Matteo Mancuso - Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers - London 2023

Matteo Mancuso - Live in London, September 2023
Please note the one camera view is static and only shows Matteo Mancuso’s guitar playing.

[@garyde6258]

i cant believe through the bass players solo this video didnt even film him or her .

[@aural_supremacy]

Possibly only had one or two cameras which were not in position to film them, that’s the most likely reason.

[@JesusGarcia-bu7tf]

Agree. Camera person should have known there would be other musicians playing on stage. Jeez

[@halsterhof]

Yes camera position and lighting - camera person tried (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6vYZIaOicefi5I) but unfortunately, not good enough to use, better to stay on Matteo since only one camera, sadly for us and the great bass player. You'll notice audio only from the camera, not stage mixer feed, c'est la vie at least we all have this recording to enjoy :) @@aural_supremacy

[@henrirobertdupont7116]

I said the same thing! Major error from this lame cameraman. The bassist only appears briefly at 2:40 mark. His solo reminds me of Tal Wilkenfeld's solo during Beck's performance at Ronnie Scott's back in 2007...

[@willstutley625]

Another 2 minutes of my life I'll never get back listening to a bass sole. Bass players, if you want to play a solo buy a 6 string or a sax.

[@edgewound]

This young genius of an artist is respecting all of his influences and masterfully designing his own voice. It's an amazing joy to witness. Jeff Beck is smiling and nodding in major approval of Matteo.

[@dannycostello3129]

I a class all by himself, that's the best guitar solo I've ever heard.

[@sjuozhunki]

Thank you Matteo-put your heart and soul in it and certainly made Jeff proud---bass and drums were incredible.

[@aural_supremacy]

Possibly only had one or two cameras which were not in position to film them, that’s the most likely reason.

[@timbenke5676]

Matteo amazing, but great bass playing too... and we didn't get a glimpse... what a shame... a bassist! ;-)

[@guenterjaklitsch6561]

It´s interesting that so many great musicians have their root in italy. And Italy itself has a lot of great guitarists too.

[@FernandoT_music]

It's our food.... 😀 - I Love Matteo's music!

[@stoicsceptic8420]

I eat a lot of quavers , but it doesn’t help my guitar playing. 😶

[@dangerich530]

The director forgot the bass player. anyway great Matteo, congratulations to the whole crew❤

[@abc-zz5zf]

Thank you for reminding what the freedom, expression and creation means.

[@LCNRC]

Dudes a legend hands down! I play well but he’s a bloody genius!

[@hpresses]

The reigning king of thrones. He is in a class of his own. It's just incomprehensible that he or anyone can be this good. In my opinion, Matteo and Guthrie are the best two there is. They can do all styles and have zero limitations or weaknesses

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

He is a genious of guitar and he. Is so much younger . Actualmente he is most best Electric guitarist of the World. His clear techcnique and feelling are admirable

[@giuseppegabrielefrancavill5859]

beautiful this song is, like velvet. Great Mancuso

[@andreaaldrovandi1019]

Grandissimo Matteo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Lesspaw41]

Nothing will beat Tal Wilkenfelds bass solo on Jeff Becks Live at Ronnie Scotts.

[@albertorodolfolandi2329]

I do not like people showing off. If you are a good player, just write your music and stop trying to "be better" than Jeff and Tal. They made an anthem from that tune, it´s theirs... Period.

[@Butwhy23]

Music is not a competition. If you are playing something to 'beat' someone you've already lost the plot.

[@artysanmobile]

Tal is a wonderful player with strong musical sense. Whoever played bass here should just find new work. That solo was a disgrace to the song. Jeff and Tal were really perfect for each other. Neither would ever think of playing anything like what I just heard here.

[@artysanmobile]

@@Butwhy23 Tell that to Matteo. He’s truly gifted but he played this song like he hated it.

[@Butwhy23]

@@artysanmobile sure dude. I will tell him that when I meet him

[@JM-tc2fo]

holy f&@# that guy is awesome!

