Creed was my first two concerts and I was fortunate enough to go backstage both times and meet Mark (2002-2003). I’ve always felt he’s a musician that truly grows as the years pass. An incredible person and artist!
It's refreshing to see a rock star who portrays himself as a wholesome family man actually be a wholesome family man. The fact that he's also an outstanding songwriter, singer, and guitarist is just the icing on the icing, if you get what I'm saying.
This man has had quite the career and is so talented!!! .. Creed, Alter Bridge, Tremonti... All rock but still all had their different sounds ... Love Dust from Tremonti that's my all time favorite song of his but he has many great hits. I'm also fascinated when you hear rock artists speak of what they listen to or took inspiration from and sometimes their answers are way off what I would have guessed.
Got the chance to meet Mark, Myles, Brian and Scott a few years ago and they are all super nice guys as well. My father had just passed away a cpl months before and I shared that and how much "In Loving Memory" meant after that and Mark passed along his and the bands condolances to my family and my mom as well. He also shared how much things are going to change like holidays and birthdays without him but they get easier after time. Myles reiterated the condolences as well.
Such a humble Human. For being a living legend. Thankyou for all the fantastic Art you have produced the last 2 decades. By far my favorite musician. Thankyou for this interview.
I ALWAYS HAD RESPECT FOR MARK AS A ROCKER BUT NOW.....A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR HIM AS AN ALL AROUND ARTIST AND FAMILY MAN !!! GREAT INTERVIEW ELIZABETH !!!
I met Mark Tremonti in 2012 when Creed played two nights at the venue where I worked. I went to the catering room for lunch and he was the *only* person in there. I don't get starstruck easily, but OMG, he's one of my favs!! 🤩🎸 I played it cool and said, "Hey, Mark!" like I knew him. Later, I met his guitar tech, who introduced me to Mark - I told him I like Creed, but really LOVE Alter Bridge! He chuckled and was super nice. I got to watch the show on his side of the stage. Epic memory!
An immensely talented and super nice guy. His voice has matured and grown so nicely since the first Tremonti record. His and Myles voices mix so well in Alter Bridge too. The bridge in Peace is Broken is a joy to listen to.
Great interview. The more I hear Mark speak about his passions the more you appreciate the immense body of work he has put together. Great work on this interview.
Can't wait to see this. There's a video of Mark singing 'Prayer' by Myles Kennedy's old friend Ian Thornley out there. It's all six degrees of separation though isn't it!
Tremendous, clever composer, excellent guitarist, full range vocals...seriously, one of the Top musicians on the planet. The only thing left to wonder is why would you not listen and enjoy. Thanks Mark - I listen to your music often, especially when in need of positive reinforcement!!! All the Best...
HEY MArk .. Saw you two times with your great Band .. love Alter Bride they're so full of energy and strenght .. lovet the shows every bit ... Thank you Elizabeth for the interview ..
My favorite guitar player. An absolute monster player and maybe even better composer. Met him a few years ago at a guitar clinic before and AB show and he couldn’t have been cooler. They say never meet your heroes, but he def an exception
Thank you Elizabeth for having the Alter Bridge guys... i love the approach those guys have for their craft and i am always interested on every venue they approach, just for the work they put into their stuff. Really thank you Elizabeth!
Tremonster! This guy is an amazing guitar player for sure, but also a killer lyricist and singer as well. Even with his lack of confidence! Luckily, I’ve seen Him several times with Creed, AB and his own band Tremonti, and each time, it was a blast. Seriously! This guy is also really kind and… respectful with his fans… a hero. Really.
Thank You Elizabeth! Amazing interview! I love to sing but I only ever sang at Karaoke. I never sang in my own voice, I was a mimic, I would sing EXACTLY like the person I was doing a song of. Many people thought they were hearing the actual artist, and my Karaoke DJ would have to tell them, No... That's actually Gary singing. I miss those days. I love surprising people, when I sing. Cause when they hear me talk, they usually think there is NO WAY I can actually sing... Then I'd completely shock them. 😊
He is such a genuine person. Knowing that he grew up in the same area I come from is also a great detail personally…I am verrrrry hard to impress and his work truly has a permanent place in my verrrrrry selective library….. thanks for sharing!
