So, let's gather them: "Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith "Shape Of My Heart" - Sting "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - Anne Bredon, Led Zeppelin "Neon" - John Mayer "Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young "Angie" - The Rolling Stones "Romeo And Juliet" - Dire Straits "Dust In The Wind" - Kansas "Norwegian Wood" - The Beatles (played in the intro, but not listed) "Sailing Ships" - Whitesnake "I Don't Know Where I Stand" - Joni Mitchell "Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin "Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield So, 20 weren't enough probably.. Great playing once more though!
Great job, definitely a challenge to narrow down. Some worthy contenders: Angie - The Rolling Stones Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 🤷🏻♂️ Daughter - Pearl Jam My Friends - RHCP
Talk Tonight by Oasis Across The Universe by The Beatles Polly by Nirvana Wild Horses by Rolling Stones Behind Blue Eyes by The Who Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks Tequila Sunrise by Eagles Old Man by Neil Young Moonshadow by Cat Stevens It's all over now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
First thing I thought of was Hotel California also but as Andy said maybe too much electric guitar there. The Intro to Hotel California, hmm...The whole song...Just amazing. I was also thinking about Landslide once I heard Never Going Back Again.
Acoustic guitar is the essential singer/songwriter instrument. Great List! Some worthy omissions include Jim Croce, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Donovan, Bill Withers, Don Maclean, Harry Chapin, CSN and Angie by the Stones.
I agree with almost all of your selections (not a great fan of Bill Withers or Joni Michell) but CSN... YES! Also, a huge thumbs-up for including Donovan (the UK's 'Dylan') so very much underated as a musician. Plus... there should've been more James Taylor.
I actually OWN the J45 in this video hahahah! Jack said to me there’s a killer J45 in the shop, and I couldn’t say no. He put this to the side for me. THANKS JACKY BOY!
So so many out there. Great choices but here’s a few adds: My Sweet Lord, Dust in the Wind, And I Love Her, Terraplane Blues, Mother Nature’s Son, Harvest Moon, Landslide, Into the Great Wide Open, Growing Up, Wildflowers
Thank you, this is helpful. I'm looking for some new covers, as I'm getting tired of my list - and so my regular clients may be also. Scary thought! I already do some of these but i plan to learn around half of those presented here. Reading the comments gave me even more great ideas. Thanks everyone! BTW, you play beautifully.
Great job 👌🏻 Blues run the game - Jackson C. Frank (or Bert Jansch version) Taken at all - Crosby Stills Nash Something in the way she moves - James Taylor Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
Fantastic vid! Great list, but some songs that I think deserve a spot/honorable mention: Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin Something from Seger, Night Moves? Something from Lightfoot, Sundown? Closer to the Heart - Rush Dust in the Wind Stairway Hotel California
My first thought was of Harry Chapin, “Cats in the Cradle.” My second thought was of near about anything Joni Mitchell. Oh and Heart, Anne’s opening to “Crazy on You!”
Love - Alone Again Or Dolly Parton - Jolene Mason Williams - Classical Gas Rolling Stones - Angie Bert Jansch - Anji/Black Waterside Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
First of all, I respect putting Wonderwall at #3. Even though it's a meme, it has had a profound impact on acoustic guitar. And I'm really glad that Never Going Back Again made the list. For missing ones, I think Stairway to Heaven and Dust in the Wind for sure should be here.
More!! More!! More!! This is a FANTASTIC format. Detailing the various guitars, then playing parts of songs that are interwoven into our culture, is simply genius! Well-thought out, educational, AND entertaining! A+ plus friend! Bravo!
AWESOME! Well chosen, but, of course, it had to be difficult to select only twenty. That said, I truly loved all of the selections and that you included songs by the Beatles, Led Zeppline, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, and Neil Young. You certainly selected an excellent mix of songs in the 20.
Loving the series guys- can't get enough. Can I suggest a couple of ideas for future programs? - Best J bass vs P bass songs -Best "Hot rod strat", ( ie 80's hair rock) songs Cheers
I've seen a lot of these lists and 'Lola' by the Kinks is never on any of them for some reason. Not a complicated figure by any means, but damn effective and immediately recognisable. Otherwise, a very good list all round, just nice to hear good acoustic guitar played well.
Always good to see the acoustic guitar get some recognition. I can't argue much against what you included, and as you say you have to cut it off somewhere or it'll go on forever... But I would humbly suggest "Classical Gas" definitely should've made the top 20.
Classical Gas is the piece that persuaded me to try playing fingerstyle guitar........ then I met Tommy Emmanuel (several times) and his 'Classical gas on steroids' made me decide to stick to simpler things! it's a great tune!
