From a guy who plays a ton of cool stuff, this might be among the coolest. Stuart Adamson was a genius. Thanks, Adrian!
@peterwilson74042 жыл бұрын
Who else liked this video before they even viewed it? I knew Adrian would have nailed it again, Brilliant breakdown of the song and background information.
@walterredaelli750710 ай бұрын
Me. 😉🎸
@douglasalexander43482 жыл бұрын
Can anyone listen to this without shouting ‘ahoy! ahoy! ’ Another great lesson. Way cooler to say I’ve seen the clash, but the skids were fantastic live.
@charliepayne9248 Жыл бұрын
Land, sea and sky......!
@douglasalexander4348 Жыл бұрын
@@charliepayne9248 haha, yes !
@rikantony6571 Жыл бұрын
dont forget the kick dance..
@davestinson2323Ай бұрын
The opening to this song makes it so explosive when all hell kicks in. Tremendous song. That riff is up there with the beginning of New Rose ( the damned )
@Mudge0710 ай бұрын
A really great rendition of a punk anthem. The key to some of Stuart’s playing was that essential tonic element which he referred to as an “Open Sound”; using drone strings to forge the fuller lead lines with descant backing built-in akin to bagpipes and not limited by their fixed key signature. Also his love of rock players like Nils Lofgren, comes through. He pays homage to Bill Nelson sometimes in subtle ways other times quite overtly (Maid in Heaven). As you’ve mentioned, gliss slides of chords feature in part of the “Wonderland” lead riff and that tremendous hammer-on/off also part of the post-chorus part of, “Fields of Fire”. A great loss, as well as John McGeogh, they chose beautifully engineered and built guitars to express their admirable talent.
@festralbloke6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Adrian. May god rest Stuart in peace.
@mikaelsjoberg18942 жыл бұрын
Finally!!! Someone gives Skids/Stuart A some love! And you should check out HH amps...everybody used them back in the day at one point or another. Stuart used to run a pair onstage! His guitarsound with The Skids was unparalleled.Great video!!
@TheFairway82 жыл бұрын
I read a great article with Richard Jobson and the Skids on a very early tour with the Stranglers Jobson hadn't quite finished his education, the only way he was allowed on the tour was by having Hugh Cornwell a qualified teacher to vouch that he Cornwell would make Richard Jobson keep up with his studies whilst on tour. Needless to say the education he received according to Jobson wasn't part of the National Curriculum.
@mr.stevejones19472 жыл бұрын
I saw the Skids supporting the Stranglers on that tour in the Top Rank in Cardiff. What I would do to get in a time machine to be part of the excitement of those days again. Thanks for sharing that story. Ace.
@TheFairway82 жыл бұрын
@@mr.stevejones1947 yeah I read that in a fairly recent interview with Richard Jobson. Never saw the Kids with Stuart but have seen them a few times over the last 5 years still a great band.
@TheBootywest2 жыл бұрын
Watching this without a guitar in my hand, I tend to take more in and not go off. Will come back to this. Great choice of tune.
@neonamadeus25842 жыл бұрын
A wonderful lesson Adrian, thanks for spending the time to work it out. You can clearly hear the influence of Bill Nelson in Stuarts work on this track, particularly the solo. Of course Stuart used HH combos in the Skids and later on Mesa Boogies and I'm pretty sure Bill Nelson used to combine these amps in Be Bop Deluxe. PS..A lesson from Bill Nelsons repertoire would certainly be greatly appreciated.
@Micky-yo3ng2 жыл бұрын
You have taken my words away sir! Far too little Bill Nelson lessons out there.
@StephenCurtis632 жыл бұрын
I remember my HH combo with the taxi rank broadcasting their fares through my speaker ahahah
@TheJollyColonel11 ай бұрын
Good friends Stuart and Bill@@Micky-yo3ng
@Micky-yo3ng11 ай бұрын
@@TheJollyColonel Hi LOL,how you doing?
