Eric Johnson - Soulful Terrain
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- "Soulful Terrain" by Eric Johnson, performed on Austin City Limits on July 31st, 1984. Available on the New West records CD/DVD combo, "Live From Austin TX '84". Studio version available on the 1986 Warner Bros CD "Tones". Visit EricJohnson.com for News, Tour Information and more!
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Eric Johnson: Ur favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist.
True hahaha
Nailed it
The secret to perfect guitar tone is not in the fingers, as many would have you believe-it's all in the hair.
Rusty Shackleford The secret here is Virginia. Which later displeased him so he got rid of her.
:)
Didn't get as many likes I suspect? 😷💀
I just dropped $20,000 on a Dumble amp and all I needed was a rightous hair cut!!F*CK!!!
Well, that, a '54 Strat, an old Marshall, a Dumble, and two blackface Twins. No joke, I bet that's a million dollars worth of equipment today.
He's actually 430 years old here since he was born in the Highland's of Scotland in 1554.
Hilander.....lol
So true!
There can be only one!
So he is a vampire!!!
So true.
I love it how he falls slightly behind the tempo and then plays hectic runs to catch up, he has control the whole time, just adding tension.
I've watched this whole show through a few times over the years and his drummer seemed to have an off night....as you can see at the beginning EJ turned toward the drummer and then gave him some percussive strums with the correct tempo. I don't think he (drummer) really ever pulled it out. On another song (I don't recall...possibly Trademark) EJ completely stopped the song (and it wasn't cut from the original) and went back and talked to the drummer for quite some time....talking over the rhythm before finally restarting the song. I've never seen EJ get frazzled like that before or since.
@@jasonring5231 I think EJ was getting crushed by the pressure, to be honest. In later interviews he admitted that he played a bum note (You can just barely hear it) on the start of the song you're mentioning and it bothered him so much he felt the need to restart.
@@jasonring5231 never even noticed it until you pointed it out because it is so subtle, i doubt anyone in the audience even noticed it.
it's unbeleivable he's almost 30 here
Daemon Magic babied his whole life
God sent Eric Johnson to us as a gift to whom who adore melody.
You’ve got the wrong guy dude - it was Eric who made it for you. He practiced a lot so he could do it too. So credit where its due maybe?
you have to be musically genius too cuz creativity is king @@whynottalklikeapirat
@@Enryu_CZX I was not really making a comprehensive list of requirements I was pointing out that art comes about through human effort and potential rather than supernatural intervention whatever that even means.
But on a side note both “genius” and “creativity” are elusive or contested concepts that can be taken to mean a lot of different things or nothing at all if you look at how they’re conceptualised across a range of fields of research. In many ways the jury is really out on particularly what creativity is supposed to mean at a scientific level of understanding.
However “divine intervention” is not a candidate hypothesis that has managed to establish itself as even potentially viable - or really explain or illuminate anything about the subject at all …
@@whynottalklikeapirat "art comes about human effort and potential " that's basically what I meant too I guess you can say that you need the ability to write music that many people would enjoy and that just comes from within and skills are developed through several hours of consistent practice
@@Enryu_CZX One should perhaps not put too much stock in potential in the long term. The ability to write music is not something that comes about out of nowhere for most people, it is a skill that can certainly be practiced.
I have written a fair amount of music myself and taught at lot of people to do it. There are many ways into that. It is a little bit artifical I find, to make too strong of a separation between form and content or technique and artfulness. At this stage in my life, songs or melodies fairly frequently present themselves to me, somewhat out of nowhere or sometimes in dreams, but this is only because I have spent half a life time stuffing my subconscious with tunes and licks and practicing improvising - and made a point out of listening for something and holding on as it emerges. And I am just a semi-professional doing it for the hell of it.
But I do work with artists (and scientists) in different fields who are at the very forefront of their fields, at least one of which could be considered a genius of a kind at what he does - and they tend to have a more of a “nothing comes from nothing” view of art and the creative process as both artists and teachers. They put a lot of emphasis on the craft, skill, technique, doing, performing and improvisation aspect of what they do. Many would say that 80-90% of what they do in improv comes from stuff already “in the backpack” repurposed for the moment.
And great more composed pieces that are about something usually do not just occur without some kind of prior process be that research or deep reflected life experience, and what facilitates that is developing a language and a specific craft as an artist.
When you do THAT something essential about your own nature, life experience and unique sensibilities may shine through clearly lending depth to the piece or the performance but it also won’t overtake what the performance is about. It enables the person to not get in the way of themselves with the wrong kind of focus or too many overthought contrivances.
In a sense one could say that the internalised, embodied technique is not something external or separate from the creative process - it too comes from within and it’s all part of the complexity that produces the kind of output people within a given culture and time will experience as or consider artful.
What I am more than suggesting is that the “inner work” also is a skill that professional artists train. Stanislavski (the father of modern acting technique) famously wrote two main volumes on that - one dedicated to the inner and one to the outer work of the actor.
