I have seen SRV, Trower, Steve Morris, Eric Johnson, Yngvie Malmsteen, but to this very day, 10/21/20, Frank Marino was the best I have seen (overall). And so under rated. Sad
A friend of mine while in college from Chicago turned me on to him in 77while at Grambling State.. I was 20 yrs old then. Have always loved rock blues soul funk country....what ever from far back as I can remember . Im a black guy not supposed to be listening to "rock" music>>> LOL Around 79 he came to Lake Charles La and i'm sure I was the only black guy in there but he burned the place DOWN !!!!!!!!!! I guess this area is more country/western rock town but I thought it would be packed and it wasn't AT ALL But he put on one hellava show......Would love to see him again now !!!!!!
Love Frank always. Should be stated though that the men that backed him... Mahogany Rush were fantastic musicians as well. They backed him up perfectly, and his imagination is no easy act to back. Hats off to them all.
Nope not 1 of the modern shredders,, THE ORIGINAL!! Nobody,, and I mean Nobody,, Was shredding the neck off their guitar before Frank!! Paved the Road!! Absolutely Amazing Shit!! Epic,, Icconnic,, You get it !!
The best, insane he is underrated by the likes of rolling stone greatest guitar players who is gonna top this guy, one person who would have gave it a run, Hendrix himself that’s it
@paulhabat6338 Frank uses extremely light gauge strings. 8-9-12-15-26-38 Unwound 4th-D string. The neck has a steel truss rod inside. It's the neck joint that can suffer. Hence, the use of a custom light gauge string set.
In the beginning God made the earth and then he created Frank Marino! Then he saw that the earth was quiet and without sound so God removed one of Franks ribs and formed the Guitar! God said unto Frank - Frank! Frank! Thou shalt practice thine instrument until thy skin rotts to the bone! Thou shalt master thine instrument and bringeth fourth the sound of HOLY RIGHTEOUSNESS! God was pleased at what he had created and saw that it was good! Amen!!!!!!!
@@ernestbledsoe2293 And verily he was forthwith commanded to bow down to the mastery that was hitherto known as Frank Marino , with much wailing and gnashing of teeth by the subjugated ; Amen ! 😎🤘
I was visiting Florida as a teenager and got invited to go to a Nazareth concert. I guess it's 1976..1977... Hollywood Sportatorium. This genius opened . Frank Marino is with limited company regarding skills on a guitar. Next day I found a small record shop in Hollywood as well. I asked the guy if he had Mahogany Rush ....he handed me the 1st live album. I pay him and he said thanks for buying my son's album. Serious. I told him I saw Frank for the 1st time the night before. He says to me ....he can't sing for shit , but he can play the guitar.
This appears to be the Mahagony Rush concert at Swing Auditorium in 1978, to which I was three feet away from Frank, against the stage watching drunk and stoned with my jaw on the floor. One of the best concerts I've ever seen and I've seem them all. When music was real.
I grew up listening to Led Zeppilin,Boston ,Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult. Van Halen was the shit when they came. But when I heard Marino Play for the first time, I wss just speechless. He came my favorite player from that point on. The man is such a monster player, Nobody comes close to his level !
Add to his talent the fact he is a humble laid back man... that is rock n roll as it should be. I feel the same way as you. First time I heard his works was 2 months before I turned 21. I just sat there listening to album after album stupefied. Thank the good lord for artists like Frank for sure.
@@seanlarabee7852 Frank has been my favorite player for years now. I play guitar too and when i was in my teens and 20's i used to sit and listen to his playing for hours on end, trying to emulate his licks. I am a fair player but there isnt anybody quite like Frank
Saw Frank in 74 in Jax Fla. Loved him ever sense. Star Spangled Banner, in my top 3 best ever leads. Throwing bombs everywhere.. He played and sang " Buddy" ..Brought tears to everyone around me, myself included...JUST ONE OF THEM CONCERTS YA NEVER FORGET...
I just want to thank my 7th grade buddy Kandis Johnson for turning me onto Frank Marino and Robin Trower in the seventh grade of '77. I can't explain the impact that had on me!!!!! Thanks Kandis , where ever you are!!!!
how is it that only 3,409 views? unbelievable how could people who think they knew what rock n roll was miss this great artist is beyond me my hats off to Mr Frank Marino and his band!!
Yeah! Have seen both multiple times, Hendrix’s impact simply cannot be overestimated, I like many stood there awed by both. Now, gotta go with Frank over anyone. And honestly have seen most, Fahrner to McLaughlin etc. It’s all good!!!! Here & now if you have heard the DVD, do it!!!!
