Eric always has had a superb bassist. Kyle Brock is a badass and Chris Marsch is dang good as well. His best drummer is Tommy Taylor but Brennon Temple sounds excellent here and gets my approval.
I remember being into Satriani, Malmsteen and Vai as a teen. Then I watched this G3 performance with Eric and it changed me. Now As a nearly 40 year old, with a music degree in jazz and a full-time music teaching job, it's a bit harder to knock my socks off. But this guy and this particular performance continues to melt my face every time I hear it, without fail. The most unique lead sound on a strat I've ever heard. Not to mention the most considered melodies. The more you learn, the more you can appreciate Eric.
Mariano Camacho on the 1997 G3 live in concert album, they’ve spliced together this song from different nights. You can hear the same voices in the crowd on some parts but the bass and solo is different in others. Check it out it’s still really good. I never would’ve known it though unless I’d found this video b
@@stratosaurusrex3399 you have a good ear and taste bro. Yes, I know the audio (CD version) and this video has a little different sound, even Eric's solo and some guitar in the last part is different. Both versions are good!
Watching this performance along with any of his other live shows, i just keep asking myself how does he do it. Ive been playing guitar for a long time so i understand what hes playing (to an extent), but he has such a nice feel to every note he plays. His control of tone and the master volume is just bang on. By far one of the greats
I'd be honored if some fans of Eric Johnson's vocal compositions would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of FORTY MILE TOWN on my YT in tribute to one of the purest musical artists that the USA has ever produced. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Peace & stay safe.
Players like Eric are rare. He and guys like Robben Ford play in a way that is very deliberate and calculated while also managing not to micromanage the natural flow out of the riffs. I’m not sure if that makes sense but that’s the best way I can put it. Played beautifully and squeaky clean without sounding sterile.
I consider this the perfect guitar song. Not only for the inspired composition, but for the exquisite and perfect playing of this guitar master. It's so varied that it's impossible to get bored even after listening to it a million of times. Every guitar player should listen to this magistral song and will learn a lot! By the way, the clean tone of the guitar really kills me.
Pentatonic scales, if this is how you understand music I am sorry for you, this is musical expression, do you understand music is not an Olympic event?
@@Deliquescentinsight Correct. Majority of the great musicians don't think about what scale they are using. What they are doing is playing the sounds that are in their head through the guitar. Its amazing how so many people seem to bypass that.
The bass guitar is just smokin' hot!! I love that sound so much! What a great combination all around! Bass and drums in a great groove, and what can I say about Eric? Just phenomenal!!
The Wes/Jimi octaves, the pick hiding, strumming up the neck, God knows how tone, EJ composition and chops. Great drummer and Roscoe. So good. Imagine on your dying day knowing you’ve added this much to the world?
I still close my eyes like I did when was 17 years old back in the 90s pretending to play the guitar in front of a huge crowd every time I hear this masterpiece.
I have played '''at'''' the guitar for over 59 years.....this guy is at a level of another planet...why? '''many '''shred'''' but Eric not only can shred, he brings beauty, taste, and last but not least, a smoothness not may have accomplished....from the days of ''moonlight in vermont''' as only Johnny Smith played, to Eric...i stand and applaud him !!!
I still remember when this came out. I was in high school, thought I was a great guitarist since I'd been playing for a couple years, and I bought this VHS to watch Satch and Vai play. I'd never heard of Eric Johnson and figured id have to forward past his songs to get to the good stuff. He's one of my all-time favorites, and it started with this performance.
christ, that solo is one of the most beautifully composed and executed ive seen. Eric is a veritable compendium of techniques, all of which he is a master. Insane lines.
Some of the great pianists are as comfortable stating a melody using an inside voice of chords as they might be playing just the notes. I have always sought out such players in my productions. It’s a very special talent, making the same melody brand new. Bill Evans was superb at this, ditto Monty Alexander, and a good friend of mine, Alex Darqui. Eric is one of very few guitarists with that same facility. It never gets old.
You can't help but smile whenever you listen to Eric Johnson. As a guitar enthusiast and hobby lead player myself, i smile to myself a lot when i listen to Eric. He knew the fretboard truly in his own way. Like Jeff Beck.
