British guitarist reacts to Dixie Dreg's Steve Morse slowly MELTING FACES!
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- Tonight I'm taking a look at Steve Morse with Deep Purple performing contact lost!
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Saw him live with the Dixie Dregs and then with the Dregs at very close range. As a guitar player, I cannot tell you how good Morse is in person. Simply surreal ability. I still listen to the albums on vinyl and I still love them
Steve Morse is the only guitarist that gives me the chills when he plays. Extraordinary!
Steve Morse is a machine unreal. Has his own sound and control at top of the list. He can really rock it, jazz it or classical. He can even chicken pick. I never hear mistakes when he plays. What a guitar player!!
Amen!
well, he can't do proper classical or jazz. he can do proper rock.
@broomsterm Steve is a genius, that's what I know.
Steve is the Best-I've done many shows with him over the years :) Dregs and with SM Band.Great player and really nice man.
Steve Morse is definitely one of the best.
I have seen hundreds of guitarists live and I would have to put Morse in my top three.
Spot on, I don't think anyone can deny he is truly master class musician and person as well. Thank you Steve for making my life more enjoyable since 1978 you are a hero !
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Steve is one of the most overlooked guitarists in the world. His work with the Dixie Dregs was outstanding but then he got the Blackmore gig with Deep Purple, well, that pretty much sums it up on a talent level!
At some point, Steve Howe is going to retire and Steve Morse could fill his chair also. I saw the Dregs back in the early 80's and they spoofed a 2 minute greatest hits/jam of popular Yes tunes and Morse nailed Howe's lines flawlessly. And like Howe, Steve Morse is one of those guys who can play just about anything from any genre, really incredible touch. Great video, thanks!
Yeah he's got it all!
Wings of Pegasus but sadly Steve is more close to retiring than Howe I'm afraid. Have you seen the documentary about Deep Purple's InFinite? Steve has very serious problems with his right hand and is the driving force behind the retirement plans of Deep Purple :(
@@callmekarlos6184 - Well, that sux! I hadn't heard anything about his hand issues. Even if his hands are giving him problems, he's had a helluva ride!
I've seen Steve many times in the last almost 40 years. In the early 80's during the first SMB tours, the warm up band included Jeff Berlin. At the end of the show, Steve, Jeff, Rod Morganstern and a guest appearance by Steve Howe made for one of the great moments in music. They did a long jam version of Whipping post.
@@callmekarlos6184 He plays with pain. Others would have quit, he is still on stage. If I am right DP is working on a new album. They have been in Nashville earlier this year.
Awesome to analyze Steve Morse's playing. Interesting choice to show his work with Deep Purple (my fave band btw.) Contact Lost was written after the disaster of space shuttle Columbia upon reentry at end of the mission. Some of the astronauts whom Deep Purple befriended, especially the mission specialist Kalpana Pawhla, were Purple fans. The crew played Space Truckin from Machine Head during the launch, one of the Deep Purple CDs Kalpana took with her on a mission; the other one was Purpendicular, the first Purple album that featured Steve. I would also suggest that you play Steve's solo on a song from that album (that came out in 1996) "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming." It has everything that Steve is known for. Here's a performance from Florida also featuring the late Jon Lord. th-cam.com/video/-ARYiqqCNDM/w-d-xo.html. The song is so good that the band decided to dust it off for their 2018 tour, which is quite amazing cause three of the members, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and the only remaining original Purple, Ian Paice are past 70! This year is their 50th anniversary. I don't know of any other band who have survived as long, maybe only Rolling Stones or the Who?
this live version has the best solo that I ever heard in my life, I've been trying to play it since i bought this DVD back in 2003 and I still can't play those alternate arpeggios clean like him
Remember listening to Steve in Dixie dregs! Mind blowing feel and control!!! Love his piece called Gina lolla breakdown !! A real master of the guitar, blessed with such amazing talent!!!! A great bluegrass player too!!! Truthfully he can play any style and with anyone!!!! Great vid Fil !!!!
Amen!
Does not over play. His blistering solos are so good and understated by design. He hides his ability behind the melody. You never knew when he’s kicked yours ass until it’s too late.
I was fortunate to be able to have seen the Dregs twice, in Memphis. Stunning band. Absolutely spell binding.