John Mayer, the finest singer songwriter of his generation. With some of the most intricate guitar in recent years (Neon, slow dancing, stop this train, vultures, heart of life) had too many? Crazy talk
I find "The Redemtion Song" by Bob Marley & The Wailers to be one of the most honest acoustic songs ever. It is so raw, it magically transforms itself to being as purely honest as they come.
One of the reasons the song is so beautiful is the harmony. Other than bands, most of do solo work. But I thik I'll try it with my Helicon Play Acoustic Harmonizer box. It doesn't replace a live singer, but it beats nothing as long as it's not overused. Thanks for the inspiration 😊
Well done...I think my top 20 would have included Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel, Dust in the Wind - Kansas, and Silent Lucidity - Queensryche probably ahead of John Mayer, brilliant guitarist that he is. I definitely enjoyed your line up of guitars as well! Best!
Hey thanks for that great video. Excellent song selection and beautiful sound and technique. The Martin you were playing and a 12-string Collins couldn't have sounded any better in my opinion, two powerful cannons!
Good selection, but perhaps the label should be top 20 "popular "acoustic songs, since you missed some of the best acoustic guitarists like Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Leo Koettke, John Fahey, Richie Havens (very unique style) , Joni Mitchell (open tunings!), Nick Drake and a dozen blues and jazz guitarists.
Haven’t watched yet, but if both Dust in the Wind and Babe I’m Gonna Leave You aren’t on here, we riot.
Update: RIOT TIME
So, let's gather them:
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith
"Shape Of My Heart" - Sting
"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - Anne Bredon, Led Zeppelin
"Neon" - John Mayer
"Heart Of Gold" - Neil Young
"Angie" - The Rolling Stones
"Romeo And Juliet" - Dire Straits
"Dust In The Wind" - Kansas
"Norwegian Wood" - The Beatles (played in the intro, but not listed)
"Sailing Ships" - Whitesnake
"I Don't Know Where I Stand" - Joni Mitchell
"Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
"Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield
So, 20 weren't enough probably.. Great playing once more though!
thanks
Great job, definitely a challenge to narrow down.
Some worthy contenders:
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 🤷🏻♂️
Daughter - Pearl Jam
My Friends - RHCP
Talk Tonight by Oasis
Across The Universe by The Beatles
Polly by Nirvana
Wild Horses by Rolling Stones
Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks
Tequila Sunrise by Eagles
Old Man by Neil Young
Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
It's all over now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
Dust in the Wind, Stairway and Hotel California are fairly glaring omissions, but the rest of the selection and playing is great as always
Couldn't agree more
Those are probably the best 3, but the video would have been blocked.
Cat Stevens was also missing.
Dust in the Wind; ok .... But. Stairway to Heaven, and Hotel California; acoustics? ...... Mmmmhhh, yes & no
@andydguitar That is what I was wondering.
First thing I thought of was Hotel California also but as Andy said maybe too much electric guitar there. The Intro to Hotel California, hmm...The whole song...Just amazing. I was also thinking about Landslide once I heard Never Going Back Again.
James , you have to date Mimi , you’re talent deserves it . Exceptional interpretation and delivery .
Black Crowes: She Talks to Angels. But can't fault any of y9our choices you played each one beautifully, bravo.
Enjoyed it much. Thanks, be safe, be healthy and most of all be happy.
Very nice playing. I was watching this last night and my son walked into the room after hearing this and admiring your skills.
Can you do your top 10,000 tracks, because you play brilliantly and this is just absolutely fantastic chill out sounds.
Agree! ❤😊
😊
Acoustic guitar is the essential singer/songwriter instrument. Great List! Some worthy omissions include Jim Croce, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Donovan, Bill Withers, Don Maclean, Harry Chapin, CSN and Angie by the Stones.
I agree with almost all of your selections (not a great fan of Bill Withers or Joni Michell) but CSN... YES! Also, a huge thumbs-up for including Donovan (the UK's 'Dylan') so very much underated as a musician.
Plus... there should've been more James Taylor.
Croce was the best one you missed .His acoustics w/ Maury are superior in many ways .Try Operator once ! @@smudge0356
If You Could Read My Mind - G. Lightfoot...And I Love Her - Beatles...Suite Judy Blue Eyes - CSN
I actually OWN the J45 in this video hahahah! Jack said to me there’s a killer J45 in the shop, and I couldn’t say no. He put this to the side for me. THANKS JACKY BOY!
beautiful guitar
So so many out there. Great choices but here’s a few adds: My Sweet Lord, Dust in the Wind, And I Love Her, Terraplane Blues, Mother Nature’s Son, Harvest Moon, Landslide, Into the Great Wide Open, Growing Up, Wildflowers
Great list performed beautifully!
Over the hills and far away is like a breath of clean ocean air.
All beautiful guitars and wonderful guitarist.
You know, I was waiting for two songs, wish you were here and here comes the sun. :)
Thank you, this is helpful.