I just listened to Mark Tremonti's version of the Frank Sinatra songs he sung on his album. My god what a pleasure this guy is to hear him saying Frank Sinatra. It was so well done. From top to bottom every song that he sang doing a Frank Sinatra cover song was spot on. I had no idea that he could do something like this. Elizabeth. I now have him on my Spotify library so I can hear more of this great talent that you interviewed.. I also listened to his Christmas album. My god that is some of the best Christmas songs I've ever heard. Sung by performer. This guy's the real deal. It sounded so clean and crisp and refreshing. Absolutely astonishing singer this guy is
Mark is my hero. I wouldn't be the guitarist I am today if it weren't for Mark. I remember when I was 13, with my first guitar... sitting in my room after school learning creed songs. To this day, I am heavily inspired by Marks work in Creed, Alter Bridge, and especially Tremonti. I listen back to some of my old band's recordings, and you can definitely tell I was heavily inspired by Mark. Thank you for doing this interview!!
Jeff Beck's song Nadia is a perfect example of Jeff making a guitar do pretty much whatever he asks of it. Great Interview Elizabeth. Lastly That song with Uli is Sails of Charon from MusikladenTv. One of the finest performances ever.
My huge inspiration to approaching my guitar playing and singing is that man right there. Mark Tremonti (Tremonster) Saw Alter Bridge back in January in Atlanta GA, and it was killer. Thanks you two.
I got to see Alter Bridge in Baltimore and Miles was sick and even though they had a shorter than normal set and Miles may not have had his "A" game, the show was great and I totally apreciated the effort they put forth. 🤘
He is really great! Loved Creed. Alter Bridge is an outright favorite! Tremonti band is fantastic! He is a dead ringer for Frank🤯❤️🔥 Thanks so much Elizabeth!Please react to some Tremonti! “Marching in Time” or “A Dying Machine” are two favorites… 🙏🤘
I can't wait to watch this! Mark Tremonti is one of my favorite guitarists. I've been down a rabbit hole for 2 days listening to him sing Frank Sinatra songs to Christmas songs to his solo work. Amazingly talented!
Thank you for this! God bless and Merry Christmas!!! Years of trying, flooding your comments with "get Mark Tremonti on", lol! I PROMISED he would NOT disappoint!
The way he teaches himself other artists songs is eerily similar to several acting techniques. Specifically with working on movement and dialect for the character. I respect his level of prep and his dedication to his craft. This is SO interesting! I love how much different arts intersect.
Love Mark! His SOLO music is AMAZING!!! Like really, you all need to listen to his SOLO projects!! Met him after a show in 2018. He and his bandmates all signed my tshirt. Very cool people!!
I'm a huge fan of Mark's going back to his days at FSU. Watching Creed go from a local band to a top-selling national act was amazing. I also got to meet him once when my wife worked at WJRR and he was incredibly kind. One of my favorite guitarists.
Is there anything Mark Tremonti touches musically, that doesn't turn to gold?! He's one of my favorite people! Listening to him talk makes me admire him!
i COULDNT IMAGINE NOT EVER HEARING MARK'S VOICE !!!! That makes me incredible sad to even go there - so happy he came to find his voice and not only sing but EXCEL at singing !!!! I truly think he could carry an AB album w how strong his voice is now ❤❤❤❤❤❤ What a wonderful interview Elizabeth so happy for you !! In the times I've met him he has always been so warm and open to talking w us, so appreciate him !!! Other guitarists - Guthrie Govan, Andy Timmons, Plini to name a few
This was a treat! I can relate alot to Mark as someone who is taking singing lessons, specially what he mentions about the trial of going from chest to head voice and falsetto. Thank you!
I truly think Mark is one of the greatest musical minds of my lifetime. How many successful projects can this guy have under his belt? And, he’s about as humble as can be. Love this guy.
Tremonti is my all-time favorite guitarist/musician since many many years and always joy to see him❤ But now a question: What You think about the Stryper's singer? For example: Stryper - Transgressor. At the end i got goose bumps even on my back!
I have enjoyed many of your reaction and analysis videos and some of your interview videos over the past year or so and to be honest this one by far was my absolute favorite. Mark just seems to be such a good, decent guy and you could tell how excited he was to sit for 2 hours and have a conversation with you. Mark's answers seemed thoughtful and complete which made it easy to see how much he was interested in talking with you. He would just start talking and continue on until his thought was complete and you were gracious enough to allow him to get all of his words out which allowed for one of the best Tremonti interviews ive ever eeen. ( It really seemed like he would accept your help with lessons on his falsetto, you should contact him about it if you think you could help him more than you did) My wife and i did a meet and greet with Mark in Atlantic City this past Friday evening before his Sinatra show at the borgata. I wish I had seen this interview prior because I definitely would have talked to Mark about it during our conversation. It truly was that good. And you did an excellent job with editing this interview by piecing in the different clips of bands and people that you and Mark were talking about as well as clips from his work that you were discussing. It truly was a great freaking video. Best of luck with all you do Elizabeth, thank you for this awesome interview.
