So, if Eric Clapton asks you to solo in front of Mark Knopfler... get advice from Phil Palmer!
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- Tonight we're having a chat with Phil Palmer about the time he was suddenly asked to play a solo by Eric Clapton in front of Mark Knopfler (and a few others!)
PERFORMANCE VIDEO - • Eric Clapton - Before ...
TIME STAMPS -
0:00 Intro
0:44 Interview Start
3:14 Performance
5:06 Analysis Start
5:56 Splitting Guitar Rhythm
6:30 Performance Resumption
8:28 Broken String Recovery
9:43 Phil’s Solo Onset!
11:51 How to Play with Freedom
14:20 Playing Spontaneously
14:43 Tone & Brian Adams
17:08 Feedback Control & Jimi Hendrix
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Phil Palmer - one of those guitarists who tend to be under the radar and yet have made such important contributions to many key tracks/songs. Lovely tone, great skills - and humble to boot.
Rock solid. Love his work on the Strat Pack concert.
I saw Cream at Winterland back in ‘67. Clapton was in the middle of one of his long solos and broke a string on his Fools SG. He continued on as if nothing happened. If you didn’t notice the broken string flapping around, you never knew anything happened. I don’t remember if he switched guitars or quickly replaced the broken string.
Wow this was amazing. I can't imagine what it would be like to see Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler chatting in the wings of the stage while Phil filled in the solo! His expertise of his guitar and controlling the sound while playing and making it look effortless, shows his incredible talent!
What a treat to speak with Phil who has worked with so many outstanding musicians and who is one himself.
A real treat! A video with Fil & Phil. And one of my all time favorites Eric Clapton who is so amazing to watch live. He's still got it!🤘🎸
You and Phil Palmer get on so well together enjoyed both of your feedback on this Performance with Eric Clapton and the band. looking forward to part two Thanks Phil Palmer for being a guest on Fil's Wings of Pegasus channel and sharing your thoughts on that performance. 😊
To bad Phil was feeling a little under the weather, but you wouldn’t know it watching him getting into the video in the beginning.
I think this is my favorite interview to date, so far. Can’t wait for part 2.
Great Job Fil!
Hi Fil,
That was a fabulous interview! It is so nice of Phil to join you on this video analysis. He is just chock full of musical knowledge and performing wisdom. I couldn’t believe the size of the crowd and not to mention it was televised live!!… No pressure there!!! LOL.. well his solo was amazing, and he is definitely a top level player. Eric Clapton was lucky to have him as part of his ensemble. So kind of Phil to share this experience with you and the channel! You did an awesome job on this interview and can’t wait for part II. So happy for you and glad it went so well… Love You… Rock… Debbie☮️
That was a screamin’ solo Phil! And to be able to do that while Clapton & Knopfler are chatting to the side of the stage is indeed rocket science 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Love how as soon as the music starts, Phil can't help but play along.
I saw phil perform with dire straits once. Amazing guitarist. Humble and modest guy I think. Thanks for the video!
I watched this on tv at the time and have admired that nonchalant string break/recovery and Phil's fill in solo for the last 32 years. Interesting to hear Phil's insight on the day. EC's sound back then was amazing - it has a slight chorusy metalluc zing to it that I've always wanted to figure out.
Fabulous 💞What a superb lesson on harmonic feedback amongst other things Wow
While I have issues with Clapton these days. I saw Clapton and Phil in Sydney in 1990. Best concert I’ve ever seen. Just spectacular!
Wow, Eric’s vocals are as impressive as his playing!!!
Love how he cruises around the BPM with short phrasing, after the string broke, and his reaction😂…
He didn’t show no signs of slowing down his playing….🥰🎸🎤🎶🎼
Best ever! When I realized that Phil was holding the guitar from the video, I knew this was going to be great. Looking forward to part 2. Hope Phil starts feeling better. Thanks Fil.
My stars, Clapton. Absolutely one of the best ever.
He Is INCREDIBLE Live!!
Imagine being the guitarist that Eric Clapton has that much confidence in ...
This was such a cool video! I'm not a music-making guy, just an appreciator, but these insights are fascinating to me. Hearing these stories and watching your videos has made music more enjoyable for me. Cheers mate!