I'm looking for some new covers, as I'm getting tired of my list - and so my regular clients may be also. Scary thought! I already do some of these but i plan to learn around half of those presented here. Reading the comments gave me even more great ideas. Thanks everyone! BTW, you play beautifully.
I know Led Zeppelin was represented, but the biggest-selling single piece of sheet music in rock history can’t be wrong - do I even have to say it?
Escalator to Hell?
@@depracated haha The video from Music is win is nice
It could be that it is ‘the forbidden riff’ @peachguitars and Jack is just adhering to the rules.
He is a Beatles Floyd Clapton fan I'm surprised over the hill's made it.
Great job 👌🏻
Blues run the game - Jackson C. Frank (or Bert Jansch version)
Taken at all - Crosby Stills Nash
Something in the way she moves - James Taylor
Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
Wow what awesome guitar chops to be able to put this together nice job I recognized 90% of them.
Beautifully played ,an absolute pleasure listening to this ,so many memories, thank you
Fantastic vid! Great list, but some songs that I think deserve a spot/honorable mention:
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Something from Seger, Night Moves?
Something from Lightfoot, Sundown?
Closer to the Heart - Rush
Dust in the Wind
Stairway
Hotel California
Great choice including Over the Hills and Far Away. Good list overall.
My first thought was of Harry Chapin, “Cats in the Cradle.”
My second thought was of near about anything Joni Mitchell.
Oh and Heart, Anne’s opening to “Crazy on You!”
'Crazy on You' -- best ever.
Love - Alone Again Or
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Mason Williams - Classical Gas
Rolling Stones - Angie
Bert Jansch - Anji/Black Waterside
Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Well played! I bet this was the trickiest of these videos to put together.
Absolutely!
Beautiful selection
My number one is certainly Blackbird. Great job.
" From the Beginning" by ELP...certainly belongs in the top 5
First of all, I respect putting Wonderwall at #3. Even though it's a meme, it has had a profound impact on acoustic guitar. And I'm really glad that Never Going Back Again made the list.
For missing ones, I think Stairway to Heaven and Dust in the Wind for sure should be here.
good job pretty good list. I thought for sure you might break out mason Williams classical gas that would’ve made my day.👍🏻
More!! More!! More!!
This is a FANTASTIC format. Detailing the various guitars, then playing parts of songs that are interwoven into our culture, is simply genius!
Well-thought out, educational, AND entertaining! A+ plus friend! Bravo!
Bro you play so clean I've been playing for decades mostly rock and roll but man that's so sweet good job!
Great selections, And nice job!
Fantastic playing! Most enjoyable!
Great choices and great playing as always by Jack! I could enjoy a top 20 mixed acoustic and electric songs by Jack.
Videos getting awesome job thank you very much for posting however did you forget about Alice's Restaurant remember Alice the song about Alice
The burst on that collings is gorgeous
Well played. How about Mr. Page’s “The Rain Song”?
My favourite song to play on acoustic
Close to the Edge and Roundabout would have been great additions.
"I've Just Seen a Face" by the Beatles is a underrated masterpiece.
Almost everything by the Beatles is an underrated masterpiece.
Underrated is such an overrated comment….magnificent is magnificent! 🎸
Norwegian wood is another masterpiece
AWESOME! Well chosen, but, of course, it had to be difficult to select only twenty. That said, I truly loved all of the selections and that you included songs by the Beatles, Led Zeppline, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, and Neil Young. You certainly selected an excellent mix of songs in the 20.
U can play so good! Nice format I love it. Can u do the Top 10 Marshall Riffs or Fender Amp Riffs? Thx
Very timely video for me as, after years of not having an acoustic, I recently obtained a lefty Martin OM28 Re-imagined.
Very nice selection.
Great songs and even better playing.
Brilliant!!!! Hard to get them all. Sooooo many good ones.
That Collings 12 string sounds superb.
Can't understand why Suite Judy Blue Eyes never finds its way on these top acoustic guitar lists.
Tommy Emmanuel deserve a spot as one of the best acoustic player ever.
Jack would need to be able to play a Tommy Emmanuel song. A lot more difficult than anything on this list.
@@drothberg3 I think he can...I agree it's not a classic folks song.
@@drothberg3 i am sure that Jack can play a Tommy E. song, he just doesn't want to punch a hole in the top of the guitar.
best i have ever seen live
He's not a great songwriter though. Just a brilliant show-off guitarist.
You are so talented , very beautifully played👍
Great choices…music and guitars! Well played as well!😎👍
Great playing... you definitely know how to...👍
great selection
Your rendering of Neil young is sheer Brilliance ----well done !
Great choice, Thanks, Vic
Beautiful playing! Was a pleasure to just sit and listen... Agree with all, except the Oasis song. Otherwise, fantastic video!! Well done. 👍👍
Loving the series guys- can't get enough.