Yes! Very excited for this conversation! Mark's been a huge influence on me not only as a guitarist but now a vocalist and singer. Greetings and Merry Christmas from Bangor Maine! 🧑🎄🤘😎
I have been tuning in for a while but have never had a suggestion. I thought Scott Weiland's live performance of "Have Yourselfa Merry little Xmas" would be alot of fun to see and I think you would enjoy it! Merry Christmas!!!
This interview was fantastic! Been a huge fan of Mark's for years. When you asked him about favorite guitar players though, my mind went straight to one guy not many people might not know about. The Swedish band "Soen" and their guitar player Cody Lee Ford. Theres a song on their new album called "Hallowed" that I was hooked on the moment I heard it. More of a ballad, but when the guitar solo kicks in, to me it's one of the most memorable, heartfelt, and powerful guitar parts I've ever heard. Not to mention the sound and tone of it is phenomenal. Anyway, again fantastic interview. Thanks for this!
Wow this is a beautiful interview. Honestly ever since I was 14 I've had an admiration for Mark. He inspired me to get my first Squire guitar way back when, poster on my wall. Then later a Prs electric Now. a Prs acoustic. A great dude. Level headed. God bless you my man.
Elizabeth, you need to travel to Mark’s place to give him a falsetto lesson, and he can let you try out that microphone! BTW, Tremonti is my favorite guitarist. The guy doesn’t know how to write a bad song, and he’s grown so much as a guitar player and vocalist. Amazing player, amazing father, analyzing person.
Thank you for this talk! I grew up with depression Era parents and my dad loved Sinatra and Jimmy Durante. I love rock music and love to see all their dimensions!
I hung out with Mark once backstage at a show; such a nice and genuine guy. He's a total rock star without the rock star attitude. In regards to the 1 practice before a show, yeah that's a typical pro jazz musician gig. My dad was in a big band, and played with big names like Tony Bennet and Nancy Wilson (the jazz singer). Turns out it's too expensive to take a full big band on the road, so what most of the big names do is hire the best of the best in each town. My dad was on that list for our region, so he would get those calls from time to time. They had to be experts at sight reading music because there would only be the one practice before the performance. It always sounded like these guys had been playing together for years, even though they just met some of them for the first time for the gig.
At least in the 1980s and 1990s country scene, singers would go town to town performing with the label assigned local band. Even the instrumentation of true bands would be done by session players on the records because studio time was expensive and most bands were not good enough for being able to do do it in three takes or less. Anything for the labels to save a buck.
Fantastic! Mark is really a spectacular musician and singer! Been a fan since day one of Creed! Thanks for bringing him on! Side note- since you are digging deep into harsh vocals please do something on Lamb of God preferably Reclamation. Think you would really enjoy dissecting Randy’s vocals. He is a real treat if you like it heavy!
This was awesome! So cool to hear his passion for singing. Mark, improving to be the best singer you can be is great. But please keep pitching your songs down to fit your range. Downtuning is always cooler than standard.
I’m 55 and have a pretty eclectic taste in music, and in my late 20s and my 30s I listened to Creed and Alter Bridge a lot. I’ve never dived into the members so I never knew Mark was a part of both bands. I saw this interview was over 2 hrs long and never thought I’d watch the entire thing, but I’m glad I did. I’m definitely going to check out this Christmas album. He’s close to my age so it’s great hearing how his favorite holiday shows were the Rankin/Bass specials that I grew up on living in Louisiana as a kid in the 70s. I don’t have any kids myself, but if I did, I would want them to experience the same magical atmosphere at Christmas time that I did for as long as possible. Probably a lot harder to make it last these days compared to the pre-internet time I grew up in. Great interview Elizabeth! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
So glad that Elizabeth got an interview with Mark Tremonti. Mark is such a versatile and talented artist.
Marks voice has grown tremendously. It’s remarkable. He’s a legend.
Creed was my first two concerts and I was fortunate enough to go backstage both times and meet Mark (2002-2003). I’ve always felt he’s a musician that truly grows as the years pass. An incredible person and artist!
