Watch the original version from 10 plus years ago. That's his version were he has done it so much it's actually him experimenting with the original. I love both versions but the original is the one you should be reviewing
I learned this song over the course of a month when I was 19 to impress my girlfriend who loved the song. She cried. She loved it. She broke up with me the next day. True story.
John Butler was actually a busker in a local town near me called Fremantle that’s where he started his journey I saw him play this exact song on the side of the road it was absolutely beautiful to watch him play.
I'm near Freo, I've seen him around a bit! Been a fan of his since the late 90s, and I caught him doing Ocean at West Coast Blues & Roots a few years back. Don't think I've ever heard the same version of this song twice!
he was off chops once in bunbury riding his skateboard around near where he was going to perform in a rally against proposed developments where the Tuart forrest was... I was a grunge fan and metal head kid with black jeans and leather jacket lol, He went cunt up off his skateboard and I stopped it going on the road, he went off at me for touching his wheelieboard, I said fuck you too then, and threw it at him... good times.
He was a kid from San Diego, Ca. He moved with his mother and brother to Australia. I saw him perform this live twice in San Diego, the 2nd time on his birthday, when he was finally reunited with his brother after a few years of touring with the original trio. They shook the concrete floor!!! Amazing!!!
If you see this done by John live, you can turn the intensity up 5 steps He never performs it the same Usually 75% improvised Usually goes for 11-18 minutes live.
Gee I wonder why XD that’s the hipster music way. Just play on a scale and jam and call it a song. He’s good obviously. Just saying it’s definitely expected
@@Fleato Does this approach not qualify for a song? Or an instrumental? 😜 Does the altered tuning / Medley approach mean that Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, Bruce Cockburn, Eric Clapton are any less of Musicians? (Just to name a few out of hundreds) Hopefully that doesn’t also disqualify any Banjo, Weissenborn, Lap Slide player either! 😇 From my experience seeing him many times and him living locally to me with a cult following, the general demographic of John Butlers audience do not get a lot of exposure to instrumental pieces as a broad general statement so this (from my experience) has opened a lot of people ears to acoustic instrumentals so I think it’s a great thing
This piece was my obsession in high school, so seeing you react to this and approach it from a theoretical perspective was fantastic to see. I can give you a bit more insight into the piece and how his rig works. So the tuning is actually Open C. That's CGCGCE with a Capo on 4. You were pretty much spot on aside from the 5th string which has been tuned up a semitone to C. His guitar tone uses two signals. The first is a clean acoustic sound that you get from the mics in front of the guitar, but the second is from the soundhole pickup. He takes that pickup and sends it to a distorted rig for a dirty crunch sound. The pedal on the floor you see him using is a volume pedal which he uses to blend the distorted tone into the mix with the clean acoustic tone. Finally the bass drum effect is from a stompbox, which effectively is a small wooden box with a pickup that emulates a bass drum kick with a much smaller physical footprint. Hope that clears up some of the details for you!
@@eddie68735 He did alright. If you don't know, you don't know. He knew he was on the backfoot though, turning up with standard tuning and no capo. It got pretty fucking intense. The whole thing was like some fun, fucked up carnival ride. What a blast!
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His guitar actually has three pickups: Maton AP5 Pro (most probably) which is 1) an undersaddle/piezo pickup and 2) a microphone which you can blend to a point. The 3) third one is a Seymour Duncan Mag Mic (SA6, I believe) - a soundhole magnetic pickup, the distortion comes through that one. The acoustic mic's might pick up something but I'd reckon the major part of his sound comes through the pickups.
the world is not a better place because of him. But it definitely would be if the people knew him as much as people know all the mainstream musicians. its a sad sad world where people dont recognise an absolute diamond like him.
Getting to watch someone else see this for the first time was almost like getting to re-watch myself experiencing this song for the first time. So cool to observe the reaction.
@@SkilletTRO For me too. Somehow I had landed up on the video trying to find a guitar piece to listen to while working. In the end I stopped working and started watching the video. From then I have listed to it countless times.
Was either part of SummerSalt or the coming home tour, but he heckled someone in the front row when I saw him live last year. He messed up like half a bar of a song and got back into the groove pretty quickly, then while he's still playing he says into the mic something along the lines of: "Fucking love it when you bang along on the fence completely out of time!" Came out of nowhere, but the place erupted after his little outburst lol. That same concert someone on top of a guy's shoulders screamed out asking Missy Higgins if she wanted any 2 minute noodles, she said yeah and they lobbed a pack to her and she caught it and everyone cheered for that too. Prompted a list of all the things she's had thrown at her while on stage and said that this was probably the one she appreciates the most. Very glad I decided to see them, I hadn't really listened to any of John Butler's or Missy's music post like, 2014 either so all the new stuff was a treat.
One of the most underated musician in Australia......Hard enough for even advanced players to play....... Imagine the talent involved in writing such a piece?!
Agree been playing this song since 2008 when it came online but it's really difficult to replicate his rythm and strumming and nail it all together, very idiosyncratic song it's really a lot from him
First time I listened to this masterpiece I cried. I listened to it when I went to bed in loop till my mother came and told me to turn it down bc she couldnt sleep. Even now I get this really strong feeling when I listen to this. Music is like real magic. How it gives us feelings that nothing else can do.
This song is an homage to the south west of Western Australia, where John Butler grew up. He grew up in a small town called Pinjarra just south of Perth. He did a gig in Perth (where I'm from) last year and spoke of how this song was written to encapsulate the nature and beauty of the WA Southwest.
Also, the song is very old and different every time in structure and length; almost exclusive to live performance. While busking in 1996, it was on his cassette titled, Searching For Heritage. Then again on his self-titled album in 1998. As far as I know, it was only performed live until this 2012 recording. It's crazy to hear how much it's evolved over the years. I like the 2007 Federation Square version the most. Also, Media is awesome.
I searched RUclips for "best acoustic guitar song" years ago and stumbled upon Ocean by some hippie I'd never heard of. Since then I've seen JBT live 3 times including a pilgrimage to Red Rocks. I was lucky enough to see him front row in a smallish club in my city where i stood just a few feet from him and his amps. The crescendo in Ocean was transcendent, I was on another planet in that moment. Lovely video, I really enjoyed getting to see someone else see this for the first time.
Still the most moving live musical performance I have ever experienced. Found Ocean the exact same way you described many years ago while studying for university exams.
Fun little detail: John Butler only plays an 11 string guitar, never a 12. If you look at the headstock you'll notice it's missing a tuner. He doesn't like the high G on a 12 string, so he just never uses it
@@Guitargate If I remember the interview right, he said that 1: he doesn't like how it's higher then the high E, and 2: he felt that it detuned quicker and broke sooner then any of the other strings.
