Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki, Finland
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Billy Gibbons strolls up. I offer my guitar. Here is my version using same guitar, amp, and backing track: • The Thrill Is Gone, Kø... and check out the rest of my videos / angelicproductions
Note added 18.11.2021: Many have commented that people are not stopping to listen. This took place on the corner of a small pedestrian street and a larger shopping street with nice shops and a tram line. Finns are respectful of personal space and tend to leave people alone, plus Billy had his back toward most people. The whole thing lasted just minutes. At 0:30 a blonde turns and perhaps recognizes him but she keeps on walking. People are just going about their business in the middle of a beautiful sunny day. Billy was out shopping with his wife when he heard me. He walked up to the corner to see who was playing. He talks about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden • THE ENEMY: ZZ Top - In... .
The story was picked up by Finnish media. www.is.fi/viih.... I never for a moment thought the video would make a stir. I just put it on RUclips like I do my others. I know better now to protect my property. My video was pirated by a bunch of sites that post rock and blues stuff.
Joe Bonamassa asked Billy about the episode at 17:20 of this recent podcast • Live From Nerdville wi... . The "slow blues number" was The Thrill is Gone. Billy asked what key I was in. I told him B minor. That was pretty much all the conversation. It was all very natural. I handed him the guitar and he jumped right in. The Thrill is Gone is one of my favorite loops. Here it is again from a video shoot in Copenhagen. This video shows the guitar in great detail. I used basically the same amp, an earlier version of the Roland Micro Cube. This shoot took place next to the Round Tower of Copenhagen (Danish: Rundetårn).
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Apparently, Billy liked my blue guitar and stopped back to make me an offer but I was gone. By the way, the finish on the guitar is Daphne Blue, not Sea Foam Green. It is indeed a great guitar. It's extremely articulate. It has small vintage 6230 frets and a 7.25" neck radius. The pickups are Fender Custom Shop 54's. The bridge assembly is Callaham with a full size steel block. The neck is substantial and I have it set very straight with almost no relief. It has soft-V contour and a nitro finish. The whole instrument is vintage spec. You can hear more of it on this video shot by a retired economist in Copenhagen who heard me on the street and asked if he could record me.
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I have another excellent parts Stratocaster with a cherry red body by MJ Tele that I won in an eBay auction. It has a somewhat thinner C-shaped neck, 9.5" radius, and 6105 fret wire, tall and narrow, although I like the fact that they are quite worn down now. The rest of the hardware and pickups are the same as in the blue one. A few videos:
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I can’t believe people are just walking like nothing passed a legend!
Finns tend to mind their own business. A blond turns at 0:30 and seems to recognize him but she keeps on walking. My version with same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
They may have thought he was just a street performer. ZZ top has worldwide popularity, but not so much in Finland. What a fun guy to think of being incognito as himself in another culture.
Im too busy..Yeah nice toon. so..?
These people don't know music.
If Dusty would have been there too, people would DEFENETLY recognised them!
I bet he LOVES the fact that he can just stand there and play without being swarmed by the fans
Yes, he seemed very happy and relaxed. His wife stood next to me and looked on as I shot this video. She's also his manager, so I'm sure she stood ready to jump in should anyone mess with him, but as you can see people did not recognize him or they just left him alone. At 0:30 a blonde turns her head as she walked by. She may have recognized him, but she just kept on walking. Finns are respectful of personal space. As one Finn commented, "It's because in Finland we let people be. We don't have term like 'starstruck'. We let everybody do what they want to do without disturbing them." Check out my rendition from Copenhagen using the same guitar, amp, and backing track of The Thrill Is Gone, in B minor. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. Check out the other videos on my channel as well, and please subscribe. --> www.youtube.com/@angelicproductions, thank you.
They didn't recognise him because he wasn't wearing his cheap sunglasses.
I think he loves the music and probably thought more about sharing that with someone else who did too. I'd bet he was more worried about "stepping on the groove".
Well if he would play the riff’s of Sharp dressed men or Legs, I bet there would be fans.
That could be because no one there knows who he is.
Absolute legend, he's in disguise not wearing his cheap sunglasses
never see him without those Cheap Sunglasses. What a cheap Thrill !