[@Erendislevrai]

Amazing

What this does emphasise is the very special force of nature that was Jeff Beck. You can play notes, but then Jeff Beck could play the notes and wring 100% of the emotion out of any piece.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a tribute. Not a Jeff cover. Obviously MM plays with his own style. One of his best performances

Mancuso is an exceptional guitarist but this is a cover of Jeff's cover of a Stevie Wonder song. Who is it a tribute to?

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

I repeat myself. This is a tribute to Jeff, but played with Matteo Mancuso style. Its so difficult to understand? No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good, 99% of comments, and also mine, said that is an incredible performance. He demonstrates love, admiration and respect for Jeff, one of his idols.

[@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261]

@@consulentecomunicazionestr3072 Don't waste your time debating or arguing with these crusty old guitar bores who pop up all the time. One of the most exciting guitarists around at the moment, Jeff would've been totally into his playing.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

@@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 I agree. Real talent ever recognize and appreciate other talent.

[@andreaf6143]

che fenomeno Matteo!

[@elianejoly5352]

Sensationnel et professionnel ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🎇♥️🧑‍🎤

[@dreamdeeplyrelaxingexpansi9103]

Incredible bassist Wow …. Pity no camera shift Must be fixed tripod

[@malectric]

I remember someone saying that Jeff Beck was uncopyable. Not any more. And not a whammy bar in sight. I can't get enough of Matteo Mancuso's playing.

[@hendrikheemels8615]

Me too. Some people say he's just a shredder, but they don't get it at all. In this case he plays with a lot of respect for Beck's wonderful piece AND with a lot of feel and taste. He always does.

[@malectric]

@@hendrikheemels8615 To me he is a musician's musician in much the same way Frank Zappa was but in a league of his own. His depth of knowledge of all genres and the speed with which he transfer his ideas to the strings is just astounding. Definitely not just another shredder.

[@apebitmusic83]

Who the heck says he’s just a shredder!? Those people are clueless. He plays slow, fast, tastefully

[@fletcherward]

Matteo, who is clearly a once-in-five-generations talent, demonstrates that one can't exceed Beck's emotion with the opening melody.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

i thought he made the song his own in the worst way possible :a shred fest.

[@blake350z]

Jeff Beck was the best guitarist I ever saw in person on electric guitar. After seeing Guthrie live I realized why all Becks peers said he was truly of the the greatest.

[@maryvelneelemantenaya2092]

I wish his sound was turned up higher for his solos in the middle of the jam..

[@mendellbarreto7649]

Fantástico

[@karayuschij]

OMG! (Ostro Mancuso Govan)

[@paolosantovito2598]

❤

[@festivalexpress8505]

wonderful version - Beck would be proud to hear this, as would Tal.

[@sonnyboy5566]

He’s very good but nobody will be able to replicate Beck’s sound and technique. I’m not a musician but an avid listener of music. Grazie Matteo.

[@williamredrossiofficial2026]

Big 🎸

[@susannero6401]

Matteo is a fantastic player -- to state the obvious. What makes Beck's recording special, IMO, is the way it slowly builds up to an intense crescendo and then gently backs off, gracefully returning to the opening bends. The overall piece had a distinctive shape, or narrative. Even in the best covers, like this one, the transition from slow to fast and back isn't quite as smooth and controlled. Still very impressive though.

[@francesclarke6808]

As fantastic as Matteo is, and his technique might be better than Beck's, the original Beck instrumental is one of the best solos ever imho.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

he ruined it with tapping madness like it's 1992

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good.

[@motherlessblues1565]

It’s not all about technique,, technique should only enhance the music,,,

[@rudy69pezzi61]

Un mostro

[@HittingImage]

Really people? Somebody make an effort to record and upload this, and all you can comment on is that he did not film the bassist? Although it is clear that an attempt was made, but the bassist was not visible from the camera position. Maybe time to be grateful for what we get than whining like spoiled brats for it not being a perfect recording. Thanks for the video! It is interesting to follow Matteo. A very interesting guitarist!

[@paul_domici]

The single coils and the whammy bar make a big difference! Still very well played!!!