I used to play this song in the car with kids when they were small and we were on these long road trips from Perth to Albany or Esperance and we always said to imagine the ocean's mood as it builds up from a beautiful calm turquoise up to a winter storm and then receding again, waves crashing on the beach etc. The whole piece is about 10 minutes I think. It really settled them down and we all loved it. It's a complete masterpiece and played by John Butler to perfection. Good luck with this one!
my fam discovered JB as we traveled through Albany and Denmark 20 years ago, Ocean and Valley were the songs I remember being played in the car on the road. It feels as if the song is an expression of the trees, the valleys, the rivers, the beach, the ocean, the energy of those places put music. When the song is played in South-West or Great Southern, it takes on a whoooooole bigger energy.
Ocean is *fairly* technically demanding (there are certainly many songs that are more difficult from that standpoint), but the thing that I think is the most impressive about it is the masterful tonal control he has in playing it. With enough time, most reasonably experienced guitarists could probably play it straight, but the feel and finesse are what make this recording so awesome.
@@franciscoacosta1667 Anything original by the likes of virtuoso guitarists such as Marcin Patrzalek or Mike Dawes. But this song is definitely a great bridge to want to learn hard songs like that.
Geez guys. Do any of you play guitar? He has a kid asleep and two outside probably trying to start something on fire and he plays standard tuning and explains it and also jams with Butler, who has the advantage of a 12 string. Ease up on the guy!!
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watching people like john butler play make me wonder what im doing with my life, and what it must feel like to just wake up every day and be able to sit down and do something you were clearly born to do, make a living from it.. what a lucky man
From mixdown magazine: Tuned to his preferred tuning of Open C (C,G,C,G,C,E), Butler's Maton CW-80 is actually modified to be an eleven string guitar, with Butler removing the 'ridiculous' high G string due to its sharp sound and tendency to break and replacing the G tuning peg with an ornate scroll carving upon the headstock. The article also says he’s got a SM57 stuffed in his pedalboard to do the percussive stuff.
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17:27 "Is he bringing in distortion?" He's got an A/B switch. "A" being a clean into a Twin Reverb, "B" being a Tube Screamer into a volume pedal, into a Marshall :)
I can hear the ocean in this piece so clearly. I can hear the tide coming in and crashing on the shore, the ebb and flow of the water and the pulsing of the waves. John has complete mastery of his instrument.
Since the first time I saw JB perform this track, Its always been a story of his life to me, if you watch the versions across the years, you can see where it changes, the journey of his life, the ups.. the downs, the emotions, the passion, the upset.. Its beyond beautiful and I owe it my life
I think I’ve seen JB play this live 6 times now. I’ll never hear it enough. He actually handed me earplugs before he played it one night since I was front row getting blasted. Such a musical journey and masterpiece. Gives me the chills every time I hear it. Love your reaction!
About 8 years ago, when this video was released, I was a kid in middle school. I grew up with a shitty set of circumstances and an overwhelming sense of social anxiety but I've always played guitar. Well i one day found this video you watched and I absolutely fell in love. I would put my earbuds in and just listen to it on the way to school and it did exactly what it did to you. It took me somewhere else and made me forget where that bus was taking me, either home or to school, neither great options.
Seeing John Butler Trio is like nothing you've ever experienced. If you haven't spun around and told everyone you love them by the time this song plays live, you'll definitely be loving your life and everyone around you when you do. Incredible human and guitarist. Aussie Aussie!
That’s how I’ve felt about Phish for over 2 decades, and it’s also because of them that I discovered JBT 20 years ago. This song truly is a masterpiece and one that takes me places only Phish has ever done prior. I’ve listened to this song on repeat for hours at a time and and have gone through so many different emotions, it truly is a masterpiece
Absolutely love "Ocean" by John Butler. I had pretty much thrown in the towel on playing guitar ever again due to years of neglect of my skills from playing Metal for 15 years, and then I just stopped because I fell out of love with the genre. Ended up with Nerve damage from a couple injuries after lifting weights for years, and Carpal Tunnel pretty much makes it impossible for me to hold a pick. I had gone to school for Classical Spanish Style Guitar, and learned to finger pluck with 4 of my fingers on my right hand. So when I stumbled on this song, it pretty much saved me. My back injury and Carpal Tunnel pain is gone after a solid year and a half of learning how to play this song all the way through. I just happened to have the same style guitar as John sitting around with 11 strings already.. Turns out that high string he cuts out had broken on my guitar too!! lol. Anyway, I got so excited, I went and performed Ocean live in front of the Ocean in Santa Cruz, Ca last year. Posted the video on my Page, when I sat down to record it cleaner, RUclips and Facebook blocked my video because it picked it up as being "Ocean" by John Butler. Great complement to me! Anyway, John is great. Ocean is fantastic. Glad you enjoyed the tune!
Holy shit this song always gets me so emotional. I’ll have this playing and my 3 daughters and my wife are always like Jesus Christ he’s gonna cry again! It’s a roller coaster of emotion. Just a master piece. I hope one day to get to hear it live. JB you are a musical genius. Anyone who has heard this is a better person for listening. Sappy I know but true. IMO
Took me a full month to learn Ocean. Took me about a week to learn Drifting. Both great fun, but Drifting is deceptively easy. Also should check out Airtap by Erik Mongrain for another different style.
To me, it’s amazing that this song just keeps on building and continuing to go right where you feel and want it to. Simply euphoric and amazing every single time. (Twice a day listener here)
For the footpedals: he indeed brings distortion. He actually has two pickups on his guitar, the bridge pickup, and a magnetic seymour duncan pickup. Two jacks coming out of his guitar, and going through a lot of stuff. I think it will be better if i drops the links that helped me understand how he sounds that awesome ! :) (Btw his guitar is an 11 string guitar tuned in Open C) The first one is JBT talking of his rig on stage: ruclips.net/video/gbU_EoMpnfc/видео.html The second one is from the guy that told him how to sound like that: ruclips.net/video/oaSYKzQVY64/видео.html Hope this will help !
This was one of my favorite songs in 5th grade, haven't heard it YEARS. Sharing the love for this song with other people like this was fantastically refreshing.
The "ocean live at federation square" version is where it's at! He changes up the song at different points in his life. Almost like it grows with him Would definitely check out the Federation Square version
I was at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India where he was to learn the sitar. He said, the song has "stoplights" which he hits during the course of the song. The rest of it is improvised. He says that the song ends abruptly because he is still on a journey in his life.
