Eric Johnson - High Landrons
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- Eric Johnson with Kyle Brock and Tommy Taylor performing "High Landrons". Contents of this video ©Eric Johnson. Original studio version available on the Capitol Records CD entitled "Ah Via Musicom". Check out ericjohnson.com and officialericjohnson for Merchandise, Tour Information, Music and More!
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One of the most under-rated songs in history. It’s also a bit sad that EJ isn’t more well known outside guitar circles. He’s a genius.
this is the best version of this song ever made
@@Biarkiiagree 100%
There's a large load of bullshit here.
Reminds me of Jeff Healy fir some reason..... The singing
Ah Via Musicom was one of the greatest albums ever.
I agree with you 100% 💋
And *"Venus Isle"* is a masterpiece too... 😇🙏🏼💙🌟
I agree!!!
boy, that is for sure! right alongside venus isle
he looked like an eastern scandinavian aristocrat who might or might not have been a vampire
Well, that would explain a lot
No its Ryan Gosling. Lol Eric is great!
LOL< no kidding, always said he had to be an alien or something. When we first found him in '78 at a little club in San Marcos, and then later when he played all the clubs I was playing in Houston...all of the guitar players, known players, would be in the audience and shaking our heads. And...smiling.
Holy Shit Noel I thought the EXACT same thing - the same words!
You know how to be specific...
Eric Johnson is a genius.
Consummate drummer keeps playing without missing a beat,even though the snare head broke!
John Sherman Tommy Taylor!
How this man is not more recognized is completely unkown to me.
That's ok - he's OURS!
The one time I was able to see Eric Johnson perform live was when he opened for Steve Miller ages ago. Believe it or not, the Miller crowd was booing during Mr. Johnson's incredible set. One guy behind me yelled, "You suck". At least in America, audiences get what they deserve: mass market pitched formulaic dreck.
@@jankafka7330 brain dead audience
Well!!!! Just looking at the music world 🌎 today..it has been perverted to nothing. The industry today and performers do not want truly talented people like himself to be noticed.
@@jankafka7330 something tells me EJ had to try not to outplay Steve Miller Band. After all, it’s not courteous of the opening act to better the main act
His talent is beyond comprehension....there are no words that exist in the English language to describe how good Eric Johnson truly is...
Peace.
that is no joke. he is one of the gifted musicians to ever live.
zososhep saw him in 96 or 97 at G3 in Austin . Witnessed the legendary " violinistic
brilliance " .
Voice, playing, tone, cool looks, perfect package. 🎸🎸♥️♥️♥️
Epic Talent!!
really very good
Dude busted his snare drum head at 2:34! Full on rock power is too much for mere drums to handle haha. And dude, the bass work on this song is phenomenal. Seriously one of the best rhythm sections on the planet. Eric Johnson is a beast as always.
I knew it
That's Tommy Taylor for you, he's a beast!
good call, great eye!
How the hell does Eric sing, and play that well at the same time ? Amazing player.
Tom Howland no idea I can only do one of the other. if I had to do the tow I might mime.lol
Thousands of hours practice, no drugs, alcohol, crazy living. 100% dedication to his art.
@@dr.know-it-all5148 I disagree, 50% just amazing talent. Most people try what you stated for a lifetime and are half the musician/artist Eric is....
@@sapreaper goes without saying you need a boatload of talent/gift/apptitude.
plays, sing, and activate/desactivate all his pedals at te same time !
damn, thanks God for creating Eric Johnson
This is one of the best live recordings of this song I've heard. Eric is the master.
Sarah Tensile love the bass work from Kyle...
kind of satriene steve vai
True, but the vampire you allude to was not scandinavian.
this is the best version of this song ive ever heard to date
I agree it’s the best. Was it the acoustics or the mix that made it the best?
Im 34 years old, Ive been a guitar addict for over 20 years.... Why on earth am I only discovering this genius recently?? I thought I knew it all... I was so wrong
You've been missing out! He's why I started playing, cuz he's incredible. He's why I stopped playing, cuz I didn't have the chops! His whole catalog is a treasure of gems like this!
