Marvelous Funkshun featuring Eric Gales - Maggot Brain live at the Charleston Pour House 8/2/2020

[@Elkalovesyou]

Papaw sent me those video about 6 months ago. He passed decemeber 2022. I played maggot brain for him on his death bed, stopped it, and said "hey papaw, we gonna listen to maggot brain? Might as well listen to it live!"amd I scrolled through out old text to when he sent me this video. Got a maggot brain tattoo 5 days ago. Jamming and crying to this every day since. I miss my best friend. Keep on rockin✌️ come on, maggot brain... go on, maggot brain...

[@Elkalovesyou]

Hey papaw I'm back again. Love you. Keep on rocking. I know you're here with me every day. I love you. Every day- I choose to spread your love. Thank you for what you did for me. I'll NEVER stop spreading the love you shown me. ☮️

[@Elkalovesyou]

Ok 5th round of tonight!! Great job Eric. You don't know it, but every time you play this my grandpa's spirit carries on. Keep on being you!!

[@Elkalovesyou]

Back again ❤

[@Elkalovesyou]

Miss you papaw.

[@NicTadaronne]

My mom passed away a couple of days ago and I am trying my best to learn how to play Maggot Brain for her 🤍🌼 You’ll have your papaw with you everyday behind your back , stay strong🙏 Thank you Eric for the best version of the best song ever written , Eddie would be proud

[@dimitarstoyanov513]

When you've heard a song a million times and suddenly a better version pops on your auto-playlist and makes you stop the car so you can close eyes and enjoy every fredding note. Blown away

[@bengreening9387]

Close your eyes and keep driving 😂 🤘

[@allieblake477]

Yes. 🙌🏼

[@mateuszkrzastek]

Don't close your eyes while you drive 😃. But, I have to say, this, next to the original, is my favourite version of the song.

[@zaldvalencia]

Every song he covered will blow you away. He makes it like it was his. Which how it supposed to be and not just copying note per note. Check his rare version of Dee by Randy Rhoads at Paul Gilbert's Guitar Escape kzbin.info/www/bejne/anvYm2uFgLqSfsU its at 34:28 I don't how he makes chords, rhythm, lead, bass all in one

[@CorbCorbin]

I’ve been jamming the George Clinton, P-Funk All Stars, Live From Metropolis Studios, version lately. It’s a playlist of songs Clinton put together. Really beautiful version.

[@briangoshaw1581]

Damn. Eric doesn’t just play. He truly feels every note. So much soul in that man. Bless him

[@dr.sinister9315]

YES!!

[@xytrius8194]

I appreciate the dude in blue keeping the rhythm going and just enjoying every second of it.

[@samrobinson3668]

hell yeah, that was me...was mesmerizing standing beside that

[@ralphmezey9171]

@@samrobinson3668 that's one of those lifetime memories right there, my man.

[@roysmith9561]

Rhythm IS lead-Keif

[@DMSR4Ever]

Mr. Hazel is beaming with approval from Guitar Heaven🎶👌🙏

[@danielmitchell7756]

Ive been combing the internet for 15 ish years for every version of this song that I can find and I’ve never seen anyone besides Hazel, Mike and BucketHead who captured the feeling of the first time hearing it .. Till now

[@Ben-Ken]

Eric is a legend. The organist was amazing too.

[@vincehernandez8465]

Just look at his face as he reels off those notes. Nobody gives more of himself than Eric. Fantastic!

[@dr.sinister9315]

Without A Doubt!!

[@JimmyCrawford-ey6vh]

Saw the man when he was 16 with his brother on bass..melted me to the back wall..like the Greatest SRV RIP.. dude bleeds guitar...

[@ericwarrington6650]

Oh man am I glad I went looking for alternate versions of this...Eric gales doing maggot brain...oh my Lord... awesome 🤘😜🎸🎶☮️❤️

[@michaelbarnes8649]

Same here. I was surfing, what do you know!!! My dude Eric is delivering his amazing rendition!

[@ProudAmerican111]

Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel would be proud!

[@dennisscott1610]

they sure would, now wouldn`t they?

[@YaoEspirito]

Pedal steel solo was unexpected and fantastic!

[@shaserv]

This is the best solo for the next 100 years!

