As a rock guitarist for more than 45 years I can honestly say that other than Gary Moore and Jeff Healy, I've never heard such godlike mastery of voice and instrument as Frank! An absolute giant of a player and a really nice guy to boot.
You never see Marino on the "Greatest Guitarist" lists, but he should be there. His tone is great, his control at high speed is scary. His phrasings are just beautiful, no matter what he's playing.
Not only is the guitar spot on he is singing all the parts well on top of it all. Robin Trower couldnt do that! lol Randy Hanson can though. Best Jimi-channeler
@@leechild4655 The Jimi channel is real. It's not Jimi though it's the spirit you channel everyone has access. I can channel the same vibe after playing for 40 years. It's the blues at its core. It comes from growing up listening to music created by people channeling this spirit. It's feeling more than anything else. You get so into it you become the spirit and you can play what you hear in your head. I can play Jimi note for note or I can play "like" Jimi it becomes the same thing. I'm not claiming to be Jimi but I do know I can sound a lot like him and it's not technical it's a feeling. Sounding like him is more rewarding than trying too hard to sound exactly like him. Eric Johnson is the master or masters when it comes to Jimi channel.
Wow, never knew about Frank Marino until now. Heard Zack Wylde mention him as one of his inspirations in a video and decided to check him out. Can't believe I never knew about such a great player from the 70's.
Frank technical ability is second to no one! The covers he plays are better than the originals,and his own songs showcase his mastery of the guitar.Complex chords and runs are awesome,and to sing like he does while playing is another overlooked talent.Jimi opened the door to what was possible with an electric guitar,and Frank kicked that door down and showed even more what could be done with one! He is a technical genious,his SG is like no other,it's so heavily modded and uses Fender single coil style pick ups instead of the Gibson style,that's part of where his awesome tone comes from,but he also makes his own pedals and amps! Check out his live interviews,especially one from everyoneLovesGuitar,it's over two hours long,but you'll see just how cool and smart he is,as well as being one of the nicest guys you'll ever listen to.Wings of Pegasus has a live interview with him,and again you'll see what a smart and cool man he is!
@@jettechdonatkins Good stuff Jet. One day my bro asked me if I wanted to a Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush concert. "Who the F is he?". Glad I went! Was the World Anthem tour. I was hooked. That was a lonnnng time ago. And here I am. 😀
@@icomenotinpeacebutwithaswo7193 same here, back in the late 70's a friend of mine told Me that He just got back from a mahogany rush show (we were in so, Cal.) and He was completely blown away. I replied......Mahogany Who? Shortly thereafter I became a Fan. Frank kicked butt at the Not so long ago, Agora Theater performance, showing the Fans that He can still Shreddd. It's sad that He had to retire.
Besides being one of the most underrated guitarists in our time, he also is one of my favourite interpreters of Hendrix. He kinda does his own thing, yet still faithful to the original. I think Jimi would have smiled, I certainly do.
@@fernandomartinez5812 SRV copied Hendrix's licks when he played his songs. He even admitted that he wanted to sound as close to Hendrix as possible. Listen to more live Jimi stuff bro. SRV would laugh in your face if you told him he was the better guitar player
I remember when the Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live album came out. Jaw dropping…one of the best guitarists ever. Sadly underrated and under appreciated…🤘
Thanks Frank, for contributing to my misspent youth of the 70’s! Not a single regret, watching guys like this, Beck, Trower, Hendrix, Page. I could do this all day! I so miss the days when music had a completely different purpose, and a soul to pour it out of. Thanks for the upload.
@@johnlany3940 I know John. I was fortunate to catch him the night they were recording songs for the “Live” album. 1978 The Wharehouse, New Orleans. Glad we both got to see him. I’ll be a fan till I’m six ft under. Regards
It's a real shame that Frank Marino and Gary Moore have always been underrated these guys are guitar heroes and they've inspired millions .You can hear the passion and feel in Frank's playing a real musician simply AMAZING.
Samuel, I love his art but I can understand the other which don't like so music climate or haven't grew up to blues ... The question of underestimation an artist or larger group of them depends on RTV music makers and us. You have right Frank and Gary have underrated but you, me and many os blues fans do a lot to change the situation! Regards bro!
the Bigger shame is he Just Announced due to an Unfortunate Affliction, he will No Longer be Touring... no other Info has been released, just that He may Never play again...
I've seen Hendrix, Page, Trower, Alvin Lee, Beck, Eddie VH, dozens of others and Frank was right up there in the upper stratosphere of it doesn't get any better than this. So sorry to hear he isn't going to be touring any more.
@@daveznothereman7064 It seems Frank had to redo a Concert from Ohio, Agora theater, I believe 2010. The drumming was out of wak. Frank spent upwards of 5 years getting every drum strike to perfection and after all is said and done, Frank's shoulder FROZE and forced his retirement. Criminal man, absolutely criminal. The Kanadian Hendrix on the shelf...
