For all those mouthing off - let's hear from the original artist himself . . . "I feel I can always hear his heart when he plays. He respected my playing too, and that simply thrills me." ~ Pete Townshend
I'm on a bit of a Hedges kick this morning and what amazes me about his covers is that, musicianship aside, they seem lyrically more poignant in his interpretations. A true genius, indeed.
zaoc, That absolutely is Michael Hedges on his own. He was phenomenal and known for sounding like two or three guitarists at once. His dexterity was truly a gift. I saw him live and there was no one else on stage and nothing looped or prerecorded. That you can't comprehend that this is possible is no surprise to me. If I didn't see how he played I would have said no way too. But I had the pleasure of watching him up close. That is all Michael Hedges. The best. Peace.
All those years of listening to other people's music, then I discovered Michael. He was MY discovery & finally I had someone I could pass along to all my friends that was met with much appreciation by everyone. Figures. Anything I like disappears, 'always been that way. Though the sun was shining, I believe it rained for a week when I read of his passing. The best leave us early. I recall a verse calling Him a 'Jealous God'. Seems it's true as he takes away the best to be with him too soon.
I was so psyched to find a video of Michael covering this because it has long been one of the favorite of my audio recordings of his. The cheezy intro reeks of the 80's even though it's 1990... I guess some of that decade leaked through! RIP Michael... miss you.
I absolute love eminence front, and I really loved Michael's cover. He looks like he's having such fun! Thats one thing I love about Michael Hedge's, he was really full of life, and so passionate about playing music, he's a fantastic example of what music can do to people, with a little faith, he inspires me. A genius, it's a shame that some people doubt his incredible talents and call this shit, if you don't like it, accept the fact that people like different music and get over it
I'm also a musician, and you're talking crap. Michael used original tunings to create that inimitable sound. And this is definitely solo. Check out the rest of his stuff. As a guitar and bass player, I can see perfectly well that he's hitting those bass notes, and he was famous for sounding like he had a whole band behind him.
Michael is always so into his performance, vocally and musically. If he "bores" you or you think its awful then you have missed the point entirely. Is there no joy in your life? Would like to see the whiners leaving comments do better, original or covers. RIP Michael
RIP Mike. \m/ You are sorely missed. It's a sad thing that society is such a shallow superficial caricature of itself, and the nature of the beast that most folks don't comprehend the fact.
+Jason Nikou Saw him a few times in Ann Arbor in the early/mid 90's. Think the first time was on this tour. His shows were a blast!! So much fun. Watch all the live stuff you can here.
greenthumbguy1, You are right! I saw them play together too and it was just incredible. I went to see Kottke, hadn't yet heard of Hedges. Hedges opened the show and he opened my mind. I just could not believe the talent he had in spades. I was thrilled and jealous at the same time. I still am.
There has never been a guitarist like Michael Hedges before and there will most likely never be a guitarist like him again. Too bad there is so little footage of him.
