" , An Avatars God walks the Earth in when HE'S on Vacation from The Seventh Cosmic Heaven bruh !! ☮️ ps
With the recent loss of EVH, we need to hold tight to the fact that there are still other amazing guitar players still around. I have this ACL concert on VCR somewhere in this house - lol. It was my first time to ever see Eric and I fell madly in love. Not just because he is adorable, but watching him play is mesmerizing. I tried to learn guitar once and just couldn't get it.... well and my fingers hurt. I am grateful to those of you who have the guitar playing gene.
Grok Effer Musicianship..???? Really.... ? JMH wasn’t a master of the guitar, he knew how to play it well and made it an instrument of multi personalities, but he was far from having musicianship..
ralph apmann Show me evidence of his musicianship of those 99% of media reported, from magazines, other professional musicians, etc etc... Otherwise you’re just another schmuck who’s full of sh*t..!! I await your evidence... so you have a nice day, schmuck.
I love the comments always. So we was all sittin' around one day thinking what can we possibly do that in 35 years will make a bunch of people talk critically negative about it and make suppositions as to whether Jimi Hendrix would like it or not and wait for people to critically massacre us in Hendrix' name. Come on man. Did you ever have any fun? Were you ever a kid? We're just enjoying ourselves. It' wasn't no big deal to try show off or anything like that. Eric Johnson has NO apologies to make to anyone. He made his mark in music. Where's yours? He's one of the most influential guitarists in history. EVERY SINGLE GUITARIST PLAYING TODAY...is playing his licks...and his style is so distinctive, that when they do it's like red ink on a black and white page. That's exactly what is WRONG with music and music appreciation today. It's not a contest. We did this because it was fun and we thought it sounded remarkably great and thought OTHERS might also enjoy it, the latter being the biggest part. Eric knows the ins and outs of Hendrix's playing better than anyone on the planet and he emulates a certain aspect of that better than anyone else on the planet. No one is Jimi Hendrix and no one is Eric Johnson...yet there's sure a LOT of people out there trying. Regarding some responses and discussions below.... Eric learned how to do this before there WAS DVD or ... TAB....he learned this by deciphering it by ear WHEN IT CAME OUT...his ear was that good. When he learned this as a kid nobody would have even dreamed of trying it. You can't understand what 1967 was like if you didn't live it at 13 years old. He also played the vinyl backwards to learn what the standard blues licks were that Hendrix played forward and flipped the tape on. Knowing that, he could reverse the fingering. and add the swells in the proper places to simulate the sound of the playing being backwards. You guys all have it easy these days. Now anyone can play "just as good as Eric"...yeah after he showed you how...but they're not him and there is a lot more to playing music than being able to build a model airplane from instructions. The art today is learning to recognize the difference. He can do this with nothing but a fuzz face and a strat and a marshall. The truth is...even with Hendrix the music was the vehicle...what people were really interested in was HIM...it's the same with Eric or anyone else who gets to a certain level. I'm sure Andy Aldort did a great job of explaining it. Having been in the room when we worked this up the very first time FOR FUN in a steaming hot 10' x 20' rehearsal space, with a 7 foot ceiling and carpet on the walls...with Eric's FULL ACL rig taking up 3/4 of the room played at exactly the same volume....NO ONE had done it before like that. We were just screwing around between songs and Eric jokingly did the intro rubbing the strings and if memory serves it was Reggie Witty on bass and they did it together and I was like wow! Eric said he could play the backwards solo...I was like you're kidding?....so we just tried it and it sounded great so we kept it. The first time we played it live, jaws hit the floor and they're probably still stuck to it in that room. We weren't doing it to be put up as targets for people to take pot shots at. What's the point? Take all that energy and go make your own history. This is a similar scenario to trying to explain to someone born in the 90s the difference between the day before and the day after everyone heard the Are You Experienced LP....you can't create that understanding because they've all seen Van Halen...and Steve Vai and Yngwie and Shawn Lane and everybody else for that matter. Before Jimi Hendrix and Are You Experienced it was Blues Magoos..."We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet." That was the bar. We went from "Surfin' USA" to "Third Stone From the Sun" in a day. The leap has never been eclipsed, yet kids will try and tell me that Jimi Hendrix wasn't a very good guitar player. yeah...okay. I'm just glad I was there the day it came out. Most people will never feel that awe.
As the world's biggest Hendrix fan 😀✌️ I am so sorry I have never heard nor seen this before. And, as the aforementioned fan, I wholeheartedly approve of this cover!!