Frank Marino is right up there in the pantheon of electric blues players: Hendrix, SRV, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Page....and what I really love about FM is how much he means it. He's not putting anything on. It's a direct pipeline from his heart and soul.....can't say that about a lot of players.
Robin and Frank got me through some rough times in the mid seventies! Bridge of Sighs has got to be one of the best rock guitar albums,but all of Robin Trower's and Frank's albums are excellent!
Had a '68 SS 396 Camaro in '73,74 nd 75,wore out Bridge of Sighs,For Earth Below,Child of Novelty and Strange Universe 8-track tapes,and probably smoked more than a few joints while doing so! I was always the driver for my buddies,and they always wanted either Frank or Robin cranked up,Oh Yeah!!
What gets me about this performance is what a perfect homage it is to the original from Electric Ladyland: FM hits all of the best Hendrix riffs right on, and then does whatever he wants with it besides. This is the work of a master cover artist, with a deep love for the inspiration, and then an extraordinary ability to take it somewhere else WONDERFUL...
It's not shredding, he's playing with feel. Guitarists who shred play a thousand notes a second and it sounds like me mechanical. MARINO has soul and other Guitarists with same DNA.. Voila 😎👍
Welcome! Better late than never :) Marino has always been one of my favorites. He's one of those guitarists that never achieved commercial success, but influenced an awful lot of guitarists who came later. Search for both "Frank Marino" and also for "Mahogany Rush". You'll find plenty of stuff on the internet.
And all that sound out of an SG, and more importantly all that soul out of Frank. A true rock/blues axe god, totally authentic and into what he is doing and saying. A musical maestro of the highest possible calibre. I hope kids aspiring to pick up an axe get a pile of his CD's for Christmas.
I got to see him Live in Boise Idaho, at the Western Idaho Fairgrounds in 1981 with humble pie, Rory Gallagher, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush and Blue Oyster Cult headlined, Frank blew me the Muck away!!!!!Flawless!!!!
I seen him every year since the 70's, never get tired of him. I was from pittsburgh, and i would travel all over to just see him.can't wait for him to get well and get back on the road.
Far and away the absolute best version of this Hendrix masterpiece I've heard!! Frank makes it smoke without ever once losing the original feel! Simply mindblowing!!!
It was through Frank Marino's playing that I discovered other Guitar Greats like Steve Morse, Joe Satriani, Scott Henderson, Greg Howe, George Puleo....I could go on and on...but, Frank was the ORIGINAL!! He will always be one of the greatest guitarists of all times!!!
From the very beginning Frank had the Hendrix-derivative label stapled to his back, and not without fair reason. But anyone who has heard the solo on "He's Calling" knows that there were moments when he carved out his own place in the guitar hero pantheon, and on that song left one of the best electric guitar solos in captivity.
❤ Absolutely brilliant. What a truly outstanding player and singer. This gives me a massive high just listening to it.. so much energy and excitement in his playing.. it’s alive and no mistake 😊
When his live album was recorded, I was in the audience.... it was the best pure guitar concert I’ve ever seen....period ! I can’t think of any guitarist who would want to get up for “his turn” after Frank!... Even now ! Geez💥👏🏻👍🏻
Frank is often compared to Jimi Hendrix and what? I don't see no problem! In it doesn’t have nothing bad. In contrary, it is ennoblement for him, not to say more, well-earned. It is obvious for me he is one of the best and most underrated living guitarists, not only of the 1970s. Love his playing, his singing, his music & stage manner.
@@marcolascaraky5044 Marco it is quite simply and obvious. Franko's music, his masterpiece & art is well known so narrow group of fans, especially immersed in blues. I know we would like to change it but each of us has own musical preferences and OK. It is a very frustrating situation for his fans that so amazing artist as Franko is underrated. I have been trying "sell" his music my friends and persuade them to his music!
Ah Frank Marino....you rocked us in Canada man...truly one of the greatest guitar players folks from south of our border has never heard of! Thanks man!!
Great cover of an intense blues opus. My favorite Frank. Marino, though is the songs he penned himself. Fantastic lyricist as well as an incredible guitar player. Psychedelic Jazz, rock, hard hitting and working the Blues, like another one of his heroes. Johnny Winter. Frank stands alone, in the pantheon of greats.
When I was a teenager, he used to play in school gymnasiums In Ville Lasalle. We wouldn't miss Mahogany Rush. It was a happening for us. Thank's Frank ! Later on, he did the first act before John Mayall, at the Montreal Forum (1972). And of course, we were there, my friends and myself !!!
Frank is The Man. He plays each phrase like it's a mystical incantation. The atmosphere is quiet and reverent as a church while the high priest of seventies-era guitar transfixes even those like me just listening to the recording. Having seen him have this effect on audiences in person, time after time starting in 1980, it never fails to wow me.