Eminence Front (The Who)~Lyrics The sun shines People forget The spray flies as the speedboat flies People forget Girls smile People forget The snow packs as the skier tracks People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you come and join the party Dress to kill, dress to kill Drinks flow People forget The big wheel spins, hair thins People forget News slows People forget Shares crash, hopes are dashed People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you Come and join the party Dress to kill Dress yourself to kill Dress yourself to kill
Michael Hedges on the TV SHOW ~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" 🎥* -Opening theme from the TV SHOW~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" -Michael's Introduction to his 2nd set -🎶Eminence Front (The Who) {Song 1 of a 13 song set}** The Bottom Line***, NYC, NY (1990) 🥳Michael played 2 sets~change of clothes! *It’s a pleasure to be here + in Tokyo + all around Japan at Live Bottom Line, NY” (1990) {Because Michael is LOVED by the Japanese people, on this day, the popular TV SHOW ~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" was also being filmed by NHK (Japanese public television) for broadcast in Japan.}🎥 **🥳MUSIC SET: eminence front (The Who) india buffalo stance(Neneh Cheri) ritual dance watching my life go by rickover’s dream silent anticipations i don’t live today (jimi hendrix) naked stalk jealous tunnel about face rootwitch gimme shelter (the rolling stones) ***The Bottom Line was a music venue in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. During the 1970s and 1980s the club was a major space for small-scale popular music performances. Opened: Feb 11, 1974. Closed: Jan 22, 2004 (now NYU classrooms) Capacity: 400, no smoking Some other performers: Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed,Harry Chapin, Eric Clapton, The Police,, Prince, Pat Benatar, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Leo Kottke, Dolly Parton, Ravi Shankar, and Miles Davis. In 2003, due to rent increases from its landlord New York University, the club owed $190,000 in back rent ~. Bruce Springsteen offered to pay the club's back rent if NYU and the owners could settle on a lease. Sirius Satellite Radio offered the same, but rather than risk a takeover, the owners~ Pepper and Snadowsky closed the club before they could be kicked out. The club's website still provides the club's official history. In 2011, they announced the box set was in "limbo" pending settling of performance rights issues, and the search was continuing for a new location. Snadowsky died in February 2013. The website has not been updated since then. Pepper holds recordings of more than 1,000 shows and is releasing some of them in the "Bottom Line Archive Series" of his own Bottom Line Record Company. {Are there any other Michael Hedges’ performances in these holdings?} In 2015, The Bottom Line Archive released: Kenny Rankin Plays The Beatles & More (1990); The Brecker Brothers (1976); and Willie Nile (1980 & 2000). Harry Chapin (1981), Janis Ian (1980) Suzanne Vega. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_(venue) bottomlinearchive.com/
It always looks like he is screwing around, but listen to his timing it is so on the money, even with all the talking, waving laughing and everything else.
Omigod! This was the one ,the Japanese TV station,NHK had produced and boadcast to the Japanese people, but it was in the midnight. For me this was like a Revelation, thanks to type3secretion
Should have played it on his Harp Guitar, all WHO songs have a booming, twanging Entwistle bass line foundation that would sound out of sight on a harp guitar. See Michael play "Because its There"
well, after not listening to hedges for awhile and delving into other music i come back to this video and now more than anything I wana know who wrote the intro music...I've been listening to too much big band/jazz lately. I need to know that is..
Hedges was on a whole other level. What more proof of God do you need than to hear and watch this guy play? This is more than a mortal man in action. Seriously, Hedges was not like you and me. He was better.
Well, coming from a hardcore Who fan I can dig this. It doesn't showcase Michael's skills very well. Nonetheless, his vocals do cut it (Pete doesn't have the best voice-that said hours after listening to Who Came First).
Never used a biamped, or stereo, or freq crossover device or split effect or multi-amped rig before - have we? I'm a musician too who plays professionaly-- whoopee.
What they don’t get is, so many in the audience were wine-and-cheese Windham Hill music lovers who were there to mellow out and Michael would come out and open up with something like this. It was fun, it was loud, and it changed the mood in the auditoriums and loosened everyone up. It was glorious to hear his covers - the respect he gave them, the tweaks he gave them, and the wink of an eye appreciation he gave them.
What a shame - there was so much potential for an artist like this to really shine with such a great song. I thought that his interpretation was bland, uninspired and, well, lazy. Big disappointment!
For all those mouthing off - let's hear from the original artist himself . . . "I feel I can always hear his heart when he plays. He respected my playing too, and that simply thrills me." ~ Pete Townshend
J Fisher this shit is badass
you said this like anyone was ever mouthing off. no one would ever.
Michael was one of the greatest guitarists to ever live.
Yes he was..
A pure artist of incomparable talent taken from this world far too quickly.
You're the only one mouthing off guy.
I really miss him. Saw him play many times. Such an amazing player and passionate artist.
His concerts were pure joy ❤
I'm on a bit of a Hedges kick this morning and what amazes me about his covers is that, musicianship aside, they seem lyrically more poignant in his interpretations. A true genius, indeed.
I booked my sales trips around his fall tour schedule during the 90s. Always looked forward to what new covers he chose for the latest tour.