Can I suggest a couple of ideas for future programs?
- Best J bass vs P bass songs
-Best "Hot rod strat", ( ie 80's hair rock) songs
Cheers
Pinball Wizard was pretty good dude 🤘 had me grinning
Wonderful video! Hard to narrow it down to 20. I would have included some Joni Mitchell and "Land of Canaan" by the Indigo Girls.
Wow, brilliant playing, thanks.
Inspired playing for sure...thank you
Love the song pics and video production. Also awesome Tudor GMT!⌚
I have the fine standard D-18 with a K&K but the 1939 is where it's at! Thanks for your showcase of excellence.
Very nice picks.
Extreme More Than Words and GNR Patience needed features
@@ronaldoquintos1675 How presumptuous of you to tell someone what music they like.
I happen to think it's a great song.
What is the song you play in the beginning called
Your really good proud of u dude come surfing in Sydney busk a couple of songs I can sing light and shade style
Incredibly nice! The Collings twelve string is something else!! Thank you.
That Martin sounded amazing!
There's a Damien Rice song or two I would put on here, purely out of my own love for his music. Over all though, really good video!
Hey man please do a video on top 10 drop d riffs
I've seen a lot of these lists and 'Lola' by the Kinks is never on any of them for some reason. Not a complicated figure by any means, but damn effective and immediately recognisable. Otherwise, a very good list all round, just nice to hear good acoustic guitar played well.
Outstanding performance young man. Cristal clear to the ear. Thank you 🎶🎼🎵😎 you should try some shakey graves awesome tunes mate late July
Shakey is an incredible artist, big fan of his Audiotree session, Late July is definitely the highlight!
Very good top 20. I think Angie could easily be in the top 21. Thanks
Great tunes and great playing
I like the two mic setup and having it blended really shows off the great tones from each acoustic.
Great job
Always good to see the acoustic guitar get some recognition. I can't argue much against what you included, and as you say you have to cut it off somewhere or it'll go on forever... But I would humbly suggest "Classical Gas" definitely should've made the top 20.
Classical Gas is the piece that persuaded me to try playing fingerstyle guitar........ then I met Tommy Emmanuel (several times) and his 'Classical gas on steroids' made me decide to stick to simpler things! it's a great tune!
Tommy Emmanuel is unbelievable - I've seen him in concert a few times, and I always leave thinking I should burn my guitar.
Fairly definitive tbh.John Meyer had 2 too many,maybe an Alice in Chains -''l stay away' would have been refreshing.Utterly killer intro.
John Mayer, the finest singer songwriter of his generation. With some of the most intricate guitar in recent years (Neon, slow dancing, stop this train, vultures, heart of life) had too many? Crazy talk
Love these videos, and great playing as always, but come on, how could you leave out Solsbury Hill?!
Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels - GREAT ACOUSTIC
I came here to comment this. Not sure how it wasn't in the list
And wonderwall did???
Great compilations. May I add "Time in the bottle" by Jim Croce.
I find "The Redemtion Song" by Bob Marley & The Wailers to be one of the most honest acoustic songs ever. It is so raw, it magically transforms itself to being as purely honest as they come.
Neon as well, I think it’s one of the greatest riffs ever played on an acoustic guitar
Even Jack probably can't play that one, as good as he is, that song is impossible lmao
Great list.
Great stuff Jack. That D-18 sounds superb.
Always surprised that 'More Than Words', Extreme, never pops up in these sorts of things.
One of the reasons the song is so beautiful is the harmony. Other than bands, most of do solo work. But I thik I'll try it with my Helicon Play Acoustic Harmonizer box. It doesn't replace a live singer, but it beats nothing as long as it's not overused. Thanks for the inspiration 😊
Thank you. Very nice.
Your playing is great Jack!
Well done...I think my top 20 would have included Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel, Dust in the Wind - Kansas, and Silent Lucidity - Queensryche probably ahead of John Mayer, brilliant guitarist that he is. I definitely enjoyed your line up of guitars as well! Best!
Hey thanks for that great video. Excellent song selection and beautiful sound and technique. The Martin you were playing and a 12-string Collins couldn't have sounded any better in my opinion, two powerful cannons!
Good selection, but perhaps the label should be top 20 "popular "acoustic songs, since you missed some of the best acoustic guitarists like Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Leo Koettke, John Fahey, Richie Havens (very unique style) , Joni Mitchell (open tunings!), Nick Drake and a dozen blues and jazz guitarists.
Pinball Wizard - Smashed it!
Great job 😎
Here's a glaring omission, not by you necessarily but by the people-under-the-comments-section: Cat Stevens. Or are we still mad at him?
Still mad at him
@@billyv321 - Get over it snowflake!
Dust in the Wind, not being on the list is criminal.
Well played, mate.