Steve's been killing it since his Frank Britt and Dixie Grit days. The first time I saw them was at a free concert just before Frank Brittingham's departure (still doing some covers and vocals). Steve and I are about the same age, so I assume he was still in high school, too. With that in mind, it was just stunning to me. If he had never gotten any better, he'd still be impressive.
Have you ever listened to the early dregs music check out PUNK SANDWICH!! He has always been a guitar players guitar player. Never got the credits he deserved.
Kudos to Deep Purple, starting their career with Ritchie Blackmore and ending with Steve Morse.
They're not done yet! Simon McBride is doing a great job from what I hear...
@LostMyMojo100 yes he is
Steve was with the band longer than any guitar player...
I am NOT a musician, but Steve Morse hands down is my all time guitarist.
One main reason, he is grounded,he is soooooo humble. A great human being and his abilities is elite !
Saw Steve here in Phoenix few years ago opening for Satch...He and his band owned it! Dude is LEGIT! duh! Hahaha
Awesome!
I was blessed to have seen Steve perform LIVE seven times, five with the Dixie Dregs, once with Kansas, and once with the Steve Morse Band. Steve is one of my favorite guitarists and composers of all time, not only having played but also having written most all of the Dregs pieces. A world class talent for sure. Thank you for your great analysis, Fil. Your insight has given a non-musician like me an even greater appreciation of Steve's talents (if that were possible).
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I got to see him with Deep Purple during the Rapture of the Deep tour, at the Maricopa Arts Center in Sun City, Arizona. Edgar Winter as the opening act. Very good show.
Steve's hand problems have robbed him of some speed these days but he makes up for it with melody and unbelievable sound. One of my fav players ever.
Great vibrato and emotion,phenomenal,the mans got some serious skills.
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Saw the DD live about...30 yrs ago...was blown away....such an underrated player..and band....Fil...u nailed it...again....ROCK!
One of the greats. Please do a Dregs tune or one of his solo pieces from The Introduction album. Thanks Fil!
Will do!
My picks for the two most intense Dregs-era compositions are Odyssey, and Night Meets Light. To hear and see those being played live was a life-changing, mind-altering experience.
Northern Lights is great too.
Wouldn't mind a review of Tumeni Notes, will blow you away.
A world class player! Great picking technique and intense feel.... fun fact; he is also a pilot..
Nice!
I saw Steve at a solo gig in late 1988 at a comedy club in South Carolina (couple hours from Atlanta). At the time he had shorter hair than I've ever seen on him; always figured he was between flights. :>)
He also speaks mandarin and has 2 PhD's in ancient Jewish poetry and folklore, he also is a bonsai master and has one of the most valuable collections in the world, he also was once attacked by a weasel so badly that two of his fingers had to be sewn back on but he has made peace with the weasels and now operates a weasel rescue league; he also has 17 children but doesn't know who that mothers are of 8 of them. O and he is a rabid salt water taffy enthusiast...
Tom Reynolds Never make peace with weasels! NEVER!!!!! Furry little f#*ks
Sooooo true Jazz Cat So very true...
Steve Morse!!! Just UNREAL!!!💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏
There’s a serious reason he has been voted the overall best guitarist of the year over and over.
Steve is my favorite guitar player!!! Thanks from Brasil!
Monster talent. I've seen Mr. Morse in a workshop at Istanbul in 1997! He played a lot of awesome tracks from High Tension Wires, Southern Steel and Coast to Coast albums for a fantastic 45 minutes in a small rock club named Roxy in Beyoğlu area. Also got his autographed photo after the fabulous show, when I greeted him personally. Very cool musician, humble and multi talented. His work with Kansas, especially in Power (1986) album is spectacular. Great analysis as always Fil, thanks a lot!