Well, the choice was up to him...for they come in two classes...
Or slipping inside a "Sleeping Bag"...lol..
He's bad and worldwide.
He’s got Legs though
I met Billy in Ontario Canada while shopping at a cigar shop. We both liked the same cigars and he bought me mine. Helluva nice guy.
What were you lads smoking?
What shop?
@@route9records cohiba torpedo
@@JS-te4gz walper tobacco shop kitchener
I met him in Ontario also, at the Port Carling boat show. He was standing beside his entry in the show, alone, a mahogany classic boat with the name “ZZ” emblazoned in large gold lettering across the stern. Took me a minute to put it all together, him with his beard, his name as the owner right on the little sign beside the dock that described some details of his boat. I told him I was a young teen living in Atlanta when ZZ Top’s “Tres Hombres” album hit the stores, and how that blew everybody away across the South. I told him how I used to open up the gatefold of that original album and look at the double wide photo of the huge Mexican meal spread out with the cold Cerveza sweating on the table, and how I just thought that was so freaking cool. He was super chill and friendly!
Billy is a very humble guy. He was nice enough to talk to me for about 15 minutes at my work one day . I told him ZZ was the first concert I had ever seen and that Just Got Back from Baby’s was my favorite tune of theirs. And he goes “ Aw man those are still some of my favorite licks.” while doing a little air guitar riff. He actually remembered the tiny venue I saw them at. He also asked if I was from Texas and shook my hand after. Just a down to earth great musician.
I also found him to be a nice person as was his wife. She stood next to me while I shot the video. He seemed to enjoy himself playing my guitar on the street. Thanks for sharing your story.
Have you ever washed that hand or what?
@@angelicproductions I'm happy for you that your encounter with Billy was cool, and that it has helped you with your presence. 🎼🎵🎶🎸😎
@@angelicproductions Very cool vid, did you get Billy to sign the back of your axe?
Yes, very nice man. I talked with him once, it was late 80's and I was in a restaurant called Happy Days that happens to be just one block away from this place where he's playing in this video.
Girlfriend comes back to the table and says there's a dude from ZZ TOP. First I didn't believe her, but then had to go and check for myself. Suddenlt, as I was approaching him in a crowded bar a big guy blocks my way (his bodyguard) but Billy says it's ok and i got to change few words with him and shake his hand. Such a down to earth guy, I'll never forget that :)
I didn't believe it at first, but that sound, nobody else can replicate that.
It was him. Billy played beautifully right in front of me, excellent touch, tone, and phrasing.
He spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel angelicproductions and hit subscribe. Cheers!
Billy is one of the greatest blues guitarists in the world. A national treasure. 😁
Definitely! Billy played beautifully right in front of me.
I think you'll enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel angelicproductions and hit subscribe. Cheers!
Listen to what he did, it was drivel.
An "international" treasure in this case.
Greedy!
He should join a band
There is not a cooler guitarist than Billy Gibbons. The man has never had a bad tone ever either.
There is one, who plays no less well than Billy, he lives in Serbia, his name is Dragi Jelic.
Possibly true... but you're forgetting 'Keef' Richards 😉
Billy is noted for saying, "If you enter the town of tone, you better be wearing the right guns."
"Hey, I play a little guitar."
"Cool. What's your name?"
"Billy."
Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel. E.A.
Man, If you don't know the guy's name...
Even using a strat through a street players amp he sounds like the reverend. What a tone that man produces.
which again shows that the guitar or amp does not have to cost thousands of dollars. Just sound decent and be nice to play on. Thats all. The rest are the fingers. And this goes for all acoustic instruments. Something beginners and even pros sometimes forget. Billy is the real sh**
Most guitarists would be proud to record such solo in the studio. BG just drops it when walking by. Legend.
Yes, he picked up my guitar and made it talk right away. He's the real deal. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel. E.A.
@@angelicproductions Really enjoy hearing you play in the other video. That amp sounds great, may I ask what make it is? Thank you in advance.
Best comment so far.......
Billy is one of those guys that picks up any guitar and it still sounds like Billy.
