I've been listening to this man for more than 40 years. He never disappoints. His sense of rhythmic space and melodic "breath" is always startling. His variety of colour is genius. Not a note ever wasted for effect. A subtlety that can only come with age. In my mind the mark of true virtuosos - we know that at any moment they have the immense skill to explode as they did in their youth. But now they know the power of silence and the mystery of notes barely heard. I am not a musician, but I remember that in learning to become an actor he was my quiet tutor in internal pulse. The rise and fall of a phrase, it's place and intention.... and the physical repetition and practice it took to be effortless. Bravo, Sir.!
Wow. Al. Only the hardest working and most assured players can captivate like this simply with an acoustic guitar. You can have all the talent in the world, but you won’t get to this level without hard work.
His guitar is almost identical to my black Adamas guitar. Very narrow and highly radiused fretboard. It's not my best sounding guitar, but far and away the most playable. I wish Martin made one with a neck like that.
Great! Countless interesting variations met at intervals by a return to the melodic theme. Who will play so wonderfully when time takes Di Meola from us?
I love it when a guitarist lays back and just plays simple lines, and then zap like a bolt of lightning they burst out with and then possibly complicated 32nd note Riff. I like the idea that they just don’t play every single fucking know that they know all the time all day long. It’s like living beneath your means, right? You make $100,000 a year, but you budget your life so that you live on $85,000 a year.
Another virtuoso who played these machine gun burst like runs. Although i respect him , i never really wanted to play like him. The reality is , i cant , obviously , but to me . My favorite music is light and breezy , with melodies that stick in your head ... i cant remember these complicated stanzas. I cant even hear this fast
Who better to choose to replace the great Billy Connors when he left Chick Corea in Return To Forever than Al. I saw then at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC right after he joined & i believe he was only 19 .
It's called Head carpet. He is a narcissistic psychopath that wants to be a big phony about his hair. But happens to be a great guitarist. Josco Stefan would eat him for lunch
Wow Al di meola I haven't seen him for a minute. With respect as percussionist not a tablet Master I'm just a percussionist I would have went with the doombeck and some bells very sparse let the guitar shine... With all due respect
One of my favorites of Al is Return to Forever.Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant.His tone on the Les Paul still gives me goosebumps.I saw the "Romantic Warrior" tour.It changed my life.
Was never a huge fan; he's obviously talented, just not my thing usually. This however (minus the speed picking) was exquisite. That melody harmony in the beginning was GREAT.
@@RossAngell lol. If you like a guitar that sounds like it's made out of plastic....oh wait, it is! I am waiting for their Hello Kitty model to come out!
O percursionista tocando com Al Di Meola e mete uma camisa carniça do Corintians, quebrou a harmonia, a música, a instrumentalidade, quebrou tudo, ficou parecendo pagode e mal tocado. Fala sério, sem noção
Well I only listened to the first 5 minutes. I'm glad the title of the video claims he playing "Norwegian Wood", cuz I sure couldn't tell that from the music. With all the advancements in on-board electronics for acoustic guitars in the last 10 - 15 years, it's beyond my comprehension why someone still wants to play a carbon fiber Ovation?? Unbelievable. Sorry, but 👎👎👇👇
Do you think it doesn’t have a great sound? I was never sure if Ovation were popular due to their sound or because they had some technology at the time that other brands didn’t.
@@fruitfly5226 Ovations were one of the first "acoustic" guitars that came from the factory with decent on-board electronics that made it easy for a performer to plug into amplification. That situation has totally changed by 2022. I'm sorry, but there are many mid-priced and high end all wood acoustic guitars that I would rather hear than a carbon fiber guitar.
I've been listening to this man for more than 40 years. He never disappoints. His sense of rhythmic space and melodic "breath" is always startling. His variety of colour is genius. Not a note ever wasted for effect. A subtlety that can only come with age. In my mind the mark of true virtuosos - we know that at any moment they have the immense skill to explode as they did in their youth. But now they know the power of silence and the mystery of notes barely heard. I am not a musician, but I remember that in learning to become an actor he was my quiet tutor in internal pulse. The rise and fall of a phrase, it's place and intention.... and the physical repetition and practice it took to be effortless. Bravo, Sir.!
