The Tallest Man on Earth Performs "Revelation Blues" - City of Music

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  • The Tallest Man on Earth performs an intimate acoustic version of "Revelation Blues".
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  • @SSDDify
    @SSDDify 11 месяцев назад +17

    10 years on still eternally grateful for this song

  • @AdamRedzuan
    @AdamRedzuan 10 лет назад +410

    I like this one better than the studio version

  • @Kodamair
    @Kodamair 4 года назад +184

    9 years later and i can still remember discovering him for the first time.
    I’ve met him 3 times in person after attending shows of his and got the chance to spill my guts on how much he and his music has saved my life.
    I’m still alive and an accomplished guitarist, all because of his gifts to the world... Thank you Kristian, for everything.

    • @daraotl5187
      @daraotl5187 4 года назад +10

      Can't say I have a story like this, but his music has influenced me lot. He was also my introduction to the while kinda folk genre; my tastes before TTMOE were basically rock and indie

  • @MiokeDokey
    @MiokeDokey 9 лет назад +275

    God, to play like that and sing at the same time. What a talent.

    • @lelie3642
      @lelie3642 8 лет назад +53

      and walk !

    • @TonyHawkTuah
      @TonyHawkTuah 7 лет назад +18

      And wear this flowers necklace in the same time ! ;-)

    • @Soulfly169
      @Soulfly169 7 лет назад +6

      It's just practice!

    • @jzlgbldn1242
      @jzlgbldn1242 7 лет назад +10

      And to keep breathing wow

    • @cdigdawg
      @cdigdawg 7 лет назад +4

      Yeah, i can't even walk and chew gum at the same time.

  • @mananawasthi2643
    @mananawasthi2643 7 лет назад +74

    I was more than just a coward
    I was handsome too
    I felt nothing when your flood came down
    Holding fines that made me wonder if the lights were wrong
    With my hands that never touched no ground
    When your talent is in numbers
    Of the many times you’re gone
    I could lie I don’t care about forgiving
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young
    As I’m fencing up the hours
    In the fields of red
    While you think I’m on a loveless straight
    In the letters from the lovers in a land gone wrong
    Explanations always written late
    When your talent curse the framing
    Of the crying you heard sung
    I could lie I don’t care about what’s missing
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young
    Your train of thoughts is always passing here
    With its falling paint, and its broken gears
    It’s the damn revelation blues when you see the path
    And you know you won’t be the last,
    Oh lord…
    I was more than just a terror
    I was crying too
    But you showed me in the gusts between
    That a wind is sometimes broken and its flying path
    Has no meaning nor a ghost within
    When your talent is in hiding
    That your feeling is always wrong
    I always want to bring you something
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young.

    • @akshatporwal5875
      @akshatporwal5875 7 лет назад +3

      my god the lyrics have so much depth in them!! one of my favorite songs

    • @jzlgbldn1242
      @jzlgbldn1242 6 лет назад +1

      I still can't understand them

    • @bryandouthwright8973
      @bryandouthwright8973 6 лет назад +1

      get into poetry and u will understand metaphors

    • @donquixote812
      @donquixote812 5 лет назад +11

      @@jzlgbldn1242 He was away a lot because of his talent and his girl and him had problems, but he came to realize that it was better to set her free because she couldnt handle him gone all of the time. First she cried, but then he cried when he realized he would not be her husband. Their love was a rose and he came to realize. Sometimes its just roses dying too young.

    • @pixiedust4845
      @pixiedust4845 2 года назад

      @@donquixote812 yeah sometimes it's better to let go instead of staying in a feud of your mind .. thanks you explained it well. Have a great day

  • @petermartin9806
    @petermartin9806 3 месяца назад +1

    Yep. Top notch performance all around. He's quite a remarkable person. A lot of beauty inside!

  • @MatheusMoraesPinheiro
    @MatheusMoraesPinheiro 9 лет назад +24

    That guitar is amazing! One of the best songs i've ever heard.

  • @wheresarnie1
    @wheresarnie1 8 лет назад +34

    Damn! I'm so glad that The Tallest Man has been getting the recognition that he has deserved for years...finally. If you get a chance to see him live - do it, his live performances are better than his studio recordings.

    • @huyskn
      @huyskn 6 лет назад

      I totally agree! I've witnessed his divine presence live for 3 times now, nothing compares to his live performances :D

  • @CyborgRobby
    @CyborgRobby 9 лет назад +46

    im sad and this song makes me happy

    • @daraotl5187
      @daraotl5187 7 лет назад +10

      There is something poetic in the simplicity if that comment; beautiful, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once. yolosw4g

  • @DaugN
    @DaugN 9 лет назад +29

    The tuning for this version of the song is D# A# D F A# D#, and capo on the 7th fret.
    But it's tuned a little sharp.(Reference tone A pitch = 445 ish). So just tune it a little sharper then you normally would.

