Chris Duarte - Bottle Blues - Don Odells Legends

Seen here performing on Don Odells Legends Chris plays from his Afterburner Album "Bottle Blues" Check out the rest of his set.
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[@Joshualbm]

People not hip to Chris may side into cliche nonsense about SRV comparisons. But Chris is very much his own man and plays with ferocious and incredible artistry. I'd say he's the best thing on 6 strings happening in rock and blues right now. He can play circles around most of the headliner types but with more legit passion. Nobody can touch him.

[@Utube-s8m]

Joshua he’s one of the best overlooked, underrated guitarists around. He didn’t like the SRV comparisons because he didn’t want to keep hearing he’s a SRV copycat so he kind’ve went a bit off into adding jazz into some of his playing. But he can blow anybody off the stage if he wants to. He can do SRV as I said he just wanted to make his own name. But unless you’re doing mainstream bs you’re not going to hit it real big. It’s ok he has his faithful followers. I’m one of them.

[@stevehorowski8776]

his only equal died in a helo crash GOD BLESSED CHRIS MOJO BLUES MAN

[@Utube-s8m]

steve horowski true. He’s great. But lots of other greats too. But those SRV shoes won’t be ever be filled by anyone. FYI SRV had a great voice too.

[@gabrielm.4554]

because he literally plays SRV licks with SRV tone...

[@Joshualbm]

@@gabrielm.4554 just another lazy eared and uninteresting cop out. Chris plays way outside of those idioms than you're hearing. Sure, the influences are there but Chris blends other diverse styles and technical elements than SRV did. SRV played almost entirely in the vein of Albert King, BB King, Buddy Guy, Huber Sumlin et al plus had some jazz ideas. And someone wanting to be snarky would just say he copied them. But being influenced by and adding your own flavors and elements is what the both have done. It's obvious to me that Chris moves in and out of lots of styles, has a very personal approach which catch my attention. I hear the differences, not the similarities. Miles Davis liked Wayne Shorter because of how much he could sound like Coltrane. But the two, while having similarities, had their own voices and expression that made them legendary and distinctively different. Chris has Coltrane influences, Pat Martino, obviously Jimi Hendrix too. But even Jimi took influences from the same players as both SRV and Chris as well as being influenced by Coltrane and Wes Montgomery. So listen up, there's more there than meets the ear.

[@ront.4147]

To all the haters out there... THINK ABOUT THIS.... If someone said you sounded like Jimi, or Jimmy, or Eric, or so and so... Wouldn't you feel blessed? It is only natural to sound like your influences... But given only the 9yr age spread between Chris and Stevoe note that, they are both Texas Gents. Raised listening to the same music, the same influences, playing the same Clubs. Stevie was very fortunate and blessed to be recognized as The First of this powerful blues rock genre. THAT SHOULD NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE AMAZING TALENTS OF PEOPLE LIKE CHRIS DUARTE, WES JEANS, LANCE LOPEZ, ERIC GALES, WALLY FARKAS, DANE SONNIER... And 100s of other monster guitarists from that area.

[@maddman2900]

This boy got the blues, and you gotta like him.

[@1983mojo1]

He gets at that guitar like it owes him money. Love it.

[@billnancymazza5272]

To see Chris perform live is then ...like to be owned by the one man CHRIS DUARTE!!.... He turns the glorious guitar instrument into a raging drama with the full range of emotional output... there could not be enough wires in a machine to replicate what this mortal being bleeds out... passions with crescendo... Get in his zone and you will experience a musical nirvana!!!

[@jimmuncy5636]

That man leaves it all out there on the stage. What an amazing artist! To me, he's the best bluesman now living. Freddie King is dead.

[@Stevenbalee]

Chris Duarte is amazing one of my all time favorites!

[@markcrawford8876]

On the saffir Simpson scale, Chris is a Cat 5. Got to see Chris assault that guitar up close and personal in a small icehouse in oyster Creek TX. In 2021. He came to our table on break, what genuine nice guy. Just phenomenal.

[@hipdaddy419]

I had the privilege of seeing Chris at Riverside Bluesfest a couple of years ago......unbelievable....!!! If you ever get a chance to see him live, do it ! You will not be disappointed ......

[@roxicet87]

He used to work with my uncle shawn as a dish washer.... My uncle and aunt took me to a live show of his at chans in woonsocket ri when i was maybe 15 or 16. Best night of my life. This guy is amazing, talented, and a genuinely decent person. He signed the back of my guitar because he did not want me to hang it on the wall he wanted me to keep playing and practicing. Anyone who has negative things to say can have one more cup of coffee and go to the valley Below. "Blow it out your @ss"

[@CharmCharlie]

Gusto and Passion! What more do you need! Love the mad skills! x

[@christophersmith8850]

Taking his aggression out on that beautiful guitar! Love his tone and style. Texas tone 👑

[@andysimpson3142]

Pretty amazing I saw him last week at the Rhythm room in Phoenix.

