Bernard Butler - How to play Animal Nitrate

[@raphaelrau1728]

Hello I'm Bernard Butler and I don't realise I'm one of the most underrated guitarist of all time and legend of 90s-00s indie and rock music! Brilliant Bernard Butler! 😄👍

[@shanewestlake753]

I'm sorry, I' have always been a big Bernard Butler fan but he is definitely not one of the most underrated guitarist of all time-the 1990's maybe...but not all time! Start at Rory Gallagher for underrated and work your way back-Bernard Butler as great as he is would be miles down the list.

[@jakan756]

true🙂 Bernard is one of the greatest

[@ChainNonSmoker]

@@shanewestlake753 I appreciate your opinion, Rory Gallagher's a talented guy obviously but, I'm curious how do you think he stands out from the rest of blues rock masters excactly? They're great in certain pointn of view but they're all super similar. Butler on the other hand created a tone of his own. Thu, he can be viewed as an underrated or at least overlooked in a sense. He's obviously well recognized within the british indie/alternative (britpop, if you like) people along withcthe contemporaries such as Nick McCabe and John Squire, but outside the scene he's hardly known apart from once havin' been a member of the 90's phenomena Suede.

[@shanewestlake753]

@@ChainNonSmoker I'm sorry I disagree, he was quite well recognised at the time hence I guess the reason he thought going solo would be as successful. The original commented I was responding to was stating one of the most underrated EVER, that is the point I disagree with! Ever brings a whole new class and level of guitarist to the discussion. Let's face it in the 90's the only guitarist who was at all recognised as a guitarist was probably slash-being a great guitar player wasn't necessarily a relevant observation at that time-mcabe, Butler, squire and also Graham coxon were all great players, were they up there with Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Gilmour.....no-Rory Gallagher was yet was largely not held in the same high regard by the wider public. Hendrix once replied when asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist, "I don't know you'd have to ask Rory Gallagher" .

[@DM-yq3pr]

And here’s a free guitar lesson!

[@sratus]

Bernard Butler, Nick McCabe, John Squire, Kevin Shields, William Reid, Joey Santiago, Graham Coxon, Jonny Greenwood - That's a bunch of supremely talented and incredibly inventive guitarists that arrived on the scene in the late 80s/early 90s, each with their own distinctive sound, and Johnny Marr, Thurston Moore, The Edge and Will Sergeant just before them. Every one of them an absolute treat.

[@craigcotter7476]

don't forget the highly original Noel Gallagher.

[@ianlee8203]

James Dean Bradfield should be at the top of that list!

[@jgmccabe]

A good few of the great guitarist from that era were influenced by John McGeoch.

[@queensbridgemilitia4510]

McCabe -legend.

[@sratus]

@@carnmarth334 Hmm, just checked your page..and you like Hue & Cry and Bananarama. Ok mate.

[@mattmacneil3424]

the dudes from suede aged so well

[@philspill6854]

Matt M think he was 19 when he joined seude

[@evilotis01]

somehow

[@1777DK]

But he left the band, so that can't be it ...

[@jessmanuel540]

This video was from a decade ago. So, Bernard looks probably much older now.

[@KarlMaldensNose]

@@jessmanuel540 Yeah, he was only 40. Not too hard to look decent at 40. But still, not getting fat and staying out of the sun (England) can't hurt.

[@CruceEntertainment]

This guy was one of my musical heroes as a kid

[@midierror]

I love how intently the guys behind him are listening. They're so captivated, they hardly move at all!

[@softshallow7435]

You joking right? 😂

[@danielrnuttall]

Yeah, they look frozen stiff!

[@andybute]

Yeah, Buddy came back from the dead to listen...

[@MrStoofpotje]

Ahaha

[@nikiwoodward3033]

The rumour is that there still there now listening

[@PCDisciple]

He's so humble! Great guitarist with a ear for melody, he really understands what the band needed

[@n-doghansenmand5655]

In the suede documentary, he is kind of a dick and nearly destroyed the band

[@modernchampionmusic81]

@@happysappy21 I've met him he's an affable man but not humble

[@TiagoCavalcanti-ji6hu]

really cool

[@deepfocus888]

I don't think he was humble in the thick of Dog Man Star! Where is he now in relation to Suede?

