Leo Kottke 1974? - Last Steam Engine Train - Stealing
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17 жыл бұрынLeo Kottke (1974)?
@JohnDoe-gk7ok 8 жыл бұрын
Leo Kottke in his prime is untouchable--one of the fiercest right hands in the business!
@christopherdavison652 5 жыл бұрын
There is no guitar player alive today that can finger-pick with this speed and precision. Leo is the greatest.
@miyukishijisha8540 4 жыл бұрын
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@Ceb773 3 жыл бұрын
What a useless comment.
@VaVn57 3 жыл бұрын
He damaged his hands doing this. He is truly amazing as an artist, guitarist, and person )
@Bulletguy07 Жыл бұрын
@Christopher Davison check out Ewan Dobson doing VMG.
@Anteksanteri Жыл бұрын
Challenge accepted. Just wait till I get a 12 string. I've played for like 20 minutes on one I think Leo's 6 string technique translates pretty easily to 12 string and is maybe even easier assuming no thumb pick. I won't do stealing but I'll do Last Steam Engine Train trying to aim for this bpm.
@CaptainPirateJack 3 жыл бұрын
This man is easily one of the best guitarists to ever bless this earth
@drapeblind 11 жыл бұрын
greatest fingerpicking performance ever caught on video
@guitarhero240 16 жыл бұрын
his guitar sounds like a piano at one point..crazy! leo is amazing at the least
@cryptapocalypse 7 жыл бұрын
I am not a guitar player, but every note is crisp and he is moving effortlessly through very fast passages and just making it a beautiful seamless effort.
@clevelandtyler2 16 жыл бұрын
Man.....holy shit...i feel like he didnt even get close to missing one note....definitely one of the greatest of all time
@hansiwalker 16 жыл бұрын
"I don't have a tempo..." - I had the pleasure to see him live when he was young and wild. I couldn't believe my eyes how relaxed and economically he was playing the guitar.
@DictionRedaction 14 жыл бұрын
This video was brought to you from another universe, as it is not possible to do what he does here in this one....
@fbrown172 16 жыл бұрын
I've been a fan of Leo Kottke sine the early 70's and I've seen him live more times than any other performer. He is simply the master. Yep, like someone else posted...10 seconds into this video my eyes were watering.
@tzleague 16 жыл бұрын
Leo is from Minnesota. He has more soul than about 10 or 12 normal guitarists :) Geez, just look at his face -- he LOVES playing !! Not to mention his truly magical hands. Love live Leo !
@helgar791 10 жыл бұрын
Saw Leo 3 times during the 70's before his tendon injury and he was phenomenal every time. I saw over 200 live acts during that period and some I've forgotten, but Leo was unforgettable. Great musicianship. For me this is where Bluegrass meets Folk music. Today's so called Country music is dressed up pop with a twang. No comparison.
@Purpeline 5 жыл бұрын
Saw him three years - 1977, 1978, 1979. It was breathtaking!
@Purpeline 5 жыл бұрын
And as you mentioned already, unforgettable.
@claytonwalter8700 4 жыл бұрын
Bluegrass is folk music.
@wilbo26 15 жыл бұрын
Yeah...and his new playing style is probably just as amazing as how he played back then...just not nearly as aggressive. His right hand technique is simply unmatched. He just holds it over the strings and makes magic happen. The first time I saw him live a few years ago I was expecting him to be a shadow of what I'd heard on his early albums...and he absolutely blew my mind. If I played guitar and studied every day for the rest of my life I could never play like that.
@ronnieblanton1466 8 жыл бұрын
talk about daring to be different his approach to playing is like none else a joy to listen to
@cinemar 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah i agree. There are plenty of skillful guitarists but Leo Kottke is a one of a kind.
@jogreeen 16 жыл бұрын
Well..im off to burn me fuggin guitar.
@wilbo26 15 жыл бұрын
He's still just as mindblowing though...his finesse with the slide is unmached IMHO. And when you realize that he can still play like he does despite thoroughly destroying his hands with his aggressive technique in the early days its even more impressive. Plus his incredibly dry wit is still as razor sharp as ever and that's as much fun as watching him play. By far the most entertaining live performances I've ever seen...can't imagine what he was like back in his heyday.
@guitar8166 11 жыл бұрын
What a guitar playing Machine!!! WOW!!
@ManganeseMan 17 жыл бұрын
flawless and effortless! great song and performance!
@peterfussenegger2058 6 ай бұрын
Leo Kottke have all this perfektionierten,also on the great 12string Guitar,great.
