Gov't Mule and John Scofield, "Opium," 3/12/15

Gov't Mule with special guest John Scofield perform moe's "Opium," on March 12, 2015
at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, MA. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.

[@LessThanFaceProductions1]

Check out Billy Cobham's "Stratus" from the same show complete with rippin' Sco solo! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWe6cpSqi9x3sK8

[@tomesler6881]

A master class of guitar playing from John Scofield

[@KennyJamz]

There are very few people that deserve to stand next to John Scofield with a guitar in their hands. Warren Haynes is most of them.

[@lokijam]

I just listened to Sco's solo 10x in a row.

[@zodiacbluesbaby]

Love Scofield for doing a blues rock gig, love Gvt Mule for having him.

[@joetaska]

Adding to this, I love Less Than Face Productions for consistently putting up great bands and music!

[@stratolestele7611]

Scofield ruined a perfectly good show. Ugh, just off pitch all over the place.

[@tobiasmileo2052]

​@@stratolestele7611 clean your ears, open your mind

[@stratoholic706]

Amazing, Scofields musicianship is stunning. Got to be one of the most tasteful players around.

[@leedee4968]

The best and I've been coming back to this video on and off for a few years

[@aroe3896]

I finally got to see John Scofield in concert at MIM in Phoenix last month. Outstanding. And its awesome he can hold his own on the stage with a premier blues/rock jam band. I'm becoming a big fan of Warren Haynes now.

[@briank7363]

Sco really sounds fine in a rock context... mixes perfect with haynes and his crew... Sweet!

[@drumday]

Man, am I loving Scofield! Always love Warren, and this is one fine combo.

[@BrotherBrownMusic]

Hats of to Warren Hayes for inviting Sco up on that stage. Takes a pair to take second solo after an icon like him!

[@joeenck9065]

Wow, this is the way to go folks. If it is Bluesrock you have to play, this is as good as it gets. Fantastic. Love and peace to all of you and especially John Scofield! Be assured, we listen.:-)

[@robpattison6606]

his painting on a blank space of time is similar to Frank Zappas solos ! Love this guy !

[@robpattison6606]

have you heard this guy Pearson that played Duane's SG ? it's on u tube . good grief ! :)

[@charlesloddo4367]

Love the quote from FZ ❤

[@justinturner7311]

Srry gingervytis, you must have been in a bad mood when you listened to this :) Scofield never plays the same thing twice, makes 0 mistakes, is able to shift mood effortlessly and even adds in a few be-boppy licks just to keep it spicy. Also, he pulled off a convincing flat 9 at about 8:30. And notice how he really embraces the space between the notes at the beginning. There's a lot here you apparently didn't hear... but I'll forgive you :)

[@MrJayblackburn]

+Justin Turner What do you call average girl with no chest? Lydia, cuz shes majorly a flat five!

[@JayBeeBlues]

+Justin Turner - congratulations, you figured out a flat 9... quiz question : what was the flurry of notes BEFORE the flat 9? answer: FAST

[@JayBeeBlues]

+Justin Turner - congratulations, you figured out a flat 9... quiz question : what was the flurry of notes BEFORE the flat 9? answer: FAST

[@musicofsounds]

+Jay Bee Mixolydian, Mixo b9 and Minor pent.

[@musicofsounds]

Double check, I haven´t checked myself. Just my first impression. By mixo b9 I mean half dim btw.

[@Charlie-fx9dp]

Absolutly excellent... From France.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Good to hear and see real music being performed - and people appreciating it in these very strange times we are living through!

[@contactkeithstack]

Michael Gorman getting stranger by the day

[@freetimeprojex]

If you guys only knew three years ago what we were up for.

[@devindevine6887]

freetimeprojex My thoughts exactly reading this thread... LOL.. it never ends

[@marKism69]

Sco is my fave living guitariist atm. Amazing tone, feel, taste, and unafraid of experimentation and dissonance.

