This guy can play with anybody. As technical and as fast as they want to get. Blues, check, jazzy stuff, check, chicken pickin, check, shreddin, check, etc. For people who don't know how good Richie is, I dare you to research everything you can find of him playing. It just might mess up your favorite players list and the order they are in. Phenomenal player!

@jameylebel

4 күн бұрын

You are 1000% correct. Electric Blues is one of my favorite albums by him and displays most of what you described. I’ve been filling Mr Kotzen since he debuted in his teens

Ritchie is definitely one of the best guitarist ever on this planet

When a guy plays that good, sings that good and looks that good you expect haters....

@tonypowell250

6 жыл бұрын

irmasil3 Very true!

@humanactivated1017

4 жыл бұрын

Dude life is not about hating ...

@irmasil3

4 жыл бұрын

@Alan Roberts Really? Your mamma said we were all huge and hard...You should talk more as a family.

@otomatikpilot9010

3 жыл бұрын

i always think thats why they dont fucking let Richie be mainstream. because hes superhuman in that aspect nobody wants superman around

@emanl84

3 жыл бұрын

For a merely thermodynamical reason, he should have immensely fucked up somewhere else in his life to not have obtained all the recognition he deserves as a musician.

You can shreds, you can groove, youre good looking..your voice is amazing. Youre just perfect. I understand with those dislikes..

Ritchie has matured so much as musician. I love this. It's hard to pick a favorite Shrapnel guy but I do love this man's music. His tone is so much better than it used to be.

I love Kotzens tone and his stylish bluesy licks. He has proven himself to be a force in the rock guitar world.

Perhaps the best singing playing guitarist alive today...

can shred and got groove? perfect.

@andrewo607

6 жыл бұрын

ugie88 I know right. Along with being as talented a singer as Chris Cornell

@venusmc2824

2 жыл бұрын

110% 🤯Perfection!!⚡️🔥

The best Guitar player .( Hi from Russia)

You know that it's an old clip when he's using a strat, and a pick.

@jarrod4115

2 жыл бұрын

And he shreds a lot more

Electric Joy is one of the best instrumental guitar album of all time!

🔥🔥🔥🔥💯At a young age he OWNED his technique. Love it! He’s amazing! I could listen to this over & over…. NO words needed! 🎸🔥🖤💯🌀🤯

I'm wondering why there is so much dislikes below videos of Ritchie. I discovered him few months ago, before that I didn't even know that he exist and he became one of my favourite guitarists immediately. I guess that he's too good for some people and they push the "dislike" button just because they are overhelmed by his inhuman music skills. I mean... how many people are THAT good at guitar, have THAT good vocal and are THAT good in creating compositions and making songs... AT ONCE??

@janjose5647

8 жыл бұрын

+Łukasz Jaskulski Can't agree more. His musical style is reminiscent of Prince, Terence Trent D'arby, etc.... In my opinion, his talent is better than anyone else in the late 80-early-90 shred guitarist.

@mitchie2267

7 жыл бұрын

Poison fans.

@VioletAOP416

6 жыл бұрын

My guess is most of the dislikes on this video are from Paul Gilbert fans. It's hard to fill the void of a legend like him no matter how good you are.

@michaelmassey8353

6 жыл бұрын

Łukasz Jaskulski agree with all of that😀

@ggh_-ts6pn

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Gilbert fans obviously, bunch of morons

I've been listening to Kotzen now for bout a year. And I'm still finding " new to me " stuff of his. He's amazing. I would love to sit down on my kit and play some of those Groovin , Jazzy, R&B sounding songs of his with him.

You would be hard pressed to find anyone who can play like that and sing just as good. Truly a unique talent, and one of my top favorite guitarist. They guy has it all, and can do it all. His legato technique is the best I've ever seen.

One of the greats! Such amazing style and tone. Thank you for posting.

The guy is truly one of my favorites. The two recordings of him with Greg Howe are just absurd. Who the heck ever thought to put those two monsters together? One of them on an album is enough to melt your brain. Two of them together is just wrong in such a good way. If you haven't heard Kotzen's first album you've gotta track it down. The thing is just stupid.

The best and powerful left hand in the Guitarworld...and the best Singer among them...

@danielhicks4826

3 жыл бұрын

He probly is,dudes literally like a combination of that sound garden guy on vocals and one of the top 15 elite guitarists technique wise of the past 30 years or so as well.

he sounded like a pop star at the beggining and like a shredder towards the ends. Such a powerful combination.

The sweep picking section from 4:07 to 4:10 its the same that Jason Becker used with the yoyo in japan. Great influence for Richie.