We talk a lot about his journey in this interview. I can't wait to go back and listen to his older stuff now!
_"I’ve always felt he’s a musician that truly grows as the years pass. An incredible person and artist!"_ TOTALY agree.
Bottom line, Mark is the quintessential pro in music and his ability to morph with his own talent is something to behold ❤❤❤
It's refreshing to see a rock star who portrays himself as a wholesome family man actually be a wholesome family man. The fact that he's also an outstanding songwriter, singer, and guitarist is just the icing on the icing, if you get what I'm saying.
This man has had quite the career and is so talented!!! .. Creed, Alter Bridge, Tremonti... All rock but still all had their different sounds ... Love Dust from Tremonti that's my all time favorite song of his but he has many great hits. I'm also fascinated when you hear rock artists speak of what they listen to or took inspiration from and sometimes their answers are way off what I would have guessed.
Don't forget his current jazz venture Tremonti Sings Sinatra
Got the chance to meet Mark, Myles, Brian and Scott a few years ago and they are all super nice guys as well. My father had just passed away a cpl months before and I shared that and how much "In Loving Memory" meant after that and Mark passed along his and the bands condolances to my family and my mom as well. He also shared how much things are going to change like holidays and birthdays without him but they get easier after time. Myles reiterated the condolences as well.
One of the most talented guitarists and vocalists of our time
Such a humble Human. For being a living legend. Thankyou for all the fantastic Art you have produced the last 2 decades. By far my favorite musician. Thankyou for this interview.
Ah!!! Mark!!❤❤ can't wait for the next Tremonti album! He's always in his prime 😍
I ALWAYS HAD RESPECT FOR MARK AS A ROCKER BUT NOW.....A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR HIM AS AN ALL AROUND ARTIST AND FAMILY MAN !!! GREAT INTERVIEW ELIZABETH !!!
AlterBridge!! Killer guitars with both Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti! Killer vocals and songs for the same two reasons!!!💪
I met Mark Tremonti in 2012 when Creed played two nights at the venue where I worked. I went to the catering room for lunch and he was the *only* person in there. I don't get starstruck easily, but OMG, he's one of my favs!! 🤩🎸 I played it cool and said, "Hey, Mark!" like I knew him. Later, I met his guitar tech, who introduced me to Mark - I told him I like Creed, but really LOVE Alter Bridge! He chuckled and was super nice. I got to watch the show on his side of the stage. Epic memory!
An immensely talented and super nice guy. His voice has matured and grown so nicely since the first Tremonti record. His and Myles voices mix so well in Alter Bridge too. The bridge in Peace is Broken is a joy to listen to.
Great interview. The more I hear Mark speak about his passions the more you appreciate the immense body of work he has put together. Great work on this interview.
This was such an amazing interview/discussion! Mark is such a class act and incredible talent
!!!!!!! Matteo Mancuso! Italian Guitarist!!! HELL YEAH! Mark you are an amazing person, amazing musician and singer! Much love from Italy!
Can't wait to see this. There's a video of Mark singing 'Prayer' by Myles Kennedy's old friend Ian Thornley out there. It's all six degrees of separation though isn't it!
Congratulations!!! One of the best interviews ever!!!!!
Tremendous, clever composer, excellent guitarist, full range vocals...seriously, one of the Top musicians on the planet. The only thing left to wonder is why would you not listen and enjoy. Thanks Mark - I listen to your music often, especially when in need of positive reinforcement!!! All the Best...
OMG!!! My mom and I would sing on the way to my brothers soccer games/practice. It’s where I first learned how to harmonize 💕💕
HEY MArk .. Saw you two times with your great Band .. love Alter Bride they're so full of energy and strenght .. lovet the shows every bit ... Thank you Elizabeth for the interview ..
What a great guy. You should go hang out with him when they play in your town.
I met this guy in Las Vegas a few years ago and he is 💯 the nicest guy you'd ever want to have a beer with.
My favorite guitar player. An absolute monster player and maybe even better composer. Met him a few years ago at a guitar clinic before and AB show and he couldn’t have been cooler. They say never meet your heroes, but he def an exception
Alter bridge Metalingus, one of my favorites the kinda song that just amps you up into a better mood/feeling
You and roughly the entire fandom of professional wrestling.
Just a class act all around. One of the greats of guitar, you know it’s Mark Tremonti when you hear his playing.
