they are all great, but dimeola is my fav..he just has those signiture fast energetic runs picking every note, also he's got that unique string attack style and he's bloody good composer too...to this day I measure all the guitrists in the world by how close they are to Al's level playing..Al is the PERFECTION, super composer/guitarist and musician all in one package..long live Al :)
Al mazing Di Meola. He was flawless on this. He speed changes in the middle of a run are breath taking. From fast to real fast then can slow it down and finish with some bends. But lets not knock Bireli. It is a show, he can show off if he wants. When I saw them I was glad they showed off.
dont forget guys that at 0.56 its 'rio ancho' from Paco De Lucia !!the fantastic piece, and all the chords suite ( even the beginning )come from the usual spanish chords suite comes for the most part from Paco de Lucia not al di meola . indeed Al composed a beautiful intro !;
On Lagrene's first solo, it sounded like he was trying too hard to out-do Di Meola speed-wise, and didn't quite nail those fast runs as accurately as he intended.
@gosiman Al has been one of my heroes since the days of RTF, but I think he's a little limited in a way. Not once have I seen Al play anything resembling "traditional" Jazz on an electric archtop, such as Langrene and Coryell can obviously do. Al somehow performs a disappearing act whenever strait-up Jazz on archtops is next on the set-list. It's no wonder those Jazz duets with Langrene and Coryell were duets, and not "trio's" lol
Sakke Fuck Rusty Fuck it’s not about speed it’s about feel musicality and composition can the wretched Rusty shit compose anything???? He’s a chainsaw operator!!! You hear ???
Al has an arrogant look, like: "Daaaaaaaaaaamn I'm waaaay better than all of you fawkers!" xD Stil he is an awesome musician and has my respect! Greetings to everyone.
Ovation of different generations I sure won't argue about playing: Al is clearly playing his repertoire while Birelli sits in...Ovation of different generations... the funny thing is the difference in sound: Bireli has a much more natural sound while Di Meola's won't allow him to play slow. Ovations were the first electro acoustic guitars available and had a very distinctive look. The sound was...what it was, very clicky!
Fabrizio was born of Greek and American Indian parents 33 years ago, adopted by Hungarian gypsies. At the age of 3 months he was playing all of Django's tunes. In the last 30 years he has evolved expotentialy as a guitarist. He is a enigma shrouded in a mystery. Unknown to the general public, is reputed to be a billionaire, but most notable is the fact that he is considered by knowledgable musicians as the "second coming", Django being the first. Fabrizio will be knighted later this year.
I think he may have been playing a little faster than he could get out cleanly, but it all sounded pretty musical to me. Not all too different than the way Al, Paco, and John sounded back in the day! i don't get people. I may play slow traditional blues, then shred some 64th-note chromatics. It all feels like music to me.
I don't think Al Di Meola wrote this music. Paco De Lucia was performing this music several years before Elegant Gypsy. Just do a search for Paco De Lucia Rio Ancho and you can watch the old video.
@metalhead654 Since Paco is a Flamenco guitarist, he automatically "owns" these p...uh, I mean players, from a technical perspective since Flamenco is technically the most difficult style to play. However, harmonically and speed-wise, I wouldn't say he has much of an advantage, if any, over these guys. You've seen the clips of the "original" Super-Trio with McLaughlin, Di Meola and Paco, right?!? Then it shouldn't be a mystery how it would sound with Paco in the mix...
Well put. If Luther Perkins was still alive, he'd tear this tune a new ass... Then there's Fabrizio Del Dongo, who makes Al look like he's in slow mo. Seriously though--listen and enjoy.
btw, both are playing music. They have their own style and the funny thing they were trying to imitate each other's style, and they were doing it great. Don't complain like you're playing better than them :D but I don't understand the tempo!
if all youre lookin for here is who you think is showing off picking speed (which probably isnt even the case in the first place), then you are paying attention to the wrong thing completely. cant believe anyone would have the audacity to try and critique some of the greatest and most technically advanced guitarists alive today
No videos, recordings or pictures are available, since Fab shuns all publicity. He wants to maintain his status as the "greatest unknown guitarist". Prefering to stay in seclusion, he only make infrequent appearances at the annual Boise Boy's Club Seafood and Furniture Expo. He is also developing edible guitars to send to third world countries.