1) He's got one acoustic and one electric signal coming out of the guitar. The electric is bringing in the distortion. 2) The kick sound is called a stompbox. 3) The style is influenced by celtic music
Oh my - John Butler Trio has been one of my ALL time favorite musicians - I'm fortunate to say that I've seen them several times LIVE and certainly have never been disappointed! Love me some John Butler !!!
The other morning I was in a mental health crisis .I'm bi polar and meds fail me I was in a battle and my you tube algorithm sent me this and I had a sudden and never b4 shift from despair to absolute joy .I had been praying to be lifted and my prayers were answered I love God I love music I love John Butler .
Managed to learn this song through my high school years really kick started my love for fingerstyle always will be one of my guitar idols along with Tommy Emmanuel Andy McKee and the like
I've been watching OCEAN on repeat since I was about 16, I'm currently 23 and I loved this analysis. Super cool to hear you're thoughts and to see you jamming on top of the song. Amazing video, I learned a TON. Earned a subscriber
This song often moves me to tears. I haven't listened in quite some time and then this shows up on my feed. At first, I was a little annoyed at this guy dissecting the piece but then again, that's the idea. He's nerding out and seems honestly intrigued. But for those of us who have listened so many times, we wait for certain parts with great anticipation and he stops the video a few times right when they happen or he's effing around on his guitar. But then one of the insane crescendos of this song happens and he is enraptured, hands up, mind blown, joy filled. Yep. That's what I came for.
This video just made me realise how empty of passion my life is. I don't want to sound like a drama queen feeling sorry for myself, but really, just the passion this guys eyes as he watches every movement and very sound John Butler does, how quickly he plays by ear, how impressed he is by all the little touches ... it's his life, he can talk endless hours about it, it drives his success and he makes a living on it ... and don't even get me started on the amazing passion and beauty of John Butler himself.... . I'm a doctor because I succumbed to pressure from my parents coz they wanted "to have a doctor as a son", the biggest scam and now i'm unemployed and depressed every single day of my life .... find something you love guys, and stick with it, do it with passion, don't worry about money, just do what you love and success will follow
Dang dude, struggling to find something to hold onto myself. Music is one of those passions for me aswell. Much love from Denmark, hope everything pans out :))
I'm so appreciative of this reaction. Ocean is my favorite piece of music and he said he felt like it was it's own movie soundtrack, and that is definitely not unlike what I've been saying for years. It's like if you close your eyes and listen to it you can envision some grand journey or adventure. It's like listening to a story without words.
Don't know if you've heard of a guitarist named Joshua Lee Turner, but he is great. They do a lot of covers, but their original's are some of my favorites songs. Ladybug is a great/chill song of his that I think you'd like. Enough stuff going on to be interesting without being showy: ruclips.net/video/M5P34RWZ3hk/видео.html EDIT: On second thought, Ladybug might be too chill, maybe check out Ballad of John McCrae: ruclips.net/video/ay4IF5iOz_k/видео.html
He plays that song different every time he performs it. If you haven't yet, check out the version he did in Fuji. Just type in "John Butler Trio - Ocean @ Fuji Rock Festival 10" .. It's my favorite version and it captures what you are trying to describe even more beautifully! It's absolutely incredible and you might get more insight into what he's doing with the foot pedals.
Saw him perform this live for the first time 2 weeks ago. As John Butler explained, it was a song he wrote when busking on the streets, every version is different, and it is a song that continues to write itself over time. Simply magnificent
Oh boy, watching someone discover for the first time this breathtaking piece of music that has been on my life for 7 years almost made me feel like I was re-discovering it myself. A real pleasure to see the passion and experience it through your eyes! Thank you for that
The thing with Ocean, is that it's a very improv song. There are different live versions he does, and each one is unique. You always know it's Ocean, and elements of it always stay, those emotional chills, the rising tension leading to the exploding release.. yes, I liken it to sex, haha. His performance at the '10 Fuji rock festival I have an addiction to. It's not hard to imagine different parts of it as stages in a life story.
I love this video for a few reasons. 1) ocean is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time 2) this song makes you think, it makes you reminisce, it takes you somewhere else. For me it makes me think of all the good things with me and my family 3) I don't know 95% about what you're talking about when it comes to music, but I could sense your overwhelming love of talent
John Butler's "Ocean" is the song that started me on my acoustic guitar journey. Really nice seeing a breakdown of something that is at the core of why I play. I'm deep into bluegrass fiddle tunes and Irish music and it's obvious now that they are both organic destinations from "Ocean."
This is my all time favourite piece of music. Just love how it resonates. John is from Australia. I also hear an Irish influence. Intentional or instinctual ? When the British colonised Australia they used it as a prison for their convicts and sent shiploads there in the 1800s, inclusive of many Irish. Since the colonisation of Australia and nz, the British, Irish and Scottish immigrated in droves to take over the land. Not a nice thing to do they way they did it I have to say. Anyway, I loved seeing your reaction to this. You started off innocently treating it like it was going to be a normal piece of music. I waited because I knew what was coming and your reaction was priceless. Good on you 👍😃
A lot of people focus on the complexities of this song but the song is something that continually evolves through his career and is more to do with that. Journey and the way he expresses the same song throughout that journey. It’s a true experience to feel the energy it creates live
Take your time, brother! We're here to watch it! I absolutely love seeing the glimmer in the eyes of a person fascinated by someone else sharing the craft that they love. Your wonder inspires us!
I am seeing JB in New York City this weekend. Probably 25+ shows to date since I first discovered Zebra playing in a store in San Francisco and I told the owner that I was not leaving until she found out what that song was (her friend had put together a playlist). In advance of the show, I was noodling around and came upon this. I don't know anything about music theory but somehow I was mesmerized by the descriptive translation of this song as well as by the facial expressions. I don't know if anything grabs my attention for 12 consecutive minutes like this song does.
It's wild to have that song pop up here after all these years. Back then when John Butler released that song, I just got together with my girlfriend and somehow the song always represented some kind of outlook the future of our relationship. With all the uncertainty in the beginning. the back and forth between the playful parts and uneasiness. the powerful buildup and release at the end. I could visualize us going through all those stages and for some reason the shredding near the end always represented the joy and struggle of having a child together. It produced all these intense visuals in my head and sent me through all those motions of excitement, curiosity and fear. And it brought me to tears. Oh how I cried. Now, 11 years later, all of this became reality. We stayed together, married, had our ups and downs and then, finally, a child. And here I sit again, tears streaming down my face. This feels so surreal right now, haha! -- Thanks for your hard work Michael!
