ALIEN LOVE CHILD (Eric Johnson) Austin City Limits 2001 Feat. Malford Milligan

[@dr.manhattan6278]

Fun fact. After seeing Eric johnson on ACL Way back in 1984, Some dude named PRINCE Recommended that Warner Brothers sign Eric ASAP. Two years later, Tones comes out. 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@FloridaManMatty]

And one of Prince’s earliest fans and benefactors was a fellow Minnesotan - One Leo Kottke!

[@robsierra5189]

Thanks to Prince

[@boogy1man]

He definitely takes it to another level when he’s home. I don’t think i’ve ever heard him sing that well

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

He has good and bad days

[@PeterMcCracken-n3g]

Always a privilege to watch Eric. Awesome in the truest sense of the word.

[@WSS_the_OG]

God ... that vocalist is a monster!

[@groovedohg]

@WSS_the_OG Malford Milligan. You need to hear the 4 albums (Incl live cd dvd) he did with Storyville. He was at his best then. He also did a brilliant audition on The Voice America doing Tina Turners Let's stay together. I think Christina Aguillera and that guy who sang Crazy were in the judges chairs.No one turned around. It was liberally crazy and their comments were totally ignorant. You should see the comments on the clip ridiculing the judges

[@WSS_the_OG]

@@groovedohg I saw the disgraceful clip of him on The Voice (as I went on a mad search to learn more about him). Malford is an absolute master of his craft, in my opinion. Incredible voice, incredible passion, and such versatility. He is criminally under-appreciated, or rather, tragically unknown. He seems like such a great human being too, in general.

[@jetjock015]

Man I loved the 50 watt Marshall/Deluxe Reverb EJ era.

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

??? He always used twin reverbs 100 watt. And 100 watt Marshalls. And a Dumble overdrive at times.

[@michaelondrusek3768]

@@dr.krinkleweldon5934 He was dealing with tinnitus issues at the time, and went with a lower watt rig for a period. Hence the 50w Marshall and deluxe reverb

[@edge3220]

Music like this is getting harder and harder to find. Truly, such soul was put into these.

[@ericgelders]

Agree that there's way fewer artists who put out this genre of music - I would say that EJ has a unique sound anyway, so that's hard to find - having said that, there's still good music being put out nowadays, but it's harder to find in the big (substantial mediocre/formulaic stuff) tsunami that's put out. Personally I like Mark Lettieri's and Cory Wong's music really a lot, that material being funkier than EJ for example.

[@rude_people_die_young]

Nobody dances like EJ oh except that Australian break dancer 😂

[@jchi1ds]

I randomly tuned into this Austin City Limits show one Saturday night in 2001. My TV only received three channels at the time. Fortunately, one of them was PBS. I had never heard of Eric Johnson, but he was the best guitarist I had ever seen or heard. Also remember being impressed that he could sing. Have been a big fan ever since and have seen him live several times.

[@g-love6507]

This is Eric at his vocal best ! His guitar playing is always killer !

[@henryboyle4295]

Caught this tour on Boston..at the Avalon I still remember Malford's vocals and the clubs sound was awesome! This might be Erics strongest period....because he is totally ON here. About the 4th time I'd heard him live at this point starting with his showcase gigs to get the TONES contract back in '86.

[@josephdow9205]

Great show I was there and my cousin knew the cops on detail that hinted to us which bus Eric was going to. Needless to say we met him and band and got autographs.

[@davea3286]

Good god, how can anyone play so well?!

[@ericgelders]

0:10 when the first chord changes kick in - goosebumps. I never get bored of EJ's playing!

[@mikedavis6884]

The sound this man has in his fingers is a total joy. Pure beauty.

[@greatgooglymoogly]

Saw these guys twice. This show and Live And Beyond had the best jams.Glad I got to see Bill Maddox before he left us.

[@HectorRamirez-lq8sc]

Never do I miss an opportunity to see this man. Wow !!

[@reaganbrowne6373]

I was there! Got to go backstage after to meet him as well. Great guy! I jotted all his amp settings before the show and felt like I was going to get in trouble for doing so. Haha

[@gregwong1899]

Eric is so vastly under rated the guy is just amazing his phasing is magical.