@@GregoryWolff I'm listening to the song Victory from the Tones album... its so unbelievably brilliant.. the range of techniques he uses.. the flawless precision of every note.. its full of melody.. my favourite sound is the kyoto thing he does, plus the artifical harped harmonics.. just an incredible sound
This may well be the BEST live performance ever,,, especially when you consider it's only a 3 PIECE BAND!!!! The drummer, Taylor is a mini-rhythm section all by himself,, Brock is kickin out 8th notes on the bass, and Eric is breaking the speed limit constantly!!! Amazinggggg!!!!
Good eye Sonny, i dont think many people realized how good he was on that Tones album and others..
It’s also crazy how Taylor broke his snare around the 2:30 mark and he still sounded good for the rest of the performance!
My take: "High Landrons" = mythical mountain range representing spiritual goals.
Who is the "Mountain Guide"? ESV
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know! Prov. 30:4
at 4:30...insane harmonics. EJ - you've outdone yourself!
Vintage Marshalls, Fenders, Dumbles, Stratocasters, fuzzfaces, echoplexes…..perfection in the hands of a true master!
This is what happens when the stars align. Eric's playing was incredibly tight, and he was visibly channeling his inner SRV. The vocals were great, which can't be easy in a song with such demanding pieces on the guitar. Heck, Eric even had a good hair day, and was likely only 5 to 7 years away from being able to grow facial hair when this was recorded.
This is what it's all about, and I simply can't stop watching this performance.
Really he is on a different level than SRV.. Eric had a way more modern feel.. No disrespect to SRV..I thought a more complete player not relegated to the blues... Heavy influence by Johnson..
Eric was 35-36 years old when this was recorded.
@@rodiebobwilliams1330 on a fairly vintage strat as well.
SRV was good, but he didn't have as of a full body of work as Eric. He ventured out with Venus Isle. Songs where he plays piano...songs he scalds the solos. SRV could play guitar. Eric is a artist painting a tapestry, telling a story.
He was an Austin contemporary of SVR.
Who's still listening in 2024 ❤❤
MOST ETHERAL SONG..MOST ETHERAL TONE..MOST ETHERAL PLACE..N A TRILLION LIGHT YEARS WHEN WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN, I PRAY ERIC IS IN HEAVEN PLAYING FOR THE SON....................
gotta love the drummer was rocking so hard he busted the snare head! ha! now this is music!
Way down here on the edge of these snows,
I hear a strong wind whine;
Goin' to where the freedom bells ring,
Into the Highlands I must climb.
On this journey, I have been here before,
Tryin' to reach the other side;
I just can't get through the top of these hills,
Without a mountain guide.
Took such a while to find you,
Oh could you show me the way?
To get to the place I once knew,
You're the only one, so take me through High Landrons.
Up ahead, I know the trailway stops,
From there on, only eagles fly;
Burning (with) visions of the way back to you,
They're burnin' through the eastern sky.
Now and then I see a shooting star,
Lighting up the silver blue;
It's shining all the way down the mountain skyway,
Oh, it's shining straight from you.
Took all my life to find you,
Oh could you show me the way?
To get to the place I once knew,
You're the only one, so take me through High Landrons.
Up ahead...
Took all my life to find you,
Oh could you show me the way?
To get to the place I once knew,
You're the only one, so take me through High Landrons.
Up ahead...💜
That natural harmonics lick that this guitar demigod did at 04:29 provided more goosebumps on my end than most musicians did with their entire discographies. His live sound is out of this world, just like his talent. Absolutely unbelievable musician, and his band is tight as f#$K!
SOME OF HIS SONGS ARE A CONCERT IN ITSELF
I'm usually not big fan of the flanger-But EJ is SO good that he makes it work here! :-)
That MXR flanger doubler is one of the best ever made.
In 1991, I had tickets to see Rush in Auburn Hills. The warmup act was a guy I had never heard of named Eric Johnson. My brother had seen the same show a week earlier in Indianapolis, so I asked him about Johnson. He said, "he's good. He comes out and jams." OK, fine, always a bonus when the warmup act is decent. Got there in time for Johnson's entire set. He started with Righteous. OK, yeah, my brother was right. He is good. Then he did this song. Wow, OK. He's REALLY good. Then he did Desert Rose and 40 mile town. OK, that's it. This guy is fucking awesome! I went out and bought Ah Via Musicom the next day, and a week later, when I saw Rush with Eric Johnson in Cleveland with my Dad, I was just as excited if not moreso to see Johnson. In four songs, I went from having barely heard of the guy to being a fan for life.