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is not a Jeff cover, neither imitation. This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good.

[@paul_domici]

No one said it was! @@consulentecomunicazionestr3072

[@rm-cr6sl]

Dio !

[@ivanmcpcpherson2407]

Roy Buchanan covered this tune also at the time Beck played this. A tip of the hat to each other. Check it out.

[@silvestrovirdis2315]

Il nuovo fenomeno della chitarra

[@thetej1098]

Awesome camerawork, totally ignores the other instrumentalists during their solo. 1:32 onwards for example.

[@Dobbification]

Bo.......non ci sono Parole sono Orgoglioso di essere tuo connazionale, anche se tu appartieni al paradiso

[@federicogatto2635]

7:00 Matteo hacked the Matrix

[@hpresses]

Seriously bro! Wtf was he doing in that passage! Unreal! Beyond amazing!

[@antonellocinquegrani]

Riccardo Oliva on bass.

[@frankbaker5174]

He can play it but it still is always Jeff Beck’s song. I find this version over the top and noodling.😊

[@erikvalkman9640]

S U P E R B E

[@git606]

Matteo is an amazing guitar player but I don't think anyone nowadays will ever have the same feel as Jeff...he could have so much more feel in a single note than anyone else. Santana would always go on about having that one note that you put all your emotion in but the only player I ever got that with was Jeff. No one knows how he did it which is why he's the best.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good.

[@russellfoster2400]

Jeff Beck never used a volume pedal and most of the pitch changes were made using the trem bar but yeah nice

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is NOT a Jeff cover, neither imitation. This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good. One of his best performances imo.

[@donaldrichards9176]

Who is this bassist?

[@francescor307]

Riccardo Oliva

[@RenardeauGuy]

1.25 - 4.06 amazing bass solo but lousy camera work. This camera guy only focuses on Matteo.

[@HittingImage]

The cameraman tried, but the vassist seems to be vehind the keybard in the dark, so cannot ve seen from the camera position.

[@JesusGarcia-bu7tf]

Can’t film the bassist is a poor excuse. Given the number of hi tech smartphones and cameras out there. Pretty sad.

[@HittingImage]

@@JesusGarcia-bu7tfGiven that the options are what we got or nothing, I think what we got is more than some people here deserve. Critisising a fan in the audience for not creating a perfect recording is being pretty entitled.

[@skatterbrainz]

Who's the bassist?

[@t2dev]

Probably his long time bassist from SNIPS band, Riccardo Oliva. They did the Jaco tune, The Chicken and also Spain a while back. He has another band that also recorded in his new album with bassist Stefano India. He plays with both. Both are excellent players.

[@nealprentice7874]

Stevie Wonder song by the way.

[@artysanmobile]

The best solution would have been to just edit it out completely. Despite the obligatory participation award from a clueless crowd, it was a room-clearer. A real stinker he’d probably like to take back.

[@vasilis8437]

This is one of the most powerful and emotional songs Jeff Beck ever recorded. An instrumental piece that makes you wanna burst into tears and Matteo’s approach just doesn’t. Unfortunately Jeff’s touch cannot be matched nor replicated. Makes you realise why he was the guitarist’s guitarist, the one every other player looked up to for decades. Anyone can play the notes, nobody can do it the way he did. Don’t get me wrong, I like Matteo a lot and class him as a top player and a generational talent. I just think he tried to fill really big boots here and unfortunately he is going to be compared. Good news for him, I still haven’t heard anyone that really has filled Jeff’s boots…

[@erikvalkman9640]

Well, well, well… 🤔 Such an articulated opinion! To eat a turd in an attempt to defecate a bread; that’s what I would call it.

[@samprada9298]

He was not trying to fill any boots.. it's a tribute performance not a cover. Jeff is Jeff, amazing as is with no need to compare. Matteo is Matteo, amazing as is with no need to compare. Your opinion on "who did it better" is kinda redundant in this context tbh, even if I get where you're coming from. But commenting it is just like whatever man lol

[@donaldrichards9176]

EVH Who?