IMHO, whats most recognizable about his style (besides his tone) is the economy of his licks, which is also why I like BB King, Jimmie Vaughan and others
This man is genius. He is in top three of guitarist ever. No matter the genre.
Man, if I was walking down the street and Billy Gibbons was playing his guitar like that, I would lose my freakin mind.
I wouldn't be able to speak properly
I would give him a thumbs-up, smile, and all of my change. (If I just got paid that day.)
@@armadillotoe
I see what you did there :-)
All those cool, hipster Finns rushing by to go buy tickets to the concert, not realizing Billy is giving a free show on the street right in front of them! Epic!!
A blond at 0:30 seems to recognize him but she keeps on walking. He talks about that day at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
@@angelicproductions there’s a good “rockumentory” in Netflix as well about the whole band & their early start. I’ll have to watch it again & see if he mentions the Finns.
Epic
Billy Gibbons plays guitar on any American street and you wouldn't be able to see the end of the crowd by the time he was done.
I guess the by-passers had mercy
Thats one reason why you don't see him doing that in america because by the time he was done he would be swarmed by disrespectful fans who would not even let him out because they just want to take pictures of him and post on the internet.
Aapo The automatic assumption that Americans would disrespect him is pretty juvenile. There are tons of videos on this site that show what a good experience that kind of thing can be. And, honestly, I think that most American musicians would find that being completely ignored as they play is not polite at all, rather the opposite.
+Todd Pund I don't mean that americans are disrespectful but those crazy paparazzis and mass of fans would start following him and stopping him for hundreds of autographs and pictures. So I don't think that you are disrespectful what I mean is that some fans there in america are not afraid to follow someone and ask for pictures and autographs so if he would play the guitar like this people would just get all over him with no intensions to be disrespectful but for the musician it might seem a bit disrespectful or bot depends on the person.
+Aapo not*
Often overlooked, he is one of the best blues guitarists ever.
Yup! Billy played beautifully right in front of me.
I think you'll enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel angelicproductions and hit subscribe. Cheers!
Billy hiding in plain sight, clever.
No shades also.
This IS Helsinki - Everybody LIKE acting to Be Cool !
Gibbons is all about the groove/feel. Most guitarists would show off a bunch of flashy licks at a moment like this but BG actually compliments the backing track. He is a true artist.
Hey Kevin, I couldn't agree with you more. He played beautifully. That's my guitar and my track he's playing over. I noticed him listening while playing the street and offered him my guitar. He was out shopping with his wife a day before a festival gig. She stood next to me while I shot the video. Some videos from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html --> ruclips.net/video/P8tK50uibP0/видео.html --> ruclips.net/video/DOmxRIiyE-A/видео.html Here's another song from Copenhagen --> ruclips.net/video/7Yeb5edi1C4/видео.html Enjoy!
In my opinion that's what makes him the greatest
You’re busking, Billy Gibbons walks by. Handing him your guitar is the only sensible move. OK I'll watch it again.
Love how he just keeps playing with his left hand as he's handing over the guitar.
B!NO I saw it too.... and it blew my mind .... legendary
@@chocodiledundee1 it isn't that hard to do but still, very cool
@@alexanderpukhely7353
Hammer-ons & pull-offs...trilling, etc.
My favourite part Lol good catch.
@@alexanderpukhely7353 exactly. Just giving it back to guy
In 1999 Billy drove a Pinto into my middle school car wash. He signed autographs and was a really cool humble guy! Been a huge fan of his for many years now.
A guitarist of this caliber only comes around once in a lifetime. 🎸👍
You could literally give Billy ANY guitar and amp and he’ll sound great. Mad respect for this super cool cat 🫡
True. He played beautifully a few feet from me. Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden? --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel and hit subscribe. Cheers!
My dad passed away when i was verry young . You 3 guys inspired my live .My dad was truckdriver ,so did i .He drove a Harley ( HOGG lol ) . You 3 guys guided me with GOD .Thank you for the MUSIC Gentlemen !!!!!!!!!!!
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this is why many big stars like to hang out in Finland. you can relax and theres not someone constantly on your face asking for something and you can walk around without some security guys.
so true!
Turbojuugend true! or only guitar enthusiast know who he really is.
