Not being a musician (although I played accordian up till the 6th grade), I've searched for good music my whole life. A real musician once told me that man doesn't create great music. It already exists. It's up to mankind to pluck it out of the "sky" so to speak. Take the rhythms, melodies, all the sounds of the universe and turn it into something that's appealing to our natural senses, especially mood. For example, the intro in "High Falls" by the Allman Brothers...totally absorbing
JustJeffm. Hit the nail perfectly on the head with respect to Laurie Wisefield mate. Have seen him many times over the years with, Ash, Tina Turner, WOTW and Joe Cocker. He really is a class act and for a guy like Steve Lukather to give him as much praise as he does, he certainly is no slouch.
I really luv all these guys and their signature styles! Wisefield's sweet clean tone contrasted with Trower's deep distortion really floored me! Derringer & Montrose doing that finger vibrato stuff in sync...they're having as much fun as i am! It doesn't get any better than this!! Thanks CC328!!
seen derringer in manchester connecticut a few years back, when he was living in the area, he has not lost his touch at all, all these guys are the best ..love seeing a good jam like this, need more of them
The electric guitar is a wonderful thing. I have no "natural" talent, yet with years of effort, and a lot of fire I do well enough that people enjoy my playing, even if only at the local bars.Thanks Les, and Leo!
@MeisterJoe1 Ted Turner and Andy Powell were the guitarists when "blowin free" was recorded. Wisefield's first album with Ash was "there's the rub" in 1974. His signature song, with the ash, was "Living proof". great stuff
Montrose is one of the most overlooked guitarists in history. I was a huge fan of the band Montrose and then Gamma, but "Open Fire" put me right through the floor. I don't think there's anything with strings he can't play, in any style.
Like em' or not, they've all been baptized by fire and are better players than 98% of the guitarists today. Listen to the records each one has produced before passing judgement.
Ronnie Montrose is the best overall player on that stage that night. You just need to look at his entire catalouge to know that. Jazz, fusiion, rockand roll, acoustic progressive stuff. Yes he can play fast. But fast and WITH GREAT feeling, and slow ith greraqt feeling as well.
taildragger51, I'm compiling a list of all the names you've tossed my way. From Sonny Landreth to Volker Kriegel. You're keeping me busy...When I was younger, I used to experiment and buy used LP's at Poobahs Record Shop in Pasadena, CA. It was an old house converted into a shop and run by a bunch of guys, almost hippie like, who possessed an amazing knowledge of music. Great place to "experiment" and discover unknown (to me) talent. I bought Gabor Szabo there for a buck.
Wow!Great Jam! One comment: it's supposed to be Music, not Sports. Don't you just hate it when it's turned into a competition of who can blow away who on guitar. Who cares if someone thinks Clapton isn't as good as these guys. Musicians take the stage to play for you, to expose their musical soul, and ultimately hope that their performance moves you in the same way that it moves them. They're not out there to outdo the next guy. What's happened?, have we all become an American Idol audience??
this video rocks! great great sound!!! what's the matter with you ppl? you can't compare jimi, or anyone else. it's about style and taste. i like orange you like apple, doesn't make one better than the other. thuth is, you should have both once in a while.
Wow...just finished listening to some Sonny Landreth and The Derek Trucks Band. Forgive me but I did not recognize those names. Just shows that there is still so much more great music out there that I haven't heard yet. (next up: John McLaughlin and Wes Montgomery) Here's one worth a listen on RUclips: "Night of the Guitars - All Along the Watchtower", featuring Randy California.
if you say blues i'll pick 4...living players! Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Clapton, Johnny Winter not to argue with any1..just my pick of 4 that would kick ass!
It was kinda like Derringer was holding back. He and Montrose have both played with the EWG and Derringer is unbelievably fast. ( Tobacco Road Roadwork LP)
Look up RONNIE MONTROSE "TOWN WITHOUT PITY" for Ronnie's definitive arrangement of that Gene Pitney classic both the version Ronnie played for NIGHT OF THE GUITARS 2 and Ronnie's own studio version on his groundbreaking 1978 OPEN FIRE record
Nobody has really mentioned how difficult it is to play something distinctive in a situation like this. As a player trading solos you want to distinguish yourself from the guys around you. Think about that before criticizing Montrose too much. From his point of view, how would he compete with Trower, who owns the smooth, liquid, vocal-sounding vibrato, or with Wisefield, who owns the blues feeling and phrasing here? I give credit to Ronnie for coming up with something "left-field" here.