@twray1835 9 жыл бұрын
Seen Leo play many times. He always exceeds expectations. People who complain that his music drifts into the territory of unnecessary and mindless melody, simply do a poor job of camouflaging their own jelousy of the greatest six- and twelve-string guitairst of all time.
@TIO540S1 9 жыл бұрын
Greatest of all time? Maybe on the 12 string a case can be made but why make that case? There need be no competition. The first of several times I saw though, he was literally to drunk to complete a song. As in "literally." He said he was having a baby born THAT NIGHT and then launched into several long, meandering monologues about death. Brian Bowers opened for him and was spectacular. I had high hopes for Kotte - I'd worked on several of his songs, played "Greenhouse" endlessly. It was a huge disappointment. I gave him another chance though and it was excellent.
@belaghoulashi 9 жыл бұрын
All you gotta is listen to "Louise" off My Feet are Smiling...every note is impeccable . Every note has the right feel and the right "taste" for the song and for his vocal interpretation. He doesn't need anybody else, he doesn't need another single musician for what he's doing. Every note tells part of the story, and the song and the story is complete, just the way he performs it. Adding anything else would just take away from the full final effect...and he knows that. Overdubs, other parts, other musicians...they would all take away more than they could add, he doesn't need them, and he knows it.
@lynnmcguire799 7 жыл бұрын
tom wray
@promerops 7 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling - you go to see a hero in concert and they just don't deliver. I had that experience with Miles Davis in London in 1973. But, really, I've never been fortunate enough to see Leo live, however, on all the evidence I've seen he is phenomenal. Of course, I don't believe there is a best guitarist in the world, when you have such diverse players as Leo Kottke, Joe Pass, Sharon Isbin, Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, etc, etc, how can there be?
@flyfifer51 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting - Leo is King of the 12 string! Long live the King!
@SpaceAceTX 13 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve Stevens for introducing me to this talent, Being a big Stevens fan I couldn't resist checking Leo out after hearing Steve speak so highly of him. Cheers to 1970's CBS FM radio
@mefoolonhill 15 жыл бұрын
I was at St. Cloud State college in Minnesota with Kottke in the late 60's and early 70's. Used to hear him play in the local coffeehouses, and once saw him give a concert on the altar of a Catholic Church. The air was thick with the smoke of the ganja weed. We had a very good time.
@31041955 16 жыл бұрын
this guy has invented his own genre, it's great, keep it going leo.
@ronnieblanton272 3 жыл бұрын
Leo cut from a different mold, as far as guitar playing, he once played in a field just prior to a band coming on, he really killed his style astonishing all who were listening, such a unique player,!
@TheXLCHKid 12 жыл бұрын
I've had the pleasure of seeing Leo play this and many others several times at the Woodstock Opera House. He is a master entertainer, and certainly knows where the strings are! Never miss him if he's in your area.
@yhz22 17 жыл бұрын
I can't talk right now i have to pick up my jaw from the floor :D, one of the best fingerpicking vids ever ! he was A MONSTER and still is ;).
@drzlecuti 15 жыл бұрын
The beginning of the clip indicates 1971, which is the year that I saw Kottke play at Mandel Hall at the U of Chicago (kind of a small venue). This is what he looked like then and I recall him playing just as in this clip--very dynamic. We were a few rows from the stage and a little stage left, and he just blew us away.
@odor9 16 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks. Can't think of a better way to spend $35 than to go to a Leo concert and maybe say "Hi" to him afterwards.
@kateallen2640 9 жыл бұрын
Its good to be young...the power..energy...
@plixypl0x 12 жыл бұрын
His left hand on the bridge at 0:24 is amazing!
@charlespeterson3798 7 жыл бұрын
I saw bands and solo artists at various venues in the bay area from the late 60's to the early 70's. Who, Hendrix and obviously people like Fahey, blues , jazz, blah, blah. Kottke, at his height, before the hand injury, was the most original artist of them all. he was stunning. Find the interview of the great Fahey describing Kottke. He knew there was something new under the sun.
@TheTinker6871 9 жыл бұрын
This is when I like to see Leo, in his youth with speed and accuracy especially for Last steam engine train, which I think should be played fast. My version is much slower, but I'm too old, lost my speed.
@brylorbs69 10 жыл бұрын
Just saw him last night at The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. Still an amazing guitar talent and funny as Hell! If you get a chance, don't miss seeing him before it's too late. Time marches ever onward!
@wernerspitzenberger6916 2 ай бұрын
unbelievable, no one can ever top him, no one
@maximum1954 15 жыл бұрын
He makes me sick he's so effing GREAT. Effortlessly. Just a walk in the park for Leo. Look ma, no hands!
@DixieWright2 10 жыл бұрын
He's so talented!!!
