The guitars sound so GOOD! But kudos to the bass man and that fat, smooth as glass bottom end and the tasteful drummer and great tone from his kit. This is a great band of tasty guitar goodness! Great job guys!
For me this clip sums up why I (and many others ) like his music. Their is always a sense of collective pleasure and joy in everything he and his friends play together. It is so infectious!
Oooooh, that bass sound... like a soft cushion somewhere under my lungs. Guitar's very nice, too. I'm sorry to have forgotten about Frisell lately - he's a great musician.
Well Bathoshue I might end up commenting on many Bill videos this evening, thank you and all posters. Have not seen him live for years (York, England in a converted chapel) but I listen all the time. This is wonderful especially - I think I might be viewing this French performance time and time again ...
Don't think I've heard of Bill Frisell until Paul Jones played 'Messing with the Kid' on Monday 8th February's Radio2 R&B show. I loved the sound - and immediately reached for the vol. control to listen properly. It seemed like a better version than the video, with subtle use of wah-wah pedal. I particularly like the support guitar working steadily away on the background riff . . . makes all the difference. Good to see that Old Guys have still got it: there's hope for me yet! Thanks for posting!
At Wilco's Solid Sound Festival in 2015, I got to see Bill play a live score to a silent movie, do a solo show, play with a trio, play with Charles Lloyd and his group, and sit in with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for a couple of songs. And I still couldn't get enough of his playing!
I was going to be grumpy on this Sunday morning and say that the best way to get people to skip and skim over your videos is to upload a whole lot all at once. How foolish of me to have ignored the Frisell effect. I've loved all these videos. Thanks so much for posting them.
No young musician can comprehend the meaning of this performance. There is heart, soul and perspective which is impossible to measure by external means.
Well, this is not bad, but it disappoints. (I used to hate this tune when in a blues band, it's such a repetitious unrelentingly loud motor-head kind of thing. Kind of typifies some of the worst aspects of electric blues, IMHO.) So I thought, what could Frisell et al possibly do with it that would transcend that, and take it somewhere unexpected? If anyone could, it would be Frisell. And for a while it seems like they're on the verge of getting into an interesting kind of pared-down and spare version with more open space, less-is-more thing happening, but then they fall into the trite. Drummer especially loses the opportunity to create space, starts to just grind it out, too busy. Does something better happen? I didn't wait to hear.
I nearly fell asleep.. zzzz. Bill probably had a stroke that destroyed all the vibes and feelings for the blues, really, really shitty version of a classic blues number. Also there is no lyrics, which is probably due to afasi caused by the stroke he had.
I like this old song. Like a lot of Frisell’s work, this isn’t quite the song itself- more like what the song dreams about in its sleep.
Oh, I don't know. I think Buddy Guy would be happy to play it this way.
Wow this is such a great description. Perfectly beautiful, I am gonna steal this one for sure
The guitars sound so GOOD! But kudos to the bass man and that fat, smooth as glass bottom end and the tasteful drummer and great tone from his kit. This is a great band of tasty guitar goodness! Great job guys!
They constantly look at each other smiling. Huge lesson for any kid playing an instrument out there. What a band.
For me this clip sums up why I (and many others ) like his music. Their is always a sense of collective pleasure and joy in everything he and his friends play together. It is so infectious!
Love the sound of that Hofner bass!
Oooooh, that bass sound... like a soft cushion somewhere under my lungs. Guitar's very nice, too.
I'm sorry to have forgotten about Frisell lately - he's a great musician.
The by-far hippest treatment of this classic song as ever I’ve heard! Smokin’!!!
Amazed by the musicianship, thoroughly enjoyed these 5 minutes. Happy to see him perform at North Sea Jazz
Bill Frisell plays just the right notes!
Friggin great.
Super nice...
Well Bathoshue I might end up commenting on many Bill videos this evening, thank you and all posters. Have not seen him live for years (York, England in a converted chapel) but I listen all the time. This is wonderful especially - I think I might be viewing this French performance time and time again ...
