Eric Johnson - Seven Worlds (1998) [Full Album]

[@ericjohnsonsdover]

This is the best album I’ve ever heard So mad it’s not on spotify

[@williamvargas4179]

Same here, really mad is not available on the platform!

[@luizjose778]

Kkkkk compre a midia física seu besta kkkkkk saudo desde Brasil😅

[@bovoluca82]

Has anyone already said that this album is so underrated?

[@greattunesking1]

Luca Bovo. I have collected since 1968 when I was 18 years old. Even though many artists are underrated Eric Johnson is highly underrated just like you said. And it is very sad because he has a style that no one has plus he writes 98% of his own music. There is only one Eric Johnson from Texas and he is a master guitarist.

[@maverick744]

If this was released in the 70’s he would hav been the new Jeff Beck.. amazing.. Vaughn’s favorite guitarist..

[@johnyoungblood2771]

Man this is a masterpiece I love it I BODYBUILDER TO IT THIS WILL MAKE YOU GET VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH SOME HEAVY ASS STEEL BELIEVE THAT !!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯😌😌😌😤😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😤😤😤🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😇😇😇👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰😌😌😌😌😌😌😌!!!

[@gildaring]

​@@greattunesking1 like SRV, God bless them both. Cheers brother🍺

[@wesdavis8797]

@@greattunesking1 I always thought the problem was that EJ was so good. So technical. So perfect. That he was intangible to most guitar players. Unrelateable because they had almost no hope of emulating. Still this day I've heard nobody play as clean and powerful and technical and LOUD as EJ in the 80s and 90s era.

[@turdferguson7348]

Awesome album.. One of my favorite albums ever.❤

[@ianigor]

This album is a real treasure...

[@greattunesking1]

Ian Dias. You can say that again!

[@polymathg]

Eric Johnson had to wait 20 DAMN YEARS to released this masterpiece because of the record company. REAL music with staying power. Thank you Eric for everything! Keep going. You guys sound better than ever!

[@MrMarcoAlvarado]

Then it makes sense the change the record company!

[@greattunesking1]

@@MrMarcoAlvarado Anytime you see a record label change it means in most cases the artist changed the style of his music. In the case of "Seven Worlds" it had nothing to do with his style changing. ARK 21 records could have been chosen for a few different reasons. However, It is a horrible shame that Eric had to wait 20 years for Seven Worlds to be released. I could not agree with you more.

[@jcsolomon6470]

RE 2 da DiCuLouS,AlwaYs,4 ThiS TeXaS,GuiTaR MasTeR!WE KnoW Yer the ReLaXeD BesT,cause yer AlwaYs,So CooL 2 da MaX,nah!Take care AlwaYs!Jcs

[@hvitskog]

An awesome album... Every single note here is just amazing :-) Thank you, Eric !!

[@williamcoleman7398]

This album gets me through the rough times and lifts me higher when things are going great!!

[@josebermudez3465]

William Coleman me too

[@ianigor]

Yeah since 2006...

[@allenlocke1935]

Venus Isle does that for me, especially track two The Battles We Have Won, I think

[@cloud9savagehenry]

Such a brilliant and unsung player. Love is work

[@clfelf1137]

I had no idea this existed. What a treat!! Thanks for posting!!!

[@davidrsterry]

Can't believe I missed this. Owned Tones and Ah Via Musicom since the 90s and just got this on CD from eBay. What a find... Liner notes say it was originally recorded in Oct-Dec '76 and Jan-May '78.

[@Skipperj]

I never heard this! Wth? It's great and I'm feeling the way you do David.

[@porkbelly0713]

I have not heard all of this, if you don't have a copy of Venus Isle then that's why you need it. I'm sure it's loaded here somewhere, it is tremendous

[@greattunesking1]

David Sterry. Think of what the CD did to me after picking up "Tones" in 1987 and then finding "Seven Worlds" ten years later. What a find is exactly right my friend.

[@gagealbright]

i think this album was recorded in the late 70s but not released until the 90s due to contractual whatevers. so dont feel too bad

[@ronaldohudson2492]

So very very cool...

[@chitkasametananankul2896]

Recorded in 70s (1978). Still got modern tone.

[@it3257]

Yeah the first two songs are on tones and they almost sound better here tone wise. He was so ahead of time from the start of his career.

[@greattunesking1]

@@it3257 So ahead of his time is exactly correct my friend.

[@CaptainMiasma]

Why in the hell is this masterpiece not on Spotify??!

