For all those mouthing off - let's hear from the original artist himself . . . "I feel I can always hear his heart when he plays. He respected my playing too, and that simply thrills me." ~ Pete Townshend

Michael was one of the greatest guitarists to ever live.

A pure artist of incomparable talent taken from this world far too quickly.

I booked my sales trips around his fall tour schedule during the 90s. Always looked forward to what new covers he chose for the latest tour.

I really miss him. Saw him play many times. Such an amazing player and passionate artist.

I'm on a bit of a Hedges kick this morning and what amazes me about his covers is that, musicianship aside, they seem lyrically more poignant in his interpretations. A true genius, indeed.

I kick myself in the ass as I had 2 seperate times I could have seen him live and did not. My loss deep. The man was the music.

I saw him with CSN in the early 90’s. To see him live was just incredible, he was undeniably talented.

RIP Michael and RIP this great song, you killed it acoustically!

Tim Robbins should play Hedges in a film because he really looks like him. Hedges = Underrated legend.

One of my Who/Townshend favorites... by the best guitarist I ever saw. A win/win. God took Michael way too soon.

All those years of listening to other people's music, then I discovered Michael. He was MY discovery & finally I had someone I could pass along to all my friends that was met with much appreciation by everyone. Figures. Anything I like disappears, 'always been that way. Though the sun was shining, I believe it rained for a week when I read of his passing. The best leave us early. I recall a verse calling Him a 'Jealous God'. Seems it's true as he takes away the best to be with him too soon.

zaoc, That absolutely is Michael Hedges on his own. He was phenomenal and known for sounding like two or three guitarists at once. His dexterity was truly a gift. I saw him live and there was no one else on stage and nothing looped or prerecorded. That you can't comprehend that this is possible is no surprise to me. If I didn't see how he played I would have said no way too. But I had the pleasure of watching him up close. That is all Michael Hedges. The best. Peace.

I was so psyched to find a video of Michael covering this because it has long been one of the favorite of my audio recordings of his. The cheezy intro reeks of the 80's even though it's 1990... I guess some of that decade leaked through! RIP Michael... miss you.

I always return to this. Brilliant original cover. RIP Michael

I'm also a musician, and you're talking crap. Michael used original tunings to create that inimitable sound. And this is definitely solo. Check out the rest of his stuff. As a guitar and bass player, I can see perfectly well that he's hitting those bass notes, and he was famous for sounding like he had a whole band behind him.

He was absolutely several steps ahead.

I've lost relatives that I will never miss as much as him

Omg I just discovered that he covered this song. AMAZING

He is so in tune vocally! Even on the long rides he stays right there - amazing.

I absolute love eminence front, and I really loved Michael's cover. He looks like he's having such fun! Thats one thing I love about Michael Hedge's, he was really full of life, and so passionate about playing music, he's a fantastic example of what music can do to people, with a little faith, he inspires me. A genius, it's a shame that some people doubt his incredible talents and call this shit, if you don't like it, accept the fact that people like different music and get over it

amazing, Michael is a great guitarist/vocalist. RIP.

Yes, he was amazing. May he RIP. Thanks for posting.

Michael is always so into his performance, vocally and musically. If he "bores" you or you think its awful then you have missed the point entirely. Is there no joy in your life? Would like to see the whiners leaving comments do better, original or covers. RIP Michael

one of the few people that I never met who I really really miss,with all my heart,,,,

RIP Mike. \m/ You are sorely missed. It's a sad thing that society is such a shallow superficial caricature of itself, and the nature of the beast that most folks don't comprehend the fact.

I like it. Michael Hedges was great! I wish I had gotten the chance to see him before he died.

Michael hedges, you're my guitar hero!!

Thanks for posting this. He was so amazing.

fucking talent right there.very tight guitar rhythm. great voice and energy. you have a new fan

Wow! How awesome is this? Thanks for posting this.

This is GENIUS !!!

greenthumbguy1, You are right! I saw them play together too and it was just incredible. I went to see Kottke, hadn't yet heard of Hedges. Hedges opened the show and he opened my mind. I just could not believe the talent he had in spades. I was thrilled and jealous at the same time. I still am.

How I wish someone would do a tutorial of this cover...flanger effect and everything....

Now thats a guitar god!

What a GREAT cover tune...

Pure genius player! Rip MH

Eminence Front (The Who)~Lyrics The sun shines People forget The spray flies as the speedboat flies People forget Girls smile People forget The snow packs as the skier tracks People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you come and join the party Dress to kill, dress to kill Drinks flow People forget The big wheel spins, hair thins People forget News slows People forget Shares crash, hopes are dashed People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you Come and join the party Dress to kill Dress yourself to kill Dress yourself to kill

I love this😍

Hey I remember that place - I played there!! Cool club!!

There has never been a guitarist like Michael Hedges before and there will most likely never be a guitarist like him again. Too bad there is so little footage of him.

i love the who,but this is quite amazing

Much much bigger than the Who is his effect on my soul

i wish i could have been at this gig!

