Seen him with Bon Jovi Feb '17 - S. Carolina to K-O the THNFS American Tour and how surprised was I ? I actually expected Sambora. I lost track of BJ other than commerical country sound bites but I was pleasantly surprised and ultimately became a fan. Phil explodes with an energy and a commanding presence taking ownership of Sambora's rhythm's and lead with ease. Any decent guitarist always wants to reference his own style in a performance but Phil was classy enough to play Sambora's leads to verbatim making you feel as though Ritchie was there. His performance is as good as I have seen- Save EVH pre-hip surgery. Nevertheless, Phil-X is a great performer with a Joe Cool manic personality and worth the ticket. JBJ made a great choice in him and is fortunate to have Phil on the road. Hope to see you again soon. Cheers!
This is the definition of a perfectly executed and brilliantly original live performance. A classic tune played very well by amazingly talented musicians. This is easily one of my favourite videos ever!
Crazy exciting performance! I just heard of Phil X about a week ago. Then I saw this vid. Just a whacked out crazy good guitarist, singer, and performer. Haven't seen somebody with his much energy and the talent to go with it in a lot time. Go, Phil X!
When you look up "Rock N Roll" in the dictionary there should be a photo or video of Phil X. He is the complete package for sure! I can't think of one person who is more rock n roll then he is, not even half as much so.
What a performer! The whole cover of let me stand is amazing , the guitar over the shoulder and back is one of the most difficult tricks you can try and he pulls it off like he's just so comfortable, not a single worry or misstep. He never misses a beat or plays a bad note and sings his ass off. I admire his ability very much. Rock on Phil and the drills!
Pure unadulterated aggression. Maximum testosteroney kick ass playing. How can you not enjoy that performance. Great all around group of musicians. Thanks for sharing.
It's Phil being amazing as usual, with two guys who volunteered to come along to Messe for the jam. Gjergj on bass was from Albania and Gustavo on drums flew in from Portugal. He's covering Hendrix's 'Fire'.. with a bit of Flintstones and Van Halen thrown in..the app he's using at the beginning is called 'Bebot' which is a little synth program for iOS/Android. :) Great video by the way, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for answering every question I had. He's been around some GREAT drummers (Dogboy, Brian Burwell being my favorite), and I was wondering why he keeps changing them.
***** No worries Shawn, I just saw the same questions being asked by various people so thought I'd help..haha Yeah, he jams with some mighty musicians, Randy Cooke is a drumming monster!
Phil was one of the most in-demand studio guitarists, long before the whole youtube thing. He has played for about everybody in the studio, from Avril Lavigne to Rob Zombie. He has credits as a studio guitarist on over 30 albums.
I love how all these armchair critics are picking apart his great performance, yet if any of you were sitting in a bar and these guys came on, you'd be floored.....
Never ceases to amaze me . Phil X is awesome . Saw him live at a small dive bar in red bank NJ once. He jumped on stage w my friend Matt O Ree of MOB and did two songs w him. They did whole lotta love and I shot the sheriff. Oh what a night .
Hey back off Junior! YOU made the snarky comment . If you can't handle someone elses opinion go back to kindergarten , the only little girl crying here is you Nancy! Seems you got a lot more growing up to do.
Great stuff! But I'm mostly getting off on the fact he's wearing a " port Dover Friday the 13th motorcycle run" in Ontario , Canada , tshirt. Used ride there a lot.
Phil X is insane! so good. his frenetic personality is channelled through his playing really well. I hate to use this term, cause its overused but here he's just;awesome.
Phil X should be world famous because this is world class rock'n'roll so why ain't he or is he and I'm out of the loop? I think I heard guitar solo sections from American Woman by the 'Guess Who Flintstones, EVH's solo from Michael Jacksons Beat it and Randy Rhoad's solo from Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and I probably missed something? Overall kickass from the band and man ... that's what puts the fun in fun!!! :D
I dare to say that no guitar maker on this entire Mother F..... Earth of ours will ever be able to reproduce all those one of a kind scratches on *Phil's X* guitars. He (Phil) is an undeniable master of guitar destruction. Period !!!
