No one has a guitar tone like Frank. Saw him at a big Day On the Green festival in the Oakland Coliseum in 79. The line up included AC/DC, Aerosmith and Ted Nugent. Frank blew all of them away.
Frank should be but won`t be remembered as one of the best guitarist singers in the world! He deserves to be known! Push this out to social media on all channels. Let his amazing work and talent be known to the world! You have access to that. Do it for frank who has been forgotten in his own time. LET HIM KNOW THAT WE LOVE HIM FOR HIS MUSIC AND FOR HIS TALENT AS A GUITAR PLAYER!
Fellow Canadian and fellow Montrealer. He is a little older than me but the same age as my brother. In the early 70s when I was in my early teens, I would often hear my brother and his friends talk about a local guitarist called Frank Marino. My brother was also a musician and I remember his band was auditioning guitarist for the band in our basement. I remember one guy who kept yakking away on how great he was. He wasn't that good. After he left our house, my brother said to his band mates "F*ck, this guy is full of himself. He ain't no Frank Marino".
The best cover of "All along the watchtower" . The sound of the studio version is cristal clear, Frank playing is insanely fluid.Maybe his finest track.
I love that the internet has exposed more folks to Frank's awesome music and soulfulness. It makes me really happy to read comments about people just discovering him for the first time. Trust me, there is a lot more where that came from.
I was at that concert in Bromont Quebec in ‘79. Even before the show started, you literally could feel the electricity in the air. Check out the whole concert, it’s all there on TH-cam 🎸👍🏼
I got to Mahogany Rush live back in 1979. Day on the Green at the Oakland Coliseum. Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, AC/DC with Bon Scott, Mahogany Rush and St.Paradice. What a great show.
One of the most underappreciated, underrated, guitar players ever... Nothing beats '70's rock guitar thru tunes at arena volume... This was the music of my generation and it's so cool when younger people hear it for the first time...
I've been a Frank Marino fan for 50 years, and I'm 67 years old. I saw him live a couple of times in each of those decades and NO ON leaves you as exhilierated, satisfied, and exhausted by the time you walk out of the venue. It is INTENSE, as he is a master of his craft.
Thanks TWH! Its fun to watch you guys appreciating Frank & MR. Its easy to see youve taken a liking to him, as is also indicated in your previous reviews of Franks work. He's a wonderful, hard-working musician and a really good and decent man. Definitely one of the Best!
i’m from Montreal, you want a guitarist you got the best, i seen him the first time at Place des Nations and will never forget, for me he will always be the best guitarist and from Montreal 👍
Hello , he la from the same neighborhood I grew up in and he’s my age and born the same month as my son. He’s God with a guitar, period. No one even comes close. And for his lack of commercial success, held a very down to earth no b&$@shit person. He knew and knows what’s important in life.
I was at that concert California jam 2 1978. You know you got it when 250,000 fans go wild, the story goes in the late 70's early 80's no bands wanted Frank & Mahogany Rush to be the opening act for them because they would make them look bad. No pun intended but you could ask Aerosmith. Why he's not on the list of best guitar players list still baffles me.
One of my favorites from my youth.... I try and mimic as many Frank Riffs as I can... Dragonfly is another great song ... one of many great songs ..his tone is awesome
Marino set the benchmark for everyone in the 70s. This is the perfect smoky voice version of this song ever. I remember going to TV Ontario archives to watch this video on replay in the 80s.
Heys guys, 65 and I grew up in this era of music and great musicians and frank was one of them for sure. Dive into any of his music it will not disappoint
Great reaction! From the same concert, Bromont, Canada 1979, the blues song I'm A King Bee is a WOW moment in time. An unbelievable ending. That whole concert is special.
I feel extremely lucky that I saw Frank Just after the first live album and 2x after that. The single most badass guitar player the world has ever seen. Try singing and playing the songs he does and you'll know "What I'm talkin' 'bout".
I saw them 4 times. 3 times between 1977 and 1978 and once in 2002. All at small venues. Once 3rd row for free after our seats were blocked the previous night.
