This footage came from my VHS tape. I gave a copy to my late friend, Shawn Lane. Of all the tapes that I shared with him (and there were many) this was his ALL TIME favorite bootleg. We watched this together so many times. BTW, the "drummer that sucked" here is one of the greatest, if not the GREATEST drummers of our times: Vinnie Colaiuta.
I was there...2nd row in the middle...thats when I had hair...LOL they were tired of waiting for Jeff Berlin...and started Jamming... thought this was only in my dreams...thanks Man!!!!!!
I was there and Tim Bogert was late to the clinic, so EJ and Vinnie decided to jam and this was amazing. Jeff Berlin plugged in after this to play some tunes as Tim never made it.
I lucked out back sometime in 1991; I saw Eric Johnson open up for Satriani (my sole reason for going) at Irvine Meadows, CA. I was playing guitar for something like four years at that point, and Eric, who was unknown to me, left me in total shock. Here was this guy playing an old Strat so amazingly; he was promoting Ah Via Musicom, which changed my life forever as a player and music lover.
Very cool! I went to GIT from March of 83 to March of 84; this must have been before that. To all of the critics, just take it for what it is, an unstructured jam. Enjoy the musicianship. Eric and Vinnie are world class to say the least.
It would have been great to have been a fly on the wall in that room after EJ's performance - he just blazed like a complete maniac with Vinnie Coliauta on drums - awesome performance and bits of licks that later became "EJ Canon". Incredible stuff.
I am still kicking myself for not going to see Eric at the old Marquee club in London, 1990. A session musician friend who whas there said it was a whos who of the London session and performance scene - he also said that from the outset the place was in rapture. Jaws hit the deck. Eric is an angel incarnate it would seem.
Wow! What a great performance/jam by this two masters. Reminds me a lot like those of Zappa guitar/drums interplays!! I think the great bassist Jeff Berlin was also at this clinic.
You are correct about Eric not playing off of Vinnie( at times... ) As much as I love Eric's playing, he tends to riff more..many of those fast runs are his trademarks...and they rhythmically are set. Horn players are a little looser with time. Vinnie is trying to react to HIM...that is what I was referring to. And yes, blues is cool and sometimes orgasmic. It's like another dialect...with less adjectives :):)
n0cturnalsurfer, I was there at this show. I attended GIT in 84-85 and I didn't really know who EJ was at the time...I think I remember Steve Morse mentioning him in a GP interview and a few other players were saying how good he was, so I checked it out. This is definitely NOT sped up, he's just showin' off for all the guitar players in the audience. Haha.
@knikk 77 He has used both a Tube Screamer, a Butler Tube Driver and he almost always used a Fuzz Face. Check out his Rig Rundown video for the Experience Hendrix Tour on You- tube.
amazing that this has been "leaked" onto the net, I go to GIT and have watched this same concert, and you get in deep shit for posting this, copyright junk...However, I'm stoked it's on here, they have an incredible archive of EVERY performance that's ever been at MI.
@knikk77 Most likely just the combination of his amp being turned up so damn loud and an early Ibanez tube screamer. I think pre TS-9 maybe. I think I read somewhere that he used one at one point in time but the Butler was the main one.
yeah, he turned his first guitar at the age of 5 and became a writer/composter at age 16. but i think on this video he's no anymore young. I think so, he was born on 1954 and i think this is on 80's.
@negadon80 I will always prefer to make great music rather than to be a great guitar player. Of course I'd prefer both, but if I'd have to chose, I'd prefer to write great music.
Anyone making stupid remarks about Vinnie...needs a serious history lesson and understanding of who the hell he is....seriously get a clue and maybe check out what he is all about before making such assinine remarks.Then after that check out some Tony Williams Lifetime...see where it came from ...honest to Pete...get a clue people.
That drummer ruins the whole song, he doesn't play in complimentary style, he's just trying to overpower Eric. It's obvious they are not playing off each other, just colliding.
