Honestly, this is one of the most ridiculous copyright blocks I've ever heard of. This video probably exposed more people to the Shadows than anything since 1979
Really enjoyed watching them & your excellent analysis Fil. I'm 50 , my brother is 60 and I have 2 sisters in their 70's . The one group we all like are The Shadows . My brother was lucky enough to be taken by one of my sisters to see them at Bristol Colston Hall circa 1964 but as he was only 5 ,he remembers very little about it !
I have heard about the Shads since I was kinda rather 7, wee bit more or less. I heard them on the radio back then and my parents always come to tune in that channel on exact time on Sunday and that was fond memories about music to me. In Thailand they quite known a bit if you're kinda 60 or more, but kids these days only heard of Clapton the most not Hank. and yes I'm just 34 and I grew up listening to 60s, I become a bit outsider due to that but hell, Shads are guitar heroes of guitar heroes.
Hi Fil! I love The Shadows! Cliff Richard always comes to mind when I see them play! Cliff says that they never had any falling out when they split, but only broke up because of different career paths..they came back together more than once. Hank, and Bruce were two of the best musicians on guitar! They also were good actors having played in movies with Cliff! I am so glad you showcased them ...I love them with with Cliff, but they were perfect on their own! They could sure get large audiences too! As a side note Cliff Richard did a version of Move It with Queen’s Brian May! Thanks Fil for doing this video! One of your best! ✌️
The Shadows were never all that Big in the US. It is intriguing how many British guitarists including Mick Ronson cite the Shadows as a major influence.
How entertaining they are with all the attention to detail they put into their performance, not only in the choreography, but in the coordination of their overall look onstage. Thanks for the analysis and background on this band, Fil!
Fil-you are so awesome. You’re like a live encyclopedia! I love The Shadows’ sound, and how Hank and Bruce always look so happy on stage. And yes their choreographed Walk is always entertaining. Sadly I have never been to any of their concerts and I’m afraid there won’t be another one😢
I always thought the Shadows were at their peak with John Farrar from Australia in the line up. Albums such as "Rockin with curly leads" using Farrar as a extra lead guitar harmony added another dimension to the band.
Thank you Phil for treating our Cliff with total respect. Even Sting said Cliff is the greatest British singer, both vocally and emotionally and doesn't get the credit he deserves, despite his incredible career. So glad I subscribed, hope you get round to Roy Harper Al Stewart, Peter Frampton and the one and only Joni.
I'm so pleased to see this one from you! I saw The Shadows the age of 10 @ the London Palladium and was blown away. Sadly, The Beatles and their music drew me away (I saw them live too in the early 60s) and it is only decades later I got back into The Shadows music. Sadly, no more concerts, only tribute bands and past videos. I've been inspired to return to learning the guitar too. There will never be another Shadows they were unique and will always be the best in my view.
The awesome Shadows! Always loved Hank’s playing...super smooth and incredible control! And his tone....beautiful!! A real master of his instrument! Brilliant Fil! Cheers Mario! 😎🤘👌
Thank you again Fil! The "copyright block" is not only ridiculous at this day and age, but it's probably the reason I've never heard of the Shadows. I'm really impressed with the clarity of the sound these guys are able to give but simplicity and clarity are the evidence of skilled musicians. Love your review and details as always!
Wasn't familiar with them so I looked them up I and I'm familiar with some of the songs they play. Riders in the Sky one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you!
Once again Fil, really nice to see you talk about The Shadows, and give them creds! The Shadows is my all time favorite band, and it's sad that people dont talk much about The Shadows anymore.. Very nice video Fil! Greetings from Norway🇧🇻
Beautiful video as all your other ones I am watching these days. Just a little thing you missed in your brilliant Shads biography. Between 1970 and 1977, John Farrar an Australian guitarist and singer from the Strangers, joined Hank and Bruce to form Marvin, Welch and Farrar (Brian was there to play drums as well). They did three vocals album which are true gems, last one without Bruce. Because of the fans always asking them to play Shadows tunes they finally reform the group in 1973 with John Farrar as second lead guitarist. They did two Albums with him "Rocking with Curly Leads" (instrumental) and "Specs Appeal" Half vocals and instrumental in 1975 with the "Let me be the one" song they did for the European Song Contest. They also play with Cliff during that era. Even if some songs were used in the 1977 album "Tasty", John Farrar unfortunately (for us) left the band to produce, write and play for Olivia Newton John (yes he wrote some of the Grease hits among others for her) and also went to the US with his wife Pat Carroll who sang with Olivia before. Unfortunately because he brought a lot to the Shadows especially in the creating part and vocal harmony, even to Hank playing. Anyway, again, thank you for your thoughtful videos.