I discovered Frank and his band Mahogany Rush when I was 16 years old in 1979. My favorite ever since! I will say that Frank is, by far, the greatest Rock n' Roll shredding guitarist ever!!!! He is often compared to so many other great guitarists, such as Jimi Hendrix, but the truth is, Frank surpasses then all! A shame that he is not as well know as some of the lesser greats. I feel privileged to have been rocking out to his music for over 34 years :) Thanks Frank and Rock On!!
Don't get me wrong!! I love all the new Rock/Metal/Blues stuff out there! Amazing bands around the world. But Frank Is something else THIS IS MUSIC !!!! ;) Rock On Frank.
The new commercial stuff sucks..None of them play with feeling like this. You want to hear some good new ones, not as good as Frank but better than the stuff you are discussing.. Check out Ally Venable and Samantha Fish.. the gals are rockin!
@@alana9832 no he wouldn't - there are kids out there that'll smoke him - they are playing alan holdsworth style. Marino is basically a pentatonic player.
Been a frank fan since high school in the mid to late 70's with albums like Mahogany Rush IV in 76, World Anthem in 77 and Live in 78... What a performer.....
I think I saw the second show ever of Frank with this band in Repentigny Quebec. It was in a small highschool cafeteria in 1972.We were both 17 years old.The sg howled thru a main fender amp with two tube fender bandmasters in unisson to boost the e.q.he also had two cabinets with two 15 inchers in each and two cabinets with four 12inchers in each.When he hit a high note my throat tensed up and my ears were buzzed for two days loll They blew everybody away.He played so cosmic Hendrix that at the end of the show everybody came out with their jaws locked open wondering what musical time tunnel they just went into.He was second to none even at that age.
Richard.. Ok..playing at a high school.. with 3 Fender heads, and 4 cabs?? And Frank was 17 years old??? LORD HAVE MERCY!! AND he could do all THIS stuff at age 17?? WHHHHAAAAaaaaatt!! CRAZY cool stuff!!
I have no words to describe him with except most intense I ever heard while witnessing him at the Spectrum in Philadelphia when he opened for Kansas. Believe he actually opened for Kansas????? That night he did the National Anthem n even the younger crowd had their mouths opened in misbelief. But I had his albums before I saw him still do. Godspeed.
A friend turned me on to his 78 Live album and it blew my mind. I fell in love with that very unique sound this guy gets out of that guitar. I have since collected all of his albums. Amazing albums, amazing sound.
Man this dude was a beast! Had the biggest pedalboard known to man back then. And what's most amazing is that he got sounds out of that Gibson SG that I would've never imagined came from that guitar(with the help of all those effects of course. And that Vibriola System is one of the worst tremolo systems Gibson ever made, but somehow he figured out a way to keep the guitar in tune, even with bending the bar back and doing crazy divebombs with it! I must say I was floored when I saw him on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert about 40 years ago. It's great to know he's still kicking now!
I had the honour of meeting Frank a few times. The first time was when my band opened for him at a massive nightclub called called "Entex" (west of Toronto). This would have been about the mid/late 1980s. I would have been 24 or so - and he was my hero. I built up the nerve to say hello, and he spent the hour or so before the show telling stories and showing me riffs. Also, on the stage, he had a modified model train set - so the fucking pedals could follow him around instead of being stuck in a massive pile behind him. In spite of his reputation for being a quiet loner, the man was (Is? Of course he is still alive... shit...) outgoing and full of smiles and laughter. And when he took the stage, 3,000 people forgot how to breathe and blink for two hours. Its been close to thirty years since I have seen him, but he left an indelible impression on me.
I just want to thank my 7th grade buddy Kandis Johnson for turning me onto Frank Marino and Robin Trower in the seventh grade of '77. I can't explain the impact that had on me!!!!! Thanks Kandis , where ever you are!!!!
The best Shredder 10years before everyone else !!! To me, Franck is the more talented rock'n'rol-Blues-rock-fusion guitarist ever seen in the hole World !!!! JUST RESPECT MAN !!! I first saw you in 1977 in OHIO !!! and since then, I have never been more touched in my heart than by your music !!! ALL MY LOVE AND RESPECT TO YOU MR FRANCK MARINO !!! and ALSO YOUR BAND !!! BASS AND DRUMS ARE AMAZING TOO!!! TO JUST FOLLOW YOU IN TOTAL IMPROVISATIONS NEED TO BE VERY AWARE AND TALENTED!!! SAME THING WITH YOUR GREAT BRO!!! VINCE !!! I LOVE YOU GUYS !!!
Agreed! Was ripping the neck off that SG !! So underrated!! But had his own following!! Was around for years!! But didn't get the promotion that other bands got at the time!! Promotion is HUGE!!! Although the record company kept putting out his stuff!! And thank God for that!!