@dorsetpete97712 жыл бұрын
Another song from the soundtrack of my youth! Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏
@chrisdrake4472 жыл бұрын
Just hearing those opening notes makes me smile! Seeing/hearing a Yamaha SG used for the song is a joy too. Thanks very much.
@GavinFR2 жыл бұрын
Great video Adrian - Think you've captured it perfectly. Skids were one of the first bands I saw live in 1978...with my chin on the stage watching from a position right in front of Stuart, I can confirm he used a pair of solid state 70s HH 2 x12 amps...even then a truly inspirational guitar player.
@neilgater22132 жыл бұрын
Nice one I’m a skids fan maybe some Stiff Little Fingers next
@SteveJamsEcono2 жыл бұрын
Great great stuff. Would love to hear more Skids/Big Country on this channel because especially with the latter I think there's a lot to be gleaned! Also re: his amps -- Stuart played an HH VS Musician combo in the Skids and early BC. Moved on to solid state Fenders and Mesa/Boogie rack amps later on.
@alecstewart49242 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adrian, for doing a great lesson on one of my favourite bands songs. Stuart Adamson is possibly my favourite guitarists, loved The Skids and Big Country.
@cerclesvicieux2 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt, you have the coolest and most original tutorials on KZbin!
@PetefromSouthOz2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adrian, another classic I had not heard for a long time. Now I can have a crack at actually playing it.
@ghostofpanama6222 жыл бұрын
Great video. As a proud owner of a 1982/3 SG1000 - it brings a tear to my eye 🫶
@treblebass67212 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this. I learned to play this after seeing The Skids live in 1978 supporting The Stranglers then seeing Stuart play it "live" on TOTP to work out the positionings. Incidentally, the same chord shapes of the main riff are also used for the main riff of Working For The Yankee Dollar.
@faylonbiryani Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant, I lost myself in this video today. I’m a huge fan of The Skids and also John McGeoch and am currently waiting for my Eastwood SG1000 (same colour) to arrive this month, was ordered a while back. Looking forward to playing these riffs when it arrives.
@rickyred0014 ай бұрын
love this guy, his videos are truly excellent
@davidmarsh98972 жыл бұрын
That was the first single I ever bought and I never bothered to learn the riff. Thanks for that, most informative.
@StephenCurtis632 жыл бұрын
This is simply brilliant. I own a Yamaha SG200 an old punk form 1979 that still plays with a street punk band called Jack the Lad. I have Into The Valley on original vinyl and can't wait to get stuck into this. Thank you Adrian.... If you happen to be about Dublin Castle, Camden Saturday 13 Aug 2022.. Your most welcome to have a pre show play of my SG :)
@GaryPennington2 жыл бұрын
One of the first singles I ever bought. White Vinyl!! Great work Adrian!
@tonycasey31832 жыл бұрын
Great tune! I saw Big Country at Reading Rock Festival in '83. They more than held their own in what was an amazing line up of acts that year.
@walterredaelli750710 ай бұрын
Thanks Adrian. Good choice. Stuart was a great musician. Echoes of my youth. Thanks so much
@shakeynineteen-sixtyfour15592 жыл бұрын
Yay, once again Adrian knocking this out of the park in song/band choice and execution of lesson! Please do also give a lesson on Big Country, that would be awesome!
@siriuslewicked32572 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks Adrian! This is one of the first things I learned on guitar, not long after the song came out. Been playing it ever since. And I now realise, completely wrong. At least I can learn the right way now.
@rockabillyrevolution2 жыл бұрын
memories of school discos and coins flying out of pockets everywhere. great stuff Adrian!
@davidmclean62649 ай бұрын
What a riff. What a song. So pleased to see this. Thank you, Adrian *round of applause*
@indieguy812 жыл бұрын
What a riff! How have I never heard this song before? Being a huge post-punk fan I'm amazed this one slipped through the cracks somehow. Excellent work as usual, Adrian!
