ALBERT LEE & STEVE MORSE ~ COUNTRY BOY

Can't believe it... over 1 Million views for this Vdo!! Happy I could share this one, and even more happy Copyright owners allowed it and still do! LONG LIVE ROCK'n'ROLL \m/ LONG LIVE MUSIC! A big thank you to all those who checked this link ! I'm a huge guitar fan and I just love this kind of duel... It's always fantastic when such talented artists can play together and I just take it for what it is, an incredible moment of Pure Fun ! No idea why KZbin blocks some comments guys.... I check as much as I can to bring them back and allow them all though I don't get any notifications anymore for my posts... Sorry if it happens on something you wrote.... Peace all. Performed by Albert LEE, Steve MORSE, Sterling BALL, Jim Cox, John FERRARO

[@greggacek1655]

You know your pretty fantastic when Steve Morse is your rhythm player!

[@stevegrignon]

No shit ! Awesome

[@devinhill5627]

Albert Lee is officially added to the list of alien players sent to earth to lower my guitar self-esteem

[@dojoguitare]

ha ha!

[@tonymarinelli7304]

You ain’t shitting, he’s otherworldly

[@zenutopia2k708]

LOL. Know what ya mean!

[@birdman5939]

@@dojoguitare Tell me about it....I just try to look at him as a god...

[@markschmidt908]

Go see him live...I want to start playing the ocarina now...

[@kerryglenthorne]

The thing that amazes me about Albert Lee is that not only does he play fast but he does it so cleanly hitting every note.

[@kirkscobey3031]

Got to see him playing with Everly Bros. In 2001 he was awesome!

[@SpaceShipRuthie]

nothing like clean double pickin

[@scp9444]

Yes!!!!

[@Jacksevens1]

I literally have trouble tapping my fingers that fast …

[@FleetfootMike]

....except when he's using the dotted quarter note delay trick and only playing every other one :D :D

[@joecburke]

Eric Clapton considers Albert Lee to be one of the ten best electric guitar players in the history of the instrument. Deserved.

[@RCHeath]

Yet Albert Lee has played with Danny Gatton and just stares in awe.

[@paulsimon6544]

Eric is definitely not in the top 100

[@stevecrocker6904]

He said Lee was his favourite - THE best player (although I scorn the idea there is a best player at all - very simplistic term)

[@Sasha-ku8rv]

😅 highly subjective opinion, but I'd agree with Eric. Albert Lee is the best among the players he listed...... And yet, Mr. Lee is so very humble. What a talent.

[@thinkcivil1627]

Steve and Albert go back as far as this song was written and are very close friends, so Steve would never step on one of Albert's songs. Steve's signature guitar is capable of sounding like the Telecaster that Albert is playing, so why go there? For those who think Steve is "out of his depth" with this song, type in Dixie Dregs "The Bash", or "Pride of the Farm" to get an idea of Morse covering that genre. There is a reason why Steve is one of only 3 guitarists to ever to win the "Overall Best Guitarist of the Year" 5 years in a row, retiring him from competition (Rock, Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Country, Fusion, Classical). A Dregs or SMB concert is a roller coaster of genres. John Petrucci went to a Dregs concert when he was an up and coming guitarist (at the age of 18) and afterwards he said he realized he had a whole new level to achieve and names Morse as his main influence. The song he said that blew him away was "The Bash". John still has all of Steve's instructional manuals and tapes he bought afterward as well as the 8 x 10 that Steve autographed at that show when John was introduced to him. Beside his autographed, Steve wrote "Practice". The top guitarists never "compete" against each other when sharing the stage (which is why a G 3 tour works), because they are comfortable with their own body of work. Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, etc. are all good friends and site each other as influences. Morse often works with Vai at one of his Academies and has done G3 tours with most I've listed.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤❤and there’s Steve Morse❤mostly comping for Albert so humble AND GREAT

[@alexnilsemery]

I am a big Steve Morse fan, but Albert Lee is still the master of this genre -what an impeccable clean sound!

[@mikedesouza8548]

I love both players but Steve's tone and overdrive sound are too far off of Albert's to make it a coherent trade off of licks. Albert sounds like the real deal country player, Steve sounds like a rock guy playing country. P.s. Would die for either of their ability.

[@johngraves1216]

@J J where do you think those guys got their ideas from ?

