Room 335 (Larry Carlton) Matteo Mancuso - Maurizio Metalli - Lalo Carrillo - Peter Szendofi 

This moves me to tears. God hasn't abandoned us yet.

The 8 thumbs down are all from Dunlop pick Company.

That run starting at 2:19 is pure art. So rare to hear a line that busy where every note feels like it contributes something.

2:25 - Oh man, that phrasing... Looks like his fingers gliding over the fretboard like a rainbow. Damn. What a phenomenal talent.

Unbelievable... Easily my newest favorite player.. and so young, man what a future he has in front of him.. Ive been playing for 40 plus year’s and I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone so fluid and precise.. Can’t get enough of it.. Hopefully I’ll get to see him play live someday.. Rock On

my wife is giving birth now while im watching this video, i cant miss this masterpiece. ur prayers pls 🙏🏼 edit: thank you guys for all the great comments,support and prayers, it was a great moment for me i will remember it all my life, i wish i can invite all of u to my daughter's celebration . keep supporting our great artist matteo, have a good life and a good taste of music 🙏🏼

As a guitar wannabee from the 60/70s, this has shaken my world. This man has made my Gods sound like children. Such a shame that popular music has no interest in guitarists these days. But guitar lovers, of which we are still here, have taken notice.

Matteo really does play like a non human from another planet. The finger picking style, amazing note selection, insane speed, never any mistakes, and playing with such feel. This is a once in 100 years talent.

Talent+ skill+ understanding+ good taste+ hard work + passion+ lack of presumption= something to admire,something to enjoy,something to be proud of.

Larry Carlton is smiling in appreciation.!!!

It's been a while since last time music moved me to tears. Today it happened... I listened to this track 4 times in a row while driving, and got really moved. Thank you Matteo & The Band. I'm so grateful. What a blessing...🥰

I really wish Larry Carlton sees this amazing Prodigy ! - Next Level guitarist !!!

In my opinion he's probably one of the most technical players around but the reason why I love him is the phrasing, man what an incredibly lyrical phrasing... And that vibrato is fire, that's what I call playing with taste, love it! 🔥🔥

I hate to say this, but Matteo's "Room 335" surpasses that of the original composer. Not only in his tone, speed and attack, but also melodic invention. So happy to have lived long enough to have been able to hear Matteo's playing.

Take notice that there is so much homage to Carlton's phrasing. What an absolutely beast!!!!

Io credo che nemmeno Larry Carlton immaginasse che il suo brano potesse avere questo input tecnico strabiliante e superlativo e di come Matteo e' riuscito ad esaltare sia sotto il profilo tecnico che sotto il profilo espressivo il risultato e assolutamente metafisico !!!

Le talent de ce guitariste italien est simplement PRODIGIEUX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Il rend hommage à DIEU le plus grand musicien et guitariste ( avec L'AUTRE EXTRA TERRESTRE PAT METHENY) du 20 ème siècle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L'immense l'extra terrestre le martien LARRY CARLTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Et c'est gigantesque parce qu'il ne se cantonne pas à reproduire note pour note mais délivre sa version ( SUBLIMISSIME !!!!!!!!!!!!) De ce JOYAU DE CET HIMALAYA MUSICAL DE CET HYMNE ABSOLU A LA GUITARE !!!!!!!!!!!! EXTRAORDINAIRE TOUT SIMPLEMENT mais le talent ça n'est pas de jouer mais de COMPOSER c'est ça le vrai TALENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!en tout cas ce garçon mérite d'être connu car c'est un génie absolu de la guitare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! N'oubliez jamais que la technique et la vitesse ne sont rien sans la SPIRITUALITÉ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cette vidéo est TOUT SIMPLEMENT HISTORIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dernière chose et non des moindres la première fois que je suis tombé ( par un total hasard,!!!!!!!!!!!!) Sur cette vidéo j'ai failli tomber de ma chaise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Et pourtant j'ai une connaissance encyclopédique de la musique ( c'est ma passion absolue !!!!!!!!!!!) et je connais des centaines pour ne pas dire des milliers de musiciens et de guitaristes mais ce que vous allez voir là va vous laisser sans voix Quel hommage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIEU est descendu sur terre et il s'est déguisé en LARRY CARLTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Il s'agit d'une version qui à n'en pas douter va rentrer dans les ANNALES DE LA MUSIQUE ET ENCORE UNE FOIS C'EST TOUT SIMPLEMENT HISTORIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J'espère que LARRY CARLTON himself a vu cette vidéo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Guy

Matteo Mancuso has got to be the Most Melodic Shredder ive ever listened to...absolute virtuosity!!