Funny story: shortly after the Dixie Dregs released their "What If" album they played my college as part of a tour with Bill Haley and the Comets. I took a girl I'd recently met, and she snuck a pint of Southern Comfort into the show. I guess everyone else was there to see the Comets though, because after they left the stage probably 90% of the room hit the Exits, leaving the Dregs to play a nearly empty room. My date, meanwhile, was so bored with the 50's sound that she downed the entire pint of Southern before Haley was even halfway through his set. During intermission she passed out and threw up all over my shoes. I spent the entire Dregs set in an empty room, a drunk girl passed out across my lap, with my feet getting colder and colder inside reeking, vomit coated shoes. It was the best concert I've ever been to. (BTW, Steve has mentioned in interviews that he developed a severe right wrist injury from his "rolling" style of picking and has had to change his technique over the last few years. You may see footage of him playing with a fingerless glove on his right hand as a result of that injury. Amazing that he's been able to still play at the highest levels despite all that.)
Nice story! 😅 Yeah he's still got it!
Hey, speaking of performing at a high level while handicapped, I'd love to hear your analysis of how Django Reinhardt was able to work such feats of sustained brilliance whilst only having two fingers and a thumb on his left hand. Love all your vids here, btw. I've learned a lot in the short time I've been watching. Well done!
...every show has a story I say. Had the same experience in reverse. Went with my buddies wife to a Santana show. Got dead drunk drinking bourbon before hand, ralfed all over the floor and spent the show rolled up in a ball in my seat. Mortifying. Ah to be young again.
@@wingsofpegasus Another story about a musician with injuries from playing. I might have two left ears for music, but I did juggle and became a Chiropractor and helped people for back pain. Then I injured my shoulder, have had four operations and had to quit doing manipulations but have kept working. And unfortunately I know a lot about shoulder injuries and how to treat them. And the shoulder is the root of the upper extremity. Keith Emerson killed himself due to nerve damage in his hands, so this is something that can become serious. I'm still seeing people and have become someone that people see when they haven't found a solution elsewhere.
@@lawrencetaylor4101 Roger Glover had serious problems with his shoulder and needed operation. Seems to be ok now.
btw., i think one of Steve's most impressive soli is his "little wing" with Uli Roth and Steve Vai (guitar en scene 2014), his choice of notes and build-up of tension in that one are just insane. the guy just knows. outstanding. :-)
God I love Steve Morse
Beautiful piece of music! Morse makes it look SO easy.
One of my favorites of Steve is Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming on DP's Purpendicular.
steve morse is great.
when you hear him start soloing (for the first time) you think: ok, guitar solo, nice.
30 seconds into his solo you begin to realize: oh wow... this is different... this has purpose, structure, history... AND it's fast! :-)
This is why SM is a master at his art and there are many huge guitar gods that look up to SM in awe.
I was fortunate to see Steve & Deep Purple in 2012. What a show!
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Fil, you are absolutely bang on. Slow is the real test of a great player like Steve, who is a speed picker par excellence.
You have to see Steve live. Last time I saw him was for the Dregs reunion tour a couple of years ago. Still got it, of course.
He's a great guy, too. I recall when he came to Fort Adams (home of the annual Jazz Festival) for a Gibson guitar fest. I think it was in the late 90's. Anyways, I had emailed him about a week prior, saying I'd love to hear "Foreign Exchange" and he (and Dave LaRue) played it. He's always looking out for his fans!
I've seen him in many configurations (Dregs, Steve Morse Band, solo clinics). On my short list, for sure. Has been since the 70's.
The greatest "all around guitarist" ever............not even sure there'a close 2nd?
My friends in Atlanta saw Deep Purple & J Priest in Atlanta tonight. They said Steve killed it. They are coming to SD in 2 weeks before heading to Japan. I will have to catch the show.
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My dad took me to see the Dixie Dregs in Atlanta at Center Stage in 1992. It was the "Bring 'Em Back Alive" tour. When I got back home later at the end of that weekend I threw away the rest of my "music" and became THE Consummate Dregs/SMB" FAN. Still am. The Dregs are the KINGS! - The reason that he comes out and hangs with everyone after the show is because he wants to pass it on and keep live music going.
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Who would vote this down?
Steve is also a fine acoustic player. Saw him with Al D and Paco in the 80's. He played great and the crowd loved him.
Another great acoustic innovator Michael Hedges.
Love to see you review him.
Thanks John!
John that includes John McLaughlin I saw the same tour in San Francisco
I've admired Steve for decades. Listened to him since the late 70s. Saw him first in the early 80s and several times since. Pretty damn good for a guy who has had tons of issues with tendonitis and nerve issues in his hands and wrists. One of the best I've seen.
