I just turned 61 but think very young. This guy smokes me, but I'm sure anyone can attest, playing music keeps you young and gives you something to look forward to every day.
His name is Kenneth Petrie 60 years old, and he plays in an English band called Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters. Oh, by the way, he is a Catholic Priest.
The guy is old enough to live and hear the legends, practiced and skilled enough to form his own style from what he's heard, practiced and learned, that he's a Neil Peart of the guitar world. The man fkn KILLS it and makes other younger cocky shredders think twice!! What a pleasure to hear and watch and what a great band for backing up this OG guitar beast!
This guy is great and his energy is infectious! My hat's off to him. Let's not forget that Vai, Satriani and many of our guitar heroes are also well into their 60s.
I really want to be like him in the future. So many people give up their hobbies because of „not having time for it anymore“. This man stayed dedicated for such a long time, you can clearly see that. You should never stop doing what makes you happy.
Ron Harding that’s great Brother! My wife bought me. Squire last year and said if I’d learn”Comfortably Numb” she would buy me a better guitar and amp. Well I worked on that for about nearly 4 months and got it down right. She went out and bought me a brand new Strat, a brand new Tele and a Fender Mustang3 amp! What a wonderful woman! Now I HAVE to play everyday! I’m lovin’ it though and have gotten way better as a result. Keep after it and enjoy it and you’ll be happier for it my friend. ❤️🙏🏻✌️🎸
Kenny Petrie of “Mr. Spankey and the Hipthrusters”…Braintree, Essex Co, England. And, no, he is not a Catholic priest. That's just an inside joke with the band.
After I discovered this wonderful man yesterday, my boyfriend came home in the evening and I covered the tv with blankets. Then I turned on this video. While he was listening, I asked him to guess what musician was playing this. He said: maybe Traci Guns, or Bumblefoot (he’s a GnR fan 😄). I encourage you to do the same and see what names of famous musicians people will come up with. It was really fun. This man brightened up my day. This is music.
Man this video deserve a million views!!! My God!! Awesome playing!! I truly enjoyed how he played the guitar! How he feels the music and the band, this video is a truly amazing diamond! I'm sorry for my English.
Father Petrie, you effin ROCK brother!!! I would normally say, May God bless you, but it's pretty obvious that He has blessed you already, and in many ways! I pray that you have a long life, and that you continue to bless us ALL, in church, and on stage! You're truly a guitar hero my friend!!!❤❤❤
After enough time surfing the web, I’m very pleased to have found this video many years later, when realising “Ken” who featured on Britains Got Talent today, is in fact this man! Great to see his unsuspecting passion for guitar/rock caught so many others off guard too😌🤘🏼
The more And More I lose hope on myself , The more I come back and watch this video to remind myself "Age is Just a Number" and I can be the guitarist I always wanted to be one day!
What an absolute animal. I don’t play guitar and am no expert but I have only seen a couple guys play like that. He is absolutely melting faces. Imagine the time it took to Get that good and how many times he has probably played this song.
Hes younger than vai an EVH if he was still alive. I think the fact he is bold and the way he dresses makes him seem older than he is. But that obviously went in his favour right? Taking precisely nothing away from his playing . But if he had looked younger than people perceived him to be he wouldn't garner so much attention .... maybe
You rock man!.... Loved the technique and the energy he put into it. That's the spirit that everyone should put into his work no matter what you do... Great work.
Holy Shit!!! He is fuckin phenomenal!! He was having the time of his life. There's nothing better than seeing someone do something they love and they do it incredibly well!! Wow! Just Wow!!!!!
i would pay more to see him live then any current band happily what a legend you can see the passion in the playing from one guitar player to another rock on Kenneth wherever you may be
Fernando!!!!!!!! I cannot thank you enough! Nothing makes me happier then discovering Master guitarists and I'd say he is!!!!!! So stoked. And thanks even more for stating who he is. I can't stop with this video alone. He is phenomenal.
I remember watched a couple of years ago. This IS AMAZING! This man IS PURE talent, he shreds with absolutely feeling and skill. You can feel he Really loves to play guitar (and he IS Been a long time doing that...)
This is so awesome it made me smile through the entire thing!!! Outstanding player! So beautiful to watch someone playing with such heart and love of music! (and, of course, his love of his guitar)! Thanks for posting this. Cheers!!!