I kick myself in the ass as I had 2 seperate times I could have seen him live and did not. My loss deep. The man was the music.
One of my Who/Townshend favorites... by the best guitarist I ever saw. A win/win. God took Michael way too soon.
I saw him with CSN in the early 90’s. To see him live was just incredible, he was undeniably talented.
that much have been fantastic!!
Shoreline in Mt View June 1992
zaoc, That absolutely is Michael Hedges on his own. He was phenomenal and known for sounding like two or three guitarists at once. His dexterity was truly a gift. I saw him live and there was no one else on stage and nothing looped or prerecorded. That you can't comprehend that this is possible is no surprise to me. If I didn't see how he played I would have said no way too. But I had the pleasure of watching him up close. That is all Michael Hedges. The best. Peace.
All those years of listening to other people's music, then I discovered Michael.
He was MY discovery & finally I had someone I could pass along to all my friends that was met with much appreciation by everyone.
Figures. Anything I like disappears, 'always been that way.
Though the sun was shining, I believe it rained for a week when I read of his passing.
The best leave us early.
I recall a verse calling Him a 'Jealous God'. Seems it's true as he takes away the best to be with him too soon.
I was so psyched to find a video of Michael covering this because it has long been one of the favorite of my audio recordings of his.
The cheezy intro reeks of the 80's even though it's 1990... I guess some of that decade leaked through!
RIP Michael... miss you.
Tim Robbins should play Hedges in a film because he really looks like him.
Hedges = Underrated legend.
Dana Carvey!
Legend yes.
Underrated no!!
RIP Michael and RIP this great song, you killed it acoustically!
Yes, he was amazing. May he RIP. Thanks for posting.
amazing, Michael is a great guitarist/vocalist. RIP.
He is so in tune vocally! Even on the long rides he stays right there - amazing.
I always return to this. Brilliant original cover. RIP Michael
He was absolutely several steps ahead.
I absolute love eminence front, and I really loved Michael's cover. He looks like he's having such fun! Thats one thing I love about Michael Hedge's, he was really full of life, and so passionate about playing music, he's a fantastic example of what music can do to people, with a little faith, he inspires me. A genius, it's a shame that some people doubt his incredible talents and call this shit, if you don't like it, accept the fact that people like different music and get over it
Awesome comment, can't believe it's 15 years old!!!
I'm also a musician, and you're talking crap. Michael used original tunings to create that inimitable sound. And this is definitely solo. Check out the rest of his stuff. As a guitar and bass player, I can see perfectly well that he's hitting those bass notes, and he was famous for sounding like he had a whole band behind him.
I was in the room that night. Who could conceivably think that there’s someone offstage accompanying Michael on this cut?
Omg I just discovered that he covered this song. AMAZING
Michael is always so into his performance, vocally and musically. If he "bores" you or you think its awful then you have missed the point entirely. Is there no joy in your life? Would like to see the whiners leaving comments do better, original or covers. RIP Michael
I've lost relatives that I will never miss as much as him
one of the few people that I never met who I really really miss,with all my heart,,,,
RIP Mike. \m/ You are sorely missed. It's a sad thing that society is such a shallow superficial caricature of itself, and the nature of the beast that most folks don't comprehend the fact.
I like it. Michael Hedges was great! I wish I had gotten the chance to see him before he died.
+Jason Nikou Saw him a few times in Ann Arbor in the early/mid 90's. Think the first time was on this tour. His shows were a blast!! So much fun. Watch all the live stuff you can here.
Thanks for posting this. He was so amazing.
fucking talent right there.very tight guitar rhythm. great voice and energy. you have a new fan
Wow! How awesome is this? Thanks for posting this.
Michael hedges, you're my guitar hero!!
greenthumbguy1, You are right! I saw them play together too and it was just incredible. I went to see Kottke, hadn't yet heard of Hedges. Hedges opened the show and he opened my mind. I just could not believe the talent he had in spades. I was thrilled and jealous at the same time. I still am.
There has never been a guitarist like Michael Hedges before and there will most likely never be a guitarist like him again. Too bad there is so little footage of him.