Jimi Hendrix himself never played the same piece of music that he wrote the same way twice. So maybe that's where the criticisms are coming from and in that case I guess they would be justified. This is a very controlled rendition. Jimi Hendrix was not necessarily about control and perfection ONLY. He was about wildness and lack of abandon COMBINED with control if that makes any sense. Jimi Hendrix playing was like a force of nature. There was no holding back. That's what made him who he was.
EJ never ceases to amaze...what cracks me up is when people say he doesn't play with feeling!...he plays with incredible depth of feeling...and precision...and impeccable technique...and humility....and tone like no other...my personal favorite overall guitarist!
It's been a while, but I feel privileged to have seen Eric Johnson play live six times in the mid 1980's. He played this the first time I saw him which was at the annual KTXQ (Q102) free concert in Dallas at which the Fabulous Thunderbirds were the headliners. I was supposed to see him play a seventh time, but for some reason did not go. That night Stevie Ray Vaughn jumped up on stage and jammed with Eric, and I missed it! A few weeks later Stevie Ray was no longer with us...
I must have watched this hundred times, and the singular emotion doesn't ebb. The song is testament to JH's endless greatness, and EJ's rendition is his interpretation. Much like masterpieces from Beethoven, Bach or Brahms, we don't know if what we hear today would meet the master's approval, but I feel connected to the piece through Eric's take. This moves me deeply.
My head hurts...trying to process this much talent from one player not to mention the whole band! EJ has been my fav since I started playing 30+ years ago and he never ceases to amaze me. He’s a tone master and has monster chops...so awesome! This is effing amazing
I always picture Eric Johnson as touring with a suitcase full of discontinued vacuum tubes that he buys a second plane seat for...a true tonal perfectionist
I feel I'm privileged to have listened to Jimi compose and play this masterpiece, and now to listen to Eric Johnson pay hommage to a guitar great with his amazing rendition. Respect this for what it is.
With something will bring Hendrix back from the sky straight to the stage, he promises you only one! This is him! What a performance I'm dying, what a hot sound! It's perfect, the most perfect kvar in the world aside. Not even walking. Took the sound of dear Andrix. Make it a classic piece. I thought Andrix in the classic? Who can believe?! you stood and in your abilities to give the emotion. this. that you know how to give that the guitar is flying. And lifts the soul and warms the heart. your. and his your. Let you feel heaven for a few minutes. Good night !.
Man this is incredible! This guy, when I watch these videos of him on youtube and the dvd's I have, I get this inspiring, sudden, and extraordinary urge to pick up my guitar and just jam like he does. Granted, I'm not nearly as good as him, but watching him play gives me the hope and determination to learn and play as best I can. I'm glad I got to see him live once so far. Hopefully I he comes around my town again. Anyway, back to jamming on my guitar.
I think he would rather hear a different version then just a copy of his. He did lots of covers...never just "copied" them....he made then his own, light "All along the watchtower" and Sgt Peppers....however, this was an incredible performance of the song.
Jimi would have hated this. Being able to play fast doesn’t equal creative ability. A very plastic cover of a wonder song. The original is so beautifully loose and fluid that it offers multiple choices of abstract impression that Eric so miserably failed at.
luckyvet Don't feel bad. We have all been there. Just don't get sucked in. I made it through and came out a stronger person. Stronger and balder. In fact I should do my "Bald as love" Hendrix cover now.
luckyvet Anyway - life is one big long crisis and when we get halfway we get to throw up our arms, grow our hair as we damn well please and go "Lookit everyone - Made it to Mid-life crisis!" Usually, however, nobody else seems to appreciate the effort ;D
Eric is an astounding guitarist. I have been fortunate enough to see him live several times and he never fails to amaze the audience with his music and skill. I also got to meet him at the HOB in Myrtle Beach about 12-13 years ago and he was very friendly and down to earth. We talked a while, took some pictures, and he signed my original Tones LP among other things that I now display with the memorabilia in my music room. He even sent me a couple of his guitar picks in the mail a couple of weeks later! One of my favorite musicians...
His rendition is just awesome. Particularly the lead starting at 1:42, he meticulously replicates with technique and the volume knob what Jimi recorded and then played backwards for the final recording...wicked! PS> for those 'haters and negatives' who don't perform like this in public for REAL (front as guitarist, singer, writer),.. you don't know shit about 'soul' etc in this realm. "Namaste"
wow, this is my fav Jimi track of all time. But I didn't think this song was even physically possible to play live. I have no idea how he did that, but he hit every note spot on for the backwards solo. Unbelievable. How have I never seen this before.
Wife came in and said you have tears running down your face what's wrong? Was such a different time and place, best cover of one of the greatest songs ever written.