I know! I haven't watched many live videos of his playing, but that's the first thing I noticed; the precision with which he plays is incredible to say the least. Of course the second thing I noticed was that tone so clean you could bleach clothes with it.
Eric has intense feels the way he plays! Btw guys Our first track "inner dimensions" is out and we hope we did our mentor proud! th-cam.com/video/v20kKBgK8Hg/w-d-xo.html
Variety of different techniques, well developed harmony with sophisticated bass lines, outsides, melodies well defined....Eric surely was musically ahead of his time.
My all time favorite EJ song! This live version is way better than the studio version, IMO. One of the best things about this particular G3 live was because of this song. Long gone are the days when I’d own G3 live DVDs, concerts, making attempts to play like Vai, Satriani and Eric. Good times with great music from these masters. Listen to the Masters of Acoustic Guitar CD(or if not CD now, see if you can find those on TH-cam). Eric played this beautiful song called A Song For Life. I highly recommend!
This is by far, the best version of Manhattan. Pure Gold.
Pure gold, perfect resume
Check out Andrey Korolev - Manhattan :)
I absolutely agree
Also the version that made the album
@EJ fan onearth lol, you sound like kid... check his channel
The tone is so clean it can kill 99.99 percent of germs
And not a mask to ever be seen again......
Clinically proven to fight Covid AND germs that may cause bad breath
🤣
*What about the 0.11111111111111111111111111% hmm?*
You said that on a SRV video.. go wash your hands man.
Better than the studio version. Credit to the bass player and drummer. They compliment Johnson's performance perfectly.
Do you know the drummers name??
@@alexvaldiviadrummer Brannen Temple
I totally agree with u man.. their grooves are amazing.. what a masterpiece!
EJ at the height of his powers with Brannen Temple on drums and Roscoe Beck on bass. Mid 90s is when I discovered him. So grateful!
what about the keyboard player lol
the most underrated bassist of entire G3 universe. He killing it, the best Manhattan version ever.
One day I put this video, in the bar where I worked, Luis Mariutti (Bassist of Angra/Shaman) was there and was impressed with this bass player.
Roscoe Beck
Eric always has had a superb bassist. Kyle Brock is a badass and Chris Marsch is dang good as well. His best drummer is Tommy Taylor but Brennon Temple sounds excellent here and gets my approval.
03:58 wow
Catch Roscoe laying it down on several of robben Ford's albums , definitely underrated but his bio says otherwise !
His guitar leads are cleaner than my house.....what a perfectionist.....
@@Hotsport_RugbySimulations LOL
But what if your house isn’t clean...
clean,,,,very clean.........
@@Hotsport_RugbySimulations funk man! why? he deserve a Harpic
R D hahah
I remember being into Satriani, Malmsteen and Vai as a teen. Then I watched this G3 performance with Eric and it changed me. Now As a nearly 40 year old, with a music degree in jazz and a full-time music teaching job, it's a bit harder to knock my socks off. But this guy and this particular performance continues to melt my face every time I hear it, without fail. The most unique lead sound on a strat I've ever heard. Not to mention the most considered melodies. The more you learn, the more you can appreciate Eric.
First time I heard Cliffs of Dover back in the early 90s I cried.
@@kennethrabin9556 I actually saw EJ on the Rush, roll the bones tour as their warmup. I have been a fan ever since.
eric is in my opinion, really the only dude that comes to mind who can make the pentatonic scale sound exotic and expensive
Try Joyce Cooling, she's got some serious chops
@@bobhampt Me too.
Killer guitar work by Eric and Roscoe is just CRUISIN' on the bass. Magnificent!
Fdzz
Omg that freaking bass so delicious!!!!!!!!!
Yup! 2:25 is like… unreachable!
this is the tender surrender of eric johnson
More like Tender Surrender is Steve Vai’s Manhattan
@@adriankovacs4133 what came first? either way they are both masterpieces and truly define the potential of the guitar.
I’d say Lonely In The Night is EJ’s Tender Surrender more than Manhattan. But it’s still a killer track.
@@GDIEternal Amen to that, the whole track is “sultry” and the playing in it……unreal
Meant lead playing
The band is a pure finesse... makes me want to eat the sound... so smooth
I don't even bother in listening the studio version, this one is sooo nice, soo smoth!
"eat the sound" now that's an amazing and peculiar expression, totally agree!
