Right? I'm stoke when I see a band or a video of a band actually playing their music, let alone some improvised parts. It used to be the only thing anyone did, how far we've strayed..
This ^. Somehow rock and metal has given the impression that a solo is written in stone and must be the same every time, yet the studio version we all know was improvised and the whole point of the solo is to let that instrumentalist improvise and shine.
I just watched a clip of him playing this solo live in France in 1990. Tore it up with every guitar theatric you can imagine. Tapping, playing behind his head, playing with his tongue, insanely legato and staccato. Blew me away. Then theres this, a little more tame, but with damn near as many shreddy theatrics, and still blowing me away. Those crickets near the end ❤❤ Perfection. Steve is my favorite guitarist of all time. Quite easily
a genius. I'm 33, been playing for over 20 years, basically only ever cared about classic rock, and Steve Lukather is my new favorite guitar player... no joke. Mr. Lukather if you ever read this just thank you for being you.
Normal people don't understand how great Lukather is. His licks and solos just have this super sort of "juicy" quality about them. Can't think of a better word for him. His playing is juicy af.
It's better because: 1- Lukather is, unbelievably, still at 100% Skill despite his Age. I've seen most of my Jazz Idols slowly lose their Ability as they get into their 60's, most in their 70's. 2- The Solo is Improvised, with some (veey few) licks and Notes from the Original Studio Version thrown in at key points. 3- It's played Live. 4- It's their №1 Hit Song. Since the Solo is both Improvised and played Live, the Flexibility that playing Live allows is Synergistic with the fact that its contents are imorovised. Contrary to when you're playing Live, when you're Recording an Album in the Studio, you're paying a fortune, with the longer the Recording ends up being, the costlier it will be to be Mixed & Mastered, + the costs at the time were prohibitive compared to today. When you're Recording an Album, you also need to be extremely mindful of making the End Result as Streamlined, appealing to the widest Audience possible (depending on your goals), with ANY microgram being trimmed out, only keeping the bare essential. It truly is an Art in itself to deliver the best, most Minimalistic Performance for a Song, so that there's enough content to satisfy the average audience while still always keeping as Short as possible to pique the Interest, the Curiosity, deliver the most Memorable Lines, and there's still a lot more... It's when I first started Recording Pop Music (I'm an Electric Guitarist) on Original Songs during Studio Sessions that I became aware of how huge of a Challenge it is to place THE Perfect Note at the perfect place, to know when to add more and when to abstain from adding. My Guitar Teachers in College all had extensive experience in the Pop Music Industry, and it was amazing to see how in Pop, you're putting as much stuff in as you can while maintaining the illusion of extreme simplicity, of making everything appear easy and effortless. Any good Musician will do this, as when you Master your Instrument, most everything you do seems effortless. It's just that this (making the Song & Performances appear super simple) has to be done on a much higher level, and as a general philosophy/approach in Pop Music, as people always want to be comfortable, reassured by being able to predict the Rythm & Chord/Key Changes that are coming while putting just a little bit of spice here and there as to not be too predictable (and thus, uninteresting). Our Western Music System is based on principles of Tension and Resolution, with Patterns widely used so as that, to the Listener's Ear, the Music wil always have a sense of familiarity, be predictable in more or less of a vague sense. That's the best way I can describe it. So, when playing Live, especially your Hit Song, your Audience being real Fans, you can focus on pleasing them more instead of trying to hook as many people as you can to to your melodies, your Earworms. That being, you can take all the time you want to shred and push the envelope!
@@eriamelrrow6195 Thanks! I really appreciate it! When I put in the Time and Effort to write a thorough Comment or at least add a minimum of meat to my Arguments or Explanations, I never know if it'll be Read at all. From time to time, I get a Reply to one of those longer Comments I make, and that always tells me that it was all worth it! Wish you the best!
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Luke is on fire. It’s ridiculously good.
I’m
Still freaking shreds after all this years 👍👍
Something that is quite the Achievement at this Age! He still shreds effortlessly without having lost a single percent of Dexterity & Ability.
A real musician plays till he dies
So good to see real improvisation.
Right? I'm stoke when I see a band or a video of a band actually playing their music, let alone some improvised parts. It used to be the only thing anyone did, how far we've strayed..
This ^. Somehow rock and metal has given the impression that a solo is written in stone and must be the same every time, yet the studio version we all know was improvised and the whole point of the solo is to let that instrumentalist improvise and shine.