@peterfussenegger2058 6 ай бұрын
I love This!!!
@lindamclennan8645 8 ай бұрын
Saw Leo twice- he's masterful/unforgettable
@giorgiopicker 13 жыл бұрын
aaah... at times i come back to this vid and rejoice
@RickCosmo 16 жыл бұрын
loved this guy for a long time
@mallardgreen 15 жыл бұрын
Genius at work here - what a player.
@eromadrol 11 жыл бұрын
--- looks like a spider attack ! ;-) Amazing !
@dennisrickman8872 5 жыл бұрын
Leo Kottke is to the 12 string guitar what Chet Atkins is to the Classical acoustic guitar
@blucat4 9 ай бұрын
That's extremely fast even for Leo, mostly he doesn't play that fast. Amazing. I do wish he hadn't added Stealing onto it, keep the songs seperate.
@JesseMathews 15 жыл бұрын
Look at him, hes a dam pickin' machine ! unbelievable man...this was before hes hand injury when he still used picks on hes fingers ?. a real freak of nature in action ! :)
@ksjoyjespeace 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely BRILLIANT !!!!!
@mulliniks51 5 жыл бұрын
Hands of steel .
@dccam58 14 жыл бұрын
Just for the record - between Last Steam Engine Train & Stealing, he is playing Living in the Country - an old Pete Seeger song which also is on his "Circle Around the Sun Album"
@eromadrol 9 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking !!!
@klack123 16 жыл бұрын
amazing...
@dmkramerica 16 жыл бұрын
As Frank Zappa said "shut up and play your guitar" folks.
@mrmusic248 Жыл бұрын
A player, one of many, who's responsible for turning a lot of guitars into kindling wood.
@astorohlson5200 2 жыл бұрын
Helt underbart spelat min absoluta favorit på slide, akustiskt
@odor9 16 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. Spend 90% of the time showing both left and right hand and we'll be satisfied, closeups of his or any guitarist's face are wasted on me! Great video! Tahnks for psoting!
@francescomartino6616 5 жыл бұрын
Woww....really like a train....great👍👍👍
@Learn-archViz 4 жыл бұрын
Superhuman right hand!
@TrueManCrowyote Жыл бұрын
I just realizeed that he simply combined Last Steam Engine and Brenda's Blues (which Stealing is based off of)!
@TonyWhelanSLIDES 15 жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
@Tessmage 15 жыл бұрын
Ya know... people used to whisper that Robert Johnson had cut a deal with Satan in echange for phenomenal playing ability. I wonder if Leo has any confessions he wants to make...
@josephm.noviello1996 Жыл бұрын
Dazzeling basic technical ability here. Never anyone at this level on a 12 string.
@outtathyme5679 Жыл бұрын
One of a kind
@Kohntarkosz 14 жыл бұрын
What destroyed his right hand was that he was using fingerpicks. That's why he doesn't use them anymore.
@JesseMathews 13 жыл бұрын
Yahooo !!!!!!!!!!! somebody asked for a Guitar Pickin' Machine ? :P
@claptonjing 17 жыл бұрын
young leo, cool
@peterfussenegger2058 6 ай бұрын
Is one a Great things in this style to playing.John Fahey was the teacher !!!
@NoizyInSeattle 3 жыл бұрын
It is impossible for me to be sad while listening to him.
@MrAxsila 7 жыл бұрын
that tempo oh my god....
@redeyexpress1 11 жыл бұрын
He does, you just can see them all!
@plixypl0x 13 жыл бұрын
Four people missed the last train.
@BerrysJSRD 11 жыл бұрын
So mechanically, technically, instrumentally perfect. What an amazing performance and the transition to Stealing seamless. Thanks Leo for so many concerts and performances we now all enjoy here. It was inevitable he would damage his tendons playing so intensely, he is mechanically the same now but the edge is gone.
@jbfan2000 16 жыл бұрын
want to thank doda26 for sharing this great vid
@Robbeltje 13 жыл бұрын
Godlike!
@eromadrol 11 жыл бұрын
I totally agree ! Just awesome !... Mindblowing !...
@wonderbars36 2 жыл бұрын
This clip still kills me. It sounds like a person recorded this, then played it back sped up lol. Amazing player. Very tough to beat that continuous hard hitting string of riffs without losing any rhythm. Fitting in he only could do this for a brief time in a way. Ultimately I think he ended up better off changing his technique not only to continue playing, but he actually got a little more control seemingly sans picks.