Nearly as smooth as Eric's hair
That slap on the bass makes this song even better, simply the best version of this song
Amen dude, this is my favourite version, and the rhythm section elevates it
Yes Roscoe Beck has great feel.
sounds so much better here than in the studio version
Mariano Camacho on the 1997 G3 live in concert album, they’ve spliced together this song from different nights. You can hear the same voices in the crowd on some parts but the bass and solo is different in others. Check it out it’s still really good. I never would’ve known it though unless I’d found this video b
@@stratosaurusrex3399 you have a good ear and taste bro. Yes, I know the audio (CD version) and this video has a little different sound, even Eric's solo and some guitar in the last part is different. Both versions are good!
this is top level guitar playing.
this version is even better th-cam.com/video/LP5jKELGT4g/w-d-xo.html
@@drcl7429 this is version and jack's version are the bests versions..
@D Rcl Hoping seriously you’re just jokin. Though Thammarat is really a great guitarist of today generation.
@@drcl7429 Nah, it doesn't sounds as good as the original version.
@@drcl7429 unless tamarat can make it his own versions...maybe....???
I first heard this age 15 now 35, it still gets me every time, he's a genius, nobody else sounds like him.
G3 was the first concert I ever went to, I'm turning 35 in a couple months so I know exactly how you feel.
@@Jonjzi that's cool, I remember not being able to go and was gutted, but I am hoping to see him on the new G3 tour 20th anniversary.
Exactly same story here! When I rewatch it I still can feel what it felt to be 15 and starting to discover such amazing music...
I'm with you. I 100% get what you write!
Good
Most of us guitar players can only dream of ever achieving such a level of performance.
Let's be honest... There is only one who can achieve such a level of performance.
He's the original. Of course there are 10,0000 of classic guitarlists who play technically far better than him, but he's unique in his own ways.
Watching this performance along with any of his other live shows, i just keep asking myself how does he do it. Ive been playing guitar for a long time so i understand what hes playing (to an extent), but he has such a nice feel to every note he plays. His control of tone and the master volume is just bang on. By far one of the greats
@@munetoshiyamasaki7536 wrong
Why? Ｉam EJ fan and Ｉbought his recent record. My comment is nothing but compliament.
the quality of the recording, the fat bass sound, creamy guitar, crispy drums.....this is one of the best live recordings I've ever heard in my life
Just like a fresh Krispy Kream Doughnut.
@@networth9151 exactly lol
The speed of Johnsons soloing along with the accuracy, timing, tone, he’s just flawless
Eric Johnson rides a near perfect balance in his playing... he’ll shred your face off... and be downright polite in doing so. EJ forever!
I'd be honored if some fans of Eric Johnson's vocal compositions would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of FORTY MILE TOWN on my YT in tribute to one of the purest musical artists that the USA has ever produced. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Peace & stay safe.
Players like Eric are rare. He and guys like Robben Ford play in a way that is very deliberate and calculated while also managing not to micromanage the natural flow out of the riffs. I’m not sure if that makes sense but that’s the best way I can put it. Played beautifully and squeaky clean without sounding sterile.
tastful shredding
Alan Holdsworth too id place in that category
Makes perfect sense...well put..🎵👍👍
Holdsworth needs a nod here too..
@@kikojavier3804 100%
I know Eric is the focus here ...but man ...those bass lines are just amazing!!!
Roscoe Beck.
The bass tone is just beautiful, and it complements the guitar very well. Eric's Beautiful and Great Song
The drumming is real smooth as well, accenting the right spots perfectly
I consider this the perfect guitar song. Not only for the inspired composition, but for the exquisite and perfect playing of this guitar master. It's so varied that it's impossible to get bored even after listening to it a million of times. Every guitar player should listen to this magistral song and will learn a lot! By the way, the clean tone of the guitar really kills me.
Totally agree.
1:08 The most beautiful pentatonic lick in history
absolutely agree
Agree!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Eric Johnson, musical genius and one of the greatest guitarists ever, love this song.
He is about the best in my book.
Him and Steve Vai
Eric tells a whole story without saying a single word in most of his songs. This is among his best work.
Scary performance, tone and accuracy is good that looks like a playback video of the studio version.
Backbone is killing it. That drummer and bassist is serious.