[@johngraves1216]

@J J where do you think they got their ideas from....albert invented this style

[@stephengiffith1010]

Same hear it's like dude .....uncle Albert .....?!$£€*/÷×)(_&;:#!$@+÷/\......smokeing 🔥 turnin them thar licks to fire and so fast and. Clean % thay are all awesome player's just different styles and sound z some of the best in the business in my opinion nobody is better than the other is what i mean jean

[@johngraves1216]

@J J you are a douche bag that is my point now ..have a nice life

[@tribeshift]

Listen to Steve Morse play the live version of The Bash with The Dregs back in the 70s. He can play country licks as fast and as clean as anybody when he wants to.

[@andyharman3022]

Yep, the live at Montreaux recording is a great example.

[@QuinnGuitar]

I love Albert Lee. I love Steve Morse. I thank the universe that these dudes exist.

[@thjamaica09]

BINGO!!!!!!!

[@jeffaxthelm7355]

At about 6:43, Steve Morse has this huge smile on his face. They had to have fun playing together!

[@Wookie8058]

YEP, You got that right Tim! BOTH are BRILLIANT! simple as!

[@DanEBoyd]

@@jeffaxthelm7355 Legend has it that Steve Morse ejected three rowdy drunks from the audience by himself that night.

[@fauxbro]

One the highlights of 50 years of seeing the best of a generation perform was seeing Albert play COUNTRY BOY in a small club in LA in the 90's. About 50 or 60 people in the place. Then Emmy Lou dropped in and sang 3 songs. The whole show was amazing .What a night!

[@maxperry1635]

Man that Albert Lee is an incredible talent; both playing and singing!

[@artysanmobile]

Unbelievable! It takes a whole lotta guitar playing to put Steve Morse in the shade. Albert Lee must have been a big influence for him.

[@donaldabomb3569]

Maybe but, Roy Clark could put them both under the old oak tree.

[@mikestevens5512]

Add AL Dimeola to the mix. See some real picking fire 🔥 for sure

[@williamsanders3182]

Albert is one of the best ever. Spent most of his career flying under the radar. Such a humble, witty and talented man.

[@hoisin75]

Albert Lee's playing is pure fire! never tire of hearing this great song. LOVE the changes

[@bobdylanjapan]

This guy is my guitar hero. Bass player is solid as a rock!

[@fiftyyearflood580]

Holy shit, I can't believe I'm just now seeing Albert Lee's influence on Steve Morse so clearly. What an incredible master of the instrument, and still killing it ten years ago. I've been worshipping SM for forty years now, but I gotta say, I much prefer Albert's tone and his playing is immaculate. He won that guitqr duel by a longshot, although I know SM has been battling wrist issues for years.

[@joe800096]

Met Albert Lee at a venue he played in upstate NY probably 4 years ago now. Incredibly humble man considering the level of talent he has.

[@johnhenry4980]

damn, he's 70 and still shred like monster

[@Xaion6]

True life goals

[@EVEROSFP1]

Why not?

[@williamsanders3182]

Almost 80

[@user-Natarito]

Tearing it up at 70, awesome

[@user-Brianvh5150bp]

That so smooth amazing playing!!

[@garymoore5044]

The unmistakable sound of Steve Morse no legato flat out alternate picking. This song turned me in to an Albert Lee fan, impeccably clean picking.

[@lordglencoe2194]

I saw Albert play live a few months back in a tiny venue in Birnam, Perthshire. I was in the front row within touching distance and could see and hear what he was doing. Country Boy was his encore and he absolutely ripped it. I never thought I would see another guitarist, with the possible exception of Tommy Emmanuel, who could play that style at that speed and with that clarity. This was my first view of Steve Morse and it will not be the last. What a duo!

[@minnesotajack1]

IMO Albert is the best chicken picker to ever do it.

[@rogeradams7286]

Albert Lee is so amazing; his improv is the most exciting of anyone I've ever heard; plays so well even at 70+

[@jacobmarinoni5159]

Albert Lee is amazing😲😲😲🔥🔥😀😀😀🎵🎶🎸🎸

[@richardgoffin-lecar1951]

Albert Lee is one of the very few guitarists that actually frighten me. He is just so...BRILLIANT!

[@PaulWW36]

Saw Albert a month ago, he is a genius and the nicest bloke alive !

[@DocDOS13]

70 years old, and he still can "rock" :-)

[@DUSTYBASS]

And few 40 years younger can touch his ability. Age is only a stage.