What a great group, I do believe I've heard of them, so I quickly hit the link and was really surprised by there musicality! Definitely liked Hank Marvin's clean playing and his mastery of this style of playing! Now I'll have to check out more of the Shadows videos. Another group I was not familiar with, Thanks Fil for all of these groups you cover.
I'm under 30, I play most of The Shadows back catalogue. When I have my Fender Strat or Burns guitar out I want to sound like The Shadows. I was at the Final Tour in 2004 & the tour with Cliff in 2009 ! I wish they would do one more album or tour as there is so much love for The Shadows ! My other favorite players Mark Knopfler, Glen Campbell, Bert Weedon, Roy Clark etc
Great performance, The Shadows have such a warm, clean sound. It's unmistakable and combined with memorable melodies they had justifiable success. Funny how despite being around the same age, Hank looks a good 15 years younger than the others !
The Shadows are so awesome. The Beatles admired them so much that they wrote "Cry For A Shadow" a cool nod to them. You should check out the band "Los Straitjackets".
The name is familiar but I don't think I've ever seen them. Great sound. Got so into them had to watch the video to the end. Thank you for introducing some of us to this group.
Another Yank that didn't know about them. But I was also a little surprised at Cliff Richard's popularity, though I had heard of him. An outstanding analyses with your usual interesting back story. I really don't know how many subs you had when I started watching you, I think it was under 23,000. I was embarrassed the first time I clicked on one of your videos, but I clicked on another one when you came up, and subbed and have never been disappointed. The only two videos that I hesitated on clicking were Meat Loaf (political reasons) and Miley Cyrus. But I watched them anyway and didn't regret your humanitarian music appreciation. See you at the next one.
Sad you are surprised at Cliff's popularity, but blame Elvis, who was totally complicit in ensuring USA talk shows, radio stations, and even EMI, ensured Cliff did not have a fair playing field in the USA. America's loss, not ours, but Elvis always knew he could not lace Cliff's boots.
I only became aware of this band over the last ten years form British musicians talking about them,in the U.S.A. we had bands like the Ventures an Dick Dale that played this kind of thing they might have been thought of as copying those guys over here.
Thank you for this video Fil. I wasn’t really aware of The Shadows as an independent group. Very interesting insights. They have a great sound. Being from California I can definitely hear that surf rock influence in their music but they maintain a distinctly British pop feel as well. In the same way that Johnny Kidd & The Pirates did.
I'm surprised at the number of commenters who have never heard of The Shadows. Here in New Zealand they were pretty much as well known and liked as in the UK. A little bit early for me tho'. By the time I was into the Beatles, they seemed a bit corny to me. But over the years I have come to like & respect their sound and talent.
That was an awesome performance, and I am digging the Orange Strats and Bass :) thanks for the Analysis and History lesson, I did not know that the Shadows where so big in the UK and US...
Loving your videos Fil. Thank you. Please could you do another Shadows track? Captain Haddock is Missing from the Live at the Liverpool Empire in 1989. It's a Brian Bennett drum solo, but watching and listening to it is fantastic. Cheers Fil. Gary Williams
Great analysis Fil! Hank B. Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin) is so many of the current guitar heroes hero. You can always tell that it's Hank. There are loads of stories that I've read about the influence of Hank and The Shadows... Like - Bruce Welch used to get really worried about his guitar being in tune before going on stage. So worried that he would ask Hank or Jet Harris to tune it for him for a payment of half a crown (that's 12 and1/2p in today's money). Like - Mark Knopfler ( a Geordie just like Hank) who is naturally left-handed, posing with a tennis racquet and playing air guitar in front of the mirror like his hero Hank. In Mark's view of his reflection, his hold on the racquet matched Hank's right - handed style! Until Mark's older sister saw him and said that he was " holding it the wrong way round". Hence Mark changed hands and the rest is history. Like - Hank really wanted a Strat and you could not buy one in England in the late 1950's because Fender did not have a U.K. distributor. So Cliff bought the Strat for Hank, directly from the U.S and had it shipped over. Think it took 6 weeks to arrive and Cliff paid something like 450 guineas for the instrument ( a guinea was £1 and 1 shilling in the old days, now £1 and 5 pence). Some years ago I met a guitarist who was the secretary/organiser of a branch of the U.K. Shadows Appreciation Society. This guy - a left handed player bought a white l/h Strat, had it professionally stripped, re-painted the correct shade of Fender red to match Hank's, completely refitted with gold finished hardware etc. Everything right down to the last detail to replicate his hero's instrument! And boy could he play like the man. He even had an extended lever for the tremolo system to make playing more comfortable. Such is the influence of Hank B. Marvin and The Shadows! While we are on guitar instrumental bands, have you ever heard of a Swedish outfit called The Spotnicks? They used to wear full space suits on stage! They did a brilliant version of "Hava Nagila". Thanks again Fil!!!
