Albert played our high school dances; Twice! Paying his dues. He had a 100ft. guitar cord and would jump off of the stage and come out into the crowd while playing. circa 1970-71.
I worked at the Gopher Motel in Mpls as a kid in college around 1980 and all the Blues guys stayed there when they played at the Union Bar or downtown. Albert was a really sweet guy. As were Luther Allison, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Copeland, Gatemouth Brown ... all of them and their band and crew. They were REAL blues men, older dudes made their way through the Depression and rough personal life and the endless road. After a few times we knew to go over to "Surdyks" to get the booze they wanted when they'd show up way past closing time around 2 a.m. They loved the girls and the girls loved them as well. Old school mischief and fun! :>)
@@luvthedrake1375 I can’t speak to it firsthand, but the only old school blues man I ever actually being rough was Albert King. Seemed he was a harsh critic and a paranoid man later in life, if stories are to be believed.
@@joshfrommilan6130 Albert was kind of rough, but when playing to the audience he was one hell of a showman. They didn't call him the Velvet Bulldozer for no reason. He was notorious for giving his band a hard time if they didn't do exactly what he wanted them to. In his later years his ears were real bad, you can hear it in his later performances, how sometimes he wouldn't quite bend like he used to and what not, I'm guessing he lost much of his hearing - these old timers would just crank their amps to 11 all day, no wonder his hearing got damaged. He wanted to perform but couldn't do it up to his standard because of his bad hearing - which I am sure would make any musician mad. His golden years in my opinion was his Stax era. Fantastic records and performances when he was with Stax.
Albert's Live and Cool Album is an absolute one if its kind. So raw. No excess production. You actually feel like you are there sitting at a table . I heartily recommend it
First live concert I ever went to was Albert Collins playing in my high school gymnasium in 1972.......I was gobsmacked by "The Master of The Telecaster"! His guitar extension cord was about 100 feet long and he jumped down into the crowd and just machine gunned us with that Telecaster! I was hooked.
Ah, the 100 foot cord. Saw him at a club a few times (Antone's) and every show at some point he would climb down off the stage, climb up on the long bar, stalk all the way down the bar, climb down, walk across the room, and out the front door into the parking lot, of course playing his face off the entire time. Eventually he'd come back... total entertainment
I saw Albert play in the mid 90's shortly before he passed. He was one of the best examples ever of someone who was playing like they might die later that day. He always played like that. Towards the end of the set, when he went into the crowd with his long cord, he passed right by me and he was absolutely killing it. He soloed at the back of the bar for what felt like forever, in a good way, and when he returned and passed by me again on his way back to the stage, he was sweating through his three piece suit and he had broken THREE STRINGS. He never stopped playing and still sounded great. I'll never forget that.
Something you didn't mention: he usually tuned to open Fm and capoed everything. So those those bends were a feat of raw strength. The way he weaved major and minor together is unparalleled to this day.
This sax player is so freaking good. You hear him doing these small notes softly on the background to supplement Albert. It's insane how he feels him and knows when to do that. Amazing!
Saw him twice playing small venues, he had people who couldn’t get in listening outside … he would walk on the tables while playing , it was incredible….
It’s funny that you mentioned the hesitation of a sound man wanting to change his amp settings. I actually witnessed it happen at Antone’s in Austin circa ‘1990. The sound guy turned the volume down on Collins’ amp and Collins lost it. I was a afraid for that poor bastard.
Thanks for keeping Albert's legacy alive and introducing him to many more. I was lucky enough to see him perform a few times, once with Albert King in a small club in Houston. The Master of the Telecaster , the Iceman and Lightnin' Sam Hopkins cousin
My favorite guitarist😀-did you notice that he is jumping in and out from nodes when ever he want's to, and still in the music with his personality.That is what is mesmerised me.Fantastic guitarist-my first one, love him so much. Enjoy his style. HE is UNIQUE!!!!!!😃
Was fortunate to see him in 92'. I believe he had like a 100' cord and he would walk out into the crowd. Unbelievable sound, tone, and control of that instrument. Definitely in my top 5 guitar players.