@alihart Жыл бұрын
Graham Coxon does a nice wee tribute to this on Freakin' Out from the Happiness In Magazines album
@williammcgeown48525 ай бұрын
Seen the skids at 12 year's old, mum took me, they were supporting the stranglers
@SSRT_JubyDuby87422 жыл бұрын
Love it, many thanks, I have played this, Masquerade and Look away, in various bands down the years. Never right though so it seems, I had never realised that they were drop tuned, a revelation to me Adrian, thanks again. Like deployed 👍 😎🎙🎸✅
@brhomboid2 жыл бұрын
Another great breakdown. Thank you
@blob58486 ай бұрын
Xcellent job Adrian, love the channel 😊
@marshallheadkt6610 ай бұрын
Superb lesson. Nailed the track, and used all the correct fingering. Great job.
@ozzyfarrow98722 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait to do this one
@lees78362 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Adrian. I could never get that main riff right and, thanks to you, now I can. Classic song and one of my all time favourites.
@gunnerjenson Жыл бұрын
Spot on... I never knew McGeoch favoured the 1000 model. Great video.
@jonnwhalley89422 жыл бұрын
Great choice.
@malky7872 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I’m so glad you have done this , I have been hoping you would once you got the Eastwood and your excellent John McGeoch lessons . Stuart was an outstanding guitarist .
@skidco1 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best tuition videos I've ever seen - very patient, clear explanation of the notes/style, quite inspirational. Big Country song suggestions: Save Me, I'm Not Ashamed or Ships, please.
@iaindaughtery38702 жыл бұрын
Haven’t watched yet but know I am going to like this👍
@charliepayne9248 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson,I really enjoy your content and have learnt quite a few songs that you have demonstrated. I saw The Skids a couple of times, a fantastic band live, on one occasion i asked Stuart Adamson for his plecky at the beginning of the show, and he remembered and gave it to me at the end of the gig. A superb guitarist and greatly missed. Thanks, Charlie.
@alihart Жыл бұрын
Before the Yamaha SG 2000, including on the Into The Valley video, Adamson was using a Gibson Marauder. So that's what I got 😊
@daviddark20582 жыл бұрын
Into the valley, peas sure sound divine. That sissy suffered you, but what can viv iron, the soldiers go marching there's masses of lamb. His disease is catskin my picture is Hughes toe. Ahoy Ahoy barman and soda, Ahoy Ahoy Jucy men embalmed her, Ahoy Ahoy lung nearly gave. Best misheard lyrics ever......
@nickchops10587 ай бұрын
"I think that's what he said"
@tigertuft2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, Thanks Adrian. What a player he was.
@iancrombie88625 ай бұрын
Great song!!!🏴🏴🏴
@parky50502 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, Stuart Adamson was superb, great lesson
@Bikessmurf2 жыл бұрын
Great thanks. Look forward to having a go at this iconic track. Wonderful breakdown for us.
@motrcycleboy4 ай бұрын
Great tutorial. Really great to see you cover a Stuart Adamson guitar part. I was one of the ones that requested this song via your website🎉 I think Stuart is underrated as a guitarist (not by Skids and BC fans) and doesn’t get the plaudits that other great players like McGeoch and Marr rightly do. Thanks for the excellent video. A Big Country song would be great.
@nw8te622 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Adrian! Loved that riff as a young punk, and so did Graham Coxon from Blur on his solo single "Freakin' Out". Loved it enough to pretty much copy it! A tribute from him to Stuart Adamson I'm sure.
@shakeynineteen-sixtyfour15592 жыл бұрын
Wow, I never noticed the similarity but it’s obvious now that you’ve pointed it out 🤣
@brianpomeroyfilms2 жыл бұрын
No, dont get that at all.
@danielheywood9082 жыл бұрын
Snap! I was just thinking the exact same thing.
@secallen Жыл бұрын
Really good, thanks.
@kevfirey77998 ай бұрын
Fantastic lesson thanks for your work and sharing , Definitely a project i,ll be trying , One of the great rock songs in my opinion .Another Unappreciated classic song by The Skids was "The Saints Are Coming "
@lastoftheurgents19652 жыл бұрын
Verse and chorus : I'll have a go. Solo? Feeeerget it! 😀 Thanks for the vid
@steveford32892 жыл бұрын
Thx Adrian - have waited a long for this - great lesson
@johnny58059 ай бұрын
Would definitely like to see you explain more Stuart Adamson songs. EDIT - Went to the Eastwood shop. That SG replica costs 813 quid. Not bad at all.