Bloody brilliant ! ! Thank you Fil for showing Steve outside Deep Purple.
Technically this was with Deep Purple, but yeah I wanted just a solo performance of Steve's!
Steve has awesome sustain & tone! He picks almost every note.
And no whammy bar!
Thanks for adding Steve Fil, Ana video was great too. Saw her at small club in San Rafael two years ago, great show. Talented songwriter as well.
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I saw the Dixie Dregs at a night club in Columbus, Ohio in 1980, and stood about 5 feet from Steve Morse during the whole concert. During intermission, I was able to shake his hand and say "Hi, I really like your music". As I remember, he never put down his guitar, even during the intermission, and was playing it all the time, even when it wasn't plugged in. This is how one gets to be a master class musician; you spend every waking moment playing your instrument, trying to get better. And he was also totally committed to keeping his guitar in tune. Between every song, he tuned up (sometimes even in a song, if there was a break in playing.)
You really need to check out the Dregs. This vid, dixie dregs live at montreux 1978 of them playing The Bash. Absolutely fantastic! Btw, love the channel!
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Absolutely Brilliant Guitar work
Lovely show man.
Rock😍
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Great choice with Steve Morse. He has such a great melodic touch as well as being a technical master.
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You would think might be a nasty stuck up twit, but he's not. Very humble and nice. I saw him play in the SMB, Dregs and Purple. Once at Shank hall in Milwaukee, he said that he wasn't feeling good cold/ flu. Mind blowing show, but you tell he was sick and feeling shitty.. After the show, he came out for easily an hour, sat cross leg on the stage, signed autographs and chatted with everyone. Dave Larue and Van Romaine (bass and drums, freaking crazy great) were hanging out too! Man what a great evening. I saw him maybe 5 times, a couple times really close. Guys, he really the shit.
Cool! You don't that very often!
He is indeed a very nice guy. Had the pleasure to meet him and he was always smiling, having time for his fans. I was surprised he is not the tallest. On stage he seems to be!
I only had Unsung Heroes back in the Day...that is an amazing Album!
I’m gonna give away my age, when I say that I haven’t heard the term reverb since 1979 while living in Japan 🇯🇵 Fil, you definitely have your knowledge down! You’re the “Best!” ✌🏽
Haha thanks!
I saw the Dixie Dregs in Memphis at the end of April. Steve Morse and the rest of the band were incredible.
Awesome!
He is unbelievable. I'm not sure, he may the most complete guitarist. He plays this effortlessly and then can play an acoustic on par with the greatest - he plays my favorite version of Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring. And seems to be a really nice guy too. Thanks Fil!
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Ever heard Leo Kottke's Jesu? You'll swear he has 4 hands & at least 86 fingers.
Keep up the great work, Phil. FYI - I met Steve (he would not remember) a couple times many years ago. He's a very nice man. At a clinic in South Carolina someone asked him "How is it you play your live performances without any errors?" He chuckled and said "I make mistakes just like everyone else... the key is how quickly you recover from your mistakes!" That made so much sense to me! And it went a long way to relieving the pressure of live show performances. Peace
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Hey cool man. And so true about recovering from a mistake. Even Buckethead makes mistakes! And btw...I'm from South Carolina.
Cool!! I'm from Columbia, SC originally. :)
Musically he's a total package he can play it all.
Forgot to tell you that I met him at a seminar and he also is a great person. He is the only one that can take the place of Ritchie Blackmore at the Rock hall of fame induction.
THE Greatest EVER!!!!
Check out "Steve Morse Band Live 1990, Full Concert". It was from the Ohne Filter in Baden-Baden Germany and since it was a TV show the audiovisual is great. It's Steve at his best (before major injuries changed the way he plays and slowed him down) and Dave LaRue on bass. Steve is one of only 3 guitarists to win "Best Overall Guitarist of the Year" award 5 years in a row, retiring him from competition and entering him in the "Gallery of Greats". This poll was by other guitarists and the other 2 are Steve Howe (YES) and Eric Johnson.