I'll tell ya' what's fun for me.....and fwiw I'm almost 69......is to see the expressions you 2 "kids" contort into when you get your socks blown off by and old BOOMER master like Frank Marino. I get the grins just watching you guys' expressions. I've been "hip" to Frank for a good 50 years now. And I enjoy him just as much as I can tell you 2 do. Quickly, he never became the household word in America like he SHOULD have been. He's Canadian....and early early on, signed himself into a horrid contract that basically kept him from getting the exposure down here in the states....and he kept up in Canada mostly. It kept a lid on him for years, unfortunately. Here's another sad note: About 2 years or maybe a little more ago, Frank's hands developed painful problems to where he likely has played his LAST LIVE SHOW EVER. Frank is like me.....he is real spiritual.....a Christian.....and what is known as a "Believer". Frank actually taped a plea to "ALL BELIEVERS" to please pray for him and the horrific likelihood that he'll never play again. If the spirit moves YOU.....please consider praying for Frank....to save this incredible talent from being shut down. Thanks much joel in tucson.
You have reacted to Frank Marino in the past. It was from his record The Power Of Rock 'n' Roll. Don't remember the specific track. It may have been Ain't Dead Yet.
Hello WolfHunterz, By the you reacted to this, I am sure you`ll be blown away by the Insane guitar work from Frank Marino on his monster track called DITCH QUEEN. It is graced by, arguably one of the greatest and heaviest guitar solos ever put down on a killer rock song.
Those days were so much fun. Weed was illegal, but we had it anyway, rock was a new idea hated by the government, and we partied like no one alive today! I am so lucky to have been born in 1962. I got to see it all and I have no regrets! We had a blast! I only wish that America was still free.
I recommend Frank's performance of Purple Haze from the Mahagony Rush Live album ! Even better than this. Also Johnny B Goode from the same album. I also recommend Frank's You Tube performance of Johnny B Goode from the Midnight Special TV show.
MTV. Not much. This was Montreal TV/ So the recording is excellent. In 88 in Evanston Illinois, just outside of Chicago a lil place called Video Beat opened in an old dry cleaner location. Half a block from where I lived. And it was all music. So, I visited often. I rented this video so often that I bought it. Yes, only VHS back then. I transferred my favorites to DVD. Here Frank does his version of Jimi' Watchtower. I saw him do this from 84-2000. Six times I think. But here he is with the original Mahogany Rush at 24 years old. Already a veteran of the rock scene playing for their hometown. Check out the ending of World Anthem. Frank is rolling around the floor, puts the guitar down and then if feeds back until Paul hits a note and it stops. He did that at Cal Jam 2 also. Amazing.
Check out FRANK MARINO LIVE AT THE AGORA THEATER. STRANGE DREAMS AND SOMETHINS COMING OUR WAY. IF YOU ENJOYED THIS YOU WILL LOVE THAT. FRANKS LAST LIVE CONCERT, HE DEVELOPED FROZEN SHOULDER AND HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO TOUR. CHECK IT OUT !
I saw him at Sherwood forrest, just a little jam spot in Michigan many years ago. It is like a hall in the middle of the woods where Ted Nugent and Bob Segar played in the early days. Lots of pot and watermellon soaked with whiskey was served. It was private property so the cops never bothered us. You could fit about 200 people in it and have a party. The late 70`s was a blast!!! I saw all the greats out there. God I miss those days!!! We got stoned jack! We f--king partied! People were passed out in the hall ,in the grass, in the trees, it was good times! Frank tore it up! He was soo good. Just a a bad ass! Rock meant something back in those days. It had a spiritual power to it.
Canada's BEST Heavy Metal Guitarist. Now for all you RUSH and Triumph crazies (which is a good thing) I put Rik in the Rock/Blues/Jazz category , just a smidge above Pat Travers and Jeff Healey in that category but respect any order of the three , and Liefson in the Prog Rock section, with Robbie Robertson in the Folk/Country, and section giving us more the merrier. In the could not get the Monkey Off His Back section would be Skip Spence who was astonishing in the 60's but alas...
Steve Vai is resting, Frank Marino is much higher class than Vai, he is a very multifaceted guitarist who combines many styles, technique, meaning, breadth, palette, literacy in composition, performance, methodology, riffs, accompaniment, super solo, rhythm, every note is thought out, there is everything, and has a wide range of playing techniques, combines rock, progression, blues, jazz, and much more, very good vocals, Vai is good but not as good as Frank Marino, Frank Marino is Randy Rhodes class, there are few guitarists of this level, class, top aerobatics, I recommend paying attention to the 1986 cover, the sound quality is poor, but the performance itself is the most fantastic of all covers, there is simply nothing better.