Eminence Front (The Who)~Lyrics
The sun shines
People forget
The spray flies as the speedboat flies
People forget
Girls smile
People forget
The snow packs as the skier tracks
People forget
Forget they're hiding
Behind an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
It's an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
Come and join the party
Dress to kill
Won't you come and join the party
Dress to kill, dress to kill
Drinks flow
People forget
The big wheel spins, hair thins
People forget
News slows
People forget
Shares crash, hopes are dashed
People forget
Forget they're hiding
Behind an eminence front
An eminence front, it's a put on
It's an eminence front
An eminence front, it's a put on
Come and join the party
Dress to kill
Won't you
Come and join the party
Dress to kill
Won't you
Come and join the party
Dress to kill
Dress yourself to kill
Dress yourself to kill
Hey I remember that place - I played there!! Cool club!!
How I wish someone would do a tutorial of this cover...flanger effect and everything....
What a GREAT cover tune...
This is GENIUS !!!
Now thats a guitar god!
I love this😍
Thx so much for posting! Ditto realdealphil. One of THE kind, BEST EVER, and will be ....rip for sure ....one of my precious teachers n
Michael Hedges on the TV SHOW ~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" 🎥*
-Opening theme from the TV SHOW~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York"
-Michael's Introduction to his 2nd set
-🎶Eminence Front (The Who)
{Song 1 of a 13 song set}**
The Bottom Line***, NYC, NY (1990)
🥳Michael played 2 sets~change of clothes!
*It’s a pleasure to be here +
in Tokyo + all around Japan at
Live Bottom Line, NY” (1990)
{Because Michael is
LOVED by the Japanese people,
on this day, the popular TV SHOW ~
"Live from The Bottom Line in New York"
was also being filmed by NHK
(Japanese public television)
for broadcast in Japan.}🎥
**🥳MUSIC SET:
eminence front (The Who)
india
buffalo stance(Neneh Cheri)
ritual dance
watching my life go by
rickover’s dream
silent anticipations
i don’t live today (jimi hendrix)
naked stalk
jealous tunnel
about face
rootwitch
gimme shelter (the rolling stones)
***The Bottom Line was a music venue in the
Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
During the 1970s and 1980s the club was a major space
for small-scale popular music performances.
Opened: Feb 11, 1974.
Closed: Jan 22, 2004 (now NYU classrooms)
Capacity: 400, no smoking
Some other performers: Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed,Harry Chapin,
Eric Clapton, The Police,, Prince, Pat Benatar, Daryl Hall & John Oates,
Van Morrison, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Leo Kottke,
Dolly Parton, Ravi Shankar, and Miles Davis.
In 2003, due to rent increases from its landlord New York University,
the club owed $190,000 in back rent ~.
Bruce Springsteen offered to pay the club's back rent
if NYU and the owners could settle on a lease.
Sirius Satellite Radio offered the same,
but rather than risk a takeover, the owners~ Pepper and Snadowsky
closed the club before they could be kicked out.
The club's website still provides the club's official history.
In 2011, they announced the box set was in "limbo" pending
settling of performance rights issues,
and the search was continuing for a new location.
Snadowsky died in February 2013.
The website has not been updated since then.
Pepper holds recordings of more than 1,000 shows
and is releasing some of them in the "Bottom Line Archive Series"
of his own Bottom Line Record Company.
{Are there any other
Michael Hedges’ performances in these holdings?}
In 2015, The Bottom Line Archive released:
Kenny Rankin Plays The Beatles & More (1990);
The Brecker Brothers (1976); and Willie Nile (1980 & 2000).
Harry Chapin (1981), Janis Ian (1980) Suzanne Vega.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_(venue)
bottomlinearchive.com/
Dec 13 1990
Great tune
i wish i could have been at this gig!
Pure genius player! Rip MH
i love the who,but this is quite amazing
Much much bigger than the Who is his effect on my soul
Cool!!!
It always looks like he is screwing around, but listen to his timing it is so on the money, even with all the talking, waving laughing and everything else.