Frank is a true student and master of the guitar. I'm sure he ripped the roof off that small club venue. Seen him once 30 years ago. Got 5th row in St.Louis for a reschedule show. ( covid-19). Can't wait. Crank up the amp!!!!
One of the best ! Got to see him back in 82 with Angel city, Humble pie and Missouri he pretty much blew them off of the stage ! There was some Humble pie fans in front of us and when he came out and did Electric Reflections of War they were standing there with their jaws dropped !
Marvelous take on this song . I'm impressed. First time I saw him playing it . Haven't seen it done that well in a long time . Simply going for it, dripping passion. There is a man who knows who holds what's in his hands !
From 3:30 we hear an incredible guitar solo that goes on for 3 minutes! Frank was sadly overlooked in rock history. Glad he kept playing. Makes me want to pull out my Mahogany Rush album and listen again.....alas, no turntable anymore. lol
Saw frank in the seventies when he put world anthem out and heard the show again when live came out following year and still blown away today by the material style and passion of a guitarißt touched by heaven😂
Matthew Taylor: Herein lays the basis for individual opinion... yours and mind. As someone who was a freshman in college when Jimi broken into the mainstream US market, I was a big fan. The more I listed to him, the more I realized that while he was unquestionably a genius, lighting fast, and truly gifted, he didn’t play as clean as a very few others. In real time I couldn’t make such comparisons, because the best work of some the other greats was yet to come. It is in retrospect that I formed my opinion that Jimi was not the cleanest of players. He dragged cords repeatedly. It was his playing style and so be it, because he was/is simply great at his craftsmanship. I’m not even suggesting that he is the GOAT. However, Marino, Clapton, Van Halen, Gilmore, and Van Zant all played very complex music and at the same time played cleaner. Jimi ‘s limited catalog of work compared to the other mentioned above also gives evidence to their progression and improvement over time. Had Jimi lived as long as these others, he may have proven to to be beyond question better than everyone else in all respects. I respect your opinion and your right to see things differently.
Frank Marino was a great great guitarist and musician. And a great showman . His concerts are memorizing . Frank , Alvin Lee and Rory Gallagher are my favorite guitarist . I’m sure if I had a lesson with them that they could 4 notes into precious metal. In an hour
I've been looking at rockers, and Frank crossed my feed. I'd forgotten all about Strange Dreams... oh, my gosh!!!! What a song to forget. I'm embarrassed. Glad he popped up on Facebook.
Definitely forgot how good Frank was, and is . Its so cool to hear people just learning about another great guitar player, it never gets old when its this good and he has always been so good. Just somehow got sidetracked out of my library? so glad to find again and definitely won't misplace again and definitely will be looking him up. And tuning my ear to all his music again. :-) and search him out to see if he is still with us and playing live still. Rock and Roll doesn't get much better he was and is up there with the best of all players. Damn cool this fell into my hands/ears range. :-)
To sing lead so well, and to play lead so well, is special, very special. To do it @ studio quality, just doesnt happen. But alas, Frank Marino. Rare and true.
I saw them “live” in San Diego late 70’s whoa what a show!!! I’m of the thinking 🤔 could be wrong (hope not) but Frank Marino and the rest of the band didn’t get the exposure they deserved. Frank Marino is a very gifted guitar player.
I "accidentally" got turned on to FM & MR because I was just getting into Rush & stumbled upon them when someone mistakenly put the Dragonfly album in the Rush section & I picked it up (for like $4.99 i think). Been a fan ever since - best 5 bux I spent that summer.
Frank's incredible, have seen him too many years ago. His brother is also a great player, watch Franks version of "I'm a king bee" in Bromont circa 1978 to see Frank's brother take a lead!!! They are both incredible players who deserve much more attention!!! Thanks to TH-cam for giving them a forum to showcase their talent!
I remember his Johnny B Goode from the '70s. It made the local FM station in the backwoods of Northern California for a short while. I never forgot the raging guitar solo. I'm so ready for a major comeback.
pure genuis and so gifted listen to these great riffs and so lightning fast and what a sound from that axe....Frank one of the best ever and great vocalist as well....this is one amazing take on voodo child....God bless Stevie Ray and RIP, but Frank - (in my opinion) overall better and I think his always sober lifestyle made him so consistently dependable and continues to do so to this day
Underrated? Oviously you haven't heard much of him, >he was very popular back in the late 70's But the record label he was under wanted to play more commercial stuff, and get didn't like or want that, so he told them to fuck themselves. He just stayed in the shadows and runs a studio In Montreal., and does audio restoration
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My goodness, He just shreds that guitar like it was a part of his body... FRANK MARINO ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS EVER!!!!!!
Check it out Randy Hansen version you Will be surprised... And let me know if you agree 💯 with me that Jimi Hendrix lives on him..