Don't think I've heard of Bill Frisell until Paul Jones played 'Messing with the Kid' on Monday 8th February's Radio2 R&B show. I loved the sound - and immediately reached for the vol. control to listen properly. It seemed like a better version than the video, with subtle use of wah-wah pedal. I particularly like the support guitar working steadily away on the background riff . . . makes all the difference. Good to see that Old Guys have still got it: there's hope for me yet!
Thanks for posting!
At Wilco's Solid Sound Festival in 2015, I got to see Bill play a live score to a silent movie, do a solo show, play with a trio, play with Charles Lloyd and his group, and sit in with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for a couple of songs. And I still couldn't get enough of his playing!
Greg is the MAN...
So glad I got to see these four at the Showbox several years ago.
Junior Wells - Messin' with the Kid
Bill & Greg = mellow madness!
Leisz is also the guy doing amazing pedal steel on so many of Frisell's albums.
And played steel on the Grammy winning album Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Allison Krause.
Woah, a tele with a tremolo! Nice. Thanks much for this vid :)
yeahh bigsby's should be on any guitar!! (not really but ehy i love em)
wow, killer groove!
I was going to be grumpy on this Sunday morning and say that the best way to get people to skip and skim over your videos is to upload a whole lot all at once.
How foolish of me to have ignored the Frisell effect. I've loved all these videos. Thanks so much for posting them.
ho man this is a FORMIDABLE version ! i'm sure Morgan Mckinley 's hearing this in heaven and gives it a bless !!
Whut? Who's Morgan McKinley?
Raphael, You mean McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy waters however this is a Jr. Wells classic.
Sublime
No young musician can comprehend the meaning of this performance. There is heart, soul and perspective which is impossible to measure by external means.
Thanks Francesco.
Rhythm section (Kenny Wollason dr Tony Sherr bss)
(plays with Steven Bernstein and Briggan Krauss in Sex mob. Great stuff (there and here)!
Scherr (?)
Don't be doin' it ! ! ! Red hot blues !
¿Qué marca y modelo de guitarra toca Greg Leisz en este tema? Gracias.
What brand and model of guitar does Greg Leisz play in this song? Thank you.
...and then Rory Gallagher walked home wearing a suit and tie. everything has its own time and place.
no kidding this is terrible. frisell one of the absolute best palyers in the world too but not this style. no pizazz
Beau duel de teles...
He had a senior moment.....
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
👋
Where's the audience?
Check out Rory Gallagher for his version!!
Es como si fuera no pibe de Manal !!! Jaaaaajaja aguante bill y manal
Nice lick at 3:11!
Until you hear Buddy and Junior do this tune, you have not heard it.
Whats on his pedal board?
0.44 someting was off .... but ended up ok after a re start
Yeah - but I cant work out what it was - sounded fine to me, but they did restart.
friseuse no go
This is really good music to fell a sleep to..zzzzzz
Is it the Saints song revisited?
It's Junior Wells' song.
1960
I hate to say this but where's Tom Waits when you need him?
Nah this just needs Jr Wells!!!
aint so bad
I like Leisz better. Much better.
Not as effective at this tempo !!!###
Well, this is not bad, but it disappoints. (I used to hate this tune when in a blues band, it's such a repetitious unrelentingly loud motor-head kind of thing. Kind of typifies some of the worst aspects of electric blues, IMHO.) So I thought, what could Frisell et al possibly do with it that would transcend that, and take it somewhere unexpected? If anyone could, it would be Frisell.
And for a while it seems like they're on the verge of getting into an interesting kind of pared-down and spare version with more open space, less-is-more thing happening, but then they fall into the trite. Drummer especially loses the opportunity to create space, starts to just grind it out, too busy. Does something better happen? I didn't wait to hear.
I nearly fell asleep.. zzzz. Bill probably had a stroke that destroyed all the vibes and feelings for the blues, really, really shitty version of a classic blues number. Also there is no lyrics, which is probably due to afasi caused by the stroke he had.
Nils-Åke Nordström
Finished fucking your self yet 😃