It's incomprehensible to me how Tommy can play melody line and supporting bass concurrently, and so impeccably, so clearly, on a six string instrument!
I totally agree Tommy is the King, but we have a few Swedish princes that are quite good also; among them Emil :) A few examples of his performances which I assume you might have already listened in to: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ohcovld8o3U.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--bNwPkdilAU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XgMG62jxoEc.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AzzGHNE7CBk.html And of course one with the master himself: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5cyofxo274M.html
To all of you saying its GOD given - he has been practising for 4 hours a day for almost 60 years, dont give GOD credit for all the work Tommy put into his craft...
@Nils4ndersson You are absolutely right about him and about other celebrities like Tiger Woods -- people attribute his gift to having been God-given. Maybe. But I would highly recommend a book called "Talent is Overrated" by Geoff Colwin. In it He details the EXTRAORDINARY amounts of practice that the so-called geniuses put in to hone their craft. Among others he details the behind the scenes of Tiger Woods and Mozart. When you see Tommy Emmanuel you are just seeing the tip of an enormous iceberg.
True..they have their own genius & its in music..its trully a God given gift...i play guitar myself & now that 51 these musicians made me realized im a dull boy musically & my grade is a D....time to call it quits!
@@coryCuc He's good technician in fact he's an amazing technician but that doesn't mean he’s a great guitarist. He reminds me of a chef that’s really quick a cutting onions and can carve melons into interesting shapes; unfortunately he takes some classic recipes and then adds to many other ingredients of his own into it thinking he’s making it more interesting but fails. He fails because he doesn’t understand what the original was about. Basically too clever for his own good and I have seen perform at quite a few guitar festivals; the first time I thought that’s clever but after that shine quickly wore off. His compositions are similarly fixed in that bracket ‘look how clever I can play’ but just like the best drum solos in the world it can only take you so far.
@@Insolation1 I would disagree. As would many others. Your comment couldn't be further from the truth and shows that you really don't know much about Tommy Emmanuel. That's ok. Not many people do who don't know much about playing the guitar. Your comment would hold a lot more water if your comment came from some sort of knowledge about TE or finger picking or if you knew even a little bit about his background.
Holy Geez!! I started playing guitar in '68, and turned 68 three weeks ago, and this the man I want playing at my Lottery win party, and I'll pay him anything he desires!!! Insanely amazing instrumentalist!!!
Best guitarist conversations tend to favour rock guitarists like Hendrix, slash, Clapton etc, but tommy Emmanuel is absolutely the best guitarist that was, is, and will more than likely ever be.
Just phenomenally good. I remember meeting Tommy at a guitar workshop then seeing him play a song called "initiation" which was about australian aboriginal roots and they always say that a good performance takes you out of yourself . I was there in the outback believe me , crazy as it sounds. It remains in my top five live favourite performances ever.
Yay. I was 20' away from Tommy at a folk festival in Colorado just 2 weeks ago. He was as good as I could hope for. I hadn't heard this Beatles montagè blend into Classical Gas before. Loved it!
When someone can play the guitar so well and make it sound so tasty, you don't need a bass player, drummer, or vocals. The incredible thing is, it doesn't sound like its missing.
He's unique. There really is no one else who can do what he does. Yes, there are other great players, y'know, like Django, Hendrix, Wes, quite a list, but I've seen Tommy live. If you ever have that good fortune, remember to pick your jaw up off the floor before you head home.
And you just know this lockdown we're all experiencing around the world is being put to composing some new levels of brilliance by Sir Thomas, the acoustic alchemist! But as the ultimate road warrior, you just know he's itching to get back out on the road. He's simply the total artistic and technical package, playing with such joy, enthusiasm, and showmanship!
I had the honour of shooting him during a rehearsal and the concert after... www.alphons.net/gallery/110304-tommy-emmanuel-acoustic-electric/index.html and during a guitar workshop www.alphons.net/gallery/120121-tommy-emmanuel/index.html. Both in Amsterdam
I met Tommy outside Windsor Castle last October. I was too old fashioned to get a selfie with him but we shook hands and had a chat. I introduced him to my granddaughter as one of the worlds best guitarist's. Tommy said : ' Your granddad is dillusional '. Modest as ever but I don't think I was far wrong.
Талант от Бога! Мира Вам,Маэ́стро, у спехов , слушателей благодарных, учеников способных. как та милая девушка , с которой Вы играли Сказка!! Фон Вован.Я Вам написал добрый комент.
Tommy Emmanuel is amazing guitarist, love his Beatles songs and awesome classical gas which Tommy makes alot cooler by picking up the tempo and all his awesome guitar technics and percussion 😌🎙️🎸😎🙏😍🤘🤘🤘
I had the honour of shooting him during a rehearsal and the concert after... www.alphons.net/gallery/110304-tommy-emmanuel-acoustic-electric/index.html
OMG Utrecht is amazing, got to stay there a couple of times on business trips and spent hours cycling around the old village - love it! See the clockwork museum! I cannot imagine how great it would be to see TE there.
I played the Sitar at Paul Mc Cartney's 64th birthday party. I said 'bet you never thought it would come round so quickly when you wrote that one Paul'!!!
Id love to know what the 123 dislikes where watching this guy is the greatest guitar player ever i guess they are all just to jealous to give thumbs up