    • @antonbrask4574
      @antonbrask4574 9 лет назад

      +Mathias Birkeland Thank you, gonna give it a try!

    • @Adisasleep
      @Adisasleep 9 лет назад

      +Anton Brask it's really hard on old strings take care and have new set ready

    • @JulioStaysGold
      @JulioStaysGold 9 лет назад +3

      +Mathias Birkeland You could always tune all this a half step down and just put the capo on the 8th fret. The Tallest Man on Earth uses really light gauge strings so it's easy for him to do these weird tunings lol.

    • @jonathanbowman5716
      @jonathanbowman5716 7 лет назад

      That must be what gives it's bright sound.

  • @shinduratmoro2282
    @shinduratmoro2282 10 лет назад +87

    Finally found this song. Heard this in ford commercial 2014 haha

  • @vishrajv
    @vishrajv 5 лет назад +9

    I think this song deserves a 1000000000000000000000000 views. I have watched this song more than 500 times and I was introduced to this song by a Car commercial (2014) in India. This song was in the background and I instantly fall in love. I hope they paid you for the copyright.

    • @giovanisantiago7395
      @giovanisantiago7395 Год назад +2

      Just like me, I was introcuded to this song back in 2012 by a commercial tv of the Ford Ecosport here in Brazil. Just like you I feel in love in the first moment I heard it. Still one of my favorites ever.

  • @IndieOctopus
    @IndieOctopus 4 года назад +5

    I hadn't listened to this song for a while. But today woke up suddenly at 5 am after dreaming about it and immediately had to listen to it

  • @noahmcdx1
    @noahmcdx1 11 лет назад +28

    I can't take it anymore, this music is just perfect. All from one man. There is at least 4 songs now he has that has this infectious way of just making me smile when I hear a specific lick from it. Sometimes it's uncontrollable like some laughing gas just got dropped right next to me. It's ridiculous. I've actually laughed out loud while listening to his music because it was just so perfect I couldn't believe it. Am I crazy?

    • @daraotl5187
      @daraotl5187 3 года назад

      Nope, you're not!

    • @joannanurmis3472
      @joannanurmis3472 3 года назад

      I’m right there with you.

    • @loriens7598
      @loriens7598 Год назад

      You are not crazy! With you 💯 and I can’t wait to see him live next fall

  • @7luffy421
    @7luffy421 10 месяцев назад +4

    Escuto essa musica desde meus 14 anos , hoje tenho 26 anos , acho linda incrível , toca no fundo do meu coração essa musica❤❤

  • @dddebolt
    @dddebolt 9 лет назад +5

    Unreal guitar picking, awesome folk songs.

  • @porridgesilt
    @porridgesilt 7 лет назад +3

    "I was more than just a coward, I was handsome too."
    Right from the start, he lets it rip!

  • @MrBeat7
    @MrBeat7 12 лет назад +4

    Loving this acoustic version, you can hear the chords so much more clearly.

  • @Fabio035
    @Fabio035 12 лет назад +4

    The studio-version is one of mye least favorites on his new album (even though I don't think it's a BAD song), but when performed in this stripped down accoustic way, it's suddenly clear that it's actually an amazing song. This guy never cease to mesmerize me!

  • @Padraic-uq3sh
    @Padraic-uq3sh 10 лет назад +9

    This guy is absolutely astonishing. In my opinion everybody should listen to ttmoe!!

  • @MrGugawalck
    @MrGugawalck 7 лет назад +79

    Why the hell this version is not available on Spotify?

    • @jonathanbowman5716
      @jonathanbowman5716 7 лет назад +7

      ikr, it's the best version of the song

    • @matahariorka1490
      @matahariorka1490 6 лет назад

      its available dude

    • @hlewerenz
      @hlewerenz 5 лет назад

      Matahari Orka where?

    • @johnboy9596
      @johnboy9596 5 лет назад +3

      @@hlewerenz , It's not. They don't know what there're taking about.

  • @denisesahulata612
    @denisesahulata612 5 лет назад +1

    Love this song ever since I heard it for the first time in a car advertisement on TV. Googled it and fell in love with it.
    Thank you Kristian for the song. Thank you anyone for uploading this version.
    Seriously.

  • @angeloroberto8662
    @angeloroberto8662 8 лет назад +1

    Awesome song, WONDERFUL singer

  • @Landscape980
    @Landscape980 8 лет назад +45

    A primeira vez que ouvi essa música, foi numa propaganda de carro : D

  • @epicwaves0
    @epicwaves0 2 года назад +1

    I remeber when this video got like 75.000 views, such and underrated artist his voice is so good.