[@BlindTom61]

stupid classless and dorky...

[@ianashworth1101]

What can one say? Both jaw dropping players playing off each other! Overdrive and clean. Super melange!

[@gregmccurry5619]

@@DUSTYBASS Jeff beck is 74.

[@johnnyfoosball3138]

Two legends having fun playing a little chicken pickin song, gotta love it

[@lezlee8704]

America had glen cambell ,we got Albert Lee.

[@patm5086]

Brings out the hillbilly in all of us. Long live Jeff Beck

[@user-cy1dv5fi3o]

Pure brilliance.

[@DogCatchersBand]

There is a great deal of genuine mutual admiration between Albert and Steve, who each have their own distinctive style. Albert Played on Steve's tip of the hat track "General Lee" over 3 decades ago.

[@Dejoblue]

I wasn't aware that Big Poppa Ball was this good on the bass...my respect for EBMM just skyrocketed!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

I watch this every couple of years but until today never realised who was doing the bass duty 🙇🏼 Solid indeed, and we owe him some fantastic instruments!

[@sharulmizahamzah3560]

Yes !! Sterling ball !!

[@jondoe8889]

I had forgotten that Albert was once in Head, Hands, and Feet. And that Steve was once in the Dixie Dregs - and a Delta pilot!

[@ThePhototroon]

How can 44 people not like this. Albert is one of the greatest players in the world.

[@MrLuba6a]

damn...Albert Lee is a magician in that kind of style. Steve Morse is great too, but somehow Lee is more variable IMHO 🙊

[@krisscanlon4051]

I've feeling Albert can play any style if allowed...amazing fast. Perfect pairing is these two since both mine the same area of progressive chicken picking

[@davidbutler8850]

And the band can't forget about the band🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@princeworld4769]

The speed of Albert Lee…its incredible!!!

[@cahg3871]

Steve Morse can play,but I’ll take Albert Lee’s country twang pickin’ any day.Pure musical talent.

[@Fitzliputzli23]

Albert is not only a superb player. At 3:40 he gives an example of his astonishing sound engineer skills...

[@charlieb6001]

And he can sing, too!

[@user-zx3zv9hd9r]

I JUST THREW MY GUITAR AWAY!

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

My God - two just amazing guitarists. Just incredible.

[@davidbutler8850]

Great job Steve and Albert Lee 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@MonteD1]

Wow. Steve surprised me! He more than held his own.

[@joecooper7803]

No surprise here Steve never disappoints dregs solo Kansas Deep Purple All respect since the 80s👍

[@anthonymicale421]

Of course he did. He's Steve Morse.

[@rickyjones7282]

Insane ability from Albert Lee & Steve Morse!!!

[@jeffgaumond4250]

Albert Lee and Steve Morse, two of the best ever. Head and shoulders above 99% of the rest.

[@SunFlower3Happy]

Magnificent combo-excellent!

[@danjuric622]

I love Albert Lee! Great stuff! Just feel it!

[@HarryLags]

They all sound great!

[@cristinapayne548]

Albert Lee. On the top of the talented guitar players!

[@TheElrondo]

Two of my all time heros! Keep on rocking!

[@sebring1960]

Sure takes me back. I used to work for Ernie Ball back in the mid 80's to mid 90's. They would throw a xmas party for all the employees every year. Naturally there was live entertainment. Used to see the guys play all the time. It was great...

[@madeleinehague648]

Albert Lee. My hero. Wow. Gypsy soul, nice man, tremendous talent, gigging all over the world with all kinds of musicians. 'Can't wait to see him again (with Peter Asher) in July.

[@billstrat2917]

Amazing! Both amazing.

[@konstantinvikhrov3998]

Mind blowingly awesome!

[@HotRodSixString]

This is a celebration and a fun time had by a bunch of friends . Enjoy it for what it is . Tone nerds your negative comments are self serving at best .

[@gtrefghuk]

I hear you. Those tone/tech nazis can be really annoying when they over analyze music.

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Albert's still gettin' it done.

[@edwardinho6185]

Fantastic guitar playing! Love it!