@@zopemanloy3014 I believe Randy only plays Voodoo child slight return, not this version. BTW both of them are acquinted.
@@rogerdaigle7575
99% sure Randy does both...
Top 3 anyway
Seen him in Paradiso, Amsterdam... Eighties!
He blew the roof off!
As a rock guitarist for more than 45 years I can honestly say that other than Gary Moore and Jeff Healy, I've never heard such godlike mastery of voice and instrument as Frank! An absolute giant of a player and a really nice guy to boot.
Steve Morse is pretty good ( Dixie dregs)
You never see Marino on the "Greatest Guitarist" lists, but he should be there. His tone is great, his control at high speed is scary. His phrasings are just beautiful, no matter what he's playing.
Frank is so far above most on that list it's not funny.
Awesome tone, vocals. This man needs total recognition. Frank is a monster
Frank tops my list of great, underrated guitarists.
Shawn Lane.... Just saying. Keep on rocking.🍻🇺🇸🤟
@@jamessullivan8820 yeah, many people doesn't even know about Shawn Lane, he was such a God
Very sad that he passed away
RIP🙏🙏🙏
Underrated by who?? The mainstream?? What a fucking joke. I left them when I turned 14 in 1970!!!
@@jamessullivan8820 Uli Roth!
Couldn’t agree more!🙏🏻🎸
As a guitarist I can tell you this is insane mastery
Not only is the guitar spot on he is singing all the parts well on top of it all. Robin Trower couldnt do that! lol Randy Hanson can though. Best Jimi-channeler
@@leechild4655 The Jimi channel is real. It's not Jimi though it's the spirit you channel everyone has access. I can channel the same vibe after playing for 40 years. It's the blues at its core. It comes from growing up listening to music created by people channeling this spirit. It's feeling more than anything else. You get so into it you become the spirit and you can play what you hear in your head. I can play Jimi note for note or I can play "like" Jimi it becomes the same thing. I'm not claiming to be Jimi but I do know I can sound a lot like him and it's not technical it's a feeling. Sounding like him is more rewarding than trying too hard to sound exactly like him. Eric Johnson is the master or masters when it comes to Jimi channel.
An outstanding version of this classic. Frank is the real deal. He pays homage to Hendrix without just being a clone. Great stuff!
Amen to that bro 🎸 👍
Wow, never knew about Frank Marino until now. Heard Zack Wylde mention him as one of his inspirations in a video and decided to check him out. Can't believe I never knew about such a great player from the 70's.
Frank technical ability is second to no one! The covers he plays are better than the originals,and his own songs showcase his mastery of the guitar.Complex chords and runs are awesome,and to sing like he does while playing is another overlooked talent.Jimi opened the door to what was possible with an electric guitar,and Frank kicked that door down and showed even more what could be done with one! He is a technical genious,his SG is like no other,it's so heavily modded and uses Fender single coil style pick ups instead of the Gibson style,that's part of where his awesome tone comes from,but he also makes his own pedals and amps! Check out his live interviews,especially one from everyoneLovesGuitar,it's over two hours long,but you'll see just how cool and smart he is,as well as being one of the nicest guys you'll ever listen to.Wings of Pegasus has a live interview with him,and again you'll see what a smart and cool man he is!
@@jettechdonatkins Good stuff Jet.
One day my bro asked me if I wanted to a Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush concert. "Who the F is he?".
Glad I went! Was the World Anthem tour. I was hooked. That was a lonnnng time ago. And here I am. 😀
@@icomenotinpeacebutwithaswo7193 same here, back in the late 70's a friend of mine told Me that He just got back from a mahogany rush show (we were in so, Cal.) and He was completely blown away. I replied......Mahogany Who? Shortly thereafter I became a Fan. Frank kicked butt at the Not so long ago, Agora Theater performance, showing the Fans that He can still Shreddd.
It's sad that He had to retire.
Zach is a hack
Been a fan since the 70s. Sad to hear Frank is retiring for health reasons but damn, he sure had an impact on me and many others.
Same here. I’ve lost count of how many people have said “Frank who?” and later on thanked me for the introduction to his music.
Besides being one of the most underrated guitarists in our time, he also is one of my favourite interpreters of Hendrix. He kinda does his own thing, yet still faithful to the original. I think Jimi would have smiled, I certainly do.
Thank you Frank Marino!🙏🏻
One of the greatest ever..🎸
Hendrix wrote it but this has to be one of the most amazing guitar/vocal performances I've ever heard.
Your forgetting about SRV my friend. Frank is good but not even Hendrix tops Stevie Ray Vaughn in his rendition of Voodoo Chile.
@@fernandomartinez5812 SRV played Voodoo child slight return, he never played voodoo chile !