In my perception Albert Collins is one of the very few blues guitarists who could let his guitar talk and enter into an bluesy conversation with his guitar - awesome!
Albert used to have a ridiculously long cable when he went out "crowd walking". His stagehand used to follow him around and keep the cord from getting tangled on pillars, tables and audience. LOL My buddy and I were at the Minnesota Music Academy in St. Paul playing pool way away from the stage when Albert came in during a long solo and he grabbed my pal's pool cue and shot the balls into pockets with his right hand while hammering down on the fret with the left. Awesome entertainer.
One thing you get that other Albert Collins instructors don't is his secondary riffs ("fall offs" you called them, as he works down the neck) explode (!) in a fast attack for emotional emphasis, while almost being being played as an afterthought - fine artistry. This is found among other great blues guitarists, and essential to the deep blues style.
Chicago boy here. Grew up hearing the greats. I feel what lots a players miss is the blues guitar is about the notes you dont play. The anticipation, the drama. The instrument provides the illustration for the story. Once saw Albert put his capo on the wrong fret and play the entire tune out of key. The band didn't dare change a thing.
The greats are each totally unique. No one ever was or ever will be like Albert Collins. The blues is way more than the notes that get played. You want to hear true blues - listen to Albert. Thank god for recordings, so Albert can live on, for those who love him.
Albert Collins is one of those guitarists that is pure expression. Endless licks as well as being able to hold one note like a boss. High tier blues master. 🥶
I like all Albert Collins. My favorite is snowed in. How he gets the guitar to sound like a worn out starter/ ignition switch floors me. I’ve been listening to Albert for 45 years… with no end in sight.
@@Guitargate Just discovered you 2 days ago. 👍I like the Paul Reed look and tone…and your analysis is cool. You locked me in with Robert Cray and your personal attachment to “Time takes two “
My friend Jim Casey produced an entire album for Albert Collins, it was 1972 or 73', at Jack's Tracks in Nashville, one of Cowboy Jack Clement's studios. He spent a couple of weeks arranging the songs with Albert, altogether like a month to cut the album. Then Albert's record company folded, and the album was never released. Albert previously recorded one of Jim's songs in 1970, a groovy blues called "Fade Away", with Dr. John on Piano. Also, the sax player's name in Albert's band is Jerry Petersen, he played in the Rick Danko Band in the late 70's.
Hello, I am 63 years old and I have the same reactions as your face when listening to this video. I thought it was just me who would be impressed with Albert Collins! congratulations on good taste! Amazing I looked at you and saw myself, we felt the same way!
Im 73 years old, dude i saw albert live at the chicago blues festival, i have no idea what year it was, early 70's i think, he frickin killed it, i dont think anyone else came close to him that tone is off the hook
Albert Collins was a freaking beast and he was always in beast mode and your “stone cold killer” was perfect description! Albert drew your ears in then the “sledge hammer!”
I got to see Albert play a couple times in his last years. Not only was he a great player, his shows were just fun to watch. He was a great stage entertainer.
I've never heard this song till now. Tho I know of him and have heard quite a bit of him playing. But this song, when he started skat vocal/guitar lines. Instant tears. Yes this band is on fire. Thank you for this reaction.
I agree, a killer onstage. And yet really soft-spoken and decent backstage. I talked to him for a few minutes. He came and played at GIT while I was there. I'd seen him before when he played the (now burned down) Evergreen Ballroom in Olympia in the mid-80's. I remember it so well because every guitar player I knew in town was up at the front of the stage just staring up at him, slack-jawed.
He is my favorite guitar player, The love is coming from my heart when he is JUMPING in and out from ritm. Unbelievable the way he plays guitar, never miss a cord,a sound.I never heard somebody play like that. Puliing out and goes back inside the ritms.
Listening to Albert Collins is a complete master class in style. His dynamics are amazing, something I think frequently goes under appreciated in music. I also loved his heavy palm muted rhythmic staccato playing during the intro, it was more like percussion work than melodic playing.
Great reaction, brother. I agree with you 100. The Iceman was a blues GOAT! No one sounds like Albert. Great talent. The capo on like 10th fret" with elecrical tape... Savage! And brother, you are so talented on the guitar. I envy you. Huge fan as well. Alberts one if my faves.
