Brad Paisley - Alcohol (Live on Letterman)

Music video by Brad Paisley performing Alcohol (Live on Letterman). © CBS Interactive Music Group, a division of CBS Radio, Inc.
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[@dl1932ZZ]

My god what a guitar tone.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

That guitar tech is faster than the butler in Mr Deeds. 🏃🎸

[@gawainethefirst]

If he was any faster, I would’ve sworn they were changed by magic.

[@James-id5xq]

I could listen to Brad play guitar all day. Not a bad singer/songwriter either

[@UBBERTANKER]

why is every song on his albums awesome?

[@vincentreyes6154]

Because he has soul in his music. Most of modern Nashville is trying to convert Country into Pop, and it's awful. The only new modern country artists that preserve the country genre that I'd listen to are Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, and Jon Pardi. Everyone else, I hear one clap or a cliché lyric from the laundry basket of country lyrics, I'm changing the radio. Brad, keep doing what your doing. You're influencing a new generation of musicians (me included,) into the true country genre. And your guitar playing makes me push myself to play more guitar as you have inspired me for the last 3 years. You are a musical hero. Don't stop doing what you love. 🤠🎸🤘

[@todds.6028]

Because he's actually talented. Like LEGITIMATE God-given ability.

[@michaelmcdonald4639]

First time I sang this song was back when i was college, everyone thought I sounded like Brad Paisley

[@ChannelJtotheD]

Brad has it! Awesome vocals and guitar 🎸 playing. Brilliant artist, how does he remember all the lyrics to all his songs

[@ulrikethalhammer4197]

Wow steile Musik 👍👏🎶🎸🤠🎸

[@pierresmusic]

Well crap, I didn't think I could like this song more than I already did. That was a fantastic performance!!

[@evanfitzee]

Paisley is all live. I went to see him live... and clapping is clapping

[@lukeh5289]

This comment makes no sense

[@Jmarsfan28]

I dont think is a coincidence that the only time Milwaukee is mentioned in a song the song is about Alcohol.

[@jimbolling5497]

God knows it is the truth.

[@McAslanXX]

Good gawd, my pants exploded at the guitar change, daaaaaamn, 5 things at once

[@byronlopez9621]

The older I get the more it relates

[@bertholdweisser2316]

this song is for me the best, I love also the Telecaster sound

[@bertholdweisser2316]

@Brad Paisley Since a few years. In my younger days I loved country music and CCR. I saw you with John Fogerty. Fantastic. I´m from germany and in the radio country music is not famous. My nephew worked for 5 years in Atlanta and he brought me a video from a concert of you.

[@hydrokiller007]

HEY BRAD PAISLEY WHA'TS UP TODAY BRAD PAISLEY!!!!

[@hzero8103]

He's totally jamming! Another icon in my book💋

[@hzero8103]

Love ya Brad😘

[@wtjoker]

Guitar Ninja.

[@christopherreed2694]

This guy is a hell of a lot more than just looks he's frickn shredding

[@danielgray3883]

God Bless B

[@badfinger848]

@Colejames00 Yep--he does mainly use McVay's but, in more recent years, he's also used some Glaser stringbenders as well. That is, according to an interview of his in Guitar Player Magazine back in early 2009.

[@KatPowers8]

Yes, Davy Smith, yes we are :)

[@danielgray3883]

Wild n wonderful

[@chammar85]

@EclecticGuitarists He probably pulled a Springsteen and went from one song right into the other without stopping.

[@FrankdaBatter]

awesome guitar picking....

[@billb7735]

you think the steel player thinks, "hey man, can i take one?"

[@UBBERTANKER]

woot woot milwaukee makes teh best beer hehe

[@MrROTT41]

awesome musician !!!! and damn can he play that guitar!!!!!

[@nagasama75]

@slash129 no, he forgot (?) to switch guitars the one he was playing he was trying (and doing a good job of it) to compensate because it wasnt tuned in the key of the song.

[@leematthews7755]

One of the strings may have been a little out, but both Teles were tuned standard. Chad Weaver may have wanted him to switch for some reason. Maybe he noticed a problem, or he knows that Brad prefers that particular Tele. Brad seemed s little surprised to see Chad bring him the other guitar. Both guitars were tuned standard, both had G-benders, and there were no strings broken.

[@DavyBoiiDave]

Still watching this in 2012?

[@kevinwhitecanvas]

2019

[@badfinger848]

@MatthewsVideo According to Paisley in an interview with Guitar Player Magazine, he does own some guitars with B-Benders but, yeah--he doesn't use them. Also, I think some of his guitars also have Glaser G-Benders now, though I'm not sure if that's the right name for the brand...I believe it's something like that though.

[@leematthews7755]

He had Joe Glaser install one of his G-benders on his '68 Pink Paisley, even though Joe tried to talk him out of that. After that, he had Charlie McVay install his Benders on all of his guitars. He would have Bill Crook build them, then Bill would send it on to Charlie.

[@Colejames00]

@badfinger848 the brands name of the benders is mckvay i think

[@domvic9]

Cause not doing drugs and not drinking alcohol isn't fun.

[@Eder5913]

muito top

[@MatthewsVideo]

@nagasama75 Sorry, that explanation doesn't hold water. The song prior to "Alcohol" was in "A", and "Alcohol" is in "B". Both guitars are in standard tuning with no "Drop D" or open tuning. I'm not sure what the issue was, unless he just wanted that particular guitar, or maybe there was an issue with the wireless unit, such as low battery, etc.

