Robben Ford & The Band Iisalmi, Finland

[@nacienlos70]

He still plays his songs differently. Never repeats solos. Hats off to the master.

[@davebowman6497]

Many years ago I was mostly into rock, but had a colleague and friend who had been playing jazz. He taught me a lot, and brought me to some jazz concerts, among them a local big band that gigged every monday evening. On one occasion I asked "what if someone played the same solo two nights in a row?". Sort of baffeld, my friend answered "they'd think he was boring!". This is one of the things that makes jazz and blues interesting to listen to. Theres even a sequence here, in the first song, where I believe Robben is taking the band with surprise with some impromptu harmonies.

[@p6x2]

Jazz school. The master of augmented / diminished scales. Even on Blues numbers, he still keep it more interesting.

[@StephenbRock23]

Robben Ford playing a vintage Telecaster through Fender amps. There is no substitute! Fantastic band. Fantastic tone.

[@hanskung3278]

Vintage frets? 21 frets? Really?

[@blackie75]

Only it was far to loud and completely drowning everything else out, even in the rhythm parts.

[@p6x2]

@@hanskung3278 Most likely equipped with 6105; 21 frets is not impairing anything.

[@hanskung3278]

@@p6x2 I guess he would probably regret....it must be me, I don't get the vintage thing, I guess it's like old cars, their cool and all but a uncomfortable ride and full of problems.

[@Marcus_C51]

Yes, hadn't seen this gig before-Robben always puts a smile on my face! He is just such a master...The band is cookin'. Of course Robben sounds superb on anything he plays, sometimes I like to listen to him playing his old Fender Signature model with the Blue Line or a 335. I also heard him on a Strat once and woah, that was something else. But he kills on the Tele for sure!

[@garethgravell1596]

One of the most underrated players ever. A supreme musician.

[@brianbourque6352]

Only underrated by those who don't know any better

[@sclutovic]

Easily the greatest blues/jazz/rock/fusion guitarist to ever play.

[@fdkc11]

Robben Ford - a blues master what a feeling! Superb band 🙂

[@telecasteroil]

A great backing group, and that guitar tone so,awesome..

[@goswo]

Real home cooked music. The cure in a crazy world ❤️ Btw, the PRS sounded really good, but that Tele… ohhh boy… And hats completely off for that very very swinging band.

[@jipes]

Beautiful set a nice mix of old classics and Robben's composition. The musicians fits perfectly in Robben's groove

[@rockitflash]

It’s so cool. Robben is playing with guys he just met here. What superb musicianship!

[@JJK]

I have never heard a Tele sound so good! Makes me want to buy one!

[@andrewthesea]

Robben thanks so- so -so much for uploading!!!! And God bless KZbin and whoever done the video and editing - quality is so perfect and done professionally. I'm in heaven). Seriously, it's really really really good!

[@MrPugsley1961]

I feel the same, the entire time I'm watching and listening I'm saying those same things. Such a pleasure to have top quality audio and video together. So often one or the other is lacking, not here though.🙏

[@CanuckFinn]

Yep, whoever recorded the audio/video did a great job! All the stars in the universe were aligned perfectly that night--that sound is gorgeous!

[@philcig]

@@CanuckFinn I think Robben is mixed too high on a lot of the organ solos. His comping shouldn't be louder than the organ solo, but it is on some songs. That's on the mixing tech. Otherwise the sound is great.

[@jala_penoss]

Mr Robben you are so fluent on the guitar I need to listen to you every day! Thanks so much!

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

Holgar's B3 makes this all the more special, drummer Jussi has beautiful touch. A perfect frame for our beloved Robben's expressions. I wish them all good health & happiness as they add to ours!

[@gabrielcarvalho5483]

This one is special! Great band, amazing mix and Robben is on fire!! I wish I was there!

[@jofuku52]

There is NO guitarist as tasty as Robben! I am a longtime fan of his!

[@straymusictracksfromdavoro6510]

This is absolutely superb, but you'd expect nothing less from one of the greatest ever, wonderful, thank you very much.

[@heikkipehto9848]

Real pleasure to hear this consert. You can see tuhat the players really enjoy of what they are doing. And that Telly IS mr Fords real Instrument.

