HOLY CRAP!!!! How have I missed this?? And I just thought that Phil was Bon Jovi’s “guitar player”. He’s a monster! I’ll be hard pressed to find a more dynamic and virtuoso performance of this, my favorite Purple song on You Tube.
It`s guys like Phil X that make me wanna stick to playing the instrument, he just keeps putting me in a " HOLY SH#T, I WANNA DO THAT" state, and props to rockynashfilms for making an amazing video.
Had not seen Phil X before, shame on me!! This guy plays ridiculously well, man, the way he covers both the keyboard and the guitar solos in just insane. Apart from being Bon Jovi's guitar, I've seen has also collaborated with quite a lot other people, but I would really like to see him develop a solo project. Anyways, great stuff🤘🤘
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! He's a local boy from where I live. I always say he's got "L.A. Chops". I don't know where a Toronto boy gets chops like that! I always picture in L.A. all the guitar monsters know each other and can get jam it out. Phil lives here! We don't have much opportunity for crazy talented guitarists to do this. How did he get so good?! Same with Pete Thorn! My co-worker is from the same circle as Phil. They know the same people in the music scene here. Most, save for Phil, never made it and have regular jobs. He just finally got to meet Phil after Phil put on a little private small show at a music store owned by somebody the both are friends with here 2 weeks ago. Co-worker confirmed that he's just the nicest most down to earth guy. Says he's talking to him, chewing the fat, as 2 regular guys...it then hit my co-worker (who also plays guitar for a long time), "Holy Crap! I'm chatting with a guy who is like the Canadian EVH or Canadian Randy Rhoads, etc, and he's just so normal!" AMAZING!!!
Phil is a sensational guitarist, and a damn good vocalist to boot, so I don't think he's underrated at all. But tell me, how highly rated do you think anyone (not just Phil) should be when they're known for playing other people's classics? Don't lose sight of the fact that we''re talking about music that's been around for 40+ years and covered many times over.
The "Non musician" in the band rocks big time! There's never enough credit for the amazing drummer who is so 'insrumental" in making this amazing 3 piece work so well! You guys all rock! Creme of the crop of professional musicians here! Killer Guitar and Bass work!
Playing Purple stuff like this without a keyboard player just shows what a higher musical and creative level Phil X and his power trio are at. Completely amazing. I'm jealous to the audience back then who got to see them live.
I'm abot to be 57 years old, I've seen and heard countless guitar players in my life and Phil X is THE Best cover guitarist I have ever seen or heard in my life. He is an amazing player.
Dayum! That is a Rock and Roll guitar indoctrination. I am a cork sniffing critic when it comes to guitar playing for any music genre. That was freaking impressive. All of these guys are seriously good professional musicians.
I can’t believe how I haven’t heard of Phil X before, what a player, he’s got it all. Very sympathetic to original versions but also manages to totally knock it out the park. What a talented guy. Fair play to him 👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧
That was a fist full of bad ass shoved right down the ol snout!! Holy shit that was incredible!! A true guitarist's guitarist! Great line up! All hitting it spot on!!
Damn!! I finally got to see Deep Purple in 1985 (I was 25 at the time) and this took me back to the best concert I’d seen!! They opened with Highway Star and for this young woman in a tiny town in Texas (Odessa), I was in Heaven again!! Phil you nailed it and thanks for posting this video and sharing your intense talent with us!! You definitely ROCK!!!
This dude's really good...too bad he had to play with Bon Jovi cuz they suck beyond words....I get why he's doing it though...good money and exposure...Jon Bon Jovi is a tool...
Both Phil X and Rowan Robertson are guitar instructors. I would love to be a student of theirs although I've been at guitar for 44 years. I'm a old keister compared to those guys.
Brilliant...so glad I grew up in that era where we opened the vinyl's for the first time and cranked the quadraphonic up to ten through 4 wonderful speakers...Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Heart, Boston, Neil Young, Judas Priest, Uriah Heep, and of course Deep Purple...to name just a few...those were the days my friend...Yes they were the days
@@ronsperski7132 YEP did that with ZEPPELIN live at Maddison Square garden and played Whole Lotta Love over and over for about 3 hours then moved on to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple etc... haha
This is great, one of my favourite songs (originally) by one of my favourite bands, and this is a _great_ cover of it. I hope that Phil can put something together that better displays his skills than his current side-man role in Bon Jovi.