First time I saw Albert Collins(circa 1979) was not on stage, he was parked next to me in the parking lot of the Eugene Hotel where he was playing with Robert Cray, He was super nice guy, chatted up the Blues with me for about 5 minutes before he had to go inside. Next time I saw him was at Belly Up Tavern, Solana, Beach,Cali, where he had 100 foot cord and was playing blues out on the sidewalk scaring people leaving nearby restaurants. h
I almost get dissapointed when people says "it's only pentatonics"...Just like it was the most simple and easy thing, without any value. It's not about how many notes you play per second. It's about what you say with them. And just a note in the right moment, means a lot lot more than a hundred without sense. Just remember the first time that your girl/boyfriend told you: "I love you". Just 3 simple words, but in the right moment they can change your life.
I saw Albert six or seven times in Lincoln Nebraska at the Zoo Bar. First night he ended up standing on our table with that 100 foot guitar cord ready to go out onto the sidewalk - magical stuff!
Michael just love your delivery. Your genuine connection with music and the ability to relay the love and language of this foreign language that is music. you make it accessible to all of us. Thanks
Mike I'm so serious when I say this ball I am glad to see somebody appreciating The Iceman! This man was like a runaway locomotive! There is a two-way tie for King of the Telecaster! Albert Collins/Roy Buchanan! Two complete different styles but there you have it! Absolutely love your channel man. It's good stuff
When I first saw Albert playing I could've sworn he was air guitaring it. He had no pick, never looked at his guitar, was wandering around the stage looking at the audience and band mates. He just kind of hovered his right hand across the strings, but the guitar would shriek. It just didn't make sense to me that he could make these sounds so effortlessly. He was all feel, all the time.
You are a joy to watch!! Your reactions are so Real and I can feel how you feel...Nothing brings us these feelings but Blues! Thank you for showcasing the Great Geniuses of this genre here..Put and raw talent ..from the gut..Love it all!!
Totally agree. And Im a trumpet player. I found this when a friend who runs a music school queried who was the best soloist of all time. I didn’t even have to think about it, I had seen Al Collins at a blues fest in NYC, then maybe 5 times at Antone’s when I moved down to Austin, and he NEVER failed to put my heart in my throat, again and again. Pure raw emotion and personal power. No one played wIth more AUTHORITY or heart. And you mention his rhythmic focus, his comping as a rhythm player was unmatched. I knew I was in the presence of greatness. Also rans: Dizzy, Maceo, Jimmy Smith, Billy Gibbons, Louis: all originals, and all totally keyed into the emotional power of what they were doing. And all demonstrate the power of phrasing over technique, to play an instrument as seamlessly as a top-flight vocalist sings.
I'm not sure I've ever managed to make it through an Albert Collins performance without my jaw sneaking its way open! The sheer feeling he gets across is incredible, the vocal quality and expressiveness with such ostensibly simple lines.....then those fall offs and grace notes like no other.....and just crazy little moments that make you grin as he just went somewhere weird and brought it back so fast you barely noticed. Plus he just always seems like he's having so much fun! RIP Mr. Collins Mr. Collins.
This is the kind of tune where you just can't help but geek out at how amazing the song and the players are. This series is fantastic!! Please keep up the great work!
I was lucky enough to see Albert Collins a few times live in the '80s, he was simply unbelievable.........especially when he came out into the crowd with that long cord...unreal!
Saw Albert 15-20 times over a two-year period. He was backed by Robert Cray and his band. (This was 1977-1978.) He was amazing. The fact that he puts the capo so high up the neck and still is able to bend strings hurts my hands to watch.
Saw Mr. Collins a few times at the Lone Star Café in NYC: on 13th and 5th. He was the most powerful guitarist I've ever heard or seen. The dust flew off the speakers.
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"Nobody gets outta this place without singing the blues."
-Albert Collins
Love that movie!!!!
Albert played our high school dances; Twice! Paying his dues. He had a 100ft. guitar cord and would jump off of the stage and come out into the crowd while playing. circa 1970-71.
Supposedly BB King said he hated having to follow Albert. The way Albert connected with an audience is a masterclass.