[@TheBoomerPlace]

What an awesome jam👍🏻😀

[@PotemkinBUMP225]

Yea I have been a fan of Morse since the late 70's. I have been privileged to see him many times. I am a player myself and know what kind of time dedication it takes to retain you physical ability to play guitar. I have to say as I get older I find it more difficult to play the more technical passages i used to play with ease. But with age and musically maturity I would hope what I cant do with speed and dexterity I make up for in passion and note selection. Steve's musical mind is nothing short of genius! Unfortunately I think I read somewhere that skate boarding with his son and breaking a wrist may be part of the difference in his right hand technique you see here, but i'm not positive. I will continue to buy his music and watch his concerts because he is such a wonderful, humble artist that always gives back to the guitar community. He has influenced my playing and his music still brings me much joy.

[@DUSTYBASS]

Yeah, it's a drag when age combined with an injury changes things. I had fingers re-attached along with a carpectomy and partial wrist fusion.. Thank God my Wife told the doctor I was a bass player, which resulted in two surgeries. The doctor wanted to know which way to fuse the wrist. I work at it, not what I was speed wise. Had to use a pick for two years til I could get the fingers to do what the brain told them. Dave La Rue is a monster, don't think I could play along with him even before the accident. Steve Morse is a monster guitarist who never got the attention the Van Halen, Satriani's of the World did. That's okay, as long as we know.

[@Mordred478]

I agree with everything you said so eloquently. Actually, though, it wasn't breaking his wrist that has limited Steve's right hand ability, but advanced osteoarthritis, which he now has. This is the reason for the brace that he wears often nowadays, and more recently the grimaces of extreme pain when he does fast runs. You'll notice that he has reinvented his picking technique to try and minimize this so that he keeps his wrist straight and uses an up and down arm motion instead of the old way of pressing the side of his right hand against the guitar body, pinky extended, and picking from the wrist. I will love and revere him always not only for his music, but because of the example of unwavering dedication, discipline and his unwillingness to accept anything less than perfection from himself.

[@funkyjones]

Now, that's what I call pickin' 'n' grinnin'.

[@1610austin]

albert lee is one of the greatest country style pickers of all time and may have invented the double stop technique for all country pickers too follow , happy birthday too , also hats off too a brit , ray flacke too .

[@amihol]

Albert Lee - master of the masters.

[@fokaijenova5777]

What I love about this performance is that you can hear there is no contest between Steve and Albert. They are just having fun.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Thumbs up from me ! Amazing performance from two guitar wizards !

[@stevenmccart5455]

He never ceases to amaze me.

[@kathehun6034]

Well this two genius never fail to kill me holly crap ....:)

[@jimiguitar100]

wow Morse being a different style is handling very very good. We all know about Albert. But hats off too Morse also. Not an easy job here, in fact I re ally loved his melodies here...

[@atingpattiasina1283]

[@homomartian8691]

I agree Steve is very good and talented playing this specific country style very well, he is universal guitarist, I suppose that he would aforrd equally with jazz scales and style beside rock and blues of course. Albert Lee impressive, probably 70 years ? Congratulations

[@jimiguitar100]

Both AMAZING. I just had a thought, Albert Lee playiing hard rock, sounds funny but I think he could play a solo out of this world on hard Rock. as Morse did here on country, in some momments. :) and the winner in BOTH cathegories lol. is.... Blackmore

[@davidmartin7081]

So incredibly clean!!! Fast?! Good grief! Albert sure comes up with very intricate, long, well developed solos! Morse? Unbelievable !! Togather? Ain't no words for it!!!

[@ssrat]

I'm watching this again, and I'm still just as impressed as last time!

[@drumdude46]

Just Stellar Stuff here! wow....

[@stevenedgren1686]

Absolutely amazing! I was perusing KZbin searching for songs I will need to cover in an upcoming show and caught this link out of the corner of my eye. I thought "I don't have time to check it out" then I just felt compelled to click on it anyway and was glad I did! What an amazing performance!

[@catboyzee]

Love the tone Albert is getting.

[@kyotoyep6666]

two awesome legends 🤘

[@Jpeterson7]

This is so kickass that I'm at a loss for words.

[@guitarhoihoi]

both guitarists are great beyond generation

[@michaeloconnor139]

This is possibly the best spent seven minutes of my life.

[@krob5375]

Danny Gatton is maybe the only guy who's ability to rockabilly shred I would put over Albert. Super skilled

[@michaelbismarckii9139]

Just an absolute masterclasss in picking. Love this video

[@epipick]

I've seen Albert many times and never tire of hearing this. He always makes it sound fresh.