Turbojuugend He's a nobody though.
Say what!?
Justin Fontaine you gotta be kidding me, right?
And people just walk by... not knowing that this man was Jimi Hendrix idol
They might know, but they just leave him in peace. That's how people are over here.
what!, no semicolon to end the statement C++ boy? :)
you have it backwards brother... Jimmy was Billys idol. there is even several videos of Billy talking about it.
@66fredo99 la France Actually, Jimi was very humble, as can be seen on many interviews where he gets embarrased whenever someone tries to label him as "the worlds greatest guitarist", and on such occations he would frequently mention other great guitarist that he thought deserved as much credit as himself. Now, Billy had been opening for Jimi with The Moving Sidewalks, and what Sammy is probably alluding to is the well known story that Jimi on at least one such occation mentioned Billy as another contender for the title. I wouldn't read too much into it, though, he probably said similar things about many other guitarist. It really doesn't matter though, Billy is probably one of the most under-rated guitarist in history (at least by the general public), and every blues/rock guitarist over a certain age know his huge influence and historical importance.
Jimi's idol. I'd say Bob Dylan. Jimi loved his writing.
His feel is amazing.
what many don't realize is, actually how good a guitar player Gibbons is. He is referred to by his contemporaries as 'the professor'
He was good now he isn't due to his age.
Damn right! He's one of the best musicians to ever play guitar.
Gibbon's first band, The Moving Sidewalks' opened a few shows for The Doors & Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix was so taken with Billy's talent that he not only taught him a few things, but he also gave him a pink Strat. Gibbon's profile was given a boost when Jimi named him as "America's best young guitar player." during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. 1968. Gibbons was 17.
Man ur user pic blows my mind
@@sewlow58 Best part is also part of Moving Sidewalks' set list was some Jimi's songs. They really where a cover band two songs they knew where Purple Haze and Foxy Lady, set was 40 mins. Billy did not know what to do at just said F' It and played the set list. Coving Jimi's songs in front of Jimi (more like to the side of the stage with his arms folded). After the set Jimi told Billy "That took nerve, I like you.". Jimi also thought Billy was on a planet of his own. Good does not describe Billy's playing.
[Just casually walks by the greatest guitarist alive, maybe ever]
I guess most did not recognize him. A blond woman turned around at 0:30 but she kept on walking.
Finns tend to leave people alone and they don't overreact to celebrity.
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
My channel is angelicproductions. Please check out my other videos and hit subscribe. 🙏
What the hell...? Wow, what a moment!
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he looks like my neighbor
Just KILLING Time at HELLSINKI ST !
Billy is unbelievable I have seen ZZ two times I love to hear him play
Billy played beautifully right in front of me.
I think you'll enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel angelicproductions and hit subscribe. Cheers!
Blue Jean Blues! Billy can play a piece of paper and make you cry😎
Best line.."I knew that they was mine...from the oil and the gasoline"!
Oddly enough, Billy looks like he fits in perfectly in Scandinavia.
Finland isn't in Scandinavia
They probably thought, “is that Marko Hietala playing guitar? Nope, not him.”
My favorite guitar player.
Yup, he's the real deal. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel. Best wishes, Emmanuel Angel
The Reverend Billy G, held in esteem by Hendrix, as bluesy as the sky, as hot as chilli sauce and cooler than a body on ice 🎶🎸
Hendrix said he was his favorite guitarist to jam with, because he got ideas from him..
There you see how Finnish people respect everyone's privacy even the superstars can play on the street without being disturbed 😂❤️
So what you are saying all of us finnish people we should know who he is or we are moron's / very stupid people... Oh my god fucking Tard
haha, no.
+ϟ†нʊηḓεяϟ Nope I wasn't saying that. You did.
I say: when no seems to know or stop listening world class superstar, that's a sure sign the folks is generally morons. My point proven.
I fail to see how not recognizing some person you're not very familiar with and stupidity are linked together. Ignorance and stupidity aren't the same thing. Billy Gibbons may be superstar in the US, but in Finland he's not and by assuming everyone should be able to recognize him on the street, you just demonstrated your own stupidity. Why so eager to show everyone you're not very smart? Don't get me wrong though; there's nothing wrong with being stupid and there's not much a person can do about it. It's just the way some people are. But because it's not very desirable attribute why wouldn't you try to make it a little less obvious? Just for your own sake.