OMFG! I'll just say it again, this is how it's done. Bass player nailed Ian Gillian? Phil blows people away and makes them want play more at the same time! If I ever learn to play those arpeggios like that, I fucking will. Great recording to, thanks
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seen those guys play this stuff commin up on 30 years ago, the original drummer though, his name was scott,( mudpie)the band name then was called sidinex, phils last name spelled backwards. the whole band totally kicked ass!!!.
Phil is fabulous! At 68 I'm trying to catch up with his fabulousity ! Gonna take awhile.. Please do a 38. SPECIAL cover with your awesome SG Phil X sound ?? Fantasy Girl ? Thanks from Charlie Boucher....
Let’s just say, I have no idea who Phil X is… (which is impossible) and I roll into a club in Ontario…. And I see this….. I’m immediately burning all my guitars when I get home.
Hello Phil X. Im also of Hellenic origen. Our ancestors invented the seven musical modes used in every genre of western music. The progenator of the Hellenes is Apollo the sheppard boy musician. Though Im not at your playing level, I fly on my guitar like an Apollonian just the same. Phil X Rocks!!!!
Satch did not play R Blackmore"s guitar parts better than Phil did here. Satch did this song with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith in Chickenfoot cover. Both covers were good but I give the guitarist nod to Phil.
@Tomasbasse Squier classic vibe bass with EMG pickups and a Badass bridge and a Freiheit neck bolt mod for the 2009 show. 1974 Fender Precision with EMG P/J pickups and Freiheit Neck bolt mod for the 2011 show. Show from 2009 was an Ampeg SVT 3 with an Ampeg 4x10 cab and a Sansamppreamp. show in 2011 was a 1975 ampeg SVT full stack with the Sansamp as well.
Looks like Phil left the guitar sitting along the curbside when he went in to have lunch. Came back out and hooligans had stolen the hubcaps from his guitar.
Phil's playing is amazing both in terms of energy and virtuosity but lets not forget Blackmoore extraordinary role as the inovator of classical guitar riffs.
Everyone is raving about Phil, deservedly so, but the singing absolutely kills it too. Great performance.
The voice reminds me of Paul Di'Anno
HOLY CRAP!!!! How have I missed this?? And I just thought that Phil was Bon Jovi’s “guitar player”. He’s a monster! I’ll be hard pressed to find a more dynamic and virtuoso performance of this, my favorite Purple song on You Tube.
Do a search on TH-cam for Phil, there are tons videos out there with the real Phil.
He's a studio ace from way back - played on a lot of songs.
Phil X is a rock and roll legend. He can shred in the most cool way.
The best Highway Star cover ever.
The Chickenfoot version is better... But this is good.
@@DMDvideo10 check out highway star, live street band in chile
@@johnmclaughlin7455 I've seen and heard it! Very cool.
This guy is amazing. He is playing the keyboard parts on the guitar at the same time as the guitar parts,,,and doing the Harmony's. Very impressed!!
He's amazing. Due check out how satriani also does it which is also great. Check his anya version live too with deep purple.
Whoa.......killer vocals...!!!!
Now that's some high energy R&R ...!!!
drummer is awsome .A three piece band,you can only pull that off if each member is absolutely awsome.
Rick Glow Yeah buddy, that drummer nailed it!
Pbil X is one of the greatest guitarists in the world!!! Great rock band as well!!!
Phil X is amazing, his playing is wild and creative.
Gérard Depardieu really can sing!
Hahahahahahahajajajajaja
It`s guys like Phil X that make me wanna stick to playing the instrument, he just keeps putting me in a " HOLY SH#T, I WANNA DO THAT" state, and props to rockynashfilms for making an amazing video.
Hands down one of the best covers of this song!
That voice is simply untouchable. Damn........
Had not seen Phil X before, shame on me!! This guy plays ridiculously well, man, the way he covers both the keyboard and the guitar solos in just insane. Apart from being Bon Jovi's guitar, I've seen has also collaborated with quite a lot other people, but I would really like to see him develop a solo project. Anyways, great stuff🤘🤘
Check out frettedamericana to see the man at his best.
@@leeder92 Ok, leeder92, I will. Thanks!!