Definitely the ORIGINAL SHREDDER!! Literally tore the neck off his Gibson SG!!! Lack of promotion is what I believe to be why he never made it big?! But had a great following!! Deserves to be inducted into the Rock Hall! Another great Canadian rocker!!!
Definitely ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐as a kid who sat in front of out TV with that old cassette tape recorder, I so desperately tried to play like Frank Marino, awesome everytime 💖
@@allancrow134 I seen Rory in Vancouver in the early 70's I think the whole audience was I high on shrooms what a concert! I also seen Mahogany Rush's first tour besides playing in Montreal at the University of Windsor. :-) Peace
Was so lucky to him live at The Cow Palace, S.F. I was a HS sophmore, damn. His 1st live album is still one of my fave and a true benchmark for all 70s hard rock. He still smoked the stage 30 yrs later. You can hear the Jimi Hendrix influence. Yet Frank had such a unique style and sound. Mahogany Rush are unsung heroes of their genre.
only guitarist i ever seen literally chase his own fans out of a club with his relentless guitar assault they all stood just outside on the curb saying " Holy fucking shit that dude is amazing lol
Marino and Mahogany Rush never get the love and appreciation given to other bands of their era. I heard of Mahogany Rush before I ever heard of Rush, thought they’d shortened their name.
I knew the name, I knew they rocked, yet, I couldn't squeeze them into my listening schedule/touring schedule...MAN, THEY ROCK! this solo on johnny b. goode is right up there with the epic performance of Ten Year's After's Alvin Lee at Woodstock....blazing, sizzling, soulful...Sorry I missed these cats live...MAN they rock
In the 70s going to High School I go to bed every night listening to Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush 78 rpm vinyl on a Thorens TD-125 this player compares to a 8k oled tv !!! suspended player with electronic speed control 78 RPM Vinyl Import From Japan The sound quality was ridiculous analog--- it was like they were live in your room I was dumb enough not keep ALL OF IT??? managed to see them live in 78 best guitarist ever his live performance pretty much blows every one else away and trust me I have seen them all except for Hendrix
Well said, Mr Rick! The most important and under appreciated of electric guitarists. For acoustic, Paco de Lucia. Natch. But Frank? The man’s off the scale and on another planet!
@@kenromine Vai for sure is great,but not in same class as Frank,he was the one who showed the likes of Vai what was possible. Influenced by Hendrix,but took it to another level.
Saw Frank at Oakland Colosseum in front of probably 80,000 and at a bar in Burlingame w maybe 20 people in the place. And a few shows between, Winterland maybe. Those were the days of actual rock stars. Not gonna see anything like that nowadays. Which is fine, just glad I got to see it.
I saw Frank and Mahogany Rush at the Cleveland Agoura in 74 and 75. They played in Cleveland Stadium in 75 and I swear the heavens opened up and angels were singing along... there IS no better guitarist known to man !!!
A great live band, I can happily say I got to see these guys at least twice. Guitar player heaven! They may not have had a lot of their own good songs, but they rocked hard whatever song they did play. Frank was a shredder before people even knew what shredding was.
First saw him opening for Black Sabbath. He just blew me away. Sabbath came on played 2 or 3 songs blew up the P.A. everyone got a refund. Ruby Starr and Gray Ghost opened. What a great show and for free! I picked up tickets on the ground and got refunds from them as well.
SOB....I saw that tour in SF at the Cow Palace. It was the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath tour I think. He blew doors on Sabbath as far as energy and guitar ripping. Amazing!
Starts out with some killing floor rock which leads to aliens/demons landing then the amazing prodigy composer and finally Love conquers it all. this guy is a true saint.
Went to see Marino in 78 (9?) opening for Ted Nugent. Crowd in Boston was exhausted by the time Ted came out. Frank Marino killed us!! Listen to live performances of JUST THIS Song, and see how differently he plays it each time! THAT is talent. Had tickets for Poghkeepsy NY, Heal up, maybe we catch that show in the cuture
The absolute best , walked away from drums, and became the greatest guitarist of all time....so fucking underrated, yet those of us out here know his soul & his passion came right out of that red SG, and instowed within us all, shit , brothers and sisters, I need say no more....Frank is the best!!!!!!!!!!
Bought a Mahogany Rush album in '78, never listened to Frank Marino since. I am ashamed.....and worse, have been musically comatose for 40 yrs. Apologies, Frank Marino! Holy mother of 6 strings!
I have seen SRV, Trower, Steve Morris, Eric Johnson, Yngvie Malmsteen, but to this very day, 10/21/20, Frank Marino was the best I have seen (overall). And so under rated. Sad
Yes sir, indeed
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Absotively!👍🏽🎸
Love Marino, but there is no best. Steve Morse is amazing, and add Allan Holdsworth.