Albert Kings favorite guitar player
Don't forget he was a gentle and kind person.
Most blues men were, if you look at howlin wolf he looks mean as hell but he was a super polite respectful man
He was a killer on stage
I worked at the Gopher Motel in Mpls as a kid in college around 1980 and all the Blues guys stayed there when they played at the Union Bar or downtown. Albert was a really sweet guy. As were Luther Allison, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Copeland, Gatemouth Brown ... all of them and their band and crew. They were REAL blues men, older dudes made their way through the Depression and rough personal life and the endless road. After a few times we knew to go over to "Surdyks" to get the booze they wanted when they'd show up way past closing time around 2 a.m. They loved the girls and the girls loved them as well. Old school mischief and fun! :>)
@@luvthedrake1375 I can’t speak to it firsthand, but the only old school blues man I ever actually being rough was Albert King. Seemed he was a harsh critic and a paranoid man later in life, if stories are to be believed.
@@joshfrommilan6130 Albert was kind of rough, but when playing to the audience he was one hell of a showman. They didn't call him the Velvet Bulldozer for no reason. He was notorious for giving his band a hard time if they didn't do exactly what he wanted them to. In his later years his ears were real bad, you can hear it in his later performances, how sometimes he wouldn't quite bend like he used to and what not, I'm guessing he lost much of his hearing - these old timers would just crank their amps to 11 all day, no wonder his hearing got damaged. He wanted to perform but couldn't do it up to his standard because of his bad hearing - which I am sure would make any musician mad. His golden years in my opinion was his Stax era. Fantastic records and performances when he was with Stax.
That's simply the best opening line to blues tune.. If trouble was money, I swear I'd be a millionaire.
Damn straight
Indeed
The ferocity with the way he rips those notes from the fretboard is truly insane…..not sure we will ever see the likes of this legend again.
Albert's Live and Cool Album is an absolute one if its kind. So raw. No excess production. You actually feel like you are there sitting at a table .
I heartily recommend it
First live concert I ever went to was Albert Collins playing in my high school gymnasium in 1972.......I was gobsmacked by "The Master of The Telecaster"! His guitar extension cord was about 100 feet long and he jumped down into the crowd and just machine gunned us with that Telecaster! I was hooked.
Ah, the 100 foot cord. Saw him at a club a few times (Antone's) and every show at some point he would climb down off the stage, climb up on the long bar, stalk all the way down the bar, climb down, walk across the room, and out the front door into the parking lot, of course playing his face off the entire time. Eventually he'd come back... total entertainment
That was 17 years before I was born. How I wish I could've seen him live.
One note from Albert says it all, and that’s all you need.
Albert Collins, one of the Greatest Showman in music. What a performer!
Seventeen minutes of smilin with a side of stank face....good stuff sir.
I saw Albert play in the mid 90's shortly before he passed. He was one of the best examples ever of someone who was playing like they might die later that day. He always played like that. Towards the end of the set, when he went into the crowd with his long cord, he passed right by me and he was absolutely killing it. He soloed at the back of the bar for what felt like forever, in a good way, and when he returned and passed by me again on his way back to the stage, he was sweating through his three piece suit and he had broken THREE STRINGS. He never stopped playing and still sounded great. I'll never forget that.
Something you didn't mention: he usually tuned to open Fm and capoed everything. So those those bends were a feat of raw strength. The way he weaved major and minor together is unparalleled to this day.
I met him one day walking down the street near SF. We talked for about an hour in his tour bus😎
Wow that's awesome!!!
I am jealous
This sax player is so freaking good. You hear him doing these small notes softly on the background to supplement Albert. It's insane how he feels him and knows when to do that. Amazing!
Michael,
I love your passion in describing every phrase during your breakdowns!!!
Saw him twice playing small venues, he had people who couldn’t get in listening outside … he would walk on the tables while playing , it was incredible….
Soul/R&B singer with head cuttin’ guitar playing. He had it all.
It’s funny that you mentioned the hesitation of a sound man wanting to change his amp settings. I actually witnessed it happen at Antone’s in Austin circa ‘1990. The sound guy turned the volume down on Collins’ amp and Collins lost it. I was a afraid for that poor bastard.