[@quentinfernandez4673]

Saw him play this in another vid in the 70s with a mop of black hair. Gone gray now but still not lost any speed. My fav guitarist

[@edjones6837]

Head hands and feet?

[@wingnutofcoolness]

2 of the best pickers in the business.

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

2 great guitar players...awsome!

[@ericstahl5612]

Steve's a great guy. I met him at Bert's in Atlanta a few times in the 70s and just couldn't believe his talent then. He let me play the Frankentele and that was one weird setup, but the guy made it work.

[@strangher11]

Loved that tone monster, was saddened to see it retired as his Music Mans could never match that tele bridge plate quack, but he's the man. I even bought a G&L Bluesboy because it came damn close to his Frankentele tone .... still have it. I've met him a few time also but damnnnnnnnn, you played his Frankentele .... sweet.

[@spacesurfinman2738]

Yeee Haaa! Now that is what I call fun. Wish I could play half as well as either one of these guys! I thought Mr Morse acquitted himself pretty well here and pretty sure Mr Lee could do more than a passable job shredding. Two of the best guitar players around. Doesn't hurt that both seem like pretty decent and humble guys.

[@fisicadeatom]

Masters, thanks for that, it’s incredible!

[@audiophileman7047]

Holy smokes! What a great live version of this song. These guys' fingers are on fire!! Wow, wow, wow!!!

[@christian-albrechtgroddeck3320]

Some more times I have had the pleasure to meet Albert personly, amazing and a good friend. Steve I never hear him before he Plays Country-music. Amazing guitarist are both. Legends together at it's finest, thankyou.

[@clintongallagher]

This isn't really country music per se; its bluegrass.

[@thebird55]

After reading all the comments about Steve's tone, I'd like to point out something others may not have considered: He probably opted for that tone to provide some contrast.

[@Mokwe65]

Another reason -I think -that ENGL with 4x12 not a typical country/bluegrass amp, Maybe with a Peavey... but so go to a fusion...

[@beefoneeto]

Absolutely correct-he wasn't about to copy Lee's tone.

[@frankrichards3089]

thebird55 Absolutely. the point

[@65Frankie]

I was privileged to see Albert Lee live in a samll Pub many years ago in Marburg, Germany. Fantastic!!

[@organjoe]

Holy Crap, Chills!

[@martinvl1345]

I do not know why people are stunned by Morse's high gain tone on this song. He often uses high gain for country songs. It's part of his signature sound. Sometimes he starts a country solo clean and shifts to high gain in the solo such as in the more recent live version of The Bash or going way back to Rocky Top. In fact, in the only two Steve Morse Band tracks I know of in which he has Albert Lee as a guest player, Morse used high gain in each of his solos, contrasting Lee's clean tone. Actually here, he is only using high gain for the solos in this song. The rest of his work in the song is clean tone. As far as Morse being sloppy, get real. And watch the rest of the videos for other songs in this concert if you want to hear his variety of playing. Morse is still a devastating player.

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

In what songs by Steve Albert Lee is guest?Thanks in advance (Steve Morse is my number one musician,but time will affect anyones playing,like it or not)

[@dreambandproject]

Srdjan Bošnjak General Lee

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

Thanks

[@AndyThomas_mrblitz]

at the start of steve's 1st solo, did albert step over to steve's amp, and dial the gain back a tad? anyway, i pretty much liked all of this. really cool jam...

[@krillefinman8750]

Only in the last solo he used distortion in the General lee song from the album the introduction

[@sunrisesunset7]

Looks over..... Albert: "Take it Steve" Steve: "Naaah, I'm good"

[@denali371]

Восхитительно! Just awesome.

[@littlebritain64]

Great show!

[@jamesjobie3066]

both players are excellent here but i guess haters gotta hate

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

Carvin Steve Vai Signature ... what a great Amp!

[@joerod0]

Wolfgang Markus Gstrein that's not what your hearing in this video. Steve is playing an Engl(His signature amp) Albert is using a custom rack based on a twin...but yeah the carvin amps rock

[@mikeaustin4138]

@@joerod0 Albert is almost certainly playing one of his Music Man amps, with a Korg multi-effects unit on top.

[@Robert_Fordin]

Epic. They blow my mind.

[@SeaBassVamp]

Excellent performance..beautiful song..* * * * *Brilliant!