[@samrose3205]

@@happysappy21He’s showing us how he plays this song is pretty humble crumble

[@Username89039]

A guitar legend has given up his time to explain in detail one of his classics and 49 people downvote it? What are they complaining about? They don't like the song? They don't like the fact he's being generous? They don't like his hair? Weird. Some people!

[@paddyotoole2058]

Maybe they just like winding you up?

[@degeneralist3.088]

4.5k does like

[@jakan756]

They are idiots...simple!

[@FredGandt]

They don't like themselves and the only hint of joy they get in life is taking it out on everyone around them.

[@classicpinball9873]

0.0001% of people who clicked on this video disliked it. Its such a astronomically small percent idk why people focus on it. Find me a single video on youtube with 400k views that doesnt have dislikes, especially with that low of a ratio

[@scottallison2296]

What a cool affable guy. No pretention just humble. A great guitarist

[@roathripper]

1:58 Opening riff (Strummed) 2:16 Opening riff (Played with melody) 2:40 Starting riff 3:21 Riff for the vocal 4:08 Riff (Played as a drum part) 5:38 Chorus 7:21 Chorus (Played with rhythmic strum) 8:07 The Solo

[@george474747]

But the question is, what was the TV theme @6:43?

[@NattyTrugs]

@@george474747 Dixon of Dock Green apparently

[@captainwillard2011]

Don't you just love it when a genius puts something into lay mans terms for you and you still feel like you could never accomplish it.

[@TiagoCavalcanti-ji6hu]

Dude, this is THE most underrated riff in music history ever. Your guitars in those Suede songs were just the thing. I am a professional guitar player, I dig riffs, I play tons of Pink Floyd, Doors, Led, Pearl Jam, Slash... but just a couple of Suede songs (cuz I can`t play 4 guitars at once for starters) and maybe... I will keep it this way, like my safe distance, so it doesn`t lose its magic when I listen to it, which I still love. Your guitars made the atmosphere in those songs something I still can`t praise you enough for. Well, thank you !!!

[@DaveTaste]

It has been highly voted in many polls

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

Really like Bernard Butler as a guitarist. He's got a great innovative and unique style - doesn't sound like other guitar players - has a great British jangly bright but thick tones - similar to Johnny Marr but with overdriven amp sounds on early Suede albums. Definitely right up there with the best of em !! Good on yer Bernard !! Rx

[@AlexDeLarge77]

Nick McCabe, Bernard Butler and Graham Coxon. Brilliant in their own right. To say who’s the best is just plain stupidity. My personal favourite is McCabe. His work on A Storm in Heaven puts him in the realms of Marr and Gilmour. Yes, that is high praise indeed.

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

McCabe is so underrated, he should have been more successful than this

[@markofish6176]

It's a beautiful deconstruction of the whole amazing guitar part of Animal Nitrate. Thank you Bernard!

[@williamballmaier2355]

Man, I really love this guy and the way he explains himself and technique in detail without sounding like a dick. Good for him :)

[@sinnerboy6009]

He’s the one and only humble Bernard Butler ofc :)

[@vincemarshall8550]

i gotta say i think thats one of the greatest introductions ever ,it never gets old mate

[@JJ_Marriott]

I am so glad we had great humble guitarists like this. I remember walking around with one eye closed to try and stop the toilets from spinning from too much drink while this song was being blasted out in clubs in the 90’s.

[@batphink2655]

Bernard seems very humble for such a great guitar player ,such a great band with tons of melody in every song in fact more in one song than most bands have on entire albums these days lol!

[@PBRStreetGang68]

What a lovely insight into constructing a song, by a charming genius :-)

[@minecraftknow-how5367]

I use to write "Butler is God" on walls, school books, broken arm casts and the underside of the school desk. Those were days.

[@steviesteakbakes9643]

Minecraft know-how Love this. Living the movement!

[@Stu-SB]

Geezer ? ... kiddin lol

[@EdwardFButlermusic]

Appreciate it hehe #namedafteralegend

[@icanseeyouallfromuphere]

Haha Awesome =)

[@danfernandes5607]

You wish you were still 14? Vulnerable and a know it all, spotty faced and ready to fail at anything above trivial? Unable to survive on your own and not knowing where in the world you stood? Yeah great times.