Really cool guitar.
Absolutely brilliant, i only heard the who play it but this is great.
The Jini Hendrix of acoustic Guitar
There are no words...
Jen JustJen
1:37 thank you.
I saw michael in seattle with leo kottke...was three hours of goosebumps
oh yeah...forget tha tabulature...just play your guitar!!!!
Omigod!
This was the one ,the Japanese TV station,NHK had produced and boadcast to the Japanese people, but it was in the midnight.
For me this was like a Revelation, thanks to type3secretion
right on
Miss you ❤ you make me want to burn my guitar. RIP
Whoa...I had NO idea he could sing...I just thought he was an awesome guitarist...
You should hear Rough Wind in Oklahoma! ;)
And While My Guitar Gently Weeps !! :D
Michael Hedges - Come Together
Should have played it on his Harp Guitar, all WHO songs have a booming, twanging Entwistle bass line foundation that would sound out of sight on a harp guitar. See Michael play "Because its There"
His version of the Rolling Stones "No Expectations" on the Harp Guitar is amazing!
Wow
well, after not listening to hedges for awhile and delving into other music i come back to this video and now more than anything I wana know who wrote the intro music...I've been listening to too much big band/jazz lately. I need to know that is..
does anyone have tabs for this?
Hedges was on a whole other level. What more proof of God do you need than to hear and watch this guy play? This is more than a mortal man in action. Seriously, Hedges was not like you and me. He was better.
You never know when death's gonna come. Prime example here.
People forget
One axe legend tipping his hat to another.
OK? You mean one of the great geniuses in the history of the guitar.
I swear he and Joni Mitchell influenced each other. Those open tunings and percussive sounds on the guitar.
Do you know how his guitar is tuned here? DADGAD?
I've been trying to figure it out for months
I forget I'm Haydn, too.
smart japanese. this show was amazing
That's all him. Any musician who has used sound reinforcement should have heard of stereo rigs, bi-amping etc.
this guy was ok
I can rip this song for you? Do you want me to?
where can i get the tab?
@ThorXMK
Your name is the giveaway -- you DO realize this isn't Anthrax, right?
how 90's is the intro?? hahhaha
Anybody know the tuning on this?
I could email it to you ... ?
did anyone see the world trade center in the opening? Very ominous, it looked like there was a face in the tower.
pretty crazy version,but i like it,i must say,
you were stoned at the time when you wrote this comment?... but i kinda see where your comming from
Any one know if this in standard tuning?
CGDGGG
Flanger 👍
Well, coming from a hardcore Who fan I can dig this. It doesn't showcase Michael's skills very well. Nonetheless, his vocals do cut it (Pete doesn't have the best voice-that said hours after listening to Who Came First).
I think it's just Michael by himself.
Suddenly Michael's voice sounds similar to Pete's, don't know why
You have an audio recording of this? Can you post it anywhere? I'd love to have it
No one else is playing DUDE DUh?? Hellooo???
tuning?
CGDGGG
sounds a lot like pete t
Never used a biamped, or stereo, or freq crossover device or split effect or multi-amped rig before - have we? I'm a musician too who plays professionaly-- whoopee.
there's no god
There was a god
You guys make me so mad, this is what you type in the comments? What about the awful introduction! That was worth torches and an angry mob.
What they don’t get is, so many in the audience were wine-and-cheese Windham Hill music lovers who were there to mellow out and Michael would come out and open up with something like this. It was fun, it was loud, and it changed the mood in the auditoriums and loosened everyone up. It was glorious to hear his covers - the respect he gave them, the tweaks he gave them, and the wink of an eye appreciation he gave them.
Not impressed, and I'm not even a Who fan per say. I think his timing is weird on the verse. actually on a lot of it.
Remy R-emy Remy good for you
What a shame - there was so much potential for an artist like this to really shine with such a great song. I thought that his interpretation was bland, uninspired and, well, lazy. Big disappointment!
This is kind of boring.
oh my god this sucked
thanks for letting us know, michael
it's a very bored..
very bored!!!!!!!!!!!!
horrible!!!