@@fernandomartinez5812 SRV copied Hendrix's licks when he played his songs. He even admitted that he wanted to sound as close to Hendrix as possible. Listen to more live Jimi stuff bro. SRV would laugh in your face if you told him he was the better guitar player
@@Yourbankaccount he prob would but then again he's dead so will never know, right chief.
Yes I differently agree 100percent saw him preform many times man o man Frank does the best 👍🏼👍🏼ok but SRV comes very close 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶🔊🔊🔊
I remember when the Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live album came out. Jaw dropping…one of the best guitarists ever. Sadly underrated and under appreciated…🤘
Frank is one of the greatest period . Always was to the guitar playing community.
Thanks Frank, for contributing to my misspent youth of the 70’s! Not a single regret, watching guys like this, Beck, Trower, Hendrix, Page. I could do this all day! I so miss the days when music had a completely different purpose, and a soul to pour it out of. Thanks for the upload.
Not touring no more seen 45 years ago
@@johnlany3940 I know John. I was fortunate to catch him the night they were recording songs for the “Live” album. 1978 The Wharehouse, New Orleans. Glad we both got to see him. I’ll be a fan till I’m six ft under. Regards
Thanks for mentioning robin
i saw frank marino and mahogany rush in houston, tx. about 1974 or 75. they blew me away.what tone he has on that axe.incredible
It's a real shame that Frank Marino and Gary Moore have always been underrated these guys are guitar heroes and they've inspired millions .You can hear the passion and feel in Frank's playing a real musician simply AMAZING.
Samuel, I love his art but I can understand the other which don't like so music climate or haven't grew up to blues ... The question of underestimation an artist or larger group of them depends on RTV music makers and us. You have right Frank and Gary have underrated but you, me and many os blues fans do a lot to change the situation! Regards bro!
I've loved Gary Moore's playing since I first heard it in the 80s.
Under rated? Says WHO?
the Bigger shame is he Just Announced due to an Unfortunate Affliction, he will No Longer be Touring... no other Info has been released, just that He may Never play again...
Yes, two guitarists with undeniable passion and melodic taste.
I've seen Hendrix, Page, Trower, Alvin Lee, Beck, Eddie VH, dozens of others and Frank was right up there in the upper stratosphere of it doesn't get any better than this. So sorry to hear he isn't going to be touring any more.
Yes very sad. What's ailing him.
@@daveznothereman7064 It seems Frank had to redo a Concert from Ohio, Agora theater, I believe 2010. The drumming was out of wak. Frank spent upwards of 5 years getting every drum strike to perfection and after all is said and done, Frank's shoulder FROZE and forced his retirement. Criminal man, absolutely criminal. The Kanadian Hendrix on the shelf...
@@earthtruthhunters1642 Land of a 1000 Nights! Best ever! I never knew what it meant until I became a Targeted Individual. Been one now for 22 years.
After all these years of hearing this, I still get goosebumps. Too bad this wasn't on the Agora DVD. It should have been a 6 disc set.
Frank est incroyable, il a tout ce qu'il faut en tant que guitariste. Je le place parmi les meilleurs au monde
Frank Marino is right up there in the pantheon of electric blues players: Hendrix, SRV, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Page....and what I really love about FM is how much he means it. He's not putting anything on. It's a direct pipeline from his heart and soul.....can't say that about a lot of players.
For those who never smoked a joint and drove around listening to Frank on 8-track ; You missed a great part of life growing up !
That was my last 2 years in high school. Loved turning my friends on to Frank.
^^^@WileECoyotey .. I'm About to Listen to This Cat For The Very 1st Time Oh No Where Have I Freaking Been? Ha!!! :P] .v (Nmcfmamf) ..
Never needed drugs... the music was enough. Mahogany Rush and Robin Trower were a big part of my being a teen in the 70s
Robin and Frank got me through some rough times in the mid seventies! Bridge of Sighs has got to be one of the best rock guitar albums,but all of Robin Trower's and Frank's albums are excellent!
Had a '68 SS 396 Camaro in '73,74 nd 75,wore out Bridge of Sighs,For Earth Below,Child of Novelty and Strange Universe 8-track tapes,and probably smoked more than a few joints while doing so! I was always the driver for my buddies,and they always wanted either Frank or Robin cranked up,Oh Yeah!!
I'm glad he did the longer blues version... this is really good and a complicated song to play
Totally underrated. Speed with feeling. A fantastic musician.
Mi fa ricordare i anni bellissimi
Unerrated? No. Underappreciated? Absolutely.
IMO his amazing Hendrix renditions distracted from his almost as amazing originals.
jimi was only one faster
@@TheSentientParadox yes he has been overlooked for too long!!
Out of this World, Frank nailed it because he is Frank! Bless!!
What gets me about this performance is what a perfect homage it is to the original from Electric Ladyland: FM hits all of the best Hendrix riffs right on, and then does whatever he wants with it besides. This is the work of a master cover artist, with a deep love for the inspiration, and then an extraordinary ability to take it somewhere else WONDERFUL...
