Bela Fleck with New Grass Revival - Deviation

[@user-sk4bg6hr7p]

I’ve been through the pop, the rock, etc etc etc but these guys are the greatest most talented band I’ve ever heard. USA how lucky you are to have these guys on your stage. Wow.

[@rutvikrs]

This is the one of the best tracks ever!!

[@VeterusTV]

Sam Bush is a madman - love watching his enthusiastic and accurate playing. And the young Bela - outstanding.

[@gradyburlsworth7402]

Way, WAY ahead of their time and still are.

[@chesterlayton3910]

These guys are MONEY. GREAT MUSICIANS GREAT VOCALS. JOHN COWAN. I WAS NEVER A BLUE GRASS FAN TILL THESE GUYS CAME ALONG.

[@JimRichter]

Hands down, Deviation is one of my favorite New Acoustic music albums. I listened to this album hundresds of times as a teen back in the mid 80's. In my opinion Bela's best album and writing (and some of the best playing of that incarnation of the NGR). Thanks for posting.

[@DreJoystick]

places is one of the best albums ever

[@ubda1]

Out of this world!!!!

[@jonathanberthel2969]

New Grass Revival..Thanks for the years!!!! much appreciated!

[@jeremywhitesr]

Andy Wood sent me here, I’m impressed!!

[@ajjs02]

Virtuo-city is the town this comes from. techinically brilliant and incredibly forward looking....^_^ AWESOME!!!!!!!

[@jimwoods5785]

Awesome band. I have always loved their music.

[@baronvonegas]

I never tire of hearing this song.

[@FredPilcher]

Holy shite! That's some of the most amazing playing ever!

[@TheWildMoor]

You gotta love the New Grass Revival Moniker!They are all cultured musicians, but Bela moreso than the rest because of his overwhelming virtuosity on the banjo. His classical renditions are amazing! John Cowans singing voice is one of the best I ever heard! I caught him at a festival in Prestonsburg Kentucky, and he was just amazing! it was such an emotional show!

[@kh884488]

Thanks for posting! I've been a Bela Fleck & The Flecktones fan for awhile and haven't heard Newgrass yet. Such virtuosity...it's inspiring.

[@RemiBrawler]

I appreciate them both for what they are, but the Flecktones will always have a place in my heart. Basically, anything Bela does is awesome.

[@NKL1956]

Bela Fleck is a musical genius!

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

That is a really great way to put it. Allot of people assume that just because you are using the traditional bluegrass instruments, that the music that you are producing with them is bluegrass.

[@philipberg6167]

Dat's the jam right there!

[@Skuwerka]

My TOP band....they were so young :-)

[@jubankta1627]

Veverka_Skuverka 74 u are such a cutie😘

[@dansuwinski9554]

And you are a creep ^^^

[@rocknjac58]

Saw Bela and Sam last night in OH. Still got the chops

[@urnrgurnrg]

sheer unadulterated greatness and vision

[@williamtitley4094]

What amazing playing

[@antoniaworbridge]

I'm thrilled!

[@1974mohikan]

awesome!! thanks.

[@jambonejim1249]

...a few years on and My Bluegrass Heart is...

[@musicianforjesus]

Bela Fleck can do anything on a banjo

[@chuckburbank4155]

Awesome. Hard to understand how 4 people disliked this.

[@richardgray8593]

No Gaga on stage gets an automatic thumbs down from me.

[@JedClark]

Same Richard, same.

[@wreed3621]

Haha you're a fucking dork Richard

[@SinyoR1000hp]

thank you THAILAND...

[@strav12]

@PMBusby Thanks so much for the education. Got the Deviation album - will look up Sam. I'm a Gary Lucas fan - psychedelic bluegrass - so this kindda string differentiated sound is...er....music to my ears?!

[@buddhidev]

Amazing!

[@PMBusby]

@strav12 That's a mandolin and the master playing it is Sam Bush. New Grass Revival was great, but both Bela and Sam have great solo stuff. Check them out.

[@genebh1]

This is amazing picking; it's a wonder there is no smoke coming from their fingers. Hot dayum!!!

[@IndochineQuinine]

Sam Bush is Boss!!

[@twoeyes]

wowww

[@greenbeej]

the one person who disliked had a family member who was killed by intensity of the mando solo

[@MagicAccent]

The ultimate eargasm.

[@TheLastOilMan]

Amazing ....!!!!!!!!!!! (A brit Zep ELP fan !

[@gumballrally427]

Bela Fleck!!!

[@jruzich43]

@Lvl50sAreBad you are 110% correct man. If not for NGR we wouldn't have a lot of jam bands that we love so much.

[@jdubsmusiclive3266]

Incredible

[@Raised-Right]

Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn are the best pickers of all time

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

Bela didn't join New Grass until 1981, and he was with them for a while before he put the album, "Deviation", which this track is from out. I think that album came out in 1995. This looks earlier than 95, but, anyways...who knows.

[@Malzarin]

Lol, this is the first Flecktone song! The band wasn't formed yet but this sounds very much like what Fleck formed right after. Fantastic!

[@ArkPony1]

I agree! How the #@#*& can the audience sit on their butts and just politey applaud this tremendous performance! They should have been screaming their heads off!

[@HorstHorstmann202]

i don't know exactly, but it must be around the early 80's, 1982 perhaps (that was the year he published his first records i think)

[@HorstHorstmann202]

this must have been recorded a long time ago, bela fleck looks so young...

[@hendrikjut]

This is some nice bluegrass s...,;) ^^

[@IaMoDiNaRy]

I agree with everyone else! The talent displayed here deserved a standing O! What a dead audience....... All of these guys are awesome....