@Jaiaucus Jaiiaici - Excuse me...believe me, at 34 years old you are still young...now, if I’m not mistaken he is about 68.. if I could go back to that age...(I mean to be thirty)
How rare. A guitarist willing to actually listen to the piece he intends to play combined with the ability and talent to play it. Great combination, outstanding work. Not a copy, not a butchery.
I saw him in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in a small venue, not a bad seat in the house, it was a Jimi Hendrix tribute show with 4 other bands, he came out and did this song, purple haze, foxy lady, man when you’re a musician like i am this goes straight to the soul.
Never heard of this guy, but I'm very glad I stumbled upon this. What a wonderful interpretation of a Hendrix classic... Gonna check more of his stuff out...
Wow, that was just fantastic!!! Masterfully played mr Eric Johnson, hats off! Superb rendition of a brilliant song. Watched it 2 times in a row, bravo!!!
Very nice job. Excellent guitar tone and execution of guitar song. Eric's own insertion moving into the end of the song was very nicely played and tone and effect subtly applied. This is my first listen to Eric and I liked it just fine. I am a DIE-HARD Hendrix fanatic who got my first album (Are You Experienced?) when it first hit the American market. I do not criticize those that play his songs in any rendition, shape, or form. No matter how many differently styled, incredible guitarists are out there now (all deserving credit for their fine gifted skills), Jimi will always rule as tops to me. I myself have performed some of his songs with great skill and surprise to the audience but will always remain reverent to the "Original". Every good boy deserves favour. Everybody out there, please keep playing Jimi's music and do your best. You all deserve a GREAT BIG HAND! Footnote: all must understand, even those who criticize (mostly persons whose parents may not even have born before Hendrix died) should have a right to their say even if they have no idea what they're talking about. Those of us that know, know. Peace to all.
Amazing song and Eric..what love about Jimi Hendrix was is Voice and it all blend nice with is guitar 🎸 playing.. this is a good example of many song that jimi did..
In these days I was thinking about a lot of things that happened to me in my life and I thought: it’s a matter of. .experience. So, I wanted to listen to "are you experienced" by Hendrix but I came across this version of Eric Johson.... really very nice! Congratulations Eric!
I've never seen a backwards solo replicated live accurately like that. Granted, that wasn't even just accurately. That was astonishing. Bordering on impossible. My respect for Eric Johnson is in the stratosphere now. Jimi would be so proud of that.
HELL YEAH
needs more cowbell ! 😋 Needs voice training. it sounds to lite to feminine, more rasp more manly. sounded good until he brought in the Cliffs of Dover riffs into a Jimi tune.
But then again when Steve Vai started singing in his cuts, he didn't have that good of a singing voice either. Just my opinion !
Don't get me wrong I enjoy both guitar players. The one I most enjoy is FRANK MARINO !!! sad day in june2021 Frank Marino retires from touring due to "debilitating medical condition"😢Followed Frank from the very beginning.
I was going to post something similar until I saw your post. I have never seen anything like that before. He is using so many techniques to manipulate the tone to replicate Hendrix's backwards parts, it truly is mind boggling!!
Class act
The only other person I’ve seen do this song this well is Frank Marino. His new DVD “Live At The Agora” is breathtaking. That said, eric is so incredible.
You hardly ever hear this guy mentioned among the 'greats' , my opinion...he's up there with the very best of them.
E#ric johnson's on Rushmore with RR EVH, Beck, Blackmore, Clapton and Page
@@ryann8680 Rory.....?
Top 10!
@@TearGasfaeGlesca Nobody. Roy Buchanan. Roy played a couple of Jim's cuts out of respect and loved his playing style. I heard a version of Roy' s Hey Joe that came close. Roy fuckin killed it!
he should always be in the conversation
Holy crap he just played a backwards solo impeccably... amazing.
Because he's a better player. Hendrix could have done that live. It's just Johnson listening and using the controls at hand. Hendrix had to do that in the studio. But it was right there in front of him.
@Straitsfan: ‘’Hendrix could have done that live.’’
Haha…that didn’t come out how you wanted it to, did it? Hendrix was on another level.
@@MontyCantsin5 Anyone that literally invents a whole genre or way of playing the instrument is another level. I love how drummers today say, oh yeah, John Bonham wasn't that technically gifted. Well, dude, he invented a complete style of drumming. Now everyone does heavy triplets. Whatevs
@@doubled5383: I agree. Hendrix was revolutionary both as an artist and in terms of the way later musicians have approached the electric guitar. On top of that people are *still* trying to get his sound almost 60 years later. This whole 'Hendrix wasn't really that good, he was poor technically' is just complete nonsense and misses the point entirely.