I recently saw an interview with him and he claims that the band never rehearses material. I thought bullshit dude, nobody goes on stage cold with no idea what they are doing. I love Frank but come on, don`t bullshit your fans.
this guy is the main reason a lot of guitarists started playing
Back in the 70s, he made me switch from bluegrass and country guitar to rock and blues after I saw his Midnight Special performance.
And the main reason some of them stopped. Frank's a guitar God.
Franks the man! One of my all-time favorite players.
Frank Marino, what an absolute master. Fun fact: Frank can melt your face off with his guitar.
No one has a guitar tone like Frank. Saw him at a big Day On the Green festival in the Oakland Coliseum in 79. The line up included AC/DC, Aerosmith and Ted Nugent. Frank blew all of them away.
I believe, even Mr. Hendrix would be like, damn that boy can play!
FRANK MARINO = greatest guitarist of all time. Hail!!!
TRUTH.Most Inspiring.
Frank should be but won`t be remembered as one of the best guitarist singers in the world! He deserves to be known! Push this out to social media on all channels. Let his amazing work and talent be known to the world! You have access to that. Do it for frank who has been forgotten in his own time. LET HIM KNOW THAT WE LOVE HIM FOR HIS MUSIC AND FOR HIS TALENT AS A GUITAR PLAYER!
Fellow Canadian and fellow Montrealer. He is a little older than me but the same age as my brother. In the early 70s when I was in my early teens, I would often hear my brother and his friends talk about a local guitarist called Frank Marino. My brother was also a musician and I remember his band was auditioning guitarist for the band in our basement. I remember one guy who kept yakking away on how great he was. He wasn't that good. After he left our house, my brother said to his band mates "F*ck, this guy is full of himself. He ain't no Frank Marino".
The best cover of "All along the watchtower" . The sound of the studio version is cristal clear, Frank playing is insanely fluid.Maybe his finest track.
I love that the internet has exposed more folks to Frank's awesome music and soulfulness. It makes me really happy to read comments about people just discovering him for the first time. Trust me, there is a lot more where that came from.
I was at that concert in Bromont Quebec in ‘79. Even before the show started, you literally could feel the electricity in the air. Check out the whole concert, it’s all there on TH-cam 🎸👍🏼
That tone and such a variety of styles puts Frank Marino in a league of his own. Nobody sounds like Frank Marino.
I got to Mahogany Rush live back in 1979. Day on the Green at the Oakland Coliseum. Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, AC/DC with Bon Scott, Mahogany Rush and St.Paradice. What a great show.
He pissed off the promoters!! They were supposed to be the exit band “ but nobody left “
I was there also man ! Frank stole the show !
Yep, I was there also! And yes, he stole the show, although AC/DC was awesome too!
One of the most underappreciated, underrated, guitar players ever... Nothing beats '70's rock guitar thru tunes at arena volume... This was the music of my generation and it's so cool when younger people hear it for the first time...
I always liked Frank Marino he should have been so much bigger then he was.
Facts!
If people would actually take time and explore his discography, they would be amazed at what they've been missing out on.
You could say that about pretty much any Canadian rocker, including Frank, with the exception of Rush.
I've been a Frank Marino fan for 50 years, and I'm 67 years old. I saw him live a couple of times in each of those decades and NO ON leaves you as exhilierated, satisfied, and exhausted by the time you walk out of the venue. It is INTENSE, as he is a master of his craft.
Thanks TWH! Its fun to watch you guys appreciating Frank & MR. Its easy to see youve taken a liking to him, as is also indicated in your previous reviews of Franks work.
He's a wonderful, hard-working musician and a really good and decent man.
Definitely one of the Best!
Saw this Tour. A monster artist. Checkout Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live, recorded 1978. Legend
i’m from Montreal, you want a guitarist you got the best, i seen him the first time at Place des Nations and will never forget, for me he will always be the best guitarist and from Montreal 👍
moi aussi. je joue le guitar et il est un des mes favoris
Hello , he la from the same neighborhood I grew up in and he’s my age and born the same month as my son. He’s God with a guitar, period. No one even comes close. And for his lack of commercial success, held a very down to earth no b&$@shit person. He knew and knows what’s important in life.
Thank you,love Frank,been a fan since 73,seen him live many times.