His name is Kenneth Petrie, 60 years old, and he plays in an English band called Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters. (Check out my comment on October 17, 2018)
@@jimch.9961 7 no. They just can't play. They do not stick to tempo. They mask lacking in attenuation and technique with over the top distortion and everything is done in post. Even metallica went this way with st. Anger. Rock is all about showmanship, craft and lil bit of flair. And what better way to dropsome panties than sweet instrumental solo? ;)
@@wiewiorpl there are many, and i mean many new bands that have insane technical players in them, but the older generations are a bunch of elitists that nullify anything new, because "they lack in x/y, so they must be bad". Open your goddamned ears and listen to beautiful music that was created by new-ish bands in the years 2007-2016. As for "everything is done in post", live performances are rarely different than what yu hear in the album.
@@jimch.9961 yeah i know why it was made this way. After Jason had enough of blocking his creative ideas he split, james went to rehab and all of them understood they were bunch of dicks for him for all the time he was in the band. James even mention it in the interview that jason stopped talking to them, just was wandering around ind headphones. They thought they will jam out next album so everybody input will be equal. They jammed, rearranged it in protools and sent for pressing. And that's why it sucks. They had no idea for this album. They were just afraid that somebody might leave too.
...65 jears old😉 Kenny is soooo awesome. He rocks your socks off. Saw him on Britain`s got Talent....i was speechless... He can rock all the Demons back to Hell!!! Please go on rocking Kenny! 🤘🎸
He's not 60. He's 24. He's looks like that because he's melted his own face off with those solos.
ROCK AND ROLL!!!
😝😝😝😂ABSOLUTELY! Thats awesome
"Melted his own face off"! 😄Nice! Yeah! He can SHRED!!
YEEEEEESSSSS!!! Great comment
Haha! Great comment, 👏👏
He even blew his own hair off!!!
It doesn't matter how old you are, when people see the pure joy you are experiencing in the moment, it's contagious.
He looks older than his actual chronological age.
Absolutely agree. I'm 60 years old and really enjoy playing guitar in a band
Good point. I was smoking the whole time watching him.
@@larryn2682
And you you give a flying single sh!t about that perception because..........?
I just turned 61 but think very young. This guy smokes me, but I'm sure anyone can attest, playing music keeps you young and gives you something to look forward to every day.
His name is Kenneth Petrie 60 years old, and he plays in an English band called Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters. Oh, by the way, he is a Catholic Priest.
A prayer goes a long way !!!!
Guitar abuse is not a crime.
how do u know that
@@bronislawbonkala5371 prayers don't give you talent, practice does you idiot
jeramiah johnson catholic priest? Well in that case I hope that guitar was 18.
This warms my heart. I hear the dimebag, Eddie, Randy, vai, I mean it's all there. So much talent in this guys fingers. Respect sir!
I was getting a lot of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith vibes too
There was a good bit of Brad Gillis in that mix too... 😉
I didn't hear any if that, I heard Blackmore
@@silverjaw138that’s exactly right! I’m 99% positive this is 2 minutes to midnight
These comments lol
The guy is old enough to live and hear the legends, practiced and skilled enough to form his own style from what he's heard, practiced and learned, that he's a Neil Peart of the guitar world. The man fkn KILLS it and makes other younger cocky shredders think twice!! What a pleasure to hear and watch and what a great band for backing up this OG guitar beast!
Let's not forget that the Legends are this old, only they wear a wig to look cool.
This guy is great and his energy is infectious! My hat's off to him. Let's not forget that Vai, Satriani and many of our guitar heroes are also well into their 60s.
Saw Satriani in Collingswood N.J in 22...one of the greatest all time. This man reminds me of Joe.👊
I really want to be like him in the future. So many people give up their hobbies because of „not having time for it anymore“. This man stayed dedicated for such a long time, you can clearly see that. You should never stop doing what makes you happy.
I'm 53 and need to get playing again.
@@rockinron3215 59 here and been back at it for almost a year now and its so much fun! Stay with it man! God bless!
@@scottt3100 I have got back into this year. I bought 2 guitars and 2 amps lol.
Ron Harding that’s great Brother! My wife bought me. Squire last year and said if I’d learn”Comfortably Numb” she would buy me a better guitar and amp. Well I worked on that for about nearly 4 months and got it down right. She went out and bought me a brand new Strat, a brand new Tele and a Fender Mustang3 amp! What a wonderful woman! Now I HAVE to play everyday! I’m lovin’ it though and have gotten way better as a result. Keep after it and enjoy it and you’ll be happier for it my friend. ❤️🙏🏻✌️🎸
Jaysan And a Catholic priest to boot.