All legends. Would have liked to see Leslie West with his awesome signature sound up there as well. And Stevie Ray as well. This was GREAT BLUES though....
Jan Akkerman (70's rock band from Holland, "Focus") has had a few gems over the years. Western Europeans claim he's "The Greatest Guitar Player." Although I don't believe he would admit to it. Everybody and every land has their star, I guess. "Sylvia," "U do Something to me" are a couple favorites. Hey, check this Dutch garage band; title on RUclips: "U Do Man Something To Us"...nice guitar work, don't you think? (set aside the home video camera work and just listen. Imagine it's at a club.)
Taildragger51, (gotta love that user name. I used to be president of the local Procrastinator's Club but we never got around to holding our first meeting) Insightful comments. I turn on music to be turned on. I crave the sound that moves me, that song that just hits the right notes. To me, it's not as important who performed it, but the performance itself. If the artist happens to be egocentric, a jerk...oh well, the song still sounds good. If the artist has good character, the better for him
So many songs to hear, so little time. Now you've done it! I've got to set aside time now to really take in McLaughlin, Trucks, Landreth, and Montgomery. Y'know, I'm trying to cut down on RUclips time as it is. ..I'll have to forward some gems I found by Mark Knopfler and also Jan Akkerman. Question: are there websites for audio listening only, no purchasing or downloading req'd? And, are most or your favorite songs performed by sincere, egoless artists, or by the opposite? Be honest, now.
Wisefield was by far the best. I'm more of a Trower/Montrose guy, but Wisefield schooled them. Trower was decent, but Montrose looked like a guitarist who's been out of a job too long and is overdoing it to get the gig...lol.
@70sforever1 Wisefield was in Wishbone Ash, best song they had was Blowin Free but i don't think it was Wisefield on that, not 100% but fairly sure it wasn't
the best, the worst??? What the blody fuck are you guys talking about. Express your damn preference, don't just put your opinion as if it was the absolute truth. It's music, you can't be right or wrong, just listen and enjoy or go away.
Was saying to myself what a line up this is. Couldn't get any better. Then you had to go and ruin it by mentioning West and Vaughn LOL You're right on the money though.
Truth! Rick would tell you that there's Ronnie + everyone else. Yet Rick WAS good enough to take over for Ronnie when Ronnie left Edgar Winter Group to discover Sammy Hagar and form this band known as MONTROSE
Kashaslove that's RONNIE MONTROSE who played with Van Morrison Boz Scaggs Edgar Winter before starting his namesake band Montrose which was the band that introduced Sammy Hagar to the world before recording about 10 or 11 Jazz Rock Fusion albums and 4 Progressive hard rock albums with a band called GAMMA and an acoustic instrumental Masterpiece titled BEARINGS not to mention the entire soundtrack from a very popular video game from the 1990s titled MR. BONES. Herbie Hancock and jazz drummer Tony Williams also absolutely loved Ronnie, asked Ronnie to play in their bands and tours.
Stevie Ross I agree Steve Ross Robin Trower is a tasty player but we all know anyone who's heard Ronnie's entire body of work know how incredibly tasty Ronnie can he-he only hints at it here but is tasty WHILE shredding here and during his own main set that night..he's the tastiest when he wants to be. Sometimes though but when everybody else has their hoods open showing everybody their engines and saying listen how smooth my engine is there is that one guy who hops in the front seat of his car and blows them all away which is what Ronnie did here doesn't mean Ronnie can't play tasty just didn't choose to play slow and tasty this time but there's plenty plenty plenty of examples of Ronnie being a tonemaster and playing tasting over his 40 plus year career you don't record 10-11 Jazz Rock Fusion albums or get to play with Van Morrison Edgar Winter Boz Scaggs Tony Williams by being simply a shredder
To fleepit : I don't know what you hear in Gary Moore but I find Gary solo albums to be a bore fest! Sure Gary knows how to play the guitar but can't compose, worth shit! Frank Marino, Fast Eddie Clarke and hundreds of others wipe the floor with Gary all day long.
Ronnie's just putting some MUCH NEEDED shred up against some typical, boring ass blues backing! A lot of notes has just as much melody as 1 or 2 notes, depending on their application. It isn't mindless, expand your freakin' horizons.