I think he may have been playing a little faster than he could get out cleanly, but it all sounded pretty musical to me. Not all too different than the way Al, Paco, and John sounded back in the day!
does anyone else think it it is ironic that in aone band Al D is burning and the bongo guys is just clapping his hands ..? at 2;00 ..skill levels is amazing by Al D wow
Well I guess since "Al Di" wrote the music he can do whatever he likes. Never heard of Bireli before this, but I probably won't if this is representative of his playing. As for "growing musically" Birelli would give his left nut to have written this supremely melodic and fantastic piece, whereas Al can play the lines in his sleep because the fans will always want to hear it.
Al never grew or expanded musically,hes just "Al di" for better or worse,where Bireli Masters just about everthing the touches and get BETTER every passing day
I appreciate the video, 👌 but it kind of pisses me off ,that there's no information, no dates and no description.. there's too many of these b******* videos copycat , RUclips where people take from a concert footage and post just so they can get more likes!!
"guess who is playing music and who is showing off picking speed?" That all depends on the taste and convictions of the listener. To me at least, Al and Bireli are doing a little of both. To those who don't possess that level of alternate picking skill, both are just showing off picking speed. In practically all cases, this conclusion was driven by jealousy. To non-musicians who voted "showing off," then it is fair to assume that SRV or Metallica is more of their "speed" (pun intended).
to tell someone that their musical opinion is incorrect doesn't seem fair to me. I personally didn't like the video. i don't like how busy the solos get. but that's my opinion. and because music is a personal taste, it rules out the idea of right and wrong.
but why are you talking about HERMAN LEE .. ??? -- Al Di Meola .. Is ONE. ...herman lee , maybe could play it Faster .. But ... he could play Mediterranean Sundance like Al Di Meola Plays ..
all maybe so, still you have to admit that the guitar here sound like shit :) I'm a fan of al's, but nevertheless, those ovations never sound any good man ... :D
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Bireli was good then but now its unbelieveable how good he is
These guys are all great. Yes, I've heard many recordings by both Al DiMeola and Bireli Lagrene. What a great performance!!
Bireli seems to be able to play all styles!
my GOD the superb lick just fly at you! one after the other!
I LOVE IT!
they are all great, but dimeola is my fav..he just has those signiture fast energetic runs picking every note, also he's got that unique string attack style and he's bloody good composer too...to this day I measure all the guitrists in the world by how close they are to Al's level playing..Al is the PERFECTION, super composer/guitarist and musician all in one package..long live Al :)
Al mazing Di Meola. He was flawless on this. He speed changes in the middle of a run are breath taking. From fast to real fast then can slow it down and finish with some bends. But lets not knock Bireli. It is a show, he can show off if he wants. When I saw them I was glad they showed off.
dont forget guys that at 0.56 its 'rio ancho' from Paco De Lucia !!the fantastic piece, and all the chords suite ( even the beginning )come from the usual spanish chords suite comes for the most part from Paco de Lucia not al di meola . indeed Al composed a beautiful intro !;
Excellent rendition of an excellent classic!
"guess who is playing music and who is showing off picking speed?"
guess who is looking on Meola with admiring envy? :P
Yeaaah! Bireli meets Al!! Two masters.....Two legends!!!👍
stunningly impressive ..
On Lagrene's first solo, it sounded like he was trying too hard to out-do Di Meola speed-wise, and didn't quite nail those fast runs as accurately as he intended.
i liked his enthusiasm tho. its good to test ones limits and push even if you fall you keep going.