It's good to hear from an experienced, working musician, who has seen the ups and downs, and learned how to roll with things. And Clapton's reaction to the string breaking is great, because you realize that this has happened many times in his career, and it's just part of the overhead of performing live.
I love Eric and Phil. I was lucky to see Eric live twice. I still wonder what it's like to play in front of all those people? I wonder if the wind caused any problems? I enjoyed this and can't wait for part two. Thanks Phil and Fil.
Very cool video & collaboration. One of my favs from Clapton. Thanks Phil and Fil 😊🍻🎤🎼🎶🎵
Impressive, overcoming the adrenaline dump and being able to keep composure and control.
What a great video Fil. So interesting to hear Fil & Phil talking about Eric Clapton. I admire all three of your talents. 👏👏
I appreciate hearing Phil's thoughts and insights, and that he kept his appointment with you despite feeling under the weather. Speaking of weather, that was quite a blustery day! Amazing musicianship on display here; thanks for creating this video, Fil. I look forward to part 2.
😁That was great! Really enjoyed it...one more thing, can't help but think...wow, time flies!!
Thanks Fil!🌷
You guys have such a great rapport, it's a delight to watch!
Wow. That made me anxious just watching.
Came across Phil back in the mid 00s on the "Strat Pack" concert DVD. Opened my eyes to how the session guys are the unsung musical heroes.
Thanks professor . i named my son Eric after slow hand... This is a great interview. Yes what a jam 🎸. You can see / gear Eric's heavy fingers. Pushing the string beyond expectations thru expressing his unique style. Than mimicking his lead work under top 5 guitar player's on the planet. Wow. You 🎸 rock USA 🇺🇸 USA
Loved part one, awesome fun. Rock !
Absolutely brilliant insight into the level of craft, professionalism and sheer hard work of top musicians playing without a safety net! Phil was fascinating to listen to. It reminded me so much of Eric (who I've seen live twice many years ago) having to suddenly hand off the second solo to Robbie Robertson of The Band at The Last Waltz, when Eric's guitar strap came adrift. It was seamless. Again, two top players at the top of their game. Now there's an idea for an analysis video!
I can appreciate the nerves hitting a bit when masters are there watching you, it can be intimidating, yet you can get over it, focus on your own job and get 'er done. Well done. Fun seeing this.
Thanks for this, I was a young teenager in 1990, and recorded Knebworth 90 off the telly on VHS, and then near wore the tape out watching the Clapton and Knopfler sets.
Great interview Fil, couldn't believe it was over. Looking forward to Part 2. What great stories and wisdom Phil Palmer has to pass along. Janet from Louisiana ☮🖤🤘
Great job to both you and Phil to discuss this fantastic clip.
That waa a great video! I enjoyed listening to you and Phil talk about what was happening during the performance and the cool save Phil did when the string broke on Eric's guitar. Thank you Fil and Phil for the amazing analysis, I'm looking forward to watching part 2. 🎶🎸🤘
I remember watching this at the time. Incredible performance and probably my favourite Eric era tone-wise
I was at the Knebworth gig, about 15-20 rows back. I can see myself in the video. What an epic gig! I was 20 years old at the time. Memories to last a lifetime.
Man...what hit me right between the eyes was Phil's _tone!_ It was really robust & had this liquid, slightly-upper-mid snarling wail that was just freaken _beautiful._ When Phil laid into those 12th, 14th, 15th fret bends and stuck his superb vibrato in there, it was almost like the sonic equivalent of a gourmet dining experience. His technique and execution were top notch as well, but that tone, & the way Phil used it to enhance the emotional feel of the notes, man that was _tasty!_
I admittedly am a tone freak ( _"If it ain't got that tone, send it home alone!"_ 🤣🤣), and in this video, Phil Palmer gave me a tone as rich as a filet mignon in a 5 star restaurant.
I had not heard of Phil before this video, but when I'm done listening here, you best believe Imma be checking out _PHIL PALMER_ to hear anything he has up on you tube.
Clapton is from another universe!
Phil didnt look nervous to me, killed that lol
Great rapport between Fil and Phil! Looking forward to part 2.