[@MarceloDinelza]

My favorite one!!! The master Robben Ford!!!

[@pekkachristmas9867]

This was something special! And you signed my guitar after the show. I can’t thank you enough for the music, inspiration and being so generous, Sir!

[@mafaik]

00:00:39 Band warm-up - Actual Proof (Herbie Hancock cover) 00:07:49 Bird Nest 00:12:33 Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Allen Toussaint cover) 00:17:34 Band Introduction 00:18:58 Go 00:26:20 Oh, Virginia 00:31:57 White Rock Beer…8 Cents 00:38:36 Black Night (Charles Brown cover) 00:46:26 Slick Capers Blues (Little Buddy Doyle cover) 00:50:56 Better Off What I Haven't Done 00:58:37 Fair Child 01:09:10 Fool's Paradise

[@FeelingShred]

thanks 🙏🙏🤘

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

MAFALK TY it's always great when someone adds this so we can move around to change the order & repeat. Appreciate much -

[@sharkair2839]

what a great drummer!

[@juanmanuelpereira5226]

Wonderful concert. Inspirational. Nice set list. Simple set, high energy.

[@lovemeditation8981]

Thanks for everything, it doesn't get much better. A perfect performance with a quality video and sound. A pure delight.

[@lionPGF]

Such a great band to complete such a great musician ! Thank you Robben Ford!!!

[@9UaYXxB]

That keyboardist sure pulled out some kind of tasty when he got the floor in "Fair Child". Love this gig here !

[@grantwilcox3738]

What a great backing band! Kudos!!! I’m sure they haven’t played that much together with Robben, but wow they found the grove. Thanks

[@noecuesta7888]

Incredible band and incredible Robben Ford.

[@graemero5532]

What a gift this is. Thanks Robben

[@MrPugsley1961]

So very good to see and hear you playing a full show. Damn what a tight ensemble especially considering you had just one rehearsal together. Quite outstanding group of players and Robben sounds as good as ever to my ears. Peace, love and grace to you all. Thanks 🙏

[@francemirbarradeoliveira5298]

excellent musicians in this fragile world❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JoeValenti1968]

Ok Robben is a legend but geez … What a band!

[@jansbamusic4778]

back to the blues, you did right Robben Ford 💯👌

[@barrygathercole]

ROBBEN, AWESOME AS ALWAYS, BASS PLAYER IN HEAVEN.

[@bobbarcus9415]

Amazing one rehearsal!! Sounds like a record.

[@ThiagoBragaMusic]

What a guitar sound!! Amazing! Great music always!!

[@jimlabos]

On fire! Robben you seem ecstatic to play with these superb musicians. Enjoy Europe but don't forget us here in Montreal! Cheers.

[@vbros7]

Great little band! You can tell they're really diggin' it too - they probably don't get too many of these kinds of opportunities in Finland!

[@Corporations8MyBaby]

I watched/listened to "Bird Nest" with this band on the previous show. Now this version. OMG that Tele sounds so delicious and 3D in those clean Fender amps. Its heaven. No comparison. Robben has become the TeleMaster. Much more range, subtlety... I "hear the wood." Perfect. Maybe I'm just imagining it, but RF seems "more free" here than with the black guitar. For me it's night and day.

[@Dd13200]

What a killer band leading the way for the master

[@laurieharper1526]

This is so tasty and understated. Great sympathetic playing by the band. I love the greasy Hammond sound.

[@leighsayers2628]

The tele ..omg sounds beautiful ..gtreat band ..great sound ..loving this big time ..awesome !!

[@mark52111]

Wow, Robben's guitar sound is so much better playing a Tele over a PRS. I believe he is a certified Master of the Telecaster!

[@grantwilcox3738]

I think so too. I just listened to the recording with the PRS and it didn’t sound as alive. That said, I imagine his ole trusty tele is just a lot more comfortable and he feels more at home on it. He is s master no mater what he plays. So we’ll see if he plays his PRS more and dials in his sound on it more. All good

[@vbros7]

Couldn't agree more. The PRS just doesn't suit him...