@tonyf23462 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome, one of my all time favourite tracks, thank you so much
@cliveblowers709 Жыл бұрын
Adrian, thanks for breaking down “Into the Valley” I went to see the Skids at Surrey University Guildford Shorty after the single was released. I became a huge Adamson fan and have tried to replicate his sound on and off for many years. If you could do more Skids / Big County songs. I guess I like players who used the Yamaha SG line of guitars. I appreciate all the time you spend reviving some of these great songs
@BeatPoet67 Жыл бұрын
This took me straight back to the 6th year common room. Mooching about trying to be cool and this on the record player all the time. Absolutely marvellous, although I've come over a bit melancholy. So long ago. Sigh...
@georgealty Жыл бұрын
Great lesson thanks..saw the Skids Oct '79 in St Austell. Fields Of Fire would be a good Big Country song to look at! Swirling bagpipe was guitar riffs.
@whssy2 жыл бұрын
Difference between 1000 and 2000 was brass sustain block under the bridge and thru-neck, whereas 1000 was lighter without the brass block and had a set neck. Otherwise essentially the same.
@hurcouk7 ай бұрын
Also the SG1000 is a set neck whereas the SG2000 is neck through.
@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.9 ай бұрын
Stuart was one of my personal musical heroes growing up
@rtock2 жыл бұрын
There’s a hint of freakin’ out by Graham Coxon in this
@londoncalling17572 жыл бұрын
Punk classic 👌
@ozzyfarrow98722 жыл бұрын
I think I asked you to do this ages ago It’s brilliant
@seangalloghly95862 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! A Big Country song would be amazing... Restless Natives is my personal favourite. Stuart Adamson is sorely missed...
@malgucken20002 жыл бұрын
Great work! As for Big Country songs that might be interesting there are quite a few: Inwards, Lost Patrol, Close Action, Porrohman, Flame of the West, Just a Shadow, The Seer, The Red Fox, The Sailor!
@brianhowarth55652 жыл бұрын
thank you Adrian for doing this always suspected it was dropped tuned, but never played it that way. even though I've seen it live many times and assumed it was played in a higher key live. seems a bit stupid now I know
@vv247 Жыл бұрын
I stilll have the 45 lol ....Also Magazine was amazing 👏 to see.
@philipTOMPSETT2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Thanks
@evilvespa2 жыл бұрын
Killer song choice!
@tonytee42802 жыл бұрын
How weird - have been playing this one over and over for the last 2 or 3 weeks - and now having watched you I found a third variation / approach to playing it.
@duaneulman99152 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@RobUttley Жыл бұрын
Catching up with a lot of your stuff Adrian, this is great. I'd love to see you covering more Stuart Adamson, some of the parts on the first 2 Big Country albums are just fabulous; I always assumed it was quite e-bow heavy but you might have a different take on it (I have an ebow but it's not a particularly common thing for people to have kicking around these days). Anyway, I really enjoy your videos, thanks for all the time and effort you put into them.
@TornelliGuitars2 жыл бұрын
This was great, thanks!👍
@JoeNapf582 жыл бұрын
Fantastic .....
@giuliosangirardi49852 жыл бұрын
Please do some Big Country stuff too! Their first albums were absolutely brilliant
@brianpomeroyfilms2 жыл бұрын
ALBERT TATLOCK!
@nickh80324 ай бұрын
Always loved the b-side,ENA SHARPLES 😂
@paulgerrard39552 жыл бұрын
Brilliant lesson as always but given the late, great and sorely missed Stuart Adamson is my guitar hero this is just extra fab. Would love it if you could do other stuff by Stuart given how innovative he was - Fields of Fire? Just a Shadow? Woman in Winter? Loving the Yamaha SG as well btw. Paul
@rictube47162 жыл бұрын
Yes please to Big Country. Fields of Fire would be a good one.