I have had conversations with opera singers who will maintain without question that it is the technique which ensures that you are not lost in your own private emotions that may come and go, but instead allows you to reliably create or convey any number emotions in a desired manner for the audience to feel - and to do so consistently and with a fairly level head.
Certainly once you pass a certain level of artistry, the notion of talent becomes less interesting, because everyone at that level have the prerequisite skills and qualities that go into that and the question now becomes how best to further hone it.
The notion of the sort natural born, creative genius has been challenged a in recent years and is deemed overly romantic by some and a bit useless by others within contemporary scientific discourse on creativity.
I don’t think one dismiss outliers such as a Mozart or Wagner in terms of what one might call genius, but they were most likely not neurotypical, and it is debatable how descriptive that is of what 90%+ people working within a given field actually does and how they function cognitively.
So there was long story, if you made it this far I salute you, if not thats ok too 😄👍
I watch Eric play chords and the arthritis in my hands says "better just get a pizza and watch."
I get anxiety watching him play chords.
Damn, don't worry, you'll recover
Unbelievable and truly blissful! Best violin tone ever.....And EJ looks like he just escaped an audition for a New Wave band.
Andreas Gisler more like that country slide string piano thing
THE MASTER AT WORK! Saw him last month in San Antonio on his B Day! He signed my start pick guard..he was also talkative & funny! My favorite player by far!
I’m seeing him on may 22nd at the Aztec theatre here in San Antonio !
2022
Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson ; my three masters !!! Dear teachers, Thank you so much !!!
Shawn Lane
dont forget CC Deville
Little Wayne.
I never get tired of watching this... Beautiful song!
This magician always looks so young, but he's 30 years old here!
I had this recorded on VHS back when it first aired. Some 35 years later, it still amazes me. Love it! 👍
Sounds like a violin. Unreal.
Wow, Eric looks sooo young in this video - what a prodigy! That drummer cracks me up, very cool and very true to the 80s...
He was about 34
@@rafaelzengo5534 dude he was 29
@@curragh4635 You are correct. I mistook it for the second austin city limits show, in 1988.
Eric, and Stevie Ray have rocked Texas, Daddy!
Eric was thirty years old here, looks very young.
This was filmed in 1984 .
Looks like twenty
He looks 16 wtf
LOL - I'm 59. I've seen Eric live almost every year since '89. 30 IS "very young!"
He used to be a lot louder, but it was the most beautiful loud, because of the way he hits the notes and manages the tone. He had to cut down because of tinnitus.
A big reason he looks young is the ill-fitting suit. Looks like he borrowed his Dad's for the big semi-formal. That and the little kid hairdo. I watched this way back when it was originally on and it still destroys.
His first album is a masterpiece
Eric absolutely brilliant forever, one of the best instrumental guitar songs ever !!!
I play and teach guitar, bass and ukulele and I have to say that all three are brilliant. Wonderful rhythm section. It helps a top-class guitarist to have a top-class rhythm section behind them. Love this performance 😁👍
One of my favorite songs from him, that intro is just amazing
thats when I 1st fell in love with Eric Johnson- I couldn't believe through Bangles, Pat Benatar , HEART, Motley Crew and Guns and Roses, there was anything else until I heard you it was magic in my soul:) your music stayed with me....
Man this WAS the 80's!!
What a gifted guitar player...so different and elegant...he loved the twangy and of that Strat!
I Love Eric Johnson! Wish He would return to Las Vegas! In A League of His Own!
Those tones Eric. Incredible and impeccable! Thanks for sharing this live gem.
That drummer! Freakin awesome...totally underrated
Steve Meador....yes underrated
He was at least 6 years old here. Still amazing though
That young Eric tone is so sweet
That tone is to die for gotta love those a,b a and b switches to use multiple amp combinations
Great song, finest musicians. Eric is a great player with a special tone... I like it!!!
Boy, can Johnson play!
Impeccably dressed, as usual😃😍😘🤗💙😊❤️Love the Bolo Tie...& the hair😆
HE'S BAD ASS! GOT 2 SEE HIM AT RED ROCKS!
Tones, indeed!
Erick Johnson always cool. there is not a single note that remains in the pieces that make up this inspired man.
The days of Austin High and Skipper Pins---with the speed boats and all. Eric and crew will always be loved.---All of them.
Fender Master!
Great guitarist🙂👍
I never knew there was a trio lineup before Kyle Brock and Tommy Thompson. It's amazing how much he/they tightened up by the next ACL show. Always a treat to see Eric in his early days.
I believe you mean Tommy Taylor :-)
@@pbstratocaster Yes, thanks
Short - lived Eric Johnson & The Avenue with Rob Alexander on bass and Steve Meador on drums. After that, Tommy Taylor and Reggie Wittie.
I Love this guy.
I always loved this song reminded me of Jean Luc Ponty.