[@leematthews7755]

The song prior to 'Alcohol' was 'Ticks', in the key of E, even though he ended the song on the A chord. You are correct, there could not be a Drop D for a song in E.

[@danielgray3883]

Cmon WVU

[@keithwaynejones]

dude has mastered the art of chicken pickin 👍

[@skateordiepat]

alot of people suck live but my god he is good live

[@EclecticGuitarists]

No, the reason that he switched guitars at the first of this song is because the last song used a "B-Bender" Telecaster, and Alcohol doesn't. So he switched them about because he got started out with the wrong guitar. Plus the other one sounded like the Low E string was a little flat.

[@leematthews7755]

I don't think so. I freeze-framed it, and both Teles have the McVay Bender saddle adaptor on the G string.

[@brodemonz]

love how the audience is totally into it.. Lets get drunk !

[@jsmoker10]

Haha, I was thinking the opposite actually, but it seemed like the girls were rocking, but their guys were standing there stiff a board

[@robbedoes1985]

How come the clapping on the start of different songs is exactly the same? Is this staged up and is he play backing a studio recording?? Anyway great music.

[@apetersonboy]

Lawlz at 5:28

[@metal220]

why cant ppl sing songs about not doing drugs and not drinking.

[@georgiasorkin4828]

What year was this? 2010?

[@ThinDreamer30]

@EclecticGuitarists: You are poorly informed, that is, both of those guitars have G-benders. I think the best explanation is that Brad is particular about tone and each of those guitars are quite different tonally. As well, Brad is a hell of an entertainer, so running from the end of one song into the beginning of another is a crowd-pleaser. Put those two things together and you get what happens in this performance.

[@reesenemeth5163]

+Joshua Parsons you are right because I've seen him live 4 times and he always uses that same guitar for alcohol.

[@ThinDreamer30]

Reese Nemeth Thank you! As well, Brad's website back in the day had detailed listings of the guitars, amps, and effects he used on each track of each album. And the 52-ish telecaster is the one he even used in the studio--the same one in the music video. Sadly, the guitar was lost in the Nashville flood, yet the store from which he purchased the initial telecaster had another--same in looks and sound, yet the neck was slightly thinner. The guitar tech worked up a similar pickguard.

[@reesenemeth5163]

Joshua Parsons Very cool!!

[@uygarbocutoglu4465]

as a new paisley bie may i ask if it is his usual action or is it particularly for this song? I mean the height of the strings. It seemed very high to me

[@rebeccahergenrader7488]

Joshua Parsons Way

[@vyrontsimp3144]

Need 1 month of practice to master a 5 sec. Bead Paisley lick 🤣

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

I’m right there with you….so demoralizing. Still trying to nail the damn triplet run at the end of ‘Then’…arguably one of his easiest solos. 😔

[@slash129]

What happens in the beginning >>?? does he break a string ??

[@DennisKarlsson]

Tube.

[@christopherreed2694]

Why won't he start a dam 😕 band with me we would be cooler than Metallica and there pretty cool I 😎 love country reminds me of my mom makes me cry 😢 wen I hear Merle hagerd but this guy and me could do some Blues that would rip your face off

[@UCqkdtMiE5ZquD_lF9prae4Q]

মদ! আমার সাথে তোমার কথা মনে থাকবে না..😚 Lyrics: I can make anybody pretty I can make you believe any lie I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size Well, I've been known to cause a few break-ups An' I've been known to cause a few births Well, I can make you new friends, or get you fired from work And since the day I left Milwaukee Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France Been making the bars lots of big money An' helpin' white people dance I got you in trouble in High School But College, now that was a ball You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me Alcohol, alcohol I got blamed at your wedding reception For your best man's embarrassing speech And also for those naked pictures of you at the beach I've influenced Kings and world leaders I helped Hemingway write like he did And I'll bet you a drink or two, that I can make you put that lampshade on your head 'Cause since the day I left Milwaukee Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France I been making a fool out of folks just like you An' helping white people dance I am medicine and I am poison I can help you up or make you fall You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me Alcohol, alcohol Yeah, since the day I left Milwaukee Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France Been making the bars lots of big money (helpin' white people dance) Yeah, I got you in trouble in High School But College, now that was a ball You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me Alcohol, alcohol (Alcohol) na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (Alcohol) na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

[@PlAyInSomeBluez]

Are those Z's tube or solid state?

[@cedrychdavis3488]

Tube.

[@TheTissueguy]

Way to many times.... Great and not so great.

[@MatthewsVideo]

Yeah, his vocals are a little flat, I guess he doesn't use auto-tune.. And, all of his guitars have McVay G-Benders, he doesn't use any B-Bender guitars...

[@jasonstultz954]

Not the '52 reissue that he's playing here, you see him bending behind the nut in the video. Some of his Tele's have a B-bender.

[@leematthews7755]

@@jasonstultz954 Nope. The ones he uses only have McVay G-Benders.

[@Menuthor]

@metal220 cause ppl like that don't make songs. or good bands if they try to :P

[@stephenfuller5614]

Us WHITE people may not be able to dance but we sure can make some music.🎶.We can dance when it's time.That has to be what they call a frozen crowd.Nah i made that up.But really.😞

[@slash2jimi]

Is it me or is he just a tad flat singing in the verses?

[@liquidnumbernine]

ok wtf. did they pump thorazine in there before the performance? that was awful. and very flat