[@jasper232323]

Love this band, and I love Butler's approach to guitar. He really gets a lot of music out if the instrument. Rhythm and lead at the same time. Reminds me of Page in that regard. One of my favorites, and humble.

[@tommybinson]

Great comment. A fab player and band.😊

[@SaintD382]

6:18 "Nerdy" is an incredibly modest description for one of the all-time signature Suede guitar riffs.

[@lolafinch]

The way he's embarrassed by even uttering the words 'turbo distortion.'

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

I used to have a Boss metalzone i am embarrassed by that too...

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

john Frusciante uses it as his main solo boost tho, it sounds great using it right

[@mikkelbus-unclepedersen9233]

Boss pedals are just great.

[@Bombellih]

Humble and proficient, much respect Bernard.

[@TheArpomni2]

Wow how many famous musicians would go to the trouble of doing this ??? Very very few ,,, thanks Bernard for being the guy next door ,, and not up your own arse like many ,, this is so so interesting and I'm not even a guitar player or big fan ,, thanx for uploading this

[@jaymandell892]

Suede, Radiohead, Blur, Primal Scream, Stone Roses etc etc. Great era of British music.

[@rocksteady9115]

Worst era ever, i could fart better tunes

[@a_rocknrolladdict.0312]

@@rocksteady9115 So do it then

[@rocksteady9115]

@@a_rocknrolladdict.0312 will do Mully

[@loljustice31]

@@rocksteady9115 hahahahah XD

[@grazo877]

Left out oasis cause you’re very cool

[@sebasiouxsierodriguez3638]

Oasis and Blur on the spotlight; Suede unnoticed. True. I wish Bernard had had more recognition as a guitar player. This video is a good sample of his inventiveness and talent. But suede' s debut album is something nobody should miss to appreciate Bernard's art fully.

[@johnkeys368]

All great people make things look easy and effortless,thank you for posting ,Bernard

[@rylandevans]

I've wanted to be able to play this song for twenty years, hopefully with this I'll be able! Thank you Bernard!

[@liligirl00]

I’m in love with the way Bernard played it on the video. The opening shot of him playing was epic. Gorgeous.

[@markhamer7220]

The guitar work on this song is out of this world!!!

[@Onmysheet]

The Britpop era focused too much on Blur and Oasis when Suede going in the mid 90's.

[@herbert9241]

+Onmysheet Pulp and Suede were far and away the exemplars of their own era. I had a particular soft spot for Suede because they were the first new band I'd seen in aeons who were genuine and weren't a crassly opportunistic derivitive of rave. (**cough**Blur**cough**)

[@scabbers701]

+Herbert What do you mean genuine? What have blur done that offends you so? How are they a crassly opportunistic derivative of rave? What are you on about?

[@herbert9241]

+Fokken Prawn Genuine - as in original. Doing their own thing. Not held to the behest of trends. A fucking breath of fresh air from constant rave-derivative cultural drip-feed of the time. 'There's no other way' - I believe the song's called. There's a performance video which is cringe-trociosly derivative of the Stone Roses, whose music was derivative of rave. Crass opportunism because they copied pioneers of their own era. It's the thin end of the wedge which has Jason Donovan posing with a vintage Gretsch guitar at the thick end. It's a slight annoyance but not a terminal condition. I quite liked some of their music and bought one album - albeit for one track only and I haven't listened to it in years. Hope that helps.

[@DougglesMagnificent]

+Herbert Yeah I'm a Blur fan (my first g/f was a britpop fiend, rare as a highschooler in mainstream Canada) so my memories are a bit colored, but yes, they really milked baggy for all it was worth.

[@herbert9241]

Exactomundish, DougglesMagnificent my dear fellow. Exact-o-mundish.

[@Projeckt]

The TV Show @ 6:50 is; Dixon of Dock Green.

[@royfr8136]

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[@stuarthicks2696]

How cool and modest of him to make this video. Brilliant rock 'n roll guitarist.

[@Pauldjreadman]

A perfect sample of a very simple that turns into something that sounds mysteriously complicated and cool and turned iconic.

[@jeremywilliams985]

Who'd have thought Bernard picked something out from the Dixon of Dock Green theme tune. Fantastic.