[@Kokopellli]

Neither on apple music 😢

[@CaptainMiasma]

Missing key..How has that song not been moved over to one of his later records??

[@MusicByDamienA]

I forget the exact details but it was something like his manager at the time didn’t want it to be released. I think he would’ve been much more of a household name if this had been an official release in the 70s

[@benburton842]

because parasites like spotify are only good for eroding all the decades of work that only real artists are capable of delivering... Dont encourage them, buy real albums!!!😂

[@ericrussell1117]

Eric is clearly coming out of his fusion stage and I can hearThe Dixie Dregs and John McLaughlin in this time but most importantly he worked at it until it became his style and he is as recognizable as Jeff Beck Clapton or Hendrix and the scope of his influences are so broad and far reaching it is part of his uniqueness he is like a great collage of all guitar music

[@rmcq1999]

It sure took took him time to get where he belonged. Late 30s. Couldn't even release this, though it was recorded in 1976-78. That must have been frustrating in the extreme. Better than now. Nobody would even notice an Eric Johnson. Music industry is fucked beyond repair.

[@sergiosilva6396]

Great tone!

[@ATX0705]

Absolutely LOVE the"Tones" album in it's entirety but I think I might prefer this version of "Zap".

[@it3257]

I agree I was gonna post that on EJs reddit but all the changes made it private. I love this version even with it's choppiness and raw production. Those things are the spice of life How does he get the harmonica sound at 1:44?? I love ir.

[@bobbyshroyer440]

​@@it3257It's a harmonica...

[@taurushamilton2739]

@@bobbyshroyer440🤣

[@wesdavis8797]

Wish he put this one out on Vinyl

[@DanielPerrea]

Missing Key sounds like a long lost cut by The Police, love

[@BartChilders]

The lead tone in Zap around 2 minutes in - Wow! - it just screams. I love the room tone in there.

[@greattunesking1]

Bart Childers I am playing it right now and you are so right.

[@jonhstudio]

good album!!

[@warbirdnut9269]

Saw EJ in Houston when Tones came out. He opened up with Zap if I remember right. Its killer live. :)

[@ИльфатКиньягулов]

Brilliant

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Nice versions of Zap & Emerald Eyes, but gotta say I think the Tones versions are better. Not only the sound quality, but with Zap the groove seem a funkier, and the mix is far better too on both tunes. I realize with a decade between recordings technology has changed, and can provide a smoother sound, plus maturity in ones abilities, and the sound they want to achieve comes into play.

[@greattunesking1]

Zippy the Pinhead. I happen to agree with you being a fan for 21 years now of Eric. You just can't beat "Zap" "Emerald Eyes" "Trail Of Tears." I mean the whole "Tones" album vinyl or CD quality is absolutely nothing short of fantastic. If I was asked, what do you think about "Ah Via Musicom."? I would simply say that it is by far one of Eric's most underrated albums of all time. Every single song is a gem.

[@bobbyshroyer440]

Love Tones but the sound production is horrible! Thin & weak. He got lots of negative feedback about it too. That's why Ah Via Musicom is so different & so much better of a recording. He finally got it together on Ah Via...

[@ronaldohudson2492]

" I Promise I Will Try" OMG my Angel....

[@CenobiteBeldar]

Why does Itunes NOT have this album? I LOVE the song "A song for life".

[@johncruz9357]

It’s not up to iTunes what gets uploaded to iTunes. Who ever owns the rights has to upload the the music. I doubt EJ has the authority to upload it. iTunes pays so little that the owner probably making more selling outright…..

[@DrhjrewJgfeff]

Sounds 80's af.

[@jcsolomon6470]

I Dont UnDerStanD,WHY YouR StaR Didnt ShinE to da PoWeR,of Yer Innuh Greatness Sooner?BaFFleS,Me as well as You ERIC!Take care,Always!Jcs. YOU R DA COOLEST!

[@joegabbard5281]

some of the vox sound a LOT like John Waite, and that's not a bad thing. :)

[@andrewwatson2211]

I love that fat drawn out intro to zap. He speeds it up live.

[@fzarro9947]

I’m guessing he’s also gotten better at playing it over time also, so he can play it faster without errors.

[@donsmith7979]

Ahead of it's time when you think about it.And no protools to cut and paste.Could be mixed a bit better, Oh 1978. Wow, I guess that would be Nit picking.He's a great song writer/Guitarist/Singer.

[@jarmolahti6391]

good stuff ok album!!thank you

[@3rdPlaya0709]

1978!!