Very well said.
I don’t believe electric blues playing gets any better than this - so intense, accurate, soulful and absolutely blazing mastery of the guitar.
Any guitarist that sees this should yearn to be able to play with this much fire. Unbelievable.
Great vocals too!!
Frank was shredding long before anyone called it that.
So was Al Di Meola.
Stanley Anderson yeah!!!!!!!!
Well said. I started listening to him I think 1977.
It's not shredding, he's playing with feel. Guitarists who shred play a thousand notes a second and it sounds like me mechanical.
MARINO has soul and other Guitarists with same DNA..
Voila 😎👍
@RPG 808 The term shredding is over rated . For the sake of argument, we all know that MARINO is an EXCELLENT guitarist and very tasteful 😎✌
How did I just hear of this guy today???? He's incredible!!!!
Welcome! Better late than never :) Marino has always been one of my favorites. He's one of those guitarists that never achieved commercial success, but influenced an awful lot of guitarists who came later. Search for both "Frank Marino" and also for "Mahogany Rush". You'll find plenty of stuff on the internet.
lucky you blake now you get to listen to so much fresh real music, he has many albums.
dont feel bad blake I just got into him myself...this guy is awesome.
I just discovered him today in Jan 2020 after watching a Rory Gallagher video and seeing Franks name mentioned, wow!
you have to go to youtube no good music on radio any more
I think Frank Marino is one of the most underrated guitar players in the world.
What heart and soul in another man's song, but better!
Nice to hear someone who appreciates the superb dynamics of this Hendrix absolute classic...a great and true performance of my favorite tune.
GOD FRANK JUST KILLS ME!!!!!
HE KEEPS GETTING BETTER
THAT GUITAR IS GOING TO BURST INTO FLAMES!!!
GOD BLESSED FRANK MARINO.
I'm from Montreal and we all followed Frank's concerts...up north, downtown. We knew he was one of the greats
Very underrated guitar player, just my opinion...
I've never heard anyone get so close to hendrix's studio tone live. Just incredible!
Zakk Grandahl and that’s a . Gibson!! If you listen along Hendrix’s single coils make a sound so unique! But this is amazing!!
This has the dark tone to it.
check out Randy Hansen - equally good
Only SRV my friend its so close at jimi..not him...
@@LIO0223 This is much closer than SRV. SRV only played one style.
Whoa....I clicked on this by accident...I just dropped down the rabbit hole...wow...I think I'll stay a while, thank you....
Same thing for me mate.
My dad had this on a CD in his car and I heard it after he died. I listen once a month. Lol
+kunjidee Welcome then.It is never too late to experience this mans incredible and soulful playing
I own 7 of their albums
kunjidee enjoy the ride
back in the day...Franks playing was something otherworldly...literally rip you wide open.
Untouchable. So much feel uncompromised by incredible technique.
And all that sound out of an SG, and more importantly all that soul out of Frank. A true rock/blues axe god, totally authentic and into what he is doing and saying. A musical maestro of the highest possible calibre. I hope kids aspiring to pick up an axe get a pile of his CD's for Christmas.
Reply after 12 years :)
It looks like it is his 3 singlecoil SG with vibrola
Stunning playing, nothing artificial or mechanical, pure blues / soul / rock. Inspiring##
Awesome tribute to Jimi. He did his own way still within the vibe and feel of the song.Loved it!❤🎸☮️
I got to see him Live in Boise Idaho, at the Western Idaho Fairgrounds in 1981 with humble pie, Rory Gallagher, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush and Blue Oyster Cult headlined, Frank blew me the Muck away!!!!!Flawless!!!!
I seen him every year since the 70's, never get tired of him. I was from pittsburgh, and i would travel all over to just see him.can't wait for him to get well and get back on the road.
Far and away the absolute best version of this Hendrix masterpiece I've heard!! Frank makes it smoke without ever once losing the original feel! Simply mindblowing!!!
I been listening to Frank since the 70's
This is pretty much the ultimate electric blues guitar recorded live. Total domination over the blues vocabulary from the past 60 years.
Frank Marino is an amazing guitarist and deserves a lot more respect.This vidio is proof of just how great of a musician he really is.
Been a Frank fan since my school days in the late 70's with world anthem... Very underrated...
It was through Frank Marino's playing that I discovered other Guitar Greats like Steve Morse, Joe Satriani, Scott Henderson, Greg Howe, George Puleo....I could go on and on...but, Frank was the ORIGINAL!! He will always be one of the greatest guitarists of all times!!!
By the way, if you haven't heard it, check out his instrumental version of "Babylon" here in TH-cam. It's awesome!!
george puleo?
gamalon george puleo?
From the very beginning Frank had the Hendrix-derivative label stapled to his back, and not without fair reason. But anyone who has heard the solo on "He's Calling" knows that there were moments when he carved out his own place in the guitar hero pantheon, and on that song left one of the best electric guitar solos in captivity.