I was at that concert California jam 2 1978. You know you got it when 250,000 fans go wild, the story goes in the late 70's early 80's no bands wanted Frank & Mahogany Rush to be the opening act for them because they would make them look bad. No pun intended but you could ask Aerosmith. Why he's not on the list of best guitar players list still baffles me.
You should check out of the the best songs they did, The Answer. Excellent version on the Live DVD
He inspired Vai as well ! Vai even said so
JIM AYOUB, the perfect drummer for FM
That's a great description, an air guitarist playing for real 😊👍
The most overlooked guitarist in rock. And singer.
One of my favorites from my youth.... I try and mimic as many Frank Riffs as I can... Dragonfly is another great song ... one of many great songs ..his tone is awesome
Love Frank, one of the best. Canadian ❤️
Marino set the benchmark for everyone in the 70s. This is the perfect smoky voice version of this song ever. I remember going to TV Ontario archives to watch this video on replay in the 80s.
Absolutely one of the greatest covers ever
Heys guys, 65 and I grew up in this era of music and great musicians and frank was one of them for sure. Dive into any of his music it will not disappoint
There are guitar players, then there is Frank Marino!
Canadian musicians are the best. Winters are long. They get in quality practice and woodshed time. Gotta love Frank Marino.
You guys are killing it first pat travis then macgoney rush
Great reaction!
From the same concert, Bromont, Canada 1979, the blues song I'm A King Bee is a WOW moment in time.
An unbelievable ending.
That whole concert is special.
I feel extremely lucky that I saw Frank Just after the first live album and 2x after that. The single most badass guitar player the world has ever seen. Try singing and playing the songs he does and you'll know "What I'm talkin' 'bout".
Mahogany Rush 1rst Album was Maxoom 1973! Vai. Came on the scene years later, 1980
Saw him in Lexington Ky in 79 or 80. Been so long I forget when.
I saw them 4 times. 3 times between 1977 and 1978 and once in 2002. All at small venues. Once 3rd row for free after our seats were blocked the previous night.
I'll tell ya' what's fun for me.....and fwiw I'm almost 69......is to see the expressions you 2 "kids" contort into when you get your socks blown off by and old BOOMER master like Frank Marino. I get the grins just watching you guys' expressions. I've been "hip" to Frank for a good 50 years now. And I enjoy him just as much as I can tell you 2 do. Quickly, he never became the household word in America like he SHOULD have been. He's Canadian....and early early on, signed himself into a horrid contract that basically kept him from getting the exposure down here in the states....and he kept up in Canada mostly. It kept a lid on him for years, unfortunately. Here's another sad note: About 2 years or maybe a little more ago, Frank's hands developed painful problems to where he likely has played his LAST LIVE SHOW EVER. Frank is like me.....he is real spiritual.....a Christian.....and what is known as a "Believer". Frank actually taped a plea to "ALL BELIEVERS" to please pray for him and the horrific likelihood that he'll never play again. If the spirit moves YOU.....please consider praying for Frank....to save this incredible talent from being shut down. Thanks much joel in tucson.
Spot on Joel!
You have reacted to Frank Marino in the past. It was from his record The Power Of Rock 'n' Roll. Don't remember the specific track. It may have been Ain't Dead Yet.
Hello WolfHunterz,
By the you reacted to this, I am sure you`ll be blown away by the Insane guitar work from Frank Marino on his monster track called DITCH QUEEN.
It is graced by, arguably one of the greatest and heaviest guitar solos ever put down on a killer rock song.
Exactly right...I did back in 1976
Seen Frank Marino several times
Saw them on a bill with Kansas with Queen headlining in 75. Dynamite show.
"I'm a King Bee" is a must react! The Mahogany Rush live version is the best!
Long while since I hear these guys, all I remember is he w a i l s !!!
I wish you guys would do more Frank "live".There is so much material and it is all kick ass,nose bleed rock at its very best
Those days were so much fun. Weed was illegal, but we had it anyway, rock was a new idea hated by the government, and we partied like no one alive today! I am so lucky to have been born in 1962. I got to see it all and I have no regrets! We had a blast! I only wish that America was still free.
Saw this band back in the day ! Wonder if they played this?😂Fantastic version of this song!
I recommend Frank's performance of Purple Haze from the Mahagony Rush Live album ! Even better than this. Also Johnny B Goode from the same album. I also recommend Frank's You Tube performance of Johnny B Goode from the Midnight Special TV show.