Uncle Al can rip it apart,and put it all back together again,no gimmicks,just great playing!!
Saw his interview with Rick Beato and he played this.. watching it now live… Jesus Christ… amazing…
lol same here mate
same same same
Wow Lords name in vain nice...
Wonderful to see a great legend
Al Demola
Saw Al in the 70’s great guitar player.
Wow those arpeggios are ridiculous so fantastic
What’s not to like there? The Maestro!
Wow. Al. Only the hardest working and most assured players can captivate like this simply with an acoustic guitar. You can have all the talent in the world, but you won’t get to this level without hard work.
To play like him hard work is an understatement.devotion is closer. He is a guitar genius
Get to that level? Are you kidding me? Hell he was great when I first heard him about 44 yrs.ago.
@@richardfugate5365 what is your point? He’s been at that level now for over 4 decades himself.
@@richardfugate5365 I know! Amazing talent.
To think I saw/ met him over 40 years ago. He was incredible way back when, and just got better!
The vibe of this video lifted my spirit to a whole other universe. Masterful
This should have 3 million view right? Al D !!!!
Amazing, his duets with Paco, wow, but this is sooo good
Not to mention his work with Paco & John McLaughlin.
Oh my.......done it again. Beautiful
His guitar is almost identical to my black Adamas guitar. Very narrow and highly radiused fretboard. It's not my best sounding guitar, but far and away the most playable. I wish Martin made one with a neck like that.
A true master.
Thanks 👍😘🇸🇪
Keith Jarrett on guitar 👏👏👏👏outstanding intellect and feel on where to explore 👏👏👏😎👍🏻🥂
Great version!
He's one of the greatest
Wonderful!
Al Di Meola , All's Music!
Impeccable
great Al is a monster of guitar
Best norwegian wood version ever 😭
I saw this tour (sans Amit) and met Al at the soundcheck. Great guy and masterful performer. Huge props to Richie Morales as well.
Great! Countless interesting variations met at intervals by a return to the melodic theme. Who will play so wonderfully when time takes Di Meola from us?
Great arrangement
I love it when a guitarist lays back and just plays simple lines, and then zap like a bolt of lightning they burst out with and then possibly complicated 32nd note Riff. I like the idea that they just don’t play every single fucking know that they know all the time all day long. It’s like living beneath your means, right? You make $100,000 a year, but you budget your life so that you live on $85,000 a year.
True glory.
That's one of the world's greatest guitar players.
Alguém ouvindo !!! As mãos do homem....que instrumental. Abril 2022
To hear this "sitar inspired" style done in a mesmerizing way listen to anything by Robbie Basho. Then try to stop listening.
Geniooo🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sounding great on the Ovation Al! Great job on “Norwegian Wood.”
Imagine how great it would sound on a real guitar. Maybe not recorded with someone's aunt's old Nokia.
@@JohannesLabusch Not sure any guitar would sound "great" on this fan video.
makes me wish I kept my electric legend
First time I see an Ovation in action for a long, long time
The beginning reminds me of John McLaughlin.
Great 💫
He is a fenomeno!
Al " THE BEST "
Says the best of gypsy swing 😎
Masterclass.
Would like to hear/see a Kyuhee Park version of this......
Muito Bom
Wonderful😊👍💕🌹🎵🎶🎵
l un des plus grands avec Paco . John, Chick et Herbie !!!
Al Di Meola is just masterful.
en mi próxima vida, si tal cosa existe, la cosa será guitarra, Aikido, Kendo y medicina
Another virtuoso who played these machine gun burst like runs.
Although i respect him , i never really wanted to play like him.
The reality is , i cant , obviously , but to me . My favorite music is light and breezy , with melodies that stick in your head ... i cant remember these complicated stanzas. I cant even hear this fast
Maestro!!
SAi baba playing the bongo
great
Brilliant!