[@sgeggbub1008]

1998!!!!

[@EJMUSIC6]

It most definitely isn't. Released in 1998; yet written, produced, and recorded in 1978.

[@greattunesking1]

@@EJMUSIC6 You have it right my friend. Thanks.

[@greattunesking1]

Has anyone noticed that some of these songs show up on "Tones"? Songs Like "Zap" and "Emerald Eyes" but even though they are the same songs the versions are different just a bit. And even though I bought "Tones" in 1988 and fell totally in love with Eric's music I could never understand why in 1998 I found "Seven Worlds" and even though it had two songs from "Tones" however, The other eight songs on "Seven Worlds" were only found on "Seven Words"? If any other fan of Eric's can tell me if the songs on "Tones and Seven Worlds" were recorded around the same time or, Which came first I would deeply appreciate it very much. Thanks

[@sgeggbub1008]

Seven worlds was recorded between '76 and '78 intended to be for Eric's first solo album after he disbanded with the Electromagnets. After many label disputes and complications, it was finally released in 1998, and though Tones 'officially' came earlier in '86, Seven Worlds tracks were recorded a decade earlier. I'd say that Eric thought Seven Worlds would never be released due to the complications, so he rerecorded some of the songs for tones, or it could simply just be wanting to give new life to those songs with obviously more skill and more advanced recording technologies, but I could be wrong. Hope that helps!

[@greattunesking1]

@@sgeggbub1008. Your last 3 words were, Hope that helps! You have no idea just how much you have helped me out trying to figure this out. However, I think you have figured it out perfectly. It makes perfect sense. Now I understand why "Seven Worlds" is so expensive when I see it for sale. Being his first recording right after "Electromagnets" and before "Tones" is one reason and the second reason is "Seven Worlds" is totally Out-Of-Print now. I don't know who was behind getting "Seven Worlds" released but whoever it was did a wonderful thing when it comes to the many who love Eric and his music. I deeply appreciate your help more than you can imagine. Thanks so much.

[@sgeggbub1008]

@@greattunesking1 Glad to help my friend!

[@gradygordon453]

Seven worlds was recorded in 1978, because of contracts and money the record was shelved for 20 years, unfortunately for Eric!!! Lest this would have blown punk and disco a new one

[@donaldmarshall1409]

As I listened, to these remarkable pieces of music, I became relaxed and had some deep thoughts, which I only bring-up once and a while, in such a writing as this: The ARTILLERY reference, in these songs, reminded me of how peace became secured and constitued, then uniformly defined, so practical-peace could be expalined and practiced by humanity. Noah practiced and listened to God, about a flood. Only Noah and his family survived the flood. The Governing leadership (decendents of Noah) "religously" practiced life and sought the guidance of God, as each child of Noah formed there respective nations. Government leaders of all forms of Government do follow God. Government has to be formed to make it possible to establsih and schedule Perimeter guards, who guarded borders, in order to keep wild animals from eating people; By securing the perimeters, a peaceful land became secured where peacefull behaviors could occur (a way of life could peacefully occur). Also, a Worship bulding could be built and the chaplain not get killed by a wild bear. Humanity grew to "religously" practice different forms of governing, and the people formed different nations (Syria, Jordan, Egypt, etc.). Further, humanity grew to have different beliefs about who the Massiah is; Humanity, then, formed different places of Worship (Synogogues, Churches, Synods, etc.). Government upheld GOD before people learned to reason to form ways of Worship (there was no set way of worship and there were no Worship buildings where people could go to worship). Yes, the Soviet Union also has Worhip Synods, soviets do know that all existence is a BEING whom they recognize (a BEING whom we call GOD in American English).

[@Dudeitsmeee]

I wonder if any of these songs would've made the contemporary charts back in the day had it been released in '78. "Next we have Eric Johnson then Dan Fogelberg and England Dan & John Ford Coley with 'I'd Really Love to See you Tonight'"

[@fzarro9947]

Definitely wouldn’t have made the hard rock stations (songs he sings in), but some of his instrumentals might have. Softer vocal tunes like Emerald Eyes might have gotten airplay and charted on easy listening stations. Then again, how did Emerald Eyes do in the mid 80s when Tones came out?? 🤔

[@it3257]

No that's why we love him...

[@greattunesking1]

@@fzarro9947 You make some excellent points my friend. I totally agree with you.

[@matthewe.johnson1760]

Emails sent in regards to first recording made through the head.