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I appreciate how you point out the "little things" that most people look over. Such as feedback control and just how difficult and important that is. Steve's mastery of harmonics is incredible. I was fortunate to have been able to see Steve with the Dregs several times in the late 70s/early 80s and besides his obvious technical abilities back in those days, it was the little things that stayed with me. Steve is also one of the most approachable people in the business. I went to one show with a keyboard professor from a college in WI and he was there to see T. Lavitz (about '81). When I left, he was still onstage talking with the band members.
Many thank your for showcasing a masterful musician. I had the lucky experience of experiencing The Steve Morse band 3 times. Once with th Dixie Dregswhixh played after the The Steve Morse Band opened. Am in in San Francisco. Very versatile player.H d to mention in the 90 The Steve Morse was booked with John Mcaaughlin. At the Omni in Oakland. Some Kiss cover band followed. Y JonMccauvhlin
Saw the Dixie Dregs preform in the Cleveland Agora in the late 70's/early 80's. Stood right in front of Steve and watched him play. Still just as awesome.
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Fluid,, emotional, tasty...No need to shred if want to tell a beautiful story. We can SEE the music there; beautiful pictures. This is art. Merci beaucoup!
Amen. No problem!
Great comments all! My addition is to say one only has to check out Steve’s “High Tension Wires” album to recognize what a true master of the guitar he is. Oh! and there’s “Southern Steel”, “The Introduction”, “Split Decision”, “Major Impacts”, “The Sessions”..All of the Dreg’s albums from “Free Fall” to “Industry Standard”. And on to DP with the lates release “Whosh”. Spectacular playing from one special “axe master!”
Just like Neal Schon it sounds like his soul is coming from the amplifier. It's the quality on how you play not how fast you play. Hey can you check out " how many more times" by Led Zeppelin Denmark 1969
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Ahhh.. Dixie Dregs "What If".. one of the best 8tracks I ever owned..lol... still fantastic music today
Steve Morse is probably the best guitarist alive right now 🤙👍🍒🇺🇲🏄 Period he plays all styles perfectly he writes, he's a master.
And then there’s Scotty Anderson and jr brown both still alive and I believe worlds best along with retired frank marino all these guys are world class and it shows!
Just so good❤
Thanks Fil for pointing out Steve's amazing contrast! I love the way you summed it up at the end. Would you please do one on Steve's new band, Flying Colors?
Fabulous commentary. I saw Dixie Dregs at a casual, small venue in the late 70’s. They were unbelievably talented. Although our group only had tickets for the first show, the venue was nice enough to let us stay for the second show for free. The second show was just as impressive as the first!
I am a Purplemaniac since 1970. Love the Blackmore era but also Steve Morse. One of my favourite solos from Steve is the one from Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming ....hold on... it already starts with a wonderfult intro! To me it is kinda stupid to compare this two great talented guitarists. Both are unique and true masters of their instruments.
"To me it is kinda stupid to compare this two great talented guitarists. Both are unique and true masters of their instruments." You are a beautiful soul. Many musicians just don't understand that it's not a contest.
We need a series of analysis videos of great Ian Bairnson, Jay Graydon, Dan Huff, Mike Slamer, Wayne Krantz, Jeff Kollman, Todd Duane, Scott Mishoe, Ron Jarzombek, Tony Clarkin, Atsushi Yokozeki, Toby Knapp, Josh Christian, Dave DiPietro, Kyoji Yamamoto, Dave Sharman, Jan Cryka, Lawrence Archer, Paul Chapman, Terje Rypdal, Geoff Whitehorn, Neil Giraldo, Ian Crichton, Tim Pierce, Robin George, Daryl Stuermer, Richard Smith, Alan Murphy etc. There are so many incredible, overlooked talents in music universe. You are doing a great job to bring them to a spotlight again with these insightful analysis videos. Keep em coming!
Had the pleasure of meeting Steve after a SMB show in 1990. Great guy. Got to sit down and have a beer with Dave LaRue and Van Romaine after too. Still have the autograph lying about somewhere. Steve is a natural lefty by the way who plays right, as did Gary Moore.
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I've been very fortunate to meet a lot of these great players you do the analysis videos of. Met a lot at shows and I know a lot of people who play in touring bands or work for them which is a nice bonus. Keep em coming Fil!! I really enjoy your break downs of the performance. As a gigging guitarist of 40 years I appreciate the time and effort you put into these.