Exactly! Pleasantly surprised to know Frank has surrendered. Only one tops it......Land of a Thousand Night.
The best Kanada ever produced. Frank needs a lot of prayer guys with his shoulder frozen the way it is. Forced to retire. God bless you Frank...
❤ Absolutely brilliant. What a truly outstanding player and singer. This gives me a massive high just listening to it.. so much energy and excitement in his playing.. it’s alive and no mistake 😊
When his live album was recorded, I was in the audience.... it was the best pure guitar concert I’ve ever seen....period ! I can’t think of any guitarist who would want to get up for “his turn” after Frank!...
Even now ! Geez💥👏🏻👍🏻
Frank is often compared to Jimi Hendrix and what? I don't see no problem! In it doesn’t have nothing bad. In contrary, it is ennoblement for him, not to say more, well-earned. It is obvious for me he is one of the best and most underrated living guitarists, not only of the 1970s. Love his playing, his singing, his music & stage manner.
Very very underrated...reading the related comments i believe that much people have the same mine opinion...how has been possible?
@@marcolascaraky5044 Marco it is quite simply and obvious. Franko's music, his masterpiece & art is well known so narrow group of fans, especially immersed in blues. I know we would like to change it but each of us has own musical preferences and OK. It is a very frustrating situation for his fans that so amazing artist as Franko is underrated. I have been trying "sell" his music my friends and persuade them to his music!
Ah Frank Marino....you rocked us in Canada man...truly one of the greatest guitar players folks from south of our border has never heard of! Thanks man!!
Frank always amazed me. He is awesome and a really nice guy. He signed a few of my ticket stubs . I have seen him five times since the 70's.
Holy Crap. I had never heard of Frank, but wow can this cat play....Unreal.....
Great cover of an intense blues opus. My favorite Frank. Marino, though is the songs he penned himself. Fantastic lyricist as well as an incredible guitar player. Psychedelic Jazz, rock, hard hitting and working the Blues, like another one of his heroes. Johnny Winter. Frank stands alone, in the pantheon of greats.
Thank you Frank for playing IMO one of the Baddest Blue's Jam Ever Live
When I was a teenager, he used to play in school gymnasiums In Ville Lasalle. We wouldn't miss Mahogany Rush. It was a happening for us. Thank's Frank ! Later on, he did the first act before John Mayall, at the Montreal Forum (1972). And of course, we were there, my friends and myself !!!
I graduated HS in 1980. Mahogany Rush was a must see show. He was all over the northeast,so we got to see him often. He still sounds great.
Frank is The Man. He plays each phrase like it's a mystical incantation. The atmosphere is quiet and reverent as a church while the high priest of seventies-era guitar transfixes even those like me just listening to the recording. Having seen him have this effect on audiences in person, time after time starting in 1980, it never fails to wow me.
Waitin for that guitar to burst into flames.
HummingLoud Fuckin right
That's the special Gibson
Fireproof SG model you herd about.
Frank is a true student and master of the guitar. I'm sure he ripped the roof off that small club venue. Seen him once 30 years ago. Got 5th row in St.Louis for a reschedule show. ( covid-19). Can't wait. Crank up the amp!!!!
absolutely amazing version of this fantastic song.Jimi has to be smiling somewhere and how is Frank not more well known after all of these years.
One of the best ! Got to see him back in 82 with Angel city, Humble pie and Missouri he pretty much blew them off of the stage ! There was some Humble pie fans in front of us and when he came out and did Electric Reflections of War they were standing there with their jaws dropped !
Mr. Frank has been in Finland long ago. Heard him play and never been same again...my man , player.
Marvelous take on this song . I'm impressed. First time I saw him playing it . Haven't seen it done that well in a long time . Simply going for it, dripping passion. There is a man who knows who holds what's in his hands !
From 3:30 we hear an incredible guitar solo that goes on for 3 minutes! Frank was sadly overlooked in rock history. Glad he kept playing. Makes me want to pull out my Mahogany Rush album and listen again.....alas, no turntable anymore. lol
Nothing like vinyl brah!
Saw frank in the seventies when he put world anthem out and heard the show again when live came out following year and still blown away today by the material style and passion of a guitarißt touched by heaven😂
I don’t know that he is actually better than the great Jimi, but he plays cleaner and just as fast. He just blows you away with pure talent.
faster:)
Undisputed
Matthew Taylor: Herein lays the basis for individual opinion... yours and mind. As someone who was a freshman in college when Jimi broken into the mainstream US market, I was a big fan. The more I listed to him, the more I realized that while he was unquestionably a genius, lighting fast, and truly gifted, he didn’t play as clean as a very few others. In real time I couldn’t make such comparisons, because the best work of some the other greats was yet to come. It is in retrospect that I formed my opinion that Jimi was not the cleanest of players. He dragged cords repeatedly. It was his playing style and so be it, because he was/is simply great at his craftsmanship. I’m not even suggesting that he is the GOAT. However, Marino, Clapton, Van Halen, Gilmore, and Van Zant all played very complex music and at the same time played cleaner. Jimi ‘s limited catalog of work compared to the other mentioned above also gives evidence to their progression and improvement over time. Had Jimi lived as long as these others, he may have proven to to be beyond question better than everyone else in all respects. I respect your opinion and your right to see things differently.