Best I seen
Just turn everyone on to FM & MR.
A friend of mine while in college from Chicago turned me on to him in 77while at Grambling State.. I was 20 yrs old then. Have always loved rock blues soul funk country....what ever from far back as I can remember . Im a black guy not supposed to be listening to "rock" music>>> LOL Around 79 he came to Lake Charles La and i'm sure I was the only black guy in there but he burned the place DOWN !!!!!!!!!! I guess this area is more country/western rock town but I thought it would be packed and it wasn't AT ALL But he put on one hellava show......Would love to see him again now !!!!!!
Your color doesn't matter, just means that you have SUPERB taste my brother ❤️
Sure you are. Black guys were there at the invention of rock and roll, playing it right along with everyone else.
Criminally underrated guitar player. Excellent performer. Knew how to put on a rock show.
Yes he did...Miss those days.
This makes me proud to be canadian. Thanks frank and mahogany rush for such amazing music.
Same here. Montrealer who’s very proud of our boy Frank.
Love Frank always. Should be stated though that the men that backed him... Mahogany Rush were fantastic musicians as well. They backed him up perfectly, and his imagination is no easy act to back. Hats off to them all.
Any great musician needs a great rhythm section to back them up ! In the 70s Frank had exactly that !,
Totally agree..
Indeed!
Nope not 1 of the modern shredders,, THE ORIGINAL!! Nobody,, and I mean Nobody,, Was shredding the neck off their guitar before Frank!! Paved the Road!! Absolutely Amazing Shit!! Epic,, Icconnic,, You get it !!
A guitar hero before Van Halen's, Malmsteen's, Vai's and Satriani's.. .amazing!!!!
Way better. The Best Guitarist.....
Saw Frank as a kid in San Bernardino, CA at the Swing auditorium... bought my first guitar the next day. Frank IS and always will be the GOAT.
The best, insane he is underrated by the likes of rolling stone greatest guitar players who is gonna top this guy, one person who would have gave it a run, Hendrix himself that’s it
Absolutely destroys the neck of his SG ! THE ORIGINAL SHREDDER ! FLAT OUT !
@paulhabat6338
Frank uses extremely light gauge strings.
8-9-12-15-26-38
Unwound 4th-D string. The neck has a steel truss rod inside. It's the neck joint that can suffer. Hence, the use of a custom light gauge string set.
Does Anybody ever get tired of hearing this?? Hes the Original SHREDDER and Here's proof! Timeless and Legendary Marino ! Never Gets Old!
I can only hope Canadians realize what a national treasure they have in Frank Marino!
One of the long lost greats. These were my running down the road songs. Loving and living life to the fullest. Fuck yeah brother's and sister's❤❤❤
In the beginning God made the earth and then he created Frank Marino! Then he saw that the earth was quiet and without sound so God removed one of Franks ribs and formed the Guitar! God said unto Frank - Frank! Frank! Thou shalt practice thine instrument until thy skin rotts to the bone! Thou shalt master thine instrument and bringeth fourth the sound of HOLY RIGHTEOUSNESS! God was pleased at what he had created and saw that it was good! Amen!!!!!!!
And God did hand unto Frank the echoplex, wah wah pedal, and fuzz tone and saw that this was also good and righteous.
Well, In the beginning there was Keith Richards...
@@ernestbledsoe2293 And verily he was forthwith commanded to bow down to the mastery that was hitherto known as Frank Marino , with much wailing and gnashing of teeth by the subjugated ; Amen ! 😎🤘
THAT'S THE COOLEST FUCKIN" TRIBUTE TO THE MASTER AXEMAN FRANK MARINO I EVER HEARD. AND DITTO ON THAT BROTHER!!!
And one day thou shalt realise thou hast 4 left hand fingers not just 3.
That kiddies is how ROCK Guitar is played !!!
Another one from the COSMOS !!!
He is just so damn good that other guitar players don't even want his name brought into the conversation. Most under-rated ever unfortunately.
I was visiting Florida as a teenager and got invited to go to a Nazareth concert. I guess it's 1976..1977... Hollywood Sportatorium.
This genius opened . Frank Marino is with limited company regarding skills on a guitar.
Next day I found a small record shop in Hollywood as well. I asked the guy if he had Mahogany Rush ....he handed me the 1st live album. I pay him and he said thanks for buying my son's album. Serious.
I told him I saw Frank for the 1st time the night before. He says to me ....he can't sing for shit , but he can play the guitar.
This appears to be the Mahagony Rush concert at Swing Auditorium in 1978, to which I was three feet away from Frank, against the stage watching drunk and stoned with my jaw on the floor. One of the best concerts I've ever seen and I've seem them all. When music was real.