Thank you Elizabeth for having the Alter Bridge guys... i love the approach those guys have for their craft and i am always interested on every venue they approach, just for the work they put into their stuff. Really thank you Elizabeth!
Awesome! He's such a great interview!
Mark is just a great musician and singer. Great to see him on the channel.
What an excellent interview. So much ground covered! Lots of replay value. Thank you Mark and Elizabeth!
Such a talented artist
Mark is a top guitarist i love him and he singing frank Sinatra is out of this world
Tremonster! This guy is an amazing guitar player for sure, but also a killer lyricist and singer as well. Even with his lack of confidence! Luckily, I’ve seen Him several times with Creed, AB and his own band Tremonti, and each time, it was a blast. Seriously! This guy is also really kind and… respectful with his fans… a hero. Really.
my favorite singer, guitarist and man!!
He is so talented!
this is so next level.... thank you so much... bravo!!!
Great conversation. He's a lovely, talented guy who articulates his life experiences so well. And so good to hear about his charity work.
YAY! Can't wait to see this Tea Time! Edit: The time just flew by! Thank you so much for this interview! What a Christmas present!
Thank You Elizabeth! Amazing interview!
I love to sing but I only ever sang at Karaoke. I never sang in my own voice, I was a mimic, I would sing EXACTLY like the person I was doing a song of. Many people thought they were hearing the actual artist, and my Karaoke DJ would have to tell them, No... That's actually Gary singing.
I miss those days. I love surprising people, when I sing. Cause when they hear me talk, they usually think there is NO WAY I can actually sing... Then I'd completely shock them. 😊
He is such a genuine person. Knowing that he grew up in the same area I come from is also a great detail personally…I am verrrrry hard to impress and his work truly has a permanent place in my verrrrrry selective library….. thanks for sharing!
Omg Omg Omg My favorite guitarist ever and my favorite reaction channel = A Very Merry Christmas
Impressive musician and even more impressive person. Big fan of Mark. Thanks for doing this interview.
I just listened to Mark Tremonti's version of the Frank Sinatra songs he sung on his album. My god what a pleasure this guy is to hear him saying Frank Sinatra. It was so well done. From top to bottom every song that he sang doing a Frank Sinatra cover song was spot on. I had no idea that he could do something like this. Elizabeth. I now have him on my Spotify library so I can hear more of this great talent that you interviewed.. I also listened to his Christmas album. My god that is some of the best Christmas songs I've ever heard. Sung by performer. This guy's the real deal. It sounded so clean and crisp and refreshing. Absolutely astonishing singer this guy is
Mark is my hero. I wouldn't be the guitarist I am today if it weren't for Mark. I remember when I was 13, with my first guitar... sitting in my room after school learning creed songs. To this day, I am heavily inspired by Marks work in Creed, Alter Bridge, and especially Tremonti. I listen back to some of my old band's recordings, and you can definitely tell I was heavily inspired by Mark. Thank you for doing this interview!!
I'm so happy to see this! Mark seems like such a humble guy
Jeff Beck's song Nadia is a perfect example of Jeff making a guitar do pretty much whatever he asks of it. Great Interview Elizabeth. Lastly
That song with Uli is Sails of Charon from MusikladenTv. One of the finest performances ever.
Loved this interview. So happy he's a good person, made my day. A+
My huge inspiration to approaching my guitar playing and singing is that man right there. Mark Tremonti (Tremonster) Saw Alter Bridge back in January in Atlanta GA, and it was killer. Thanks you two.
Absolutely admire this guy. What a musician and awesome dude in general.
I got to see Alter Bridge in Baltimore and Miles was sick and even though they had a shorter than normal set and Miles may not have had his "A" game, the show was great and I totally apreciated the effort they put forth. 🤘
You're getting some big name interviews Elizabeth 👍
He is really great! Loved Creed. Alter Bridge is an outright favorite! Tremonti band is fantastic! He is a dead ringer for Frank🤯❤️🔥 Thanks so much Elizabeth!Please react to some Tremonti! “Marching in Time” or “A Dying Machine” are two favorites… 🙏🤘
I can't wait to watch this! Mark Tremonti is one of my favorite guitarists. I've been down a rabbit hole for 2 days listening to him sing Frank Sinatra songs to Christmas songs to his solo work. Amazingly talented!
Thank you for this! God bless and Merry Christmas!!! Years of trying, flooding your comments with "get Mark Tremonti on", lol! I PROMISED he would NOT disappoint!