Got chills through my Spine!
Unbelievable...Thank You Mr.Marino.
Frank Marino was a great great guitarist and musician. And a great showman . His concerts are memorizing . Frank , Alvin Lee and Rory Gallagher are my favorite guitarist . I’m sure if I had a lesson with them that they could 4 notes into precious metal. In an hour
Superb Version Frank !!!
I've been looking at rockers, and Frank crossed my feed. I'd forgotten all about Strange Dreams... oh, my gosh!!!! What a song to forget. I'm embarrassed. Glad he popped up on Facebook.
Definitely forgot how good Frank was, and is . Its so cool to hear people just learning about another great guitar player, it never gets old when its this good and he has always been so good. Just somehow got sidetracked out of my library? so glad to find again and definitely won't misplace again and definitely will be looking him up. And tuning my ear to all his music again. :-) and search him out to see if he is still with us and playing live still.
Rock and Roll doesn't get much better he was and is up there with the best of all players. Damn cool this fell into my hands/ears range. :-)
Freaken mind blowing guitar skills. Frank is in my top 10 for sure.
AfFIRMATIVE!
To sing lead so well, and to play lead so well, is special, very special. To do it @ studio quality, just doesnt happen. But alas, Frank Marino. Rare and true.
Beastely playing. He's one of the best . Keep it up Frank!!!!
The greatest pentatonic runs ever recorded live! Insane guitar skills.
I saw them “live” in San Diego late 70’s whoa what a show!!! I’m of the thinking 🤔 could be wrong (hope not) but Frank Marino and the rest of the band didn’t get the exposure they deserved. Frank Marino is a very gifted guitar player.
Ya you said it! totally underrated and underexposed. I saw them in Vancouver BC mid '70s. Great show.
@@terenfenn9672 Well, saw him 1972 in Bakersfield, CA. He was nearly as demonstrative as he is here. Just an amazing guitarist.
Music biz is too much about money and push, you have to have the right backers.
Frank Marino, know doubt one of the most underrated guitar players ever, dudes a freaking guitar God.😊.
Been listening since '76. And you? Shout out!
73
This is _so_ good, I keep coming back to it. I get that rush over and over again.
Can't get enough of Frank. He is a beast.....!
Saw Frank, at my high school in the early seventies, it changed my life.
been a fan since the cal jam 2,was the last show, so fn glad I stayed. he slayed us.a true master, much respect
Wow just heard this....Sublime!
I "accidentally" got turned on to FM & MR because I was just getting into Rush & stumbled upon them when someone mistakenly put the Dragonfly album in the Rush section & I picked it up (for like $4.99 i think).
Been a fan ever since - best 5 bux I spent that summer.
Nice serendipity!
The bestest version ever.
It was like he played with 15 fingers. Impossible to play like this.
Truly godly.
A guitar Jedi of all time.
We are witnessing greatness!
Frank's incredible, have seen him too many years ago. His brother is also a great player, watch Franks version of "I'm a king bee" in Bromont circa 1978 to see Frank's brother take a lead!!! They are both incredible players who deserve much more attention!!! Thanks to TH-cam for giving them a forum to showcase their talent!
Always has and will all ways BE one of the BEST in my book hands down indeed
Wow- fantastic cover!
I remember his Johnny B Goode from the '70s. It made the local FM station in the backwoods of Northern California for a short while. I never forgot the raging guitar solo. I'm so ready for a major comeback.
Two of my top ten quitarist Frank Marino and Robin Trower.
pure genuis and so gifted listen to these great riffs and so lightning fast and what a sound from that axe....Frank one of the best ever and great vocalist as well....this is one amazing take on voodo child....God bless Stevie Ray and RIP, but Frank - (in my opinion) overall better and I think his always sober lifestyle made him so consistently dependable and continues to do so to this day
srv never covered voodoo chile
Arguably the world's greatest guitarist. You're amazing Frank. GOD BLESS!!
What a fantastic, underrated guitarist...
Underrated? Oviously you haven't heard much of him, >he was very popular back in the late 70's
But the record label he was under wanted to play more commercial stuff, and get didn't like or want
that, so he told them to fuck themselves. He just stayed in the shadows and runs a studio In Montreal., and does audio restoration
Jim Bendtsen I agree
Thanks Frank Marino ! This is a good Song