Great tune

Thx so much for posting! Ditto realdealphil. One of THE kind, BEST EVER, and will be ....rip for sure ....one of my precious teachers n

Michael Hedges on the TV SHOW ~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" 🎥* -Opening theme from the TV SHOW~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" 
-Michael's Introduction to his 2nd set -🎶Eminence Front (The Who) 
{Song 1 of a 13 song set}** The Bottom Line***, NYC, NY (1990) 🥳Michael played 2 sets~change of clothes! *It’s a pleasure to be here + in Tokyo + all around Japan at Live Bottom Line, NY” (1990) {Because Michael is LOVED by the Japanese people, on this day, the popular TV SHOW ~ "Live from The Bottom Line in New York" was also being filmed by NHK (Japanese public television) for broadcast in Japan.}🎥 **🥳MUSIC SET: eminence front (The Who) india buffalo stance(Neneh Cheri) ritual dance watching my life go by rickover’s dream silent anticipations i don’t live today (jimi hendrix) naked stalk jealous tunnel about face rootwitch gimme shelter (the rolling stones) ***The Bottom Line was a music venue in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. During the 1970s and 1980s the club was a major space for small-scale popular music performances. Opened: Feb 11, 1974. Closed: Jan 22, 2004 (now NYU classrooms) Capacity: 400, no smoking Some other performers: Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed,Harry Chapin, Eric Clapton, The Police,, Prince, Pat Benatar, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Leo Kottke, Dolly Parton, Ravi Shankar, and Miles Davis. In 2003, due to rent increases from its landlord New York University, the club owed $190,000 in back rent ~. Bruce Springsteen offered to pay the club's back rent if NYU and the owners could settle on a lease. Sirius Satellite Radio offered the same, but rather than risk a takeover, the owners~ Pepper and Snadowsky closed the club before they could be kicked out. The club's website still provides the club's official history. In 2011, they announced the box set was in "limbo" pending settling of performance rights issues, and the search was continuing for a new location. Snadowsky died in February 2013. The website has not been updated since then. Pepper holds recordings of more than 1,000 shows and is releasing some of them in the "Bottom Line Archive Series" of his own Bottom Line Record Company. {Are there any other Michael Hedges’ performances in these holdings?} In 2015, The Bottom Line Archive released: Kenny Rankin Plays The Beatles & More (1990); The Brecker Brothers (1976); and Willie Nile (1980 & 2000). Harry Chapin (1981), Janis Ian (1980) Suzanne Vega. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_(venue) bottomlinearchive.com/

Really cool guitar.

Absolutely brilliant, i only heard the who play it but this is great.

1:37 thank you.

Cool!!!

The Jini Hendrix of acoustic Guitar

There are no words...

It always looks like he is screwing around, but listen to his timing it is so on the money, even with all the talking, waving laughing and everything else.

Omigod! This was the one ,the Japanese TV station,NHK had produced and boadcast to the Japanese people, but it was in the midnight. For me this was like a Revelation, thanks to type3secretion

right on

I saw michael in seattle with leo kottke...was three hours of goosebumps oh yeah...forget tha tabulature...just play your guitar!!!!

Miss you ❤ you make me want to burn my guitar. RIP

Should have played it on his Harp Guitar, all WHO songs have a booming, twanging Entwistle bass line foundation that would sound out of sight on a harp guitar. See Michael play "Because its There"

Whoa...I had NO idea he could sing...I just thought he was an awesome guitarist...

well, after not listening to hedges for awhile and delving into other music i come back to this video and now more than anything I wana know who wrote the intro music...I've been listening to too much big band/jazz lately. I need to know that is..

Wow

You never know when death's gonna come. Prime example here.

OK? You mean one of the great geniuses in the history of the guitar.

smart japanese. this show was amazing

One axe legend tipping his hat to another.

does anyone have tabs for this?

People forget

Hedges was on a whole other level. What more proof of God do you need than to hear and watch this guy play? This is more than a mortal man in action. Seriously, Hedges was not like you and me. He was better.

I swear he and Joni Mitchell influenced each other. Those open tunings and percussive sounds on the guitar.

pretty crazy version,but i like it,i must say,

That's all him. Any musician who has used sound reinforcement should have heard of stereo rigs, bi-amping etc.

I forget I'm Haydn, too.

Anybody know the tuning on this?

this guy was ok

I can rip this song for you? Do you want me to?

@ThorXMK Your name is the giveaway -- you DO realize this isn't Anthrax, right?

did anyone see the world trade center in the opening? Very ominous, it looked like there was a face in the tower.

where can i get the tab?

I could email it to you ... ?

how 90's is the intro?? hahhaha

Any one know if this in standard tuning?

Flanger 👍

you were stoned at the time when you wrote this comment?... but i kinda see where your comming from

I think it's just Michael by himself.

Suddenly Michael's voice sounds similar to Pete's, don't know why

tuning?

sounds a lot like pete t

No one else is playing DUDE DUh?? Hellooo???

Well, coming from a hardcore Who fan I can dig this. It doesn't showcase Michael's skills very well. Nonetheless, his vocals do cut it (Pete doesn't have the best voice-that said hours after listening to Who Came First).

You have an audio recording of this? Can you post it anywhere? I'd love to have it

Never used a biamped, or stereo, or freq crossover device or split effect or multi-amped rig before - have we? I'm a musician too who plays professionaly-- whoopee.

there's no god

You guys make me so mad, this is what you type in the comments? What about the awful introduction! That was worth torches and an angry mob.

Not impressed, and I'm not even a Who fan per say. I think his timing is weird on the verse. actually on a lot of it.

What a shame - there was so much potential for an artist like this to really shine with such a great song. I thought that his interpretation was bland, uninspired and, well, lazy. Big disappointment!

This is kind of boring.

it's a very bored.. very bored!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my god this sucked

horrible!!!