[@RICARDOVALMA]

1978, Reissued - 1998

[@sharktroubles]

I think this is his best solo album. Better than TONES and AH VIA MUSICOM.

[@moafernandes2323]

segura ele!!

[@goober6687]

What is the name of the song at 32:04?

[@CristianMorsucci]

9. Song For Life (32:02 - 34:32)

[@sgeggbub1008]

song for life

[@willritter4076]

a good album but you can tell that EJ had not yet finished fully developing his sound at that early stage of his career.

[@chrisherod7433]

If I'm not mistaking I think he won a Grammy for Zap.

[@myworms]

@@chrisherod7433 it was nominated for a Grammy, the version of Zap recorded at least 7-8 years after the one here

[@greattunesking1]

Will Ritter. I have collected Eric for almost 24 years now. Your post in my personal opinion is 100% spot on.

[@JackRosei]

EJ!

[@robertliangos3134]

commercials right in the middle of songs

[@Law2151]

I really like It. You should too :)

[@fzarro9947]

@@Law2151 What a stupid comment. LOL!!

[@Law2151]

@@fzarro9947 @youtube please remove this user of our beautiful social media platform.

[@GTRShark-s1s]

Seven lamps

[@dimebag108]

Lovely guitarism. But did the guy steal a 15 year-old girl's diary to write the lyrics? XD

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Hey Michele. I love how you made a noun an “ism”. Your comments are wonderfully creative. However, even Shakespeare wrote a few rotten bombs, in his day! Peace to you and yours.

[@dimebag108]

@@ronaldelliott4373 I wouldn't summon poor William for such a low comparison :)

[@fzarro9947]

@@dimebag108 LOL. I hear you. Bad enough the psychotic, low class Left has removed Shakespeare from schools and universities, and substituted the lofty wisdom of modern c(rap) 💩 music!!! 🤮🤮🤮🤣🤣🤣

[@greattunesking1]

@@fzarro9947 I could say a lot more about The Left and The Rap but I love your post because I understand you 100%..

[@danodonnell7218]

How many CDs do you have?

[@cbalan777]

I think this is his best album overall. Yes, Ah Via Musicom is a close Silver Medal, but this has so much energy to it. Compare this to his newer stuff that sounds lifeless and dull.

[@kristiansvendsen6723]

Nothing Eric creates is close to lifeless or dull. Every piece tells its own story.

[@johncruz9357]

Idk… Ah Via Musicom is more polished sounding. This is rawer sounding. Kind of like he was on the verge of finally arriving.

[@cbalan777]

@@johncruz9357 The polish of Ah Via Musicom is certainly appealing, but I wish he still made music like Zap, Alone With You, and I Promise I Will Try. It seems like after Bloom came out he just sort of gave up on making energetic emotional music.

[@johncruz9357]

@@cbalan777 Players grow and change. I still enjoy what EJs putting out.

[@cbalan777]

@@johncruz9357 I understand that, but I miss who he used to be. It doesn't sound like he just evolved his music. It sounds like he gave up, and that's depressing.

[@porkbelly0713]

I really wish he wouldn't sing, but hey the guitar is so good then let the boy sing. Do you remember Larry Carlton trying to sing on the Strikes Twice release. Yeah, that didn't last too long. When your guitar is great then get someone else to sing, re Kenny Wayne Shepherd. But now somehow he's taken to singing, and not bad at all

[@KevinToine]

porkbelly0713 i agree, the singing mostly ruins it for me. The same for Paul Gilbert.

[@johncruz9357]

I think he sounds fine…

[@mountainman8775]

The guy can sing

[@fzarro9947]

I think his main problem is the lack of strength in his voice, due either to small lung capacity (being slim) and/or not breathing right. he definitely has the ear for music and appreciation of tone, but doesn’t seem to have the technical ability/technique to project it (and obviously hasn’t focused on singing as much as on guitar). With more air behind the notes, you can do more with them. Given the tens of thousands of hours he obviously spent developing his guitar chops, there were only so many hours left over to develop his singing, and still have some semblance of a life. That’s how I look at it. I wish his voice was a bit stronger also, but knowing the joy of singing, I can’t begrudge him wanting to express himself vocally also (as Hendrix, Clapton and others have done). Hmmm… I wonder if drugs and drinking enhance some musician’s voices?? 🤔😁

[@mountainman8775]

@@fzarro9947 fair enough, it’s a good analysis. What you describe can definitely be trained and improved.

[@khandrum]

Should have kept it instrumental vocals can't make it