@danielperna721

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same!!

im just as amazed at how the crowd actually stayed in time with their clapping

@aldoma123

10 ай бұрын

Jajajaja

amazing how someone that good at picking just drops it to go to finger style only.

@DeadGlassEyes

8 жыл бұрын

I know right, it's just pretty annoying how talented he is.

@666Musik

7 жыл бұрын

He sounds a lot better now I think.

@Siriusblck3

7 жыл бұрын

Well, you can't pick pick a girl on the other hand...

I just read of the dislike of so many people when it comes to Richie... I saw Richie play on MTV while with Poison, the stand video. And since I wasn't a fan of poison I left the room until I heard the lead and knew C.C.Deville wasn't playing. I've been a loyal fan of Richies ever since. AS of today I've yet to see him live but I will. The Winery Dogs preferably since I'm a big fan of all 3 of them cats. And to all the tone deaf lames out there, you've got to be kidding to not her the depth and feel of Richies playing. Rock FN on Richie. You're the siznit my boy...... Kenny White Fresno ca...

Why do so many people not like this? Great tone, good chops, very original... What's wrong with this?

@CaptainFantastik1

8 жыл бұрын

+justin robb Because they're jackoffs.

@tyson1ize

8 жыл бұрын

+justin robb not enough ooonce ooonce ooonce in it for them!!

@patriciomorales19

8 жыл бұрын

+justin robb they are paul gilbert's fans. and even i love kotzen work, i don't like any guitar bass drum or keyboard solo, from him or anybody else.

@andrewkramer4021

7 жыл бұрын

justin robb jealous fuckers

@Carefaceeeee

7 жыл бұрын

Ye jealous that he is friend with Jason Becker ;) Like every vid with this guy has downvotes i dont get it either. For me he dosent do it but i would never downvote cause of personal taste. The guy is legit

And... one of the videos that solidifies him in my top five personal favorite guitarists of all time.

I have been following this guy since the eighties....always amazing.

Thank you BECKOTHEKING💯 This is Wicked Beautiful💯🔥⚡️🎸

Awesome performance! Great Richie!!! :)

AWESOME.. THE CLEAR TONE..!!!

under rated BIGTIME

@wavetech_

9 жыл бұрын

Nunya bidniss *mr BIGtime

hats off. groove of jimi, soul of blues, show of van halen, technique of jason becker, shawn lane & george lynch. ok, now i need the band context.

286 people have no idea what good musicianship is. This is pure genius from start to finish.

I love it when he does the cacophony arpegios from go off :)

This man has so much soul when he sings and plays you can feel the emotion he's one of those gifted musicians that can take a song you've never liked but once he plays it you love it. You know the old saying some people got it and some people don't..? well he's more than got it he owns it and thats a fact.

4:07 holy shit! Serrana arpeggios :O

@benhaslam6382

3 жыл бұрын

wish we could see jason becker doing performances like this

Richie is amazing!!!!!!!!

Richie's evolution is one to follow. Early public days were playing others music with flair. The artist Richie is appreciated more in his Solo and Winery Dogs work. Complex rhythms and a modern rock style. Finger picking change was the right move Richie. Keep making music.

Undoubtely...a great musician

great guitar period

Quite a talent!!!

incredible

Sooww coowl to see this awesome guy!!

uno dei migliori chitarristi in circolazione. Chissenefrega degli haters.. l'unica cosa che sanno fare è provare invidia :)

Fantastic！

My top 5 favorite musicians: 1. Richie Kotsen 2. Zakk Wylde 3. Nuno Bettencourt 4. Sam Meador 5. Prince

Shades of Van Halen, SUPERB JOB, WRING THAT NECK.

I remember see in Mr Big a couple of times! Around 1990 I guess ;~) Great musicians

@danielhicks4826

3 жыл бұрын

That woulda been Paul Gilbert at that time! also a legend hes more of a shredder ,Kotzen was Gilberts very worthy and admirable replacement though but if ya saw them live in 90 I believe that woulda been Mr Gilbert on guitar at that time!.I could be wrong Maybe Kotzen had couple dif tenures with Mr Big or maybe he and gilbert were both on band at one point but pretty sure!.

Richie is a talented and handsome SOB and many people will be jealous haters.