When the ones that started it, grown old and grey….still, will, remind and remain the reason and the way.
Thank you Father Petrie! That was truly amazing!!
*Father* Petrie? Christ, he's a fucking reverend too?! This man is one of God's own prototypes. We must protect him at all costs lol
Really THEROCKGOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just awesome
Kenny Petrie of “Mr. Spankey and the Hipthrusters”…Braintree, Essex Co, England. And, no, he is not a Catholic priest. That's just an inside joke with the band.
@RcUniverseGuy lol
Good, because I want him!! No disrespect intended to his wife, 'cause there's no chance!! But WHOA....!!
Imagine hearing this live with top sound quality and not a phone capture
only imagine
Genuinely a good move to bring some good hearing protection so the decibels aren't too excessive would probably sound better that way
I mean as good as the phone capture was, you're so right. Seeing this live would melt my fucking face 🤘🏼
Coolest Grandfather ever. 👌👍
The drummer is not too shabby either 😜
More like guitarfather
Are u sallu
Fuk u sallu
I wish he is my grandpa
How long you been busting chops like this for old boy you sure got your shit down buddy! What a frickin top bloke
Age is just a numbers dude.......so good, simply amazing
What a smile on his young face xxxx fantastic xxxx
Unvelievable! He enjoys so much playing that guitar!
He must like it!
Never too old to rock!!!! Great job!!
We’re not worthy!!! 🤘🤘
Wayne & Garth
KEEP ON ROCK"IN...... BROTHER ..🎉🎉🎉 KICK - ASS ,,, 🎉🎉🎉🎉
His parents: Son you are ahead of your time.
70 years later:
..."Hold my guitar strap!!"
Fuck me.
And he's shredding on a Surh.
Hats off!
This guy follows Lemmy's advice. Rock till you can't go further. God bless you Mr. Kenneth ❤️
That old man just nailed the guitar shredding part!! That's epic!!
I can't help but smile watching this. He is having so much fun.
...yep....you killed it my brother...awesome job, every one in the band brought this performance home. Great job, all of you 👏
😂what a Genius!!!
Can’t stop watching😅
👊😂🤗🙏🏻👏
I really love the part at 1:00
I do too. It sounds so familiar, but I can’t figure out where I know it from...
Exact same guys I've tried learning this spot. Such and awesome harmony
@@Jahnu8 running down a dream by Peter Gabriel
@@Jahnu8 Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol?
Running down a dream by TOM PETTY ****
He literally gets everything out of that guitar. Top class rock solo by Father Petrie! 🎉 🎉 🎉
After I discovered this wonderful man yesterday, my boyfriend came home in the evening and I covered the tv with blankets. Then I turned on this video. While he was listening, I asked him to guess what musician was playing this. He said: maybe Traci Guns, or Bumblefoot (he’s a GnR fan 😄). I encourage you to do the same and see what names of famous musicians people will come up with. It was really fun. This man brightened up my day. This is music.
That's a cool idea.
Mick mars
This is brilliant and I'm gonna do it
OH DAMN! And that last high harmonic note at the end. EXCELLENT!
Felt that one in my freakin soul. He *nailed* it. Perfectly. Hats off, man. Hats off 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Dude is LIGHTING IT UP!!! Love this guy's shredding, tone and attack!!!
Awesome !!
Man this video deserve a million views!!! My God!! Awesome playing!! I truly enjoyed how he played the guitar! How he feels the music and the band, this video is a truly amazing diamond! I'm sorry for my English.
Man your English is pretty good not gonna lie. Just a few spelling mistakes, otherwise it's good so don't be sorry for it 😁
Father Petrie, you effin ROCK brother!!! I would normally say, May God bless you, but it's pretty obvious that He has blessed you already, and in many ways! I pray that you have a long life, and that you continue to bless us ALL, in church, and on stage! You're truly a guitar hero my friend!!!❤❤❤
Seen him play many times,a true legend,must get to see him and the band again soon
Freakin Awesome!
He is phenomenal even at 60!!!
This grandpa make me feel i suck at guitar. Just great playing. His techniques and all other stuff mind blowing
Look at the 5ime to learn to play like 5his grampa he wasn't grampa whenever he learned it himself
He’s a Catholic priest, he better not be a grandpa.