I saw him play live in the summer of 1985 at the old Larry's Hideaway in Toronto with his band Sidinex (that's his last name spelled backwards - Xenidis). He kicked our ass then & still doing it all these years later! On top of that, he's a very nice guy.
I saw Phil play in a basement in Kitchener Ontario during the "Great Beer Strike" of 1984. " Scott on drums and Kevin on bass (Todd the lead singer was upstairs fighting with his gf) and so Phil was singing They were doing Ted Nugent: Free for All... Phil gets to the solo and jumps up and grabs the cold water pipe in the ceiling while still soloing with his left hand He kicks the mic over and it goes crashing to the floor... perfect to the place in the solo He drops down from the pipe, left foot kicks the mic back up to a balance where the bass plate of the mic stand takes over and it literally lands RIGHT in front of his face as he SCREAMS " " I got me a rock n roll band.... it's a free for all" One of MANY Phil X moments I get to live in my head lol
One of VERY few guys who can do cheesy rock cliches WELL and make them actually mean something! And not many guys can make you head bang and laugh in the same solo either! :D More power to him! Long may he reign! lol
In Detroit You have the 'Motor City Madman'. In Canada it's the 'Maple Leaf Loonie' Phil X. No matter what some say about Phil X, he still r0Cks a mean Axe! Dig the Port Dover Friday the 13th t-shirt Phil X. I've been to that Biker Bash many times--Always Great!!! R0CK ON.
I'm sure that drummer was planning to play the song in standard tempo and was like WTF when Phil kept telling him to up the tempo. I'm guessing Phil didn't tell him ahead of time that they were gonna play the song in hyper speed.
Phil X is one of the most entertaining players ever, its all about the rock and roll!
There is more to rock n roll than being a grown man pretending to be 12 years old.
The only guitarist I can think of who’s ever told the drummer to speed up!
Yeah, thats the bassplayers task!
He says it even to 1 kg cocaine
Just watching Phil makes cocaine feel tired.
Why isn't Phil X a household name? One of the best guitarists EVER!!!
one trick pony
@@wjhandy you a tard
@@TheCja02 you is
@@TheCja02 aww, did someone hurt your feelings ?
Because he's an overgrown 12 year old with zero artistic merit
Drummer is KILLING IT! Fantastic Beats
Phil you're a monster, man.
smokin!! LOVE how he incorporates all those other tunes into the lead in the middle, love the energy level as well !! great job !!
Seen him with Bon Jovi Feb '17 - S. Carolina to K-O the THNFS American Tour and how surprised was I ? I actually expected Sambora. I lost track of BJ other than commerical country sound bites but I was pleasantly surprised and ultimately became a fan.
Phil explodes with an energy and a commanding presence taking ownership of Sambora's rhythm's and lead with ease. Any decent guitarist always wants to reference his own style in a performance but Phil was classy enough to play Sambora's leads to verbatim making you feel as though Ritchie was there.
His performance is as good as I have seen- Save EVH pre-hip surgery.
Nevertheless, Phil-X is a great performer with a Joe Cool manic personality and worth the ticket. JBJ made a great choice in him and is fortunate to have Phil on the road.
Hope to see you again soon.
Cheers!
This is the definition of a perfectly executed and brilliantly original live performance. A classic tune played very well by amazingly talented musicians. This is easily one of my favourite videos ever!
Crazy exciting performance! I just heard of Phil X about a week ago. Then I saw this vid. Just a whacked out crazy good guitarist, singer, and performer. Haven't seen somebody with his much energy and the talent to go with it in a lot time. Go, Phil X!
topper jack not to mention he's already 50 that time
When you look up "Rock N Roll" in the dictionary there should be a photo or video of Phil X. He is the complete package for sure! I can't think of one person who is more rock n roll then he is, not even half as much so.