You've got to have massive respect for how controlled Eric's playing is. It's an incredible thing to behold.
Flawless. Unique way to play the pentatonic scales.. Great performance.
amazing technique and tone. eric johnson is one of the greatest. truly amazing.
And Lydian Mode.
Not just only pentatonic actually. Including Lydian mode etc.
Pentatonic scales, if this is how you understand music I am sorry for you, this is musical expression, do you understand music is not an Olympic event?
@@Deliquescentinsight Correct. Majority of the great musicians don't think about what scale they are using. What they are doing is playing the sounds that are in their head through the guitar. Its amazing how so many people seem to bypass that.
I miss the prime EJ days of the 90’s-2000 era. I’m glad I was alive and got to see him often during this time. Such a classic song.
masterpiece :-)
@Sumit ogah
Agree
Zgadzam się🤘
@ROBERTO ADRIAN GOMEZ MARTINEZ como que no? jajaja
masterofcake :-)
The bass guitar is just smokin' hot!! I love that sound so much! What a great combination all around! Bass and drums in a great groove, and what can I say about Eric? Just phenomenal!!
Roscoe Beck is the Bass Player
@@elcapitanneurona - Roscoe played with Robben Ford too, I believe. Outstanding player!!
@@soujrnr yes! He was his bass player! Outstanding player
The Wes/Jimi octaves, the pick hiding, strumming up the neck, God knows how tone, EJ composition and chops. Great drummer and Roscoe. So good.
Imagine on your dying day knowing you’ve added this much to the world?
What a gorgeous composition. That slide solo is divine. This guy is too slick
I still close my eyes like I did when was 17 years old back in the 90s pretending to play the guitar in front of a huge crowd every time I hear this masterpiece.
참~이렇게나 얄밉도록 기타를 깔끔하게 칠 수 있을까~!!!
기타소리 하나 하나에 수정 구슬이 톡톡 튀어나오는 느낌~👍👍
22 years after, and still gives me chills.
I have played '''at'''' the guitar for over 59 years.....this guy is at a level of another planet...why? '''many '''shred'''' but Eric not only can shred, he brings beauty, taste, and last but not least, a smoothness not may have accomplished....from the days of ''moonlight in vermont''' as only Johnny Smith played, to Eric...i stand and applaud him !!!
How he makes the strat sound like that is beyond me. Thing sings like some jazz guitar and it's glorious
chorus,delay,reverb.compression and ofcourse ejs hands
I still remember when this came out. I was in high school, thought I was a great guitarist since I'd been playing for a couple years, and I bought this VHS to watch Satch and Vai play. I'd never heard of Eric Johnson and figured id have to forward past his songs to get to the good stuff. He's one of my all-time favorites, and it started with this performance.
I was very much into Vai and Satriani but these days I only listen to Eric Johnson....
I met Eric many years ago. One of the most genuine and humble souls. An angelic guitarist.
Everyone bought tickets to see Vai e Satriani, but
were blown away by Eric Johnson's leads and stelar tones !!!
Silky Tones, boys got the groove. Cant be faked, Eric is a monster
one of the best recorded guitar performances ever.
The magic from his playing. I also love how much the bassist is getting down.
Still a benchmark album after 26 years. That thing was life changing for me.
No one could repeat that so clean)
The Bass Player was awesome. The slap part was just in the perfect time which made the song even better!
I never get tired of listening to this. Everything about it is just sonic perfection.
the bass and drums sounds are even superb during this live performance, well done!
레슨쌤 자취방의 모니터링 스피커로 이 곡을 처음 들었을 때의 충격은 진짜 망치로 한대 얻어맞은듯 한 느낌이였음.. 톤이나 프레이즈나... 그냥 멍하니 빠져들어서 들었던 기억이 남
This is the reason why I started playing drums, thank you Brannen Temple.
¡Celebro tu existencia, Eric Johnson!
Bass player MVP.
Damn son, he got the muse in him.
Probably the best bass tone ive ever heard
So great!!! A magician on guitar AND the ability to make a slide appear and disappear without a trace!
The Tone is clean his hairstyle is clean his outfit is clean, Mr Clean !
christ, that solo is one of the most beautifully composed and executed ive seen. Eric is a veritable compendium of techniques, all of which he is a master. Insane lines.
bass player absolutely killer, that growl tone is awesome
Can't get enough of this. This song simply takes me where I need to go....wherever that may be.