My highlight of guitar teching on Satriani/ Johnson tour was , Eric asking if i wanted anything from Starbucks in Austin at soundcheck .
Mild version 🎸 Jimi would appreciate it
That's so awesome. Eric seems like a nice guy from the interviews I've seen.
I loved working for good people like him.
I just watch this video, every time, in utter awe of Eric's command of the instrument. An exact replication of Jimi's original backwards solo, executed perfectly and seemingly effortlessly. Notes gliding into feedback whenever Eric wants them to. VERY few players have been here, on Eric's level, during this phase of his career. An absolute master. Bless You, Eric, for all the pleasure you've given me!
He is in a conversation with the guitar and the amp.
I watch this video quite often, Eric Johnson like Jimi is one of the greatest guitar players ever and this video I would definitely say proves it, 😁🎸✌️
OH MY FUCKING GOD HE DID THE REVERSE SOLO LIVE !!!!!!! How COULD this be possible? Outstanding.... seriously...
My guess is that he used a combination of volume swells and just pure talent.
There may be no other night in history when a guitarist was this hot
reverse delay pedal ?
Its just like Shammy said, "a combination of volume swells and just pure talent". I knew that. It was just a way to say that he kick some fuckin ass doing a "handmade reverse solo" \m/
Guitar Magazine How to Play Hendrix Are you Experienced by Andy Aldort DVD Andy shows you how to play the backward solo to a TEE as good as Eric. No Joke just that song is worth the price of the DVD.
Saw him live during this period and when it's loud..his tone just hits the soul. Incredible player.
Wow, that solo is a thing of beauty. Never heard anyone do it that close to the original. Great stuff.
Nailed the backwards solo forward. Awesome. Got the feedback in the right places too.
Absolutely agree!
It isn't backwards
@@WileECoyotey the original was reverse guitar
@@Igneous_Tone_Generator Saw Jimi play it live more than once.
@@GRobLewis the album version was backwards, and the solos Jimi played live were different
Non-musicians won’t understand the gravity of the minuscule floorboard.
“Back in the day”, it was a deep understanding of Vacuum Tubes,….
A lost art, that disappeared with DOS.
Excellent video, and “RESPECT” to everyone who played a part in sharing it with us Mortals.
🙏 Thanx.
❤️😎
This is the main reason I go to the Experience Hendrix gig every year! Just a beautiful version of this song!
Went to "The Experience" gig with a buddy a couple of years ago in Ottawa.
Did not know who Eric Johnson was.
During his set when I heard the first few notes of "Are You Experienced" I leaned over to my buddy and snidely commented "this should be good, the guy will be way out of his league on this one". JFC was I wrong ! Much like this rendition, EJ nailed the shit out of it; best Hendrix cover I ever heard ! [Love that this is on TH-cam for all to see]. Immediately went out the next day and bought his CDs/DVDs. Amazing guitarist/artist; possibly the best 'tone' I've ever heard somebody get out of a guitar. If you get the chance, don't miss seeing this guy live.
He's still gifted and talented as a musician.
That bell like tone that is his trademark is glorious. Not just harmonics through reverb. It's a whole new sound. Like you're waking up or the sun suddenly shines. He knows exactly where to stand in front of the amps to get a certain amount of feedback. Kudos
As many have pointed out, the solo is a masterful rendition of what Jimi originally played in reverse. Eric shows great respect taking the time to create this as a live performance. So much skill, feel and art.
OMG THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE. Hendrix did backward-masking of that bridge. For someone to riff it forwards like that is INCREDIBLE.
Man he took me on a journey!!! I'm feelin this cat!!! Yes sir I'm experienced!!!! Beautiful!!! This brought tears to my eyes!!! Wow!!!
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AMAZING sound. That combination delay/echo is beautiful. Watching those long, spidery fingers reach for impossible notes is poetry in motion. Best interpretation of this tune I've ever heard.
He's played the solo Jimi recorded backwards on the original track.
+Jon Howard Holy sheeeit. He did. Great call!
@ roger R + .. Eric Johnson - Live At The House Of Blues 1997 ( entire full complete )
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Whatever was recorded the way it has... there was a logical reason for it ...
Secret messages? ...well some claim that there were a few ..even with the Beatles playing shit backwards and even Bob Dylan said he sold his soul to get where he is at ...and look yo the guitar duel with Joe Satriani ...and that sort of says it ...Hey that little boy won the competition, true or not .. it was an awesome clip and show ... Just remember that there is more involved as to the to the recording industry and its evolution...I don't really want to argue the subject matter ...Pointless and leading to the road to nowhere ..or KNOWWHERE ... choose your own destiny...Both accessable to most.