Had it not been Cliff Richard &... The Shadows including Cliff as the singer would have been a band writing their own material long time before The Beatles since Cliff Richard also did write songs with Marvin & al. The 1977 album "Hank Marvin's Guitar Syndicate" shows a more progressive side of Hank Marvin. I think "New Earth pt 1 & 2 " is the best known track from that album.
For myself, Hank Marvin is the King of the Fender Stratocaster. It is the most recognizes guitar sound. Once you hear it, You know that person is playing the Stratocaster.
Never heard of them but thank you for your analysis. Your knowledge amazes me. I probably have that deer in the head light look when you start talking your tech talk, lol. You know Fil you are so hypnotic , universities ought to hire you to do courses in music, even other subjects trust me people would pay attention! 😍🤗💕👏
Analysed to perfection.. would you be able to show us how Hank Marvin played the guitar in his hit Sacha.. the tones he gets in that song are brilliant!! Thanks again Fil
Back to my earliest musical memories, the Shadows alone. The other guitarist I really liked was Duane Eddy, and then somewhere along the line I picked up the Fifty Guitars of Tommy Garrett. I only wish I had started learning the guitar then and not just last year. Muting strings? I'm very good at that, unfortunately not when they should be muted! I saw the Shadows live in Hong Kong with Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton John, between 1971 and 1973. Being a stadium show we couldn't see the synchronised walks though. Another good one Fil.
Bummer.... but good job on the video react-a-round fix 😉 Can only stay for a bit... I have some sweet engine music to listen to..... Yes is the end of January in Daytona & that means for the 58th time.... THE ROLEX 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA 😆 🏁..... and @ the 10 hour mark the new C8 Vettes are doing a great job ! Rock-n-Roll & 24 Hour Racing it doesn't get any better ✌😎
Lol, I still have 'Twenty Golden Greats' on vinyl. Can't knock The Shadows. What was the venue - it's huge - so nice to see it packed out. And didn't the band age well?
Gil could you please feature some of Tim O'brien's billiant song writing,singing,guitar playing not to mention considerable chops on fiddle,mandolin,banjoe and bazouki .From pop to bluegrass thru all kinds of Americana and folk styles in general.
I'm not sure, Fil, whether you have made the point that it wasn't Hank playing on "Move It", it was Ian Samwell Smith and a session guitarist. I don't know much about drumming, but I've always considered Brian Bennett to be one of the best. At one stage three out of the four Shadows had the first name Brian! Everyone, quite rightly, speaks of Hank and the Shadows as such a great influence on the upcoming generation of guitar players, but let's not forget Bert Weedon, who did so much to popularise the guitar and wrote the book we all bought to learn the instrument, "Play in a Day". Perhaps an analysis of a Weedon performance could be considered? Thanks!
Never heard of them either. But, talented musicians nonetheless! If you want a couple bands that synchronized their movements, check out some ZZ Top from back in the day or Molly Hatchet’s live version of Dreams I’ll Never See (old version with Danny Joe Brown). Very cool.
So sorry you have to deal with the block, as mentioned by others. Still and all, exemplary take on the history and technique. So good in fact that I didn't need the audio track, as it would have been a distraction.
Suggestion / Request - Michael Cleveland Fiddle, extraordinary musician and fantastic back story is nominated for a Grammy at tonight awards show. It's be so cool for you to feature a segment on a Fiddle player, after you did a vidoe with Roy Clark playing fiddle, and it would be awesome for you to introduce Michael Cleveland to your audience and analyze how he plays. I suggest 1 of two videos. My favorite is with Billy Strings but it's long - nearly 10 mintes and Michael doesn't even get rolling until 4:30 into it.... but man oh man!!!! IT's good. Michael plays with all the best but Billy Stgrings takes him somewhere I don't think he has often had opportunity to GO! It's spectacular. - you might find a lot to talk about there> SO With Billy Strings playing "Sally Goodin'" : ruclips.net/video/uC0TPnStIfc/видео.html With his band Flamekeepers also "Sally Goodin" ruclips.net/video/Cp9JrPsHTQI/видео.html Michael gets pretty progressive with this one at about 4:45 - but he doesn't have Billy Strings there to go along with him. Here is a good one from Bluegrass Underground "Good-bye Old Pal" Yodeling included ruclips.net/video/a4JJ5i2kpXo/видео.html The last one there is probably the easiest to work with. Thanks again for all you do.. Really love the analysis of the Mental Landscape of SRV playing!