I actually do hope you wasn't all that serious with that statement. However, since I do lack the sophisticated sense of humor of yours, I'm afraid I have slight problems to understand the funniness of calling people stupid. As I see it, it was just a poor attempt to insult other people and quite ironically the arguments behind the insult were so flawed the only thing you managed to insult was yourself (although you probably didn't even realize it). If you for a some reason want to insult someone -- maybe to boost your false sense of superiority or quench your sadistic thirst -- at least try to be more creative, if you please. For example instead of calling my mother just "fat" it's far more effective to say "Your mom is so fat if she eats any more she'll cross the schwarzschild radius and form a black hole". It may take a bit brain power to come up with good and funny insults though, especially when you have to do it fast, but if you manage to do that it'll pay of in the end.
+Miqelfin mää kuuntelen kyl ed sheerania
Love how he plays the guitar even while handing it over. Seems as if the guitar is playing itself just by the magic of his presence :D
hemuli because he is using a looper to play over pre recorded rhythm 😉
hemuli I saw and heard that too man ... you are a good observer.... yes as he is handling it stills ringing the notes .... insanity.... I’ve learnt now how to handle guitar over to someone... for sure that’s the ultimate cool , Billy Gibbons is legendary
Why?
His fret hand was still going, just natural for him. 💪
Peter Gull if we explain... you wouldn’t understand...
Man, dig that sound. That's Billy laying down greatness on a regular sunny afternoon. Doesn't get any better.
He got class - stage or street... What an artist!
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Listening to Billy Gibbons play the electric guitar is like some sort of out-of-body experience. Cathartic, to say the least. He's like no other.
People walking by... "Honey, look at the poor homeless man playing guitar, isn't he good"..?!! Clearly, not knowing who he is.... 👊👍😬
Billy talks about busking in Helsinki at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
And people are actually throwing coins into his guitar case. 😝
@@glenncalzada1707 🤣🤣
What?? ,an extremely rubbish guitar player, who has very little money 😄
@@bollocknaked1975 i think you don’t know who he is he inspired Jimi and Jimi was devoted to him so gtfo of here
I've seen ZZ Top so many times in my life. They are one of my favorite bands of all time!
Jesus just left Chicago.....and he's headed for Helsinki.
Swamp water turned to wiiine..
Hey,McKinley! I saw you open for this guy in Abilene,Tx!👍
@@kendirtiestsaffi4178 That’s right. Cuz, everything gonna be alright this mornin. Whoa yea!
@@mckinleymorganfield8494 Yep. Nobody could follow that. Billy said it hisself,I swear he did--just as that L'il 'ol Band From Texas was taking the stage. He was downright embarrased. I was perplexed,'cuz what did I know at 15?! Well,I got lernt...They was good,but he was right;nobody could follow that. I was stunned and converted,right then and there. It's got to have that *tone*! Hat's off,sir
@@juliavonw2060muddy water...
Unusual to see Billy without cheap sunglasses! I did hear him say in an interview that when he's on tour in a new town he likes to ride the local subway and visit small stores and thrift shops to get the local vibe. Seems really down to earth.
Nobody has a clue it's Billy. A guitar LEGEND!!!!
he is such an incredible player. Hendrix's favorite guitarist.
Agreed, Billy has something special. Thousands of people play the blues but few have their own touch and phrasing that creates a kind of poetry. Billy is unique and it was fantastic to meet him on the street and watch as he made my guitar speak in his own language. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks later. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel, angelicproductions. Best wishes, E.A.
ZZ Top formed in 69 & Hendrix died in 70. How did he even know he existed?
@@dmlevitt what's wrong, girlfriend left you? Lost your job or your dog died?
Billy played in a band called The Moving Sidewalks long before ZZ Top. They opened for Hendrix and Billy has a Stratocaster gifted to him by Hendrix
no your mom's teeth fell out giving be a BJ.