I loved this tutorial for so many reasons! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and trying to teach others how to recreate/master their favorite pieces. I’ve no musical bone in my body, but something about this song and its “Irish jig” melody that has always resonated with me. Your reaction and professionalism were fun to witness. Hoping you’re continuing to teach and enlighten others with your down-to-Earth nature and guitar-giftedness.💕
I am glad RUclips recommended this video. Thank you sir! I enjoyed this on so many different levels but one aspect that stood out was being able to observe one artist observe another. I am not a musician myself but I am learning from the master of a craft and love to see others at work. The ability to see understand and recreate is fascinating to me. And moreover, how despite analyzing and taking apart the song, you did not impede or hinder the ability to appreciate the “feel” behind the music. So thanks again and here’s to learning and creating. All the best.
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Watch the original version from 10 plus years ago. That's his version were he has done it so much it's actually him experimenting with the original. I love both versions but the original is the one you should be reviewing
Instablaster.
What is the guitar you are holding in this video?
@@andrewmusumeci4139 Paul Reid Smith.
Anyone else not know squat about music theory but still watches these
Yeah, dynamics and Jig were about my limit.
im a plumber, i like lamp
@@Calhoun1186 Do you really like the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it
I like music and play no instrument. This is just interesting to me.
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Seeing the pure joy on someone’s face hearing this song for the first time is just what I needed to see.
I could watch someone new react to this performance every day 😂
You're not allowed to pause it tho 😁
Such a good instrumental 👏
Man, I totally get your feeling.
U stole the words off my keyboard
I learned this song over the course of a month when I was 19 to impress my girlfriend who loved the song. She cried. She loved it. She broke up with me the next day. True story.
thats life, at least you can play the best song i know
Her loss!
Well’ that’s still remains a good bait to hook some others
Flew too close to the sun my man
glad i could be the 69th like
John Butler was actually a busker in a local town near me called Fremantle that’s where he started his journey I saw him play this exact song on the side of the road it was absolutely beautiful to watch him play.
I'm near Freo, I've seen him around a bit! Been a fan of his since the late 90s, and I caught him doing Ocean at West Coast Blues & Roots a few years back. Don't think I've ever heard the same version of this song twice!
Isn't the point of Ocean, that he never plays it exactly the same?
@@TyrionCypher ive never heard the same verison i rekon ive seen him 12 times and countless videos
he was off chops once in bunbury riding his skateboard around near where he was going to perform in a rally against proposed developments where the Tuart forrest was... I was a grunge fan and metal head kid with black jeans and leather jacket lol, He went cunt up off his skateboard and I stopped it going on the road, he went off at me for touching his wheelieboard, I said fuck you too then, and threw it at him... good times.
He was a kid from San Diego, Ca. He moved with his mother and brother to Australia. I saw him perform this live twice in San Diego, the 2nd time on his birthday, when he was finally reunited with his brother after a few years of touring with the original trio. They shook the concrete floor!!! Amazing!!!
If you see this done by John live, you can turn the intensity up 5 steps
He never performs it the same
Usually 75% improvised
Usually goes for 11-18 minutes live.
Seen three versions sadly not live but all amazing
Gee I wonder why XD that’s the hipster music way. Just play on a scale and jam and call it a song. He’s good obviously. Just saying it’s definitely expected
@@Fleato Does this approach not qualify for a song? Or an instrumental? 😜
Does the altered tuning / Medley approach mean that Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, Bruce Cockburn, Eric Clapton are any less of Musicians? (Just to name a few out of hundreds) Hopefully that doesn’t also disqualify any Banjo, Weissenborn, Lap Slide player either! 😇
From my experience seeing him many times and him living locally to me with a cult following, the general demographic of John Butlers audience do not get a lot of exposure to instrumental pieces as a broad general statement so this (from my experience) has opened a lot of people ears to acoustic instrumentals so I think it’s a great thing
@@josephdignam123 Yeh, there's one original live performance that bought him internet fame. Its amazing.
I’m jealous. I have to see him live at some point.
It's good to see Bradley Cooper doing stuff like this.
Looks more like Patrick Dempsey to me lol
I see it 🤣
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Paul rudd
More like Kevin Love (NBA)
This piece was my obsession in high school, so seeing you react to this and approach it from a theoretical perspective was fantastic to see. I can give you a bit more insight into the piece and how his rig works.
So the tuning is actually Open C. That's CGCGCE with a Capo on 4. You were pretty much spot on aside from the 5th string which has been tuned up a semitone to C.
His guitar tone uses two signals. The first is a clean acoustic sound that you get from the mics in front of the guitar, but the second is from the soundhole pickup. He takes that pickup and sends it to a distorted rig for a dirty crunch sound. The pedal on the floor you see him using is a volume pedal which he uses to blend the distorted tone into the mix with the clean acoustic tone.
Finally the bass drum effect is from a stompbox, which effectively is a small wooden box with a pickup that emulates a bass drum kick with a much smaller physical footprint.
Hope that clears up some of the details for you!
Sad that he doesn’t know a volume pedal or the stomp box 😂😂he has no clue what John is doing,,over his head
@@eddie68735 He did alright. If you don't know, you don't know. He knew he was on the backfoot though, turning up with standard tuning and no capo. It got pretty fucking intense. The whole thing was like some fun, fucked up carnival ride. What a blast!
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His guitar actually has three pickups: Maton AP5 Pro (most probably) which is 1) an undersaddle/piezo pickup and 2) a microphone which you can blend to a point. The 3) third one is a Seymour Duncan Mag Mic (SA6, I believe) - a soundhole magnetic pickup, the distortion comes through that one. The acoustic mic's might pick up something but I'd reckon the major part of his sound comes through the pickups.
John butler is an absolute treasure and the world is a significantly better place because of him
the world is not a better place because of him. But it definitely would be if the people knew him as much as people know all the mainstream musicians. its a sad sad world where people dont recognise an absolute diamond like him.
Getting to watch someone else see this for the first time was almost like getting to re-watch myself experiencing this song for the first time. So cool to observe the reaction.
Yesss! 😄
The first time was a life changing experience for me
Welcome to the world of reaction videos :)
But it's not the real oceans back in the day...
@@SkilletTRO For me too. Somehow I had landed up on the video trying to find a guitar piece to listen to while working. In the end I stopped working and started watching the video. From then I have listed to it countless times.
John Butler is the real deal. He puts on a hell of a live show.
yes I totally agree with you
The best JBT shows were the small theater shows with Michael and Shannon on drums and bass respectfully
Its one of the greatest live shows I've ever seen
I saw the trio live in cologne a few years ago. Best concert I have ever been to.