He's kicking serious ass. I'm similar and 67. Never stop rockin!!!
As a drummer, it's such a joy to play with someone like that, no better feeling
I'm sure! He's right on beat and his buildup is right in sync with the drums. They're freakin jammin!!
Phenomenal player! Nobody there having more fun than he is. This wins my internet today. 🏆
After enough time surfing the web, I’m very pleased to have found this video many years later, when realising “Ken” who featured on Britains Got Talent today, is in fact this man!
Great to see his unsuspecting passion for guitar/rock caught so many others off guard too😌🤘🏼
Age is only a state of mind, god bless you sir and may you live forever young.
Very impressive, kudos to Kenneth 🎉
The more And More I lose hope on myself , The more I come back and watch this video to remind myself "Age is Just a Number" and I can be the guitarist I always wanted to be one day!
As soon as I he played the first note, I camed and started farding.
What an absolute animal. I don’t play guitar and am no expert but I have only seen a couple guys play like that. He is absolutely melting faces. Imagine the time it took to Get that good and how many times he has probably played this song.
NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE US OLD F'CKERS!, I DONT PLAY GUITAR, BUT AT 74, I ROCK THE LOCAL SKATEBOARD BARK .. WE ROCK!
Man, my dad is 77 and is the same damn way. Y'all are just built different and I love it 🤘🏼🤘🏼
He's better than i ever was. Amazing.
He’s not any older than many of the all time greats out there, but he definitely plays like them! This dude has the goods.
Mindblowing. One of the best instrumental performances ever
This man is absolutely amazing! You rock, dude! An Oldman with young spirit!
60 isn't Old!😂!!?
Hes younger than vai an EVH if he was still alive.
I think the fact he is bold and the way he dresses makes him seem older than he is. But that obviously went in his favour right? Taking precisely nothing away from his playing . But if he had looked younger than people perceived him to be he wouldn't garner so much attention .... maybe
I wanna be like him when I'm old. Live with passion.
THAT WAS FIRE BRO!!!
You rock man!.... Loved the technique and the energy he put into it. That's the spirit that everyone should put into his work no matter what you do... Great work.
Holy Shit!!! He is fuckin phenomenal!! He was having the time of his life. There's nothing better than seeing someone do something they love and they do it incredibly well!! Wow! Just Wow!!!!!
What about the drummer?!!
Bass player is also really good. His bassline is there sticking the whole band together. But gramps is da hero here 😊
I'm a drummer and that dude is very nice and solid, as is the bass.
I FUKING LOVE THIS GUY!!! He isnt in the moment he is the moment. And what a badass. Thats the beauty of playing you can completely lose yourself.
i would pay more to see him live then any current band happily what a legend you can see the passion in the playing from one guitar player to another rock on Kenneth wherever you may be
🤣🤣🤣 this is totally me in 30yrs👍
My guitar just quietly walked out the front door and caught an Uber, and it didn't even wave goodbye.
😁😁😁😁😁😁
His guitar playing style matches to janick Gers(Iron Maiden) 🤘🏻
And Iron Maiden influenced generally
This guy is way better
@@SLAYER.APO.VOLO. i thought it was a maiden song for a minute i littte steve vai too
I also saw some of the Van Halen..
Dude I thought for a second they were covering 2 Minutes to Midnight
Fernando!!!!!!!! I cannot thank you enough! Nothing makes me happier then discovering Master guitarists and I'd say he is!!!!!! So stoked. And thanks even more for stating who he is. I can't stop with this video alone. He is phenomenal.
That one dislike is from the rookie guitarist he replaced!
Those were Australian youtubers liking his grind
That replaced guitarist was me brother.....
In one word,... Damned,,..! When you got it, you ve got it, and never loose it,...! Rock on,..! Rock and roll, forever,..!
Who’s here after watching Stevie T?
Me
me
Chrismatorium Grill After? I had to stop watching as soon as I seen this guy play to come here.
Me
🙌
He is bad assed! Note for note, the best ever. All the licks! Bravo, bravo, young man! 🖖🏽
I can’t stop watching this video, I love it, god of guitar play 🙌🏻
Love it👍👍👍
You know when you go to your local pub to see a cover band?
THIS is what i'll be expecting from now on.
I’m 61 and have heard/seen some of the best this Kenneth Petrie dude is right up there, great work sir!