@@althejazzman Only that's not always true at all. Half the great guitar solos out there were practiced and well thought out before hand.
exactly my thought
An absolute legend
I pressed play 6 months ago & I'm still here.....
Back out man! It's on repeat!
Hold the line , one of the most popular kick ass rock song
I was at this show. Amazing night
Luke!! The one and only!@!
This song and his solo...Timeless!
One of the great guitarist unbelievable player
What a fookin groove man. This shit still rocks!!!🔥🤘🏼🔥
TOTO ha sido y será siempre una de mis bandas favoritas....los amo chicos...😍
it never gets old
Love TOTO ❤, all the members are great musicians each in their own person!
I love his feel for the gutair. BLESS YOU BRO!
This Solo Goes Fucking Hard!!!!!
TOTO FOR LIFE!!!
A flawless guitarist. One of the all time greats for sure.
First rock song I played on piano. CLASSIC! 😮
Lukie is a friggin BEAST!!!!!
Luke is the G.O.A.T....
Oh..come on man
The greatest?
He’s great, but that’s a completely braindead thing to say
Well....not exactly.
@@eddie3064 yes bro you are better all we know it
@@draxter-pk7rxidk dimebag, hendrix, and page are better man
@@isopropyltoxicityGenre is relative..easily ONE of the goats tho 💯
one of the best guitarists ever in any genre or any decade.
Iconic Legend !!!
Love Toto !! I was at this concert !
The G.O.A.T. 👏👏🎸
Nahhh, Jimi or Eddie were goated a long time ago.
I love Toto
THE BEST OF 80’s. SIMPLE THE BEST 🖖🖖🖖👍👍👍
Ooo q hermosa juventud q vivi escuchándolos y todavía
Still after all ❤❤❤those years ❤❤❤amazing beautiful God bless you all ❤❤❤
Living Legends ❤❤❤
That sweet harmonics fill in the beginning 🔥
Awesome 👌
Greatest rock improviser
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BEAST THIS DUDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN...!!!!
KEEP ROCK'N MR. LUKATHER 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🔊🔊🔊🔊🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶
Or is it Grey? Awesomeness to the limit. Superb ❤!!!!
AMAZING❤
Smooth
Absolutely sick!
Amazeballs! All I can say 😮
Un Maestro Luke incomparable❤
Living legend
You have to love such great talent!
Que Maravillada.Me Fascina!!!❤❤❤
Hell YEAH!! Luke's on, they're on, FIRE 🔥🔥, one of The GOAT!!
Absolutely rippin - his chops have always been the best
🤯 Wow!!
❤❤❤ Maravigolds ate hoje ,como no inicio de carreira.
Legend.
They are the bee’s knees!!!!🎉🎉🎉
O homi é bom!🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love the arrangement! This solo rocks 🤘
Awesome
He gave me the same feeling that i got the first time i heard the original
I just watched a clip of him playing this solo live in France in 1990. Tore it up with every guitar theatric you can imagine. Tapping, playing behind his head, playing with his tongue, insanely legato and staccato. Blew me away. Then theres this, a little more tame, but with damn near as many shreddy theatrics, and still blowing me away. Those crickets near the end ❤❤ Perfection. Steve is my favorite guitarist of all time. Quite easily
The Real RocknRollas...Earth Soul Blues RocknRoll...
Ooooffff what a guitarist 🎸
Good old real music 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
TOTO... Always amazing! AND Lukather*** still tearing it up! Salute!
He's still got it.
❤❤❤❤❤
Wow que pedazo de solo se hizo 👏🤘
Te sigo del ayer del hoy y siempre 😢❤❤❤❤❤😊❤❤
Increíble
a genius. I'm 33, been playing for over 20 years, basically only ever cared about classic rock, and Steve Lukather is my new favorite guitar player... no joke. Mr. Lukather if you ever read this just thank you for being you.
Another smoking band of the 70's!
It´s one of my favorites....the right note at the right place at the right time
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
In my top 5 of all time!
Underrated band
O bom rock n’ roll ainda vive…
This guy is in such command of his instrument. Amazing to watch.
Que gran tema, decadas y siguen provocando las mismas emosiones al escucharla😍una y mil veces❤
One of the most underrated players ever!!! Incredible flow in his solos
He’s not underrated by people in the business, he’s been known as one of the greats for decades.