Fil, you are a guitarist. I wonder: what guitar would you choose if you only had to “say the word”? I have been looking at Suhr guitars lately and they sound amazing! But what a price tag for someone who doesn’t make their living making music! I’ve watched your video on what you have, but have you ever had to consider whether or not you can justify a piece of equipment?
Fil. do you know if Hank uses a pick? I've checked several video's and I can't see one because he always has the whammy bar in his hand. It looks like he is using his thumb and first finger.
Really! Why don't they do away with it all and make it less of a hassall for you? You can pin it and we can watch it all the way thru, give Fil a break!
Thanks for the lesson on reverb. You are still wrong Hank very rarely use's reverb, mainly use's echo and he always use's echo on Shadoogie live or studio. Look up the history of Hank Marvin and the Shadows you will find from the 50's to date he used many echo machines the list is as long as you arm. You wont get the Marvin sound if you add reverb with the echo it simply gets messy.
I guess we're into the realms of reverb as an effect added, or reverb as in natural reverberation due to the acoustic space. So in a large venue as this is, there's definitely the reverberation of the open space. It's difficult to know how much of the acoustic space comes across in the recording as usually it's a direct to mixer sound. But it may be the reverb is natural due to the venue and mic positioning on the night.
Sorry to have lost your reply Fil but here is a fantastic lady that I would suggest you do an analysis of. Link. ruclips.net/video/8gO_lxThc1M/видео.html
They were huge in the UK back in the 60's (before The Beatles, I think) but never got anywhere in the US. They backed Cliff Richard but only did instrumentals without him.
Echo is a repeat of the signal, reverb is the sound of the ambient space. If I say reverb, I mean reverb! There is usually both reverb AND delay (echo) added to a sound, as a 100% dry delay signal will always sound out of place unless paired with some reverb.
*Original video* - ruclips.net/video/GOeOkTVYdgc/видео.html
The irony of this Fil is that this video is no longer available as the account that uploaded it has been closed 🤣
Honestly, this is one of the most ridiculous copyright blocks I've ever heard of. This video probably exposed more people to the Shadows than anything since 1979
Really enjoyed watching them & your excellent analysis Fil. I'm 50 , my brother is 60 and I have 2 sisters in their 70's . The one group we all like are The Shadows . My brother was lucky enough to be taken by one of my sisters to see them at Bristol Colston Hall circa 1964 but as he was only 5 ,he remembers very little about it !
Growing up in the US, had never heard of the Shadows. Only “discovered” them recently on youtube. Well worth the wait
I have heard about the Shads since I was kinda rather 7, wee bit more or less. I heard them on the radio back then and my parents always come to tune in that channel on exact time on Sunday and that was fond memories about music to me. In Thailand they quite known a bit if you're kinda 60 or more, but kids these days only heard of Clapton the most not Hank.
and yes I'm just 34 and I grew up listening to 60s, I become a bit outsider due to that but hell, Shads are guitar heroes of guitar heroes.
Hi Fil! I love The Shadows! Cliff Richard always comes to mind when I see them play! Cliff says that they never had any falling out when they split, but only broke up because of different career paths..they came back together more than once. Hank, and Bruce were two of the best musicians on guitar! They also were good actors having played in movies with Cliff! I am so glad you showcased them ...I love them with with Cliff, but they were perfect on their own! They could sure get large audiences too! As a side note Cliff Richard did a version of Move It with Queen’s Brian May! Thanks Fil for doing this video! One of your best! ✌️
The Shadows were never all that Big in the US. It is intriguing how many British guitarists including Mick Ronson cite the Shadows as a major influence.
How entertaining they are with all the attention to detail they put into their performance, not only in the choreography, but in the coordination of their overall look onstage. Thanks for the analysis and background on this band, Fil!
Hank Marvin is rarely, if ever, mentioned as a guitar "hero". But he had the chops. Great clean tone all without the aid of a wall of amps.
He never used distortion either. Plenty of guitarists' playing inadequacies are disguised by its use.
Fil-you are so awesome. You’re like a live encyclopedia! I love The Shadows’ sound, and how Hank and Bruce always look so happy on stage. And yes their choreographed Walk is always entertaining. Sadly I have never been to any of their concerts and I’m afraid there won’t be another one😢
How can it be that I have never heard of them?? Loved watching this. Thank you, Fil! Can't say it enough that I learn so much from you!