Man that short dirty soulful solo was increíble
So young, so cute in the suit!😍😘A master of the stage, even then!🤔😃
What kind of jackass doesn't like this? EJ blew up the guitar universe with this humble appearance
The guitar is fine but that drummer is the real jackass. Who in their right mind blends synthetic drums with acoustics at a gig like this?
@@johnsham7568 1986, well that was in style then.
That little run at 2:44 is as classic EJ as it gets
Crest bound for EJ / MY favorite BESTEST talent ever to hit the stage!
Master guitarist
Eric you are carrying the torch for Jimi Hendrix. Thanks brother 👍👍👍👍👍
I love 80’s bass player dancing...
TheMaxKids check out Dragon sound - friends forever (similar vibes)
from 1984 as EJ was evolving, This one from the 1st LP - TONES . in 1984 we knew this kid from Austin was iconic but we didn't really know what was to come !
A true master genius.
So good
This was loud shit in the 80, It was awesome.
This guy awesome tone for me ......eric johnson
i was only 2 when this was released!!!!!
What a magic💫
Bravo!
Very young boy...perfect guitaris 🎸
Man, he looks like he's 17 here!
Pure magic
Amazing considering Eric was only 12 when this was shot!
I'd kill to look that young and have that much talent. :-(
What? 12? He was born in 1954 and this video is from 1984
@@musicman1989 it was a joke.
Who’s the octopus 🐙 on the kit
@@musicman1989 We should call Johnny Galecki to help us help you; he has an old sign from Sheldon that screams SARCASM; it helps to have a sense of humor which you badly need.
amazing!!!!! this guy knows how to rock. less than a thousand views, people dont know what they are missing.
NICE WORK DARLIN!!!!!!
I just googled his age to match the equation but it failed. He looks 18 but almost 30 there.
Kinda looks like Ellen DeGeneres to me, only with Talent.
That's Rob Alexander kicking ass on the bass, btw.
Desde novo, um gênio.
Are you sure he didn’t make Rolling Stone magazine’s top 100 guitarists ?
😍😍
Superman ..... 🤟
totally weird tones that "don't make sense", but that is eric, amaizing :)
Not gonna watch. No interest in seeing how much better he is than I am.
That's why u suck
He can't be that much better
@@John-tg5vn and I'm still better than you in all likelihood
@@rcchristian2 the guy is a virtuoso
@@vonmilash823 Love Eric Johnson, but at this point in his career, he wasn't very good.
Young Eric is better than now. Prove me wrong!
..old Eric is better than you though.
DANG!! SO flippin good!!! I think I also spy SRV's Dumble rig on stage :O
That's Eric's dumble! The song is using the dumble most of this song, just not on the lead tone. He used its preamp into a smaller power amp as it was too loud even for him
Not all songs are on the record, there was a video of Victory on youtube but it's gone, if anyone can get it...
Looks like a teenager but he's very very good without jokes.
Best.
"Sometimes you like to let the hair do the talking." - James Brown
A true master uses ALL of the machine's capabilities. Go ahead, try to count the number of different sounds in this one tune. I dare you.
@EveryDay well, a lyre bird mimics the sounds it hears.. I think Johnson invented some of those sounds.
@EveryDay I think you're right. He's a true artist who paints images with sound.
ah, such talent! not like the 'popular' stagnant music today.
What's wild is, my cousin, who lives in Austin, looked kinda like Eric at the same age (and he's only about 5 years younger than Eric). I've been a fan of this guy since the mid-80's and thankfully saw him twice in the 80's in Austin.
Thanks for the upload! Great live version!!! He was so youthful, looked like a child prodigy in this one.It makes me feel old, but then again, I am! But I am wondering what the deal is with all of the flowers?
lol. I've never seen eric this young.
Eric Looks like a kids in his early twenties since he cut his hair....Yet he is not...Its got to be the fountain of youth (his guitar).
the tones album was monumental , eric johnson cant play, beginner
Please Eric Johnson and Andy Summers DUO.......
Looks an old 100 watt Marshall and maybe a Dumble Steel String Singer on the far stage right next to his Fenders...
master
IS that 'Virginia'?
BoY,for Bein 12,he sure Knew How ta Chase dat feedback,SounD!,nah!Ha!Jcsx
This was out the same year as Gremlins.
Guess I need a plexi, 2 fenders and a dumble.. oh and a mid 50s strat
He'd blow away Hendrix and the rest which is impressive. He's scary great.
Looks like he went straight from school to the gig. I expected to see his satchel lying on top of the amp.
I think it was.
Speaking of that. If you seen the Austin City Limits of him doing CLIFFS OF DOVER. I heard what he is wearing was his High School Band Uniform Top. Just heard that..... don't wish to start a rumor lol
Is that the famous Virginia strat?
Wilko Johnson moment @ 2 mins 49 seconds.
Sounds more like a surfer tune. 'Wild Waves'
Hi Eric
muito louco,
0:42 Foo Fighters meet The Cure. Or kinda The Cure’s version of Monkey Wrench 😂😂😂😂
10.000 likes.