Besides enjoying this old School video of a GTR Master E>J> I became very annoyed by these two Kids childish word play !! I was very disturbed by a couple of knuckle heads acting like Children !! Hey If you have a comment about the video , THAT'S THE PURPOSE... Please fight after 3rd grade class lets out!!!!!
This is not what fusion is all about. Fusion is about music, not competing for the front spot by overplaying and playing too loud. That drummer sucked, he didn't know his place. Eric would give him room to solo, if he thought it worked for the song.
We all know Vinnie is a great drummer, but I wouldn't say Eric is playing off him, he's competing with him and it all sounds like a bunch of nonsense. At those moments he was being a spastic idiot. (That IS being AWARE!)It's like a contest. Chops are one thing, making MUSIC is another. I suppose chops are what the audience wanted though....
You have the right to view things your way, but really I think it's cool that Vinnie was PUSHING Eric...you get more out of talented players when the drummer gives them something to bounce off of. That is the fundamental difference between jazz and blues...blues drummers just plod along the groove and don't react--nothing bounces off of them. That is boring too! By the way, Vinnie has proved himself to be one of the best drummers in the world...so spastic idiot is not a very aware summation.
This footage came from my VHS tape. I gave a copy to my late friend, Shawn Lane. Of all the tapes that I shared with him (and there were many) this was his ALL TIME favorite bootleg. We watched this together so many times. BTW, the "drummer that sucked" here is one of the greatest, if not the GREATEST drummers of our times: Vinnie Colaiuta.
I was there...2nd row in the middle...thats when I had hair...LOL
they were tired of waiting for Jeff Berlin...and started Jamming...
thought this was only in my dreams...thanks Man!!!!!!
That's fucking epic, man! Glad you were able to find this and hear it again.
I was there and Tim Bogert was late to the clinic, so EJ and Vinnie decided to jam and this was amazing. Jeff Berlin plugged in after this to play some tunes as Tim never made it.
I lucked out back sometime in 1991; I saw Eric Johnson open up for Satriani (my sole reason for going) at Irvine Meadows, CA. I was playing guitar for something like four years at that point, and Eric, who was unknown to me, left me in total shock.
Here was this guy playing an old Strat so amazingly; he was promoting Ah Via Musicom, which changed my life forever as a player and music lover.
Very cool! I went to GIT from March of 83 to March of 84; this must have been before that. To all of the critics, just take it for what it is, an unstructured jam. Enjoy the musicianship. Eric and Vinnie are world class to say the least.
It would have been great to have been a fly on the wall in that room after
EJ's performance - he just blazed like a complete maniac with Vinnie
Coliauta on drums - awesome performance and bits of licks that later
became "EJ Canon". Incredible stuff.
The best guitar playing I've ever heard. O_______O
The drummer adds 100% to the excitement, and gives EJ something to play off.
Simply great!
this is what music is truly about. Improvising from the soul, letting the true player out.
I am still kicking myself for not going to see Eric at the old Marquee club in London, 1990. A session musician friend who whas there said it was a whos who of the London session and performance scene - he also said that from the outset the place was in rapture. Jaws hit the deck. Eric is an angel incarnate it would seem.
damn he always had that sound
so good..
The best of the best
that's Vinnie !!!! Awesome man had no idea lol
That is Vinnie Colauita on drums. That would be a nice reunion some day.
Wow! What a great performance/jam by this two masters. Reminds me a lot like those of Zappa guitar/drums interplays!! I think the great bassist Jeff Berlin was also at this clinic.
You are correct about Eric not playing off of Vinnie( at times... ) As much as I love Eric's playing, he tends to riff more..many of those fast runs are his trademarks...and they rhythmically are set. Horn players are a little looser with time. Vinnie is trying to react to HIM...that is what I was referring to. And yes, blues is cool and sometimes orgasmic. It's like another dialect...with less adjectives :):)
8:34 - Cliffs of Dover....
n0cturnalsurfer, I was there at this show. I attended GIT in 84-85 and I didn't really know who EJ was at the time...I think I remember Steve Morse mentioning him in a GP interview and a few other players were saying how good he was, so I checked it out. This is definitely NOT sped up, he's just showin' off for all the guitar players in the audience. Haha.