[@prbmax]

I hate to even admit how many decades ago I first heard what I considered to be the greatest guitar instrumental ever conceived and now I'm old and the internet is allowing me to hear some of the most outstanding covers which I didn't even consider could be played. The whole band is very talented.

[@NorthEast]

This feels like an Eric Gales deep cut. Some of the smoothest playing I've ever heard from him. The range is unique with that man. The band is creating the perfect landscape as well. Beautiful stuff

[@J.C...]

It is. No question. This is GOLD.

[@amoyler81]

Man I came for EG and was blessed by the organist!!

[@rebelneycha]

RIGHT. Do you know his name? Both he and Eric are without question channeling! Food for the soul!

[@piob9801]

Same. That keyboard guy is amazing.

[@gregmize01]

Audio recorded by Brooks Wilson Mixed and mastered by Allen Laws ***LEGIT***

[@missyjones7557]

Wow. This is THE song that made me really love Funkadelic. But having hearing Eric do it is such an amazing gift to my ears. I have no words except "wow."

[@justme-27]

Holy shit holy shit holy shit....this is what heaven must sound like

[@LowRCS]

Slide work takes me there.....👌

[@heaven6535]

The whole band made it happen, wonderful tribute to the late great Eddie Hazel .

[@marvelousfunkshun]

Thank you!!!

[@stuartbuck1164]

I consider this to be among the greatest live performances ever. Sent this to my old man and knowing we both watched it makes me happy.

[@davisiba1]

The best version this music I have heard.... I almost crying.

[@the_9th_power873]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZSbeWmLiKyFb5Isi=OTH_4m1ATGDxzpo8

[@ziggamaras]

Eric is a stellar musician but the band is also phenomenal. Kudos guys that's art:)

[@ashleycooper7208]

Probably the best ever slide lead break I’ve ever heard. Man that dude was on 🔥 love seeing ppl in there element.

[@ralphmezey9171]

Keyboards were really good too....... Great job by the backing band!

[@FishinPhreak]

I don't play guitar, but I feel like this song is (or should be) every guitar player's unicorn; their "Eleanor". And it feels that way because every version of this song I've seen, the person playing shows that heightened spirit. You can literally see their soul on display. McCready had to be hospitalized after playing it. EG's soul is on display here. Bravo, man. Chills.

[@boomstick1643]

Damn it eric, I teared up and felt it just like the first time I heard Eddie play it.. I'm sure he is looking down on you smiling, you did him right!

[@J.C...]

This. Oh this this this. 🙏

[@lookahere]

This is the absolute best performance I have seen so far of Eric Gales. He has an amazing amount of talent and usually he plays way too much jazz fusion and complex chord progressions for my taste when playing classics like this but here he just simply played the dog shit out of this song without any theatrics. You could feel every note from his soul. Outstanding!

[@70zenboy]

any man steps up to take on maggot brain better bring his A game. Hard to beat the emotion and thrill of the original. Having said that, Eric is killing it here. Fucking fantastic.

[@russell32579]

Pearl Jams version is ethereal

[@BL_Denni]

Have you ever heard Michael Weber do his rendition. Never heard of the guy and I was absolutely blown away

[@70zenboy]

@@BL_Denni no I haven’t but I’ll look him up. ✊🏻

[@BL_Denni]

@@70zenboy do it now that it's fresh he's insane.

[@70zenboy]

@@BL_Denni indeed he is. Boy can play and that’s a beautiful tone out of that very nice les Paul as well. Nice recommendation. 👍🏼

[@florian6240]

Geeee...Eric's play is like a spiritual sword cutting right into your soul !

[@rebelneycha]

Yes, yes exactly!!!

[@1Billyon]

Eric Gales Is Simply One Of GREATEST guitarist/musicians On the planet!!!👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

[@AllanJenkins-hu1oc]

E.G. is a brand of it's own time a place.

[@MP-ve4cj]

A storming rendition of a true classic! Watching and hearing Eric Gales play this tune gives me goosebumps. You've only got to see the look on the faces of his bandmates as he does his thing. They know they're witnessing something very special.