What a performer! The whole cover of let me stand is amazing , the guitar over the shoulder and back is one of the most difficult tricks you can try and he pulls it off like he's just so comfortable, not a single worry or misstep. He never misses a beat or plays a bad note and sings his ass off. I admire his ability very much. Rock on Phil and the drills!
... the song is called fire by jimi hendeix
I want to see Phil X and Paul Gilbert together. They both got so much passion and energy. I don’t think the stage could handle it! 😃
"Fire" is a drummer's showcase. And the man on the tubs here did a fantastic job on this tune. His drumming had me riveted.
Professor Hamamoto mitch would be proud
Pure unadulterated aggression. Maximum testosteroney kick ass playing. How can you not enjoy that performance. Great all around group of musicians. Thanks for sharing.
I love listening and watching Phil
Dude has mass amounts of raw effortless talent. And knows a ton about the physics and most everything else relating to the world of guitars.
It's Phil being amazing as usual, with two guys who volunteered to come along to Messe for the jam. Gjergj on bass was from Albania and Gustavo on drums flew in from Portugal.
He's covering Hendrix's 'Fire'.. with a bit of Flintstones and Van Halen thrown in..the app he's using at the beginning is called 'Bebot' which is a little synth program for iOS/Android. :)
Great video by the way, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for answering every question I had. He's been around some GREAT drummers (Dogboy, Brian Burwell being my favorite), and I was wondering why he keeps changing them.
***** No worries Shawn, I just saw the same questions being asked by various people so thought I'd help..haha
Yeah, he jams with some mighty musicians, Randy Cooke is a drumming monster!
He also plays Randy Rhoads' solo from Ozzy's ''Crazy Train''.
Thanks for all this information, man, at the beginning of te video I was wondering if the Drills had a new drummer, now I know.
No probs matey, happy to help. :)
Woaw... always loved him, even before the BJ thing. Killer musician!
Phil is amazing and genuine. I could watch him play all day
This is IT! This is why we play.
TheTRUTH
WHOLLY FN SCHIT, MAN!!! That is proper f******* scary!!!
Thank God somebody got it on video.
Phil X is the first guitar god that came out straight from TH-cam. I remember seeing all his FA videos. That start a new era...
Phil was one of the most in-demand studio guitarists, long before the whole youtube thing.
He has played for about everybody in the studio, from Avril Lavigne to Rob Zombie.
He has credits as a studio guitarist on over 30 albums.
the energizer bunny dont have shit on phil x. cool
its the death wish coffee and lots of practice GREAT NUMBER FROM PHIL X
Dude is gonna hurt himself if he don't go easy on the speed...
guys in too good a shape to be on speed
BAJARACER43X - Of course, I'm just jealous as fuck! At my age the fingers like short bursts...no more of THAT all night...LOL!
I'ma hearin' that.
Unbridled rock 'n roll guitar joy! Love this freakin' guy, tear 'em up Phil!
Phil X is AMAZING!! He's one of my biggest influences... GREAT! 😀🤘🏼🔥
I love how all these armchair critics are picking apart his great performance, yet if any of you were sitting in a bar and these guys came on, you'd be floored.....
The Blackstone Project
Cause we'd be drunk. lol 😂. The drums sound out of time though
@@rhythmstyx1945 nah the whole audio is off time with the video.
Never ceases to amaze me . Phil X is awesome . Saw him live at a small dive bar in red bank NJ once. He jumped on stage w my friend Matt O Ree of MOB and did two songs w him. They did whole lotta love and I shot the sheriff. Oh what a night .
this man cant resist american woman no matter how hard he tries
haha, true!
You are watching it on video. He is playing it live in many many locations. Where's your video of you playing?
+J Alan just made an observation moron, sorry if it made you cry like a little girl.