[@cyclesgoff9768]

😂😷😱🤣😁😅

[@michaelmcdonnell3910]

This is brilliant how he goes through his whole unique playing style too. I love the aggressive down and up strum thing

[@needleseupins]

This man is a guitar genius, and not only for this. His sounds are absolutely unique, personal, like a strange flowers opening here and there, perfectioning every song.

[@thechapelperilous]

This and Metal Mickey were tremendous singles and still hold up 27 plus years later.

[@jfsbellini]

Love this song and the different powerfull riffs on it. Great guitar player!

[@weedaviec]

This is a brilliant guitar lesson. Bernard Butler is one of the best guitarists but he shows so much humility in this.

[@BillyReedMusic]

Brilliant and inspiring guitarist. I love how he addresses getting a fuller sound while being the only guitarist!!!

[@dingodave3016]

december 2020 and this popped up and brought back some great memories of early 90ies.great riff,and great how he makes a few basic chords sound technical.excellent stuff

[@etiennegreyling6190]

Literally my fave guitarist - always busy in the background but never overwhelming !

[@PatrolTheSkiesMusic]

Bullshit, I saw you in concert for the first album, you guys nailed it. Still the only band I have heard that literally sounded just like the recorded version. Legends!

[@kevandalzell7906]

Saw his first pre-album tour in Van-City, 1987! The loudest solo, acoustic show, ever!!!! Fantastic! Along with the lads from Levitation, Britain's 90's guitar hero(es!) Oh, plus Bill Steer!

[@MrVocalist101]

always loved the songs but didnt know who it was until a couple years ago!!, always loved the sound and melodies of their music!.

[@ferroxglideh5621]

This is the best thing I have seen and heard all year, thank you Genie!

[@lordelpus2099]

At 7:11 he is talking about Mick Green's style, also used to great effect by the late Wilko Johnson.

[@roboliver9980]

Legend. Quite self deprecating but honestly pull that all together and it’s genius. Suede have always been awesome live same with Bernard

[@dannygourlay746]

One of the best intros ever for me that, always loved it and now i can play it 👍

[@ijjtgm]

I've been a Suede fan since the early 90s, and I've just found this video. Absolutely entranced.

[@Thumtwiddler]

Remember seeing him outside the Queens Hall in Edinburgh when I was about 13, and walking with my high school band mates. Wish I'd said something, recognised him and everything.

[@cambo6782]

Thanks for taking the time to explain.

[@sebastianrodriguez2934]

Sorely underrated guitar player. And, true: Oasis and Blur on the spotlight and many talented ones left aside. He pioneered in alternative sounds and combinations. This is pretty much was happened during the eighties with The Cure and Siouxsie.

[@minidrac7015]

I Loved you then, Love you now. Listening to Friends and lovers again and its amazing. Thanks Bernard!

[@BooksMusicMe17]

Great to see him laugh at himself doing the solo.

[@jonanjello]

This is great footage. Bernie is one of my favorite guitar players. His stuff on those first two Suede albums and those singles! Gorgeous playing. It's so wonderful to see him take apart Animal Nitrate. Wish he did it with other songs like Still Life, Living Dead, etc.

[@immyimmable]

my favorite guitarist

[@therespectedlex9794]

Nonce

[@vinnygillies]

What an amazing thing, to randomly come across how one of my favorite songs was written, by the guy who wrote it,. 😲😲👏👏👏👏👏

[@herbert9241]

Interesting video, this. He's taught himself to play in a similar way to the pioneers of country and blues.

[@indigofruit8710]

Lovely guy, great musician.

[@christinegp]

magic af...I shall forever be in awe of him.

[@andystevenson8383]

Great vid and it seems Mr Butler would jump at the chance to play it live again. He seems to really love it, still.

[@letotoo]

I was totally absorbed by Suedes music, lyrics and visuals back then and being a musician its great to see Bernard sharing his thoughts and motivations behind what was some avantgarde movement back then. that riff, still gets my spine...and thats what music should do

[@stthbldt3594]

This is f'ing brilliant! Love it!

[@robyourtime]

Early '92. Turns out Animal Nitrate and myself were conceived at the same time...

[@cashewpistachio1826]

Describe your conception in great detail, it will delight all the fans of your comment

[@swirlingfudge]

@@cashewpistachio1826 I guess from Rob's perception it was like being fired out of a cannon in the dark

[@thevirus7368]

One of the great British guitarists.