Thanks for keeping Albert's legacy alive and introducing him to many more. I was lucky enough to see him perform a few times, once with Albert King in a small club in Houston. The Master of the Telecaster , the Iceman and Lightnin' Sam Hopkins cousin
My favorite guitarist😀-did you notice that he is jumping in and out from nodes when ever he want's to, and still in the music with his personality.That is what is mesmerised me.Fantastic guitarist-my first one, love him so much. Enjoy his style. HE is UNIQUE!!!!!!😃
Was fortunate to see him in 92'. I believe he had like a 100' cord and he would walk out into the crowd. Unbelievable sound, tone, and control of that instrument. Definitely in my top 5 guitar players.
In my perception Albert Collins is one of the very few blues guitarists who could let his guitar talk and enter into an bluesy conversation with his guitar - awesome!
The only Bluesguitar legend who can talk with his guitar. Listen to a conversation with mrs Collins. Just unbelievable great.
I love this performance. Albert IS the Telecaster. Amazing entertainer.
I watched this guy's show here in Brazil in 1989 and it was sensational.
The moon is full from the same gig is wonderful too... I love the "razor blade".❤️
Albert used to have a ridiculously long cable when he went out "crowd walking". His stagehand used to follow him around and keep the cord from getting tangled on pillars, tables and audience. LOL My buddy and I were at the Minnesota Music Academy in St. Paul playing pool way away from the stage when Albert came in during a long solo and he grabbed my pal's pool cue and shot the balls into pockets with his right hand while hammering down on the fret with the left. Awesome entertainer.
Jumping in and out of many colors of cords, my my my . And very precise. Unbelievable.
Feel this one way down in my soul...The Best
Yes! Albert was the toughest of all! I love him! And you nailed it in your comments. I'm following you for this because you get it!
One thing you get that other Albert Collins instructors don't is his secondary riffs ("fall offs" you called them, as he works down the neck) explode (!) in a fast attack for emotional emphasis, while almost being being played as an afterthought - fine artistry. This is found among other great blues guitarists, and essential to the deep blues style.
Chicago boy here. Grew up hearing the greats. I feel what lots a players miss is the blues guitar is about the notes you dont play. The anticipation, the drama. The instrument provides the illustration for the story. Once saw Albert put his capo on the wrong fret and play the entire tune out of key. The band didn't dare change a thing.
Why would they all change key?
The greats are each totally unique. No one ever was or ever will be like Albert Collins. The blues is way more than the notes that get played. You want to hear true blues - listen to Albert. Thank god for recordings, so Albert can live on, for those who love him.
Albert and his band are rockin it, freakin Genius...
I love Albert Collins stage presence. If you get Albert Collins, you understand The Blues.
Albert Collins is one of those guitarists that is pure expression. Endless licks as well as being able to hold one note like a boss. High tier blues master. 🥶
I like all Albert Collins. My favorite is snowed in. How he gets the guitar to sound like a worn out starter/ ignition switch floors me. I’ve been listening to Albert for 45 years… with no end in sight.
Correct!!!
@@Guitargate Just discovered you 2 days ago. 👍I like the Paul Reed look and tone…and your analysis is cool. You locked me in with Robert Cray and your personal attachment to “Time takes two “
Buying Albert Collins cds is like completing your SRV collection. Along with Albert King, Albert Collins was a huge influence on him.
My favorite blues guy of all time. From a time when being a showman was equally an art as playing the guitar.
My friend Jim Casey produced an entire album for Albert Collins, it was 1972 or 73', at Jack's Tracks in Nashville, one of Cowboy Jack Clement's studios. He spent a couple of weeks arranging the songs with Albert, altogether like a month to cut the album. Then Albert's record company folded, and the album was never released. Albert previously recorded one of Jim's songs in 1970, a groovy blues called "Fade Away", with Dr. John on Piano.
Also, the sax player's name in Albert's band is Jerry Petersen, he played in the Rick Danko Band in the late 70's.
Hello, I am 63 years old and I have the same reactions as your face when listening to this video. I thought it was just me who would be impressed with Albert Collins! congratulations on good taste! Amazing I looked at you and saw myself, we felt the same way!