[@joxerraruiz3343]

It is incredible and curious the mastery of a lefty playing the guitar without the inversion of strings

[@tyronemiller6353]

The whole band is awesome, two thumbs up

[@marvelousfunkshun]

Thank you!

[@earthlingsunite1405]

one nation under a groove baby!

[@Desma-u7h]

Eric is the man. everytime ive heard him play someone else's track its like a remake/re edit at its Best! ❤ blues

[@neillbaxter9613]

EGs chords are always so magical

[@ryanelison4539]

The chords are based on the kind of chords a b3 church organ player would be playing, but in this case on guitar

[@christianhenry4173]

@@ryanelison4539 agreed hes a church guitarist.

[@ryanelison4539]

@Mista CDawg it’s more than that. Yes, we get that he’s playing left handed upside down and backwards, but he also has a huge list of influences which he studied closely.

[@turntogod4410]

@@ryanelison4539 wym by backwards are his strings rearranged?

[@ryanelison4539]

@@turntogod4410 He doesn’t restring his guitar for traditional lefty. He basically takes a right handed, flips it to play left handed with no modifications. That’s how Albert King, Doyle Bramhall ll and Otis Rush learned to play.

[@noiseKICKFX]

truly one of the oddest ensembles youll see. Left handed bass player AND drummer. Pedal steel. plus Eric G playing upside down.

[@BonesofGoldSkateboarding]

Funkadelic ❤

[@piob9801]

Fingers of the keyboard guy just flows thru the keys. Amazing play.

[@alanfisher1524]

Beautiful 😍 it is beautiful 😍

[@terryharris2569]

Thank you!

[@alanbone2212]

Don't care how many versions, this one's special.

[@cricket8646]

Memphis has NEVER gotten the appreciation that t deserves for the massive aunt of talent tt has come from there over the years like Eric ans Shawn Lane just to name a couple.

[@rgordon2691]

Words can't express how Badass! Eric Gales is! Damn!

[@vc1954]

indeed, i love how he just does whatever with it, so many people just copy haze's opening line, gales really makes it his own, one of those licks way in the beginning, i was like GODDAMN!

[@vc1954]

And the way he enters the solo portion of the song is just incredible

[@anthonycrystal33]

I respect anyone play upside down but Eric is in that virtuoso class!

[@mikewilkins2030]

You only get this feel after many many long years of playing and life! Beauty of music!

[@ricardo-vn6ln]

Space cowboy 🤠

[@jakesensi5552]

This is probably the best cover of this song ever done. Well done by every one!! Freaking awesome Eric!!

[@yuppy5956]

What a beast...

[@michaelschatz3627]

...very nice🔊🔊🔊

[@MackenzieCamille]

This was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my entire life. This type of music runs deep. This is a spiritual encounter.

[@the_9th_power873]

If you like this,You’ll LOVE the original…Funkadelic-Maggot Brain kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZSbeWmLiKyFb5Isi=OTH_4m1ATGDxzpo8

[@shaserv]

Damn, that's some cold shit. Old school.

[@erickubica9998]

This is effing awesome. Interesting to see Eric Gales rocking a tele.

[@TheBrianTowell]

I first experienced Maggot Brain in 1976, at a live stadium show, with Eddie and Mike (Maggot and Kid) sharing the spectacle. So a mighty first impression. Since then, I’ve seen and heard (and listened for) the covers, the ‘revisits’, and the tributes. This is a tribute performance. Quite astonishing in the way it sticks to the audible emotional truth of the original, which requires a lot from any band, when the basic song structure is a simple 4 chord turnaround. My hat is well and truly off. Bravo.

[@J.C...]

Think about the day, Mike showed up there and played Maggot Brain note for note. You know the entire band was impressed. I mean, they hired him and named him Kidd Funkadelic for God's sake. Mike is incredible. One of my favorite versions is one he did on here with the Randy Rhoads V

[@tydavis3407]

Damn Eric this was amazing Mr. Hazel would be proud.

[@sergevosgiens9889]

Fabuleux, fantastique.. Excellent Bravo

[@FinalCurve]

Happy birthday, Eddie Hazel! What a great version!

[@franckh6342]

Soulful 👍🏼👍🏼🤘🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@boomstick1643]

I know Eddie and Jimi are so proud of you! Love you, brother!