Thanks for posting something from that time. Geez, we all looked so young back then!
Yeah I saw that tour Roll the Bones I thought pretty much the same thing.
Rush with Eric Johnson now that was a great show!!! Saw it in Cincinnati.
@@jasonkeith9317 Right? I mean, come on! I loved Rush, and they were fantastic, and Eric Johnson was a revelation. 3-1/2 hours of unbelievable music. One of my favorite shows of all time.
With that in mind ... EJ paid it back many years later. I went to see him in 2012 at House of Blues. The warmup act that night was a guy I'd never heard of named Andy McKee. Wow. Lightning strikes twice.
@@SenorPlaid Eric Johnson is about as good a guitarist u'll ever come across. I miss Rush. RIP Professor. Their music was pretty much the soundtrack to my young adult life. Guess we'll always have the music but seeing them live was surreal. Eric was great live too. I'd never seen fingers move like that. Absolute master of the instrument.
one of the best ever. his chord progressions and his overall tone are out of comparison almost with every other guitarist on this planet. flawless right-left coordination, his alternate picking is as good as it can get. These fast pentatonics after 3:50 are out of this world. super clean and perfectly executed.
Something therapeutic about his tone. I don't know how he found that sound, but it is as if his strings are made of radioactive silk.
Got a tab book ( i play guitar) in the fwd he says he wanted to make music that heals people, he def SUCCEEDED imho!
Eric Johnson chords are easy.
Just stretch your fingers 8 frets and catch low E with your nose.
Done
@@mikeglasgow6656 Idk y But this comment is really funnit imo
A very Fender sound, some Fuzz, Flanger, Overdrive and a lover of analog delays, and that versatility, with those triad-shaped chords that make Eric Johnson's sound, a heavenly sound. A master of tone.
Still my favorite Eric song!!
Johnson is such a clean player , outstanding performance here by All
You know his guitar is so advanced nobody really notices how good his voice was.. Lol.. Greatness!
His voice is good, but it isn't inhumanly good and unique like his guitar playing. In fact, for many years after discovering him, I would only listen to his instrumentals because I was mad that the vocals were obscuring the guitar notes. Thankfully, I overcame that hangup.
I've been walkin at the sunny beach from Brazil every mouring listening to Eric's albuns
i'ts quite an experience.
Love this song 🎵 ❤️ 🎉
Do I need say anyting one of the most original sounds I've ever heard he's a genius met him down to Baltimore soundstage back in 2012 nicest guy you ever want to meet even bought us a drink rock on Eric you're the man
I never missed a live show when he came to town. Simply Amazing talent!!
Mr Eric Johnson Is a Guitar Genius.
High landrons and desert rose have the best runs I've ever heard
Those are my go-to tracks!
No idea how he plays those chords and leads, switching between the sounds with his feet, while SINGING. Freakin crazy.
im still getting chills and ive seen this video hundreds of times
+danknasty661 that tube flanger is what does it
+danknasty661 It's an MXR Flanger/Doubler sort of a dual flanger. Early rackmount piece. Very hard to find and expensive.
*its been thousands now lolol
Eric Johnson tore a hole through the guitar in the 80s..Saw Johnson in Dallas at a small club and he changed my mind on where guitar could go, and launched my quest to guitar...Still on it!
yeah if you look closely there's a hole right in the snare drum too
Very clean player Johnson , you can hear every note ,not only his lead playing
his rythem playing is also first class
Eric Johnson is a god playing guitar.
This song is so bad ass.
Damn, god does a pretty good Eric Johnson impression
This is truly one of his best live performance I have seen! along with Friends (ACL 2001) Are You Experienced/Cliffs Of Dover/Trail Of Tears (ACL 1988) Both the guitar playing and singing was great and spot on here! I miss this old guitar tone a lot!
Same here! He had outstanding equipment, tone, a dumble, and more echo and sustain/reverb making a three-piece unit sound like so much more. Some talk negatively about his reverb and echo but that's what caught my ear initially back in '88! At his peak during this period sound-wise IMO.
THAT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS SHOW EXCELLENT.
His tones and mind over matter phrasing and bends/ vibrato / lines/ chords on this are just amazing .......
When I need a smile.... Eric Johnson is my go to, time and time again...
finding words to describe how amazing this performance is evades me. Perfection! Thank you for sharing!