3 best musicians,songwriters,singers of all time : 1.Richie Kotzen,2.Richie Kotzen,3.Richie Kotzen

@troyyoung214

6 жыл бұрын

Zoran Sandorov Music and then he discovers Paul Gilbert... guitar dreams broken to pieces lol

2:57 onwards is just awesome! IMO - Ritchie was a lot better then vs now. But then again, he was much younger here (33 yrs) and really trying to impress, so that kinda figures! LOL! In fact, even in 2021, if he would clean shave, change his hairstyle back to this more youthful "cut", and get back in shape, etc., he'd probably look like that now even in his 50's! But, all image recs aside (LOL), he's still one on my all time favorite late 80s-90s shredder players who turned "bluesy" later on. 👍☺

Who gives a f..k about the dislikes? They are probably Madonna fans clearly on the wrong video. The guy is an awesome musician

Champ. Guitar and vocals.

59 dislikes because the guy doesn't go all-out shred from the very beginning. Boooooo.

Woah that sounds SO BIG

Lovely!!!

God is on earth, playing guitar 🎸❤

Insanity of Mr. Kotzen..... Rule dude..!!!

That tone!

I read he's been studying music theory for like 10 years...Badass...

The crowd..enjoyed that performance...

Damn he looks like he could star in X-men as Gambit.. And even now he could be the old man Gambit

SRV lives on in this guitar genius

toca de mais este sim tem meu respeito \o/

1:21 I've heard some George Benson feelings here!

@rezamuhammadguitar

7 жыл бұрын

but i think jason becker tone on his play

@mitchie2267

6 жыл бұрын

Scat singing is what that's called.

@funkrocker8011

6 жыл бұрын

Caio Verissimo Barbosa Yup

@gregorylpetrie

5 жыл бұрын

As a huge George Benson fan for decades I have but one thing to say about your comment.....”right in Bro”!

@edwardjons8684

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Devil’s Hand. It’s got Benson all over it. Badass!

holy shit amazing legatos! oO him left hand is verry strong wow

The Most Prolific SongWriter of OUR TIME! Not to mention, Shred, Groove, Truthfully theres very lil' You can't say about the Man thats of positive sentiment. MF Changed My Life .

Simple technic but very perfect, he is profesional, know how to play guitar, how to shredd how to type, how to choose sound

Shred On Bro!

GOAT 🐐

4:07 - Arpeggions from "Go Off" song off of Cacophony's album of the same name :)

What a youngster.

Incredible tone..Powerstrat thru a Marshall AMAZING

Love the 2 speed guitar solo. Starts off with..... This is what I like to do then goes....I know you all think I can't replace Paul Gilbert but think again.

Solo no delay... good sound

When he still played with pick! :D

Superman!!!! 👺🎸🎼🙏🙏🙏

4:07 he knows jason becker lol

Wow.. awesome! The only thing he and I have in common is the Strat lol, but mine will not sound as good as that, never near ever 😂

Fire Thunder ⚡️🤯🖤‼️

Native Toungue, Poisons Best Work! HOWED THAT HAPPEN? Go Richie!

that was a good catch.

268 Gilbert fans dont like... RICHIE =GOD!!!!!

Hes got that leg up......!

Good God Almighty!! 🔥❤🔥❤

4:07 Jason Becker Influence

@GDT1124

8 жыл бұрын

+bastian carvallo Let's be honest, who isn't influenced by Becker?

@bangermccrusher

8 жыл бұрын

Also they are close friends AND Jason produced his first solo album so...

@agenciamerkenspa

7 жыл бұрын

you right JoshMetal316

@marcelobelloni8754

6 жыл бұрын

Becker play that arpegio in the yoyo solo! haha

@brandt3150

6 жыл бұрын

They are best friends and were in a band together as teenagers. I've followed Richie since the 80's. Incredible singer and guitarist.

sorry but I'd take kotzen over any guitarist alive today

@derekn4579

4 жыл бұрын

Kotzen and the shrapnel guys are amazing. But the thing Richie has is he is multitalented. Vocals, bass, drums, etc. And he cna play so many styles of guitar music.

His slow album is the best! A lot of people jealous of him!

lol. at ANY time Kotzen can pull out that crazy right hand of his. just in a class by himself. the guy doesn't repeat himself!

リッチー優しい。

Hot, talented

i can imagine him jammin along with bonamassa, they would be so funky

🔥

The dislikes are poison fans

haha. I had hot rails in the 80's too

He looks like Tom Cruise, great playing. I've always loved this solo from 2002

makin Mantap Aja Si Abang Kotzen mainnya

any information about this black strat ?

I didn´t know Ritchie Kotzens but ¡guau! waht a guitarrist and performer he is,ado I don´t his background inmusic but good for him

yes, he used to...

Young Guitar Japan called him Mr. Neo Slow Hand.