Philip Sayce - Morning Star/Spanish Castle Magic - 4/30/22 Dallas International Guitar Festival

[@SLP-eb1wp]

Sayce has been at it for decades and has perfected his craft. Too bad he doesn't get more recognition.

[@flybybaby8008]

AMEN!

[@Johnny1.0]

I believe your referring to more mainstream/household b4 everyone bites your head off.... I feel like right b4 covid he had sooo much momentum I was hearing his name 100x more too. But... All of the living guitar gods know and praise his abilities and he is popular af with the blues fam just like SRV was. You can't help but respect a guy who stays true to his art and doesn't sell out to the pop machine. Im sure he could be making bank as a studio hit man and touring with whatever new fresh piece of ass that is getting financial backing and passed around LA and Nashville but he doesn't seem to play that game. IMHO

[@monoonlagoon7641]

Perhaps this kind of music is a bit intense for the majority of ears

[@rockhead69]

Simply fantastic. Haven't seen a performance like that in a long, long time. The man is a monster !

[@solomongrundy3314]

Can confirm that!

[@Hickalum]

Sorry, I think he’s lost the plot … More notes does not equal more music. If he could go listen to some Robin Trower … And take it from there …

[@rockhead69]

@@Hickalum sorry dude, but all his notes make music, and "less is not more" at all times.

[@deadreckoning292]

@@rockhead69 Sorry dude… No doubt Phillip is a virtuoso, but this performance was unmusical and nothing but a shameful display of self serving gymnastics. Hendrix would scoff at him.

[@rockhead69]

@@deadreckoning292 And that's your opinion, dude...you and Hendrix must've been really close friends.

[@tkubecek]

I've only just discovered this guitar god exists. His playing is up there with the greats. He should be way more famous 🤘🎸

[@riplead]

Just learned of Philip. Holy smokes. He's the real deal. Love his playing, tone, and voice. I betcha if SRV was still around, he'd be impressed too.

[@mikefearon5507]

His brother Jimmy loves him.

[@riplead]

@@mikefearon5507 I believe it. I think even Mr. Hendrix would have liked him too.

[@somebody670]

Philip is the whole box of candy! Yes, this guy has talent oozing from every pore. Play it baby, sing it! He's been around awhile too! Love it!!

[@nugsymalone1247]

He's got the talent, sounds a little light though. Not sure if thats the amps, the recording, or the strings hes using

[@R.to-the.A]

Holy shit! Does Philip ever STOP getting better? Jeez!!! Great, nice and humble dude. I'm inspired every single time I see and hear him play. His style, his skill, his intensity and soul. And DAMN! The brutality of his tone!!! Should be registered as a lethal weapon! Get 'em Philip!! Hell YEAH!

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

Yeah that tone is illegal'!

[@budgunter2316]

Wow, I just witnessed Jimmy Hendrix, SRV, Robin Trower and Pat Travers is just one F---ing song. Amazing talent Amigo!!!!! A new fan created tonight!!! How have I not witnessed this amazing talent before...

[@danielboucher328]

That 'Spanish castle magic' is so good .. 6:22

[@wildblueangel7431]

..just discovered Philip..very nice! Guitar playing/performances like this is not in the mainstream as much anymore, but still exist..you just have to look a little harder for it.. I believe the guitar, and the actual band form of music, will come back around to the mainstream.. but right now, it's kind of dormant building power. Stay blessed.. . and rock on my friends😎🎸🎶

[@stevengoodman3498]

He should be a household name by now. Been following him for years and he just blows me away with every song. His live performances are beyond next level! Thanks for posting.

[@aindriubradleymarshall6226]

My God he's incrediable .......

[@jeffbalagna9259]

Wow! The way he bends two strings together on those high notes with that drive is fuckin intense!

[@HHHAAA111222]

Fookin' BRAVO, gentlemen! Searching for Spanish Castle...and found y'all. Well done, indeed.

[@Rufus10101]

He's got the loosest and most vicious right hand in the business! 🔥

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

I love this type of aggressive right hand technique, none of that acoustic percussion bullshit

[@andymelendez9757]

I’m digging that!

[@tonycannata7241]

I knew the paint on that new guitar was not for long!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!

[@flybybaby8008]

Just when I began to believe that all a Strat has to offer has already been done, someone like this comes along to prove me wrong! Thank you for your performance!!! Looking forward to following your career, and hoping to catch a live performance if and when you hit northern California!