Mark is amazing! What a great interview:)
The way he teaches himself other artists songs is eerily similar to several acting techniques. Specifically with working on movement and dialect for the character. I respect his level of prep and his dedication to his craft. This is SO interesting! I love how much different arts intersect.
Love Mark! His SOLO music is AMAZING!!! Like really, you all need to listen to his SOLO projects!! Met him after a show in 2018. He and his bandmates all signed my tshirt. Very cool people!!
I'm a huge fan of Mark's going back to his days at FSU. Watching Creed go from a local band to a top-selling national act was amazing. I also got to meet him once when my wife worked at WJRR and he was incredibly kind. One of my favorite guitarists.
A Christmas Gift from Elizabeth 🎅🤶🎁
Tremonti = genius..........
Is there anything Mark Tremonti touches musically, that doesn't turn to gold?! He's one of my favorite people! Listening to him talk makes me admire him!
i COULDNT IMAGINE NOT EVER HEARING MARK'S VOICE !!!! That makes me incredible sad to even go there - so happy he came to find his voice and not only sing but EXCEL at singing !!!! I truly think he could carry an AB album w how strong his voice is now ❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a wonderful interview Elizabeth so happy for you !! In the times I've met him he has always been so warm and open to talking w us, so appreciate him !!!
Other guitarists - Guthrie Govan, Andy Timmons, Plini to name a few
Unbelievably good interview Elizabeth. Thanks to you and especially Mark for being so generous with his thoughts. I loved this!!!😍😍😍
Great, insightful interview. Mark is such a gem in every way.
Gracias Eli y Mark, uno de mis artistas favoritos. De los mejores podcast. Feliz navidad!
This interview was amazing. So many great stories and topics. Thank you both! 😊
This was a treat! I can relate alot to Mark as someone who is taking singing lessons, specially what he mentions about the trial of going from chest to head voice and falsetto. Thank you!
Merry Xmas&Happy New Years 2024,Elizabeth+Family...
The best musicians are the nicest because they dont have insecurity and do music for the love of music, not for ego. Mark is a class gentlemen.
I honestly didn't want this conversation to end. Thank you for including a discussion about mental health, as I feel there's such a stigma around it.
I couldn't help but smile throughout the entire conversation. Loved it. Happy new year to you and your family!
I truly think Mark is one of the greatest musical minds of my lifetime. How many successful projects can this guy have under his belt? And, he’s about as humble as can be. Love this guy.
Tremonti is my all-time favorite guitarist/musician since many many years and always joy to see him❤ But now a question: What You think about the Stryper's singer? For example: Stryper - Transgressor. At the end i got goose bumps even on my back!
I have enjoyed many of your reaction and analysis videos and some of your interview videos over the past year or so and to be honest this one by far was my absolute favorite. Mark just seems to be such a good, decent guy and you could tell how excited he was to sit for 2 hours and have a conversation with you. Mark's answers seemed thoughtful and complete which made it easy to see how much he was interested in talking with you. He would just start talking and continue on until his thought was complete and you were gracious enough to allow him to get all of his words out which allowed for one of the best Tremonti interviews ive ever eeen. ( It really seemed like he would accept your help with lessons on his falsetto, you should contact him about it if you think you could help him more than you did)
My wife and i did a meet and greet with Mark in Atlantic City this past Friday evening before his Sinatra show at the borgata. I wish I had seen this interview prior because I definitely would have talked to Mark about it during our conversation. It truly was that good. And you did an excellent job with editing this interview by piecing in the different clips of bands and people that you and Mark were talking about as well as clips from his work that you were discussing. It truly was a great freaking video. Best of luck with all you do Elizabeth, thank you for this awesome interview.
Yes! Very excited for this conversation! Mark's been a huge influence on me not only as a guitarist but now a vocalist and singer. Greetings and Merry Christmas from Bangor Maine! 🧑🎄🤘😎
I have been tuning in for a while but have never had a suggestion. I thought Scott Weiland's live performance of "Have Yourselfa Merry little Xmas" would be alot of fun to see and I think you would enjoy it! Merry Christmas!!!
Bangor? I hardly knew her.
Love your channel. And there are so many great voices just waiting there for you. Keep up the good stuff.