There is no"out doin"with Bireli ever!Al Di Meola on the other hand is more of a "show of dude"which is cool sometimes.
Bireli-better improvisations, Al- cleaner playing.
At CD I hear introduction at the opening - "And special guest - Chris Carryngton".
Arto!!!!!!! Magnificient!
I agree!
0:42 is absolutely great. al is great with harmonies.
@gosiman Al has been one of my heroes since the days of RTF, but I think he's a little limited in a way.
Not once have I seen Al play anything resembling "traditional" Jazz on an electric archtop, such as Langrene and Coryell can obviously do. Al somehow performs a disappearing act whenever strait-up Jazz on archtops is next on the set-list. It's no wonder those Jazz duets with Langrene and Coryell were duets, and not "trio's" lol
@Prolefood it's because Al sped up at 5:25 and slowed down at 6:23
No need to compare these two. Bireli's music is organic, Al di Meola is a great player but he is just full of maths.
Bireli was putting some John and Al on ole Al...hahaha
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Does anyone else think that that run at 3:45 ish is Di Meola being like "Yeah, I CAN play that fast, but why would I want to?"?
where can i find some more info about him?
and maybe a vid?
first Bireli's phrase is greate ( 4.07 )
@TheTranslator100 It's called knowing how to swing...and maybe knowing when "you don't swing"
Al Di Meola owns YOU.
Al DiMeola, Larry Coryell & Bireli LaGrene - Super Guitar Trio [1990]
My guess is that 5 guys are playing music and Rusty Cooley is showing picking speed somewhere else.
Sakke
Fuck Rusty Fuck it’s not about speed it’s about feel musicality and composition can the wretched Rusty shit compose anything???? He’s a chainsaw operator!!! You hear ???
its a combination of rio ancho and mediterranean sundance...some paco, some al...
haha nice.
Al has an arrogant look, like: "Daaaaaaaaaaamn I'm waaaay better than all of you fawkers!" xD
Stil he is an awesome musician and has my respect!
Greetings to everyone.
Ovation of different generations
I sure won't argue about playing: Al is clearly playing his repertoire while Birelli sits in...Ovation of different generations... the funny thing is the difference in sound: Bireli has a much more natural sound while Di Meola's won't allow him to play slow. Ovations were the first electro acoustic guitars available and had a very distinctive look. The sound was...what it was, very clicky!
Fabrizio was born of Greek and American Indian parents 33 years ago, adopted by Hungarian gypsies. At the age of 3 months he was playing all of Django's tunes. In the last 30 years he has evolved expotentialy as a guitarist. He is a enigma shrouded in a mystery. Unknown to the general public, is reputed to be a billionaire, but most notable is the fact that he is considered by knowledgable musicians as the "second coming", Django being the first. Fabrizio will be knighted later this year.
After long 13 years... ! I couldn`t wait - he destroys Al di Meo....😜
I know Al's like an Yngwie Malmsteen on interviews hahah, but he's still a really awesome player none the less!
Also how do you get away with posting this because of copyright laws???
I think he may have been playing a little faster than he could get out cleanly, but it all sounded pretty musical to me. Not all too different than the way Al, Paco, and John sounded back in the day! i don't get people. I may play slow traditional blues, then shred some 64th-note chromatics. It all feels like music to me.
except for the white socks, Bireli is superior
i don't think the third guy inthat clip was coryell...
Professionalism: do what you do well and avoid the rest, at least in public!
I don't think Al Di Meola wrote this music. Paco De Lucia was performing this music several years before Elegant Gypsy. Just do a search for Paco De Lucia Rio Ancho and you can watch the old video.
YOU are either kidding or Klueless. and most of the thinking musicians will agree with me.
heheheheh
i know who Luther Perkins is, but who's Fabrizio Del Dongo?