[@scottbrady4472]

I preferred the Prs.

[@lukaszplucinski6874]

To me most PRS guitars are missing some part of the bandwidth, somewhere in the mid frequency range. That makes them a bit different, but we are all used to the full sound of classic Fender and Gibson models. Robben recently uses less overdrive. I'm not sure this is the best idea, I find his recent work a bit too "sterile" for a lack of a better word. I also think his rhythm playing didn't improve over the years. Of course he is still very unique, but I would rather listen to Mystic Mile or Supernatural than to his current work. I think his last great album was "A Day in Nashville". Perhaps another problem is a lack of a creative lineup. Robben chooses great musicians, but to make a great album you need to allow other people to contribute something "fresh". I might be critical, but I'm certainly a huge fan of Robben.

[@goswo]

@@lukaszplucinski6874 I share your observations regarding PRS. Never tried one that I could bond with. Any yes, maybe a bit to critical. Not many players with such a long history stays as fresh and vibrating as Robben :-) Not to forget, his great singing and song writing…

[@sargentppeper]

Hey Robben.. nice to see a simple set up with just a coupe of pedals. Great rhythm section too. Blessings to you my friend! :)

[@JP-gt8qr]

Mr. Robben and tele, yup! That should do it

[@jamespell8091]

Very cool

[@TonySchopp]

Such respect for capturing what I love about live music the most - unity, pure joy and the spontaneity of being in the moment with each other. It just pops off the screen! It’s obvious these musicians are supremely talented but whomever filmed and edited this is also truly great at what they do. Bravo!

[@Krispy1011]

Man - what a great group of guys playing - really good stuff - thx

[@TheGurner1]

Wonderful performance of a great song

[@riccardobrugnetti2060]

Grandi ❤

[@Sharing13]

What a Sunday evening treat!!!!

[@olavwindstad8367]

Robben is, and always be THE BEST THERE IS.

[@leighsayers2628]

Fabulous sound .i love this its awesome .

[@jammer777]

Love that Tele! Glad to see him on it again! Much more “spank” than the PRS.

[@george-st-george]

really cool......thank you...the band is so great.....sounds so good....everyone.!!!!!!!

[@slavestosaturn]

Maddeningly good show! The band is stunning, special kudos to each member and Robben is in top form.

[@tetra3000]

Love how one show its a les paul the next a prs and next his classic tele

[@jamespell8091]

I'm 60 and forgive me I'm not Robin Ford fluent I must look into this plus more technicalities. Always been aware of him I guess it is is that he has mellowed, he doesn't drive so hard now and perhaps show off / show up. You know what I'm kind of saying here?

[@gianmariacurtoni379]

Magia pura! Il sound di Robben Ford e quello della band si sommano e si completano per dare forma a un blues di una bellezza rara.

[@FabioDAndrea-QueatlesAndBeen]

E intanto, un pizzichino di riverbero in meno sulla chitarra io l'avrei apprezzato... 😀

[@p6x2]

I still has his Zen Drive on the left side of his pedal board.... incredible!

[@gordon9682]

grazie infinite Robben per questo meraviglioso concerto

[@eduarderlenbusch170]

KLASSE !!!!

[@paulandreas7955]

Best telecaster Sound i’ve heard in a live ever 😮

[@souza2980]

Robben Ford grande e mágico. Isto sim é um show de música.

[@crassnall]

Thank you Robben for this video. What a great performance.

[@jwparsons1]

I like his singing too.

[@bryangarcia662]

This is glorious!

[@johnkeast1392]

Robben Ford is the Boss

[@sklblues2]

Awesome show!

[@TunaLoopBackingTracks]

Great playing Robben!!

[@GuitarGeorge55]

Thank you Robben! Saw you at the Vancouver Folk Festival - awesome!

[@danashore1304]

I watch this daily

[@Campbell1.]

Great music, SHAME I cannot buy anywhere the music !

[@jiggyquinn5635]

Awesome!

[@johnbravorini1392]

Fantasmic

[@josephdillehay3130]

"Pure" is Excellent!