MTV. Not much. This was Montreal TV/ So the recording is excellent. In 88 in Evanston Illinois, just outside of Chicago a lil place called Video Beat opened in an old dry cleaner location. Half a block from where I lived. And it was all music. So, I visited often. I rented this video so often that I bought it. Yes, only VHS back then. I transferred my favorites to DVD. Here Frank does his version of Jimi' Watchtower. I saw him do this from 84-2000. Six times I think. But here he is with the original Mahogany Rush at 24 years old. Already a veteran of the rock scene playing for their hometown. Check out the ending of World Anthem. Frank is rolling around the floor, puts the guitar down and then if feeds back until Paul hits a note and it stops. He did that at Cal Jam 2 also. Amazing.
Frank is HUGE in Europe.
Check out FRANK MARINO LIVE AT THE AGORA THEATER. STRANGE DREAMS AND SOMETHINS COMING OUR WAY. IF YOU ENJOYED THIS YOU WILL LOVE THAT. FRANKS LAST LIVE CONCERT, HE DEVELOPED FROZEN SHOULDER AND HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO TOUR. CHECK IT OUT !
So glad you touched on Frank. He is one bad ass!
He sounds like Jimi Hendrix.
Check out his version of Johnny B. Goode. If you liked this you will love it!!!
I saw him at Sherwood forrest, just a little jam spot in Michigan many years ago. It is like a hall in the middle of the woods where Ted Nugent and Bob Segar played in the early days. Lots of pot and watermellon soaked with whiskey was served. It was private property so the cops never bothered us. You could fit about 200 people in it and have a party. The late 70`s was a blast!!! I saw all the greats out there. God I miss those days!!! We got stoned jack! We f--king partied! People were passed out in the hall ,in the grass, in the trees, it was good times! Frank tore it up! He was soo good. Just a a bad ass! Rock meant something back in those days. It had a spiritual power to it.
gorgeous couple! love watching you! great cover from Frank Marino! I don’t know who to look at, you or Frank?😂😅😊❤❤❤
Should do his track "Tales of the unexpected" a great example of his skills.
Canada's Jimmy Hendrix :) BTW the 1st band I ever saw live when I was 8 yrs old :) Peace and Love from Canada eh :) sorry :)
This man said he couldn't even find his wedding footage!!! His wife didn't give a fuck! 😂😂😂
My Hero!!!
Check out talking bout a feeling from this Live LP.. Best live music ever!!
Stevie vai might have been a child when this tookplace
I recommend THE ANSWER live at the Agora.
One of my biggest idols he is the man!
Ok, how about a joke? What do you call a lazy physician? DR. DOLITTLE !!!!!
Have you guys ever seen Jimi Hendrix's performance of Voodoo Child from the Woodstock concert ? If not please check it out.
This is why i gave up playing guitar
Canada's BEST Heavy Metal Guitarist. Now for all you RUSH and Triumph crazies (which is a good thing) I put Rik in the Rock/Blues/Jazz category , just a smidge above Pat Travers and Jeff Healey in that category but respect any order of the three , and Liefson in the Prog Rock section, with Robbie Robertson in the Folk/Country, and section giving us more the merrier. In the could not get the Monkey Off His Back section would be Skip Spence who was astonishing in the 60's but alas...
You should react to the original recording by Bob Dylan man who wrote the song
Steve Vai is resting, Frank Marino is much higher class than Vai, he is a very multifaceted guitarist who combines many styles, technique, meaning, breadth, palette, literacy in composition, performance, methodology, riffs, accompaniment, super solo, rhythm, every note is thought out, there is everything, and has a wide range of playing techniques, combines rock, progression, blues, jazz, and much more, very good vocals, Vai is good but not as good as Frank Marino, Frank Marino is Randy Rhodes class, there are few guitarists of this level, class, top aerobatics, I recommend paying attention to the 1986 cover, the sound quality is poor, but the performance itself is the most fantastic of all covers, there is simply nothing better.
Limp Bizkit “MY WAY”?
How about the band I Mother Earth with songs ONE MORE ASTRONAUT and ANOTHER SUNDAY.
I recently saw an interview with him and he claims that the band never rehearses material. I thought bullshit dude, nobody goes on stage cold with no idea what they are doing. I love Frank but come on, don`t bullshit your fans.