@murphicus 16 жыл бұрын
After being discharged from the Naval Reserve, Kottke attended St. Cloud State University in central Minnesota where he was known for skipping class and instead going to the auditorium and playing his guitar for hours on end. Lots more good info on his Wikipedia page Now, Jonny Lang (Jon Gordon Langseth, January 29, 1981 in Fargo, ND) Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band in Fargo..." is a head scratcher for me!
@TIO540S1 15 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's unfair. Leo would probably agree, I'm guessing. It's safe to say no human on earth could play a 12 string as we're seeing in this video. Leo Kottke is a brilliant artist as both a composer and a performer. This was true in the 70's and is still true, but he can't do this anymore. Neither can anyone else,
@eromadrol 11 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's just incredible !...
@kingofthedeep 16 жыл бұрын
I dont know what to say No stops, jaw drops
@dmanstarr Жыл бұрын
This is obviously incredible. No need to injure himself on a 12 string. It just sounds muddled with the no sharp attack. Again the playing is superhuman and soulful. Jist saying a 12 string was the wrong instrument for this song.
@dmanstarr Жыл бұрын
That said he must have been able to crush rocks with his bare hands. Jfc
@dmanstarr Жыл бұрын
I mean tbh, maybe I’m jealous a little. We all should take better care of ourselves, but what we respomd to in any work of art is the artists struggle against their limitations.
@dmanstarr Жыл бұрын
Leo went all the way to the edge, like SRV. Unfortunately, acoustic is not as exciting as electric even if you are superhuman.
@dmanstarr Жыл бұрын
*old man screaming at clouds*
@pho2 16 жыл бұрын
he is playing this one a bit faster than i have heard him play it before. Im interested to know how he changed his right hand technique after the operation. I love his playing and his singing too.
@bcpipes 15 жыл бұрын
'Bout the time he started looking better fed. 'Bout the time me and my friends started buying as many of his records as we could get our hands on.
@bamapoppy 16 жыл бұрын
Saw Leo in Tuscaloosa,AL about this time-'74. At the end of the show a guy in the row ahead of me commented, "God, I'd love to have that guitar." His girlfriend said back, "Yeah, like that would help." OUCH! But was she right or what? This man is awesome! One of the best one man shows EVER!
@perrysar5954 5 жыл бұрын
Lets not forget Leo tunes down 4 SEMITONES, those strings feel like wet spaghetti!
@drapeblind 4 жыл бұрын
Best American fingerpicking guitar performance ever?
@spikydipple 13 жыл бұрын
wow the guys great
@Purpeline 14 жыл бұрын
@WildWeaselNJ Saw him first time in 1977, sitting 3rd row and was counting his fingers. So you see you are not alone !!!
@pepek69andhalf 6 жыл бұрын
He plays around 142-143 bpm - tried this at same tempo on 6 string guitar, and hmm... How to say that... The song was still recognizable, but meh.... lost too many notes :P Greetings to all guitar players pros and non pros/ amateurs and beginners who love music and love to play!
@murphicus 16 жыл бұрын
Well, according to Wikipedia: Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia As a youth living in Muskogee, Oklahoma... (Hmmmm... interesting musical roots...), Kottke played trombone and violin before moving to the guitar and developing his own unconventional picking style. A mishap with a firecracker permanently damaged his hearing in one ear, a condition that would be exacerbated during firing practice during his service in the United States Navy Reserve.
@rjwinz 16 жыл бұрын
The 2nd melody is "Won't you tell me Mama?" from his first album, not Stealing, which is just the last few seconds.
@chadfengel 14 жыл бұрын
Definitely is, "Stealing", just a fast version. You can hear a version close to this one on his My Feet Are Smiling album.
@groovebrew 16 жыл бұрын
My eyes watered 10 seconds into this it was goddamned good. I'm gonna' go pile up all my guitars, hose them down with lighter fluid and burn 'em.
@hertzair1186 3 ай бұрын
Sounds like 3 guitars playing simultaneously…
@edoschweihs 14 жыл бұрын
This is when he was at his Very best...But Where is the rest ???
@Duendito 9 жыл бұрын
Intense.
@manysons 16 жыл бұрын
Ummmm. Speechless.
@ewetoobie 13 жыл бұрын
holy crap.....
@timjmoran 15 жыл бұрын
That is not really fair. Let's keep in mind Kottke is now in his 60's... you can't really expect him to play in the same way he played 34 years ago! He is bound to slow down somewhat. Plus ,he no longer uses picks- that is going to change his tone as well. He can still play rings around most fingerpickers out there now.
@south644 5 жыл бұрын
Luvit
@calumacky 16 жыл бұрын
probably. i think he mentioned on one of the videos on this site about his dad or grandad being german though i may be mistaken. most americans are of european descent anyway...
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