What is he adjusting at the top of the guitar while he is playing?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
looks like Ed Bradley on drums
GOD LEVEL.... CONFIRMED
Who better to choose to replace the great Billy Connors when he left Chick Corea in Return To Forever than Al. I saw then at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC right after he joined & i believe he was only 19 .
Unreal
This Man is a Giant
He is the best guitarist .imho
Vai Curintiaaa
Wow! His playing is terrific, but I can't get over how young he looks! Clean living?
I agree. Remarkable condition
This was to be that lovely Beatles Song?
so entertaining
How was he almost bald in the 70s now he has all that hair great player . Just wondering
Al D is looking great!!! His hair plugs weren't this good years ago.... But AL looks great! Props to his cosmetic team
It's called Head carpet. He is a narcissistic psychopath that wants to be a big phony about his hair. But happens to be a great guitarist. Josco Stefan would eat him for lunch
HIr club for men
Muddied up a simple melodic song.
Wow Al di meola I haven't seen him for a minute. With respect as percussionist not a tablet Master I'm just a percussionist I would have went with the doombeck and some bells very sparse let the guitar shine... With all due respect
Wonderful, I do wish once in a while he would break the Les Paul out of mothballs.
Love Al's tone on the Les Paul.I wish he would throw the PRS in the trash.Such a fat sound on the Gibson.
One of my favorites of Al is Return to Forever.Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant.His tone on the Les Paul still gives me goosebumps.I saw the "Romantic Warrior" tour.It changed my life.
Finally back to steel strings 👍
DADGAD or just drop D?
Не суди
A split second from hearing John's voice.
Too much echo in the sound.. Can't distinguish notes.....
Was never a huge fan; he's obviously talented, just not my thing usually. This however (minus the speed picking) was exquisite. That melody harmony in the beginning was GREAT.
Doesn't sound like Norwegian Wood to me.
I respect the technical prowess , but ADM never moved me emotionally . John McLaughlin is fast and flashy too , but there's soul in his playing
music, musicians great, of other worlds, camerawork=mediocre, hard to watch, fortunately I am listening....
Sound is bad
Beautiful. But too bad he's not playing it on a better guitar in a room with better acoustics. That ovation sounds terrible and too percussive.
Do you think the sound from that guitar is a bit thin, compared to on his albums?
LOL, critiquing the sound coming from a camera phone video shot by a fan.
I think he's the last guy on earth playing Ovations. Terrible sound.
Ovations are great! sound is terrible when recorded on crap mobile
@@RossAngell lol. If you like a guitar that sounds like it's made out of plastic....oh wait, it is! I am waiting for their Hello Kitty model to come out!
They’re free!!!
@@guitarplayernoteworthy2857 I still don't want one!
It's for what? For nothing. For no one...
Shame the sound isn't right - virtuosic yes indeed but I for one could do without the imposed style.
Audio is shit.
Butchered…..this Norwegian Wood?
no way that was wank!
What a mess. The melody is butchered..
O percursionista tocando com Al Di Meola e mete uma camisa carniça do Corintians, quebrou a harmonia, a música, a instrumentalidade, quebrou tudo, ficou parecendo pagode e mal tocado. Fala sério, sem noção
Well I only listened to the first 5 minutes. I'm glad the title of the video claims he playing "Norwegian Wood", cuz I sure couldn't tell that from the music. With all the advancements in on-board electronics for acoustic guitars in the last 10 - 15 years, it's beyond my comprehension why someone still wants to play a carbon fiber Ovation?? Unbelievable. Sorry, but 👎👎👇👇
Do you think it doesn’t have a great sound? I was never sure if Ovation were popular due to their sound or because they had some technology at the time that other brands didn’t.
@@fruitfly5226 Ovations were one of the first "acoustic" guitars that came from the factory with decent on-board electronics that made it easy for a performer to plug into amplification. That situation has totally changed by 2022. I'm sorry, but there are many mid-priced and high end all wood acoustic guitars that I would rather hear than a carbon fiber guitar.
as long as you know you're living alone in your own little extremely smug world.
This version is a head-on Contender with Grant Geissman for being the worst and most tasteless insult to John Lennon.