@metalhead654 Since Paco is a Flamenco guitarist, he automatically "owns" these p...uh, I mean players, from a technical perspective since Flamenco is technically the most difficult style to play. However, harmonically and speed-wise, I wouldn't say he has much of an advantage, if any, over these guys. You've seen the clips of the "original" Super-Trio with McLaughlin, Di Meola and Paco, right?!? Then it shouldn't be a mystery how it would sound with Paco in the mix...
THERE DA BEST AS YOU ALL CAN SEE,SO STOP SAYIN HE BETTER THAN THE OTHER GUY SEAT BACK AN ENJOY THEM THATS ALL IT MATTERS .....
Well put. If Luther Perkins was still alive, he'd tear this tune a new ass...
Then there's Fabrizio Del Dongo, who makes Al look like he's in slow mo. Seriously though--listen and enjoy.
Well I'm a hack myself, so I speak from true experience...
King al Di, others are great too
King Birelli, Meola great too 🤣
btw, both are playing music. They have their own style and the funny thing they were trying to imitate each other's style, and they were doing it great. Don't complain like you're playing better than them :D
but I don't understand the tempo!
You need to give credit to the person that copyrighted this performance and this video.
Who is showing off picking speed? Why? Is Michael Angelo Batio there? (just kidding)
if all youre lookin for here is who you think is showing off picking speed (which probably isnt even the case in the first place), then you are paying attention to the wrong thing completely. cant believe anyone would have the audacity to try and critique some of the greatest and most technically advanced guitarists alive today
No videos, recordings or pictures are available, since Fab shuns all publicity. He wants to maintain his status as the "greatest unknown guitarist". Prefering to stay in seclusion, he only make infrequent appearances at the annual Boise Boy's Club Seafood and Furniture Expo. He is also developing edible guitars to send to third world countries.
mediterranean sundance is al's one rio ancho is paco's one it's easy
You can’t play that fast with a celluloid pick
I believe musicality comes in all speeds, as well as non musicality...I've heard plenty of horrible and non tasty slower players.
I think he may have been playing a little faster than he could get out cleanly, but it all sounded pretty musical to me. Not all too different than the way Al, Paco, and John sounded back in the day!
does anyone else think it it is ironic that in aone band Al D is burning and the bongo guys is just clapping his hands ..? at 2;00 ..skill levels is amazing by Al D wow
Well I guess since "Al Di" wrote the music he can do whatever he likes. Never heard of Bireli before this, but I probably won't if this is representative of his playing. As for "growing musically" Birelli would give his left nut to have written this supremely melodic and fantastic piece, whereas Al can play the lines in his sleep because the fans will always want to hear it.
Al never grew or expanded musically,hes just "Al di" for better or worse,where Bireli Masters just about everthing the touches and get BETTER every passing day
I'm a bigger fan of Bireli's, but I actually think Al played MUCH better than him in this video
I appreciate the video, 👌 but it kind of pisses me off ,that there's no information, no dates and no description.. there's too many of these b******* videos copycat , RUclips where people take from a concert footage and post just so they can get more likes!!
"guess who is playing music and who is showing off picking speed?"
That all depends on the taste and convictions of the listener.
To me at least, Al and Bireli are doing a little of both.
To those who don't possess that level of alternate picking skill, both are just showing off picking speed. In practically all cases, this conclusion was driven by jealousy.
To non-musicians who voted "showing off," then it is fair to assume that SRV or Metallica is more of their "speed" (pun intended).
to tell someone that their musical opinion is incorrect doesn't seem fair to me. I personally didn't like the video. i don't like how busy the solos get. but that's my opinion. and because music is a personal taste, it rules out the idea of right and wrong.
Bireli is not very comfortable in this latino setting..:)
but why are you talking about HERMAN LEE .. ??? -- Al Di Meola .. Is ONE. ...herman lee , maybe could play it Faster .. But ... he could play Mediterranean Sundance like Al Di Meola Plays ..
all maybe so,
still you have to admit that the guitar here sound like shit :)
I'm a fan of al's, but nevertheless, those ovations never sound any good man ... :D