You're a twat Steve, nobody underrates him
Underrated is a word mostly used by fuckwits who haven't got a clue.....
Daaaayam !! A guitar gasm !!
Holy moly that was good and his tone was cuttin’! Loved it
Dayum
Un maestro
The fact is, we’ve LITERALLY all heard more of his epic solos than we can even count! Mind blowing!!!
One of my guitar heroes
Guitar God
Get it Steve! 🤘
Gnarly !
❤❤❤❤👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤓🤓
Mister Lukather!! SO good!!
🎸🔥❤️👍
Luke has always my favourit guitarist......genius
Estupendo
❤ still my favorite! Had Toto on vinyl and played over and over
Stellar, tooooo good.
Stunning sound
Untouchable!!!!!
Love every solo--but the original recorded solo is still my fave!
Normal people don't understand how great Lukather is. His licks and solos just have this super sort of "juicy" quality about them. Can't think of a better word for him. His playing is juicy af.
Wtf this is so good almost better than the studio version
that is a polite way of getting the point across, well said.
It's better because:
1- Lukather is, unbelievably, still at 100% Skill despite his Age. I've seen most of my Jazz Idols slowly lose their Ability as they get into their 60's, most in their 70's.
2- The Solo is Improvised, with some (veey few) licks and Notes from the Original Studio Version thrown in at key points.
3- It's played Live.
4- It's their №1 Hit Song.
Since the Solo is both Improvised and played Live, the Flexibility that playing Live allows is Synergistic with the fact that its contents are imorovised.
Contrary to when you're playing Live, when you're Recording an Album in the Studio, you're paying a fortune, with the longer the Recording ends up being, the costlier it will be to be Mixed & Mastered, + the costs at the time were prohibitive compared to today.
When you're Recording an Album, you also need to be extremely mindful of making the End Result as Streamlined, appealing to the widest Audience possible (depending on your goals), with ANY microgram being trimmed out, only keeping the bare essential.
It truly is an Art in itself to deliver the best, most Minimalistic Performance for a Song, so that there's enough content to satisfy the average audience while still always keeping as Short as possible to pique the Interest, the Curiosity, deliver the most Memorable Lines, and there's still a lot more...
It's when I first started Recording Pop Music (I'm an Electric Guitarist) on Original Songs during Studio Sessions that I became aware of how huge of a Challenge it is to place THE Perfect Note at the perfect place, to know when to add more and when to abstain from adding. My Guitar Teachers in College all had extensive experience in the Pop Music Industry, and it was amazing to see how in Pop, you're putting as much stuff in as you can while maintaining the illusion of extreme simplicity, of making everything appear easy and effortless.
Any good Musician will do this, as when you Master your Instrument, most everything you do seems effortless.
It's just that this (making the Song & Performances appear super simple) has to be done on a much higher level, and as a general philosophy/approach in Pop Music, as people always want to be comfortable, reassured by being able to predict the Rythm & Chord/Key Changes that are coming while putting just a little bit of spice here and there as to not be too predictable (and thus, uninteresting).
Our Western Music System is based on principles of Tension and Resolution, with Patterns widely used so as that, to the Listener's Ear, the Music wil always have a sense of familiarity, be predictable in more or less of a vague sense.
That's the best way I can describe it.
So, when playing Live, especially your Hit Song, your Audience being real Fans, you can focus on pleasing them more instead of trying to hook as many people as you can to to your melodies, your Earworms.
That being, you can take all the time you want to shred and push the envelope!
@@christiangauthier727 That's super interesting, thank you very much for sharing!
@@eriamelrrow6195 Thanks! I really appreciate it! When I put in the Time and Effort to write a thorough Comment or at least add a minimum of meat to my Arguments or Explanations, I never know if it'll be Read at all.
From time to time, I get a Reply to one of those longer Comments I make, and that always tells me that it was all worth it!
Wish you the best!
@@christiangauthier727 You're a kind soul. Thank you, wishing you the best, too!
every concert he play the solo diffrent style ,hes the master of the guitar
🔥
Fantastic guitar player, one of the greats
Amazing!!!!
Esse guitarrista sempre foi foda!
Steve can still tear it up!!
A true and authentic Guitar God
✨🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🙏
He's blazing on this guitar solo! 70's bands were extremely talented, and we took them for granted at the time!
All time favorite ❤