Copyright block? Is that really acting in the best interest of the artists. Wings of Pegasus is like free advertising, the more exposure the better.
It's nothing to do with the artist. Owner of the video has copyright, just money 💰 in mind
Hank Marvin is to the Fender Stratocaster what Benny Goodman was to the clarinet. Clean, man, clean.
How i had forgotten them. Apache is the first song i learned on my new electric guitar....man the music was growing.
Ohhh..Fil..I love the Shadows..Thankss..
Had never heard of them, but WOW! Thanks for the analysis Fil! 👍
Great analysis as always! Enjoyed and learned from the in-depth remarks about the lead guitar ! Thank you ! 🎸
Thanks again Fil,I don’t think I’ve ever heard of the shadows but now I have and I’ll be honest my friend my feet started tapping to that music👍
Hank Marvin still looks the same with his trademark oversize glasses! Gotta love the original cute choreography!!! :)
I always thought the Shadows were at their peak with John Farrar from Australia in the line up. Albums such as "Rockin with curly leads" using Farrar as a extra lead guitar harmony added another dimension to the band.
Excellent analysis on an excellent band! learn a few things tonight thanks Fil.
Really appreciate these videos, the analyses are really great. Can’t find anything else like it on YT. You rock and are the bomb!!
Thank you Phil for treating our Cliff with total respect.
Even Sting said Cliff is the greatest British singer, both vocally and emotionally and doesn't get the credit he deserves, despite his incredible career.
So glad I subscribed, hope you get round to Roy Harper Al Stewart, Peter Frampton and the one and only Joni.
I'm so pleased to see this one from you! I saw The Shadows the age of 10 @ the London Palladium and was blown away. Sadly, The Beatles and their music drew me away (I saw them live too in the early 60s) and it is only decades later I got back into The Shadows music. Sadly, no more concerts, only tribute bands and past videos. I've been inspired to return to learning the guitar too. There will never be another Shadows they were unique and will always be the best in my view.
The awesome Shadows! Always loved Hank’s playing...super smooth and incredible control! And his tone....beautiful!! A real master of his instrument! Brilliant Fil! Cheers Mario! 😎🤘👌
Thank you again Fil! The "copyright block" is not only ridiculous at this day and age, but it's probably the reason I've never heard of the Shadows. I'm really impressed with the clarity of the sound these guys are able to give but simplicity and clarity are the evidence of skilled musicians. Love your review and details as always!
Wasn't familiar with them so I looked them up I and I'm familiar with some of the songs they play. Riders in the Sky one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you!
I had a cousin who played Pipeline which is like that music. He taught me to play it.
Always been tops in my ear. Great group of muso's.
Once again Fil, really nice to see you talk about The Shadows, and give them creds! The Shadows is my all time favorite band, and it's sad that people dont talk much about The Shadows anymore.. Very nice video Fil!
Greetings from Norway🇧🇻
I love these guys! Didn't listen to enough Cliff Richard in my youth, thanks again, Fil for a new collection of music to listen to.
Wow! Never heard of this band before. But what a great live performance!!!
Excellent analisis from the best group instrumental for ever. Greetings from Chile
Beautiful video as all your other ones I am watching these days. Just a little thing you missed in your brilliant Shads biography. Between 1970 and 1977, John Farrar an Australian guitarist and singer from the Strangers, joined Hank and Bruce to form Marvin, Welch and Farrar (Brian was there to play drums as well). They did three vocals album which are true gems, last one without Bruce. Because of the fans always asking them to play Shadows tunes they finally reform the group in 1973 with John Farrar as second lead guitarist. They did two Albums with him "Rocking with Curly Leads" (instrumental) and "Specs Appeal" Half vocals and instrumental in 1975 with the "Let me be the one" song they did for the European Song Contest. They also play with Cliff during that era. Even if some songs were used in the 1977 album "Tasty", John Farrar unfortunately (for us) left the band to produce, write and play for Olivia Newton John (yes he wrote some of the Grease hits among others for her) and also went to the US with his wife Pat Carroll who sang with Olivia before. Unfortunately because he brought a lot to the Shadows especially in the creating part and vocal harmony, even to Hank playing. Anyway, again, thank you for your thoughtful videos.
What a great group, I do believe I've heard of them, so I quickly hit the link and was really surprised by there musicality! Definitely liked Hank Marvin's clean playing and his mastery of this style of playing! Now I'll have to check out more of the Shadows videos. Another group I was not familiar with, Thanks Fil for all of these groups you cover.