I grew up listening to Led Zeppilin,Boston ,Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult. Van Halen was the shit when they came. But when I heard Marino Play for the first time, I wss just speechless. He came my favorite player from that point on. The man is such a monster player,
Nobody comes close to his level !
dead right
Add to his talent the fact he is a humble laid back man... that is rock n roll as it should be. I feel the same way as you. First time I heard his works was 2 months before I turned 21. I just sat there listening to album after album stupefied. Thank the good lord for artists like Frank for sure.
@@seanlarabee7852 Frank has been my favorite player for years now. I play guitar too and when i was in my teens and 20's i used to sit and listen to his playing for hours on end, trying to emulate his licks. I am a fair player but there isnt anybody quite like Frank
Amen brother.....same here! Such a gifted player.
Band is tight, tight, tight. Frank = one of the very best axemen ever, and could sing too.
Heard this thausand times and never get enough... always goosebumps hello from Italy
Saw Frank in 74 in Jax Fla. Loved him ever sense. Star Spangled Banner, in my top 3 best ever leads. Throwing bombs everywhere.. He played and sang " Buddy" ..Brought tears to everyone around me, myself included...JUST ONE OF THEM CONCERTS YA NEVER FORGET...
This is real Rock’n’Roll; the real deal! Underrated is an understatement for this amazing artist!
One off the greatest Rock n roll guitar players of all time?
Lightning fast harmonics. Skatting over heavy vibrato licks. Now that's entertainment. True greatness. Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush.
I saw them for the time very early 80's at the r'n'r marathon in san antone he changed my outlook on live rock shows especially arenas.
I just want to thank my 7th grade buddy Kandis Johnson for turning me onto Frank Marino and Robin Trower in the seventh grade of '77.
I can't explain the impact that had on me!!!!! Thanks Kandis , where ever you are!!!!
how is it that only 3,409 views? unbelievable how could people who think they knew what rock n roll was miss this great artist is beyond me my hats off to Mr Frank Marino and his band!!
Was privileged to grow up in Montreal and plug into the music scene during the 60's, '70's and '80's. Frank is and always will be the best of the lot!
Yup, sure miss them days.
Jimi and I would hang on Crescent st. back in the mid- 70's when he had this awesome 68 corvette convertable! I miss those days
maybe one of the most overlooked and underrated rock guitarist ever. I do think some of his raw talent touched on the likes of Hendrix.
He exceeded hendrix
Yeah! Have seen both multiple times, Hendrix’s impact simply cannot be overestimated, I like many stood there awed by both. Now, gotta go with Frank over anyone. And honestly have seen most, Fahrner to McLaughlin etc. It’s all good!!!! Here & now if you have heard the DVD, do it!!!!
Frank, Gary Moore, and Rory Gallagher, should have been in the top 5 of all time for fame. I will never understand this!
Remember hearing MR in 70's on cassettes...but this is ridiculous good. What guitar playing and what a band.
Blowes my mind today 2023...
Simply amazing !, mahogany Rush band are up there ;with FRANK Marinos I guess u can call his a super guitar jam 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🔊🔊🔊🙏🏼👍🏼
Je l’avais découvert dans les années 80, lui et le Mahogani Rush une vraie claque 🎸
I discovered Frank and his band Mahogany Rush when I was 16 years old in 1979. My favorite ever since! I will say that Frank is, by far, the greatest Rock n' Roll shredding guitarist ever!!!! He is often compared to so many other great guitarists, such as Jimi Hendrix, but the truth is, Frank surpasses then all! A shame that he is not as well know as some of the lesser greats. I feel privileged to have been rocking out to his music for over 34 years :) Thanks Frank and Rock On!!
Frank is the greatest, ever!
Yep!
Loook up Michael Angelo Batio.
Jimi Hendrix was never even close to this..!
HawkEye yes
It's amazing how this great classic has evolved. From Marty McFly, to Chuck Berry to Frank Marino who has taken the song to a whole new level!
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Can't overlook Peter Tosh's epic reggae version.
Don't get me wrong!! I love all the new Rock/Metal/Blues stuff out there!
Amazing bands around the world.
But Frank Is something else THIS IS MUSIC !!!! ;)
Rock On Frank.
The new commercial stuff sucks..None of them play with feeling like this. You want to hear some good new ones, not as good as Frank but better than the stuff you are discussing.. Check out Ally Venable and Samantha Fish.. the gals are rockin!
Holy Shit he kills it on this clip.I'd put Frank up against any of the guitarists that are playing today!And he'd kick their ass!
@@alana9832 no he wouldn't - there are kids out there that'll smoke him - they are playing alan holdsworth style. Marino is basically a pentatonic player.
