Early 80's, strolling around one cold evening in Ottawa, saw this doodle jumping up and down just outside a bar playing a wireless Stratocaster. Grooviest sound coming from inside. We walked in. Meet Albert Collins! Those moments are what make life worth it.
What a fucking LEGEND!! He always put together the most kick-ass bands, and every musician gives him everything they’ve got. Just sounds so so damn gooooddd
I'm thinking of making a music station that pays homage to all the Blues greats from the beginning to present. Anyone want to back me? We'd be hearing Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and so much more 100%.
I’m a Albert Collins fan from early 90’s when my uncle let me listen to his Showdown Album w/Albert , Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray. Wow what a album. Here on Utube not many people know of him. So I been pushing his great wait. GREAT name around. Dec 6, 2023
Albert Collins has an intensity - and then a subtlety, those quick pull offs, then crazy vibrato on an Tele that screams- I don't know how you sound like that..I've been playing/listening for over 20 years..it's just part of his body and soul. Regular strat sounds "normal". He knew what he was doing with that stinging bright tone.
That’s because he was using a Telecaster. Gear makes a difference for sure. Different beast. Plus he was probably self-taught and had his own technique.
Another great live version of the ironically named "Same Old Thing" which apparently is so NOT the same old thing but instead yet another unique flavor of the blues. Inspiring!
He was a bad man! Whenever my blues playing seems to be feeling stale I spend a day listening to the Iceman and phrasing automatically gets better and my playing gets more interesting.
I can't stop watching this, it's so damn good! I watch this one and the (giorno) version almost every day. I love that he gives his bass player a long solo, then the trumpet player (who is amazing), and finally his rhythm player gets a solo too which is face melting. This is what music is/was all about!
It's absolutely great. But you watch this every day? As well as the other performance of this song at daytime too? Don't get me wrong, if I could only watch one thing every day, this would be right up there, but come on man, variety is the spice of life and everything.
@@paulgordon6949 As interstellar these full on artists are, I agree . . . variety IS the spice of life . Having said that, ya gotta say that this IS fantastic though :-)
HARDEST WORKING MAN ...........PLAYING THE BLUES ............SO VERY COOOOOOL ! albert , u will make us forever smile ......THANK U ...........RERST EASY , BIG MAN .....
I always read the comments from the folks who are veclept by what they've "discovered"...."stumbled" upon. This is just another show band from the '80's........the folks who chime in, in their '60's? who lived it, felt it, have the ticket stubs.......this was THE Show Band to see. Albert went beyond guitar player. He went beyond the old blues........He went beyond, "fans matter". Albert truly presented each and every audience a SHOW. His band helped make that happen. Show Band. Go check out BIG Something for more of the same devotion to fans..... In the meantime, go find Frosty LIVE!
I am going to look up all of ALBERT COLLINS music I just love his music I wish that he was still alive today getting ready 3 down load all his stuff R I P Mr ALBERT COLLINS
In my opinion he was the best guitar man even better than Eric Clapton. I wish i could just get in to a time machine just to see him playing alive.........
Albert the whole band is all that he bass player was kicking up some serious dust though love Albert though what he brings to the blues his voice playing cant be matched
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yepp one of my all-time heroes, without a doubt! Bought a telecaster because of him, but of course it doesn't have a humbucker in neck position...whatever..it's in the fingers for sure...
I love Albert Collins music, but we must also give credit to the sound guy who has a lot of work keeping the stage noise under control, Albert sings a mile away from the microphone and in all directions which keeps the sound guy turning knobs all night long. The band is amazing and so tight even at extreme noise levels. The Blues is so good to my ears.
Take a lot a entertainers, sing songs 'Bout the things they experienced in life Some entertainers sing songs that they-a, seen other people experience in life Well, I'm gonna tell you some of the things I experienced in life The old lady got mad with me the other night Packed that overnight grip Got the house by myself, just me and the dog. Ha, ha Sometime ya know that your animal layin' in the floor, lookin' at you like, say, "Uh, you done messed up buddy" It's that same old thang Same old thang, baby where ya been? Said, same old thing, woman where ya been? Been gone two days, today I'm sittin' here all alone I been waitin' babe Waitin' by my telephone Said, same old thing Woman where ya been? It's that same old thing Baby, where ya been? I been up all night, waitin' in vain Without you baby, it just ain't the same Everytime I go through this baby We play that same old game Now if I ever catch ya messin' around Then there's no need to plead Just send your soul on to heaven 'Cause the rest is home to me Same old thing, baby where ya been? It's the same old thing, woman where ya been? It's the same old thing Hey! My patience done run out My love gone bad I really started to leave ya woman, but But you're the best thing I ever had Same old thing, woman where ya been? Same old thing, baby where ya been? I been up all night, waitin' in vain Without you baby, it just ain't the same Every time I go through this thing with you You play that same old game Now if I ever catch you messin' around There's no need to plead Just send your soul on to heaven, haha 'Cause the rest belong to me Said same old thing, baby where ya been? Said same old thing, baby Woman, where ya been? No you wouldn't Carol was over here, her and the baby last night Where ya gonna be? Ya gotta find somethin' else baby 'cause you know I started to leave you, but you the best thing I've ever had ("Then I went by Mollie's house") No, hell no, Mollie called here lookin' for ya You've got to come right with me, baby No wigglin' of the hip See the same old thing baby I done told you, no, don't do that to me, no mo' 'Cause I, I love you baby I'm really in love wit' cha baby Перевести на русский