Got to see MR. Collins in 84.
He blew the roof off the place
This is not about gigs or music, it is a ritual and he is the shaman blessing us all!!
Love the series.
Keep killing it, buddy.
Thank you!
@@Guitargate Please give a Video Guitar Playing Analysis of the 3 Kings of Blues, Albert King, Freddie King and BB King
Albert Collins-a total package case study in dynamics-guitar, visually and vocally👍
Nobody leaves this place till they sing the blues.
Agreed! He's a beast... He plays with great attack that gets your attention like no other!
Im 73 years old, dude i saw albert live at the chicago blues festival, i have no idea what year it was, early 70's i think, he frickin killed it, i dont think anyone else came close to him that tone is off the hook
Yeah.. I love Albert collins. He was just one of the great souls of the blues guitar and electric blues. Top
Albert Collins was a freaking beast and he was always in beast mode and your “stone cold killer” was perfect description! Albert drew your ears in then the “sledge hammer!”
I got to see Albert play a couple times in his last years. Not only was he a great player, his shows were just fun to watch. He was a great stage entertainer.
I've never heard this song till now. Tho I know of him and have heard quite a bit of him playing. But this song, when he started skat vocal/guitar lines. Instant tears. Yes this band is on fire. Thank you for this reaction.
I agree, a killer onstage. And yet really soft-spoken and decent backstage. I talked to him for a few minutes. He came and played at GIT while I was there. I'd seen him before when he played the (now burned down) Evergreen Ballroom in Olympia in the mid-80's. I remember it so well because every guitar player I knew in town was up at the front of the stage just staring up at him, slack-jawed.
Wonderful and wonderful to see your love of it 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I've watched this Albert Collins video so many times. It's awesome watching somebody who knows guitar just digging in and loving the video too.
He is my favorite guitar player, The love is coming from my heart when he is JUMPING in and out from ritm. Unbelievable the way he plays guitar, never miss a cord,a sound.I never heard somebody play like that. Puliing out and goes back inside the ritms.
"Blunt force trauma" -that would be a great name for a blues instrumental! :)
God Damn!!! What a performance....thank you for show us this
Your opening description of Collins is awesome.
Listening to Albert Collins is a complete master class in style. His dynamics are amazing, something I think frequently goes under appreciated in music.
I also loved his heavy palm muted rhythmic staccato playing during the intro, it was more like percussion work than melodic playing.
Wish I could have seen him in concert.
"That's a head cutter if there ever was one" if you know, you know!!!
I've always said when he comes in with lead its like thunder. It even has the rolling crescendo crack right before it hits.
I hate watching people do reaction videos, but this is different. You have so much passion for Albert and its incredible!
You gotta do one with the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East!
I'm just going to listen to it. Had the same thought after watching this the 3rd time.
Great reaction, brother. I agree with you 100. The Iceman was a blues GOAT! No one sounds like Albert. Great talent. The capo on like 10th fret" with elecrical tape... Savage! And brother, you are so talented on the guitar. I envy you. Huge fan as well. Alberts one if my faves.
First time I saw Albert Collins(circa 1979) was not on stage, he was parked next to me in the parking lot of the Eugene Hotel where he was playing with Robert Cray, He was super nice guy, chatted up the Blues with me for about 5 minutes before he had to go inside.
Next time I saw him was at Belly Up Tavern, Solana, Beach,Cali, where he had 100 foot cord
and was playing blues out on the sidewalk scaring people leaving nearby restaurants.
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I almost get dissapointed when people says "it's only pentatonics"...Just like it was the most simple and easy thing, without any value.
It's not about how many notes you play per second. It's about what you say with them.
And just a note in the right moment, means a lot lot more than a hundred without sense.
Just remember the first time that your girl/boyfriend told you: "I love you". Just 3 simple words, but in the right moment they can change your life.
Albert was outstanding with an AK-47 delivery BAM🎸🎸
I love that you posted this - the iceman was so good. Appreciate what you’re doing and love your channel - spot on with the dead in Buffalo too. ✌️👍🎸
I saw Albert six or seven times in Lincoln Nebraska at the Zoo Bar. First night he ended up standing on our table with that 100 foot guitar cord ready to go out onto the sidewalk - magical stuff!