Cool .. just trying to explain and my 2 cents worth ! ...at ease soldier....Just this mans opinion ...
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That's how he rolls!
So clean and smooth.
The clean bits where he plays as himself are beautiful.
This is one of my favorite Hendrix songs, and Eric Johnson took it to the next level. Respect.
Best Hendrix cover I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot. Live before an audience, nothing short of extraordinary
SECONDED !!
The reverse solo is incredible listened to backwards
I want to do that. Probably this week. A co-worker and I loaded some reverse bits from the Beatles into a Roland sampler and were pleasantly amused. The best was in Revolution #9- it was the same backwards as forwards
XD truth
This guy can play. Truly amazing.
WOW !!!!! What a perfect and clean rendition ............ All my respect to you Eric.
One of the most amzing and inspiring guitar performances EVER...not just Hendrix's masterpiece but Johnson's masterful and mystical re-interpretation in a way that I'm sure even Jimi would have his mind blown by...I know mine is.
An outstanding piece of playing, and this from a hard core Jimi fan who still hasn't really got over the awful news of Jimi's death when I was 16 and his biggest fan.
Eric is a genius, Hendrix was a genius, Randy Hansen also a musical genius. What's the difference? This is a song written by Jimi Hendrix, only Hendrix could have conceived it because he was a unique event in history. That's why people still listen to his music many many years later.
Randy Hansen is a musical genius the way grape Kool-Ade is a finely-aged Bordeaux. Like Frank Marino, Hansen has achieved fame because of who he sounds like.
Marino is MUCH more than the Hendrix clone that the media of the era played him off as.
John Frings you got that right
check out frank marino doing red house and voodoo chile,he outplayed jimi on both of them
@@borgdrama I checked . Thanks but Jimi created those songs !!! I have a lot of respect Frank now that you turn me on to him but Jimi is a " The One And Only" , An Avatars God walks the Earth in when HE'S on Vacation from The Seventh Cosmic Heaven bruh !! ☮️ ps
With the recent loss of EVH, we need to hold tight to the fact that there are still other amazing guitar players still around. I have this ACL concert on VCR somewhere in this house - lol. It was my first time to ever see Eric and I fell madly in love. Not just because he is adorable, but watching him play is mesmerizing. I tried to learn guitar once and just couldn't get it.... well and my fingers hurt. I am grateful to those of you who have the guitar playing gene.
Amen to that!!! Well Said!!!
Mr. Hendrix's lyrics were as impressive as his melodies and his musicianship.
His voice in studio as well
Grok Effer
Musicianship..???? Really.... ? JMH wasn’t a master of the guitar, he knew how to play it well and made it an instrument of multi personalities, but he was far from having musicianship..
@@Incountry I don't really understand what you're saying. But I'm pretty sure I disagree.
Grok Effer
You can disagree, that’s your opinion and right, but doesn’t mean you’re right based on facts....
ralph apmann
Show me evidence of his musicianship of those 99% of media reported, from magazines, other professional musicians, etc etc... Otherwise you’re just another schmuck who’s full of sh*t..!!
I await your evidence... so you have a nice day, schmuck.
I love the comments always. So we was all sittin' around one day thinking what can we possibly do that in 35 years will make a bunch of people talk critically negative about it and make suppositions as to whether Jimi Hendrix would like it or not and wait for people to critically massacre us in Hendrix' name. Come on man. Did you ever have any fun? Were you ever a kid? We're just enjoying ourselves. It' wasn't no big deal to try show off or anything like that. Eric Johnson has NO apologies to make to anyone. He made his mark in music. Where's yours? He's one of the most influential guitarists in history. EVERY SINGLE GUITARIST PLAYING TODAY...is playing his licks...and his style is so distinctive, that when they do it's like red ink on a black and white page.
That's exactly what is WRONG with music and music appreciation today. It's not a contest. We did this because it was fun and we thought it sounded remarkably great and thought OTHERS might also enjoy it, the latter being the biggest part. Eric knows the ins and outs of Hendrix's playing better than anyone on the planet and he emulates a certain aspect of that better than anyone else on the planet. No one is Jimi Hendrix and no one is Eric Johnson...yet there's sure a LOT of people out there trying.
Regarding some responses and discussions below.... Eric learned how to do this before there WAS DVD or ... TAB....he learned this by deciphering it by ear WHEN IT CAME OUT...his ear was that good. When he learned this as a kid nobody would have even dreamed of trying it. You can't understand what 1967 was like if you didn't live it at 13 years old. He also played the vinyl backwards to learn what the standard blues licks were that Hendrix played forward and flipped the tape on. Knowing that, he could reverse the fingering. and add the swells in the proper places to simulate the sound of the playing being backwards.