I'm under 30, I play most of The Shadows back catalogue. When I have my Fender Strat or Burns guitar out I want to sound like The Shadows.
I was at the Final Tour in 2004 & the tour with Cliff in 2009 !
I wish they would do one more album or tour as there is so much love for The Shadows !
My other favorite players Mark Knopfler, Glen Campbell, Bert Weedon, Roy Clark etc
Never cease to amaze me!❤️🤘❤️
That is some happy guitar music. It's hard to be in a bad mood while listening to this. Great analysis.
Great performance, The Shadows have such a warm, clean sound. It's unmistakable and combined with memorable melodies they had justifiable success.
Funny how despite being around the same age, Hank looks a good 15 years younger than the others !
The Shadows are so awesome. The Beatles admired them so much that they wrote "Cry For A Shadow" a cool nod to them. You should check out the band "Los Straitjackets".
Agreed. Love Los Straitjackets 👌
These guys are great.
I wonder why I can't remember knowing of their existence until now.
The name is familiar but I don't think I've ever seen them. Great sound. Got so into them had to watch the video to the end. Thank you for introducing some of us to this group.
That was great.🎸
Excellent analysis 🎶🎸
Great band. I don't think I ever saw them play before.
Another Yank that didn't know about them. But I was also a little surprised at Cliff Richard's popularity, though I had heard of him. An outstanding analyses with your usual interesting back story. I really don't know how many subs you had when I started watching you, I think it was under 23,000. I was embarrassed the first time I clicked on one of your videos, but I clicked on another one when you came up, and subbed and have never been disappointed. The only two videos that I hesitated on clicking were Meat Loaf (political reasons) and Miley Cyrus. But I watched them anyway and didn't regret your humanitarian music appreciation. See you at the next one.
Thanks!
Sad you are surprised at Cliff's popularity, but blame Elvis, who was totally complicit in ensuring USA talk shows, radio stations, and even EMI, ensured Cliff did not have a fair playing field in the USA.
America's loss, not ours, but Elvis always knew he could not lace Cliff's boots.
I only became aware of this band over the last ten years form British musicians talking about them,in the U.S.A. we had bands like the Ventures an Dick Dale that played this kind of thing they might have been thought of as copying those guys over here.
Thank you for this video Fil. I wasn’t really aware of The Shadows as an independent group. Very interesting insights. They have a great sound. Being from California I can definitely hear that surf rock influence in their music but they maintain a distinctly British pop feel as well. In the same way that Johnny Kidd & The Pirates did.
I'm surprised at the number of commenters who have never heard of The Shadows.
Here in New Zealand they were pretty much as well known and liked as in the UK.
A little bit early for me tho'. By the time I was into the Beatles, they seemed a bit corny to me. But over the years I have come to like & respect their sound and talent.
That was an awesome performance, and I am digging the Orange Strats and Bass :) thanks for the Analysis and History lesson, I did not know that the Shadows where so big in the UK and US...
I hear all sorts of influences, Duane Eddy, 50s rock-a-billy, Link Wray and others. Love that clean Strat reverb and echo drenched sound!
Loving your videos Fil. Thank you.
Please could you do another Shadows track? Captain Haddock is Missing from the Live at the Liverpool Empire in 1989. It's a Brian Bennett drum solo, but watching and listening to it is fantastic. Cheers Fil.
Gary Williams
Great analysis Fil! Hank B. Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin) is so many of the current guitar heroes hero. You can always tell that it's Hank. There are loads of stories that I've read about the influence of Hank and The Shadows... Like - Bruce Welch used to get really worried about his guitar being in tune before going on stage. So worried that he would ask Hank or Jet Harris to tune it for him for a payment of half a crown (that's 12 and1/2p in today's money). Like - Mark Knopfler ( a Geordie just like Hank) who is naturally left-handed, posing with a tennis racquet and playing air guitar in front of the mirror like his hero Hank. In Mark's view of his reflection, his hold on the racquet matched Hank's right - handed style! Until Mark's older sister saw him and said that he was " holding it the wrong way round". Hence Mark changed hands and the rest is history. Like - Hank really wanted a Strat and you could not buy one in England in the late 1950's because Fender did not have a U.K. distributor. So Cliff bought the Strat for Hank, directly from the U.S and had it shipped over. Think it took 6 weeks to arrive and Cliff paid something like 450 guineas for the instrument ( a guinea was £1 and 1 shilling in the old days, now £1 and 5 pence). Some years ago I met a guitarist who was the secretary/organiser of a branch of the U.K. Shadows Appreciation Society. This guy - a left handed player bought a white l/h Strat, had it professionally stripped, re-painted the correct shade of Fender red to match Hank's, completely refitted with gold finished hardware etc. Everything right down to the last detail to replicate his hero's instrument! And boy could he play like the man. He even had an extended lever for the tremolo system to make playing more comfortable. Such is the influence of Hank B. Marvin and The Shadows! While we are on guitar instrumental bands, have you ever heard of a Swedish outfit called The Spotnicks? They used to wear full space suits on stage! They did a brilliant version of "Hava Nagila". Thanks again Fil!!!