Was either part of SummerSalt or the coming home tour, but he heckled someone in the front row when I saw him live last year. He messed up like half a bar of a song and got back into the groove pretty quickly, then while he's still playing he says into the mic something along the lines of: "Fucking love it when you bang along on the fence completely out of time!"
Came out of nowhere, but the place erupted after his little outburst lol.
That same concert someone on top of a guy's shoulders screamed out asking Missy Higgins if she wanted any 2 minute noodles, she said yeah and they lobbed a pack to her and she caught it and everyone cheered for that too. Prompted a list of all the things she's had thrown at her while on stage and said that this was probably the one she appreciates the most.
Very glad I decided to see them, I hadn't really listened to any of John Butler's or Missy's music post like, 2014 either so all the new stuff was a treat.
One of the most underated musician in Australia......Hard enough for even advanced players to play....... Imagine the talent involved in writing such a piece?!
Agree been playing this song since 2008 when it came online but it's really difficult to replicate his rythm and strumming and nail it all together, very idiosyncratic song it's really a lot from him
First time I listened to this masterpiece I cried. I listened to it when I went to bed in loop till my mother came and told me to turn it down bc she couldnt sleep. Even now I get this really strong feeling when I listen to this.
Music is like real magic. How it gives us feelings that nothing else can do.
I bought myself a Taylor and I can play like 60% of the song now. Lifegoal is nearly achieved!
This song is an homage to the south west of Western Australia, where John Butler grew up. He grew up in a small town called Pinjarra just south of Perth. He did a gig in Perth (where I'm from) last year and spoke of how this song was written to encapsulate the nature and beauty of the WA Southwest.
Kings Park? That show was absolute fire.
@@crazypizza I know right? :o
Well IMO he totally capture it!!!!
Also, the song is very old and different every time in structure and length; almost exclusive to live performance. While busking in 1996, it was on his cassette titled, Searching For Heritage. Then again on his self-titled album in 1998. As far as I know, it was only performed live until this 2012 recording. It's crazy to hear how much it's evolved over the years.
I like the 2007 Federation Square version the most.
Also, Media is awesome.
@@saltesc Yes! It keeps evolving. The older versions evoke more nostalgia for me, obviously.
I searched RUclips for "best acoustic guitar song" years ago and stumbled upon Ocean by some hippie I'd never heard of. Since then I've seen JBT live 3 times including a pilgrimage to Red Rocks. I was lucky enough to see him front row in a smallish club in my city where i stood just a few feet from him and his amps. The crescendo in Ocean was transcendent, I was on another planet in that moment. Lovely video, I really enjoyed getting to see someone else see this for the first time.
Still the most moving live musical performance I have ever experienced. Found Ocean the exact same way you described many years ago while studying for university exams.
Oh dude the crescendo almost moves me to tears every time I hear it on a recorded version, I can't imagine what it's like live.
It’s beautiful in every way.
I’ve been 1st row at The Caverns and row 56 at RRX + a few others and every single time its magic - pure magic!!!
If you like this you'd love Morf
same watching him live is just something else
Michael at beginning of vid: “I got 15 minutes”
Video: *is 26 minutes long*
We are on John Butler time
How he's going from incomprehensive to staggered to inspired is just lovely to watch
It’s in open C tuning while keeping the high E string standard. He removed one G string because he ‘didn’t think it sounded right’. The genius of JB.
Something that the guitar teacher didn't pick up when he says its a 12 string guitar
Plus you can clearly see where the string is missing at the nut and along the fretboard, because of the shine of the strings.
Yep, he didn't remove it, it's a 11 strings guitar
THE E STRING STAYS STANDARD! THANK YOU SO MUCH, I DIDN'T GET WHY IT SOUNDED SO WRONG 🙏🙏🙏
@@clemp23 CGCGCE is the tuning, so yeah :-)
Fun little detail: John Butler only plays an 11 string guitar, never a 12. If you look at the headstock you'll notice it's missing a tuner. He doesn't like the high G on a 12 string, so he just never uses it
Just noticed the bridge pin missing too. Cool!
Love the fact that he cut the spiral out where the tuner peg was 👌🏻
I read somewhere that this is how (11 strings) his grandfather gave him that guitar.
Dude. Saw it at the very end in the credits. Why does he do that?!
@@Guitargate If I remember the interview right, he said that 1: he doesn't like how it's higher then the high E, and 2: he felt that it detuned quicker and broke sooner then any of the other strings.
I used to play this song in the car with kids when they were small and we were on these long road trips from Perth to Albany or Esperance and we always said to imagine the ocean's mood as it builds up from a beautiful calm turquoise up to a winter storm and then receding again, waves crashing on the beach etc. The whole piece is about 10 minutes I think. It really settled them down and we all loved it. It's a complete masterpiece and played by John Butler to perfection. Good luck with this one!
my fam discovered JB as we traveled through Albany and Denmark 20 years ago, Ocean and Valley were the songs I remember being played in the car on the road. It feels as if the song is an expression of the trees, the valleys, the rivers, the beach, the ocean, the energy of those places put music. When the song is played in South-West or Great Southern, it takes on a whoooooole bigger energy.
Did you steer with your feet?? Maaaate..... Legend!
Ocean is *fairly* technically demanding (there are certainly many songs that are more difficult from that standpoint), but the thing that I think is the most impressive about it is the masterful tonal control he has in playing it.
With enough time, most reasonably experienced guitarists could probably play it straight, but the feel and finesse are what make this recording so awesome.
Could You talk to me about those technically demanding songs You mention before? 👀
@@franciscoacosta1667 any Polyphia song
@@franciscoacosta1667 Anything original by the likes of virtuoso guitarists such as Marcin Patrzalek or Mike Dawes. But this song is definitely a great bridge to want to learn hard songs like that.
@@JakeKiwiChristian-jh7tw thanks 💞
@@franciscoacosta1667there's way more than that.. if you learn classical
Lol saw the song and then saw Mike's electric in standard tuning with no capo and thought to myself, "aw lawd, he ain't ready".
😂😂 Same here! John's on another level always, so so good.
This guy is still in nappies compared to JB and Ocean!
Also playing with a pick when it's fingerstyle
Geez guys. Do any of you play guitar? He has a kid asleep and two outside probably trying to start something on fire and he plays standard tuning and explains it and also jams with Butler, who has the advantage of a 12 string. Ease up on the guy!!
@@knobby35 why we gotta compare musicians - music is music and my enjoyment isn't necessarily correlated with technical know-how!
I really wish the video just immediately ended at, " WAIT ... 11 string??"
I spotted the missing bridge pin early and was waiting for him to notice lol
I would agree with you. But every music teacher has to decifer the parts. I dont blame him for that. Knowledge leads to analysis, perfectly.