You guys all have it easy these days. Now anyone can play "just as good as Eric"...yeah after he showed you how...but they're not him and there is a lot more to playing music than being able to build a model airplane from instructions. The art today is learning to recognize the difference. He can do this with nothing but a fuzz face and a strat and a marshall. The truth is...even with Hendrix the music was the vehicle...what people were really interested in was HIM...it's the same with Eric or anyone else who gets to a certain level.
I'm sure Andy Aldort did a great job of explaining it. Having been in the room when we worked this up the very first time FOR FUN in a steaming hot 10' x 20' rehearsal space, with a 7 foot ceiling and carpet on the walls...with Eric's FULL ACL rig taking up 3/4 of the room played at exactly the same volume....NO ONE had done it before like that. We were just screwing around between songs and Eric jokingly did the intro rubbing the strings and if memory serves it was Reggie Witty on bass and they did it together and I was like wow! Eric said he could play the backwards solo...I was like you're kidding?....so we just tried it and it sounded great so we kept it. The first time we played it live, jaws hit the floor and they're probably still stuck to it in that room. We weren't doing it to be put up as targets for people to take pot shots at. What's the point? Take all that energy and go make your own history.
This is a similar scenario to trying to explain to someone born in the 90s the difference between the day before and the day after everyone heard the Are You Experienced LP....you can't create that understanding because they've all seen Van Halen...and Steve Vai and Yngwie and Shawn Lane and everybody else for that matter. Before Jimi Hendrix and Are You Experienced it was Blues Magoos..."We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet." That was the bar. We went from "Surfin' USA" to "Third Stone From the Sun" in a day. The leap has never been eclipsed, yet kids will try and tell me that Jimi Hendrix wasn't a very good guitar player. yeah...okay. I'm just glad I was there the day it came out. Most people will never feel that awe.
As the world's biggest Hendrix fan 😀✌️ I am so sorry I have never heard nor seen this before.
And, as the aforementioned fan, I wholeheartedly approve of this cover!!
I can't believe I saw any thumbs down on this. What's not to like? To recreate a piece of improvised music so closely is an incredible effort!
I dunno. I would gladly live a world where only 2.4% were this stupid. (32/1320). Seems like much than that, especially in Texas.
Jimi Hendrix himself never played the same piece of music that he wrote the same way twice. So maybe that's where the criticisms are coming from and in that case I guess they would be justified. This is a very controlled rendition. Jimi Hendrix was not necessarily about control and perfection ONLY. He was about wildness and lack of abandon COMBINED with control if that makes any sense. Jimi Hendrix playing was like a force of nature. There was no holding back. That's what made him who he was.
I think its amazing how he play the reversed guitar solo without an effect
his performance is very clean and precious
After all it's Eric Johnson!
EJ never ceases to amaze...what cracks me up is when people say he doesn't play with feeling!...he plays with incredible depth of feeling...and precision...and impeccable technique...and humility....and tone like no other...my personal favorite overall guitarist!
Listen to Hendrix are you experienced live winterland great performance
Eric Johnson plays hendrix songs so beautifully
Agreed.
There is no way he could pull this solo off without feeling.
Every time I watch/hear this, GOOSEBUMPS !
It's been a while, but I feel privileged to have seen Eric Johnson play live six times in the mid 1980's. He played this the first time I saw him which was at the annual KTXQ (Q102) free concert in Dallas at which the Fabulous Thunderbirds were the headliners. I was supposed to see him play a seventh time, but for some reason did not go. That night Stevie Ray Vaughn jumped up on stage and jammed with Eric, and I missed it! A few weeks later Stevie Ray was no longer with us...
Eric's execution of the backwards guitar solo is simply brilliant! Love it
Never heard of Eric Johnson before...but wouldn't mind hearing some more now. His look reminds me of the 80s. Beautiful song.
Give a listen to High LANDRONS. It's on you tube live at Red Rocks
I must have watched this hundred times, and the singular emotion doesn't ebb. The song is testament to JH's endless greatness, and EJ's rendition is his interpretation. Much like masterpieces from Beethoven, Bach or Brahms, we don't know if what we hear today would meet the master's approval, but I feel connected to the piece through Eric's take. This moves me deeply.
This is mind blowing
When you play with that jacket live you already know you achieved glory.
Man his chord voicings are unbelievable, not to mention his nailing of the solo!
Yeah those EJ chords were a nice extra personal touch that made it even nicer and varying.
