Reeves has been one of my heroes since I first heard Tin Machine - absolutely love his playing - it's that odd combination of free-form wild chaos of the verge of tearing a hole in the space-time continuum meeting precise and deliberate playing.
Reeves Gabrels could absolutely run rings around any guitarist on this thread with just his pinky finger, he is not known within the American music industry as the 'White Hendrix' for nothing. A virtuoso musician of the very highest level, and an absolutely lovely man to boot, really enjoyed this even if it didn't really show much of his guitar work 👍
I just wish he understood The Cure’s sound better. He’s mostly playing the right notes at the right time but it sounds like he thinks he’s playing for Pink Floyd. I miss Porl.
@@peroskarstorholm4196 At this point, I don't even think Smith understands The Cure himself. Just look at the band as it is now and what it was in the 80's and 90's. No comparison. Smith has basically ridden his own coattails for far too long now and the band is now just a festival act, banging out the same songs over and over for years. Being an accomplished musician does not mean you will be a "perfect fit" for a particular band. Some people, no matter their talent and skill level, will just not be able to capture the tone, sound and "magic" that a previous member had. Just cause Smith keeps him around doesn't mean anything. Just look at how long he's kept Cooper on drums and he has always sucked, from Day 1. Even fans of the band, especially drummer fans, will hesitantly admit that his playing is subpar when compared to Williams, Anderson and even Tolhurst. Sometimes, people are kept for their personality and not much due to their skills, talent or approach.
@@negativeindustrial EXACTLY. His approach to The Cure's music is very different and ill fitting, in my opinion. He seems to come from a more "mainstream rock" background and if there's anything The Cure's music is not? It's "mainstream rock". It never has been. Same goes for Cooper - totally wrong approach and sound for their music, regardless of how long he's been in the band or who has kept him there.
Went to 3 Cure gigs of the last tour and Reeves is an awesome player and the overall guitar sound was incredible. They got those little supro amps too which I've never seen them use before. Even real old tracks sounded fresh and exciting. I think he's done a super job and I'm a big cure fan. Just wish there were more Cure questions in this interview but it's already a big thing The Captain interviews someone playing a bit more experimental stuff. Let's have more of that please.
Great job, Captain, Reeves's approach was very inspirational to me when he did that column in Guitar For The Practising Musician, in the early 90's, so I'm glad that you find interest in interviewing him.
went to see the cure at Wembley earlier in December and this guy was on point great guitarist shame so many jealous will never be's can't appreciate that
When you are justifying your musical tastes by denigrating others' musical taste, you aren't arguing in favor of your own taste. That cuts both ways, so be careful and don't do the opposite of what he has done and tell everybody that doesn't agree with you that they are full of shit because they don't like what you like.
Markle2k nothing to do with musical taste mate its a reply to the folk who are saying he's a shit guitarist when the guy has been making a living playing guitar for decades
I think someone in a previous comment summed it up nicely by using the term polarizing. That is a fair assessment. Either you enjoy what he does or you don't. No matter what people think of his technique he was trained by notable players as well as studied at reputable institutions. I don't think these are the earmarks of a "shit" guitarist.
I remember listening to the instrumental "Why Do I Feel Like I'm Bleeding" by Reeves Gabrels from the "Guitars That Rule the World" album as a kid. Today I looked it up again and ended up here. It is surreal.
I sincerely agree with you, but for one thing that cán't be true: Bowie was Bowie, so the man saved his own career [everything, litt. everything was thought about; nothing was by accident: Gabrels was picked for a reason :-) ] [just look/listen for that fact f.i. to slick or belew before]
After just watching this I now realize just how much a perfect guitarist Reeves Gabrels is for The Cure and how importnat he is for their sound. Just like you could now not imagine Wilco without Nels Cline.
I knew this would be a great interview.......Reeves is a pretty interesting guy. Thanks for the entertainment Lee. David Bowie is the definition of ART in every sense........period.
Enjoyed this. Saw him this year in Denver with the Cure. Totally friendly guy on stage. Interacted and waved to the crowd when he came on and exited. And they did 5 encores that night.
Great interview! I love Reeve's playing. I always read the comments of his RU-vid videos. His sound is very polarizing. That proves something I think...
Great interview. Growing up I strarted with Clapton, Page & Beck. But in the late 80's/early 90's I discovered Vernon Reid, Adrian Belew & Reeves Gabrels & they took me off in a whole new direction. Great stuff!
Anti-social Guitar was far and away my favorite column in GFTPM. And then a few years later I actually got into those Tin Machine albums, and loved them. Pretty cool to see Reeves on the Andertons channel.