The British Ventures? Very polished and entertaining. As for choreography, the only 60's US group I can think of are Paul Revere and the Raiders.
Had it not been Cliff Richard &... The Shadows including Cliff as the singer would have been a band writing their own material long time before The Beatles since Cliff Richard also did write songs with Marvin & al.
The 1977 album "Hank Marvin's Guitar Syndicate" shows a more progressive side of Hank Marvin. I think "New Earth pt 1 & 2 " is the best known track from that album.
I love the Shadows. Thanks, Fil, for reviewing them.
For myself, Hank Marvin is the King of the Fender Stratocaster. It is the most recognizes guitar sound. Once you hear it, You know that person is playing the Stratocaster.
Hanks playing on Sacha proves that!!
Never heard of them but thank you for your analysis. Your knowledge amazes me. I probably have that deer in the head light look when you start talking your tech talk, lol. You know Fil you are so hypnotic , universities ought to hire you to do courses in music, even other subjects trust me people would pay attention! 😍🤗💕👏
have seen this concert live 5 times
The masters of guitar instrumentals.
Rock!
:-)
Tony Iommi’s favorite band growing up
Analysed to perfection.. would you be able to show us how Hank Marvin played the guitar in his hit Sacha.. the tones he gets in that song are brilliant!! Thanks again Fil
Back to my earliest musical memories, the Shadows alone. The other guitarist I really liked was Duane Eddy, and then somewhere along the line I picked up the Fifty Guitars of Tommy Garrett. I only wish I had started learning the guitar then and not just last year. Muting strings? I'm very good at that, unfortunately not when they should be muted! I saw the Shadows live in Hong Kong with Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton John, between 1971 and 1973. Being a stadium show we couldn't see the synchronised walks though. Another good one Fil.
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Bummer.... but good job on the video react-a-round fix 😉 Can only stay for a bit... I have some sweet engine music to listen to.....
Yes is the end of January in Daytona & that means for the 58th time....
THE ROLEX 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA 😆 🏁..... and @ the 10 hour mark the new C8 Vettes are doing a great job !
Rock-n-Roll & 24 Hour Racing it doesn't get any better ✌😎
Lol, I still have 'Twenty Golden Greats' on vinyl. Can't knock The Shadows. What was the venue - it's huge - so nice to see it packed out. And didn't the band age well?
It was the o2 arena London. They filled it for 3 nights think it holds about 18000 people when it’s full and it certainly was.
Mr Peanut, RIP (Sadface)
Please do Berille Lagrene. Im still hoping. Its been so long.
Gil could you please feature some of Tim O'brien's billiant song writing,singing,guitar playing not to mention considerable chops on fiddle,mandolin,banjoe and bazouki .From pop to bluegrass thru all kinds of Americana and folk styles in general.
Intersting 👏👏👏🖒🖒
Oh, and anyone who inspired Mark Knopfler is AOK! ❤️
I'm not sure, Fil, whether you have made the point that it wasn't Hank playing on "Move It", it was Ian Samwell Smith and a session guitarist. I don't know much about drumming, but I've always considered Brian Bennett to be one of the best. At one stage three out of the four Shadows had the first name Brian! Everyone, quite rightly, speaks of Hank and the Shadows as such a great influence on the upcoming generation of guitar players, but let's not forget Bert Weedon, who did so much to popularise the guitar and wrote the book we all bought to learn the instrument, "Play in a Day". Perhaps an analysis of a Weedon performance could be considered? Thanks!
Yes I mentioned he missed out on that first hit ☺
@@wingsofpegasus Oh, thanks, Fil. My apologies for not paying full attention!
Never heard of them either. But, talented musicians nonetheless! If you want a couple bands that synchronized their movements, check out some ZZ Top from back in the day or Molly Hatchet’s live version of Dreams I’ll Never See (old version with Danny Joe Brown). Very cool.