My head hurts...trying to process this much talent from one player not to mention the whole band! EJ has been my fav since I started playing 30+ years ago and he never ceases to amaze me. He’s a tone master and has monster chops...so awesome! This is effing amazing
I always picture Eric Johnson as touring with a suitcase full of discontinued vacuum tubes that he buys a second plane seat for...a true tonal perfectionist
This is just another example of the exquisite guitar playing of Eric Johnson...always leaves me in absolute awe :-)
Exquisite
I feel I'm privileged to have listened to Jimi compose and play this masterpiece, and now to listen to Eric Johnson pay hommage to a guitar great with his amazing rendition.
Respect this for what it is.
Here you can see the genious of Jimi, well done cover by Eric Johnson
With something will bring Hendrix back from the sky straight to the stage, he promises you only one! This is him! What a performance I'm dying, what a hot sound! It's perfect, the most perfect kvar in the world aside. Not even walking.
Took the sound of dear Andrix. Make it a classic piece. I thought Andrix in the classic? Who can believe?! you stood and in your abilities to give the emotion. this. that you know how to give that the guitar is flying. And lifts the soul and warms the heart. your. and his your. Let you feel heaven for a few minutes. Good night !.
That solo opened the doors to a flood of goose bums, then tears almost followed. Too short man, do it twice. Wow. Just wow.
Man this is incredible! This guy, when I watch these videos of him on youtube and the dvd's I have, I get this inspiring, sudden, and extraordinary urge to pick up my guitar and just jam like he does. Granted, I'm not nearly as good as him, but watching him play gives me the hope and determination to learn and play as best I can. I'm glad I got to see him live once so far. Hopefully I he comes around my town again.
Anyway, back to jamming on my guitar.
Nailed the backwards solo!! Brilliant, Hendrix music is needed more than ever right now.
I think Jimi would have enjoyed this.
Oh, he does. I'm sure.
I think he would rather hear a different version then just a copy of his. He did lots of covers...never just "copied" them....he made then his own, light "All along the watchtower" and Sgt Peppers....however, this was an incredible performance of the song.
He seemed like a very humble man. I think he would have felt honored .
@@mobyrick9458 Lol, no one yet has been able to make a Hendrix composition "his own". Hendrix was an alchemist.
Jimi would have hated this. Being able to play fast doesn’t equal creative ability. A very plastic cover of a wonder song. The original is so beautifully loose and fluid that it offers multiple choices of abstract impression that Eric so miserably failed at.
Dedicated to his craft what a gift he is to us
Wow!!! Best Cover Ever!!!!
Every now and then you find that song and artist that transcends that plane of spiritual magic ..
Best cover out there - and yes - I like his haircut
The cover - Fine. The hair ... Thats asking a lot.
whynottalklikeapirat
Lol - midlife crisis - in the midst of growing my hair long ;)
luckyvet
Don't feel bad. We have all been there. Just don't get sucked in.
I made it through and came out a stronger person. Stronger and balder.
In fact I should do my "Bald as love" Hendrix cover now.
whynottalklikeapirat Thanks man ;)
luckyvet
Anyway - life is one big long crisis and when we get halfway we get to throw up our arms, grow our hair as we damn well please and go "Lookit everyone - Made it to Mid-life crisis!"
Usually, however, nobody else seems to appreciate the effort ;D
Eric is an astounding guitarist. I have been fortunate enough to see him live several times and he never fails to amaze the audience with his music and skill. I also got to meet him at the HOB in Myrtle Beach about 12-13 years ago and he was very friendly and down to earth. We talked a while, took some pictures, and he signed my original Tones LP among other things that I now display with the memorabilia in my music room. He even sent me a couple of his guitar picks in the mail a couple of weeks later! One of my favorite musicians...
Is he still around
He is still touring. Go and check him out!! He is still amazing!!!!!
One of the best covers ever...Glad to have this man as a namesake 😄😄😅
Sublime! No tribute was ever more worthy!
Early Eric Johnson. Delightful player.
Eric Johnson is a BEAST. One of my alltime favorites.
His rendition is just awesome. Particularly the lead starting at 1:42, he meticulously replicates with technique and the volume knob what Jimi recorded and then played backwards for the final recording...wicked! PS> for those 'haters and negatives' who don't perform like this in public for REAL (front as guitarist, singer, writer),.. you don't know shit about 'soul' etc in this realm. "Namaste"
WOW, he studied Jimi. I admire guitarists who can play slow and I like Eric playing slow, too. Great stuff. A master
The last 3 minutes of those sweet sounds I envision Bill and Ted's destiny fulfilled. Be excellent to each other.