I remember the day I first listened to this Highway Star cover back in Spring 2012. I had cried. Now I feel the same. Phil X is an awesome musician. 🤘
I love that phil doesnt need a shit ton of gain to hide behind.his tone and playing is truly awsome
Jesus Phil... Dude is way too underrated...
I agree .. He can play anything. The only knock is he doesn't write his own stuff.
@@classic-kool Phil X & The drills?
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! He's a local boy from where I live. I always say he's got "L.A. Chops". I don't know where a Toronto boy gets chops like that! I always picture in L.A. all the guitar monsters know each other and can get jam it out. Phil lives here! We don't have much opportunity for crazy talented guitarists to do this. How did he get so good?! Same with Pete Thorn! My co-worker is from the same circle as Phil. They know the same people in the music scene here. Most, save for Phil, never made it and have regular jobs. He just finally got to meet Phil after Phil put on a little private small show at a music store owned by somebody the both are friends with here 2 weeks ago. Co-worker confirmed that he's just the nicest most down to earth guy. Says he's talking to him, chewing the fat, as 2 regular guys...it then hit my co-worker (who also plays guitar for a long time), "Holy Crap! I'm chatting with a guy who is like the Canadian EVH or Canadian Randy Rhoads, etc, and he's just so normal!" AMAZING!!!
Nailed keyboard solo
Phil is a sensational guitarist, and a damn good vocalist to boot, so I don't think he's underrated at all. But tell me, how highly rated do you think anyone (not just Phil) should be when they're known for playing other people's classics? Don't lose sight of the fact that we''re talking about music that's been around for 40+ years and covered many times over.
The "Non musician" in the band rocks big time! There's never enough credit for the amazing drummer who is so 'insrumental" in making this amazing 3 piece work so well! You guys all rock! Creme of the crop of professional musicians here! Killer Guitar and Bass work!
Playing Purple stuff like this without a keyboard player just shows what a higher musical and creative level Phil X and his power trio are at. Completely amazing. I'm jealous to the audience back then who got to see them live.
I'm abot to be 57 years old, I've seen and heard countless guitar players in my life and Phil X is THE Best cover guitarist I have ever seen or heard in my life. He is an amazing player.
He’s got a ton of original music as well. Check out “I wish my beer was as cold as your heart”.
About to be 60 bro. All the best!
Dayum! That is a Rock and Roll guitar indoctrination. I am a cork sniffing critic when it comes to guitar playing for any music genre. That was freaking impressive. All of these guys are seriously good professional musicians.
I can’t believe how I haven’t heard of Phil X before, what a player, he’s got it all. Very sympathetic to original versions but also manages to totally knock it out the park. What a talented guy. Fair play to him 👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧
Phil X is the Sammy Hagar of guitar down to earth guy and very ,very talented! That might of been better than Deep Purples version!
That was a fist full of bad ass shoved right down the ol snout!! Holy shit that was incredible!! A true guitarist's guitarist! Great line up! All hitting it spot on!!
Phil, Kevin and Paul giving Rock music that much needed boost. Great rendition.
Is it Gérard Depardieu singing ? lol lol
MegaMercury13 no, it's gene hunt, fire up the quattro Raymondo!
Depardieu woudn't need to strap his bass
It's Gene Simmons
🤣🤣
I thought the same.
Damn!! I finally got to see Deep Purple in 1985 (I was 25 at the time) and this took me back to the best concert I’d seen!! They opened with Highway Star and for this young woman in a tiny town in Texas (Odessa), I was in Heaven again!! Phil you nailed it and thanks for posting this video and sharing your intense talent with us!! You definitely ROCK!!!
fucking nailed it.
You should be proud!!
Phil you are awesome when you are live and amped from the crowd.
Holy shit this is incredible!!! Phil X is so underrated and can play circles around Sambora any day of the week but I do miss seeing RS with Bon Jovi
Good job with this cover! It wasn’t over done and it turned out very well.
This is INSANE. Excuse me while I pick up my jaw off the floor.
🤘🏻🤘🏻
Those harmonics at 3:00 are amazing
my favorite part of this whole vid, those harmonics. total surprise.
Phil X rocks!
Yes, I thought the same :-)
You've got that right!!!
Mr EVH does the best harmonics by a long shot
This dude's really good...too bad he had to play with Bon Jovi cuz they suck beyond words....I get why he's doing it though...good money and exposure...Jon Bon Jovi is a tool...