@@instreptech I noticed the missing string the first time I watched him play. I was like man he has busted a string. Then I saw the head. Woe!
I love seeing people’s reaction to hearing Ocean for the first time!
YES
Jesus love you please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand he already took your punishment and offers salvation all you have to do is truly repent and take it t
watching people like john butler play make me wonder what im doing with my life, and what it must feel like to just wake up every day and be able to sit down and do something you were clearly born to do, make a living from it.. what a lucky man
Bit like me
Drilling in 45deg heat with flys in my eyes and a screaming headache from the night before......Yep! Born to do this shit😬
Exactly how I feel.
From mixdown magazine: Tuned to his preferred tuning of Open C (C,G,C,G,C,E), Butler's Maton CW-80 is actually modified to be an eleven string guitar, with Butler removing the 'ridiculous' high G string due to its sharp sound and tendency to break and replacing the G tuning peg with an ornate scroll carving upon the headstock.
The article also says he’s got a SM57 stuffed in his pedalboard to do the percussive stuff.
17:27 "Is he bringing in distortion?" He's got an A/B switch. "A" being a clean into a Twin Reverb, "B" being a Tube Screamer into a volume pedal, into a Marshall :)
I can hear the ocean in this piece so clearly. I can hear the tide coming in and crashing on the shore, the ebb and flow of the water and the pulsing of the waves. John has complete mastery of his instrument.
Since the first time I saw JB perform this track, Its always been a story of his life to me, if you watch the versions across the years, you can see where it changes, the journey of his life, the ups.. the downs, the emotions, the passion, the upset.. Its beyond beautiful and I owe it my life
The first time I heard this song, I was hypnotized. The first time I watched my girlfriend watch this, I fell in love with her.
And that was the time your girlfriend fell in love with JB.
aww duuude, this comment made me smile!
@@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 Exactly what I was thinking! Guys, never let your ladies watch JB...
I think I’ve seen JB play this live 6 times now. I’ll never hear it enough. He actually handed me earplugs before he played it one night since I was front row getting blasted. Such a musical journey and masterpiece. Gives me the chills every time I hear it. Love your reaction!
About 8 years ago, when this video was released, I was a kid in middle school. I grew up with a shitty set of circumstances and an overwhelming sense of social anxiety but I've always played guitar. Well i one day found this video you watched and I absolutely fell in love. I would put my earbuds in and just listen to it on the way to school and it did exactly what it did to you. It took me somewhere else and made me forget where that bus was taking me, either home or to school, neither great options.
Thanks for those minutes from 15:00 to 20:00. I don't care about the analysis, but your face and John Butler's genius totally made my day!
Seeing John Butler Trio is like nothing you've ever experienced. If you haven't spun around and told everyone you love them by the time this song plays live, you'll definitely be loving your life and everyone around you when you do. Incredible human and guitarist. Aussie Aussie!
That’s how I’ve felt about Phish for over 2 decades, and it’s also because of them that I discovered JBT 20 years ago. This song truly is a masterpiece and one that takes me places only Phish has ever done prior. I’ve listened to this song on repeat for hours at a time and and have gone through so many different emotions, it truly is a masterpiece
Absolutely love "Ocean" by John Butler. I had pretty much thrown in the towel on playing guitar ever again due to years of neglect of my skills from playing Metal for 15 years, and then I just stopped because I fell out of love with the genre. Ended up with Nerve damage from a couple injuries after lifting weights for years, and Carpal Tunnel pretty much makes it impossible for me to hold a pick. I had gone to school for Classical Spanish Style Guitar, and learned to finger pluck with 4 of my fingers on my right hand. So when I stumbled on this song, it pretty much saved me. My back injury and Carpal Tunnel pain is gone after a solid year and a half of learning how to play this song all the way through. I just happened to have the same style guitar as John sitting around with 11 strings already.. Turns out that high string he cuts out had broken on my guitar too!! lol. Anyway, I got so excited, I went and performed Ocean live in front of the Ocean in Santa Cruz, Ca last year. Posted the video on my Page, when I sat down to record it cleaner, RUclips and Facebook blocked my video because it picked it up as being "Ocean" by John Butler. Great complement to me! Anyway, John is great. Ocean is fantastic. Glad you enjoyed the tune!
Holy shit this song always gets me so emotional. I’ll have this playing and my 3 daughters and my wife are always like Jesus Christ he’s gonna cry again! It’s a roller coaster of emotion. Just a master piece. I hope one day to get to hear it live. JB you are a musical genius. Anyone who has heard this is a better person for listening. Sappy I know but true. IMO
Blows my mind how much information he gets from just listening to someone play
He’s also watching.
This is my dedicated zen music. If I’m ever in a bad mood, I listen to or play this.
Can u actually play this? You must be great
brah playing this one my 12 string is always so satisfying
Dude if you’ve never checked drifting by Andy mckee then you must do yourself a massive solid and get involved...!!!! Mind blowing
Link or it doesn't happen.
Here's one ruclips.net/video/Yz5cZrC-KIg/видео.html
Took me a full month to learn Ocean. Took me about a week to learn Drifting. Both great fun, but Drifting is deceptively easy. Also should check out Airtap by Erik Mongrain for another different style.
haha good call i discovered both these songs in 2007 (i think) when i moved to vancouver...fuck that's a loooooong time ago
Andee mckee is meh
This song has the incredible ability to feel nostalgic even tho ive never heard it in my life
so you might dont know Pink Floyd :#-D
This song makes me FEEL, just feel. I had a picture in my mind too, it was awesome. This is literally my favorite piece of music, ever.
This was like a professor looking at Einstein's equations and explaining the genius in them. Where as I only know simple arithmetic.
Shit, I'm still looking for my pencil
To me, it’s amazing that this song just keeps on building and continuing to go right where you feel and want it to. Simply euphoric and amazing every single time. (Twice a day listener here)
I saw him live when I was like 13 (around 2013) and he said that this piece wasn’t a song...it was instead a prayer.
I love this song, it's a pure masterpiece to me
"I have a small, fifteen minute window".... uploads a twenty-six minute video! That's why I'm here!
For the footpedals: he indeed brings distortion. He actually has two pickups on his guitar, the bridge pickup, and a magnetic seymour duncan pickup. Two jacks coming out of his guitar, and going through a lot of stuff. I think it will be better if i drops the links that helped me understand how he sounds that awesome ! :) (Btw his guitar is an 11 string guitar tuned in Open C)
The first one is JBT talking of his rig on stage: ruclips.net/video/gbU_EoMpnfc/видео.html
The second one is from the guy that told him how to sound like that: ruclips.net/video/oaSYKzQVY64/видео.html
Hope this will help !