[@Johnny1.0]

Ive been seeing that strat in his social media during lockdowns and so stoked to see and hear it live. I believe those are his signature pickups too. I forget if they are clones of Mother or the other strat but they are fire!

[@steveindorset]

Wow!! This guy makes that fake pretender Bonamassa look like a beginner!! Awesome!! Does anyone know if he ever makes it across the pond to the UK? Got to see this guy live!!!

[@JeffyG]

I’ve played guitar for 40 years and admired many of the greatest, but Philip is a creative and technical genius (and I’m bias being from Toronto).

[@dennispickard7743]

Yup ! Me too , I’ve just put mine in the bucket !

[@FighterPilot1945]

Frank Marino another amazing guitarist Canada .

[@somebody670]

I love Toronto! Saw him play with Jeff Healy when Jeff was still here. Awesome performance!!

[@stephennizich2274]

wow!

[@martlang3763]

Love your playing Philip....wow !

[@fuimastv]

For sure, Philip has picked where SRV left, and kicked it up a few knotches. Impressive skills, speed, but not losing the FEELING. Thanks for keeping the blues alive 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@filipenasestrelas9863]

Esse é um gênio!

[@mvinge]

@09:17 I did not see the "In the Hall of the Mountain King" tease coming. I'm stealing that for sure lol love it

[@stephanegirard1126]

wow wow wow ma tete va exploser !!! The Power of Sayce ⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@bigman12583]

Why this guy is not way more famous than he is i will never understand, he is better than most all blues players but most people have never heard of him. He is truly one of the greats!!!!!

[@ГургенДжангирян]

I think it's up to his promoting staff

[@GB-lp9tm]

He was in the Jeff Healey Band. People who are interested in Blues Musik know him.

[@billybarnett]

Fucking great job !!! Modern day jimi and Alvin Lee.

[@robbienewporter9281]

Very impressed with this band. Will start following. He's on my RADAR

[@ItsJustRyan89]

@@robbienewporter9281 sure he’ll be thrilled.

[@landslug]

After 50 years of playing, I think I'm calling it a day LoL FKing brilliant

[@Illinois-Wildlife-Encounters]

lol

[@akkiakki79]

Best of completely blues

[@tommykatona1984]

He's a monster!! His energy is unbelieavable.

[@roderickbalt8993]

Same could be said about you dude!

[@doodoodoodadada7872]

You're no slouch either, Tommy!

[@AlHuerta]

I believe Jimi and Stevie’s spirit lives in you both Tommy..Two different type of players but the same fire and spirit burns inside..🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@stephenmiller5023]

Almost didn’t recognize him with his haircut short now, but there’s NO MISTAKE that it’s PHILLIP … Having had the rare opportunity to see him play live about 5 years ago at the Julian Blues Festival here in So Cal ( up in mountains outside of San Diego), he plays everything like his life depends on it … and even now in this one 5 years later. Still kicking Ass 👍👍. Thanks for posting this epic performance.

[@toddmcintosh83]

Incredible solos around the 3 and 5 minute marks on Morning Star!😎🎸👍😃 Also about 8 minutes in on Spanish Castle Magic!😉😎🎸

[@JayLang7]

Nasty with it, NASTY!!! love it

[@mikefearon5507]

Tearing it the fuck up, as usual. Got his autograph in `99.

[@mariebrigittesevaistre2310]

wow !!Powerful & excellent !!!

[@papaj2605]

Well done. The whole vibe feels good. Now let's talk about the mix. Wow the guitar is really out front even when he's not soloing. Vocals are a little more covered than I would like but I heard a lot of love recordings where the Hendrix guitar was out front too so, in this sense, it makes the performance sound more "period", more 1960's. He clearly is performing here to not take any prisoners.

[@mikefearon5507]

Can`t hear any bass.

[@matthewtaylor808]

I literally have nothing other to say than holy shit

[@austenschober1699]

bass player looks like a carbon copy of fred armisen

[@digitalsketchguy7844]

Monster guitarist

[@smithscarborough]

This performance is amazing! New fan here. | , , /

[@billt.5884]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thejamnasium6447]

I'll have what he's having

[@blues6782]

All you need is a guitar, practice and talent

[@thejamnasium6447]

@@blues6782 I mean... sure

[@ziggamaras]

Philip deserves a lot, he is talent incarnated. Natasha thanks again for everything, your documentation is treasure !

