Leslie West - Night of the Guitars - 2 video free download

Jochen Wierschowski

I´ ll think one of the best versions!!

Magnidude

He's one of the true greats! I just wish he was still playing "tree" the old Les Paul Junior.

Biffawozere

i was there - great stuff :)

Nige Reed

Love this track especially , had the video but some knob , borrowed it & never returned it , wish i could get the dvd , there must be one , there is a night of the guitars , but it is not the best one ;(

foamulator

LOL.......Love his expression at the end! lmao

Jim McAllister

There's all the proof you'll ever need that it's the guitarist and not necessarily the guitar that produces the tone. Those no-headstock pieces of crap sound awful compared to, say . . a Gibson, but you'd never know it judging from the glorious tone Leslie coaxes out of his. His creative use of the whammy bar even surpasses Jeff Beck! Rock on old timer.

Lasse

Lucky Bastard ;)

depper

All great guitarists 9c1, I listen to them all... but when it comes to tone and vibrato, in my opinion that belongs to Leslie West. Im a big fan of all these guitarists, and they all have been influential, however if you put them all on stage, and blindfolded me, I'd be able to pick Leslie West out of the crowd of legends, and I think that would be the same for many. When it comes to guitar tone, Leslie West stands alone.

triacyde

I was lucky enough to be in the audience - Leslie blew everyone away. I was a roadie for Tony Hill's Fiction, who supported them at the Camden Underworld and got to meet Leslie, Corky and Ritchie - i've never met a more imposing man than LW, a true living legend. Corky was one of the most down to earth and funny guys you could meet. I'll never forget that night.

depper

Leslie performed this on November 26, 1988. I am pretty sure Setzer was influenced by this. However, in all the takes I've seen Setzer do, I never saw him approach the tone and vibrato we witness here. Then again I havent heard any guitarist match the tone and vibrato Leslie West gets...

depper

WHAT!? Somebody call you an ambulance.

depper

Technically speaking, Leslie West has the greatest tone and vibrato in rock history. Speed is not his game, but Soul is. You can copy Eric Clapton or Eddie Van Halen note for note, but Ive NEVER seen anyone able to copy Leslie West. His signature sound is that unique. One of the best of all time.

FilipM1

What a way do end a song!! Love it! :)

Mike D

LW isn't the same without Felix P. Guys remember it wasn't LW that did most of the writing. He was teamed with Papalardi. LW said he is a mediocre technical guitarist. He says he's the best two finger player. Truth be known he is a master of not overplaying. He knows how to lay a hot lick on top of a riff and let it stand. His early years were dedicated to a heavy blues format. WE used to call Mountain the American Cream. Mountain recently opened for Joe Bonamassa. Anyway...play on LW!

gorgonslave

its perfect!

depper

Exactly. Type in "Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk 1959" into search bar in youtube for a listen to the entire song played live. Big ups to Leslie for recreating this instrumental gem & tipping his cap to a few "tone kings" of a long forgotten generation.

Nick Wellings

"Sleepwalk" is the title of that short song.

Brian Mccammon

The Great man from Mountain....

depper

make SURE you catch Leslie's other performance from this concert... Theme From an Imaginary Western... In my opinion, its the best version of "Theme" ever recorded... he uses the same Steinberger guitar with the floating tremelo.. Leslie is the King of Tone... no doubt...

FrettinFreddie

Steinberger

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