The first time I met Billy was in 1993 at the Dallas guitar show. My friend owned the show at that time and had known Billy for years. He told me never trust a man with a beard. Billy retorted this ain’t no beard it’s a G D doormat 😂
Just swinging like a pendulum, stood in a street . Breathtaking .
Yes, it was great. Billy played beautifully right in front of me, excellent touch, tone, and phrasing.
He spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel angelicproductions and hit subscribe. Cheers!
I couldn't even imagine the feeling of Billy Gibbons walking up to me on the street and asking to play my guitar. That's Awesome!!!
Busking Billy!
True musicians BUSK!
He talks about busking in Helsinki at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Check out my version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
One of the true great guitarists of all time. That little ole band from Texas😎
Billy's playing is just soothing to my soul no matter what style of his is playing
That's the most recognizable dude on the planet...with the dope hat beard n tone........greatest talent start to finish.....ever...nobody ever brought the taste tone vibe and writing to album after album
It's funny reading the people here saying it's not him. He hits that klinker at 1:34, grins and gives it up. Dude is just incredible. Jimi Hendrix said he thought Billy was America's best young guitarist.
Mike Curtis it’s like he was walking and took the guitar to jam on a street musicians guitar. Being there is a speaker with a backing track and he hands the guitar to someone at the end. Luckily I got to see them front row in the last a few weeks and yea that’s him. No doubt..not that I was a doubter before.
Jimi said billy and stills were the best guitarists
jimi said that's how I want to play guitar like Billy g
Hendrix said he was his favorite guitarist to jam with, because he got ideas from him..
@@robbiecrites4683Hendrix said he was his favorite guitarist to jam with, because he got ideas from him..
Love ZZ Top. And Billy is in my top 5 favorite guitarist. He is just too cool!
Oh the freedom to just rock enytime wherever you want... nicely done Billy nicely done
You are truly lucky. Standing in the presence of greatness ✌🏻✌🏻
Yup! Billy played beautifully right in front of me.
I think you'll enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
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That is way better than not seeing Billy Gibbons on the street
I been to a few sold out arena ZZ Top concerts since the 70s and this 3 guys put on the best performance ever. Best live group concert in my opinion. The sound quality is amazing, the stage shows were rad as F. Sad to see people walk by not even acknowledge how good his playing was, just to take time to enjoy it, even if they didn't know who he was.
In my experience people on the streets are most often like automata, like ants in the ant hill, barely conscious. Billy talks about busking in Helsinki at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Check out my version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Agreed. I would have stopped even if I didn't know who he was. A sound like that, would've found a couple of minutes, even if I was hurrying to get somewhere.
what an awesome ambassador and straight up cool dude. jbringing joy to others just for the sake of it. God bless this man👍🏼💯
Glad you’ve recorded it ... otherwise nobody would’ve believed you ...
Probably the wealthiest person the busker ever met, billy seems a genuine fellow with an amazing career behind him..RIP dusty...great band, particularly fond of their 70's work
Ha! No, I have met others but our meeting was about music, not money. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel. E.A.
The great thing about Billy is, it's honest. He just loves doing it. What a great person. And what a great musician. He even makes that street rig sound fantastic!!!!
I shot the video while his wife stood next to me. You might like my rendition as well with same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Real music!! And, this was FREE ! I would pay to watch! My ears are in love with this! I did not want this video to end!
Thanks 4 posting.
You're welcome. The whole thing was pretty cool and unexpected. He and his wife (who stood next to me while I shot the video) were down to earth. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me on the street. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel. E.A.
@@angelicproductions Thank you so very much! I am honored to join your channel. The uncertainty of why I am just seeing your message....
He still got it
phenomenal - he is in tune with the universe. If I was there I would be crying with joy. Love!
Yea, he was cool. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks after he walked up to me. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel, angelicproductions. E.A.
One of the few times if ever you will see him without sunglasses!!!
He's just Vibing, trust me...when he really jams... He freaking jams.
He played beautifully a few feet from me. Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden? --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel and hit subscribe. Cheers!
He's my favorite artist/ musician however, if I ever ran into him I'd offer to buy him a drink and talk cars
That is just the coolest ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man, the legend
Saw him live . He has the most beautiful Gibson Les Paul gold top I've ever seen and boy can he play it
Nice! He played beautifully. The whole thing was random. I looked over and he was standing there listening. I offered my guitar.
