Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries

[@g0lliver22]

The nuances you've added at 3:57 have taken this song to another level!!

[@MuziquePrincess]

Beautiful!!! No other words! You and michael blow me away!

[@mothfeast]

awsome...............i was turned on to Michael in 1984 and i am still amazed by his work,...you played thi perfect man AWSOME!!!

[@robertobonani4631]

after all this years..still the best interpretation

[@Shooterpirat]

better than what I heard of the original

[@hugsru]

Check out Calum Graham!

[@zingarovskij]

I can clrearly recall I saw the video in 2008 first time and I was flashed. who could have imagined ... now it's 2019 ...

[@zingarovskij]

By far!

[@MetalAddict247]

This guy is the best! He is the new Michael Hedges, I swear, your tunes are so good!

[@togue777]

Hedges will always be my favorite. I think this rendition does him honor.

[@Cedrusdeodara]

God I miss Michael. Saw him 5 times in concert. Have autographed worn out guitar picks etcs. Nice repro of this song.

[@sambloggs]

I love this piece of music, and have been listening to it for 20 years now. This is an excellent interpretation of one of the best guitar pieces ever written.

[@PhbBen]

An excellent cover of the song... I know for a fact that you can't help but smile when you play Hedges's songs. :) RIP, Michael Hedges...

[@rootwitch]

I don't know what's more perfect; this performance or the EQ. Every note, crystal clear. My hero!!!

[@BrunoSa]

Simply delightful! Mike is glad, I'm sure. Thanks! Keep on!

[@laservius]

I love the fact that you are playing outside. That's where Michael's music should be played; with nature.

[@BrikSwoony]

Awesome to see people keeping alive M.H's Music !

[@ambienttechno]

This is so excellent. Takes me back to college days...

[@billjanke72]

I find myself watching this clip every time I need to mellow out. Thanks Andrew!!!

[@mikemoseley]

Don't ever justify yourself to any negative comments made here. Its a haven for children. Having said that, this piece not only sounds note for note identical to the original but is hugely powerful. I love it!

[@nolono]

Speechless ! This is beautiful

[@jerrodl]

The slowing down and speeding up is what I like about Hedges' performance...it's what you get to do when you're playing all the parts yourself. You've done an outstanding job capturing the brilliance of his song. Love it and go on and make it your own from here!

[@hypekillacsplaya]

look at that 11 years ago i commented! nice! I still feel the same, was just gonna say, michael hedges was so good. hope people realize that. guy was a master, song has so much to it and its difficulty level has to be at the highest level.

[@pointsnorthband]

I'm floored. Truly amazing talent.

[@kmantis17]

You played that stunningly well - best version I have ever hear (besides the original of course). I have listened to Hedges for over 20 years and you definitely did him proud. Regarding you comments, I believe he was a better composer than a guitar player (if that is even possible). His songs would be just as beautiful on any other instrument. Will history remember him that way? Time will tell.

[@saoirsesmith7583]

So glad I stumbled into this page,, I've loved this song since I first heard it and ran out to get the Hedges cd, Thanks so very much for sharing your beautiful talent, and excellent version of the song, I love it!

[@SpeckledPerch]

I love this song !!!!!!!!!!! 500 stars

[@robertoz61]

dear this is the best cover i have listen in the web!!! you are a very great guitarist....you are the Hedges's worthy heir.....

[@VirtualVoice2]

The voicing of the accents in the circular licks with the left hand in the last 1:30 is simply awesome - so smooth, clean and beautiful.

[@PinkLederhosen]

There's no arguing with beautiful and this is a beautiful sound. Great job!

[@fingerstylin]

man that was the most impressive version of that tune , besides michaels version i have ever heard .dude you really rock!

[@AndrewGorny]

it was one of his dreams to go down as a great composer... all we need are people with authority to say that he is... so I'm doing my part :) what a beautiful soul

[@ace4evr]

I love Michael Hedges.

[@AndrewGorny]

Ironically, with the exception of my improvised cadenza at the end, and a rhythmic change of the hits in the first "chorus" (that michael himself played!!!), I *AM* playing it note for note. String stopping, and all. Unfortunately the production isn't with a $2500 microphone like it is on some other videos so you hear a highly compressed (and poorly amplified) performance... but I'll post one more legit if I ever decide it matters LOL

[@AndrewGorny]

@@carnanairwyna try some of my other videos! I had just learned this tune when I posted this video.

[@rberra59]

This composition is a milestone in guitar playing technique, and your interpretation and execution beautifully catches the spirit of this masterpiece. Thanks for sharing, Michael Hedges would be proud.

[@dirtystrings]

excellent job!!! i understand what you mean by "your version" MH is my favorite,thanks for keeping his music going...