Best I mean best cover of that I ever heard ..
Fukkin ROCK 🤘
Those bazuki lessons paid off
That intro with them both... Most epic part of the whole song in my opinion.
The best cover of this song!!
Both Phil X and Rowan Robertson are guitar instructors. I would love to be a student of theirs although I've been at guitar for 44 years. I'm a old keister compared to those guys.
Brilliant...so glad I grew up in that era where we opened the vinyl's for the first time and cranked the quadraphonic up to ten through 4 wonderful speakers...Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Heart, Boston, Neil Young, Judas Priest, Uriah Heep, and of course Deep Purple...to name just a few...those were the days my friend...Yes they were the days
Or blasted through headphones!!!!
@@ronsperski7132 YEP did that with ZEPPELIN live at Maddison Square garden and played Whole Lotta Love over and over for about 3 hours then moved on to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple etc... haha
4:43 i was like WTF. Phil X is a god!
+noelzhu1986 Fuck yes!
I think the bass player was thinking the same! He was lookin at him thinkin...holy shit!!!
Watch this time and time again.... Phil's just totally diggin' the song man!! And it's infectious.... What a player!! Magnificent! 🤘🤘
Epic. This song wasn’t meant to be done by a ‘power trio’ was it? lolz. They smashed it, simply awesome!
Great mix too 🤘
This kicks chicken foots version in the ass soooooo bad
+dontrushme2112 I dont think so..!
+dontrushme2112 Nor do I. NOOOOOOOOOOOO way Phil X is good but a Satriani he is not, sorry.
Good, Satch gets rather long in the tooth.
he is much easier to listen to than satch,its a pleasure to listen to and isnt always spot on original which i prefer
Phil can do it all. There is another cover of this song that he actually sang and for me, it is even better than this one. This one is terrific.
Fantastic hosepipe work by Phil, also great singing by Gerard (!)
This is great, one of my favourite songs (originally) by one of my favourite bands, and this is a _great_ cover of it. I hope that Phil can put something together that better displays his skills than his current side-man role in Bon Jovi.
Phill is a Sick Player, love his attitude on the Axe. He's a great singer too👍😢!!!
OMFG! I'll just say it again, this is how it's done. Bass player nailed Ian Gillian? Phil blows people away and makes them want play more at the same time! If I ever learn to play those arpeggios like that, I fucking will. Great recording to, thanks
Word, crazy how he those 2 do those ascending arppregios instead of the pull off 2 open strings on the original...
Whew! Best cover ever of this Deep Purple classic.
Maple Leaf power! :)
you might also like this cover from amateurs in live gig th-cam.com/video/IoZxmfDi_ys/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic playing, esp by Phil! Not only can he shred solos like crazy, but he plays a superb rhythm guitar. Thanks for recording and uploading this.
The solos are amazing. Wow many shredding. Amaze. Much harmonics good play!
Iv always thought the guitar solo sucks even tho the song itself is awesome.
@@freebee8221 in a way, there are amateurs that can do well out there like this one also back in 2011 th-cam.com/video/IoZxmfDi_ys/w-d-xo.html
I have been aspiring to be able to play live like that for 30 years, man that was incredible.
Awesome guy and talent. Phil's timing is always perfect. One thing that makes a great musician. 🎼
@Hellyeah0036 Thanks for watching, that's what makes it worth it. And yes Phil does rock!
Thanks Rocky,Jacquie,Dana.Leslie,and Todd. ….. you guys rock. I Love You.
LMAO... Phil is sooooo spankin good.. He makes that old Yamaha screeeeeeem....!
Andrew B funny enough that guitar isnt old thats his signature model
Thanks Eric... that is his one pickup Yamaha.. I have older guitars..a Yamaha SG 500 and SG2000 RS. These really are fantastic axes
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That's a better guitarist than anyone I've ever heard!! Rock!!!!
I love how he uses the harmonics to recreate the Hammond organ bits. Superb!
Now I miss my Yamaha SG600
Trying to get a clear shot of the headstock, doesn't say Framus that's for sue, a Yam! SG!
That solo was flawless and so much more
What a great fucking tune Ritchie Blackmore and Purple wrote. One of the most exciting songs ever written.