What an amazing cover! He channeled Hendrix on this for sure!
This guy does just pure justice to the song. Johnson is an artisan on the guitar extracting music and life out of strings just like Hendrix did.
Woow this is wonderful! Thank you Eric for keeping Hendrix`music alive.
wow, this is my fav Jimi track of all time. But I didn't think this song was even physically possible to play live. I have no idea how he did that, but he hit every note spot on for the backwards solo. Unbelievable. How have I never seen this before.
Just one more reason why I'm a HUGE fan of Eric's. He's great live too!
Wife came in and said you have tears running down your face what's wrong? Was such a different time and place, best cover of one of the greatest songs ever written.
What an incredible guitar player. The world is so lucky to have him.
I love both Nowell and Johnson and your comparison is apples to oranges. Not everybody grooves to the same heartbeat of the universe.
Eric Johnsons guitar tone is a masterpiece of art in its own right
ive never heard anyone cover that song...that was fn beautiful eric...as u always r...love ur star
Very good tribute to my old friend Hendrix.
a master's master
This is a great Jimi's song with an incredible feeling for me..here there is a young Eric Johnson...great tribute to Jimi and great version!
@Jaiaucus Jaiiaici - Excuse me...believe me, at 34 years old you are still young...now, if I’m not mistaken he is about 68.. if I could go back to that age...(I mean to be thirty)
I can watch and listen to this over and over
Perfection is so rare. Thank Bog for TH-cam making this spectacular performance available to us all. Staggeringly good!
Totally awesome guitar solo! Man I can't hardly believe my ears.
Eric is amazing on his guitar!! No one like him..... Master Eric All my respect to you
He sounds fantastic!!! Eric is a Master of the Stratocaster and makes this his very own!! I love the solo !!! Amazing sound and technique!!!!
eric did the true justice here. because he understands hendrix. thats how much you must love that fender
One of the best melodic electric players today. Thank God for Eric!
All 3 of you guys are galactic honestly.
How rare. A guitarist willing to actually listen to the piece he intends to play combined with the ability and talent to play it. Great combination, outstanding work. Not a copy, not a butchery.
The sweetest guitarist I've ever known, are happily surrounded by their amps.
How the Hell did i miss Eric Johnson, Somebody Shoot Me.... Thank You for Posting
Just stumbled upon this guy and his music. Awesome guitar player!
I saw him in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in a small venue, not a bad seat in the house, it was a Jimi Hendrix tribute show with 4 other bands, he came out and did this song, purple haze, foxy lady, man when you’re a musician like i am this goes straight to the soul.
Never heard of this guy, but I'm very glad I stumbled upon this. What a wonderful interpretation of a Hendrix classic... Gonna check more of his stuff out...
Absolutely beautiful
Wow, that was just fantastic!!! Masterfully played mr Eric Johnson, hats off! Superb rendition of a brilliant song. Watched it 2 times in a row, bravo!!!
And NOBODY CAN BE HENDRIX EXCEPT HENDRIX!!
Very nice job. Excellent guitar tone and execution of guitar song. Eric's own insertion moving into the end of the song was very nicely played and tone and effect subtly applied. This is my first listen to Eric and I liked it just fine. I am a DIE-HARD Hendrix fanatic who got my first album (Are You Experienced?) when it first hit the American market. I do not criticize those that play his songs in any rendition, shape, or form. No matter how many differently styled, incredible guitarists are out there now (all deserving credit for their fine gifted skills), Jimi will always rule as tops to me. I myself have performed some of his songs with great skill and surprise to the audience but will always remain reverent to the "Original". Every good boy deserves favour. Everybody out there, please keep playing Jimi's music and do your best. You all deserve a GREAT BIG HAND! Footnote: all must understand, even those who criticize (mostly persons whose parents may not even have born before Hendrix died) should have a right to their say even if they have no idea what they're talking about. Those of us that know, know. Peace to all.
amen brother, Jimi opened the sonic door and all power to those who walk through it. I love Erics stuff, his tone is fabulous!
"I myself have perfromed some of his songs with great skill"
By your own admission, mmmm, niiiiice!
Amazing song and Eric..what love about Jimi Hendrix was is Voice and it all blend nice with is guitar 🎸 playing.. this is a good example of many song that jimi did..
this gave me goosebumps
The Eric Johnson Experience...
Wow! That was great! Eric did Jimi proud!!
Wow that solo was just perfect
In these days I was thinking about a lot of things that happened to me in my life and I thought: it’s a matter of. .experience.
So, I wanted to listen to "are you experienced" by Hendrix but I came across this version of Eric Johson.... really very nice! Congratulations Eric!