[@slowbluesmaster]

Absolutely superb !

[@robtam7529]

Seen him with open for Ted Nugent in Abilene, TX around 1997ish. Had the pleasure to meet both him and Ted at the local music store the day before the show on accident. I was there browsing when the two walked in.

[@Eventual420]

I started listening to Chris in 1994. Strat magic. What if his guitar was stolen, and somehow he discovered a Tele, a Gretsch or a Gibson 335 or even a Rickenbacker, perhaps even a 12. Something tells me he would blow our minds. Just like SRV did when he beat the living shit out of a 12 string on unplugged w/Satriani (I believe). Good show.

[@gregboy59]

if that aint feeling and emotion then i dont know what is!

[@philmccuen]

Bro! Wow! So much wow. I cant even english. My pops took me to see chris in pittsburgh when I was 12 years old ( I'm 34 now) and this vidjeo brought those feelings back like it was yesterday. I dunno if Chris will see this comment but thanks, man, and thank you, Dad, for showing me one of the greatest dudes to ever pick a git-fiddle!! And thanks also for this awesome upload.

[@1flyingdutchman1]

How much i love this kind of blues. Love it!!

[@HelloImNotJohnnyCash]

thankyou KZbin.. without you I probably woud never of heard of this lad.. DAMN!!

[@blues999z]

Heavy & some extremely cool stuff --- wow !!!

[@billhewlett1214]

Rest In Peace Dustin you are missed 🙏

[@DerEchteBold]

The 'Animal' of guitar!

[@mikeyintheoc]

Owned! I feel your passion in that. Nice man.

[@jonhurd4182]

I was reading some of the comments below, most positive, but the one guy that says Chris is an SRV clone, I don't understand. Similar? Slightly and only cause it is Texas blues. Otherwise Chris has a very unique style and sound. One of the best, and highly underrated. Also, I once met him when my band was playing on the same bill, and he is an incredibly nice guy! I only wish I could have spent more time visiting. He is a stand up dude!

[@normanscenic]

WOW... thats some guitar playing ...great

[@sandrawatson350]

Blues man . . .

[@jonasjosias2301]

Blues para viajar numa viagem sem fim!

[@stevehorowski8776]

GOD is in you your the best

[@tgerard1148]

unbridled passion

[@magnusdering]

GREAT PLAYER, WISH HIM WORLD SUCCESS

[@Bluesrainbluesrainbow]

awesome!

[@eaglegolfj12]

friggin shredddddddddin that thing.

[@monijiao3689]

I like the way he handle the guitar.......

[@2tommyrad]

sick. chris is sick.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

I hope he never gets cured!

[@johndicapua2412]

SEEN HIM AT BB KINGS NYC A FINE SHOW AT THAT HE IS THE REAL DEAL UNFORTUNATELY BB KINGS NYC JUST ANNOUNCED THEY ARE CLOSING END OF APRIL 2018 SAD ! 18 YEARS OF BLUES MUSIC FOR ME THERE !

[@ToddWest]

Love it man!

[@ricardogarcia7815]

Gran maestro,,,, grosso del blues!!!

[@victorczura8279]

MASTER !!!

[@1983mojo1]

Passionate!!!!!

[@WalterBridgewater-c1d]

Good blues

[@Jlagune33]

master.

[@francescocaridi]

LOST INTO THE BLUES.....

[@duttangokin1260]

Прекрасная игра это бомба Chris Duarte спасибо Don :):):):):) !!!!!!!!!!!!""""""""""

[@leonidastheking7830]

the true texas guitar slinger

[@coffeewaldo]

Chris does not imitate he does his own thing. If SRV were here I'm sure he would love him.

[@gregdavid4407]

For real no body wants no smoke with Chris that cat is a monster on the geetar !

[@mdixon1861]

I got something to say to the negative Nancys. How long ago was Mozart? Peeps still and always will be praised for nailing his notes. Verbatim at that. So who the F R U? Nobody, that's who. This dude is having fun and I am loving it. You're nothing to me nor him. Dueces.

[@Qla37]

word

[@patrickburns7913]

Thank you for speaking the truth bro! I'm so tired of ignorant, uneducated, biased opinions on true talent.