@omareid52232 жыл бұрын
It may be a basic question, Iam a beginner player, and i really like your channel, it inspired me to play guitar, but i bought classic(nylon)guitar not electric, can i use your tutorials and videos on the classic guitar?
@paulsaunders11652 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this it is one of my favourite riffs and I have had great fun in the sun blasting through my Marshall JCM 900 some Big Country stuff would be great as well but just keep up the good work. I have thoroughly checked but have you ever done any 999 songs. If you get the chance I would love to see one and thanks for doing Shake Some Action by The Flaming Groovies that is a great song and I have really enjoyed playing it since you did the lesson thank you very much!
@AndrewAHayes2 жыл бұрын
I thought The Skids were a Welsh band, shows how much I know LOL
@SamLowryDZ-0152 жыл бұрын
A-hoy Ahoy - Barman and Soda A-hoy Ahoy - Lung nearly gave
@crapsharkify Жыл бұрын
My picture is Hughes's toe! Brilliantly ruined forever.
@skidco1 Жыл бұрын
Appropriate guitar choice. All hail Stuart Adamson.
@ItsQueeferSutherland7 ай бұрын
Dat Eastwood McGeoch guitar
@SaxJockey14 күн бұрын
Sounds awesome here. Not sure what set up/amp/signal chain Andrew is using here, but it makes the guitar sounds huge. This Eastwood McGeoch double cut is news to me (at first sight it looked like a LP DC). Searches relate it to a Yamaha 'SG' (double cut).
@sapereaude3912 жыл бұрын
As a punk in the day, The Skids never did it for me but I did like Stuart Adamson's guitar playing and the intro to Into the Valley was one of the earlier attempts I made playing guitar (along with Hong Kong garden and Alternative Ulster). I always thought that Richard Jobson was a tosser (to put it mildly) and he went on to prove me right when he became a television presenter. I'm not in the least surprised that Stuart Adamson had to quit.
@00SavageHenry002 жыл бұрын
What a tune, first heard this when I was wee on an album my parents had called 20 Of Another Kind, I think Suspect Device was the opener on the compilation, also fantastic, in terms of delivering lessons on less appreciated tracks would you consider doing Rough Night In Jericho by Dreams So Real? There are a good few guitar parts in it to break down. Cheers
@geo.rodandstaff2 жыл бұрын
Yet another excellent choice of guitarist,in my view up there with j mcGeoch but sadly not as rated by other guitarists. They had so much in common as you said, dont forget the unhealthy relationship with alcohol that sadly added to their untimely departure of this world. RIP
@john63162 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Adrian, but unfortunately I can't listen to this song without thinking of the maxell tape ad.
@paulpaine10142 жыл бұрын
peas sure smell divine!
@stevieclee33092 жыл бұрын
Love that solo piece……typical Adamson 🇬🇧🫡
@alan2804 Жыл бұрын
Whats with the union flag?
@Clockeman2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I just started listening to the Skids a lot this week....mainly because I got an Armoury Show compilation...which I also like ...though it's a little too stereotypically 80s in terms of the production ...
@Clockeman2 жыл бұрын
The Crossing is sadly underrated. I think, at least in the states, the bagpipey guitar sound put them a into semi Novelty category...which is so unfair. Both records are really brilliant.
@peterquilla29982 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done "In A Big Country"? I would love to see a lesson on that!
@whssy2 жыл бұрын
Doing Big Country stuff would be a massive challenge as a single guitarist as they essentially had two lead guitarists harmonising each other. Watch live footage and you will see what I mean.
@Mark7619662 жыл бұрын
Octave pedals have been available since the late 60s, so it would be at all surprising if Adamson had used one rather than double tracking.
@tkffin2 жыл бұрын
Poor Stuart such a talented guy
@650thunderbird2 жыл бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻
@marcusr8017 Жыл бұрын
another great lesson! 😃first single i ever bought...well that and the sex pistols silly thing ..at the same time .21p each !