Best vocal performance I’ve heard from him.....
Still don't know what a "high Landron" is, but man, what a song.
Love your music. I am now 33 years old and your music accompanies me since I am 14 years old.
Eric is my favorite guitarist hands done being from Texas myself. Only seen live once due to military commitments
Man I miss that Rig O' Tone! - 100W Marshalls - Stereo Twin Reverb heads and that Dumble!
That MXR Flanger! Tommy & Kyle killing it ~ Just plain Ol' Badass!
Such a great player! One of my all time favorite guitarists. Tommy and Kyle are his best live line up IMO. Tommy really drives with those drums. Eric's tone is stunning!
ebealienhead agree but I do love Alien Love Child.
Tommy still hammers the skins the best that i have ever seen live. Saw them earlier this year and he still keeps the best backbeat i have ever heard! My favorite guitar player and drummer in the same band.....Whoo Whoo!!
Agree that Tommy and Kyle are and always have been good best lineup i had the pleasure of meeting then all in Raleigh NC in 94 got there it was sold out by mere luck ran into Kyle as we were walking to our car to leave and he hands us 2 tickets and backstage passes got all my stuff signed by them all got killer photos they were all the nicest guys
Met him many years ago in a bar on 6th street in Austin, Texas. Very unassuming and genuinely good guy. His guitar work is legendary with Hendrix like playing styles. One of the best in the business.
One of my favorite live recordings of Eric…perfect tone, a large, energetic crowd, and even the wind blowing through his hair on this particular song was perfect.
I was fortunate to have seen this performance and the incomparable Red Rocks Amphitheatre. He was the warmup act for The Steve Miller Band, but as much as I like Steve Miller, I was there in the 2nd row to see my man Eric
@@jimmcgivern I was at the Red Rocks concert too! I live in Denver. Aside from Eric, I was amazed at how many young people there were singing along with Steve Miller’s songs from 25 years earlier. I decided there might be hope for the younger generation. 😀
@@gcolnr that's funny, because that was my first impression as well. I thought I'd see a bunch of people my age (now 60) but like you said, it was a bunch of kids, and none of them knew who EJ was. I told them to be prepared to have their faces ripped off. And they all loved him. EJ came out to do a sound check and no one knew who he was. I went up to the rail and called to him, he came over and chatted with me for 3 or 4 minutes which was so cool for me. My first EJ show was the Ah Via Musicom tour. I saw him down in the Springs at the AF academy. I'm going to the Paramount on 3/5 to see him
@@jimmcgivern That’s a great memory. He seems like a gentle, nice guy
@@gcolnr absolutely! Not only is he an incredible talent but the message in his lyrics has always inspired me. Peace, love, forgiveness, appreciation of beauty and on and on. He has lifted me out of a funk too many times to mention with his message of hope. His music speaks to me in ways very few artists have in my lifetime. And he can rip your rip face off as well!!! haha
God I want to see this whole show so badly
One of the BEST EJ Tunes. Sounds like NOBODYELSE. Thanks Eric,,,,,- RJ.
Eric's a total wizard!
Voice, guitar, bass, drums...♥ I would have loved to see him do a live session with Jeff Beck !
somebody tell me how people could just be walking around, oblivious, while Eric is playing, singing... boggles my mind. smh. He is the Master.
Eric best tone era..
yeah the bass sounds great on this version. And this version generally kicks ass all round!
Eric Johnson was definitely channeling his inner Eric Johnson on this cut. ;)
I like how he uses the guitar tone to temper his voice in this track.
Such a legendary clip.. notice that the snare dies midway through song, but EJ and the band just continue like a boss 🔥🤘🏽.
And those 3 full stack Marshalls with the flanger 3:20 😩😩.
Who else is watching from Denmark? 🤘🏽✌🏾
Without a doubt, the pinnacle of a storied career! A+ backing section in Kyle and Tommy and Eric with what many consider his best rig and sound set up. Are there any more videos from this day's performance? Hopefully so......cuz it's a smoker!! Thanks for posting......aaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
preciated greatly!!
This performance is wild. Favorite EJ song. Working that Fuzz Face!
He was (still is) crazy good! Obviously he's a master on his instrument but his style is really cool, too, a blend of 80's new wave and blues, brilliant!
This is the first video where I've seen his face. He's a handsome thing.