This interview was fantastic! Been a huge fan of Mark's for years. When you asked him about favorite guitar players though, my mind went straight to one guy not many people might not know about. The Swedish band "Soen" and their guitar player Cody Lee Ford. Theres a song on their new album called "Hallowed" that I was hooked on the moment I heard it. More of a ballad, but when the guitar solo kicks in, to me it's one of the most memorable, heartfelt, and powerful guitar parts I've ever heard. Not to mention the sound and tone of it is phenomenal.
Anyway, again fantastic interview. Thanks for this!
Wow what an awesome interview/long format talk!!! Mark is just a great guy
Wow. You have Mark Tremonti!
What a great episode. I love Mark Tremonti in all of his projects, especially AB!
Underrated Guitarist🎸
Awsome interview!!!
Mark is my hero! I love everything about him as well as the music he creates ❤
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*THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE*
from start to finish!
THANK YOU BOTH for sharing this DELIGHTFUL CONVERSATION!
Sending LO-O-OVE💖💖💖
from Oklahoma!
Wow this is a beautiful interview. Honestly ever since I was 14 I've had an admiration for Mark. He inspired me to get my first Squire guitar way back when, poster on my wall. Then later a Prs electric
Now. a Prs acoustic. A great dude. Level headed. God bless you my man.
Elizabeth, you need to travel to Mark’s place to give him a falsetto lesson, and he can let you try out that microphone! BTW, Tremonti is my favorite guitarist. The guy doesn’t know how to write a bad song, and he’s grown so much as a guitar player and vocalist. Amazing player, amazing father, analyzing person.
Thank you for this talk! I grew up with depression Era parents and my dad loved Sinatra and Jimmy Durante. I love rock music and love to see all their dimensions!
Can't wait to see this....
Waiting in Australia
Holy crap, Elizabeth... Tremonti??? 😮
You're officially Rock'N'Roll royalty. Congratulations!
And Merry Christmas!! 🎄
Awesome stuff! Mark T has been a musical hero of mine for decades.
I hung out with Mark once backstage at a show; such a nice and genuine guy. He's a total rock star without the rock star attitude. In regards to the 1 practice before a show, yeah that's a typical pro jazz musician gig. My dad was in a big band, and played with big names like Tony Bennet and Nancy Wilson (the jazz singer). Turns out it's too expensive to take a full big band on the road, so what most of the big names do is hire the best of the best in each town. My dad was on that list for our region, so he would get those calls from time to time. They had to be experts at sight reading music because there would only be the one practice before the performance. It always sounded like these guys had been playing together for years, even though they just met some of them for the first time for the gig.
At least in the 1980s and 1990s country scene, singers would go town to town performing with the label assigned local band. Even the instrumentation of true bands would be done by session players on the records because studio time was expensive and most bands were not good enough for being able to do do it in three takes or less. Anything for the labels to save a buck.
Elizabeth I recommend you listen to Dust by Tremonti!
Fantastic! Mark is really a spectacular musician and singer! Been a fan since day one of Creed! Thanks for bringing him on! Side note- since you are digging deep into harsh vocals please do something on Lamb of God preferably Reclamation. Think you would really enjoy dissecting Randy’s vocals. He is a real treat if you like it heavy!
Most underrated guitarist and songwriter of my life.
i just now seen this, his voice both guitar and vocals on my own prison made the album, sad he didnt see that. awesome interview
Tremonti is my fave guitar player of all time!
Elizatbeth, this such a remarkable interview! Thank you!
This is awesome!!
This was awesome!
So cool to hear his passion for singing.
Mark, improving to be the best singer you can be is great. But please keep pitching your songs down to fit your range. Downtuning is always cooler than standard.
I’m 55 and have a pretty eclectic taste in music, and in my late 20s and my 30s I listened to Creed and Alter Bridge a lot. I’ve never dived into the members so I never knew Mark was a part of both bands. I saw this interview was over 2 hrs long and never thought I’d watch the entire thing, but I’m glad I did. I’m definitely going to check out this Christmas album. He’s close to my age so it’s great hearing how his favorite holiday shows were the Rankin/Bass specials that I grew up on living in Louisiana as a kid in the 70s. I don’t have any kids myself, but if I did, I would want them to experience the same magical atmosphere at Christmas time that I did for as long as possible. Probably a lot harder to make it last these days compared to the pre-internet time I grew up in.
Great interview Elizabeth! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
When Alter Bridge started...I initially looked at them as Creed with a different singer...then quickly realized they were something more/different.
wow. Mark is such a humble and interesting individual. Great interview!