@knikk 77 He has used both a Tube Screamer, a Butler Tube Driver and he almost always used a Fuzz Face. Check out his Rig Rundown video for the Experience Hendrix Tour on You- tube.
@knikk77 yes it was, its sitting on the drawer in his rack. buy the dvd! youll see.
amazing that this has been "leaked" onto the net, I go to GIT and have watched this same concert, and you get in deep shit for posting this, copyright junk...However, I'm stoked it's on here, they have an incredible archive of EVERY performance that's ever been at MI.
"That drummer" is Vinnie Colaiuta. One of the greatest drummers ever!
He doesn't seem to age, something is keeping him young. I play guitar too so I hope it has something to do with that.
@knikk77 Most likely just the combination of his amp being turned up so damn loud and an early Ibanez tube screamer. I think pre TS-9 maybe. I think I read somewhere that he used one at one point in time but the Butler was the main one.
@lilcaesarlv His name is Vinnie Colaiuta
Good eye, that is Vinnie Colaiuta. I can tell from how his face is when he drums.
It sounds fine to me.
Amazing interplay.....gosh I wish I had a Marshall super lead...lol.
man, this shit be sped up, son. Eric's fast, but this has been tampered with..
yeah, he turned his first guitar at the age of 5 and became a writer/composter at age 16. but i think on this video he's no anymore young. I think so, he was born on 1954 and i think this is on 80's.
at 8:35 he play the into of cliffs of dover;)!
wonder what "pedal" he used for the overdrive... The Butler Tube Driver wasn't made then?
i cant believe he's 30 here
This comment made me laugh so bad I even farted (unintentionally of course).
@negadon80 I will always prefer to make great music rather than to be a great guitar player. Of course I'd prefer both, but if I'd have to chose, I'd prefer to write great music.
c'mon laddies , stop fighting!! hah
@mahabang That's the first thing I thought, he's smoking somthing!
does it get much better than this? i dont think so.
Is that Vinnie on the druums?
LOL every person on the plant. True comment though
is that don frye on drums?
i cant really hear any bass player so it sounds kind of off. just like the drummer and eric are going wild. still good stuff.
Who is that on drums? Anyone?
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Anyone making stupid remarks about Vinnie...needs a serious history lesson and understanding of who the hell he is....seriously get a clue and maybe check out what he is all about before making such assinine remarks.Then after that check out some Tony Williams Lifetime...see where it came from ...honest to Pete...get a clue people.
as for the drummer....cocaine is a hell of a drug my friend lol
That drummer needs to get his ego off the stage
where's the damn bass player?
That drummer ruins the whole song, he doesn't play in complimentary style, he's just trying to overpower Eric. It's obvious they are not playing off each other, just colliding.
Besides enjoying this old School video of a GTR Master E>J>
I became very annoyed by these two Kids childish word play !!
I was very disturbed by a couple of knuckle heads acting like Children !! Hey If you have a comment about the video , THAT'S THE PURPOSE... Please fight after 3rd grade class lets out!!!!!
This is not what fusion is all about. Fusion is about music, not competing for the front spot by overplaying and playing too loud. That drummer sucked, he didn't know his place. Eric would give him room to solo, if he thought it worked for the song.
We all know Vinnie is a great drummer, but I wouldn't say Eric is playing off him, he's competing with him and it all sounds like a bunch of nonsense. At those moments he was being a spastic idiot. (That IS being AWARE!)It's like a contest. Chops are one thing, making MUSIC is another. I suppose chops are what the audience wanted though....
You have the right to view things your way, but really I think it's cool that Vinnie was PUSHING Eric...you get more out of talented players when the drummer gives them something to bounce off of. That is the fundamental difference between jazz and blues...blues drummers just plod along the groove and don't react--nothing bounces off of them. That is boring too! By the way, Vinnie has proved himself to be one of the best drummers in the world...so spastic idiot is not a very aware summation.
fake LOL