This guy is phenomenal.......!!!!!!!!!!!
Veramente bravo. Complimenti 😊
I remember watched a couple of years ago.
This IS AMAZING!
This man IS PURE talent, he shreds with absolutely feeling and skill.
You can feel he Really loves to play guitar (and he IS Been a long time doing that...)
Такого удовольствия я давно не получал! Браво!!!🎉
He is really good, and so is the rest of the band!!👍
I think I saw him on America’s got talent last week. He got a standing ovation from the whole house again proof you’re never too old to rock ‘n’ roll.
I like the drum fill-ins a lot better than the original song as well! But what an absolute legend of a guy!!
I think I saw this guy on Americas Got Talent.
major record label should proudly sign this guy
This is so awesome it made me smile through the entire thing!!! Outstanding player! So beautiful to watch someone playing with such heart and love of music! (and, of course, his love of his guitar)! Thanks for posting this.
Cheers!!!
Anybody know who this guy is or where he's from? Love to go see him play.
His name is Kenneth Petrie, 60 years old, and he plays in an English band called Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters. (Check out my comment on October 17, 2018)
Without disrespect, are you sure he's only 60? Looks older, and if so, I'm awed even more! \m/
kinleyd just a guy who got a lot of ass with those guitar skills lol 😂
@@kinleydorji British men look 60 when they're 30. They look 90 when they're 60. That's just how it is.
@@wewd Ha ha, often true, that!
Any footage of him as a young man?? OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!! I'm in LOVE!!
Legend has it hes played in the studio for every great band that's ever went mainstream and this was his coming out party
And by coming out I mean exposing himself as the true guitar legend
O my Gosh what did I just watch happen? I was in awe the whole time. Dude was awesome. Man that drummer was too ! Killed it !
are there more from this great man!?
I want to listen to more of his work.
Excellent phrasing on that tapping run! I could listen to this guy all damn day.
I NEED HIM IN MY LIFE 😂😂😂😂
That mug is awesome wow he blew me away. And he made it look so easy. One of the best I've ever heard.
As a 48 yr old playing bass for 35 yrs, this just absolutely blew my mind how well he covered that Satriani song. Holy shit😮😊
Wasn't this a Tom Petty and the heat breakers Running Down a Dream Solo.
Probably the best Tom Petty cover I've ever heard.
Sounded like "Highway Star" to me. Yet now me and Del are singin' a little runaway
the younger generation just doesn't have it like the older generation rockers...
It's because we prefer heavy over groovy
@@jimch.9961 7 no. They just can't play. They do not stick to tempo. They mask lacking in attenuation and technique with over the top distortion and everything is done in post. Even metallica went this way with st. Anger.
Rock is all about showmanship, craft and lil bit of flair. And what better way to dropsome panties than sweet instrumental solo? ;)
@@wiewiorpl there are many, and i mean many new bands that have insane technical players in them, but the older generations are a bunch of elitists that nullify anything new, because "they lack in x/y, so they must be bad". Open your goddamned ears and listen to beautiful music that was created by new-ish bands in the years 2007-2016. As for "everything is done in post", live performances are rarely different than what yu hear in the album.
@@wiewiorpl and you should actually watch the documentary on st anger to understand why it was made that way.
@@jimch.9961 yeah i know why it was made this way. After Jason had enough of blocking his creative ideas he split, james went to rehab and all of them understood they were bunch of dicks for him for all the time he was in the band. James even mention it in the interview that jason stopped talking to them, just was wandering around ind headphones. They thought they will jam out next album so everybody input will be equal.
They jammed, rearranged it in protools and sent for pressing. And that's why it sucks. They had no idea for this album. They were just afraid that somebody might leave too.
Age is just a number..
Simply amazing.
Holy shit, he shreds🤘 More importantly, is the sheer joy on his face...truly inspiring!!
When Gramps tells the house band Guitarist to sit Down!!!
Such a Perfect Classic 80's Lead Jam! That's what alot of Good Jams Sounded Like! Soo Nice To Hear Again! This Guy is Great!🎸🎼
It’s like that deleted office scene where creed absolutely shreds on the guitar
...65 jears old😉 Kenny is soooo awesome. He rocks your socks off. Saw him on Britain`s got Talent....i was speechless...
He can rock all the Demons back to Hell!!!
Please go on rocking Kenny! 🤘🎸
Makes me cry every time