Wow! That was fun to watch. I’m in awe of such talent. And Fil, always love to tune in and see you with your guitar at ready.
Happy to see you're pulling through and doing well Wings! Always a pleasure watching your posts.
A brilliant video! Superb live performance from Eric and the band, perfect comments and questions from Fil, and account of what happened and his experience by Phil. Loved it from start to finish!
Thanks Fil and Phil for this! It looks like the interview flowed as well as Phil's solo. Phil Palmer seems like such a cool, laid back guy, definitely have to pick up that book. Appreciate the insights and am looking forward to part 2.
OMG, I was at this festival/concert! All the way from across the pond ... Canada. Not a word of a lie. I still have the ticket stub. It was the The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert. It rained a fair amount that day, but nobody cared!
I also have my ticket. It stayed dry. What an epic day. Do you member how the crowd roared during Tears for Fears when the sun finally came out?
@@jamesvlahakis6473 - To be truthful, I had forgotten about that! McCartney's set was quite special as the sun set. I recall it started to rain again as Pink Floyd was finishing the night. I enjoyed that trip to England immensely -- got to see lots of London (including Imperial War Museum, Big Ben, we even saw the Queen Mum exiting a private service at St. Paul's) , Bath, Salisbury, Stonehenge ... fantastic.
It's interesting to hear his thoughts on that day. Nice that he remembers so much about it all.
Thank you, Fil Henley & Phil Palmer 🖤🎸
I love hearing about how the music comes about. The part about the PA being so loud it's causing guitar feedback was fascinating. Wish I could have seen Hendrix live. This is the second time I've heard someone describe the audience staring at Hendrix like he was from another planet, not sure what to make of him. The first, whose identity I'm having a hard time remembering, was someone who was at Woodstock and described a similar reaction from the crowd there.
It must have blown people's minds at the time. Remember they didn't have the exposure we have today. What was the norm back then from what they saw on the TV or heard on the radio? Pop groups mostly.
@@CompleteCretin up
Fantastic interview Fil. Wonderful insights and amazing amount of talent on display. Thank you
Wow! What am amazing treat to have such a distinguished guest in Phil Palmer! Great conversation and analysis! Looking forward to part 2. Thanks as always!🖤🤘
A Fantastic view! Amazing vlog we enjoyed this one immensely my friend Luv&Peace Fil Ty for all your efforts and talent you display In your technical work. Such Tone! Cheers!🍻🤝🏼✌🏼
Really enjoying this interview, you are both quite comfortable interacting with each other. An interesting scenario to discuss with Phil as he filled in with his solo. Looking forward to part 2!
What a great interview can't wait to see part 2 thanks Fil
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I love Eric. This was a nice interview you did. I think you had fun doing it. Will be looking out for part 2. RAWK!🤟
"Life In 12 Bars" -- a great introspection into the career of Eric Clapton. Thanks FIL Best -- W
This was a very enjoyable part 1 interview with Phil Palmer. You both did a great job and it was so interesting to hear Phil tell us what happened when the guitar string broke while Eric Clapton was playing. Looking forward to part 2!
I know Phil was best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Dire Straits, but he has in fact worked with many other artists and is a good guitarist as his portfolio will attest to. Really interesting chat with Fil and Phil, can't wait for part 2. Thanks Fil.
Looking forward to Part 2! This vid was great!
Well done !!! Not too little not too much , perfect , and at the skill level of what we expect on Clapton’s stage !
When Phil said he turned the mid-boost up a bit, I could only conclude that he was playing an EC version Strat with the mid-boost circuit installed by Fender.
He NAILED IT
did not over play it,
vare entertaining
that mid boost makes those notes full and clear.
vary professional guitar 🎸 player.
Wow, what a great behind the scene video. Thank you!!
Loved it! Can’t wait for the second part!
Great interview and analysis. Of course, he is one of the greats, and he recognizes you as an expert in your break-out of the performance! A double whammy!
