Tommy Emmanuel - Classical Gas
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2006
- Tommy playing all of "Classical Gas" on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour Show No. 245! This is one of my favourite versions that Tommy does of this song! Little bit of "Walk Don't Run" by The Ventures in the middle! Awesome!
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Tommy plays this hands down better than anybody else I can find , I’m in to extreme thrash metal, I never thought classic guitar could make me feel the same excitement as this does , what a genius
Eric Clapton is a great guitar player to.
What a monument of what can be achieved through obsessive practice!
Brilliant!!
Beautiful. Had this as a mp3 at least 20 years ago.
how can you not like Tommy Emmanuel. His style and perfection of playing is unbelievable
Nothing I ever do in my entire life will be as cool as Tommy E. playing this song.
Still here I’m 2020 during coronavirus lol. I watched this about probably 10 years ago was completely obsessed with this song
Same. I wasn't here in probably 10 years. I used to come here every day back then. I still love his playing
No electronics. No lip-synching. No multi-track backing. Just pure, raw talent.
OMG!! Tommy is not from this planet. His skill and talent are super natural, far beyond what mere humans can do. Bravo T.E.
Virtuoso performance!
I've never seen ANYTHING so dramatic and passionate and technically mind-blowing as that!
Absolutely awesome.
This video changed my life. As Tommy heard about Chet in the radio, I first heard about Tommy in this video and since then I've been playing his music. Usually when you discover a guitar virtuoso you just give up trying to learn what you've seen, but I saw it and so far I'm still learning this song; and of course every one of him. That's my story, I had to tell you ;)
That is exactly what happened to me!
Really? Great to know I share my story with someone else :D
@corny I'm seeing this comment two years later, sorry for the late reply haha! During this time I've been doing my own stuff, kind of a rockabilly-psychobilly (always fingerstyle, that's where Tommy comes) and suddenly this quarantine has made me take the acoustic guitar again and here I am re-watching all my favorite videos of Tommy and playing again all of his songs ;) Greetings from Spain and I hope everyone is fine!
corny What a great opportunity we’ve given to pick up again our instruments and study and practice as we used to do before! I can’t open my bar so what better could I do? Love Netherlands, I’ve been some times to Apeldoorn, Den Haag, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, would love to come back but this time on tour! We’ll be playing in a festival in Germany (not sure if this summer or next, it depends on the situation) so if we stop by your country I’ll let you know just if there’s a chance to meet haha how legendary that would be? All the best and thanks for your comment of Dazed & Confused! Cheers ;)
Tommy is absolutely without a doubt the greatest and most wonderful guitarist on the planet. Everything from his playing, his original songs, his magical performances and his beautiful, generous and humble spirit. Love this man ❤️
Also, some of the really negative comments on here are freaking hilarious 😂 I'm still laughing at the " (knowledgeable) listener" who thinks this is junk.
I honestly believe Tommy is the greatest guitar player alive..! So many great ones but Emmanuel is over the top, WOW!
Anyone who denies his greatness has not seen him play live. Phenomenal
I had the fortune to attend one of his concerts and Master Class...
*I WAS AMAZED!!* ...and after that I had two choices:
1.- Quit playing Guitar or...
2.- Keep going and be "A Better Guitar Player... "
*I've chosen the SECOND ONE !! Guitarists Please DON'T GIVE UP!!*
Cheers!
God would want Tommy to be his personal guitar instructor. This man's playing is just insane. No matter what he plays its incredible. This is talent, heart, desire and pure love of music. Thanks Tommy.
Back when RUclips was truly great I discovered this vid, here I am 14 years later - FLOORED once again.
he's just amazing! he converted a difficult song and make it impossible! in 2:46 when he doubles the neck of the guitar it's just awesome!! I love him!
this is why I started playing guitar!
that guitar is crying on the inside...its been touched in so many ways
I love the original and I love this. There is not that much similarity between them, but there isn't meant to be. And I think most of us love a bit of slapping and popping every now and again! Fantastic!
i hope that guitar is +18
Hahahha
Yooooo🤣🤣🤣🤣
Roger brought me here lol
Carrie Frost same!
Same
Musicianship to the ultimate insanity. I cant think that fast let alone play that fast and tell my fingers what to do next.. This man is simply incredible, which is an understatement. How I wish.............W O W
The clouds spread and BEHOLD a child is born to rock the guitar and he shall be named TOMMY EMMANUEL!
