Oui oui

I forgot, the violinist incredible 👍👍👍

Was thinking the same thing. Why 2 drummers? Odd.

I did a little drumming back in the late '60s. Garage band no big deal. First time I heard Billy Cobham, I think he did an album with Jeff Beck. My jaw hit the floor. I agree with you. 👍👍👍

Well if john was the star guitarist then Jeff was the star musician. Playing guitar on a stage with John McLaughlin means being in a competition. In my universe Jeff Beck made by far the larger musical statement here. John played super fast scales. Jeff played almost like Hendrix and drove the music. And, I am not someone who has a lot of Beck's recordings. But that is about to change

Good thoughts, but I'm skeptical about how bad his arthritis is. I know he talked about it being the reason for the farewell aspect of this tour. He expected he was going to be unable to play shortly after based on his mother's history with it. My mother and sister also have it pretty bad in their hands, and thank goodness, I don't, so one cannot assume we will suffer the same way as our parents. The main reason I doubt it's become a serious problem so far is that more than 5 years later he still moves like a gazelle over that fretboard; in recent shows, I have seen no signs that he has lost a beat, and playing at that level with serious arthritis would in my opinion, be impossible. I am sympathetic if I'm wrong, as it sucks to be curtailed in your favorite thing by physical pain and degradation, but I believe and hope that he dodged that bullet, at least so far. I agree with the legend status; his activism on behalf of India is inspiring, and of course 20th century music would be far poorer had he not burned his brilliant inner mounting flame into our brains, changing us for the better!

@Gregorypeckory Some good thoughts. I've been an athlete, Candy Maker, and 25 years as a UPS driver. I'm 61, and I'm worn out. My hands and wrists are full of osteoarthritis. With John's speed and constant playing into his 80s. I would think it would have caught up to him by now. I imagine the only arthritis that's hereditary is rumatoid. Just being old is good enough excuse to retire or to slow down. 3 years ago, I tried to learn the electric base. Can't even pluck or hold a pick or wrap my hand around the board. I guess I started too late. I'm whining too much. I'm very blessed to have an appreciation and ok understanding of music. I can't complain.

And no sweep picking!