What an amazing video analysis. Never picked up on that and I've watched that concert a couple of times. I guess that's why we've got you Fil. :) Thanks
Excellent vid as per usual, Fil. Great to hear Phil's impressions of his part in the gig... and of course his experience (no pun intended) of Hendrix's feedback techniques at the R.A.H. Great stuff.
Fil that was fantastic. Love it on some of the deep dives and sort of behind the curtains revelations. Cheers!
Great interview Fil! Looking forward to part 2!
Phil did a solo on ‘Money for nothing’ live that I’ve never forgotten. I think he had a green strat ..Class ❤
Love this interview! @11:34, that "subconscious level of taking everything in," a sort of muscle memory freeing your mind to observe nuance, doesn't just allow adapting to something like a string breaking. It's also what turns a band into a single organism, that sense that the players are reading each others' minds, ready for all to pounce on the inspiration from one. Great jazz performances have this going on, but it's fun to see it demonstrated in a loud, raucous blues tune. Also cool to see Phil's style, very distinct from Clapton's, fit right in. Bravo all the way 'round!
Thanks for sharing this. Two music legends, which is awesome. Cheers, Fil! ✌️
Amazing interview!!! Simply the BEST!!! Kudos
Amazing Fil! Cream was my first album I bought. Love hearing Phil talk about his experience. Hard to imagine both Eric and Mark Knopfler watching. 😮
Thanks Fil. Looking forward to part 2
He also did a bit of soloing in Elton John's "Sacrifice" too.
Very good interview. Thank you!
WOW! Did Phil ever save the day! Brilliant solo!
Marvelous! Thanks Fil!!!
Be well, be safe! Blessings!!!
FANTASTIC video! Anyone who is a huge Clapton fan, such as I, or a guitar god fan in general, will appreciate this video. Phil did a marvelous job of performing an unexpected solo in front of 120,000 people…..I couldn’t even imagine being in his shoes, sheer panic for sure. Phil also gave a great interview in this vid, and watch til the end, cuz Phil saw Hendrix live at Albert Hall in the 60’s and he gives his take on that experience. I saw Clapton live, in concert, during the summer of 1974, when he was only 29 years old…..that memory is etched into my brain forever!
Great interview!! Yeah, people who play at this level are so intimately connected with their instruments that it comes as natural as singing.
Thanks for posting he is my all time favorite still today
Great video. Looking forward to seeing the second one. Wow.
What a great vid Fil! Well done.
Great interview! Thanks for doing this.
Good analysis and discussion of a special improv performance--along with use of multiple image modes. The discussion provided the backdrop behind and mindset by a session guitarist in a successful unplanned guitar solo.(!)
I saw Eric and Jimi many times in my life. My Dad was an owner of McCune Audio in San Francisco. He mixed the Monterey Pop Festival. He used the name Mort Feld, even though our name is Firstenfeld. I used Feld also in my audio career. One comment on Jimi's use of feedback. At the Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi had his stack of Marshall's and he used them consciously and accurately as purveyors of feedback. What many people don't realize is that he was also attuned to the stack of Altec speakers on both sides of the stage. He squeezed and cajoled sounds out of the system that will never be heard again. Pure Sorcery.
I am almost 70 now. I had a birds eye view of the evolution of rock guitar virtuosos. I was also a player in the 70's and had "literally" skin n the game. Eric made his appearance with the Yardbirds but learned the basics from folks Like John Mayall.
In October 1963, Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith recruited him to become a member of The Yardbirds because Clapton was the most talked about guitar player on the R&B pub circuit. During his 18-month tenure with The Yardbirds, he earned his nickname, Slowhand, and recorded his first albums: Five Live Yardbirds and Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds. The band also recorded the single, “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl”. But, Eric had not abandoned his serious research into the American Blues. When The Yardbirds began moving towards a more commercial sound with “For Your Love”, he quit. His path in music was the blues.
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Eric looked beneath the surface and explored the roots of rock in American Blues.
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In April 1965, John Mayall invited Eric to join his band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. With this group, Clapton established his reputation as a guitarist and earned his second nickname: “God”. It came from an admirer’s graffiti on the wall of London’s Islington Tube Station that boldly proclaimed “Clapton is God.” Eric’s time with the band was turbulent and he left for a while to tour Greece with friends. Upon his return from Greece, Eric rejoined the Bluesbreakers. It was during this time that the now classic Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton was recorded. While with the Bluesbreakers, Eric also recorded a one-off four-track session with a band dubbed “The Powerhouse”. This studio band included John Paul Jones, Steve Winwood and Jack Bruce.