[@asheriko26]

I fuxking LOVE this band !

[@thesuncollective1475]

Ground Breakin. I'm and Jazz Rock Guitarist and this was so innovative when it came out I was blown away back in the 90s!

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

Always really liked his guitar work

[@Charlie_Duz]

He knows how good he is and so do we. 💪

[@NAVELUZ]

Bernard Butler , thks 4your !fantastic art!

[@knoxvillehill]

Simple tunes yet ingenious. this guy's oozing effortless charisma

[@fiacmar]

I had just started learning acoustic as a kid when this came out. Blew my mind, the sound from Suede. Blew my f’king mind.

[@theaclarke]

awh I love him so much, what an angel

[@steves1460]

Love the song and the guitar is a big part of that. Wish I could play half is good. The song randomly played on my phone last night and I haven’t heard in a long time. Replayed it five times!

[@jrbgeog]

Nice posting. Nice to see him play one of those old songs.

[@TheManorBeast]

Brett didn’t know what to come up with for months then writes the most vile lyrics possibly of all time 🤣🤣 Great song

[@roboliver9980]

😂 when I was young I didn’t fully appreciate some of the lyrics

[@sflurp]

Don't know for sure why, but this video has a calming effect on me.

[@andrewshubrook9696]

What a modest guy - Genius guitarist - so underated.People still rave over the same names...Page,Clapton, Beck....This guy is up there with them

[@silversuit66]

So down to earth. Great guy

[@ed2000888]

My favourite guitar player!

[@mojo198367]

Bernard you totally undercut yourself which is very humble and nice to see.But this is a masterpiece such a great composition cool as ✌

[@theextras6463]

A clever player and a nice guy too!

[@RastaSaiyaman]

I'm pretty sure Kurt Cobain would have loved to know that "Smells like Teen Spirit" was the main inspiration for this song. I loved those Suede albums with Butler. BUT I also love the stuff the band did with Richard Oakes, replacing a guitarist who is as distinctive as Bernard Butler is no easy feat but Oakes rose to the occasion.

[@paulooliveira8860]

There's a Photo of Kurt wearing a Suede's badge . I think it's from Melody Maker in 93 along with Kim Deal...

[@ValleyRC]

@@paulooliveira8860 There's a interview where he's wearing one too! And I agree about Oakes. Talk about winning the lottery twice.

[@Chrishagen]

And Richard was only 17 when he joined too. A prodigy.

[@gemimaobrien]

I always thought Kurt was referring to Suede when he wasn’t into the British bands of that time as they were too fashion-like (from his interview in Rio in v early ‘93). Maybe he changed his mind by the end of ‘93 when he was wearing the Suede badge and maybe he wasn’t referring to them at all. Or maybe he dug the Suede artwork by Peter Saville as he directed a lot of his own band’s artwork.

[@Perasis]

Funny and sad that he does not know how much this means to us. He's genius hands down.

[@pouringlizards]

Miss Popov approves of your confession at 6.41.

[@nathancroucher90]

Great stuff Bernard, I will attempt this tomorrow.

[@jonanjello]

Oh yeah, Thanks for posting this and sharing it with us Butler fans!

[@OtherJesus]

The most tasteful and unique guitar players of the past 20 years.

[@melcontent]

Love it, thank you! I'm going to work on this on my vacation in a couple of weeks!

[@sophiaharvey7890]

Huge inspiration for me, along with Johnny Marr and Tom Verlaine 🖤

[@stuart_wiewiora]

Never seen anyone play an open G like this. Love it

[@mitchmitch8560]

I'm with him when he says he finds just strumming the guitar boring.. it puts me off rock guitar in general. This video shows nicely why Bernard and Suede were far more interesting than all of that.

[@ytb460]

An amazing guitarist.

[@zaradragonia9863]

Hi Bernard I always loved your guitar style and general playing. I think Suede really missed you when you left. (The new guy can't replicate your parts whatsoever !) Good luck man 🎉😢

[@amelianolde6743]

this is glorious

[@Dadaadad268]

Some Hendrix influence there with his rhythm and lead combos

[@marcusthurlby7962]

I thoroughly enjoyed that.