Hey back off Junior! YOU made the snarky comment . If you can't handle someone elses opinion go back to kindergarten , the only little girl crying here is you Nancy! Seems you got a lot more growing up to do.
+J Alan eat shit ass fuck
In a word... INCREDIBLE! 😲🤯
amazing performance
Oh how I would love to see a Phil X and Frank Marino jam! Two good ol Canadian boys tearing it up!
What a player!!! Brilliant entertainer
Great tone with that P90!
I think it's a p94 custom!!
blkjckgtrnut he has his own signature pickup made by arcane. It's a p90 type pickup.
@@LPCstm69 I think need it for my SG
Jimi Hendrix's Fire, dude!
+Silviu Iliescu Thank you !
Not bad for a guy that just turned 50. Phil X is the Man!
Yea when people say 50 is old pull this video out from ur cell.
He looks like 32 to me
WoW , Right on 🤘 Dude just melted my face!!! So innovative and entertaining!!!
Love the "American Woman" part of the guitar solo....too bad most of the kids today have no clue what thats from. Absolutely face melting performance!
20 years old and lovin' it
I find it really cool that he still sings the songs without knowing the lyrics, like in the frettedamericana days. Really nice.
Phil you give me a Chill! Your a Machine on the Guitar! And your drummer is phenomenal!!!!
I swear Phil can play anything!👍😎🎸🎶
nvr quit playing..it only fuels me up more so..I've played this tune for a long fkn time..nvr quit..
Phil killed it as usual what a playa
Out of this world guitar playing. Jimi, Eddie and Randy would be proud to hear that.
Appropriate song; they were all on Fire!! Nicely done.
Great stuff! But I'm mostly getting off on the fact he's wearing a " port Dover Friday the 13th motorcycle run" in Ontario , Canada , tshirt. Used ride there a lot.
Phil X is on fire :D The drummer and the bassist are awesome too. Great performance. I love it. :)
Good grief, a world class wack-a-doo and off the hook amazing player! Thanks for sharing your insanity with the universe.....
This man belongs on stage!
Oh Sweet Mama, that boy'z' got the right stuff on command ! What a Monster !!
That’s how it’s done ladies and gents. Pure rock’n’roll ! Loved how Phil threw in a part of Randy Rhoads crazy train into the solo!
One of my favorite guitar players PHIL X
That was so awesome! Loved it!
OHHH MY GOD. THIS IS EMOTION IN GUITAR!
He's just fucking awesome, Phil's the man.
Bro YOU ARE AMAZING AND THE NEW ENERGY, best of everything Philx
Phil X is insane! so good. his frenetic personality is channelled through his playing really well. I hate to use this term, cause its overused but here he's just;awesome.
Phil X should be world famous because this is world class rock'n'roll so why ain't he or is he and I'm out of the loop?
I think I heard guitar solo sections from American Woman by the 'Guess Who Flintstones, EVH's solo from Michael Jacksons Beat it and Randy Rhoad's solo from Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and I probably missed something?
Overall kickass from the band and man ... that's what puts the fun in fun!!! :D
never heard of this guy till tonight...damn hes good.
I dare to say that no guitar maker on this entire Mother F..... Earth of ours will ever be able to reproduce all those one of a kind scratches on *Phil's X* guitars. He (Phil) is an undeniable master of guitar destruction. Period !!!
I saw him play live in the summer of 1985 at the old Larry's Hideaway in Toronto with his band Sidinex (that's his last name spelled backwards - Xenidis). He kicked our ass then & still doing it all these years later! On top of that, he's a very nice guy.
wow 10 song for the price of one killer playing
Jimi's smiling,. the boy killed it. I actually REALLY like this renditon. thank you Phil X band.
Yeah!! Let go and let it flow bro....Awesome Fire! Fire! Fire hahaha FIRE
Good lord !!!!!! His energy!!!!! Would love to have half of it !!
Wow so awesome :D
Phil x is an amazing guitarist and played amazing ,like always,when I saw Bon Jovi in February.