All the notes he plays are the form of his highest respect for Larry. So much respect. 👏👏👏

It's incredible, how the solo begins at minute 2:10 and then those phrasings that he makes with so much sense. His solos create a landscape which he decorates along the way... It's like the solo that he added in ghemon! Absolutely impressive, he has brought out things in the song that it didn't seem to have before.

Incredible!!! Wow.

Dude literally brings a tear to my eye

2:43 Matty double checks right hand making sure fingers haven't melted from the flames 🔥

This young man is an absolutely unbelievable guitarist. He has such amazing technique and skill but most importantly - his musicality, the gift of the Muse. How he has managed to put together such a high level of aesthetics and delivery and at his age is totally mind blowing!

Everything is so easy for him. And everything is so beautiful. What a great player.

I've played guitar for some 60years and have been part of many great session and stage acts, but if I had ever come across a guitarist like this cat I probably would have put my guitar back in it's case and left. Amazing doesn't quite describe this guy. Wow!

..he’s out of this world for sure. Never seen anything like him.

Hats off to one of the all time great guitarists Larry Carlton for writing and recording this song in 1978. It was awesome back then and awesome still today. Especially in the hands of this astonishingly skilled and talented young man. I’ve played guitar since I was in the second grade and have never come close to such pure fingering and hand, mind, eye coordination. I have never seen that much pure guitar invested in one human being in my life. Can’t wait to watch his career unfold.

Matteo, you are truly the finest guitar player on the planet, so inspiring. Massive respect from the UK x

Somebody please tell me Larry has had the pleasure of listening to this!! Absolutely incredible. Matteo, your guitar tone and phrasing is absolutely fantastic.

Maestro Matteo is playing with such ease, elegance, and authority.

Matteo is just jaw-dropping in his execution, easily one of the finest players on the planet, but kudos to the other guys here. What a brilliant band, a bunch of superb musicians.

How do you play a Larry Carlton song as well as the master himself plus speak your own musical language at the same time? Utterly amazing and I'm sure Larry is truly impressed that his music can inspire the next generations.

Hi Matteo, this is Marcio, from Brazil. I heard this song for the first time in the 90's, it's a classic, Larry was very inspired when he wrote it. Your improvisation was fantastic, congratulations! Great band too!

Matteo, this has to rank at or near the very top of your recorded work, and yet it's not available on streaming services. Please fix that by releasing it in some official form! I absolutely ADORE this!

Matteo is an incredible player and it's interesting that his collaborators here are all older guys.

Utter perfection on all fronts. This is what separates boys from men. These are consummate pros. Absolutely beautiful playing.

AL DI MEOLA is one of Mancuso's biggest fans....ENOUGH SAID!!! THANK YOU MATTEO for bringing happiness in the world through your dedication and hard work. I love you man....😄🙏👍

Matteo’s playing is amazing, in many ways I think of him as an extraordinary author with a complete command of language and story telling understanding the nuance of how subplots lend themselves to the greater overall story. If you actively listen to what Matteo is doing you’ll begin to hear all these small bebop, rock, blues, fusion, etc. guitar lines or licks. Instead of leaning on scales and arpeggios, he’s leaning on small phrases he’s just ingrained into his playing, he’s just fitting together all these different phrases so effortlessly and quickly with his improvisation. That’s the astounding part of his playing the speed and consistency with which he puts all the small passes together and how they all generally work to complement each other. In my mind that is what is setting him apart from others. This level of playing is also achievable you just need to listen and copy licks/lines from everything you listen to. Do it long enough as Matteo has and it will come through in your improvisation. I just can’t get enough, so tasty is his playing.

Nice to see Peter Szendofi on it! I played with him back in 2013 in Italy, great drummer!

Whatever planet Matteo came from, give me directions. I need to take lessons there.