He also mixed the Beatles at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966 that I was a participant of. Yes I'm very proud of him.
More fun stuff about Jimi. I was young at the time of the Monterey Pop Festival, but because of my father's influence I was allowed to be a stage hand. At the time of Jimi's sound check, they didn't show up. My dad being the sound man needed something from the stage approximating what was coming. Me, being the only left handed guitarist in the crew picked up Jimi's upside down strat from the stand and started playing. I am here to tell you now. No bullshit. The strings and action on this guitar were so light that you only had to think about pressing them for them to light up. I have never seen, felt or heard of any guitar or player express the awe that I felt that day.
Jeff Beck mentioned that he originally played a Les Paul because of its fatter tone but when he saw what Hendrix was able to do with his Strat and also had a fat tone as well Jeff decided he would try playing a Strat. Eric Clapton’s custom Strat has pickups with a boosted mid range with a fatter tone as well. Eric’s guitar work on the album Journeyman has quite a powerful tone which demonstrates the sound he was going for.
Suburb video Fil!! you were able to articulate such great background on what was happening...
Fascinating video..really enjoyed this.
Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, two of my three favorite guitarists, only Vince Gill is missing. I bought and read Phil Palmer's book, "Session Man," and was very familiar with this performance, and to have him comment in real time on a playback of the video was so satisfying. Eric probably had the best live band on the planet and knew the team would step up and shine when it was called for and he was right. This is the kind of content RUclips was made for, and you did it brilliantly! I can't wait for part 2!
Agree with the Vince Gill comment. He is right up there with them❣️
Beck was good and tommy bolin was up there as well
Awesome. From the string breaking on Eric and how Phil talked about the solo, in front of 120,000 people. Then playing at Buckingham Palace in front of 500,000 people. Then Phil talking about, seeing Hendrix at 14.. just great. On a side note that's how Clapton got the nick name "Slowhand". After he'd break a string back in the day. The audience would clap slowly as he restrung as you probably already know. Claoton didn't have a Phil Palmer to play a solo on queue. It was also great to hear how Phil handled the added pressure of Mark Knopfler waiting in the wings. It's like that old adage, any one can sing in the shower, but let's see you do it on stage. Phil Palmer has been passing that test for decades. Great job Fil and Phil. Peace.
Great work on this Fil! I've always admired Phil Palmer's playing. He's Mr. Dependable - always right where he needs to be. Looking forward to part two sir! By the way, have you ever considered interviewing Tim Renwick? Thanks again Fil. Stay safe and well.
This was so good bend strings to make up for the missing string. How good Phil was as not set up for lead either. Thank you can't wait for the next part.
Oooh. Lovely. I've enjoyed watching Phil in many George Michael clips.
I love to watch your analyses and I am a fan of Eric Clapton, also interesting to watch your guest Phil. You can see it is 1990, different style of clothes. I admire the fact that you analyse all kinds of music from the early sixties (when I was born) untill 2023, Thanks!
I was there and Eric snapped that top E as an upmanship to it all. Its a long time stage thing with Guitar players.
Wow, I waited 30 years for this interview, loved it thanks. The sets from Clapton & knopfler at that concert are still a big favourite of mine, Back then I had just started to learn the guitar and was heavily influenced by this. Just when I thought clapton couldnt be any cooler in his designer suits and custom Strat he handed the solo over to Phil who was unknown to me at that time and he went straight into it and did a fantastic job, im sure there would be a lot of guitarists that would of gone into panic mode with all the stars around on stage that day. After that for me, Phil got guitar legend status and became the coolest person of the day. I still think that today.
Hearing An Entire Evening Claptons' Blues Live Was AMAZING & Unforgettable! So To Was Hearing Dire Straits Live!!! Mark Knopfler Is Ridiculously Talented, As Is His Brother David! What A Fabulous Solo From Phil - Love This Video!👍