You wanted a show? Ya you got one. Gotta love Frank!
I mean how? Just how? An SG and whammy bar pyrotechnics!!
Frank might be the most underrated guitar of all time!!
Been a frank fan since high school in the mid to late 70's with albums like Mahogany Rush IV in 76, World Anthem in 77 and Live in 78... What a performer.....
Frank "fuck " 🎸🎵🎼🎶🎼🎶🎸😎👊
Fantástic Line up:🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸😎👊
My first MR Album was Strange Universe. I was addicted at that moment
This man is a guitar BEAST!
He was a godfather of the future of thrash metal and speed Metal!! Nobody was even close!! Definitely a mentor of mine!
And a great singer ! 👍🏼💪🏼
Absolutely DESTROYS HIS GUITAR!!
@@paulhabat4217 He was 1,000 times better than any metal player now.
Best live show I ever witnessed and I've witnessed hundreds
@13:30 the sound of Marino literally blowing every other Guitarist away!
Frank was roasting fretboards and melting eardrums while Eddie was still learning his scales!! Here's he's obviously channeling Hendrix!
I think I saw the second show ever of Frank with this band in Repentigny Quebec.
It was in a small highschool cafeteria in 1972.We were both 17 years old.The sg howled thru a main fender amp with two tube fender bandmasters in unisson to boost the e.q.he also had two cabinets with two 15 inchers in each and two cabinets with four 12inchers in each.When he hit a high note my throat tensed up and my ears were buzzed for two days loll
They blew everybody away.He played so cosmic Hendrix that at the end of the show everybody came out with their jaws locked open wondering what musical time tunnel they just went into.He was second to none even at that age.
Richard, thanks for sharing that. It's a great story of Rock n Roll history!!!!!
pleasure
Same things for me ,31 mars 1973 Polyvalente Cap de la Madeleine ,Quebec Admission 1.oo$ ,yeah one dollar
Lucky dog!! I would have paid a lot to see that concert. Never got to see him in person, but always a fan of Frank.
Richard.. Ok..playing at a high school.. with 3 Fender heads, and 4 cabs?? And Frank was 17 years old??? LORD HAVE MERCY!! AND he could do all THIS stuff at age 17?? WHHHHAAAAaaaaatt!! CRAZY cool stuff!!
He was and is better than Hendrix was. Got to see him live. He really evolved with the guitar. Def. in the top 4 of all time
I have no words to describe him with except most intense I ever heard while witnessing him at the Spectrum in Philadelphia when he opened for Kansas. Believe he actually opened for Kansas????? That night he did the National Anthem n even the younger crowd had their mouths opened in misbelief. But I had his albums before I saw him still do. Godspeed.
We wish you well bro,)beautiful !!!😂
A friend turned me on to his 78 Live album and it blew my mind. I fell in love with that very unique sound this guy gets out of that guitar. I have since collected all of his albums. Amazing albums, amazing sound.
Man this dude was a beast! Had the biggest pedalboard known to man back then. And what's most amazing is that he got sounds out of that Gibson SG that I would've never imagined came from that guitar(with the help of all those effects of course. And that Vibriola System is one of the worst tremolo systems Gibson ever made, but somehow he figured out a way to keep the guitar in tune, even with bending the bar back and doing crazy divebombs with it! I must say I was floored when I saw him on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert about 40 years ago. It's great to know he's still kicking now!
I had the honour of meeting Frank a few times. The first time was when my band opened for him at a massive nightclub called called "Entex" (west of Toronto). This would have been about the mid/late 1980s. I would have been 24 or so - and he was my hero.
I built up the nerve to say hello, and he spent the hour or so before the show telling stories and showing me riffs. Also, on the stage, he had a modified model train set - so the fucking pedals could follow him around instead of being stuck in a massive pile behind him.
In spite of his reputation for being a quiet loner, the man was (Is? Of course he is still alive... shit...) outgoing and full of smiles and laughter. And when he took the stage, 3,000 people forgot how to breathe and blink for two hours.
Its been close to thirty years since I have seen him, but he left an indelible impression on me.
His pedal board was longer than my canoe.
He still is. Plays and sings like no time has passed. Amazing.
I just want to thank my 7th grade buddy Kandis Johnson for turning me onto Frank Marino and Robin Trower in the seventh grade of '77.
I can't explain the impact that had on me!!!!! Thanks Kandis , where ever you are!!!!
He had an SG with strat pickups, with the bridge pickup orientated like Hendrix, with the slant towards the bass strings.
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush always sold out their concerts back in the 70s and 80s
Especially in Texas USA
Bass and drummer are equally unbelievable!!
Amen!