[@phishscuits]

he’s def up there for sure. I think trey is my #1 tho

[@marKism69]

@@phishscuits For some reason I never really got the "Trey" thing, and I have tried. PLease point me to some interesting guitar work from him where he is not: playing Pentatonic, trying to sound like Garcia, or using excessive wah, in all honesty I'd like to like him.

[@phishscuits]

@@marKism69 i think for me it has to do a lot with just the peak of his solos and his exploration with phish. i will try to think of my fav work of his on youtube

[@phishscuits]

@@marKism69 just go see phish man. trust me. i wish i would have listened to ppl telling me to go fifteen years earlier.

[@marKism69]

@@phishscuits No doubt. Phish is a great band as a whole and an OUTSTANDING live band. Probably comparing Sco to Trey is a bit of apples/oranges too as Trey does not play in the Jazz world.

[@ivanhuber6294]

Love it. The Mule and Scofield playing moe.!

[@leedee4968]

Scofield 🤩

[@andynelson8838]

Thank you. A real treat. Scofield is a talented genius! Understatement with chops to spare

[@gregormarini]

Every time Scofield plays he tells a Story!

[@primolandia]

Sir Scofield is in great shape

[@redbarchetta8782]

John is just amazingly expressive. I love listening to his improvisation.

[@cosmiccharly1]

Two masters at work...down and dirty.... a delight to experience! Thank you

[@egyptianminor]

Sco is still one of Top Improvising Masters...Warren is great too.

[@kristinagaluzynskaya8964]

wow! John Scofield with his killing stile made this song immortal!!!!Oh yeah!!!!! I love it!!!!

[@kenwood9382]

Absolutely top shelf!

[@tonyalles6260]

Jeez once Scofield got going his playing was bloody awesome!

[@stevekim4162]

One of best solos I ve heard in a long while Man ,,,, schofield was good Very tasteful

[@bayougtr]

Summer ‘96 started listening to Mule and saw Sco a bunch of times playing around Boston area (Central Sq. World Fair).

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Get it, John! Always has had an open mind and great feel.

[@MaxFrankl]

Great Video- I really enjoyed watching! Best wishes and keep up the great work, Max

[@joelkinney603]

Stunning, live music! Wow

[@Dloomis494]

Best wishes to all from Less Than Face Productions.

[@mikepass4179]

I've seen them several times and it was amazing

[@rodrigomunoz5956]

Como me dijo un amigo una vez: - " Noooo!! John Scofield es la música misma", Sacándome!!! las palabras de la boca en el instante, en que intetaba explicarle lo que significo para mi!, escuchar por primera vez, su musica".

[@randyadams832]

Been loving the mules since the beginning. Thank you gentlemen for bringing back the Greats to share your stage.Some of us are getting reacquaintedand lots of young folks

[@oldudejones4367]

Warren Haynes is a national treasure.

[@neilpobliner5115]

Damn straight!

[@brittonballenger3214]

Kicks ASS !!!

[@amjrpain919]

Mr. Scofield and Govt. Mule go together like peanut butter & Jelly on King's Hawaiian bread...

[@armandopace8559]

I love the faces sco does whike he's playin!

[@alecapin]

+Armando Pace he creates a resonance cavity with his mouth, that's his technique :)

[@armandopace8559]

+alecapin i think u're right! His secret technique.

[@NiloSergioPessoa-pf3ie]

Bravo! John Scofeild é foda na improvisação!!

[@juanescalona4145]

love that bass drum and snare sound beautiful

[@davidallen346]

Scofield goes hardcore blues guitar playing

[@MrDirtydaves]

Cool, one of my favorite moe tunes and I have recently been listening to the Sco-Mule album so I looked up some vids...had no idea govt mule even covered moe tunes

[@wadesharp11]

Johnny yeah man!! Legend

[@vadimmikhailyuk1205]

Étant . . . Great . . .

[@Stratoblastification]

At my age I have to wonder at some of the comments immediately rating players as best, better, worse, mediocre etc as if it is some sort of fucking contest. Further, it makes me wonder if people who think like that have any genuine connection to music. Maybe instead get down into the vibe and forget all the bullshit if you intend to ever play what could remotely be describe as music or musical. If you don't understand don't bother.