This was one of my favorite songs in 5th grade, haven't heard it YEARS. Sharing the love for this song with other people like this was fantastically refreshing.
The "ocean live at federation square" version is where it's at!
He changes up the song at different points in his life. Almost like it grows with him
Would definitely check out the Federation Square version
That's my favorite version too!
I was at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India where he was to learn the sitar. He said, the song has "stoplights" which he hits during the course of the song. The rest of it is improvised. He says that the song ends abruptly because he is still on a journey in his life.
By far the best version!
You can just see how much ocean makes you move inside, in so many ways. It has been one of my favorite pieces for the past 6 years.
Been meaning to suggest this song. Have never clicked so fast!
Love it! Thanks!
Same!
Same. This has been a favorite of mine for years.
I'm still partial to pickapart
@@Guitargate this can take your further down the rabbit hole of JBT, Xavier Rudd, etc. ruclips.net/video/plu_FtxhnLw/видео.html
Is nobody gonna talk about how fast this guy said “1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3”
This is the first video I've seen of yours, and I can honestly say I appreciate how you start and stop and analyze the piece.
1) He's got one acoustic and one electric signal coming out of the guitar. The electric is bringing in the distortion.
2) The kick sound is called a stompbox.
3) The style is influenced by celtic music
Some parts reminded me of Indian Sitar music too.
It’s a very heavy influence from Celtic folk music
Bringing distortion with a Ernie ball volume pan pedal
Australia players always surprise me.
Pä
I’d have to recommend either “PassionFlower” or “Everything” by Jon Gomm
Passionflower 100%, one of the most incredibly emotional one-man performances I’ve ever seen
Absolutely Passionflower! Amazing piece! So much technique, tricks, beats and he sings as well :)
PassionFlower is incredible i back this
Passionflower!
"Everything" is pretty powerful too. I agree it's hard choice between these two songs.
Oh my - John Butler Trio has been one of my ALL time favorite musicians - I'm fortunate to say that I've seen them several times LIVE and certainly have never been disappointed!
Love me some John Butler !!!
The other morning I was in a mental health crisis .I'm bi polar and meds fail me I was in a battle and my you tube algorithm sent me this and I had a sudden and never b4 shift from despair to absolute joy .I had been praying to be lifted and my prayers were answered
I love God I love music I love John Butler .
You should see him play the banjo. He's one amazing musician. Got tickets to see him this Saturday but it's been rescheduled until next year now.
It took me 2 years to get this song down. Still haven’t mastered it. It’s unbelievable but always leaves people’s jaws on the floor
My mind is still blown from the first time I ever heard ocean. That was well over a decade ago
The key and vibe of the whole song reminds me of the movie "August Rush" one of my favorites
Managed to learn this song through my high school years really kick started my love for fingerstyle always will be one of my guitar idols along with Tommy Emmanuel Andy McKee and the like
12 years ago i listen to this song for the first time and it was a shock. So glad to see that theres a lot of people shocked like me ❤
I've been watching OCEAN on repeat since I was about 16, I'm currently 23 and I loved this analysis. Super cool to hear you're thoughts and to see you jamming on top of the song. Amazing video, I learned a TON. Earned a subscriber
He plays this at every gig. I’m so happy I’ve seen it live many time. Dude I have to say, your ear is amazing!! You hear stuff I miss so many times.
This song often moves me to tears. I haven't listened in quite some time and then this shows up on my feed. At first, I was a little annoyed at this guy dissecting the piece but then again, that's the idea. He's nerding out and seems honestly intrigued. But for those of us who have listened so many times, we wait for certain parts with great anticipation and he stops the video a few times right when they happen or he's effing around on his guitar. But then one of the insane crescendos of this song happens and he is enraptured, hands up, mind blown, joy filled. Yep. That's what I came for.
Spot on
Great use of words to describe that. 👍🏼
Well put 👌🏽
Exactly what i was waiting for haha
Yes. What this person said.
This video just made me realise how empty of passion my life is. I don't want to sound like a drama queen feeling sorry for myself, but really, just the passion this guys eyes as he watches every movement and very sound John Butler does, how quickly he plays by ear, how impressed he is by all the little touches ... it's his life, he can talk endless hours about it, it drives his success and he makes a living on it ... and don't even get me started on the amazing passion and beauty of John Butler himself....
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I'm a doctor because I succumbed to pressure from my parents coz they wanted "to have a doctor as a son", the biggest scam and now i'm unemployed and depressed every single day of my life .... find something you love guys, and stick with it, do it with passion, don't worry about money, just do what you love and success will follow
An unemployed doctor? Really?
Dang dude, struggling to find something to hold onto myself. Music is one of those passions for me aswell. Much love from Denmark, hope everything pans out :))
What really makes your heart sing? Through all the darkness, what’s the one passionate idea that sticks around?
@@rixubishi did you get the part where he doesn't want to be a doctor? xD
Everything will work out bro. Peace
I'm so appreciative of this reaction. Ocean is my favorite piece of music and he said he felt like it was it's own movie soundtrack, and that is definitely not unlike what I've been saying for years. It's like if you close your eyes and listen to it you can envision some grand journey or adventure. It's like listening to a story without words.
Don't know if you've heard of a guitarist named Joshua Lee Turner, but he is great. They do a lot of covers, but their original's are some of my favorites songs. Ladybug is a great/chill song of his that I think you'd like. Enough stuff going on to be interesting without being showy: ruclips.net/video/M5P34RWZ3hk/видео.html
EDIT: On second thought, Ladybug might be too chill, maybe check out Ballad of John McCrae: ruclips.net/video/ay4IF5iOz_k/видео.html
Yeeeah! Josh is one of my favorites! The other favorites i should say :D
Cheers!
Oh, yeah! Josh Turner, the other favorites, and Toni Lindgren. Toni ain't bad, either. That girl do know how to play.
The Other Favorites would be a great reaction, Josh Turner is an incredible talent. " The Ballad of John Mccrae" is a good one to check out!
I would suggest Angelina, for their writing, playing and harmonies ruclips.net/video/BOn919FtA8k/видео.html
Josh Turner is a fabulous guitar player, not to mention an incredible musician. Worth spending some time watching!
you should check out Ben Howard - End of the Affair at BBC that's a stellar performance
Yes! Such a great performance.
I just made the same suggestion, and then decided to read the comments. Such an incredible song!
Seconded, beautiful performance.
Hell yeah
you have to!