  • @TatyYuniyarti
    @TatyYuniyarti 10 лет назад

    Ford Ecosport commercial 2014 brought me here. FINALLY FOUND THIS GREAT SONG. SO EXCITED.

  • @62tcheli
    @62tcheli 11 лет назад +9

    Esta é realmente uma canção composta com verdadeira expressão. É assim que se faz uma bela música

  • @wristyku
    @wristyku 11 лет назад

    absolutely beautiful

  • @eldemar57
    @eldemar57 9 лет назад

    This hit has already been selected, besides another of his tunes "Bright Lantern", to include in my 2.876 MP3 files with the best of best, many indie folk songs and much more...Thanks for posting!

  • @optimaloc
    @optimaloc 12 лет назад

    Beautiful, beautiful performance.

  • @HDReMaster
    @HDReMaster 10 лет назад +17

    Filmed @ 2224 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

    • @vaust
      @vaust 5 лет назад

      i was wondering where..

  • @jennydeaf9O9
    @jennydeaf9O9 7 лет назад

    I’ve been looking for this for a couple years now...Collecting songs I kinda grew up with once I moved into town and making them into a lil playlist for the rainy days, ig.

  • @PilgrimsDream
    @PilgrimsDream 5 лет назад +2

    so ridiculously glorious

  • @WoutG
    @WoutG 11 лет назад

    I've been listening to him for quite a few years now and you can really see/hear(!) the improvement he's made. Keep it up, Kristian!

  • @hanna-gk7dt
    @hanna-gk7dt 2 года назад +3

    Conheci a música em 2012 e desde então virou música para pensar na vida, a letra dessa música é poesia pura

  • @thedadrider4569
    @thedadrider4569 11 лет назад

    I use to listen his music every morning before going to work. Best moment of the day!

  • @mindxcircus
    @mindxcircus 11 лет назад

    All of his Live performance is crazy good!! Much much better than album!

  • @amal-lu9te
    @amal-lu9te 10 лет назад +7

    so many people come right here because of Ford 2014 commercial ads, count me in. they really made it!

  • @jeffdaman4873
    @jeffdaman4873 9 лет назад +1

    Caught my attention... Good luck. Great sound

  • @callmeTruman
    @callmeTruman 11 лет назад

    I love the colors in this video..

  • @DoesntUpload
    @DoesntUpload 12 лет назад

    Great showcase of some really clean talent

  • @JosephBarenskie
    @JosephBarenskie 12 лет назад

    Wonderful.

  • @magalhaes5027
    @magalhaes5027 8 лет назад +1

    Just amazing.

  • @DMBiewski
    @DMBiewski 12 лет назад

    His guitar work has become increasingly more badass from one cut to another. Love this dudes work.

  • @EngHawJF
    @EngHawJF 12 лет назад +4

    Essa música é perfeita:
    Eu era mais do que um terror
    Eu estava chorando também
    Mas você me mostrou nas entrelinhas
    Que um vento, às vezes, fica destruído
    E seu caminho voador
    Não tem sentido, nem um fantasma por dentro
    Quando seu talento estiver em esconder
    Que seu sentimento está sempre errado
    E eu sempre quero trazer-lhe alguma coisa
    Mas às vezes, são apenas rosas
    Morrendo muito jovens

  • @Teona1212
    @Teona1212 12 лет назад

    Wonderful !

  • @silassilva6475
    @silassilva6475 11 лет назад

    his voice is so sweet and so beautiful

  • @SuperSimon1997
    @SuperSimon1997 11 лет назад

    YEAH CHICAGO. I saw him live in milwaukee. if anyone hasnt seen him live, then you should.

  • @yukee1127
    @yukee1127 10 лет назад +60

    Ford commercial song (2014) brought me here haha

    • @adnanfarizhi
      @adnanfarizhi 5 лет назад +2

      Hahaha i know these song title after i shazaam these song while ford ecosport commercial break

    • @arifvinanda
      @arifvinanda 4 года назад

      me too

  • @brionoke
    @brionoke 10 лет назад +1

    beautiful! and in chicago too!

  • @ilmarefan
    @ilmarefan 11 лет назад

    he makes it look so effortless!

  • @shamcra
    @shamcra 12 лет назад

    Great video, great sound.
    Kristian at his best. Thanks!

  • @jebusguitars
    @jebusguitars 11 лет назад

    once again I'm on a TMOE video spree, so hard to stop listening to this man.

