Matteo has got a great path: his father is a pro guitarist in Italy, Matteo studied at the Music College in Palermo and develop a unique style, listening to all the most important guitarists of history, from Hendrix to Holdsworth. Now he is a real musician. His first record with his own compositions is coming out in these days. I hope all the World could listen to his music
Credo nel suo caso siano doti naturali. Altrimenti tutti i figli d'arte sarebbero figure pari o superiori ai genitori. Quasi mai è così. Lui stesso in un'intervista dice che il principale vantaggio di avere un padre grande musicista è stato quello di avere avuto grandi ascolti, fin da bambino. Una cosa importantissima, perché una cosa è crescere ascoltando jazz, rock e altra musica di qualità, altra cosa è crescere ascoltando solo musica commerciale. Poi ha avuto altri insegnanti, seguito altre strade
@@lanzicavalli6453 Penso anche io che sia molto oltre la media in quanto a doti. Comunque in un'intervista che ho sentito recentemente dice che al conservatorio ha fatto un gran lavoro. Il repertorio classico non lo amava, ma sull'improvvisazione, l'armonia e tutto ciò che riguardava jazz, fusion e dintorni ha speso molto tempo. Poi del padre diceva che è stato soprattutto una gran guida negli ascolti. Insomma, un po' la genetica, un po' questo e un po' quello...è venuto fuori 'sto fenomeno.
I think Guthrie still has that title, this kid like Max Ostro are about as good as it gets but until the masses use their music and pieces as bench marks (as they do with Guthrie) then I'd say not yet :) With all that this guys just drops jaws at what he puts out..
Yes, he might be the best young fusion guitarist in the world in the present. Guthrie represents an older generation having broader music vocabulary due to the advantage of time. Another difference is that they use different playing techniques. So in some way it's like comparing a ripe apple with a young pear.
At this level there is no 'best'. The top echelon of guitar players like Matteo, Guthrie, Pat Metheny, Holdsworth, Gambale... (and so many more), are all at the level where they can play anything they think of with no technical limitations. Phrasing on the guitar is as natural to them as speaking. Sure they all have aspects that are slightly better than the others. Gambales sweeping, Holdsworths legato, Guthrie's versatility... at that level it's really just about whose style you prefer. I personally like Guthrie's phrasing the most out of all of them
@@1222chrissie Absolutely agree as well. Go watch any live performance of Guthrie after this video. He's on another planet (Matteo is amazing no one get me wrong, ok). I feel like that's hard for a lot of people to understand though. It also takes a good guitarist to recognize how extremely talented someone else is. Example, if I showed my mom videos of Kurt Hammett, Matteo Mancuso and Guthrie Govan playing a solo she wouldn't be able to tell you who is the "better" guitarist, but that they all are good, which is true. But it also applies to a lot of guitarists as well. I'm just glad these musicians get recognition in the first place. I meet loads of guitarists that have never even heard of Guthrie let alone Matteo + countless others.
When I read all these stupid comment, "he is better than... he is the best...".... , each time a good one plays something that stupid kind of comments replays... Just increase your IQ by just accepting there are a lot a great players, they're all good, all different, and that goal of classify them is only useless. So just watch and enjoy them all and their work, because there is a lot of work behind them, that's all !
I have no idea how he got so good. He must have had training before he was born. He is a Prodigy! The best I have ever seen. His phrasing is unbelievable!!
I agree and believe he is the best all around guitarist in the world today. I also am grateful that fusion is alive and well in the hands of this amazingly talented young man.
Hard to believe someone can get that good knowing it takes a lot of practice but somehow he took some shortcuts cause he’s pretty young looking and mastered it already..wow
Matteo Mancuso è il miglior chitarrista al mondo nel suo genere (equivalente a Yamandu Costa in àmbito classico). È un genio della chitarra e della sua musica.
Ok, this is the best guitar music piece, i have ever heard ... and i've heard quite a few in the past 40 years. It's also the most stunning and diverse and innovative guitar solo, i've ever encountered. Thank you very much for uploading! It's incredible :D
@@SkyNetGeneral-I didn't even mention Marcin Patrzalek, he's another unicorn. I don't compare guitarist as they bring their own flavor to the table and it all taste good. I don't think what Matteo does can even be taught, would take most great guitarist a lifetime to accomplish. His use of the right had plucking is staggering and perfect. This guys is beyond unicorn ~ what ever that would be....😮
@@SkyNetGeneral- yup, that’s why EVH/Gary Moore are my faves. To me great music has to have a rhythm, Vai was best with DLR/white Snake. Don’t care about technical but I wish I could play like him.
@@SkyNetGeneral- Yup was luck enough to see EVH up close 5 times and Rhoads on the DOAMM tour in Dallas. Eddie gave me a Schlitz Malt Liquor tall boy when I was leaning in the stage at the fair warning tour …back when you could lean on the stage.
@@SkyNetGeneral- Saw SRV in Jan 79 he got up on stage with his brothers band the Fabulous Thunderbirds at a free street fest (think he was 21 or 22) Sammy Hagar opened the show, he had just left Montrose...before his "Red" persona. Wasn't a big fan of F.T. But when SRV started playing my ears woke up instantly, nobody around me had ever heard of him at that time, his brother introduced him as Steven Ray but he likes to be called Stevie...
I saw him in a live concert in Italy. I am very happy and proud. He's an universal genius and one day in the future I'll say to my actually 4 years old daughter : "I saw Matteo Mancuso play live"
All I have to say is, if you don’t get how music is simultaneously the most delicate & ethereal, as well as the most intense & badass thing in the universe, I can’t help you.
Matteo was 1 of the few guitarists who after I 1st heard them I literally quit playing guitar for a while. I owe those virtuosos tho, I was able to learn some other instruments during my breaks from guitar 😂
Matteo is beyond anyone currently grooving that fusion-jazz-progressive pocket...go listen to Drift Lab, people!❤ Okay, Guthrie, Tobin and Plini fans, I know.
Holy shizz!!! He plays exactly the way I’ve always wanted to play. That next level where you either you get there or you don’t. I obviously didn’t put in the work I should’ve and nowhere near the level of his remarkable playing and musicianship.
In the words of Mark Knopfler "He got the action, he got the motion . Oh Yeah the boy can play . Dedication devotion . Turning all the night time into the day ". He's an incredible talent. I hope he develops vocals and song writing.
Matteo, many people are giving praise to your abilities on playing guitar. I do hope you receive this message. As you build your new career as one of the best known guitarist in the world, there are many dangers which will destroy your life, as you press forward. The worst and most likely is beautiful women. It only takes one.