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
My channel is angelicproductions. Please check out my other videos and hit subscribe. 🙏
Id be sitting indian style as close as possible taking in every second of this legend playing!! Born in 71 im an absolute zztop junky
Everyone so busy in their daily routine they dont realise they walking past a legend , the fools
True. A blond turns to look at 0:30 but she keeps on walking. Finns tend to keep to themselves. He talks about busking in Helsinki at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
@@angelicproductions LoL yeah probably same would happen in UK or an EU country very reserved people too busy with daily lives 🙈
I saw a great Finish musician on the streets of N.Y.C. and the stupid idiots just walked on by like these dumb shits.
ppl in the north usually dont give a shit... finns in particular..
@@StopMAGA Uneducated sadly due to social media etc
I feel his beautiful soul, packed into those notes
Yes, he played beautifully. Billy talks about busking in Helsinki at 1:14 of this interview. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html Check out my version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
👽I love you Billy! You are the best modern blues guitarist fabulous technique! fantastic sonority
Fantastic Man and guitarist, God bless Him!!!
Agree. He played beautifully a few feet from me. Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden? --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
Please check out the other videos on my channel and hit subscribe. Cheers!
People just walking by him like it's nothing, and here i am who would give anything to sit and jam with this man.
He was facing away from the flow of foot traffic. Nobody seemed to recognize him except for a blond at 0:30. She turned to look but kept on walking. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks later. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel, angelicproductions. E.A.
Cool ain't dead, it's just hangin with Billy till he's gone.
Billy seemed cool and relaxed. His wife stood next to me and looked on as I shot this video. She's also his manager, so I'm sure she stood ready to jump in should anyone mess with him, but as you can see people did not recognize him or they just left him alone. At 0:30 a blonde turns her head as she walked by. She may have recognized him, but she just kept on walking. Finns are respectful of personal space. As one Finn commented, "It's because in Finland we let people be. We don't have term like 'starstruck'. We let everybody do what they want to do without disturbing them." Check out my rendition from Copenhagen using the same guitar, amp, and backing track of The Thrill Is Gone, in B minor. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. Check out the other videos on my channel as well, and hit subscribe. --> www.youtube.com/@angelicproductions, thank you!
Это невероятно! Фантастика! А народ мимо проходит.
Какие-то мы тут динозавры вымирающие остались. Страшно становится, глядя на эту нынешнюю молодую поросль.
Ладно б, хоть в этом видео хоть бы то россия была. Западная Европа! И та - туда же
@@flygreen9799 Я думаю наши то могли бы понятливее оказаться и узнать такого музыканта.
What a treat! He’s so good, it’s phenomenal!
Pretty cool how Billy Just stops in public to jam out with others ,, so cool ! What a down to earth guy !
Yes, he is down to earth, nice person. He talks about playing my guitar in this interview at 1:14. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
I am so happy to see this man who must have spent a time in his life being recognized EVERYWHERE playing out in a Finland city as people pass by probably thinking "well, I'll throw some change in his guitar case next time."
Yes, Billy seemed happy and relaxed. His wife stood next to me and looked on as I shot this video. She's also his manager, so I'm sure she stood ready to jump in should anyone mess with him, but as you can see people did not recognize him or they just left him alone. At 0:30 a blonde turns her head as she walked by. She may have recognized him, but she just kept on walking. Finns are respectful of personal space. As one Finn commented, "It's because in Finland we let people be. We don't have term like 'starstruck'. We let everybody do what they want to do without disturbing them." Check out my rendition from Copenhagen using the same guitar, amp, and backing track of The Thrill Is Gone, in B minor. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. Check out the other videos on my channel as well, and hit subscribe. --> www.youtube.com/@angelicproductions, thank you!
I did a Broadband internet installation at his townhouse in Houston years ago.. Huge knifes stuck into the dining table, manikins in the living room. Typical rock star stuff.. Gave me a keychain and his album. Good guy
Wohw, still playing some meaningfull notes while he is returning the guitar , gracefully !
Amazing thing is, he's still playing while he hands the guitar back, with his left hand, like on stage!