  • @Phimstone
    @Phimstone 12 лет назад

    great tune

  • @agamenonalvessilva5354
    @agamenonalvessilva5354 11 лет назад

    Só mesmo o Original.. Parabéns..

  • @jconner78
    @jconner78 Год назад

    One of the best songs ever
    Like, "Desolation Row" or "The Boxer" good

  • @jakej654
    @jakej654 12 лет назад

    this is the best video on youtube.

  • @favoritanton
    @favoritanton 11 лет назад

    sound is amazing!

  • @micaa1008
    @micaa1008 11 лет назад

    Perfect! Very good

  • @MathieuSykes13
    @MathieuSykes13 12 лет назад

    YOUR ARE AMAZING !!!

  • @eminecr7
    @eminecr7 2 года назад +1

    Didnt know music could sound this good.

  • @jesseruiz3279
    @jesseruiz3279 11 лет назад

    good luck! his picking technique and skill is top notch. i hope you get it!

  • @MonkeyRecords
    @MonkeyRecords 12 лет назад

    great song

  • @MrTimkek
    @MrTimkek 12 лет назад

    This is literally perfection.

  • @andreabortolozzo884
    @andreabortolozzo884 10 лет назад +10

    The guitar with which this song has been recorded sounds absolutely perfect. Does anyone knows which guitar is that?

    • @John_Graff
      @John_Graff 9 лет назад

      he never does studio recording so I'd be willing to bet that this song was recorded just as shown in the video and therefore he used the guitar that he is playing in the video. those random walking around parts are probably just video overlays.

    • @andreabortolozzo884
      @andreabortolozzo884 9 лет назад

      Thanks! Do you know which guitar is that?

    • @John_Graff
      @John_Graff 9 лет назад +4

      not sure exactly what he is playing in this video but he usually plays furch guitars. he also has a guild f20 that he plays a lot but he's not playing that one in this video.

    • @andreabortolozzo884
      @andreabortolozzo884 9 лет назад

      Thanks John!!

    • @Yellowbellytuna
      @Yellowbellytuna 9 лет назад +2

      Andrea Bortolozzo If I'm not mistaken I believe he's using a Carmel Guitar Co. OM Model with a brand new set of strings

  • @magmion2783
    @magmion2783 6 лет назад +80

    Kids, you're looking at the god of fingerpicking

    • @Lorneplumber
      @Lorneplumber 5 лет назад +3

      No

    • @Mortenerstygg123
      @Mortenerstygg123 5 лет назад +1

      @@Lorneplumber but he really is

    • @rvz77
      @rvz77 5 лет назад +1

      @@Mortenerstygg123 no, he isnt
      Look up Chet Atkins little child.

    • @mrkeng1
      @mrkeng1 4 года назад

      @@rvz77No.

    • @joelcampbell9231
      @joelcampbell9231 4 года назад

      @@rvz77 Or Tommy Emmanuel

  • @PoteDaGanancia
    @PoteDaGanancia 8 лет назад +4

    Esse cara toca e canta demais, tem um puta talento!

  • @manojkumarawasthi487
    @manojkumarawasthi487 7 лет назад +1

    Revelation Blues
    The Tallest Man on Earth
    LYRICS
    I was more than just a coward
    I was handsome too
    I felt nothing when your flood came down
    Holding fines that made me wonder if the lights were wrong
    With my hands that never touched no ground
    When your talent is in numbers
    Of the many times you’re gone
    I could lie I don’t care about forgiving
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young
    As I’m fencing up the hours
    In the fields of red
    While you think I’m on a loveless straight
    In the letters from the lovers in a land gone wrong
    Explanations always written late
    When your talent curse the framing
    Of the crying you heard sung
    I could lie I don’t care about what’s missing
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young
    Your train of thoughts is always passing here
    With its falling paint, and its broken gears
    It’s the damn revelation blues when you see the path
    And you know you won’t be the last,
    Oh lord…
    I was more than just a terror
    I was crying too
    But you showed me in the gusts between
    That a wind is sometimes broken and its flying path
    Has no meaning nor a ghost within
    When your talent is in hiding
    That your feeling is always wrong
    I always want to bring you something
    But sometimes it’s just roses dying too young.

  • @mariosergioalfaro
    @mariosergioalfaro 11 лет назад

    Cannot wait to see him at Culture Room, Ft Lauderdale, FL

  • @Lima53068
    @Lima53068 12 лет назад

    Nice music

  • @ElizabethxPete
    @ElizabethxPete 11 лет назад +1

    the guitar playing is godly!