I blinked and missed about twenty notes.
and six harmonics.
Very relatable.
other guy is like " fuck !! how am i meant to follow that ? "
Satisfied ears, dropped jaws and dry, wide open eyes - well worth listening to.
Bleeding fingers, countless hours with a guitar on your lap, knowing you have this skill - well worth learning.
They sure don't make good music like this anymore.
No man will ever play this song, this good, ever, ever again.
Collin Hill came close. But his feel and rhythm cannot match Tommy Emmanuel. Both are amazing, though!
I always wonder how many guitars he has broken practicing that "bending" technique.
All of them
To each his own. I don't care for this version.
Scott Johnson Then at least appreciate it for his guitar playing capabilities.
***** Don't misunderstand me!!! I'm not saying he's the crappiest player I ever heard---I'm the worst I ever heard trying to play this. I meant to say this particular version doesn't get me going. Like the old saying says, 'Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks.'
Scott Johnson Probably the quintessential version of this song is that of it's writer, Mason Williams. THAT'S the version most people relate to and the one that evokes memories.
But, when he cut that tune, he had a 30 piece orchestra backing him, I don't think he has ever done it on his own.
Also this version, fast as it is, works because TE slots in 'Walk Don't Run' into it which wouldn't sound so good slow.
It's not so much ones ability to copy another, rather to put ones identity into it that counts.
This version screams, Tommy Emmanuel.
The beauty of TE is, I doubt there is any genre he is not capable owning.
I've seem him play classical, all kinds of modern jazz, Gypsy jazz, flamenco, rock & roll, blues, ballads etc.
He has played along with a huge number of different artists aged from 8 to much older than himself and all of them he gave centre stage.
He loves his audience as much as they love him and it shows.
Kenneth Lyneham He did a solo version. I think it's here on you tube, but I know he'd played a solo version. One of my aunts had the album it was on way back when.
It's ok. You're allowed to be wrong.
I keep replaying what he did at .40 over and over
I never, never tire of listening, & indeed watching this video - thank goodness for Tommy Emmanuel & You Tube - best regards - Balding Bullet (John Statham)
sad that you go to these sites to listen and watch the intricate finger work of these fabulous guitar players and the camera guy wants to show his "artistic talent" by showing the guys feet and his head and other BS while the guys is going through some awesome riff...pretty pathetic camera work
Not half as bad as when the "director" likes to show ad infinitum how much the audience is enjoying the show. It's an old PBS thing.
Goose bumps and butterflies...awesome!got to love it!
I am 52 and have started to teach myself to play my deceased brother's Gibson in his honour. Shame I will be dead before I get this good. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.
I WILL LEARN THIS. No matter if it takes me a life time!! So incredibly awesome....
Tommy takes a classic song, then takes it on a journey to a whole new different level............the guy is just fucking awesome!!!
Saw him last night in concert! Stavanger, Norway! UNBELIEVABLE! If you have the chance...don't miss it. Your eyes and ears can't process it, but it goes right to the core, so no problem!
It's the finer things in life that are always rare. Savor it and delight in the fact that we know better!
I have to say you do go your own way, taking an original and making it your own. The mark of a true master of the art the passion is very apparent when you play.
John Flanigan
Native Texan
Man, youtube should make a love button for this video
The best version of "Classical Gas" played by anyone anywhere
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best version until today!
The man is king of this song!!!
One of the most hidden treasures in of all time .Thank-you
of course he did, he does that alot. And people still deny his greatness
To put it simply, there is not a finer guitarist on the planet. Period
This is INSANE........the most incredible thing I have ever seen........WOW WOW WOW
Emmanuel's music is like flowing water.
my jaw always drops when I watch tommy emmanuel playing...
I'm just an old cowboy, I don't have any heros or look up to many folks. I don't wish I was someone that's not me and I don't get jealous to often, but if I did I think this old boy might be on the top of my list.
He's just ....pure perfection...although music has no right or wrong...I KNOW THIS IS RIGHT!!! AHHHH!!! I LOVE THIS!!!
If the whole of the planet could put their religious beliefs to one side..
Here IS a true, warm, decent, loving and all encompassing 'god' worth worshipping..............
I bow before you Mr Emmanuel...