Yup
@@angelicproductions My Sister lives in LaGrange, and I was there in September. I lived on HWY 6 outside of Houston. Now I live @ The LBJ Space Center Houston 0.5 km entrance, where my Father worked. I am also a blues jammer. Sometimes I go every week and look for an open mic or open jam.
I also go to Santiago and street busk in Bella Vista. $$$$$$ tips. It's a little political now but a great place to go and live like a nomad. I've met people from all over the owrld there in Bella Vista, Las Condes. My penthouse was in front of the GAM Theatre on Libertador O'Higgins. Go there and ask for Alex Aquarius and make $$$$$ on sidewalks. Few hours a day.
@@angelicproductions You see that picture in the papers with the trashed Subway tunnel door with the graffiti all over it? Santiago Chile Baquedano Station. I just shed a tear, it's all fucked up and locked up now like a Kurt Russel Escape From NY. Here I am playing Jonny B, Goode at the same door when it was pristine. ruclips.net/video/m5Q3RLQP6WQ/видео.html
If you find that impressive do a search for Stevie ray Vaughn guitar string or strap break. Or just Stevie live anything will rock your world
That'd be really cool to notice Billy out busking in a foreign town - awesome.
Billy Gibbons ... one of the best!
Yes he is. He's a nice guy too.
Looks like these people didn't have a clue that what greatness was before them. Go on Mr. Billy Gibbons, you will always be loved here in Texas.
It's hard to tell. Finns tend to keep to themselves. Right after 0:30 a blond woman seems to recognize him and she turns but keeps on walking.
Jimi Hendrix always said Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitarist...Cool!
Gabriel Davidson I here that. Smashing video.
@@luminositymusic3810 ...But Jimi always said Phil Keaggy was the best! I love the differences!
Terry Kath was said to be his favorite
Also Jimi once said heaven is standing at the feet of Buddy Guy while he's playing,which could make you believe Buddy Guy could be his favorite too.
Terry Kath
this is straight up a Billy move.
one of the BEST !
Humble man with a great heart for music the world over! One of the nicest ones that I have ever had the chance to meet! Bless you sir for the opportunity!
I love how he finished playing while taking the guitar off his shoulder
If I’d have seen billy playing in the street I’d have said to him, jokingly, don’t give up the day job.
He can do both! He was quite a gentleman when I offered him my guitar. He talks about playing my guitar in this interview at 1:14. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
I'd certainly put a few euros in that Buskers case! :)
That IS GREAT ! Did He take Your ADVICE ?
@@angelicproductions He always seems to come across as a really decent human being. Never read a bad word about him and everyone seems to love the guy.
@@MrT67 He seemed like a good-natured soul. Many commented that no one stopped to watch him. He was facing away from the flow of foot traffic. Nobody seemed to recognize him except for a blond at 0:30. She turned to look but kept on walking. Billy talks about hearing me on the street and busking in Helsinki at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden a few weeks later. ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html My version from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html. I invite you to subscribe to my channel, angelicproductions. Check out my other videos, and I invite you to subscribe to my channel. E.A.
Have mercy . . .
CountryHouseGent haw haw haw haw haw
Why? Didn't you get paid today?
Nope, only got me a pocketful of change. 😔
I'll be back next week and let the Machine speak
Thank you for captruring this magical moment for video and uploading! Billy seems like a very cool guy, there is stories of him walking around in Helsinki from previous years too. Maybe he likes the city :)
Just what I thought, I met him late 80's in a restaurant one block away from this place. He looks like to hang out there.
Its a great place to hide from American !!!!!
What a great story. Have watched this many times but only just read the accompanying notes. 🎉
Thank you! He played beautifully. The whole thing was random. I looked over and he was standing there listening. I offered my guitar.
Billy spoke about it at 1:12 of this interview from Sweden. --> ruclips.net/video/K5Yw5Awz6-c/видео.html
Enjoy my rendition from Copenhagen, same guitar, amp, and backing track. --> ruclips.net/video/EdQpol58Ckc/видео.html
My channel is angelicproductions. Please check out my other videos and hit subscribe.
Thank you Billy good to see having a good time.