Just before he sang it on stage once Tyler said Cody was one of his high school buddies and it was his grandmother who let them play at her house every afternoon. What a great tribute!
I am from Virgie and this song always reminds me of my mom who passed a couple years ago. It took me this long to be able to listen to it all the way through without crying.
This song always reminds me of my Granny. She lived her whole life in SE KY. Her grandchildren all run the gamut from being very straightlaced to being very honkytonk. It didn't matter to her at all. My cousins and I would get together on her porch and play guitars and sing. Most of us were into a mix of Zeppelin, Neil Young etc so that's mostly what we played. Not her style at all but she loved it all the same. She would clap along and keep asking us to keep going. We learned a few gospel and bluegrass tunes...probably just for her. My cousins and I played Larry Fuller's "I Like To Go Back There" at her funeral...it was the one she always asked for.
I'm glad to read that I'm not the only grown ass man that gets choked up by this song. The "boys be good" at the end always spins me off into thought about my 2 sons and how they'll navigate their own journeys through life both while I'm here and when I'm gone. Great breakdown as always Michael.
His voice is so great and haunting at the same time! Grabs your attention right away and keeps you engaged untill the end and I don't recall too many times when a musician is able to do that to me
I was at that show in Maryland! Amazing show. Then met you in person at Marcus King at Baltimore sound stage. Happy to see you’re out there putting out great content still my man 🤝
5/26/2019 is the day my dad left this world. He was diagnosed with cancer just 5 weeks prior. It was Sunday morning when I got the phone call. I had spent the night before with him for a few hours, told him I would come watch the Indy 500 with him (pretty much the last thing I said to him). He was a bit of a race car driver himself, and even though he didn’t serve in the military he was VERY appreciative of the people that made that sacrifice for the rest of us. So it was kind of fitting that he checked out on Memorial Day weekend… a 5 week cancer “battle” was tough on me, at least he did not suffer for very long as he was basically his healthy normal self when he found out he had cancer… he went to the doc because he had had heart burn for about a month and then ultimately some blood in his (cough) stool. Imagine thinking you might have an ulcer, or just need some prescription reflux medication, but have the doc tell you that you have 6-12 months to live lol. For me it was basically a car crash as he kept the severity of the diagnosis completely to him self, and until the last two weeks he really did seem “fine” and pretty much like his normal self. Driving to moms house after I got that phone call Stapleton’s Broken Halos came on the radio for me for the first time… man I was such a mess (and mostly because of broken halos lol). The thing that breaks my heart to this day is that I grew up with my grandpa being a huge part of my life, he was my fishing and hunting buddy, staying up to late watching “violent” movies with him lol, ext ext. My dad was a great Grampa to my 3 year old son already but he would have been unbelievable over the next 20 years or so. And same for my daughter, she’s a “rainbow baby” I guess they say, she was born the December after my dad passed, he was the first person we told about her in his last week of life… just rips my heart out even to this day. Anyways happy Memorial Day everyone, and for those that this holiday is for… I truly thank you for your service and sacrifices!
I would love to see you react to the live version of Angel Band. It is a lyrical and storytelling masterpiece. Reminds me so much of my southern gospel roots. I would happily pay money to see you break it down and react to it!
Grew up in the area Tyler's from. Used to watch him in bars every weekend. If he was paid in drinks for those shows he was paid very well. If he was paying for drinks those shows cost him.
If you listen to any of the other versions of this song he plays it so fast in the OurVinyl sessions and with zero confirmation I am certain that he plays it fast cause he wants to get through the song before he breaks down and ruins it. This song has me sobbing by the end every time I hear it
I love your videos. And I get why you made this one…for that guy. But when you play the tune within 10 seconds of the video starting…lol. You have sent me to some great artists so thank you.
Idk if this has ever been requested before but please check out a local lexington ky legend named Ben Lacy!! Even if just for yourself. He's phenomenal and unlike anyone youve ever heard. I know theres an old saying something along the lines of good guitarists inspire people to pick up the guitar but great guitarists inspire people to put theirs down or something like that. Trust me there are plenty of guitars in kentucky pawn shops and landfills because of Ben Lacy. As a guitar player, if youve never checked him out you owe it to yourself. A good starting point is his cover of Kashmir
"Pali Gap/Hey baby( New Rising Son) by Lukas Nelson." It's a cover of two Jimi Hendrix songs, but he Fuses them. Lukas Nelson is the son of Willie Nelson, and he does a really good job of making his version his own. Which I think is particularly difficult with Jimi Hendrix songs. I would love to see your reaction to this song it's a psychedelic blues masterpiece.
Michael, please react to Dearest Sarah by Goodnight Texas. i know you like live stuff, but the album version is excellent. The law enforcement community just lost several members in Charlotte NC, and the song is fitting. It's a war song, so there are parallels. Thank you Sir
Michael, are you aware of the Transatlantic Sessions? I'm sure you probably have. I would love if you'd take a look at them in these videos. Might be a rabbit hole of legendary musicians for you.
I played this for my 7 year old daughter and now she works as a bartender in a honky tonk bar, chewing tobacco and cussin out truck drivers. Imagine when she turns 8!
He does such a good job of explaining what he's doing, but has a hard time trying following along. Not a lack of ability there, it just seems like like for a verse he was like "how can I make this even better?" Then after that verse he was all like" I can't. Let's just listen to this song, then talk about it" Sign of a great song
I know i am not a guitargate patron but even offline, please listen to “Jesus saves “ by Riley Green. I truly believe that this is going to be this generations in color.
Even though my mentor told me I probably did not have the dexterity to be a drummer in which I had the attributes to be but I ended up wanting to learn and understand the idiots is of guitar 2:17 in these days I'm getting carried away 2:20
I would argue that if you deconstruct a religion you were born into, are vocal about what you stand for AND get sober you’re still pretty badass. Maybe just not in a way that resonates with you personally.
Pre-woke Tyler was fantastic. When he jumped on the BLM bandwagon and rejected family values and all the things he used to sing about, I was no longer interested in funding his career or consuming his products. Wish I had been able to attend the Sturgill & Tyler show before Covaids shut down the world.
@@scottythebody0811 Watching people that don't know Tyler claim that he has changed is kind of wild. He is not required to be consumed by hate like you people. Get over yourselves and grow up.