Nobody on stage are even "true" blues musicians better known for HardRock. Gary is a wannabe blues musician who tries to hard. Kinda funny how he conviently started cutting blues tone albums after SRV died.
Rick is a great player BUT this night, as said before he was showboating too much--it didnt happen. Montrose played some crap--Trower played some cool stuff. BUT for taste, tone, feeling and musical content, Wisefield showed them. Of course it's a matter of what flops your mop.
Ronnie's just putting some MUCH NEEDED shred up against some typical, boring ass blues backing! A lot of notes has just as much melody as 1 or 2 notes, depending on their application. It isn't mindless, expand your freakin' horizons.
just when i think im getting there, guys like these show up, then when i try to quit, guys like these drag me right back in..... guitar forever man!!!
Not being a musician (although I played accordian up till the 6th grade), I've searched for good music my whole life. A real musician once told me that man doesn't create great music. It already exists. It's up to mankind to pluck it out of the "sky" so to speak. Take the rhythms, melodies, all the sounds of the universe and turn it into something that's appealing to our natural senses, especially mood. For example, the intro in "High Falls" by the Allman Brothers...totally absorbing
JustJeffm. Hit the nail perfectly on the head with respect to Laurie Wisefield mate. Have seen him many times over the years with, Ash, Tina Turner, WOTW and Joe Cocker. He really is a class act and for a guy like Steve Lukather to give him as much praise as he does, he certainly is no slouch.
I really luv all these guys and their signature styles! Wisefield's sweet clean tone contrasted with Trower's deep distortion really floored me! Derringer & Montrose doing that finger vibrato stuff in sync...they're having as much fun as i am!
It doesn't get any better than this!!
Thanks CC328!!
seen derringer in manchester connecticut a few years back, when he was living in the area, he has not lost his touch at all, all these guys are the best ..love seeing a good jam like this, need more of them
after years of listening and playing electric guitar music I could care less it snores me to tears
The electric guitar is a wonderful thing. I have no "natural" talent, yet with years of effort, and a lot of fire I do well enough that people enjoy my playing, even if only at the local bars.Thanks Les, and Leo!
So long ago, but it still puts a grin on my face.
RIP Ronnie Montrose. One of the best guitarists of all time. He and Alvin Lee were the most undervalued in rock.
You can never go wrong with old school Greats!
thnx for sharing this Rockin' footage!
My two guitar hero's playing together Trower- aka GOD and Derringer! nice , thanks.
I remember watching this on TV, amazing stuff
@MeisterJoe1 Ted Turner and Andy Powell were the guitarists when "blowin free" was recorded. Wisefield's first album with Ash was "there's the rub" in 1974. His signature song, with the ash, was "Living proof". great stuff
Thank you, thank you, thank you Commander. That was some of the best intertainment I've seen in a long while.
Montrose is one of the most overlooked guitarists in history. I was a huge fan of the band Montrose and then Gamma, but "Open Fire" put me right through the floor. I don't think there's anything with strings he can't play, in any style.
Like em' or not, they've all been baptized by fire and are better players than 98% of the guitarists today. Listen to the records each one has produced before passing judgement.
Was there for this one.Awesome.
really good,doesnt get boring. like alot of blues does.
What a terrific showcase of talent! Great vibe! Would have loved to have been there.
let me get up there. nice set of different styles and guitars. A good lesson on how to play the blues. Robin Trower and his wah.Nice licks.
Long Live Ronnie Montrose !
What a KICK ASS jam!!!!
Montrose and Derringer take the show at the 43.0 mark. Great players out having some fun.
Ronnie Montrose is the best overall player on that stage that night. You just need to look at his entire catalouge to know that. Jazz, fusiion, rockand roll, acoustic progressive stuff. Yes he can play fast. But fast and WITH GREAT feeling, and slow ith greraqt feeling as well.
esplendid!! amazing guitars heroes!
Show the Love to The Mighties !
Great stuff. High energy.
taildragger51,
I'm compiling a list of all the names you've tossed my way. From Sonny Landreth to Volker Kriegel. You're keeping me busy...When I was younger, I used to experiment and buy used LP's at Poobahs Record Shop in Pasadena, CA. It was an old house converted into a shop and run by a bunch of guys, almost hippie like, who possessed an amazing knowledge of music. Great place to "experiment" and discover unknown (to me) talent. I bought Gabor Szabo there for a buck.
yahhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!great! dirty blues!!