[@thenumeralninja]

If there's anything this video has taught me, it's that dudes rock out WAY harder on mandolin than on any other instrument.

[@TEXWolverine]

prjctcivilian - highly recommend all of New Grass Revival's music as well as a lot of their solo efforts, particularly Sam Bush. Also check out Cornmeal, The Waybacks, Leftover Salmon... That should be a great start

[@stevelandress]

I don't understand why the audience wasn't on their feet at the end giving them a standing O. I know I would have had I been there. This is exciting stuff.

[@dievibal]

that's a long time ago!! what year is it?!

[@lovemilkabars]

Awesome guitar playing. Dr. Sam Bush? I suppose he had surgery after the show

[@ChristianDechery]

Holy shit, quite a collection of insanely agile fingers.

[@jesschappellable]

What instrument is the guy in the white blazer playing?

[@paulwallis8437]

in the white labcoat is Sam Bush (mandolin) and in the white shirt or Blazer(?)-- on the right side of the image, is Pat Flynn on the guitar--acoustic.

[@Andrew-cn9jp]

Heck ya

[@tamaracline5739]

Finger Pickin' GOOD!!!!

[@songsmadeforyou]

@Steevlan1 this song gave me a "standing O"

[@RUuser]

20 years has passed?

[@codyflood7096]

So. Damn. Bluegrass.

[@strav12]

Anyone know the type of the little black guitar that plays the first solo is called?

[@SOS-ct9mv]

I'm here because Emily Strayer of the Dixie Chicks said this album changed her life back in 1984

[@llamaclipz]

sam bush: the badass of bluegrass

[@Shortchecker]

Where is the rest of this show?

[@jidenlynne]

Smokin'!! Sexiest bluegrass band on the planet!!

[@TierodMcslush]

funky as shit! I DIG IT

[@prjctcivilian]

wow this is great, im not a real blue grass fan but if someone could give me a few names that'd be great. Personally my musical taste revolve around bands like the allman brothers, grateful dead, phish and umphreys Mcgee so if you know any blue grass musicians that have cool riffs and no how to improvise tell me

[@funkybitch19]

yow!

[@kirbonite]

Well, they still have no fashion sense but wow what a song. I love real drummers. I hadn't heard this.. awesom

[@metalmandoman]

I would love to jam with them.

[@jamesnewman9855]

HOT !

[@freefoodftw]

deviation because there are drums?

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

scratch that..."deviation" came out in 1984

[@beatleman27]

the allman brothers are the best! but as far as bluegrass id have to say check out yonder mountain string band and leftover salmon. and just to get crazy with it, check out bela fleck and the flecktones

[@mksourire1395]

chic

[@jidenlynne]

Back when he used to wear plaid flannel shirts... LOL!

[@olLonely]

Don't leave out some wonderful women; Sam Bush and Tony Rice are big supporters of Sierra Hull (quite traditional). Of course Alison Krauss is awesome. Check out Dale ann Bradley or GoldHeart.

[@sjin93]

holy shit these guys shred the shit out of dragon force

[@banjocam]

boy you guys with yur book lernin sure are smart. I hope you learn to sit back enjoy it one day.

[@ChurpiosBlues]

Inroads shirt :D

[@Peekaboo5150]

ホントにすごい（汗）

[@harveylegs]

foggy mtn breakdown lick on Mando at 1:18

[@scscotto]

You can really open and improve your musical ears by checking out any and everything and anyone Bela has worked with as well as his own works.you'll quickly see your list [while great musicians in their own right] are amateurs compared to the many modern bluegrass/jazz/ fusion folks.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Slap banjo? Now I've seen everything....

[@genesicosmica]

assurda

[@fluffaduck]

Hey prj Ngr is great but the arn't really bluegrass. If youd life a few names check out Bill monroe Ricky skaags, Earl scruggs Tony rice(great guitar player) just to mention a few. They sound nothing like bela fleck though, this is is more of newgrass.

[@dievibal]

jajaja i wonder the same thing!!

[@chrismccrth0]

@510631 Newgrass Revival as a band produced some great music. Pat Flynn is a 'very good' guitarist. It's just bela & sam are like 'the best', 'the peak' on their respective instruments. Debatable yea - but Pat Flyn get thrashed by at least 10 or so guitar pickers i can think of off the top of my head.

[@juice3659]

CharlieHend if you rly like bela you need to listen to alison brown shes just as good if not better

[@tgmod]

Lol Sam bush is wearing a Lab coat. He looks like a mad doctor

[@karenmcdaniel7894]

He’s a doctor of new grass and funk!

[@ericgraham9617]

There is no comparison between New Grass Revival and the Flecktones. None. NGR >>>>>>> Flecktones (and everyone else for that matter). They'll never be matched.

[@spinfish2671]

dude.. whyd he have to go so hard😂😅 chilll

[@prjctcivilian]

of course there are much more talented players out there than jerry, trey and jake but to me some just clicks with them. For instance, guthrie govan is an amazing player but i cant listen to him for long. On the other hand "fluffhead" by phish is perfect - everytime! However, i'd say Umphreys Mcgee are a rediculously talented band, their videos on youtube dont do em justice

[@chrismccrth0]

Exciting stuff from Bela Fleck & Sam Bush! Superb. I'm sorry, but Pat Flynn is significantly below par when compared to todays hot flatpickers & Bela & Sam. Should have TONY RICE in this band!

[@songsmadeforyou]

no offence but this is tighter than any flecktones song