[@billiepulera1008]

Holy Moses Hot Damn !! Talk about fluently ripping it up like a champ! I'd hate to be the guitarist to go on after this performance, it's like his fingers were possessed by the Devil himself! 🤘🔥🤘

[@thomvogan3397]

I wish my guitar hadn't heard that, it's now staring at me with a look of utter contempt

[@Crinkle65]

Dudes a national treasure. Never ever less than 100%. EVER !!!

[@mikefearon5507]

Yes, Canadian.

[@InstantKaarma]

Kinda David Lee Roth and Eddie fused in one person

[@RawPower7]

Holy hell...

[@joeysonner2158]

Well a dear friend sent me this and to check him out. Of course im a smart man and do so. I expected him to be great...but that...i didnt expect that....that was better than great. Hes incredibly special. Wow.

[@andreabenini7392]

9:18 What is that lick? 😳😳😳 Damn he good

[@seenochasm7101]

Nobody touches the strings like sayce.

[@erico2001]

There are a few players that just crush it live over every one of their studio recordings and Philip is one of them. He just keeps getting better, firestorm.

[@bgrierofficial]

This is his best performance ever.

[@psrvtones9284]

Perfect duo Mrngstr plus SCmagic

[@walkthroughvideos8916]

As much as I do love and appreciate Sayce. He is just all on full the whole time and even though it is amazing playing it ends up just a wall of noise. Id love him more if there was more dynamics highs and lows and less 100mph.

[@56brever]

Yep, shoots his wad right out of the gate and there is no where left to go.

[@foolhardymcpain]

Deal! More room for me at the front!

[@Johnny1.0]

@@foolhardymcpain 100%

[@jordandangelo180]

Listen to “ Once “from this same show…amazing performance. I don’t really agree though about it being a wall of sound…to me, when done right by Phillip Sayce, it’s a sight to behold and pure magic. He said let’s have fun with this one… which to me means he’s going to just have fun and go nuts for these two songs and he played his ass off. He really gave his all. Playing with that much fire and passion with all that speed where you can still hear every single note during his fast runs is, to me, simply amazing. The guy is just a virtuoso and if you dig into his catalog you’ll find tons of slower songs with lots of space. Actually, most of his albums are mostly songs played in that manner, with room and lots of feel. But from this performance, a new song he wrote after his father passed away called “ Once “ , Michael Palmisano did a reaction video to it and breaks it down and it’s a beautiful song with a beautiful chord progression and it builds perfectly. This was Sayce doing Hendrix and Blackmore and just having fun to end the show. Personally I’m always super impressed and happy we have someone like him who is a mix of SRV and Hendrix and Jeff Healey combined with his own style that can play the guitar and sing at the highest level. There aren’t many left like him and I hope he’s around for a long time because he’ll only get better.

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

Depends how he builds he set though, these songs are straight back to back, probably for impact.

[@TheDobroslide]

Lo mejor y lo más parecido a Jimi y Steve Ray,,,,,, Ya lo conocía,,,,,,,Un monstruo……… y encima un tío muy natural sabiendo q es un grande,,,,,, Saludos a mis amigos Doble Bobina Argentinos,,,, sos grandes también,,,,, Saludos desde Cádiz ( España)

[@Hangover_Bear]

Absolutely crushing guitar work by Philip, but also a huge shout out to the drummer & bassist for holding down the bottom end! Definitely giving of the Layton/Shannon vibe

[@RandomC.E.Reeves]

Oh for sure! Double trouble would be proud!

[@Musicsports]

Simply the most energetic and talented blues performer around today. He hits you like SRV did. No mas.

[@Guitar_Smasher]

Living proof that pentatonic scales are all you need!

[@joshuamcdonough2197]

phew if you think this is all pentatonic i got a lot to tell ya lol

[@mentosz9609]

Def some kind of -ian mode

[@Johnny1.0]

The man never calls it in! I've never witnessed a set that he didn't bring the intensity and go wide open for his audience like SRV.

[@timl3716]

The quality of this video is on spot thanks for sharing 👌

[@boabglen]

Yeh he's ripping that up. Good shit

[@Dad-Gad]

He's got a great voice and a beast of a guitar tone !

[@fredcampbell4536]

Double whammy.....Most of the excellent guitar players out there dont have the strong vocal skills to pull it off. Philip is a rare breed in that regard....