[@jefferyetheridge5287]

Yeah! His voice is the best I ever heard in this concert. Thanks Eric for your incredible gift of guitar playing and music. God bless!

[@codym8897]

This segment was from Austin City Limits Season 26, Episode 10: Bruce Hornsby/Eric Johnson, which aired on February 3, 2001 on PBS.🙂

[@ksharpe10]

I think I have the whole show on an old VHS tape, I do not know how to convert it to upload to online sourses though.

[@billmayo1094]

ALC is a favorite album of Eric's. Right up there with Ah Via Musicom.

[@stevebouras641]

Eric is a masterful guitarist n song composer of epic proportions All his lps CDs are treasures n to watch him live is total amazing😊 He's a good pianist as well electric or acoustic guitars some tunes like cover renditions are phenomenal along with his most original catalouge😂❤❤❤😂❤❤

[@bamgrok]

WOW Stoked on this guy 🎶🎸👏🏽 inspiring as hell thank you

[@Independently_Minded]

I saw ALC for all three nights of a three-night stand at Antone's in Austin back in 2000 for the recording of their live album. It was great.

[@ksharpe10]

Thanks for uploading this: It has the best version of Spanish Castle magic from an artist other than Jimi on it. What eric does with the chording leading into the 2nd solo is really HIM at his best, or what he does best. One really unique artist.

[@CorbinSmith-yf3wd]

I like the ACL one back in '84 as well. There is less chord work on there but in my opinion the soloing is something else on that version.

[@guitarplayer6110]

Wow what a show, what I would give to go back in time to be there

[@Mordred478]

Thanks to the OP, Eric was on fire that night!

[@davidbaught4301]

Very nice 😊

[@carlandersonlll6861]

I have been looking for this concert on KZbin for a long, long time and finally found it. I recorded it on vhs when it was on PBS and don't have the vhs anymore. I now can save this concert to my watch later on KZbin. Finally finding this made me very happy

[@peterginsburg2465]

Same here. I recorded it on VHS back in 2001. It's somewhere, someplace in a locker somewhere. Glad it's here. Thanks for posting.

[@coconutfleetsleeper5717]

Bass man is really sick♡♡♡

[@bluez4u2]

His name is Chris Maresh.

[@kojam1]

This should be preserved as proof that EJ has played a bar chord at some time. 😂 I never seen him playing a simple bar chord!

[@BenPrevo]

Ha ha !

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

He played in a lot of bars in the early days. You had to pay an entry fee because very little alcohol was served at his gigs. Many pickers came to watch his hands. Not drink.

[@sjuozhunki]

Plays an "F" in Are you Experienced.

[@hannabaal150]

I remember seeing this when it aired. I was very impressed with Roscoe Beck. As for Eric, well, he is the alien love child and the Duke of Tone.

[@BenPrevo]

Chris Maresh ?

[@hannabaal150]

@@BenPrevo ahhh, thank you!

[@ivzru1111]

Roscoe fits great, but Chris is more complex, imho

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

He’s the son of a prominent physician in Austin

[@jamesjoseph8784]

Wow...😮

[@chuckbeattyo]

"Alien Love Child" favorite song ever. Thankyou

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

No song here by that title. First tune is called Zenland.

[@chuckbeattyo]

@@dr.krinkleweldon5934 thanks, corrected, Zenland favorite song ever.

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

@@chuckbeattyo ALC is actually what he named his home studio in Austin. It's actually a take off on hendrix's electric ladyland studios in New York. Obviously you know EJ was strongly influenced by Hendrix.

[@chuckbeattyo]

@@dr.krinkleweldon5934 yes thanks. And somewhere he breaks down the parts of Zenland to those who influenced each. truly always my favorite.

[@teleuser]

Eric always has great tone.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

The cleanest shredder ever

[@ivzru1111]

Friends is the absolute killer, EJ was so explosive on it, more than ever

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

Spastic

[@zenlandzipline]

Yeah. Great song, and he was really smokin it on the solos.

[@gep2771]

You can see he was definitely feeling it here, probably had more time getting that guitar rig set up being in hometown because it sounds absolutely amazing.