[@jaimegomezdelcampo1212]

Wow!

[@sherylhokianga3]

WOW! WOW! WOW!..No Negative Comment Here!!!

[@allenwright9471]

Stratocaster blues master.

[@markodell5466]

Ive seen Chris several times in KC. This is an epic peeformance! When was this?

[@stevesjurset4880]

Wow.

[@Tonguefunsome]

Good Gawd Y'all! Learn a little history before you start calling someone a rip off and listen to some other Texas guitarist that proceeded SRV before start claiming Chris is a ripoff! A lot of SRV's lick were directly influenced by Hendrix and the other part by Fredddie King! For that matter Chris is a Texas boy and most likely grew up playing in some of the very same places as SRV and did you know Chris has been playing professionally since the early eighties?! He's not much younger than SRV,Stevie was born in 1954 and Chris in 1963,for the math impaired that's nine years difference.

[@gregdavid4407]

That's right in the 80s Chris was up on stage traden licks with ted Nugent ! Not just anyone is going to be up with Ted Nugent on a stage !

[@stevehorowski8776]

buddy guy was a big influence on SRV this guy chris is SRVs only EQUAL true GREATNESS is very rare eric clapton knew it radio star eat your $ cause you cant hold a spark to true GREATNESS !!!! the truth will set you way back in your place !!!!!!! a brand new bentley wont let you in the real world of true GREATNESS thats not sold at all the $ in the world

[@vladimirkarepicev-j6l]

Cris spilled good

[@БорисМитяшин-б7б]

Это что-то! Такой кайф!

[@mbegalla1]

❤

[@Treasureofficial2]

ENJOYING THIS ... THANK YOU - OF COURSE HERE ALSO SHOWING SUPPORT - SUBSCRIBED! Peace & Blessings Symone

[@DonaldCampbell-cm5gb]

yo, gittin up that ssssstrat-----------

[@cjonathanwright3090]

jesusfuckingchrist, what a couple of haters. this guy is no wannabe. I've seen chris live and i think he is very original. maybe some people are jealouis or just projecting their own confused mindset(or lack thereof). Chris is awesome!

[@stevehorowski8776]

JESUS CHRIST can blow him away envy is a sin

[@arthurbradford]

Holy Crap is he LOUD! (yes, I know what I'm talking about).

[@none5136]

Purple Plexi!!!

[@greasegat]

Super good player playing someone else's musical style. You close your eyes it may as well be SRV playing. Very good player that never found his own sound like all of the other SRV clones.

[@patrickburns7913]

Dude you couldn't be more wrong, about this man. He is a master of the guitar. I implore you to reconsider. If you knew anything about Chris Duarte, you would understand that he is actually a jazz guitar player. This guy has got his own voice, and definitely has his own sound. This is just one song, this guy is very good at being diverse. He can sound like Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robin Trower, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, you name it Chris Duarte can easily play any style off the top of his head. Listen to some of his other songs... this guy is the epitome of staying true to yourself. But he also tips his hat and shows respect to his influences through his music.

[@Utube-s8m]

Justin Anderson he did find his own sound. Plus, you’re contradicting yourself. Reread ur post.

[@MrRukiddin]

Justin,you off the coke yet?

[@MrFobob]

HOW COULD ANYONE WITH HALF A BRAIN LEAVE A THUMBS DOWN ON THIS SONG? I GUESS THEY DON'T LIKE SRV EITHER, GO BACK TO TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS.

[@johnbuell8035]

Perhaps a little more open-minded might be good? I don’t particularly like SRV - sick to death of hearing his second hand Albert King licks, actually. That doesn’t mean I’m a pop star fanboy. Have a little intelligence. The world isn’t locked into your narrow view of what constitutes good guitar.

[@Brembelia]

Our capitalistic system has weaponized us all for competition instead of taking each artist and enjoying their hard work and abilities. Better to see artists doing SRV as carrying on the legacy and allowing us to enjoy excellent craftsmanship live. When will we learn not to trust the politicians?

[@jamesmarr5872]

Jimi Stevie Chris Ace In The Hole (Buddy Guy Who)

[@kathehun6034]

If we talking about SRVs influences its funny nobody i mean nobody talks about Albert King That Stevie used that Albert box at all the time please watch SRV session with Albert King or just listen a little Albert if you realy want to know where SRV got some of his trademark chops...

[@ArcticRaven0]

Dirty Pool with different lyrics

[@БорисМитяшин-б7б]

Tin Pan Alley ?

[@noahsuperfunnies]

see what was goin on.

[@boballen9835]

Amazing performance, something about his voice though???? Can't quite put my finger on it.