A lot of top shelf involved in this remake . Larry probably watches this, smiles and says to himself, man, this kid takes this song to new places . Just beautiful Matteo . :)

No matter how many of Matteo’s videos I watch, he always astounds me. His technique, while astonishingly flawless, simply serves up some of the most delicious melodic guitar work ever recorded. His phrasing and creativity seem endless.

They are all at a very high level. The rhythm section is stratospheric. Metalli changes chord at each beat with a spatial taste. Matteo is out of earth's orbit.

Simply amazing... the 2:19 line has something I only found in some of the Bach masterpiece... It is absolutely lyrical, with a melodic structure I would say almost mathematical. This guy was touched by divine creativity

I have no words for this. But at least I can say it is fantastic. this is no braindead shredding of scales. this guitar is telling a story. and so accurate perfect timings. it is unbelievable how gifted Matteo is.

This is so far the peak of Matteo’s aristry. The technical mastery put to the service of the song, the incredibly mature phrasing, the wonderful melodic sense, the lightning-fast speed of his thinking and the sunny warmth of his temperament. His acoustic instrumental also showcases these qualities (minus the blazing speed). I hope he puts out more music where these qualities are expressed (his recent rocker (Drop D) is great but pales in comparison to what we see here.)

This guy is one of the best modern guitarist. Slick.

Lalo Carrillo's bass line is like a pure diamond

Matteo’s mix of taste, knowledge, and facility is just breathtaking. Any given instrument might wait a generation or more to see such a wonder.

Questi sono i video che ti distruggono l'autostima... grande Matteo, sei uno dei chitarristi migliori al mondo!

Unbelievable talent from one so young!!Soulful with great note choices and phrasing that rivals playing for many years!

Gotta love matteo man, He's playing is like no other

I was in tears of musical bliss!😭❤️ A song from one of my favourite players Mr 335. I never thought... well... there's Matteo.

The drummer's smile when he realized the magic that had happened just before. From 2:11 to 2:30. This guy's talent is that he knows how to master all musical styles, making them much better than the originals. Clearly, the primary creative phase is still missing. Let's give him time.

If everyone listened to this when they got up every morning, the world would be much better place! Matteo Mancuso just does something to your head!! Never was big on Smooth Jazz but this beyond Smooth

I have tears in my eyes over this! It took me right back to the first time I heard this. Like all of my guitarist friends, this song and the whole record opened our eyes to a new horizon to reach musically. Sorry for waxing semi-poetic but this was so well done! Bravo gentlemen and bravo Larry Carlton. 👏 ❤

This is the best video I've ever seen I fell in love with his great performance It's best

Io che ho il 33 giri originale che comprai nel suo anno di uscita, mi sono riemozionato come la prima volta che ascoltai il brano... Mancuso è un sistema solare a sé stante. E l'accostamento di Maurizio Metalli & Co rappresentano la sua perfetta galassia ospitante. Tutti STELLARI!!! 🙏🎶🎶🎶

I think I never heard something better than this in my life. I'm on a 2 days loop of it. The lock on the chord changes is intoxicating. Thank you.

Matteo is pure gold. His talent is so unique.

Lalito Carrillo !!! Matteo Mancuso !!!! Estoy soñando 👏👏😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏🎵🎵🎵🎶

What a performance by all four! Matteo's solo deserves a special mention, though. The first round is 'merely' brilliant but the second round when he opens the throttle is simply breathtaking. This made my day!

Matteo is proof alien exist😂... Seriously....he's EVERY SINGLE amazing guitarist wrapped in a 26 yr old Italian Guy.... It's a pleasure to see him play

The note choices are so inspired, correct and precise, leading to a result so musical! This guy is shaping up to be my favourite player!

Tutto quello che profuma di Steely Dan basta a catturare la mia attenzione. Qui c'è un fenomeno alla chitarra e ottimi musicisti con grande gusto. bassista top senza strafare

I keep coming back to this, because its fabulous, I'm so grateful to all of you special musicians.

Sto guardando nuovamente questo video e mi viene la pelle d'oca

Beautiful. Great performance to all. Im very excited about Matteo. Been watching alot different of the young and upcoming guitarists for years and i havent seen anyone as melodic and diverse as this since Guthrie Govan started to gain fame on the Internet in the mid 2000's. And his right hand style is very unique, almost like classical guitar! Keep up the good work, watching with great hopes and excpectations! Also cheers to italy for consistently for(atleast) 50 years producing such great caliber of instrumentalists and musicians, especially in prog and fusion

Larry Carltonさんも、Matteo Mancusoさんも、どちらも大ファンです。Room 335を弾いてもらえて大変うれしいです。とても素晴らしい演奏です！！ I am 65years old.