[@fatdanios]

Well ya coulda fooled me! If I didn't see this vid. and only heard this I would have said "Oh that's Michael Hedges!" Well done, Sir. You have my respect.

[@jayceetoo1]

Thank you for this vid! Brought me much joy.

[@Xanaden]

Dude, this is the best cover of this tune that I've ever seen! I know how damn hard this song is to perform live and you did it very well! 5 stars!

[@Shooterpirat]

Best Version - no doubt. Mad respect my guy!

[@Shooterpirat]

Best Version hands down. Superb song, fitting titel :)

[@MartyHendersonDVM]

You nailed it! Wow. My favorite tune of all. Great work.

[@kenamay]

What an amazing tribute to Michael. Awesome production. Wow! A+++++

[@taur611]

Great Autumn piece. Always reminds me of an open field after a harvest.

[@ohpohp481]

Reminds me of watching the geese flying south, nature in it's glory.

[@STICKSnSTRINGS]

This is the best I've heard this song played since I saw MH himself back in the late 80s! Well done my friend! (I'm jealous)

[@Shooterpirat]

This is freaking amazing!! Great performance, great song! Such a gem :)

[@swindler55]

hey man, i rarely comment on videos but that was fantastic, easily one of the best hedges covers on here. i've been playing for about 8 years and i completely agree; this is one of the most subtly challenging and nuanced songs i've ever attempted to play. your version helped me out a lot with some key sections that i was having trouble with. thanks a lot, keep the vids coming, and long live Michael Hedges.

[@marcusdolby1]

Wow. I have been a Hedges fan since 87 and this is a fantastic cover. I also play and make my living as an audio engineer. Dynamics were OUTSTANDING and control over tempo was solid. Compression always helps with such a wide dynamic style such as Hedges. Andrew you Rock!! I watch this often.

[@RLSguitar]

Andrew, outstanding performance. I'm sure MH is smiling down at you from Heaven. God bless.-

[@stevethepilot]

Awesome cover. Probably my favorite Michael Hedges tune.

[@Shawn1Thomas]

Very well played, puts me in a trance every time...

[@miccap73]

Still the best version ever!

[@methodinsane]

I believe it's because he loves this tune. I like to think when I do it I get the same affect. Absolute genius of a compostion.

[@TransAmFormulaV8]

Man i have watched this countless times, and commented before but i have to again. I find myself sitting still until about 2 mins in then i cannot stop myself from head banging like a moron. I start shaking back and forth and forward and backward and the music is just in tune with the movement. I mean holy shit man i would love to play with you, i have been playin for almost 3 years now. I have also watched your other vids as well, you rock man, do not let that go to your head though

[@methodinsane]

Ok so MAYBE a few things LOL but jesus dude isn't it a feat that anyone can play this tune? I feel special when I play it and each time it gets better. The guy was a FREAKIN genius. And the best thing? Even those who would not follow solo guitar listen to Michael Hedges and see right past the guitar and into the soul! The eye of the composer!!

[@doda26]

Mike would be proud!! Keep up the Great work!!

[@powerparty6]

Unbelievable good!!!!Thank you for this!!!

[@donholmer5636]

phenomenal! how anyone NOT like this!

[@carlitozik]

Wow!!! No words can describe! ;)

[@bassmann9500]

This is excellent, I really enjoyed listening.

[@alfietankokleong]

Great! This is my favourite Michael Hedges song. I've got this book too but haven't started on it yet. Well done!

[@MetalAddict247]

I love how you added your own bits in at the end!! Only you could edit a hedges song and make it sound good my friend. Excellent

[@Tomurow]

This is one of the most astonishing covers on YT! Love your additional ideas at the end!!!! I have the Michael Hedges book and am finding this tune a wee bit tricky in places! lol! But what a song!!!! :-)

[@catamaranman333]

Brilliant rendition man....I have yet to see anyone but you that can do AB justice!

[@Manlyman47]

This song is best when you watch the guitarist playing it. Its the performance as whole that makes this song awesome watching hand movements and all the crazy stuff

[@GGBundy]

When I first heard this I thought it was a bit fast as well, but to me, after listening to the original, it's almost dead on. Excellent playing.

[@Rockingruvin]

Damn. Quite good! Deep commitment gets you there. Hello from 2022. ✊😵‍💫

[@readmore777]

Love this soo much!

[@ohpohp481]

Masterful cover. My favorite

[@OrthodoxPlatypus]

Haha! I just love it when you slide up to the top frets towards the end at 3:49 and 4:09, I keep listening to those parts because they sound so awesome mixed with Hedges' soul flavor.

[@Wcburg1]

this is honestly my favorite cover of the song i've heard so far. it sounds amazing, and i even love the little things you added on to some of the parts-genius. Right on, man!

[@AndrewGorny]

That's where anyone's music should be played!