[@alecapin]

Great Sco!! Que bestia que es este Sco!

[@Ki279]

A goddam masterclass.

[@pepperwoman]

Pure love!!

[@joaobaptistagoulartlopesde2213]

As pessoas gostaram quando John Scofield aumentou o volume do amplificador. Eu também. Muito bom

[@jeffreyalexander7504]

scofield has nothing to hide. he just came out in public and murdered it in daylight and everyone saw it. Then, he's like WTF?....I'm just playing a blues gig...and thanks for the video youtube :-)...I'll have my road tech bookmark this one on my PC just in case I get bored...

[@jasongreen7168]

Thats a fkn burner right there, Damn .

[@randydetamore4584]

❤WARREN HAYNES❤ IS THE MANNNNNN GOOSEBUMPS EVERY STRING STRUMMMMMED

[@colefd]

Real smoke, nobody touches this...

[@msinks]

LOVE IT!

[@arecharlespedersen6176]

awesome guitar playing!!

[@tylercastens2938]

Warren NEVER ever let me DOWN. He wouldn't have had a tour if it wasn't up to Par. FukN Bad Ass like InstantChinaHeaven washin away All Into the FoG tied to the tracks. spoonful of LuV, no Looking back! Flowers N Fog set me Freeree

[@AlexSosaBolivia]

2:07 Sco's tribute to Eddie Van Halen

[@martin3147]

😆

[@lexlex2912]

scofield top man justine your right he changes the mood all the time hes not one dimensional

[@ubenza]

Yes.

[@robotgoose225]

John Scofields playing has genre's but the man imitates no one. Some runs in there I've never heard before, probably won't hear again either.

[@AtmaRising]

+Dan G He's a true legend. He's proven he can do anything. Damn, would love to hear what Miles had to say about him.

[@robotgoose225]

Did they ever meet?

[@AsIwasPlayingDrums]

He played in Miles Band from 1982 till 85 he played in Miles Band and played on his records Star People and Decoy

[@Bix12]

John just loves to play. He's a virtuoso player, but he's no snob. A regular Joe.

[@SweetSpotGuitar]

Word. He _underplays_ most of the time, which is super-rare. I put one of his solos from _Blue_Matter_ on repeat just because he left me hanging so bad with a solo that started to smolder and then ended. That's hard to do; he has great restraint and musical vision.

[@pegasusdesire]

ARF SCO ....GLAD 4 TWO LEGENDARY CONCERTS SEEN *

[@jazzFABRYk]

Great!

[@FilippoAntonini]

What a Monster!

[@zirzop5]

Scofield is a god

[@rayfrazier8657]

Nice plate Sco Mule.

[@glennathea]

OuuuWooo🔥

[@dantealighieri-my7ox]

SCO GOTT BE LEAST 20 YRS CLEAN OFF SMACK,. KEEPING SPIRITUAL BRINGING HIS MUSIC TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM

[@Modes9]

Like Mike Stern and Scott Henderson, Sco likes rock and blues as much as he likes jazz. It doesn't surprise me he fits in well in this context.

[@seanbell4258]

Scomule is a beast

[@simonfreer9076]

Sean Bell no lie

[@giogionist2148]

John is of course a bluesman too!

[@noelholden6608]

WOW! Sco utterly rockin' a blues with the Mule. Any idea what the story with Schofield's amp change was? What amps were those? I love the sound of that Dumble-esue thang he was plugged into at first. Anywhoo, Beautiful!

[@johnmcevoy3598]

Noel Holden pretty sure that's a Category 5 Camille head. He's been using Sundowns for 30 years, but Sco could plug into a JC-120 and you'd know it was the drunken master of jazz guitar.

[@gunterharz8753]

Got no coal, got no steel, Opium,won't jou smile on my brain Flowers and fog you've got me eling no pain

[@lokijam]

Sco gives 0 F’s. That’s y he’s great.

[@kylegraham6198]

Check out/buy/find/steal/ whatever you have to do to listen to 'Uberjam' and 'A Go Go' by John Scofield. Thank me later.