Totally agree. Albert Collins is a beast. Definitely one of the best, if not the best, blues guitar players ever. Love it!
Michael just love your delivery. Your genuine connection with music and the ability to relay the love and language of this foreign language that is music. you make it accessible to all of us. Thanks
Mike I'm so serious when I say this ball I am glad to see somebody appreciating The Iceman! This man was like a runaway locomotive! There is a two-way tie for King of the Telecaster! Albert Collins/Roy Buchanan! Two complete different styles but there you have it! Absolutely love your channel man. It's good stuff
I had the privilege to witness these amazing artist via backstage and front row.
They were preachers of the blues
Enjoyed that. Good blues playing is all about soul and attitude! This guy had it in spades!
I love me some Albert Collins
The ways that his band pushes him and supports him in the back are insane
Glad you made this vid because Albert's been on my mind
When I first saw Albert playing I could've sworn he was air guitaring it. He had no pick, never looked at his guitar, was wandering around the stage looking at the audience and band mates. He just kind of hovered his right hand across the strings, but the guitar would shriek. It just didn't make sense to me that he could make these sounds so effortlessly. He was all feel, all the time.
You are a joy to watch!! Your reactions are so Real and I can feel how you feel...Nothing brings us these feelings but Blues! Thank you for showcasing the Great Geniuses of this genre here..Put and raw talent ..from the gut..Love it all!!
Albert Collins had killer frasing and he gets all the sound with out using a pick.
Totally agree. And Im a trumpet player. I found this when a friend who runs a music school queried who was the best soloist of all time. I didn’t even have to think about it, I had seen Al Collins at a blues fest in NYC, then maybe 5 times at Antone’s when I moved down to Austin, and he NEVER failed to put my heart in my throat, again and again. Pure raw emotion and personal power. No one played wIth more AUTHORITY or heart. And you mention his rhythmic focus, his comping as a rhythm player was unmatched. I knew I was in the presence of greatness. Also rans: Dizzy, Maceo, Jimmy Smith, Billy Gibbons, Louis: all originals, and all totally keyed into the emotional power of what they were doing. And all demonstrate the power of phrasing over technique, to play an instrument as seamlessly as a top-flight vocalist sings.
Willie too. Straight up. Something about the Texas tradition.
I'm not sure I've ever managed to make it through an Albert Collins performance without my jaw sneaking its way open! The sheer feeling he gets across is incredible, the vocal quality and expressiveness with such ostensibly simple lines.....then those fall offs and grace notes like no other.....and just crazy little moments that make you grin as he just went somewhere weird and brought it back so fast you barely noticed. Plus he just always seems like he's having so much fun! RIP Mr. Collins Mr. Collins.
New Favorite youtube guitarist. Lots of info sprinkled in. Easy learning
I totally agree!
This was awesome! Love seeing some blues on here!
Oh the passion and the emotion in the music!
This is the kind of tune where you just can't help but geek out at how amazing the song and the players are. This series is fantastic!! Please keep up the great work!
Great episode! I love this stuff!
I was lucky enough to see Albert Collins a few times live in the '80s, he was simply unbelievable.........especially when he came out into the crowd with that long cord...unreal!
Gotta love Albert Collins !!!
seen Albert in Perth Australia back in the late 80's, I still got his concert ticket and the back stage photos, unbelievable stuff from this legend
and the sax guy is like a pure decoration on the cake...
Gary Clark made this thing too!! The iceman could warm our hearts
I love this breakdown, and The Iceman. Well done.
Pure joy if you truly understand music
Saw Albert 15-20 times over a two-year period. He was backed by Robert Cray and his band. (This was 1977-1978.) He was amazing. The fact that he puts the capo so high up the neck and still is able to bend strings hurts my hands to watch.
Saw Mr. Collins a few times at the Lone Star Café in NYC: on 13th and 5th. He was the most powerful guitarist I've ever heard or seen. The dust flew off the speakers.
25 year ago when I was learning , the Albert Collins album Frozen Alive! was a go to for licks.