Hi Phil. You must be getting fed up with me but an analysis on Marvin Welch and Farrar period.
So sorry you have to deal with the block, as mentioned by others. Still and all, exemplary take on the history and technique. So good in fact that I didn't need the audio track, as it would have been a distraction.
The Shadows...vuol dire sapere suonare...pulito con tratti di puro virtuosismo....
They influenced some greats artists. 👍
New to me too, must not have been big in the States. Pretty cool though.
Wasn't this song really called guitar boogie shuffle by burt Weedon
the clean cut version of 50's garage :)
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Suggestion / Request - Michael Cleveland Fiddle, extraordinary musician and fantastic back story is nominated for a Grammy at tonight awards show. It's be so cool for you to feature a segment on a Fiddle player, after you did a vidoe with Roy Clark playing fiddle, and it would be awesome for you to introduce Michael Cleveland to your audience and analyze how he plays. I suggest 1 of two videos. My favorite is with Billy Strings but it's long - nearly 10 mintes and Michael doesn't even get rolling until 4:30 into it.... but man oh man!!!! IT's good. Michael plays with all the best but Billy Stgrings takes him somewhere I don't think he has often had opportunity to GO! It's spectacular. - you might find a lot to talk about there>
SO With Billy Strings playing "Sally Goodin'" : ruclips.net/video/uC0TPnStIfc/видео.html
With his band Flamekeepers also "Sally Goodin" ruclips.net/video/Cp9JrPsHTQI/видео.html Michael gets pretty progressive with this one at about 4:45 - but he doesn't have Billy Strings there to go along with him.
Here is a good one from Bluegrass Underground "Good-bye Old Pal" Yodeling included ruclips.net/video/a4JJ5i2kpXo/видео.html
The last one there is probably the easiest to work with.
Thanks again for all you do.. Really love the analysis of the Mental Landscape of SRV playing!
Fil, you are a guitarist. I wonder: what guitar would you choose if you only had to “say the word”? I have been looking at Suhr guitars lately and they sound amazing! But what a price tag for someone who doesn’t make their living making music! I’ve watched your video on what you have, but have you ever had to consider whether or not you can justify a piece of equipment?
Fil. do you know if Hank uses a pick? I've checked several video's and I can't see one because he always has the whammy bar in his hand. It looks like he is using his thumb and first finger.
Yes I think he does!
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Really! Why don't they do away with it all and make it less of a hassall for you? You can pin it and we can watch it all the way thru, give Fil a break!
The Shadows had a similar style to The Atlantics. Weddingcake Island: ruclips.net/video/YC7bxEvGJwg/видео.html
The shadows and the ventures kind of sound alike
I can't find the link....this is nuts.
@Alexandra Awada touch the title and the box drops down you'll see the link
@Alexandra Awada Fils now pinned it to top 😀
@@trvlaqwst7570 thanks I got it ....but it silly to do that....it is in the public anyways.
Thanks for the lesson on reverb. You are still wrong Hank very rarely use's reverb, mainly use's echo and he always use's echo on Shadoogie live or studio. Look up the history of Hank Marvin and the Shadows you will find from the 50's to date he used many echo machines the list is as long as you arm. You wont get the Marvin sound if you add reverb with the echo it simply gets messy.
I guess we're into the realms of reverb as an effect added, or reverb as in natural reverberation due to the acoustic space. So in a large venue as this is, there's definitely the reverberation of the open space. It's difficult to know how much of the acoustic space comes across in the recording as usually it's a direct to mixer sound. But it may be the reverb is natural due to the venue and mic positioning on the night.
Hey Fil, whatever happened to the name Hank B. Marvin....... didn't like it when Hank changed to a Burns, didn't sound as sweet..
Is that a Jurassic Park t-shirt?
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Sorry to have lost your reply Fil but here is a fantastic lady that I would suggest you do an analysis of. Link. ruclips.net/video/8gO_lxThc1M/видео.html
I have to say I never heard of these guys. This song is all music,no vocals.
They were huge in the UK back in the 60's (before The Beatles, I think) but never got anywhere in the US. They backed Cliff Richard but only did instrumentals without him.
ITS ECHO NOT REVERB
Echo is a repeat of the signal, reverb is the sound of the ambient space. If I say reverb, I mean reverb! There is usually both reverb AND delay (echo) added to a sound, as a 100% dry delay signal will always sound out of place unless paired with some reverb.
Reverb was added post recording by the Abbey Road engineers using the famous reverb chambers.
Embarrassed... never heard of them.
The Shadows and Cliff were ok in limited doses, a little bit too clean and goody goody for my taste...