Love him or hate him, phil is the new guitar god. Hope the fame dont change him.
I saw Phil play in a basement in Kitchener Ontario during the "Great Beer Strike" of 1984. "
Scott on drums and Kevin on bass (Todd the lead singer was upstairs fighting with his gf) and so Phil was singing
They were doing Ted Nugent: Free for All...
Phil gets to the solo and jumps up and grabs the cold water pipe in the ceiling while still soloing with his left hand
He kicks the mic over and it goes crashing to the floor... perfect to the place in the solo
He drops down from the pipe, left foot kicks the mic back up to a balance where the bass plate of the mic stand takes over and it literally lands RIGHT in front of his face as he SCREAMS " " I got me a rock n roll band.... it's a free for all"
One of MANY Phil X moments I get to live in my head lol
Awesome! In the solo he played the Flintstones theme, the Crazy Train, & Beat it solos within a Hendrix song.
I need to watch this again!
One of VERY few guys who can do cheesy rock cliches WELL and make them actually mean something! And not many guys can make you head bang and laugh in the same solo either! :D More power to him! Long may he reign! lol
Just gotta check FB before this song
Amazing player and the smiliest guitarist there has ever been. :)
LOVE the port dover shirt!! True Canuck right there!!!
I just found my new guitar hero! Phil is an amazing player with a tone so huge!!!
Un freaking believable i am sure if Hendrix is listening he would shit!!!!probably the best Canadian guitarist ever!!!
blkjckgtrnut Ummm, Alex Lifeson from Rush maybe?
blkjckgtrnut Ian Thornley possibly. different types of guitarists but Ian and Phil both fucking rock
CORY HAYNES I agree
This song never gets old like good songs never get. His guitar is really beat up but hey this is Phil X. Like this version.
Great drummer, nice work Phil!
WOW!!! Dude tore it up and burnt it down... Phil X is a powerhouse on steroids!!!
He is just so entertaining to watch. Plus, he has skills to pay da bills. Nice to see him live rather than in a studio, where he is semi-tamed...
Badassed!!!!
Good stuff from Phil X. That Drummer needs a big time contract too!
In the verse, Phil cuts the volume on his guitar between each verse, then turns it back on - all while singing.... Insane talent...
I love this guy and his killer playing and positive energy. He reminds me of a cross between Sammy Hagar and Stuttering John Melendez.
incredible......🎸
Friken!!!!! Fantastic!!!!
Damn, He's Good!
BORing. Seriously Phil- let's see some ENERGY!
Unreal man- wish I'd seen this gig!
Yup!.....Phil is a certified beast!!!!
Phil is on fire! He even cloned himself to play bass!
Hahaha, best comment ever! Thank you buddy!
wow how many songs fit into Hendrix Fire!
cool vid thanks for posting it
One amazing musician,also phil x is a true road dog rocker..very underated.best performance...
Phil X. The very soul of rock and roll. The man. The myth.
Phil is da man..!!
Phill is the embodiment of the guitarist I would like to be one day.
oh my Gosh! what the f ... ! speechless
In Detroit You have the 'Motor City Madman'. In Canada it's the 'Maple Leaf Loonie' Phil X. No matter what some say about Phil X, he still r0Cks a mean Axe! Dig the Port Dover Friday the 13th t-shirt Phil X. I've been to that Biker Bash many times--Always Great!!! R0CK ON.
He got the drummer up to a good tempo eventually!
+Guitar Stu The drummer is terrible!
that drummer had some serious tempo problems early on. feels like he is trying to catch a train; lay back a bit.
I'm sure that drummer was planning to play the song in standard tempo and was like WTF when Phil kept telling him to up the tempo. I'm guessing Phil didn't tell him ahead of time that they were gonna play the song in hyper speed.
First and only rehearsal they ever had together for all the show's songs was an hour before the show in a hotel room.
Do the math