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

He had gotten some rest before the gig

[@Sebastiao-e6q]

Conheci essa cara em Lisboa,as Harmonias,os solos são limpos como uma pluma, diferente de todos que já ouvi e conheci,afinal ele começou tocando teclado, um guitarrista pra ninguém colocar defeitos, como pessoa simples, humilde e humano acima de tudo Abração a todos 🫂

[@jamesjoseph8784]

Wow....what a great signing voice..

[@NEVAB4]

Great upload. Bass works perfect with Eric. way cool

[@SwingCritic141]

Dude!!!!!!! What! A Eric Johnson outta nowhere, this is amazing 😎

[@gskh]

Friends is my all time favorite!🖒. Great performance

[@kopo5489]

Finally I found it, thank you please do not delete

[@groovedohg]

I dont delete myself. If it is deleted, it is out of my hands. Anything deleted is usually done within the day. ENJOY

[@knightfall9394]

@Ko Po what would make you think the uploader is gonna delete this? If this gets pulled down its gonna be for stuff related to who owns the footage or the songs in it

[@groovedohg]

@@knightfall9394 I actually usually leave a notice about copyright on my uploads. I checked this video and it was not visible, so I rectified that. It is a stange thing actually. I have uploaded some concerts from TV shows like BBC Sight and Sound and Austin City Limits. Some were removed instantly and while others remain available. THe weird thing is that I have uploaded some concerts I filmed and used my photos of the concert as a heading and these were copyrighted. That maybe because I reference and tag the songs in the concert for better viewing. Maybe if I didnt include the songs, there would be no copyright... I dont know. I uploaded an Australian TV documentary on Tool last year but that was removed immediately. To be honest, I think it at times is just random. I am not in this for fame or money. I dont even ask viewers to like or subscribe. I would only do that if this channel was about me.

[@knightfall9394]

@@groovedohg i had always assumed in the past with other unloaders this footage getting pulled was for copyright reasons

[@groovedohg]

@@knightfall9394 Yeah. It's a strange thing. I am in the Big Wreck Facebook page. Big Wreck recently had a ppv streamcast that I missed. Some artists like Devin Townsend regularly did ppv streamcasts and someone uploads them virtually within hours and they are still available. Dev is obviously aware of it. In Big Wrecks case however, I actually posted on the Big Wreck FB page about the Stream, mainly because the upload was recorded via a smart phone to the TV and the sound and visual was not very good. It was taken down immediately. I have never been advised to delete any of my videos but would do so in a heartbeat. It is a sad state of affairs when so much archive footage from our favourite musicians do not see the light of day. I would have purchased the Big Wreck stream if it was available on DVD or blu ray but so far.. nothing. Devs streamcasts are all available on dvd br. As I say, I have BBC etc uploads that cause no problem. I don't understand why honestly. I also uploaded a Doyle Bramhall concert which looks like Austin City Limits and is my most viewed video. However, I tried to upload Arc Angels Much Music (Canada TV) feature and it was blocked straight away. There are so many official dvds being uploaded by Users without deletion. As I say, it's strange

[@gregwong1899]

Yes Eric is simply amazing I bought the tab book for alien love child back in 2001 I saw on eBay they are going for 600.00 now

[@neildenman1776]

Zenland absolutely kills , love that track

[@davidbutler8850]

A modern day great 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@radguitarist]

Insanely good !!

[@Hydrochoerusisthmius]

Nothing can keep me from you!

[@melomaniacify]

Master!

[@colinmcdonald2499]

Who is the bass player?... He frickin' owns too.

[@bluez4u2]

Chris Maresh. He mainly stays local here in Austin.

[@colinmcdonald2499]

@@bluez4u2 Thanks!

[@roelespera4656]

One of the best,if not the best.0

[@allenlocke1935]

SOoo Rightous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kaythornton9533]

Whoa 😳

[@badmonkey2222]

First song is "Zenland"

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

He's pretty manic at this show.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

That stupid volume knob gets in the way! Why Leo why

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

In the 1970's EJ used it a lot doing volume swells ala Roy Buchanan

[@charliejamz.]

This is amazing! Fantastic performance. Eric is FEELING it here! Don’t tease us with that one frame of Frank Marino at the end lol. Malfold Milligan has a terrible voice in my opinion. He absolutely ruined Brilliant Room for me.

[@patrickangell5387]

Billy Maddox was a great drummer but Tommy Taylor is my EJ preference.. Billy is a little dry sounding and his toms sound very muffled.