All 4 are great players. Really like how soulful Robin is, he's not the fastest or flashiest but there's just something about his tone
Great!
Laurie, rock them all !!!
Wow!Great Jam! One comment: it's supposed to be Music, not Sports. Don't you just hate it when it's turned into a competition of who can blow away who on guitar. Who cares if someone thinks Clapton isn't as good as these guys. Musicians take the stage to play for you, to expose their musical soul, and ultimately hope that their performance moves you in the same way that it moves them. They're not out there to outdo the next guy. What's happened?, have we all become an American Idol audience??
this video rocks! great great sound!!! what's the matter with you ppl? you can't compare jimi, or anyone else. it's about style and taste. i like orange you like apple, doesn't make one better than the other. thuth is, you should have both once in a while.
Wow...just finished listening to some Sonny Landreth and The Derek Trucks Band. Forgive me but I did not recognize those names. Just shows that there is still so much more great music out there that I haven't heard yet. (next up: John McLaughlin and Wes Montgomery) Here's one worth a listen on RUclips: "Night of the Guitars - All Along the Watchtower", featuring Randy California.
Robin's the man.
if you say blues i'll pick 4...living players!
Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Clapton, Johnny Winter
not to argue with any1..just my pick of 4 that would kick ass!
Laurie Wisefield was in Wishbone Ash for a period, but the best song they had in my opinion is Blowin Free.
Wisefield was with Wishbone Ash, if you remember them.
It was kinda like Derringer was holding back. He and Montrose have both played with the EWG and Derringer is unbelievably fast. ( Tobacco Road Roadwork LP)
I saw wishbone ash at the satsop river festival back in the 70's
It's actually titled: "All Along the Watchtower - Night of the Guitars"
Look up
RONNIE MONTROSE "TOWN WITHOUT PITY" for Ronnie's definitive arrangement of that Gene Pitney classic both the version Ronnie played for NIGHT OF THE GUITARS 2 and Ronnie's own studio version on his groundbreaking 1978 OPEN FIRE record
Rock it!
Nobody has really mentioned how difficult it is to play something distinctive in a situation like this. As a player trading solos you want to distinguish yourself from the guys around you. Think about that before criticizing Montrose too much. From his point of view, how would he compete with Trower, who owns the smooth, liquid, vocal-sounding vibrato, or with Wisefield, who owns the blues feeling and phrasing here? I give credit to Ronnie for coming up with something "left-field" here.
All legends. Would have liked to see Leslie West with his awesome signature sound up there as well. And Stevie Ray as well. This was GREAT BLUES though....
Jan Akkerman (70's rock band from Holland, "Focus") has had a few gems over the years. Western Europeans claim he's "The Greatest Guitar Player." Although I don't believe he would admit to it. Everybody and every land has their star, I guess. "Sylvia," "U do Something to me" are a couple favorites. Hey, check this Dutch garage band; title on RUclips: "U Do Man Something To Us"...nice guitar work, don't you think? (set aside the home video camera work and just listen. Imagine it's at a club.)
trower sounded killer
Taildragger51,
(gotta love that user name. I used to be president of the local Procrastinator's Club but we never got around to holding our first meeting) Insightful comments. I turn on music to be turned on. I crave the sound that moves me, that song that just hits the right notes. To me, it's not as important who performed it, but the performance itself. If the artist happens to be egocentric, a jerk...oh well, the song still sounds good. If the artist has good character, the better for him
From your left it's Trower, Wisefield, Derringer, then Montrose.
amen
So many songs to hear, so little time. Now you've done it! I've got to set aside time now to really take in McLaughlin, Trucks, Landreth, and Montgomery. Y'know, I'm trying to cut down on RUclips time as it is. ..I'll have to forward some gems I found by Mark Knopfler and also Jan Akkerman. Question: are there websites for audio listening only, no purchasing or downloading req'd? And, are most or your favorite songs performed by sincere, egoless artists, or by the opposite? Be honest, now.
Cosby show, what up!
Give me the blues.........COYBB
There's more footage from this gig including the other players that were on the tour, just put in DAVE SHARMAN & you'll find more stuff from this tour
Wisefield was by far the best. I'm more of a Trower/Montrose guy, but Wisefield schooled them. Trower was decent, but Montrose looked like a guitarist who's been out of a job too long and is overdoing it to get the gig...lol.