[@ronlweasley]

Hedges Lives! Fantastic achievement man - really awesome!

[@markkroos]

Hey man, this is probably my favorite version of this tune up online. Keep up the good work!

[@hamrzlawnlake]

Right...on! Tks for the post.

[@robertoz61]

dear boy, because i don't play the guitar as you?? your hands are kissed from god...thank you dear boy I hope to see and listen your music for many many years...thanks

[@Bartbrn]

I have to agree with RegTedSan -- best non-Hedges-himself version I've ever heard. I was fortunate enough to have seen Michael in concert 3 times: 1987, at the "old" Iron Horse," about a year later at Smith College, where he appeared with Leo Kottke -- at the end they did "Pinball Wizard" as a duet, and brought the house down; and art some strange church group meeting house. Absolutely mesmerizing, I still can't believe he's gone...

[@xlobclob3548]

outstanding performance. Thank you!

[@johnnyd63]

Just beautiful...Those stop techniques are the whole key to pulling this off."Rickovers Dream" and "Sofa" in my canon,but this one still eludes.

[@EzyoMusic]

I've ssen this video before and I'm still totally blown away at how amazing this rendition is. On one hand I want to learn this piece somehow, on the other hand I think it's better left to others. ;)

[@AndrewGorny]

YEAH!!! I just noticed that when I was doing a Byzantine chant gig down in Sacramento!!! We watched a lot of Bones and it was the one where nerdy dude gets accused of murder, but it's actually this other dude who's quick with the knife... then they get him and this song plays. SO badass

[@TransAmFormulaV8]

Dude i have commented before, but every damn time i listen to this i find myself head banging uncontrollably. Anyone that thinks this guy isn't amazing is probably just cynical. This is as good as Michael hedges, and personally i think this recreation is better. Dont bite my head off, just my opinion. And anyone else that says this guy has no emotion, are you serious, look at his face, he is smiling throughout most of it from sheer enjoyment. Plus he is movin with the music. Andrew keep rockin!

[@Tomurow]

Would love to see you do a new version but I still love this pumped up one a lot! It grooves relentlessly! :-)

[@KingKoboldMcMarco]

GREAAT! not one of those boring fingerstlye cover, what you created is great work!!!!!!!!

[@robertoz61]

fantastic...the best cover in youtube!!!!!!!

[@Red_Sector_7]

Another fantastic tune is 2 Drax 2 Drive. Amazing talent!

[@minicrazy1]

WOW... i have this cd, but i never knew only one guitar was the whole thing!

[@VirtualVoice2]

Christ that's good. So hard to bring out the musicality in this song behind all the technical aspects. This is one of my favourite renditions of this song...including Mike's own performances.

[@snagdabiskit]

Great job Gleb! Hedges lives!

[@hereisSteve]

wow wow wow : D just really amazing and inspiring and ... wow ...

[@ruckerd2324]

Uuuuhhhh First time I've heard this Andrew! Awesome job is all I can say! That is one tough piece to play timing wise, but you have pretty much nailed it! I like your little "add ons" at the end as well. Thanks for keeping Mike alive.

[@efraimquasi]

Thank you!

[@ben83x]

absolutely brilliant man

[@Red_Sector_7]

Very good cover! -- 5 stars! Keep up the great work!

[@marcusdolby1]

I love those little slide ups you do at about 3:50..to...4:10. For months I thought that was your improve. I just watched a live performance of Michael doing those same slides.

[@AndrewGorny]

he definitely does... someday we'll be able to make this a mandatory tune in the classical repertoire, and then he will REALLY live

[@robertoz61]

you are a great guitarist...congratulation for your job!!!

[@DarrinKobetich]

Badass job.

[@AndrewGorny]

Haha exactly! A tuning should never define the key of a piece. I have a tune that uses drop D which is in F# minor !! Yeah exactly, though. All we have is notes, an the combination of these notes is really new and really inspires people. We won't ever be able to ask Mike "what are YOU hearing when you play this, theoretically" and it's tough to judge from his phrasing, but we CAN say this is an unprecedented guitar music that we have been blessed to enjoy for many generations :)

[@byllsouza]

congratulations...incredible !!!!

[@dxdet]

BEST COVER EVARRRRR

[@AndrewGorny]

man! I love your videos by the way! You've got all these weird ones no one else has like the master class etc!!! rad!

[@Mariofan7]

Great cover dude, I wish I could play it! Maybe one of those day I'll try it out

[@GGBundy]

@jazzpsalti, thanks 4 the comment!! I've loved Michael's playing since the first time I heard it back in the late 80's & I've heard SO MANY people try to play this, but BY FAR....yours is the most impressive. Your right he slows down on the original recording but the average person, such as myself, misses it. Either way, your playing is superb!!