I never would have guessed he was a lefty. His right hand technique is just so good!
I saw Steve playing in the band Kansas in the late 80's. Great show. For the encore they did Steppenwolfs Born To Be Wild!!
I noticed it first time I saw him live w/Kansas late 1980s in Miami. I went to the show just to see him and watched him the whole show with my binoculars. I noticed his Marshall head was on a piano bench about 3ft in front of 2 Marshall (top) cabs which were pointed right at it from each side. He could walk through his sweet zone at any time and slightly move his torso or twist and the feedback would change accordingly. He had different spots he could stand with different patches that created different sounding feedbacks. He had tons of feedback control and I noticed his pedal board was just outside and to the front of his zone by a couple of feet. So whenever he went for his pedal board, his mind was primarily on the next patch/sound. His sweet zone would change in distance with the volume and tone of the patch/preset.
Another thing I'll add just for fun. I zoomed in on his right hand several times and to see it move was but a blurr. I swear you could not tell if he was strumming up or down he was so fast. He was incredible. It wasn't just once, he did it several times and I was amazed.
What a cool education and explanation of guitar players and techniques you are providing, as well as exposure to some terrific players that not everyone knows about. 2 thumbs up for your program.
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As a 60-year old who recently gave up air guitar and decided to actually learn to play this thing, I really appreciate all the nuances you point out about the players you highlight. Who knows, it might help me beat the forecast of my long-time player friend, who told me I would be pretty good - when I was 75....
Yes! Steve is such a master shredder but this clip shows how great he is when he slows it down some too! I was not a Dregs guy I was still in grade school during those years, but he first came to my attention in a bigger way when he joined Kansas in the mid 80's, and such a great album he recorded with them called "Power". I admit I have let my admiration for Blackmore prevent me from appreciating Steve fully in his gig with DP, but he is an amazing talent for sure. When he gets a full head of steam going the notes just fly incomprehensibly fast and always with such feel and melodic greatness. I've even seen a video of his right hand technique in slow motion and his hand and wrist actually wobbles and rotates like a random orbital sander. Crazy!
Haha cool!
I know people talk about Jimi Hendrix Eddie Van Halen but this guy could play anything really good all styles everything really good it's probably the best technically overall guitar player I've ever heard
Saw Steve Morse and Dave LaRue play together it was amazing...
I think that it's to the credit of Purple that they chose Steve, because he's covered a variety of styles during his career. He was very pleased that the musicianship within the band was very high. Fil, you should watch the making of Deep Purple's most recent album, 'Infinite.' You get to see Steve and the whole band's process of writing and recording and how producer Bob Ezrin pushes them. There are a couple of touching moments when Steve and the band talk about the passing of Jon Lord when they were recording their previous album with Ezrin; there's also where Steve talks about the problems he's having with his right hand. Of interest is the fact that Rick Wakeman (himself a fan of the band) narrates the documentary. You don't need to be a a fan of the band, just a fan of great musicians.
Cool! Thanks Ronnie!
Here is my steve morse story.in 1978 at about 2 o'clock in the mourning.after dons disco dancers..we bring you the dixie dregs.my jaw was on the floor..well 2 weeks later they were playing in d.c..I went of course I went.great! After the concert I met him outside.a great guy! I am a guitar player as well.and do you know I have seen him many times since.and he still calls me by my name. Just a great guy.and incredible guitar player. And songwriters.....thanks steve.
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Wings of Pegasus well I still think he is the best guitarist I have ever heard.
Extremely unique player, and often criminally underrated
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I always admired Steve Morse. From his solo work, to his work with Dixie Dregs & Kansas & Deep Purple. A
true virtuoso. I like his signature Ernie Ball/ Music Man guitar. With 2 humbuckers & 2 single coils
+ in/out phase switch's you can get a lot of different tones with it.
Great post Phil. Your channel rocks !
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That's got to be the best signature guitar of all time because of how many different tones you can get. Want a strat check, tele check, Les Paul check, super strat check
Well said Fil! I recall Steve from Dreggs days. Incredible player! Loved his opening segment! BEAUTIFUL! Amazing control like you said. These "Steve" videos are blowing my mind. HOWE do you do it? HA! Love it Fil!
