Comments on: Tommy Emmanuel Live

By: Guitar Lifestyle » Currently Enjoying

Guitar Lifestyle » Currently Enjoying — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:15:15 +0000

[...] like. I didn’t know what to expect when I went to the show last year, but as I mentioned in my review of the show, I was blown away by Emmanuel’s performance. It was primarily just Emmanuel and his guitars [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:21:27 +0000

@David – The “outback” stuff was incredible. Using just a guitar, he really took you into the world of the Australian aborigine. Absolutely incredible.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:20:25 +0000

@Jon – I can only imagine how difficult his pieces are to play. I’m looking forward to trying it for myself

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:12:11 +0000

Great guitarist, great performer and great composer. Like all great guitarists he makes it look so easy, I have the tab books for “Only” and “Endless” and I can assure you it is a LOT harder than it sounds, his phrasing and embellishments are so natural when he plays but are hard to replicate accurately.

By: David

David — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:07:09 +0000

I would like to emphasize that seeing him live is a totally different experience than listening to his albums, even his latest live album. The video clip you have is a great example, but still there is something about being there that just doesn’t compare to anything else. Tommy includes a lot of percussive work with his guitar (just look at all the wear), and his live sound is something you could never capture on an album. Looking around the audience, you see that everyone has the same big, goofy grin that is on your own face, or totally slack-jawed in disbelief. Absolutely one of the best guitarists and performers I’ve experienced.