[@noahsuperfunnies]

the voice sucks, enunciation is much too crisp for the blues.

[@armeeuff1]

My page has a vid I did of Chris singing this same song on 12/12/12 and yea, 'too crisp' is a good take on it. Never could put my finger on it. But by comparison, this version shot about 6 months later when he had improved the shi* out of 'em, he does them damn near justice. Not even gonna mention guitar work. He aced that. Not no fuggin' wanna be, whoever said that.

[@jonzy72]

I thought he was about to do dirty pool , non the less he's good.

[@briannoguera2432]

intro.. Dirty pool: Stevie ray vaughan! :p

[@fubartotale3389]

Is it just me or does Duarte seem like not the most approachable down to earth guy?

[@mrx2699]

Yes he is a really nice guy

[@mickyboy1955]

I reckon he's had a few lessons...

[@robertdawson8522]

Hey when Stevie Ray first hit the big time haters were saying He was a Hendrix ripoff a Albert King ripoff and a Freddie King ripoff

[@leo78915]

其實srv的關鍵完全在於音色!音色不對你彈得就算完全一樣都會變錯的！切記！srv的音色是唯一的！只有對跟錯之分!xotic的音色就不是fender!我聽過數百樣琴！suhr,xotic,james tyler, prs等！沒有一個牌子的琴在單線圈的領域是贏過fender的！到現在仍是！fender的獨一無二到現在還是無可取代

[@georgehughes5684]

Great music , but poor sound quality.

[@KanakarisGeorge]

Approved by Jimi Hendrix.

[@magnusdering]

SINGER TOO, SORRY...

[@noahsuperfunnies]

Great till he started singing

[@RawBluesTV]

Someone think about this shit called Blues? WTF

[@bigjohn3928]

Bass player sleepin...lol

[@jimmydaodao1997]

Sorry, but the naysayers have got a point. The guy is a great player, no doubt, but id sooner he just worked a SRV tribute band ..then play the hell out of SRVs tunes..in his OWN way.. This business of just copping the intros and outtros to other well known songs and adding his own fillers doesnt impress. Whats more, close your eyes and his vocal style is pure Walter Trout all done.. The guy just has nothing of his own and all the silly theatrics and grimmaces make it even harder to watch.

[@chuckufarley5348]

Jimmydao Dao ok let's see some videos of you playing the guitar any better? I don't for one second think that you can and as for your SRV comparison they come from the same circles from the same time have no doubt that SRV was in attendance at more than one of Chris duarte's shows glued to his every move

[@MrRukiddin]

You're clueless.This guy kills it.................now go put your Bieber cd back in and "rock".

[@scottwaszak698]

Obviously hugely influenced by SRV (can't blame him for this), but his vocals show how great SRV was as a vocalist, as well. And of course this guy pales to SRV's playing, too. SRV was pure and real; this guy's a wannabe, but skilled, nonetheless.

[@DerEchteBold]

Wannabe? What made you write that? After I found this and watched it 2-3 times I came to the conclusion that this is the most intense and unique Blues player I ever heard. The vocal style needs a little 'gettin' used to' I guess but to me it sounds not as boring as most other Blues guitarists singing. And I never would've thought of any SRV comparisons, maybe it's an influence but the outcome sounds nothing like a rip-off or something, so it's all good.

[@2tommyrad]

DerEchteBold I totally agree with you. Chris is one of the hardest working guitarists today. People that make comparisons between musicians are usually immature-thinkers.

[@DerEchteBold]

Tommy Rad Well said! I showed this to a friend (who's not into Blues at all) and the outbursts of passion reminded him of Animal from the Muppets ; )

[@2tommyrad]

DerEchteBold My brother was in a blues band in Alaska and, he and his band members flipped when I showed them Chris' clips. Animal muppet... funny!

[@albertm2954]

I've been a SRV fan for a long time( i'm 53 yrs old) and saw Chris live last night at Dans Electro bar in Houston. the man is intense! NOT a wannabe! he plays his heart and soul in every jam. by the end of the first set he was soaked thru his tshirt. sometimes he played hard for 8-10 mins without letting up a notch. agreed hes not the best vocalist but his guitar talents are real and so is his intensity.

[@theonemodifier]

treble hurts, can't take that lack of tone

[@alanlatimer1024]

Anyone who says that Chris Duarte sounds like SRV is tone deaf just like the tone deaf people that said 50 years ago that Robin Trower sounded like Jimi Hendrix nowhere close they just shared some of the same influences as each other Robin had some of the same influences as Jimi just as Chris shared some of Stevie's influences