Guitar Clinic w/ MARTY WILLSON PIPER @ Criminal Records Atlanta, GA 2016

Here's a bit of the guitar clinic Marty Willson-Piper gave at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA. 2016

[@kzinful]

Ah, there's the magic of record stores, as witnessed here you see people looking through the bins and there's this man with a guitar speaking and never suspecting they are in the presence of an amazing musician. He's happy, chasing his bliss- but throughout this video, I kept picturing him blazing on his Rickenbacker or Jaguar on the Churches classics, and laughing to myself ( having seen the Church twice ) of what a stunning player he truly is...thanks Marty, peace from Texas.

[@richalderson6069]

This is the man that did that phenomenal electric 12-string on Almost With You, one of the greatest "jangly" songs of all time.

[@chromium86]

Yup. Great song

[@mini_mozzer]

this is the man who played guitar for the greatest rock band of all time. hes made much better songs than "almost with you".

[@nitaishki]

MWP and a 12 string...heaven!!!

[@Irisplove]

I fondly recall Marty telling me "the magic is in the right hand." Ne'er a truer word has been spoken.

[@jamesdestafney8420]

Ran into Marty at Criminal Records the day after the Church's Atlanta show in 2011. An incredibly nice guy! Just happened to find a copy of 'Art Attack' on vinyl and had him sign it. I took it to the counter to pay for it and the clerk joked that he'd have to charge extra. "It's worth more now," he said! You never know when you might bump into one of your musical heroes. A very cool memory!

[@mirrortime]

I could listen to this wonderful man speak for hours. (And I have) :0 Folks who actually listen to his solo albums ALWAYS want more.

[@stardresser1]

Soooo smart. Such a deep, real, solid dude. And funny. And gorgeous.

[@NigelDoes]

Marty seems much happier here. So great to see. Now I have to go listen to "Art Attack" and "Rhyme".

[@davidgilfillan1934]

God Damn, even when he is rattling of an example...he is a great guitarist.

[@lan-julie4111]

Marty is ALL music!

[@christinearndt9918]

I love this guy.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Yes, Rhythm playing is the core skill - Hendrix was a fabulous rhythm player, all the good players feel the rhythm

[@paulcollins5586]

Has such musical knowledge, and plays better than most.

[@k0d3g3ar]

His melodic feel is rare to find these days.

[@johnjuan7064]

Marty -very good musician, excellent musician

[@stereofidelic67]

Loved his work on All About Eve's TBJ and Ultraviolet LPs

[@criskity]

I saw him in concert in Minneapolis (7th Street Entry) in 1988... damn! Pretty much exactly 30 years ago!!

[@premierelitedrums]

What a great person and lovely playing. Anyone know what the outro is called at 14.38?

[@robsierra516]

Thanks for sharing

[@robsierra516]

Thank You Brother

[@AudiophileTubes]

Marty is a consummate musician and an all-around, great FUNGI!

[@robertoarias2524]

Good Marty

[@fuberelli2]

I wish you were still with the Church

[@k0d3g3ar]

Yep. The Church died when Marty left.

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

Myles Wakeham He would’ve killed them...

[@chuckabbate5924]

Its the trouble having a massive hit and yet have a catalog that gets no attention....

[@bullwinkle57]

I had the Good Fortune to meet Marty following a Church concert in Annapolis, MD during one of his last tours with the band. If you ever have seen a Church concert up close, you know how Marty makes eye contact with you, if you are "into" the Music. So afterwards, he came bounding out of the dressing room to meet the people. I happened to be the first person whom he encountered. I was wearing my red "Communist Party" T-Shirt. So i thanked Marty for coming to play for us. He gave a mumbled response of thanks for coming to listen, but instead of making eye contact, he was trying to decipher my shirt. "OK. There's Lenin, Stalin, Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong," but the bearded dude wearing the lampshade on his head escaped him, so i said, "Comrade Karl Marx..." He replied, "Oh! The 'Communist Party!' " like he had just solved the Puzzle and won the Prize. As he signed my copy of "Untitled #23" he said, "You know, i took these pictures..." I replied, "Well, i do read the liner notes, Marty. They're great." I then told the long-bearded Marty that he looked like a general from the American Civil War, and suggested that he Google James Longstreet or A.P. Hill to find his look-alike...We shook hands, i thanked him again, and he was on to the next person. He genuinely wanted to connect with all of the fans who came to see him play, and i found it refreshing that a "Rock Star" would be so unaffected and humble...but that's just Marty...

[@GreenTeaViewer]

you got the high score...those guys on your T-shirt racked up 100m kills between them

[@jimf.]

He is right about the Edge, diggy,diggy,diddy.

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

11:23 This made me think of Steve Howe playing his solo on Awaken, as I'm pretty sure he plays it on a Ricky 12string 330 . It is fucking amazing, but even then i don't think there is much bending going on, just super fast lead guitar playing. there are no rules when it comes to guitar. Love Marty btw

[@josephsmith2361]

Have you heard the album "Transportation" by Billy Currie (from Ultravox)?

[@TheBlueskyson]

Funny guy. Great info with a history lesson. ty

[@GreenTeaViewer]

Nice guy, it's amazing he was able to tolerate being in a band with Steve Kilbey for 30 years.

[@louiehusted6173]

What happened that led to Marty leaving? I just discovered these guys, I have a new favorite song daily!

[@weave3549]

@11.25 give a 12 string guitar to a guitarist...priceless!!

[@addradz]

Didn't reverse the octave strings on the Seagull Marty? I thought you said it was important?

[@fuberelli2]

he's playing "Just for you" From the blurred crusade album from the Church

[@Sgt4skin]

No.” Water” from his solo album ”Art attack”

[@julep71]

O, Stockholm. Now it's in my head.

[@julep71]

YAY!

[@piotrgrabowski5024]

He's actually playing 'Water', the next one from 'Art Attack'.

[@addradz]

Who's he talking about at the start? Pete Townsend?

[@dommccaffry3802]

Townshend did play riffs and lead

[@ReyFlores777]

White guilt... Sad, because The Church was what saved my sanity as a young man.

[@Ramblebar]

What the Fuck are you talking about Fuckwad,how in any way did you get white guilt from this video I think you must have somehow mistaken this for a video from cretins like Stefan Molyneux or Paul Joseph Twatson !!!

[@NigelDoes]

Me thinks that Marty has OCD.

[@stardresser1]

Im glad he does.