[@lassesvenson7242]

Where is the feeling?

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good. I can assure you that Matteo have TONS of feeling. I saw him in a live concert, and every note give me great emotion. But emotion is subjective. If he dont give you emotion, I cant say nothing.

[@neoaureus]

What is the BASS player thinking ????

[@ItsMe-ex2vu]

Everyone will be copying him going forward. The best they can anyway

[@motherlessblues1565]

As good as his technique is ,, I prefer beck anyday cause beck varied everything beyond what we hear here,,,

[@Dyshof]

Bass player soloing, cam anywhere else....

[@docwill184]

You maybe want to learn where to aim the camera...

[@alainberset8978]

too much smoke there

[@user-fo7qw8lp2z]

I affirm this Jeff Beck tribute!!

[@probableiakant3469]

@alainberset8978 I'm sure the camera operator could have found the bassist through the smoke, at least for the bass solo.

[@alainberset8978]

@@probableiakant3469 If you listen carefully, you can almost see him.

[@trevorjohnson8142]

I know what you mean, but I think the cameraman knew the assignment; we came to see Matteo and he didn't miss any Matteo. I've seen way too many videos miss time the transitions back and forth. I'll take this.

[@scottfulton1096]

Nah for me. I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff play this live and this doesnt come close to that experience. Mateo is a ridiculous player and his technique is frightening but you cant cover Jeffs signature piece & even hope to get close to that emotion.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good. One of his most stunning performances.

[@louiesimon5292]

Great guitar playing; great bass solo. Whoever filmed this is obviously not a musician. No love for the bassist? What? I think Matteo will get better when he works on his technique a bit . . . :}

[@ibassnote]

Bass player ignored. Of course!

[@albertorodolfolandi2329]

I do not like people showing off. If you are a good player, just write your music and stop trying to "be better" than Jeff and Tal. They made an anthem from that tune, it´s theirs... Period.

[@carloseduardolisboa620]

Que absurdo não mostrarem o baixista em seu solo. Mateus Mancuso não é Deus, pode até se achar mas não é. Que vergonha...

[@JeanBernard0205]

Yes Matteo is a virtuoso, a lot of notes but J.Beck rendition is really the best, the bass solo is not really good. Listen to Tal Wikenfield with JB

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good. Comparisons with other musicians are useless, imo.

[@threeamigos842]

​@@consulentecomunicazionestr3072... How many times are you going to say this...zzzzzzz

[@jean-philippelaugs4426]

This is the late Jeffs signature track. This isn’t better than his legenday play. I’d prefer nrw original stuff from this band - and better drums. Sorry, I do not like it

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good.

[@artysanmobile]

Bloody hell! This was awful.

[@apebitmusic83]

You serious?

[@artysanmobile]

@@apebitmusic83 Dead serious.

[@artysanmobile]

@@apebitmusic83 I’m a real admirer of Matteo’s amazing talent, but they made a mess of a beautiful piece of music. The worst bass playing I’ve heard in literally years and just a butchery of a great composition for a chance to show off. That stuff makes me ill. A million notes? ✅ Great music? 👎🏽

[@apebitmusic83]

@@artysanmobile this is the worst bass playing you’ve heard in years?

[@artysanmobile]

@@apebitmusic83 In this particular song, in the context of a KZbin release, yes. The solo should have been edited out completely.

[@Kraewinkel]

Sorry, But this gut is not authentic.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

Are you jocking? MM is actually one of the most interesting guitarists in the world. This is a Jeff tribute, played obviously with Matteo Mancuso style. No one said Matteo plays like Jeff. Jeff is UNIQUE. But MM's tribute is very very good. Please look at his videos, he plays Coltrane and Charlie Parker, Eric Johnson and allan Holdsworth, country and rock. He plays ANYTHING.

[@louisn660]

Is that a capo on the 1st fret?

[@HittingImage]

It is just to dampen open strings. He explains in an interview with Rick Beato.

[@robertospatola777]

Maestoso tributo al grandissimo Jeff Beck ❤