Cory Wong // "Concrete" (feat. Mark Lettieri)

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @JasonAchilles
    @JasonAchilles 10 месяцев назад +1

    4:31 holy crap that lick rules

  • @sweetegg
    @sweetegg Год назад +63

    That slight moment between falling several hundred meters and jumping off a cliff is when Mark went back to the main riff after that insane solo. What a player.

    • @jbruner182
      @jbruner182 Год назад +1

      Killer comment :). haha, for SURE!

    • @puneeification
      @puneeification Год назад +1

      For real. That shit's so good it feels like it was edited in post.

  • @LEODAGmusic
    @LEODAGmusic 2 года назад +250

    Every Cory Wong video notification gives a strange mixed feeling of "whaaat already? How did he..." and "Man..what a pleasure". Christmas every month with this beast ❤

    • @BearKillsJF
      @BearKillsJF 2 года назад +2

      "Are cOrY wOnG a JaM bAnD?

    • @guidoscalise
      @guidoscalise 2 года назад +4

      Every month? More like twice a week!

  • @connordavis4766
    @connordavis4766 2 года назад +73

    Negah Santos is like the queen of "exactly enough"

    • @justmedee
      @justmedee Год назад +6

      its absurd. i like to solo everyone out with each play through to see exactly what they add and where and Negah is ALWAYS just on the right amount. she knows when to come in, when to leave, when to add some accent and when to sit back. It's really crazy how auxiliary percussion can add so much but not even be on 99% of peoples radar

  • @el_tolonjas4462
    @el_tolonjas4462 2 года назад +4

    Petar echoing Marks phrase at 4:22 was... chef’s kiss

  • @nicolas7559
    @nicolas7559 4 месяца назад +29

    Mark is a generational talent, incredible timing, understanding of harmonies and melodies. Just incredible to have his recordings available in such a quality and to get to see him in person.

    • @CoryWongMusic
      @CoryWongMusic  4 месяца назад +11

      come see us on tour this fall! he's gonna be out with us all tour

    • @48956l
      @48956l 2 месяца назад

      @@CoryWongMusic just bought ATL tickets!

    • @leandrobatista2738
      @leandrobatista2738 2 месяца назад

      @@CoryWongMusic You better come to Portugal soon!

  • @konnektlive
    @konnektlive 2 года назад +81

    Mark is phenomenal, period. Full of soul, feelings, technique, accuracy, superb timing and incredible dynamics. I honestly think he is super underrated and imho among the top very best players alive currently. Please never change Mr Lettieri, you're awesome and unique!

    • @homersimpson5964
      @homersimpson5964 2 года назад +3

      I'm late to the party with Mark after hearing Fearless Flyers when they got together, but you're right, incredibly underrated.

    • @zombi3907
      @zombi3907 2 года назад +4

      His phrasing is really distinct and original and his tone selection is so nuanced and varied.

    • @mathewreed818
      @mathewreed818 2 года назад

      Well said. Completely agree.

  • @ottocox_
    @ottocox_ 2 года назад +57

    I love the moment at 3:00 where it sounds like Nêgah Santos replies to that rhythm Mark plays! Such great musicianship!

  • @fheering
    @fheering 2 года назад +173

    Mark’s approach to melody and guitar tones is amazing and unique, very characteristic of his work. Loved this tune and execution!
    Both of my current favorite guitar players together, it cannot get better!

    • @pappyodanial
      @pappyodanial 2 года назад +1

      He's nasty

    • @naj_z
      @naj_z 2 года назад +1

      He really created his own style. Those cats are the best ones

    • @riccardocauli5424
      @riccardocauli5424 Год назад

      He's not a guitarist, he is a real musician... same for cory...

  • @kingkoala2563
    @kingkoala2563 2 года назад +8

    4:10… wow what a transition out of that solo

  • @charlesschmidt8256
    @charlesschmidt8256 2 года назад +106

    I feel like Mark is one of the first non-country or non-surf guitarists to make his mark playing the low end of the guitar. Great track.

    • @willpopemusic
      @willpopemusic 2 года назад +15

      Nice observation.. Love that element of his playing. Mark can really rock a baritone too..

    • @RobertAcurso
      @RobertAcurso 2 года назад +16

      @@willpopemusic Agree! Anyone even remotely interested in Mark after this should check out his "Deep: The Baritone Sessions" albums

    • @liamgaliano
      @liamgaliano 2 года назад

      I always think of Greg Brown of Cake too

    • @evanward4303
      @evanward4303 2 года назад +1

      Tony Iommi

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... 2 года назад +1

      You should pay better attention.