[@jesseadams9730]

moe.rons are proud!

[@manoelribeiro6163]

A guitarra do tio bugou na hora H?

[@AyuNoKo]

Amazing. But how about this: Warren and John tackle Moe's "Plane Crash"

[@demar777]

Sco War ! Woooow

[@tjzen1180]

Brad Garrison...it matters and I'll try to state why......do you play yourself or not ? that would be my first question.Cos us folks that love got guitar in all it's many facets...flamenco, country and western,cajun, even johny marr ! elvis costello, django rheinhardt, danny gatton eddie van halen hendrix stevie ray vaughn, joe pass, segovia, julian bream...... we like to talk about it and discuss the nuances of this fine art.....and yes a lot of us care whether john schofield can sound good with govt mule many jazz players wouldn't.....this piece sounds great and so does hendrix's first show at the filmore 1969 eg 'stop' with buddy miles screaming on vocals..check it out ...that gave me the shivers and so does this....that swhat it's all about...keeping our humanity peace.I'm outa here..take care.

[@krball56]

I closed my eyes and heard frank zappa.

[@januszmolka6570]

great mystic music

[@dodgepeters2050]

john is doing a real slowhand, like players who throw following scales away. and have care for notes. marty friedman is excellent fast a bit but very delibirate soloing and bending notes. and following chrord progrresion to solo over. george lynch too.

[@leedee4968]

😉

[@theluca9500]

What model of amp is the red one?

[@megadeth171souls]

2:14 - 2:20 - John going Jimi mode :)

[@ChristineHubert]

Spitzenmassig.

[@lindatheobald7789]

ohio mule sez.......awww......opium off shoots..........diggin' it...........

[@franciscoescobedo1271]

Nunca me gustó Scofield, pero aquí siento que el cobijo sónico que le brinda La Mula lo hace más llevadero .

[@goodwintrent2989]

Is that a service rat sittin' on tip of the Pearl bass?

[@RUAmusic]

John Scofield struggling, and finding a way to fit in :-) Priceless

[@2619bowman]

Rua Music Yeah did see that in the beginning but man once was in he was IN lol.

[@permalot]

Smack yourself. Struggling? Pffffttt!

[@JonnySublime]

permalot people say the dumbest things

[@stonerosestudio]

sounds like a ole frank zappa jam ...lol

[@keremcandundar4824]

the tune is a joke to sco, yet some people are saying that he's struggling. interesting...

[@Ridinfixinman]

I'd bet that when musicians get to this ultra elite, uber bad ass level of instrument mastery- they don't think like that. I'm willing to be that Sco is just jamming out and enjoying himself. In fact, that's what I see in pretty much all these jams or performances featuring another God of guitar.

[@Truthguy]

Eric Enfield I totally agree. Just because a song is supposedly difficult to play doesn't make it great. They are simply having fun playing a really cool tune.

[@mariebrigittesevaistre2310]

+++++ ! top , really !!

[@bradgarrison7256]

"opinion, opinion, opinion, opinion....opinion, opinion, etc..." -every youtube comment. The question is, does anyone really care, and does it matter?

[@karencoe4479]

government. mule is like pouring honey on my soul

[@bluesyfish]

+Karen Coe Agreed!

[@karencoe4479]

Do listen to the late great Etta James?try life love and the blues

[@uncasist]

+Brad Garrison Apparently not to. Does your opinion matter to you?

[@mikethrillmas6835]

How do you know if it's good tunes or not without some kid that doesn't know anything telling you what to think?

[@peactoall]

The mature thrill phytochemically pause because pipe positionally expand after a cynical coffee. average, vast edward

[@johnbrown4568]

Damn..Scofield is just super bad....

[@kylegraham6198]

As in a bad player or musician? Or bad as in badass? Lol

[@uncasist]

Odd, Scofield doesn't build anything; there are no long arcs in his solo(s). He's just riffing. I like a story with a plot.

[@alainvosselman]

This is blues , if you want serious plot.. check out Scofield's jazz gigs

[@PatriotSteve]

Imagine if this magic wasn’t captured. Definition of suck.