John is, quite simply, a master musician, who over the course of fifty-years has gifted the world with his incredible musicianship and amazing compositions. Miles Davis doesn’t name a track after you for no reason.

He can play in any style. He’s one of the greatest musicians of the past 60 years

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@riclrk9947

Жыл бұрын

I would say one of the best ever to grace this planet

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

@@riclrk9947 No doubt about it.

@guitarttimman

Жыл бұрын

He trained Jimmy Page before Page made that '73 concert movie!

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

I find it amazing more people don’t know about him

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully if you ask any of the best guitarist alive today who he is, they know ;-)

JM on a nylon string is my favorite…. The mood he creates with a nylon is pure genius……

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

So true, that is magical.

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe the level of playing his capable of at his age.

@Steeyuv

10 ай бұрын

I can’t believe that level of playing at any age!!!

We are lucky to live at the same time... he is personally responsible for entire genres... a modern Bach or Beethoven... a gift from the heavens.

I saw him many times with his band and with Santana and j. Ponte .He is one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the past and present. Thanks Mack Cornell 78

1st gotta pay homage to John McLaughlin. Inventor of scallop fretboard. Next was Richie Blackmore. Still going at 80. True legend. I invented / patented the 1st vertical scallop fretboard. New strings bends / vibrato / pulloffs. Love to share it with JM sometime. Great post 🎸🎶

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Hope you get a chance to share it with him!

John wrote the Cherokee horn charts and band arrangement on Johnny Carson as well

@Talking2musicians

9 ай бұрын

😎 Wow, did not know that!

Warm acoustic and then blistering electric. He redefined the instrument(s).

@Talking2musicians

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely true

I saw JML live circa 1992. The "synth" you are hearing is generated by the guitar.

All of you should listen to Miles Davis', "A Tribute to Jack Johnson"... also, the end of the album features James Earl Jones.

Gracias Talking2musicians por compartir a estos Excelentes, Maravillosos músicos.A mis 66 años todavía me emciono al verlos, desde Argentina te mando un fuerte Abrazo

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Gracias por tus amables palabras, y por tomarte el tiempo de comentar. La razón por la que hago videos es para gente como tú.

Jimmy Page once said that John is the best guitarist in the world. Page was a phenomenal player too. He trained under John.

@cirenosnor5768

Жыл бұрын

Jimmy “trained” under John?

@guitarttimman

Жыл бұрын

@@cirenosnor5768 He really did. Look it up! Jimmy Page actually once stated that John McLaughlin was the best guitarist in the world. Behind the scene, Page was a Larry Carlton. He could play jazz perfectly, but he played a certain way for the Led Zeppelin image. He wan'ted people to view him as being a rough edge rock guitarist. Because that was his image in Led Zeppelin.

@guitarttimman

Жыл бұрын

@@cirenosnor5768 Here's a direct citing from what I found on Google: During a recent conversation with Dave Lawrence, Mahavishnu Orchestra guitarist John McLaughlin talked about the early days, confirming he gave lessons to Jimmy Page, while also teaching some stuff to John Paul Jones before the guys went on to form Led Zeppelin.Nov 22, 2018

yep ! that's why

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

😎

Espetacular. É incrivel a falta de expertising de alguns cinegrafistas. Na hora em q o musico faz solos incríveis, eles filmam o rosto do músico..🙄

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I find that John’s left hand style is very much like Neal Schon’s. The way they do runs.

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, someone should ask Santana about that. Cheers

@niptodstan

Жыл бұрын

@Talking2musicians I don't think Santana influenced Schon that much. He was a mentor. But Schon is different to most players. He likes to play high up the neck and phrases his solos so well. He's better than he gets credit for.

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

@@niptodstan I didn't mean it like that Larry. I just meant that Santana worked closely with both of them and would be in a good position to comment on your observation.

@niptodstan

Жыл бұрын

@@Talking2musicians Yes. I didn't know Carlos had worked with Johm M. To be honest. I've never really rated Santana. He's nothing special.

Its like a car in the fast lane, wow what was that,must be in a hurry.The guitar work by Steve Howe and sounds like Layla and while my guitar gentle weeps appeals to me more,having said that my knowledge

Shame you didn't include early Mahavishnu the greatest band of all time

@Talking2musicians

9 ай бұрын

You're right about that, I was going for a hidden gems kind of theme.

People who say John McLaughlin needs to play "slower" and "with more feel" simply do not get it. Besides, his playing is extremely original and not a set of stock clichéd licks.

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Spot on comment agree💯

I personally dont like the acoustic playing, maybe the recording, but its to many notes, i prefer his electric playing in the Mahavishnu days by far.

@Talking2musicians

8 ай бұрын

🌥

He's fast,but NOT Yngwie Malmsteen fast.On both electric and acoustic(classical).Malmsteen is a freak of nature!

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

I don’t see any point in your statement. YM plays the same style lines over & over, over pretty much power chords. You’re trying to compare him to a man who plays over complex harmonic chords in several different genres.

@rudygracia5573

Жыл бұрын

@@johncruz9357 If Yngwie plays the way YOU say he does,why the massive SUCCE$$!!??Does JM have a signature guitar?Have guitarist's tried to emulate HIM?John Pizzarelli's super fast too,but obscure,Too.

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

@@rudygracia5573 because, the mass of people don’t understand jazz. Famous doesn’t mean good or better than anybody. As far as Jazz guitarist go his a living legend.

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

@@rudygracia5573 don’t get me wrong YM is monster. I enjoy his playing very much.

@johncruz9357

Жыл бұрын

@@rudygracia5573 have people tried to emulate him? Are you kidding me tons…..

I dont know why they keep insisting in putting santana to gig with supérb musicians......

@Talking2musicians

Ай бұрын

McLaughlin and Santna have a long history together.

@dougyoung4360

8 күн бұрын

You're a better musician than Santana. 🤣

Yes, he can play incredibly quickly, like a video sped up, but so what ? Speed is not important. Feeling, spirituality, soulfulness are important, not speed.

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Ravi Shankar, like John McLaughlin, had incredible speed, and like McLaughlin feeling, spirituality and soul. Speed is just one piece of the puzzle, but when a master has all those pieces the result is awesome.

@tjcint

Жыл бұрын

@@Talking2musicians Musicians who are extremely dexterous know if they play incredibly quickly their audience will be dazzled .. so this is what they do, to impress .. like a circus juggler keeping ten balls in the air at once ... All to cause people to gasp .. to go "wow" ... I don't like this. It is shallow. People need to be taken to beautiful worlds, not dazzled.

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

@@tjcint There are indeed players who use speed and flash to "wow" the audience. However, none of the musicians I've interviewed fall into that generalization. I have a video on this channel of John McLaughlin playing the music of Bill Evans, it's perfect for anyone who wants to be taken to beautiful worlds. I stick by my first answer, but respect your right to disagree.

@tjcint

Жыл бұрын

@@Talking2musicians What I have said is all too common, unfortunately.

@jakobullmann7586

Жыл бұрын

@@tjcint Nice that you have some opinion on what people need. I couldn't care less, and probably neither does John McLaughlin.

I am here because of Zakk Wlyde

@Talking2musicians

Жыл бұрын

Glad you're here & thanx to Zakk!