I seen do all this live so many times,in my eyes he's the best of all time
The best thing I have ever seen and heard.I have seen every one that is good and they don't even come close.
The best Shredder 10years before everyone else !!! To me, Franck is the more talented rock'n'rol-Blues-rock-fusion guitarist ever seen in the hole World !!!! JUST RESPECT MAN !!! I first saw you in 1977 in OHIO !!! and since then, I have never been more touched in my heart than by your music !!! ALL MY LOVE AND RESPECT TO YOU MR FRANCK MARINO !!! and ALSO YOUR BAND !!! BASS AND DRUMS ARE AMAZING TOO!!! TO JUST FOLLOW YOU IN TOTAL IMPROVISATIONS NEED TO BE VERY AWARE AND TALENTED!!! SAME THING WITH YOUR GREAT BRO!!! VINCE !!! I LOVE YOU GUYS !!!
Frank is just an unappreciated monster of rock and roll...
the first of the "modern shredders" and in many ways still unsurpassed
Richie Blackmore !!!
Obviously.. quite mad.
Agreed! Was ripping the neck off that SG !! So underrated!! But had his own following!! Was around for years!! But didn't get the promotion that other bands got at the time!! Promotion is HUGE!!! Although the record company kept putting out his stuff!! And thank God for that!!
Definitely the ORIGINAL SHREDDER!! Literally tore the neck off his Gibson SG!!! Lack of promotion is what I believe to be why he never made it big?! But had a great following!! Deserves to be inducted into the Rock Hall! Another great Canadian rocker!!!
@@paulhabat4217 his tunes were too long for the radio format. so they didn't play his records much. shame.
Definitely ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐as a kid who sat in front of out TV with that old cassette tape recorder, I so desperately tried to play like Frank Marino, awesome everytime 💖
Jim Ayoub 😍
No one comes close to this mans Talent. Jimi and Frank even to this day and i have seen the best live over 50 years
This so damned good it's ineffable. Frank is a monster and the rhythm section is killer. Great improv. Transcendent. Psychedelic, truly.
THIS is about the coolest greatest performance, ever!!
truly one of my adolescent and all time favs! Rory G was another!
Totally agree. They played and play for the love of music, not fame or money. Pure souls they are/were.
Mahogany Rush Live and Stage Struck...pretty much all the inspiration you'll ever need. :)
@@allancrow134 I seen Rory in Vancouver in the early 70's I think the whole audience was I high on shrooms what a concert! I also seen Mahogany Rush's first tour besides playing in Montreal at the University of Windsor. :-) Peace
Was so lucky to him live at The Cow Palace, S.F. I was a HS sophmore, damn. His 1st live album is still one of my fave and a true benchmark for all 70s hard rock. He still smoked the stage 30 yrs later. You can hear the Jimi Hendrix influence. Yet Frank had such a unique style and sound. Mahogany Rush are unsung heroes of their genre.
I saw Frank and crew at Rock and Roll marathon and it changed my shit for me!!!
only guitarist i ever seen literally chase his own fans out of a club with his relentless guitar assault they all stood just outside on the curb saying " Holy fucking shit that dude is amazing lol
I didn't leave, I wanted more of the greatness from him !!!
Frank is my favorite guitarist, fortunate enough to see him twice🎸🎸🎸
Marino and Mahogany Rush never get the love and appreciation given to other bands of their era. I heard of Mahogany Rush before I ever heard of Rush, thought they’d shortened their name.
wayne Harrison like Alex Lifeson of Rush both very underrated probably coz they didn't sell out to the dollar
Truly a master of the guitar😎
Always loved World Anthem. Frank knows how to rock!!
Hard driving in your face pure rock n roll. That's why we love this guy
I just discovered this band i'm totally blown away
Check his album Juggernaut. Awesome drummer on it as a bonus.
I knew the name, I knew they rocked, yet, I couldn't squeeze them into my listening schedule/touring schedule...MAN, THEY ROCK! this solo on johnny b. goode is right up there with the epic performance of Ten Year's After's Alvin Lee at Woodstock....blazing, sizzling, soulful...Sorry I missed these cats live...MAN they rock
I saw Frank Marino in the 70's in Texas. I saw him in the 80's in Texas .again.... this guy can play....and sing too
San Antonio Texas Rock n Roll Marathon 1980! Killer show! Zack even plays him on some solos
I used to have the their live lp back when it was current. Sold it decades ago. Shouldn't have done that. More great music from my country.
In the 70s going to High School I go to bed every night listening to Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush 78 rpm vinyl on a Thorens TD-125 this player compares to a 8k oled tv !!! suspended player with electronic speed control 78 RPM Vinyl Import From Japan The sound quality was ridiculous analog--- it was like they were live in your room
I was dumb enough not keep ALL OF IT???
managed to see them live in 78 best guitarist ever
his live performance pretty much blows every one else away and trust me I have seen them all except for Hendrix
Well said, Mr Rick! The most important and under appreciated of electric guitarists. For acoustic, Paco de Lucia. Natch. But Frank? The man’s off the scale and on another planet!