He plays that song different every time he performs it. If you haven't yet, check out the version he did in Fuji. Just type in "John Butler Trio - Ocean @ Fuji Rock Festival 10" .. It's my favorite version and it captures what you are trying to describe even more beautifully! It's absolutely incredible and you might get more insight into what he's doing with the foot pedals.
Saw him perform this live for the first time 2 weeks ago. As John Butler explained, it was a song he wrote when busking on the streets, every version is different, and it is a song that continues to write itself over time. Simply magnificent
I checked my phone mid sleep (2am Aus) and found myself in a Palmisano/Butler window... This one is EPIC !!!!
Oh boy, watching someone discover for the first time this breathtaking piece of music that has been on my life for 7 years almost made me feel like I was re-discovering it myself. A real pleasure to see the passion and experience it through your eyes! Thank you for that
I’ve loved this song for years and years and it’s so nice to watch a professional admire it just as much as I do.
This song is my happy place, there are times when I just play it on repeat for hours.
This is one of life’s greatest journeys this song.
i refuse to believe he hasn't seen this before being a guitarist.
It's all about the views these days 😒
Well I hope you enjoyed then @Manu
Manu a guitar teacher mate or just play?
I’m a guitar teacher and have never seen it, it’s dope!
Damn, I’m sorry I assumed this guys. Really thought everyone who has picked a guitar up has appreciated this masterpiece
Such an honest reaction! You just have to sit back & enjoy the incredible John Butler.
The thing with Ocean, is that it's a very improv song. There are different live versions he does, and each one is unique. You always know it's Ocean, and elements of it always stay, those emotional chills, the rising tension leading to the exploding release.. yes, I liken it to sex, haha. His performance at the '10 Fuji rock festival I have an addiction to. It's not hard to imagine different parts of it as stages in a life story.
I love this video for a few reasons. 1) ocean is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time 2) this song makes you think, it makes you reminisce, it takes you somewhere else. For me it makes me think of all the good things with me and my family 3) I don't know 95% about what you're talking about when it comes to music, but I could sense your overwhelming love of talent
John Butler's "Ocean" is the song that started me on my acoustic guitar journey. Really nice seeing a breakdown of something that is at the core of why I play. I'm deep into bluegrass fiddle tunes and Irish music and it's obvious now that they are both organic destinations from "Ocean."
Davy Graham is a good one to check out and Micheal Hedges
Check out Richard Thompson (or even John Martyn with his echoplex).
True core.
but I bet you already have...
It got me to quit
Johann Bogason John Martyn is one of the greatest innovator and influencer of many types of musicians.
This is my all time favourite piece of music. Just love how it resonates. John is from Australia. I also hear an Irish influence. Intentional or instinctual ? When the British colonised Australia they used it as a prison for their convicts and sent shiploads there in the 1800s, inclusive of many Irish. Since the colonisation of Australia and nz, the British, Irish and Scottish immigrated in droves to take over the land. Not a nice thing to do they way they did it I have to say. Anyway, I loved seeing your reaction to this. You started off innocently treating it like it was going to be a normal piece of music. I waited because I knew what was coming and your reaction was priceless. Good on you 👍😃
John has Irish heritage in his mix. He featured on the TV show Who Do You Think You Are.
I bought my grandson an acoustic guitar and I am hoping he gets to learn and love wanting to play.
that reaction at 16:42 was everyone’s reaction the first time we hear this song
😂classic
Not mine it's just overindulgent
@@ZachKopkaZake wow you're cool
Have never met someone who isn't awed by that part
@@SirSamTheThird you met him
"The Whistler" by The White Buffal live at guilt center. He's one of my favorite artists and a true craftsman of song and story
He also improvises this song every time he plays it live. never the same
Watching him play this live is even more incredible. Had 16,000 people in total silence
DO Ben howard's "end of the affaire (Jools Holand) or "Small things (GI:EL)" PLEASE
Being a huge John butler fan and guitar player, this was hilarious to watch! Thanks for the video you do a great job breaking it down and reacting
A lot of people focus on the complexities of this song but the song is something that continually evolves through his career and is more to do with that. Journey and the way he expresses the same song throughout that journey. It’s a true experience to feel the energy it creates live
Take your time, brother! We're here to watch it! I absolutely love seeing the glimmer in the eyes of a person fascinated by someone else sharing the craft that they love. Your wonder inspires us!
John Butler's "Losing You" was my wedding song, but Ocean was my gateway drug. So glad you did this video.
His name is John Wiltshire Butler. Sounds irish
Mine too! I played Ocean at it too though :D
I am seeing JB in New York City this weekend. Probably 25+ shows to date since I first discovered Zebra playing in a store in San Francisco and I told the owner that I was not leaving until she found out what that song was (her friend had put together a playlist). In advance of the show, I was noodling around and came upon this. I don't know anything about music theory but somehow I was mesmerized by the descriptive translation of this song as well as by the facial expressions. I don't know if anything grabs my attention for 12 consecutive minutes like this song does.
It's wild to have that song pop up here after all these years. Back then when John Butler released that song, I just got together with my girlfriend and somehow the song always represented some kind of outlook the future of our relationship. With all the uncertainty in the beginning. the back and forth between the playful parts and uneasiness. the powerful buildup and release at the end. I could visualize us going through all those stages and for some reason the shredding near the end always represented the joy and struggle of having a child together. It produced all these intense visuals in my head and sent me through all those motions of excitement, curiosity and fear. And it brought me to tears. Oh how I cried.
Now, 11 years later, all of this became reality. We stayed together, married, had our ups and downs and then, finally, a child. And here I sit again, tears streaming down my face. This feels so surreal right now, haha!
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Thanks for your hard work Michael!
I loved this tutorial for so many reasons! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and trying to teach others how to recreate/master their favorite pieces. I’ve no musical bone in my body, but something about this song and its “Irish jig” melody that has always resonated with me. Your reaction and professionalism were fun to witness. Hoping you’re continuing to teach and enlighten others with your down-to-Earth nature and guitar-giftedness.💕
"I got 15 minutes.." video is 26 minutes long..
David Weiss ok
Every musician ever
When ou said "I have never seen Ocean"....tht was the moment I had to watch your jawdrop reaction :) Can`t hardly wait (I`m at 1:43 of your video) :)
I am glad RUclips recommended this video. Thank you sir!
I enjoyed this on so many different levels but one aspect that stood out was being able to observe one artist observe another. I am not a musician myself but I am learning from the master of a craft and love to see others at work. The ability to see understand and recreate is fascinating to me. And moreover, how despite analyzing and taking apart the song, you did not impede or hinder the ability to appreciate the “feel” behind the music.
So thanks again and here’s to learning and creating.
All the best.
This was my favourite song for a long time. I always got memorized by watching John play.