I count myself lucky seeing Tommy many times performing with different people. My favorite memories are playing with Australian vocalist Rick Price, seeing him play with his brother Phil & the day I could of happily died & gone to heaven after watching him open for Eric Clapton & stunning the audience & then watching Clapton live...:)
This is a genious at work....someone who commands his instrument.....Amazing and superior...................
thanks god, when the world have somebody like is tommy emmanuel.
This mans hands are MAGICAL!!!!
monster guy. so much pure joy of playing, and, beyond the heavy chops is the fact that everything just *sounds* so good.
Tommy Emmanuel, making difficult songs impossible since 1955
can you imagine what he could do with an electric, the speed and accuarcy tone and defintion on every note is immaculate. great version !!!
Unbeliveable talent, talent!!! Awesome - and what a sassy man!!
Lots of legends in the world - this man shines above all! Thank you for posting this video.
more than 10 years have passed. i think it is not a deal.
This is the most legendary performance of this song.
I always love how he ends this. He basically just drops the mic and says that's how its done. Always brings a smile to my face!
Saw this man in concert in Princeton, KY, and he AMAZING, my husband and I enjoyed him. You want to enjoy real amazing showmanship and skills with the acoustic guitar, THEN I simply recommend you go see him. He did stuff with the guitar that was amazing.
:O Playing rhythm and melody in such perfect synchrony!! Every note is crisp as can be, even heard he has great and gentle personality, you have my respect mr Emmanuel!!
All of you that say he's fake, i can surely say he isn't.. Anyone that can play a guitar will know. He's hitting the exact chords and staying in prefect time and that's not easy to do, especially with this song. This is no joke, he is the real deal ;)
Tommy is the main reason to love playing guitar.
I love his foot tapping. He is completely into it.
Best living guitar player!
This guy sets the standard for what is great.
Absolute best guitar player in his genre WORLDwide!!!
He's been doing through the fire and flames on GH3 over and over to be this good.
I wanna just listen to this all day while sitting on a boat
he plays really hard stuff at an incredible speed and makes not one single mistake... unbelievable man.
Absolutely incredible rendition of one of my all time favorite classics. Awesome! Sharing
I love how so many people find 0:38 so amazing, yet it is one of the simple parts of the song...
When Tommy plays a guitar, it gets PLAYED! Not many using it as a percussive instrument, and getting so much rythmn from it.
God's guitar rep on planet earth
Sometimes I watch and listen to Tommy and don't know whether I should practise more or just put my collection up on Ebay!
But then I listen to someone else and I have a needed 'medical time-out'!
This man is genius. Watched him at a local venue a few years ago, think I watched the whole show open mouthed. Plus he came into the bar after so we could ask him questions, top bloke! How many pretentious pop stars would do that?
He shows where practice can bring you, if you have talent.
Seen the guy twice now, amazing.
I used to play guitar. Then I watched this video and hid for three hours and cried. This man is God.
Just went to see him and his brother at the Birchmere in Alexandria Va.......As great as this clip is........is doesn't do him justice......simply on another level.......with very little company on that level......possibly noone else........he does things that shouldn't be possible.....and does them flawlessly......He does runs on the acoustic that most electric guitarest wish they could do.....His brother....although less well known is also at the pinnacle...If you do nothing else go see him!!!
He breaks into 'Walk don't run' in the middle...WOW! Guitar virtuoso!
Tommy Emmanuel is nothing short of a god
That guy is probably an extra terrestrial ! Good God !!!!!!!!!
This man was on fuckin' FIRE playing this. I've played guitar for a little over fifteen years now, which is almost how long this video has been been on youtube. It has been and always will be one of the few guitar related videos that absolutely FLOORS me every time I watch it. I can tell you this for sure: no one else on Earth plays like this man. Especially when pertaining to this performance. I only wish there were a better quality version for both sound and picture. I'll do ya one better... I wish I could'a been there the day he played this.
Saw Tommy last November best night I've had AND whats more his guest was Martin Taylor another stunning guitarist...
Have seen him play this live. Unbelieveable sound!
I don't know whats faster, His brain, His fingers or me pushing the REPLAY button...Amazing ! ! !
Now thats what I'm talkin about I really dig this.
No one is better. Only a few are equal.
that is simply pure talent....
it always makes me feel good that whenever I watch this, the comments always have the 'hours ago' under them. Tommys badass and bless this youtube thing.
This guy is not human, he is a god.
Unbelievable!!! What a gifted musician!!
Every time I watch this I'm in awe of his talent.
love the harmonic slaps and neck bends!