EJの繊細で美しいギターサウンドが好きです。パフォーマンスではなく、あくまでギターでアピールする彼の一途な姿勢が私は大好きです。
Absolutely beautiful guitar playing, not rushed nor a million notes per second. His style is instantly recognisable
Eric is a rare breed, one of the few players that have a unique language
His playing is flawless just plug in your headphones and close your eyes your soul will fly into another dimension ❤
Perfect, smothest ever.
Best version of "Manhattan"
Ur right,better than studio records 👏🔥
Two words to describe this. "The Best".
Timeless one of the greatest guitarists to ever touch a Stratocaster !
G.O.A.T
⚡🎸🔥#️⃣1️⃣
There are many "one-of-a-kind" players in music. Eric, is one of them
Hands down the best version of this song.
Some of the great pianists are as comfortable stating a melody using an inside voice of chords as they might be playing just the notes. I have always sought out such players in my productions. It’s a very special talent, making the same melody brand new. Bill Evans was superb at this, ditto Monty Alexander, and a good friend of mine, Alex Darqui. Eric is one of very few guitarists with that same facility. It never gets old.
FC. From Thailand ❤
We are lucky to witness a legend alive and see him play.
2020 has come and here we are listening to this again and again and again
Last day of 2020...listening today.
this theme brought tears to my eyes *-*
Eric always been one of my respectful guitar players of all time
You can't help but smile whenever you listen to Eric Johnson. As a guitar enthusiast and hobby lead player myself, i smile to myself a lot when i listen to Eric. He knew the fretboard truly in his own way. Like Jeff Beck.
Who else is enjoying it right now ? And from which country ?
Just saw him tonight in LA ❤
Me everyday
Mee
Mee
smooooooth
Listen to the bass on this song really compliments Eric’s guitar 🎸
Definitely one of the 2 or 3 most underrated electric guitarists on the planet!
His accuracy.. it's just not of this earth
and yet so smooth and so pleasing to the ears. Absolutely phenomenal
I know! I haven't watched many live videos of his playing, but that's the first thing I noticed; the precision with which he plays is incredible to say the least. Of course the second thing I noticed was that tone so clean you could bleach clothes with it.
Yeah it's of planet 9
Eric has intense feels the way he plays! Btw guys Our first track "inner dimensions" is out and we hope we did our mentor proud!
th-cam.com/video/v20kKBgK8Hg/w-d-xo.html
Nathan Ko "Not Of This Earth" is Joe Satriani song, lol..
Eric is the soul of guitar.. without him guitar is dead.
This is how a proper sound engineer does their job. Finesse
4:40 gives me goosebumps every time
Me too Josh! I was feeling that just before I read your comment!
The most calming song i've ever heard in my life
Eric shredding us into the Unseen Realm !!!!!!
Variety of different techniques, well developed harmony with sophisticated bass lines, outsides, melodies well defined....Eric surely was musically ahead of his time.
I’m in love🎸🔥😻
My all time favorite EJ song! This live version is way better than the studio version, IMO. One of the best things about this particular G3 live was because of this song. Long gone are the days when I’d own G3 live DVDs, concerts, making attempts to play like Vai, Satriani and Eric. Good times with great music from these masters.
Listen to the Masters of Acoustic Guitar CD(or if not CD now, see if you can find those on TH-cam). Eric played this beautiful song called A Song For Life. I highly recommend!
Best in the world!
ギターという楽器がどれ位素晴らしい楽器であるか、
またどれ位可能性を秘めた楽器であるか、
知らない＆知りたい方々に是非観て欲しい動画ですね。
So that’s what a strat sounds like. ❤️
This is the definition of what perfect means!
So majestic.
3:05 intense concentration, pure emotion. I know this song by heart, listened to it 10000 times at least ! It definitely changed my life
Pure Gold!!!
Eric Johnson, everytime GREAT❤️❤️
Magical performance here
クリアーで幻想的、コード進行も素晴らしい🎸
Eric Johnson is the Easiest Guitar Player i've ever seen! KEEP ON PLAY COOL GUITAR BROO...!! 🤘😎🎸