  • @jtcedwards
    @jtcedwards 2 года назад +133

    This song made me realize how much of a role Mark played in the sound of the We Like It Here album by Snarky Puppy. Do not know why I have missed it until now but I am glad I have been awoken.

    • @zombi3907
      @zombi3907 2 года назад +1

      For sure. I actually didn't know the guitarist by name, as that album was my first intro to SP and Cory Henry and Larnell Lewiskind of overshadowed a lot of what happened there, but after the first two bars of the song I googled "Is Mark Lettieri in Snarky Puppy because it was so identifiable. I went back and listened closer to the guitar on the whole album after my first listen of this song, and really appreciate what he was doing there. It's funny, because I am a guitar player, but when I heard Lingus for the first time I heard the keyboard and the drummer going nuclear, and after reading that the drummer learned the song on the flight over and then played like that under Cory Henry's nuclear solo, it was mainly what I was listening to in that tune. But clearly the great lick he plays really ties the whole song together in a very important way, and his playing throughout is superb. I mean, all those dudes are insane, to be fair

    • @zombi3907
      @zombi3907 2 года назад +2

      I also didn't realize he was a a founding member of the Fearless Flyers. Holy crap.

    • @autopick1902
      @autopick1902 Год назад

      also don’t forget how much pressure was on the brass instruments after the solo 😂, they nailed it

  • @DellyRedwood
    @DellyRedwood 2 года назад +60

    Holy shitttttt Mark’s guitar’s tone is so goddamn good

    • @inspektorsowa
      @inspektorsowa 2 года назад

      Yep it's a baritone guitar.

    • @daveington
      @daveington 2 года назад +15

      @@inspektorsowa this is not a baritone guitar. This is his signature PRS Fiore, a traditional electric with HSS pickup configuration

  • @KuuchWizard
    @KuuchWizard 2 года назад +11

    I love that Cory’s able to keep the whole sound of the band at the forefront of our eat yet showcases the talent of his guests in such a precise and unique manner

  • @coacheugeneteo
    @coacheugeneteo 2 года назад +103

    Concrete is an accurate description for what I'm feeling after Mark's final lead phrases - Rock hard 💦
    Amazing arrangement

    • @pappyodanial
      @pappyodanial 2 года назад +5

      Ew

    • @thmsrttg
      @thmsrttg 2 года назад

      Fine, but we didn’t need that emoji…

  • @dangeroso121
    @dangeroso121 2 года назад +21

    One of the tightest, most in the pocket bands I've heard. Really incredible.

  • @jacoby75
    @jacoby75 2 года назад +16

    Dang. Cory and Mark. Two of the absolute best in the biz right now. Straight fire! This is my new jam.

  • @christuxford4462
    @christuxford4462 5 месяцев назад +2

    I love how he keeps to the tune and its composer. He doesn’t just address technique but the song itself.

  • @hugodes
    @hugodes 2 года назад +15

    I haven’t heard something THAT good in a long time 🤯

  • @hamsandwichson
    @hamsandwichson 2 года назад +12

    4:16 oh my goodness! The energy almost blew the roof off of that place! Insane. ♥️

    • @andreas3075
      @andreas3075 2 года назад +3

      Best part in this video

  • @JoshReimann
    @JoshReimann 2 года назад +9

    Mark's tone is insane!

  • @carltwidle3287
    @carltwidle3287 2 года назад +1

    I find this band similar to a group that was popular in the 1970s. That group were Scottish band Average White Band. They had hits such as Pick up the Pieces and Cut the Cake.

  • @Guitargate
    @Guitargate 2 года назад +1

    OH HELL YEAH!!

    • @johngalvin4271
      @johngalvin4271 2 года назад

      The question is, did you record a reaction before posting the above comment? 😂

  • @syntience_wings
    @syntience_wings 2 года назад +18

    this is ridicolously good. Mark taste on every note and phrase he plays is outstanding

  • @Hughzeh
    @Hughzeh 2 года назад +8

    The drummer’s keeping it tight! Well done, everyone!

  • @pramesh.gurung
    @pramesh.gurung 2 года назад +7

    Mark has the most beautiful of phrasing and tone. He has that distinct sound and funk to it. Love it.
    And i don’t think i have seen anyone that enjoy rhythm guitar as much as cory. Love it!!!!