Oh, and I also owned a Thorens.
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I did not know of this guy. Astounding.
Cool Canadian cat.
What shall i say... i have no words to describe what i feel
Always and still is my favorite guitar player. There is no one better.
Ajs crystal Steve via
Absolutly, definitivly, surely, whatever the "ly" Brighter than the sun!!!!!
@@kenromine Vai for sure is great,but not in same class as Frank,he was the one who showed the likes of Vai what was possible. Influenced by Hendrix,but took it to another level.
I love how he just stands there and let's his fingers do all the talking.
Saw Frank at Oakland Colosseum in front of probably 80,000 and at a bar in Burlingame w maybe 20 people in the place. And a few shows between, Winterland maybe. Those were the days of actual rock stars. Not gonna see anything like that nowadays. Which is fine, just glad I got to see it.
Saw him several years ago in sellersville pa he would make Clapton jump off the stage!!
I saw Frank and Mahogany Rush at the Cleveland Agoura in 74 and 75. They played in Cleveland Stadium in 75 and I swear the heavens opened up and angels were singing along... there IS no better guitarist known to man !!!
A great live band, I can happily say I got to see these guys at least twice. Guitar player heaven! They may not have had a lot of their own good songs, but they rocked hard whatever song they did play. Frank was a shredder before people even knew what shredding was.
Je me souviens étudiant, quand je finissais de travailler j'allais l'écouter pratiquer a son local, epic!!!
Canadian Guitars at it’s Best!🎸🤩🎸
First saw him opening for Black Sabbath. He just blew me away. Sabbath came on played 2 or 3 songs blew up the P.A. everyone got a refund. Ruby Starr and Gray Ghost opened. What a great show and for free! I picked up tickets on the ground and got refunds from them as well.
SOB....I saw that tour in SF at the Cow Palace. It was the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath tour I think. He blew doors on Sabbath as far as energy and guitar ripping. Amazing!
wow, can you imagine if Hendrix was still alive. wow, Frank took the blues/screeching feedback to a new level eh!
Man what a player love to see him jam with eddie van halen. That would be something magical best johnny b goode version
🤓 STARFLEET : Brian May , Edward Van Halen
It's all ready magical ⚡⚡⚡
Frank went into another world on this one.
Please, no more Frank Marino, said nobody ever.
Starts out with some killing floor rock which leads to aliens/demons landing then the amazing prodigy composer and finally Love conquers it all. this guy is a true saint.
aka "Electric Reflections of War/New World Anthem"
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Well said. I dig that more :)
FUCKIN' best ever!!
He's unrelenting at times. His voice & the groove with which he sings is fabulous!
I always dig a drum solo at a rock concert and this has a cool one!
An under rated creme de la creme guitarist...Awesome, Surreal!!!
This man has definitely shaped my view of how rock guitar playing should sound like... Great stuff!
Went to see Marino in 78 (9?) opening for Ted Nugent. Crowd in Boston was exhausted by the time Ted came out. Frank Marino killed us!! Listen to live performances of JUST THIS Song, and see how differently he plays it each time! THAT is talent. Had tickets for Poghkeepsy NY, Heal up, maybe we catch that show in the cuture
and he's a great person
Such a soft spoken affable man - until he hits the stage.
That was incredible. Saw FM open for Styx back in the day. His band was the best that night.
The absolute best , walked away from drums, and became the greatest guitarist of all time....so fucking underrated, yet those of us out here know his soul & his passion came right out of that red SG, and instowed within us all, shit , brothers and sisters, I need say no more....Frank is the best!!!!!!!!!!
Frank kicks ass!!!! Amazing guitarist!!😅😅😅😅😅
I saw Mr. Marino a few times back in the day. He's definitely not of this earth! I don't think I ever saw him stop to take a breath.
Bought a Mahogany Rush album in '78, never listened to Frank Marino since. I am ashamed.....and worse, have been musically comatose for 40 yrs. Apologies, Frank Marino! Holy mother of 6 strings!
Frank Marino. None Other. Top Quality Rock n Roll since 1972.
I saw FRANK in Philadelphia forty years ago. Ouch... That hurt to say. lol
theres a few songs tatoo'ed on my brain as a kid...this is one of them
Literally burned into it !!
*From 1974 to 1980 Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush kicked ass where ever they played. Some big name bands didn't like them, I wonder why.*
He was the guy that made me want to pick up a guitar and play!