[@allieblake477]

This song makes my chest ache

[@vooduke]

That's dope!

[@sheashowridingvideos6512]

you know you good when the guys around you are amazed

[@rogerleemeyzindi2979]

ErIC GALES one of the finest guitar player on the planet period!

[@isleofarran7234]

Greatness coming from teamwork and love and respect for one and others talent what a inspiring peace of art. Life could be like this every day if we put aside differences and worked together.

[@4syth]

Around about 7:15 I just started crying, don't know why. Just a powerful performance, I'm grateful for the pleasure of listening to this.

[@kamakiri307]

It hit me at 5.18

[@thierryperrin3242]

Hazel tov!! Eric gales is always surprising me.

[@ΓιώργοςΛουβης]

Nice touch.

[@gnarlbob]

The drums are mic'd up on point!

[@jer48888]

More Gales on Teles please!!!

[@brotherdaryll1399]

There simply is no explanation for his level of expertise.....it defies all human knowledge. That's some next level....let me be quiet.

[@porkbelly0713]

you hit that nail on the head Brother. Hard to believe, but it seems he gets better and better every time he hits the stage, and nobody has more enthusiasm on stage than he does. It's been some 13 years since I first met him in Memphis, my son was working on his website at the time. He has grown so much as a man in these years, even more than he has as an artist. I love him like I love my own son

[@poega123]

Best maggot brain rendition ive heard

[@richardpowell9744]

Just ###king incredible!!!!!You guys kill it.Thank you ,that made a bad day end great😅

[@eekenulv]

lovely!

[@Tom-dc2bn]

This guy is a slayer with that guitar 😳he must be wanted in 49 States 🥺 killer guitarist 😋👍

[@robertscott5208]

Damn, he bringing the flame, smoke , embers and the coals.

[@ernelljames2579]

Tone is king!!!!!! Hum and all!!! Awesome 👌.

[@gregorygetable]

OMG wow!

[@brianthompson4480]

That's a proper 'maggot brain' solo!!!!!!

[@D_Machiavelli]

WOW!!!! This is an unbeatable song to challenge. Only second place and even that’s hard to get. BUT now I’ve seen the challenger succeed at getting to that spot. I’ve searched far and wide on the interwebs and KZbin for great covers…. Very hard to find. Until today. You my friend, Mr guitar player, have it. Eddie is clapping as hard as he can and yelling Bravo & Encore! Amazing!! Just amazing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼

[@michaelkirkland1929]

I just lost my only baby girl, Eric Gales, helps to ease the pain.

[@Dsullivann]

Sorry for your loss hope you and your family are doing ok

[@juanjamison6696]

Dudes. Thank you.

[@tmvevents8741]

Great version … extraordinary

[@nazarenkodenys]

Guy with pedal steel is marvelous 💜💜💜

[@benjaminjeanne4966]

se mec et le boss...enplus avec une vrai guitare de droitier...lui et bonamassa ces les meilleurs

[@MrDavemiley]

Eric Gales sure plays beautiful guitar / music ! Always puts some feel into it !

[@rba614]

My favorite player playing my favorite solo, Dream came true today

[@benbusy7295]

Disco never got me ,, but funkadellic did !!! This should be transmitted into outer space 24 7 365

[@heaven6535]

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ very very spicy 🥵🔥🥵 lawrd have mercy

[@bringo4392]

Not gon lie this damn near brought tears to my eyes.

[@ericwatler23]

This is fiiiire amazing and outstanding I must share on my Facebook blues / music page

[@robertlangley258]

Absolutely amazing amazing amazing amazing ....................damn

[@timothybaumann7191]

Cant wait to see Him live 20.07.23!

[@elnomanchs9546]

Eric Gales, the king. Comfortably numb my foot.

[@sbearly]

Great musicianship all around. I would not have guessed that last third was pedal steel if I hadn't seen it.

[@davmets86]

This is amazing, there was a jam somewhere in Cali with Michael Hampton, Erik McFadden , Taz,, Lilly Hayden quite astounding

[@yogiguitar1]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikewilkins2030]

I come back here often!

[@rdaldridge7780]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!RAW DOGG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Rumaelchannel]

Always Maggot Brain ... Bravo magic super