  • @JoseAv-tx4yl
    @JoseAv-tx4yl 3 месяца назад +1

    2:28 thank you Mr Sonny T

  • @brentsalassi5245
    @brentsalassi5245 2 года назад +8

    Loved that solo. Thought I was listening to Scofield for a second.

  • @BeejayMorgan
    @BeejayMorgan 2 года назад +11

    That Fiore is amazing! The energy in this track is incredible. Wong + Lettieri is a killer combo IMHO.

  • @Andrew_M_Ward
    @Andrew_M_Ward 2 года назад +9

    These guys stand on the shoulders of the greats - and simultaneously forge new ground and in their own way stand alone... Frankly amazing

  • @kathmandoo
    @kathmandoo Год назад

    Brilliant. I could hear shades of Jeff Beck in the solo.

  • @joedamore7653
    @joedamore7653 2 года назад +3

    Mark is a perfect addition to the Wongverse. Funky, chops for days, and so rhythmic. Great collaboration! Thank you Cory!

  • @DeclansMusic
    @DeclansMusic 2 года назад +6

    Mark is such a star. Loved by the jazz people, funk people, rock people. Dude is Van Halen, Frank Gambale, and David Williams in one.

    • @johnb7889
      @johnb7889 2 года назад +1

      I think you must include some Jeff Beck influence in there too.

    • @sandenson
      @sandenson Год назад

      ​@@johnb7889 Look up his solo on Snarky Puppy's "Grown Folks" live at the 2018 Django Reinhardt festival. It has Beck written all over it.

  • @Jonnysh
    @Jonnysh 2 года назад +10

    the funk breakdowns on this whole album have been great, but the one on this song really speaks to my soul - love it!

  • @satsukikorin
    @satsukikorin 2 года назад +1

    That lightshow on the floor is super cool too

  • @hamin538
    @hamin538 Год назад

    Mark so good

  • @Rythym4god
    @Rythym4god 2 года назад +39

    Sweet mother of heavy funk, that song was slammin’”. This new album is going to be soooooo good

  • @Serjm87
    @Serjm87 Год назад +2

    Dope performance. It is great to hear a Fender Strat in convo with a PRS Fiore....they complement each other

  • @Stonecold724
    @Stonecold724 Год назад +3

    If you've ever seen Dave Matthews Band live, this feels the same. Love it.

  • @ericgerber4099
    @ericgerber4099 2 года назад +6

    What incredible choices Mark made within his playing and with the selection of the WHITE PRS FIORE!

    • @R32Rocco
      @R32Rocco 2 года назад

      LOL, yeah, she's a beaut', Eric! (I love my Amaryllis Fiore.) Amazing performance all around by everyone!

  • @jackalker6384
    @jackalker6384 2 года назад +2

    3:03 this is the most dope use off a trem ive ever heard

  • @luigicuccitto2113
    @luigicuccitto2113 2 года назад +2

    GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

  • @TheLateBoyScout
    @TheLateBoyScout 2 года назад +143

    How is this so good!?

    • @johnpeterson5354
      @johnpeterson5354 2 года назад +1

      They must be independently wealthy?

    • @PhatTrumpet2
      @PhatTrumpet2 2 года назад +6

      Great band + great arrangement + Mark Lettieri.

    • @miguelmorais
      @miguelmorais 2 года назад +1

      @@PhatTrumpet2 is this live? I'm curious!!

    • @EdgarC701
      @EdgarC701 2 года назад +2

      @@miguelmorais YES. Cory's rule when on set is all live with the only exception being background vocals and sampling (Big Wild comes to mind) with minimal audio processing

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... 2 года назад

      How is this good at all?

  • @DavisSchulz
    @DavisSchulz 2 года назад +18

    this is soooo good, you are all the best, what a fantastic musicianship. love it.

  • @jcmono
    @jcmono 2 года назад +192

    Big Snarky Puppy vibes while still being unmistakeably Cory & the Wongnotes

    • @sxxsmith
      @sxxsmith 2 года назад

      My first thought too. Had to scroll down to find this gem.

    • @joecostello1624
      @joecostello1624 2 года назад +1

      The only thing that gives it away is that crazy funk in between the heavy riff

  • @joeblankenship377
    @joeblankenship377 2 года назад +1

    Lampley's getting into it back there!