Simon is my favorite bass player of all time. He's got a rare knack for writing bass lines that are simultaneously rock solid foundations and beautifully melodic and there's almost always a perfect brilliant twist in his bass line like an added note or a slight rhythmic variation that he throws in at the perfect point just once every verse or once every chorus. Very understated but brilliantly crafted basslines.
Great interview, great interviewer. The Captain has the right blend of appreciation and curiosity to visit all the subjects I want to hear from Gabrels: Bowie, Cure, Reverend, guitar philosophy.
I was just thinking how "i can't read" blew me away the first time I heard and they started rapping about it :) Amazing song and amazing player! Thanks Andertons!
What a wonderful interview! I always find it interesting to listen to creative people, especially someone with as much experience as Mr. Gabrels. Thank you for doing these.
Wow. Thank u Andertons, & thank u so much R.Gabrels! Ever since Tin Machine days, you r absolutely one my favorite guitarists on the planet. 1st time saw u with the Cure, on video, wasn't sure & was like - Man , is Reeves nu lead with another of my favorites? And then,little later- oh yeah! Seems like such a,natural& seamless merger. Have caught several of the Euro.& even Russian shows,courtesy of that ww.interweb. Saw that few days ago, u were in Ca. Reeves, never gotten c Cure& u weren't with David B.when got c him,on Diamo nd Dogs tour, in Nashville. Hoping you all not thru with tour& .maybe they'll b some East coast dates! Would love 2 meet u someday, another Tn.fan, take care.
Loved hearing about the tremolo trials and tribulations. Almost didn't get that far into the video so I'm glad I stuck with it. Reeves knows his guitars!
He’s the reason I bought my Parker Fly Deluxe in 98’. I love Earthlings and still am trying to get my guitar to grab those high pitch harmonic squeals lol. I think he used a Boss multi effects unit that made his guitar sound like a theremin. Love Reeves!!!!!
Man love the Andertons videos... this one was great, Reeves has a very different art like approach which has led him to creating some excellent “colorful” music...
Yay! Someone seriously stocking Reverend guitars in the UK! Happy Happy Happy!!! Loved the brand since I bought my Club King HB back in '07. Hopefully Anderton's will actually be willing to order in a guitar rather than saying "this is what we've got, if you don't want it, stop wasting my time"...
Though not a huge fan of his playing, I do really like his attitude about finding ways to get non standard and more interesting textured sounds out of a guitar. I'm a sucker for that stuff.
I like reeves a lot he has a signature style of his own and reminds me of Adrian Belew at times with his unconventional approach and personally I think he's a great addition to The Cure, i loved Porl's work too and the myriad of band members that's appeared with the band at certain points in time. Reeves really suited the Tin Machine vibe and his signature playing style is evident over that period with Bowie. I've seen Bowie on numerous occasions as i have The Cure too since 85 with a variety of line ups and reeves fit's in as well as any of the other members did it's just that the band are past their creative peak and that's okay for any band working over a forty + year creative life span. Ronson and Slick were my favourite Bowie guitarists i find Belew was just a little to self indulgent for my tastes, and struggles with that self awareness and when to rein his excessive fret noodling in i find, and yet Slick on the other hand always has so much more composure and tone control and a fine sense of timing at least to my ears when it comes to sound and vision.
Great interview, Reeves is such a great musician that is unfortunately so underrepresented. Thank you for going so in depth with him. Please get Buckethead on your show next.
Extremely interesting. To all the commenters who cut this interview down? You have the imagination and creativity of a potato. Poof! Here's your time back. Nobody asked you for it, now go away. Great vid! Thanks
Steve Kellett Well said Steve 👍🏻Was a massive fan of BeBop Deluxe ( preferred the earlier stuff ) Saw them many times & Bill's playing never got the recognition it deserved 🎸ATB Steve Mosedale 🤘🏻
great point about people wanting to play with orchestras . i always hated the fact that some rockers felt they had to work with an orchestra , like they were saying that rock music isn't a legitimate art form, like they didn't have any belief in what they were doing
Say what you want about him on here but I've seen him play for three+ hours with The Cure four times. Watch him play for them because it's amazing. He weaves in and out of prominence within the music and works with the band in a way most guitarists just couldn't. Whatever you think of Bowie or The Cure, they're not gonna hire someone who's shit are they
Nice interview by the captain! I found it interesting how he pronounces David Bowie's name - as in Bow Wow instead of tied up with a bow! David Bowie's music must pre-date the Captain's period of taking an interest in music - nonetheless very good interview.
What a breath of fresh air in an otherwise sea of mediocre paint by numbers guitar playing... Still exciting a players as when I first caught Tin Machine on some late night TV programme. Again caught my ear when I watched The Cure. Didn't recognise him at first. but his playing was instantly recognisable...