Leo sun, Aries moon.
Enough with technical…Eric makes playing the axe smooth and easy 🎶😃😃👍👏👏👏
4:35 to4:51 is just sublime divine!!! what ever that means that's what that was ..inspiring
I'll always love this guy I first heard his music at an Air Force Base in Virginia and those were some great times
I just wish he expressed more joy physically when he plays. Smiling , Rocking out , he's too laid back and reserved... Eric fan forever...
After watching this 4 times in a row ..mesmerized by Eric's playing.. I just noticed he's at Red Rocks.. Saw The Moody Blues and Def Leppard there..Awesome!!
eric is a sick singer, probably one of his most underappreciated talents imo
We went to see a concert in August 1991 at Spartan Stadium: ZZ Top, Steve Miller, and an opening act we did not know anything about, Eric Johnson. As we got to the stadium and parked, we were puzzled by the giant gaggle of groupies surrounding the fence through which the stars' limos would enter - stunning beauties, dressed in their best, 60 or 80 of them. We were not used to seeing that quantity and quality of gorgeous women show up for ZZ Top, or Steve, who are great musicians, but we had never before seen attract quite that level of attention. Then Eric Johnson came out on stage, and we said, "Ohhhh, now we get it." What a handsome guy - and his playing is nonpareil. Been fans ever since.
Can anybody see what the drummer went through when his snare head breaks halfway through the song? THAT is a musician.
He not only helped define thats 80’s guitar sound, but brought in the 90s roughness along with it
That insane run at 3:56! My face melted.
It looks like the videi is sped up. 🎉
JHC......i continue to find something unique and otherworldly every time i watch this! Marshall stacks, Fender Twins, "Strat bends", a Dumble(s)and EJ's fingers flyin'! I know for a fact if Eric ever decided to launch a "Throwback Tour" with this setup and sound(if still feasible), getting a ticket to experience this would be a challenge.....but one EVERY fan would gratefully accept. "Throwback Tour".......i see T-Shirt sales galore as well goin' thru the roof! What a unique concept tour for the fans.....a "Throwback Tour"!
He still uses a lot of old stuff, modern Signature strats, old Marshall Heads, some old effects
and finally in 2018, we had the Ah Via Musicom tour! Now, i am already in line for Venus Isle Revisited!
I was going to say - that day is here!
Dazzling guitarist with a beautifully specific signature sound.
. .. . Me and my parents enjoyed Ah Via Musicom very much in the eighties. .. .
Those chord progressions and harmonics combined with that flanger sound otherworldly! Simply Outstanding!
his best strat and his best sound!
Total expressive control in those hands
No not a symphony orchestra
A mere trio 😮
Genius
Would love to see the rest of this concert!
Not only is the guitar technique and playing ability completely amazing, the multitasking ability is astounding! I had the privilege of seeing him in concert last night at a small venue in Albany, New York. Both EJ and his back up band were totally jammin! 🎸🤘
Even with Tommy's snare breaking this is one of the best performances of this track. This is one tight band & i can only bet the rest of this show must have been amazing . Eric is one fine songcrafter & his playing just speaks for it self ...
In the category of “People Late to the Party”, I would like to nominate...myself.
So, I just found this video.
Yeah...I know it’s years old...but..MAN...what a great version!
In a way, I almost like this better than “Cliffs of Dover”.
Desert rose is also another masterpiece.
Such a great live version of this song!
SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
.......awesome.....
the perfect ending i swear! look at that hear flow back at 5:28
Great performance! The first song that I heard from Ah Via Musicom - KILO out of Colorado Springs served this up as I was driving toward the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo range - it was glorious. The day my dad died, a bookmark in time for me. Thanks for sharing this gem!
This performance is right up there with the 88' ACL one, maybe even better. Mind-blowing.
I was fortunate to see him play in Atlanta around this time, when he was promoting the "Ah Via Musicom" album.
We love you Eric! So gifted!👍🎶🎵
Throughout my life I have seen musicians who I believe are not from this planet, Paul McCartney, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, and of course Mr. Eric Johnson...
In the year 2021, he's the best ever!
No keyboards, no other gtr and the sound is fuller than an orchestra. Amazing.
Everything working. Amps, guitar, pedals, he's in excellent voice, Tommy and Kyle are prefect, incredible mix. One of the best performances in rock history.