  • @GRV-by7kn
    @GRV-by7kn 5 месяцев назад +1

    Enter! Sandman!!! Taste some funk! Jokin.
    Superb track. Superb collab.

  • @zethkingstongaines
    @zethkingstongaines 2 года назад +1

    the feel of Petar man holy shit!!!!

  • @IWkris
    @IWkris 2 года назад

    Mark lettieri has the best shoulder game hands down

  • @natenelson3194
    @natenelson3194 2 месяца назад +1

    Hope this gets played on this tour!!

  • @eliassolomon5038
    @eliassolomon5038 2 года назад +2

    Lampley is such a vibe on this one

  • @belacickekl7579
    @belacickekl7579 2 года назад +1

    At 1:57, you can see the percussionist doing stick tricks. Neat!

  • @roadshift
    @roadshift 2 года назад +9

    Are you kiding me!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @lukenath6983
      @lukenath6983 8 месяцев назад

      No!!!! It’s frikkin awesome, right??!! 😆👍

  • @jhaylara8328
    @jhaylara8328 Месяц назад +1

    The solo was on fire! I love it. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @daveedson32
    @daveedson32 2 года назад +43

    Mark is as good as it gets. His playing literally keeps me on the edge of my seat wondering what he's gonna do next. I love going on that journey!

  • @JoLeFo
    @JoLeFo 2 года назад +1

    WOW!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @baptistec.4546
    @baptistec.4546 2 года назад +7

    Im still impressed how good their live records sound, musicians and engineers are insanely good !

  • @seanperkinsmusic
    @seanperkinsmusic 2 года назад +1

    Aesthetic

  • @thmsrttg
    @thmsrttg 2 года назад

    1:57 Nice drumstick spin, Negah!

  • @gr637
    @gr637 Год назад

    I love Mark Lettieri’s style. I could definitely hear some Jeff Beck and Joe Satriani influences.

  • @Yourbankaccount
    @Yourbankaccount 2 месяца назад

    Thats some Scofiledish, Beckish and maybe a bit of Prince mojo goin on! I love Mark Lettieri's playing so much...

  • @ayushgvrg
    @ayushgvrg 2 года назад +1

    holy shit

  • @timffoster
    @timffoster 2 года назад +1

    TIGHT!!

  • @markshepardsongs
    @markshepardsongs 2 года назад +1

    On the fourth or fifth listen. This gets better and better.... great way to start the day off right....

  • @zachthesquid
    @zachthesquid 2 года назад

    Lampley LOVES this song

  • @rishabhbose29
    @rishabhbose29 2 года назад +1

    This is as funky as funk could ever get. Dayummmmm

  • @davemakesnoises
    @davemakesnoises 2 года назад +1

    wowww dude mark's got the sauce

  • @kjhajueg_2731
    @kjhajueg_2731 2 года назад +1

    wow... speechless...

  • @djustice5252
    @djustice5252 2 года назад +1

    Wow!

  • @daoletto2
    @daoletto2 2 года назад +2

    Probably the first time i see both bassist and drummer left handed

  • @benoitmaury3061
    @benoitmaury3061 2 года назад

    2:28 oh my groove !!

  • @RobertAcurso
    @RobertAcurso 2 года назад +540

    Arrangement felt *very* Snarky Puppy, esp. in the beginning. Mark must've felt at home! This is a great track!

    • @TherealBrandonHatcher
      @TherealBrandonHatcher 2 года назад +9

      Not a bad thing for sure!

    • @bovoluca82
      @bovoluca82 2 года назад

      This is definitely a masterpiece that makes you feel powerful sensations!

    • @daverobertson5633
      @daverobertson5633 2 года назад +4

      I had this on in the background. I've got auto play on, this came on with me knowing what it is. I 100% presumed it was a snarky puppy track i'd never heard before haha.

    • @youssefhamdouch6514
      @youssefhamdouch6514 2 года назад +2

      Mark was already home with Cory around

    • @osmiv6663
      @osmiv6663 11 месяцев назад

      Yes! It sounds like a blend of both snarky puppy and Cory Wong.

  • @troytolbert2005
    @troytolbert2005 2 года назад +1

    That climax at the end was... climatic!! 💣💥

  • @robbeygreene6962
    @robbeygreene6962 Год назад +1

    This is the best fucking instrumental in the last 20 years

  • @mathewreed818
    @mathewreed818 2 года назад +2

    One of my favorite guitar solos out there. The way he ends it is just so incredibly musical. Love his feel.