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I understand covering all requested players once before doing more videos. I have seen repeat coverage on your channel of specific players who I consider much less versatile, or talented, as Steve Morse. The Dregs and the Steve Morse Band covered it all. Arguably, in my opinion, Steve Morse is the ultimate guitarist when it comes to a variety of styles, as well as being a phenomenal guitar technician and effects wizard. With the Dregs and the SMB, Steve covered all styles from Classical (Little Kids, Flat Baroque), Driving Rock (Cruise Control, Tumeni Notes), Electric Bluegrass/Country Chickin Pickin' (The Bash, Pride O' The Farm, Runaway Train), Slow building Jazz/Rock Ballads (Night Meets Light, What If), Progressive Jazz/Rock (The Odyssey, I'm Freaking Out, Dance of the Maya (Mahavishnu Orchestra Cover)), Funk (Ice Cakes, Refried Funky Chicken, Country House Shuffle), etc. Because of this huge variety of styles, the Dregs and/or the SMB were never monetarily advantageous, as record stores didn't know where to categorize them and their LP's were sometimes found in the Country Section, the Rock Section, the Jazz section, etc. The original band name, Dixie Dregs, had the unknowing public thinking they were a country band, which they weren't, and then changing the name to the Dregs made little to no difference as the variety of styles still rendered the Dregs as a band that would only be known to musician's musicians. Despite the lack of monetary success, the Dregs and the Steve Morse Band have a huge following among musicians that is quite unlike any other.
The guitar technician wizardry of Steve Morse is also highly notable, evident not only in his playing, but also in his Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar w/ 2 humbucker's, 2 single coils and pickup/toggle switches that can give up to 11 different pickup combinations. Steve created his original Frankenstein guitar from a Tele body, Strat neck, did all the pickup and electronic wiring himself while he was still in high school I believe. To me, it's a shame that Fender never paid homage to that guitar by creating a Fender Steve Morse Model based on Steve's Frankenstein Guitar, but I am surely glad that Ernie Ball/Music Man did create a Steve Morse Signature Model based on Steve's original Frankenstein's electronic wiring and pickup configuration and positioning. I have the Steve More Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar and it's my favorite electric, giving me a wide range of tonal possibilities that I've found in no other guitar, it covers all the sounds I could ever need, barring the lack of a piezoelectric addition for acoustic timbres, which I've never wanted, as when I need an acoustic, there's nothing to replace an acoustic guitar. Add all that to Steve often using an additional guitar synthesizer pickup, pulled into the mix by a separate expression pedal, as he also uses with bringing his delay's into and out of the mix...and Steve's use of his pinky finger to roll the volume or tone controls, all while flipping the switches back and forth repeatedly during practically any tune and it all just blows my mind. I've never seen anybody play and master all of that in the way Steve Morse does. Other guitarists have asked me "why do you need all that?", and explain that they mainly leave their guitars on one setting and play. For myself, I've always had issues with getting the tone I want in a given setting, so if the guitar isn't cutting through the way I want all I have to do is flip a switch or two and the problem is solved. I think it really is the Swiss Army Knife of Guitars and is like a Strat, Tele, Paul, and others, all wrapped into one. Steve Morse explains his number one Ernie Ball Music Man signature model guitar in great detail here: th-cam.com/video/xbM4iqYDKgc/w-d-xo.html
Also, on this video Steve plays through most of the pickup settings and shows how he uses it, as well as his playing techniques, in a live setting: th-cam.com/video/8sfh54RXq4E/w-d-xo.html
Here: th-cam.com/video/_B6wumTy9So/w-d-xo.html , he explains the guitar in a longer video and plays it through all the settings too, but for some reason I like the two previous videos better. I know that all sounds like an advertisement, it really isn't, I'm just very passionate about Steve's music and I love that guitar. Obviously, I am a huge Steve Morse fan and his explanation and demonstration of his Signature Guitar seems like a cool video you could react to, as well as any of the above mentioned Dregs or SMB tunes.