[@peterginsburg2465]

Tommy is an all star drummer, one of the best in the business. Billy, was excellent, but I think the AV guys messed up the drum mix on this show. I was really sad about Bill's passing. What a shock.

[@nimaside]

This is around the time I discovered EJ and feel lucky to have seen him live many times. I sure don't know what has happened to him. He doesn't play like this anymore. For like the last 10 years he's been playing the same cascading boring runs, his tone is not as good, and he is just off. I attributed it to possibly his age, but I don't know.

[@peterginsburg2465]

Yes, Eric has slowed down a bit. Instead of "lightning," he's now just "blazing." He's commented that he's taking it more easily on tour, instead of his former super perfectionistic self. When I've seen him in the early 2000's, he was super hyper on stage, with little to no comments. These days, he jokes around on stage and is much more relaxed. Also, Tommy Taylor commented about a tour a number of years back, that some days Eric was occasionally a little off on some nights, as anyone on tour would do, but still hitting all the notes. His tour schedules are still pretty brutal. I think, he's still changing tones during numbers as always though. At about 69, he's still doing remarkably well for basically a one man show. This show was from Feb 3, 2001.

[@nimaside]

@@peterginsburg2465 I knew this was in 2001, but didn't know it was in February. I saw him live for the first time that same year, but I believe in June. I have the ticket stub somewhere. And the next day I drove to Austin to watch G3 with Satriani, Vai, and Petrucci. To my pleasant surprise at the end of the G3 when all 3 were jamming together Satch said there weren't enough guitarist out here, so let's bring out Austin's own Eric Johnson in which the Crowd Exploded. Great Memory. So I understand him slowing down cause his age, but his playing he become so repetitive. I mean mostly his soloing. His chord work is still amazing. But his improvised solos are all the same. It's like he's stuck in the pentatonic box afraid to get out of it. He will always be my favorite player, but I just can't go see him anymore after being lucky enough to have seen him back in the glory days. And yes, I remember he used to not talk at all for the most part. Plus his tone used to give me shivers it was so good.

[@onha-3904]

@@nimasidehum okay for the live, but did you listen to him on albums ? From Up Close, Collage, EJ 1 and 2 and Book Of Making he as never been do inspired in writing, tired of his soloing ? Just listen to EJ 1, complete album without a single note of electric guitar.

[@Icantremembermypw]

If you're coming here to appreciate this version (the best version) don't scroll to the bottom to read the loser takes on it. Yes obviously he is nervous and playing ahead of the beat. I'm sure Eric is a little embarrassed by this version. But (sorry) this is bigger than Eric. This is so good that his own taste doesn't matter because it gets perpetually worse, slower, and more boring from here on. This is one of the most amazing moments in the history of electric guitar. A prodigy somehow gets a full ACL show and tears it up with a huge array of amps and a vintage Strat. It's a fairy tale. It's a lightning bolt. Don't analyze it and compare it to your own highly trained playing. You suck at the guitar, that's why no one is talking about you. This is up at the level of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock and you know it (or you should).

[@rockingtr1]

Poor kidz from the south gotta learn to play jazz on an SG? 😆

[@johnsham7568]

That neck dive...what a horrible design.

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

Frank Marino isn’t from the south. Expand your knowledge before saying something quite foolish. He’s playing a Les Paul. SG’s came later.

[@knightfall9394]

@@dr.know-it-all5148nope definitely playing an sg thats not one of the ones that bore les name either

[@barrysmith7710]

Spanish Castle Magic...well, Hendrix himself would be stretched to better Eric here

[@ianedmonds9191]

He beats about the Bush musically and it's very nice but that Alien Love Child and all Aliens are gonna meet a pissed of Texan with a double barrel 12 guage and that will be the end of that. Luv and Peace.

[@brizzx32]

With out Tommy it's not the same.

[@johnsham7568]

Agreed but that young cat he played with around the 2010's was pretty solid as well.

[@knightfall9394]

bill maddox was with him in the electromagnets so im sure this was pretty enjoyable for him and eric

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

During his stupid name phase. The avenue. Alien love child. Etc

[@GuyHarrison-nm1xt]

This guy should of had a good singer and less lead

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

Good singers have to be paid. His special gift is his guitar tone and lead speed