Mateo kills it. Watching him lay it out makes me appreciate Larry all the more. Great rendition.

This is like a musical birthday present for me, and it’s not my birthday. This young man is so amazing! I have been waiting for his next offering and when I saw it was “Room 335”, I got my best headphones and tried not to look at his fingers and just listened to his immense genius. I imagine Larry would be very honored by this effort.

Amazing musicianship and joy to listen. I hope Larry himself gets to see this...

The future of music is in good hands. The future of guitar is in good hands. I watched this a few times. The band is killing it!! Matteo, you are inspiring a whole new generation of guitar players in a fantastic way. The second you come to Montreal I will be there 100%!!!!

Historical song by Larry Carlton....and Mancuso is awesome!

I just can’t believe how incredible this little shit is!!! Matteo, never become arrogant, Embrace your gift...

YES!! Thank you Larry for such a great song, Matteo once again you killed it, as well as the rest of the players. Bravo...

The solo Mancuso does is off the chart. I don't know if i've heard anyone manage that level of precision on guitar.

That was awesome Matteo. Larry would be proud. I love your phrasing and feel. That solo in the middle was insane.!!!

Ah , ragazzi , mi avete fatto passare tutta la vita davanti , Matteo risalta il brano con il suo strepitoso fraseggio , grazie di esistere , grazie di esistere

Io veramente non ho parole...cioé.... Boh.... Assurdo... Matteo davvero.... Pensare un assolo del genere é proprio assurdo, tra l'altro eseguirlo con tanta maestria, precisione e pulizia é davvero da piangere dall'emozione...aspettavo da tanto di sentire un musicista così incredibile. Senza parole...tutto il resto non ha veramente senso 😅 ma Larry almeno te lo ha mandato un messaggio per questo capolavoro?

Probably the best guitar solo I've heard in years for this genre. This solo will stay with me forever. They reharmonized the song a little which also improve it.

sheer perfection. All players perfect. all lines, chords absolutely precision stuff.

Fantastic band, perfect sound, Matteo captures Larry's spirit

really nice playing. Matteo kills it!!! He is proving to me that he may be the best living guitarist of our time!

2:23 - 2:28 look how relaxed Matteo is in that run, superb! ...

I am a huge fan of this. I would absolutely love to see Matteo and Ben Eunson work together, I think they would really complement each other beautifully and the biggest winner would be the audience

Yeah listening to it again for the umteenth time! Matteo Magnifico!👌🏽

I think it perfectly captures Larry's feelings. Amazing.

アドリブのテクも旋律も凄すぎる！スムーズに入って来て尚且つ感動しました！

The cleanest guitarist, with incredible phrases and the best technique I have ever heard.

je ne suis pas guitariste mais quand j'ecoute ce mec je pleure tellement c'est beau!!!

Good gawd. Incredible ! I really like how Matteo put his own twist on it. Man---I hope LC sees this !

Ma questo è un alieno !!!!spaventoso suona con una facilità impressionante facendo cose incredibili!!!!

Uno spettacolo per i timpani, e un cavalcare a briglia sciolte con i pensieri positivi e sensazioni inspiegabili che vellutano la pelle. Pura Magia! Grazie...

Absolutely brilliant rendition of this classic Larry Carlton tune! Matteo’s playing is a wonder to behold…his technique…phrasing…note selection…are all at a whole other level. As good as he is now, one can only imagine where he’ll be in another 10-20 years. 🤔🤯

Why is it only possible to hit like once? Incredible playing! ❤️

Matteo tocando con el legendario maestro Lalo Carillo, ¡qué monumental sorpresa! Larga vida a músicos como estos.

One of my fav LC tunes of all time and this does it justice.

2:23 to 2:30 quite possibly the most terrifying 7 seconds in guitar history. 2:24 he raises his eyebrow with concern for the magnitude of the incoming data then 2:25 rolls his eyes and reluctantly complies