  • @TheradoneV1
    @TheradoneV1 11 лет назад

    I just saw him in St. Louis at The Pageant, he was utterly amazing, I couldn't tell you a bad thing about the concert. Strand of Oaks was very decent as well, a good mix they had.

  • @iwillnevergetone5
    @iwillnevergetone5 12 лет назад

    his syncopation / finger-work is just flawless

  • @jemifelamange3647
    @jemifelamange3647 11 лет назад

    That was absolutely glorious.

  • @lgsintheparty
    @lgsintheparty 11 лет назад

    beauty tune

  • @JennDahbura
    @JennDahbura 11 лет назад +3

    i just love him!!!!!!!!!!

  • @selfindulgentnavelgazing6503
    @selfindulgentnavelgazing6503 10 лет назад +1

    There's no one better than this guy.

  • @xThaNaturalx
    @xThaNaturalx 11 лет назад

    Yeah man. I got to meet him and he wrote "Collin Is Batman Now" on my There's No Leaving Now LP. Real cool guy

  • @sofiakajander7578
    @sofiakajander7578 11 лет назад

    accidentally clicked the close button up in the corner, but my computer didn't want to end this awesomeness. kept playing.

  • @correntejames
    @correntejames 12 лет назад

    ui, quanta raiva nesse coração.
    Talvez você precise respirar fundo e esvaziar a mente pra poder escutar essa música e percebê-la, de fato. Revelation Blues é um manifesto, mas introspectivo, reflexivo.

  • @blobuela
    @blobuela 6 лет назад

    This song always in my playlist song, i really love this song

  • @alexrothier
    @alexrothier 10 лет назад

    Nice song!!!!!

  • @ForzaNapolI1875
    @ForzaNapolI1875 8 лет назад +9

    why the fuck has it took me years to find this guy
    o_O

  • @djonedrs
    @djonedrs 12 лет назад +1

    Vlw comercial, muito linda a musica...=)

  • @ClayBorrell
    @ClayBorrell 7 лет назад +1

    Fucking UNREAL.

  • @matheusazevedoC
    @matheusazevedoC 12 лет назад

    nice musics bro! please, show your music to world

  • @ThelastJohnSilver
    @ThelastJohnSilver 12 лет назад

    the album version can not hold a candle to this... A new favorite since Pistol Dreams for me!

  • @pedrodiogo6285
    @pedrodiogo6285 11 лет назад

    adorooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, fico feliz por ainda terem musicas boas!!!!

  • @lavaibala
    @lavaibala 11 лет назад

    tem razão gata....A música é linda e uma gata comentando...É tudo de bom...

  • @fabioribeirobarreto3828
    @fabioribeirobarreto3828 12 лет назад +3

    Linda musica,fiquei a conhecendo por meio do comercial da Ford.Linda música.Ela é simplesmente maravilhosa.Ela não é triste nem feliz,não é rápida nem lenta,é simplesmente,maravilhosa. Parabéns ao cantor pelo talento tanto no violão quanto na voz!!

  • @b.geestlescryst9193
    @b.geestlescryst9193 12 лет назад

    Lindo som do violão elétrico e qualidade do vídeo. As duas versões saíram ótimas, prefiro a forma mais lenta. ...

  • @marc3llofficial
    @marc3llofficial 12 лет назад

    uma das músicas mais massa q eu já ouvi. uma música,um ritmo q ti faz viajar. Acho q eu nunca viajei tanto qnto nessa música do the tallest.

  • @sandeepb7
    @sandeepb7 10 лет назад +3

    Ecosport, you bought me here :)

  • @samuelguimaraes3177
    @samuelguimaraes3177 11 лет назад +1

    Obg Comercial Ecosport 2012,Descobri Uma Musica Fantastica

  • @marialuiza200944
    @marialuiza200944 11 лет назад

    Ford mt mt obrigado ! Musica linda.

  • @unicorniodescendente4409
    @unicorniodescendente4409 7 лет назад +3

    encontreeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiii a música da minha infância😍😍😍😍😍😍😍tô até emocionado😭😭😭

  • @Josepht148114
    @Josepht148114 12 лет назад

    I saw him with a buddy at the Wiltern in L.A. A while back the day 'There's No Leavin' Now' was released and I was kinda bummed because I wanted to hear some of his covers like These Days or Graceland. Safe to say, I've never been happier to be wrong

  • @3rhuanps
    @3rhuanps 12 лет назад

    Ecoesport, Obrigado!

  • @julianaoliveira8320
    @julianaoliveira8320 12 лет назад +1

    Música perfeita!

  • @henriquerodenbuschpolettoc6409
    @henriquerodenbuschpolettoc6409 7 лет назад +3

    OLOKOOOO são tantas lembranças