[@thomasguitarman9025]

alw3ays amazing , I dont get guys who play that style never looks like the are cleanly fingering anything but sound amazing and they play with such force and abandon

[@jakollee]

Cool, “Hall of the Mountain King” at 9:19!

[@velvetcitysound]

Turquoise ring? Big drape? Strat? Yep, another child of Hendrix

[@ecinaz]

New fan. He's amazing.

[@toneloke7489]

🤯🤯🤯🤯WHY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD OF NIGGA!!!!!, HE'S A VIRTUOSO, HENDRIX, & SRV HAD A BABY!!!🎸🎸🎶🎶🤯🤯

[@andymelendez9757]

Dynamite with his Stratoblaster,guaranteed to melt your mind…….❤

[@GB-lp9tm]

Sayce plays between SRV and Jimi Hendrix included his own Style. Very, very cool!

[@RyanLGoodwin]

Sounds ALOT like Ian Moore when Ian played this style of sound.

[@kevinolson1710]

I hear a little bit of Stevie Ray, a little bit Gary Moore, some Jeff Healey. This guy is an Amazing Guitarists. I want to hear what he has to say as a musician. He has allot to say, but at times it seems very Manic, no disrespect. But at times it seems like Speed Blue's, again Amazing Guitarists!

[@somebody670]

I just found him, he's fantastic! I'm a blues fan too. This guy is the whole package, playing, nice voice! So many good artists don't get the recognition they deserve.

[@markeyhendrix]

He's one of the very few who could have gone head to head with SRV unbelievable playing 👍

[@raydowley1038]

somethings missing for me awesome playing but the vocals/and the sound are not working for me just lacking something might be just a bad live sound

[@dougpullins1215]

Another Hendrix cover that’s better than original. He was ahead of his time but nothing special talent wise.

[@misterjohnlove]

May be this guy's newest fan - love what you do Natasha!

[@sca1871]

Can I be in your band? This man is a beast

[@johnnyslash9033]

He is awesome to watch. So clean. Good voice and great skill on the guitar 🤘🍻

[@AlHuerta]

A moment of silence for that guitar. 🙏🏼🎸

[@efraindehesa1454]

Este guitarrista me gusta más que steve Ray , tiene el toque pero más enriquecida su manera de tocar

[@vincentmalavolta6645]

That mutual fuka is one wicked dude God I'm shocked my mouth is on the ground

[@CursedInEternity92]

Random but I'd love to see Phil rip a bass one time, just to see what he would play.

[@chuckkelley5894]

Toenails up! Zero separation of the man and the music 🎶

[@GinaSalcido-ko9ly]

MY DAD IS THE MORNING STAR BY THE WAY... HIS NAME IS ART SALCIDO... ARE WE CLEAR!!

[@johnnybrace]

love the hard wired strat!! Guy really is a monster for sure...and rhythm section also

[@benewgillian6823]

This cat makes Joe Bonamassa so boring ...

[@Seb_plays_guitar]

Bonamassa is boring

[@watchesvideosonline]

​@@Seb_plays_guitar all he does is try to copy the God Eric Johnson but with much worser tone.

[@Seb_plays_guitar]

@@watchesvideosonline agreed

[@SLP-eb1wp]

That vibrato is drenched

[@fearofnot6433]

All around awesome! ~ First time I heard him and the band :)

[@arthurblackhistoric]

Wow!! Absolute insane ability on the guitar Philip!!

[@Pannemat]

I hear Joaquin Phoenix is going to play him in a biopic, lol.

[@xa9131]

Fucking sooo dope!!!!

[@koiroyal3376]

Philip’s cracked the codex

[@ebeep]

I think I broke the Like button.

[@felixarmandoocampoluces1941]

Steve Wozniak on drums

[@jonnno243]

Another huge guitarist over the decade or so, imo, is Chantel McGregor. Try to catch her version of Mountain Time by Joe Bonamassa. " Chantel McGregor Band Mountain time Part 2"

[@michaelcraig9449]

BLAZIN'!!

[@keenedgedesigns]

Great player that would benefit from playing fewer notes. Where is the melody?

[@MrTobiKay]

Did he pick up a new guitar? Doesn't look like a Fender

[@1AnitrasDance]

Its an SVL guitar

[@edfederoff2679]

The man sure knows his modes - and moods!

[@CharlesM-dp4xe]

Hmm, I wonder ... Has he experimented with LSD yet, just sayin' .

[@scottjames1401]

F*ING slayed it.