Okay idiot.
@70sforever1 Wisefield was in Wishbone Ash, best song they had was Blowin Free but i don't think it was Wisefield on that, not 100% but fairly sure it wasn't
Somebody please identify who is who in this video, please.
Is that in the key of d minor flat?
the best, the worst???
What the blody fuck are you guys talking about.
Express your damn preference, don't just put your opinion as if it was the absolute truth.
It's music, you can't be right or wrong, just listen and enjoy or go away.
Was saying to myself what a line up this is. Couldn't get any better. Then you had to go and ruin it by mentioning West and Vaughn LOL You're right on the money though.
Eric Clapton is very well respected and has his own style. But, Eric and Billy Gibbons can't touch these guys.
Trower blows them away
Which of these guys is Jan Akkerman? I don't see him.
Robin and Ronnie, the two best by far. No, Derringer couldn't match either.
PLEASE Uhg
Truth!
Rick would tell you that there's Ronnie + everyone else.
Yet Rick WAS good enough to take over for Ronnie when Ronnie left Edgar Winter Group to discover Sammy Hagar and form this band known as MONTROSE
great but wheres Jan akkerman?
Who is the guy all in white?
Kashaslove that's RONNIE MONTROSE who played with Van Morrison Boz Scaggs Edgar Winter before starting his namesake band Montrose which was the band that introduced Sammy Hagar to the world before recording about 10 or 11 Jazz Rock Fusion albums and
4 Progressive hard rock albums with a band called GAMMA and an acoustic instrumental Masterpiece titled BEARINGS not to mention the entire soundtrack from a very popular video game from the 1990s titled
MR. BONES.
Herbie Hancock and jazz drummer Tony Williams also absolutely loved Ronnie, asked Ronnie to play in their bands and tours.
who the hell is norman mudd?
dude. rock styles were mainly produced from the blues styles.....
Trower and Wisefield.....the tastiest players up there.......Derrington and Montrose not so much....Imo
That's why its YOUR opinion, Montrose Smoked all but Trower. Trower and Montrose are by far the best.
Stevie Ross I agree Steve Ross Robin Trower is a tasty player but we all know anyone who's heard Ronnie's entire body of work know how incredibly tasty Ronnie can he-he only hints at it here but is tasty WHILE shredding here and during his own main set that night..he's the tastiest when he wants to be.
Sometimes though but when everybody else has their hoods open showing everybody their engines and saying listen how smooth my engine is there is that one guy who hops in the front seat of his car and blows them all away which is what Ronnie did here doesn't mean Ronnie can't play tasty just didn't choose to play slow and tasty this time but there's plenty plenty plenty of examples of Ronnie being a tonemaster and playing tasting over his 40 plus year career you don't record 10-11 Jazz Rock Fusion albums or get to play with Van Morrison Edgar Winter Boz Scaggs Tony Williams by being simply a shredder
Speed here but NO TONE... only heard vibrato ONCE. If you want the blues, listen to Leslie West. The best tone and vibrato in the world.
Trower wins this one
To fleepit : I don't know what you hear in Gary Moore but I find Gary solo albums to be a bore fest! Sure Gary knows how to play the guitar but can't compose, worth shit! Frank Marino, Fast Eddie Clarke and hundreds of others wipe the floor with Gary all day long.
Ronnie's just putting some MUCH NEEDED shred up against some typical, boring ass blues backing! A lot of notes has just as much melody as 1 or 2 notes, depending on their application. It isn't mindless, expand your freakin' horizons.
Nobody on stage are even "true" blues musicians better known for HardRock. Gary is a wannabe blues musician who tries to hard. Kinda funny how he conviently started cutting blues tone albums after SRV died.
the guy with the telecaster ruined it
these guys are all lame except the guy with the lp junior
Rick is a great player BUT this night, as said before he was showboating too much--it didnt happen. Montrose played some crap--Trower played some cool stuff. BUT for taste, tone, feeling and musical content, Wisefield showed them. Of course it's a matter of what flops your mop.
Montrose is too fucking loud.
Ronnie's just putting some MUCH NEEDED shred up against some typical, boring ass blues backing! A lot of notes has just as much melody as 1 or 2 notes, depending on their application. It isn't mindless, expand your freakin' horizons.