  • @zdeneklojkasek1841
    @zdeneklojkasek1841 2 года назад +2

    SUPERRRRRRRRRRR

  • @navid8276
    @navid8276 2 года назад +2

    Cory is such an awesome supporting band member and an amazing rhythm guitarist. This whole vibe is so good

  • @Tubedriver42
    @Tubedriver42 2 года назад +2

    far out, as well as a grin-inducing groove, what a triumphant guitar solo

  • @andrewcoleman492
    @andrewcoleman492 2 года назад +2

    The energy of this song cannot be matched. 💯

  • @AllHailKingGila
    @AllHailKingGila 2 года назад +1

    The snarky puppy vibes are ooozing from this song. Mark and Cory need to collab for a full album. Until then, flyers 3 is so LIT!

  • @berezhnoah
    @berezhnoah 2 года назад

    Satriani style lick at 4:24 sounds great!

  • @massivebeatzz
    @massivebeatzz Год назад

    Mark flies over the stars here...... fly Mark....sailing high...taking off towards the end..... Cory & Crew right beside him - forging the alliance....not relenting!

  • @luccheba
    @luccheba 2 года назад +1

    Magical things happen any time Mark and Cory get together. So good.

    • @luccheba
      @luccheba 2 года назад +1

      3:58 holy crap Mark is on fire with this run

  • @KowjjaMusic
    @KowjjaMusic 2 года назад +1

    this is amazing what the hell

  • @gord.w.p
    @gord.w.p 2 года назад

    *euuuuuggggh* that Cmaj7 in the B section 💖

  • @paso193
    @paso193 Год назад

    Damnation!!! THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY OTHERWORLDLY!! 🤟👏👍

  • @BiancoSax
    @BiancoSax 2 года назад +30

    So cool to see how happy it makes all the band to play with awesome musicians every time. Soon Nate Smith and Joe Dart !!! Maybe Vulfpeck and the Wongnotes ???

    • @guidoscalise
      @guidoscalise 2 года назад +1

      Vulfpeck and the Wongnotes would be mind blowing. Come on Cory, make it happen!

    • @Johnbobon
      @Johnbobon 2 года назад

      Nate the Great would have me putting it on repeated-repeat.

  • @lang-p2k
    @lang-p2k День назад

    Great!!!

  • @Carras02
    @Carras02 2 года назад

    4:16 bridge is the icing on the cake!

    • @kjdude8765
      @kjdude8765 2 года назад

      Love the harmonic procession and then the distortion. So great.

  • @philandcarolgood-elliott6129
    @philandcarolgood-elliott6129 2 года назад +1

    Props to the tech staff for the delightful lighting effects.

  • @dannyhughes4889
    @dannyhughes4889 2 года назад +1

    Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @roryheagney2745
    @roryheagney2745 2 года назад +3

    Well I'm in my 50s and was getting fairly dissolutioned with new music. In short I found dirty loops and Corey Wong and now Mark. They're all fairly different but one thing they all share besides wonderful chops is exquisite musicality. Pure joy.

    • @Prokitess
      @Prokitess Год назад

      Heard of Snarky puppy? You should definitely check them out if you haven't

  • @Lazurmang
    @Lazurmang 2 года назад +2

    the first time in a long while that a solo has had me grinning from ear to ear

  • @Crkone
    @Crkone 2 года назад +2

    Mark is effortlessly brilliant.

    • @markmark9639
      @markmark9639 2 года назад

      Right!!....and frankly I've been looking for that same attribute in myself all day...I could be jealous like 8 billion other people...but I tend to be grateful that I was here in his time.

  • @XiscoDude
    @XiscoDude 2 года назад +8

    beautiful phrasing, lovely use of octaves.

  • @UncleBuckDallas
    @UncleBuckDallas 2 года назад +2

    4:12 to about 4:20 is insane; and the whole piece of music is great!

  • @justinsheetz2796
    @justinsheetz2796 2 года назад +1

    That was one tasty guitar solo

  • @samuelmaia5446
    @samuelmaia5446 5 месяцев назад

    Esse timbre de Fuzz do Mark ficou sinistro!

  • @mCoreyChilds
    @mCoreyChilds 2 года назад +1

    I just keep coming back to this..so good

  • @harmonysounddesign
    @harmonysounddesign 2 года назад +1

    Oh my freaking Gawd!! This is fN nutz!! Soooooo goood!