I really dig your channel. I think it's very cool that you take so much time to give all these artists the credit they deserve. The variety in your taste is right up my alley, you're covering most of the guitarists that I truly love and providing exposure to an audience that may have never been aware of all these great musicians. Keep up the great work!!! :-)
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Haha that last part reminded me of Cliff Burton's solo on Anesthesia. Which I actually had to go watch and REALLY get my face melted!
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Seeing him next week!
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One of very few players that utilizes chromatic runs pretty regularly. Sort of a signature of his.
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Surely, you're reacting to Deep Purple's Steve Morse slowly melting faces as it's not a Dregs gig? I've seen Purple with Steve numerous times (and performing 'Contact Lost') and he's always extremely consistent. Been backstage a couple of times and he's a lovely chap. On his first tour with Purple he asked the group of people I was with if there was too much jamming onstage, and we said not at all, Purple have always excelled at that and so we all loved it. He was relieved because he particularly enjoyed that part of the performance.
Yeah technically it's deep purple, but its good for people to know the Dixie Dregs history!
Yes, but they're not going to know the band's history from watching this or reading the comments. Plus, the majority who are interested in seeing this will know about the Dixie Dregs. Please excuse my pedantry though, I appreciate what you do. Check out that making of 'Infinite' though (I can't find the whole documentary on here but if you're interested I can send you a copy).
i could see Don Airey back there .... he used to play with Randy Rhoads and Ozzy and now he plays with Steve Morse .... what a story.... in fact he is one of the few witnesses of Randy's accident.... surely he is an living encyclopedia of rock... i love Steve is one of the best guitarist i've seen in my life .... as always great video
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Another of the often overlooked players. Man he really is smooth and in control of the guitar.
I said the same thing
Yeah definitely overlooked.
Dixie Dregs, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Last Sunday of the fest, late July, 1978.
Great album.
I'm on it, cheering along with the rest of the crowd. Morse was on fire.
We were all just kids then.
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Silhouettes in disguise, leather hearts , lawless eyes! I heard some of that riff in there.. Kansas 'POWER' was awesome, from start to finish.. saw them in Daytona mid 80s!!
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For your own enjoyment check of the band Flying Colors, good stuff, a side project Steve is involved with. A song with beautiful slow feedback control, that is in my mind the prototype for this type playing is the Supernatural, by Peter Green, on John Mayall’s A Hard Road. To my knowledge there’s no video of Green playing the song live. But that song was ahead of its time, for sure.
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Everyone of a certain age will have heard Mr Morse at least once a week if they tuned in to the Radio 1 Friday rock show with Tommy Vance.
Dixie Dregs instrumental 'Take it off the top' was used as the intro music for more years than I care to remember.
Still love the track to this day.
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I was lucky enough to see Steve in a free one man show after his Dixie Dregs days. Just his guitar and backing tracks, you wouldn't think it would be that good, but he is such a great musician that it was a pleasure to see him play! Hey Fil, how about a segment for the GREAT duo of Iron Maiden, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray? Also a better Randy Rhodes segment that showcases his amazing ability. Thanks!
Cool! Thanks for the suggestions!
Hey Robert Burke. Did you see him at the Park West in Chicago? Because that's where I saw him do a one man show...
Great analysis Fil! Someone else is bound to say this but to me that is one of the reasons why the electric guitar is probably one of the most emotive instruments of all, other great Masters of other fine instruments would probably beg to differ. I truly love acoustic, but you sure as hell can't deny the wonderful emotions of the electric versus the acoustic♡
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Wonderful you finally got around to Steve Morse... and like you said, he’s one of the top virtuosos around.
In fact, in the early 80s Steve replaced Al DiMeola in the trio that also featured Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin.. but Al did eventually return where Steve joined them as a quartet.
So Steve is not only a master of electric guitar, but also acoustic and classical; as well as many many styles!
Fíl, do one of a Steve’s earlier Dregs clips I posted a few weeks ago.
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Great! Watch Dixi Dregs - "The Bash" to see his insane technique. Greetings
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I saw him open for Al, John and Paco at the Tower Theater in Phila.
He was great, played Mood For A Day and Little Martha
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Glad to hear you mention tone. Steve, for me, is the ultimate tonmeister. You watch him work his knobs and blade switch. If you just listen though you never hear the changes. He just seamlessly "stitches" the changes together.
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Well said!