Tommy and Phil Emmanuel, rock guitar medley, France, 2001. AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!! 

Pheeeeeenominal!

Uncanny!

Imagine watching Tommy Emmanuel, you’ve just been blown away by his incredible talent, and he says I’ve got a brother who plays a bit of guitar, come out and show ‘em Wiz…

@@philrichmond5919 Amazing isn't it. Just ain't fair !! Lol. Could listen to these guys all night and be blown away the whole time. They must be like what, the thing only has six strings !! How hard can THAT be ???!!!!!

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How refreshing it is to hear someone humble on RU-vid for a change!! :) I've been learning guitar for a while now and am fairly dedicated but I agree, I think there's certain people who just seem to be able to play as if they've been learning for twice as long as they actually have! It's like 99 percent of us out there could NEVER run faster than Usain Bolt, even if we trained for the rest of our lives. These guys are just mesmerizing! I think it's a good thing that there's people like this to show the rest of us what is possible.

It's being DRIVEN that does it... Tommy was driven in the way that few are -- specifically the few that are at the top of any game, instrument, skill, etc. It's the devotion of your life and entire energy to a pursuit with no looking back...

These gentlemen are what I would call "Master Class" guitarists. Unbelievably talented indeed. Thank you for your insightful and wonderful post JB

BULLSHIT! Drop that. There is nothing inherently special about tom and phil. They are just a couple of country kids, no more human than you. But they PRACTICED man, they didn't look at television they looked at fretboards. (I grew up with them) Tom plays ALL the time. The idea that they are wired in some superior fashion is just an excuse for you to feel o.k. about your own lack of drive. As for sitting in with them, you have to want to run to the stage not to the door. You won't get anywhere running to the door. I've played with them and would again in a heartbeat at any available opportunity. I don't judge your choices but don't make excuses for not being there.There is no secret...if it's in your lap, you are improving, if it's in the corner, you are not. Don't cry at me, I'm telling you the truth.

rabbittraps Well thanks for your sermon. I've played for my potatoes in my past and I know there are some people that are more "gifted" than others. Like it or not, that's a fact jack.

He was my favourite aussie guitarist and I met a few times, he is happy to talk with you outside while puffin on a cigggy, signed 2 of my guitars

@@abutrug and scotch at hand ,real friendly guy Phil was always had time with a smile .Seen Phil at the Royal Mail Goodna,top nights.

Nice

So tell the school district and the unions to get rid of half the administrators and all of the inept "educators" and apply their ridiculous compensation packages to a music program...

I did. I went to school board meetings and switched schools to schools with music and choir programs. I also participated in aaaall the fundraisers.

Like bangin' your head against a drum I imagine. btw, you shouldn't have to participate in fundraisers; most states piss away $15K+/yr./student...

Funny isn't it. Music is regarded as non essential and not worthy in the curriculum. However helps with maths and other areas. I'd argue music is one of the most essential things in this covid world . Helps people cope. The same people who cut the funding don't get it or don't realise how long and hard it is to become a musician and how much study is actually involved. I bet your kids thank you everyday for the gift you gave them

You're a mom-hero! No kidding!

His mates love him , love ya Phill Jack's on the rocks one for the road mate💞

Mamacita De Los Perros not the best we have ever seen lol but definitely very talented

jaydn riley, it is subjective.😊

He is such a very personable man 👍 And is very humble. That's why I like him.

1000000trs ccc

This is beautifully said.

Yeah Mate you were there

I just returned my money spent for guitar lessons....I quit!!

@@TheNHCM oh please don't. You don't have to be them. Be you. Do what God made you for.

"Tommy Emmanuel is the greatest guitarist on earth today" He's a very fine player, as his his brother, but the best in the world? Have you seen Paco Da Lucia, Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Al di Meola, Robert Fripp, Andy Latimer, Steve Howe? All these and a host of others can lay claim to being the "best", but it all comes down to personal taste as to who you choose.

@@kingcurry6594 Oh, come on - have a word with yourself. Frank Vignola would head your list but TE is the GOAT. Eric Clapton says so, and that's good enough for me.

@@nectafarious8842 Eric Clapton isn't that great a guitarist either. Good, but not in the top league. Steve Vai called Allan Holdsworth the greatest guitarist who ever lived and he may be right.

​​​@@kingcurry6594Why did you question the opinion of @vanessasheridan4263, just to conclude it's a matter of opinion? There's an old saying, "If you can't impress [someone] with knowledge, dazzle them with 🐃💩!" Personally, I think Tommy IS one of the best, IF NOT THE BEST alive today. Possibly the best in recorded history, BUT THAT'S JUST ME! 🤔 Come to think of it, a picker named CHET ADKINS thought Tommy was 1 of the best, IF NOT THE BEST. He referred to Tommy as a CGP... But what did Chet know, right?

@@drj.r.cooper2493 Chet Atkins was a country guitarist, so clearly players like Tommy and Phil Emmanuel would appeal to him. But Atkins died in 2001, so he won't have seen many of the modern greats, nor is he likely to have seen many jazz-fusion or progressive rock guitarists, some of whom use advanced techniques like tapping and sweep picking that are not common in country music. But for me, this is the greatest exhibition of virtuosity I've seen: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ADwfyxpriAM.html

Fear not the judges call ! Life is fair and just , Every man has his time in the sun and then back to dust :)

Looking at fairness from different perspective, why are they God's chosen few and we aren't.😄

It was hard to take for sure, sadly missed.

Those people a kids

I think it's an automatic RU-vid setting - no matter what the video you always get about 2% dislikes. Which makes the vote (and the voters) as meaningless as always.

They are aliens from Pluto hehehe

No kidding! I’m just now finding this guy and wow is all I can say. He is off the charts ..amazing!

Not people. Trolls.

Yes and Tommy was killing it as the drummer.

as did i many times just sensational the best of times

Dave Arbic Shawn Lane. Check Gray pianos flying

Yep, in the early 80s either of them might pop into any of the different 10pm - 3am wine bars and clubs on Sydney's North Shore for a bit of a "blow" with anyone else who was playing. Humble guys, extraordinary players, great times.

me too ,standing room only

They were raised from boyhood in a musical family in Australia. They have been playing for more than 50 years.

There are six kids, four of them play.

So, yes they ARE like the Wooten Brothers. Amazing.

Scott Hogue Except they are not all brothers. Some are girls. :)