Wow! A three-piece rocking Highway Star - love it!!
Very good video !
The sound is excellent and the editing is awesome !!
Great stuff
Thank you Rocky !
btw PHIL X ROCKS ;D
Agreed!
This was _my_ music. Yeah I still have my C-60 cassettes and purple corduroy pants.
I love hearing Yamaha''s SCREAM..
Phil X is such a hoot
seen those guys play this stuff commin up on 30 years ago, the original drummer though, his name was scott,( mudpie)the band name then was called sidinex, phils last name spelled backwards. the whole band totally kicked ass!!!.
Phil is fabulous! At 68 I'm trying to catch up with his fabulousity ! Gonna take awhile..
Please do a 38. SPECIAL cover with your awesome SG Phil X sound ?? Fantasy Girl ? Thanks from Charlie Boucher....
Phil is a different type of shredder . and that's the best kind.
Phil x has to be the best player around? How many people could do that solo. Awesome.
This guy’s voice sounds like a crossover between David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. Perfect fit for this song.
No quiero imaginar la clase de trabajos manuales que podrá hacer este hombre 😍
Let’s just say, I have no idea who Phil X is… (which is impossible) and I roll into a club in Ontario…. And I see this….. I’m immediately burning all my guitars when I get home.
Hello Phil X. Im also of Hellenic origen. Our ancestors invented the seven musical modes used in every genre of western music.
The progenator of the Hellenes is Apollo the sheppard boy musician. Though Im not at your playing level, I fly on my guitar like an Apollonian just the same.
Phil X Rocks!!!!
Satch did not play R Blackmore"s guitar parts better than Phil did here. Satch did this song with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith in Chickenfoot cover. Both covers were good but I give the guitarist nod to Phil.
No offense to bon jovi but....wtf arent you a touring cover band?
Id buy tix
@Tomasbasse Squier classic vibe bass with EMG pickups and a Badass bridge and a Freiheit neck bolt mod for the 2009 show.
1974 Fender Precision with EMG P/J pickups and Freiheit Neck bolt mod for the 2011 show. Show from 2009 was an Ampeg SVT 3 with an Ampeg 4x10 cab and a Sansamppreamp. show in 2011 was a 1975 ampeg SVT full stack with the Sansamp as well.
Richie Blackmore Phil X just made that 2nd solo look easy!
WHAT A LOVELY BAND : GERARD DEPARDIEU ON THE BASS :-))
Geez -us ... been seeing Phil X all over the web doing gear demos for years, but this one blew my mind.
Bloody hell I think I need to hang up my guitar and take up the triangle or something...Phil X is one fierce guitar player!
Love the young, super young shredding light this.
Gives me hope metal will live on.
Great job kid
I hope your parents are in 100%
Whoever did the audio should go and work for AC/DC. They need a new audio engineer
Phil X man... absolutely killer!!
Wow!! Thats what Im talking about. Awesome tone on that Yamaha.
Wow, almost made me not notice the absence of the iconic Hammond organ! What can I say, Phil, yet another stellar performance. Bravo, gents!
Tocan bien los muchachos pero les falta . hay unos cabrown3s en México los 5 + grandes que ha habido en CDMX que la tocan idéntica al Deep
@callumazoo11 1974 Fender Precision with EMG P/J pickups and Freiheit Neck bolt mod
Love Phil X! A very underrated player. He’s amazing.
If u listen closely, you will hear that the vocalist sounds a lot like Yngwie Malmsteen!
Crazy guitarist....
Crazy vocal from the bass man...
The drummer is a machine!
Looks like Phil left the guitar sitting along the curbside when he went in to have lunch. Came back out and hooligans had stolen the hubcaps from his guitar.
That's great! I really like Phil, he is a great musician and such a sweet , good-humoured guy:) Love ya, Phil!
Phil's playing is amazing both in terms of energy and virtuosity but lets not forget Blackmoore extraordinary role as the inovator of classical guitar riffs.
Along with Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Joe Perry, etc. RB wasn't the only one.
Totally rocked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This from a huge purple fan☮️❤️🙂
Phil, you have a gift! And it pisses me off LOL...Rock on Brother!!
Not bad but the best cover of this I have ever heard is by Last Licks
This is such a great rendition
dude can sing - Chip Barkhouse The Drummist