[@GS-uy4xo]

Just a tad heavy on the verb, but the Tele sounds great - still miss the Dumble (but who wouldn’t!). Great to great Robben killin it as always, his rhythm playing is on a another level.

[@jamespell8091]

It is a bit verb'y. I'm associating it with surf but there's nothing surf about this. Ok suppose without it though one could go bonkers. You have to have had been there with things like that. A bit of a monster this way.

[@FabioDAndrea-QueatlesAndBeen]

Wonder if this was the "room" sound or it was elaborated in post-production. Ford's sound is usually less reverberated!

[@BrazenNL]

So much better than that dead sounding PRS. The Tele is alive!

[@blues6782]

No

[@CanuckFinn]

ya man! That old Tele be speaking the truth that night fer sure--'PURE'!

[@georgevockroth8806]

@@CanuckFinn Yes indeed!

[@georgevockroth8806]

Completely agree.

[@reinbald]

Hard to compare - the tele has a lot of reverb, the prs is dry

[@jammer777]

What a master!

[@FeelingShred]

there's no fucking way 🤣🤣this recording and mixing is way too fucking clean and spotless 🤣🤣I refuse to believe this is possible, we all know that concert recordings suck 🤣🤣my brain is skeptical 🤣🤣🤘🤘🙏🙏thanks for sharing (fucking awesome)

[@jamespell8091]

This is an auditorium. Purpose built and a good one too . Notice when he took a bow and thanked the audience. No microphone. When they were clapping for an oncore ..no surplus sound Good stuff here

[@JeffMcErlain]

Awesome as always my man.

[@GiantRock62]

Back to Tele, sounds great after PRS.. Peace.✌

[@Doty6String]

This is what a fender sounds like

[@jamespell8091]

So much available right there at your finger tip's with those Telecasters

[@GregsGuitars]

nice and relaxed concert - I love the Fender amp tone!!! Is the reverb from the spring tank only - or is some more digital reverb added?

[@milesharris335]

I’m guessing the smaller amp is set with some reverb and the larger one is dry. That’s what I feel like I’m hearing.

[@davidsheriff9274]

Why would he want reverb on one amp and not on both, what is the difference in the sound.

[@FeelingShred]

Fender amps 🙏🙏makes me so fucking happy 🤘🤣

[@albertdawson6814]

Pretty cool

[@zacharyoliver1325]

I love how the peanut gallery loves to weigh in on the PRS vs Tele situation -and complain about reverb- without considering that the room is completely different. A great guitarist like Robben can make pretty much anything work wherever, but different rooms do different things to the sound. Personally, I'd love to have either a 60s tele or one of those PRSs. Either way, I'd be better off than where I am! Honestly, though, I should just follow Zappa's advice...

[@leighsayers2628]

What fender amp is he using ..just beautiful sound ..loving this ..

[@lorenzo6mm]

Robbens cool. That bass player rules. Thats TONE massive fat honking tone. Jazz is not dead it just smells funny. As far as clean tones, nobody was better than Jerry Garcia in his first Ten years of shredding clean. Except maybe Larry Carlton.especially above the 12 th fret...

[@HelgeStoe]

Great! 🎸🎼🇳🇴

[@EDER8314]

🔥🔥🔥🎸

[@gustavocaetano3456]

Good🌿

[@robbuser7904]

💚💚💚❤

[@thaiselisalopes4826]

Phenomenal

[@guitarsofold100]

so are you Thais

[@WickBeavers]

This is great- love the band!

[@mortenmortensen4156]

The solo on Black Night OMG

[@jalalbouaaza6112]

tres bon concert

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Amazing performance! I wonder what that little pedal is on the floor. Looks like a Line 6 stomp but I am not sure.

[@sclutovic]

THE MAESTRO

[@gianpierovena235]

Wow.. They are so good.. Wonderful! Anyone knows what amps plays Robben Ford?

[@Timrobrus]

Twin reverb on the right. Looks like a Vibrolux reverb on the left but can’t be sure.

[@jonnybeck6723]

Great timeless ageless funk... I'm pretty sure I hear horn influence... ...sounds like a six-string sax (!)

[@FSarnicola]

🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

[@jerrysolonsmith8471]

Always impressive! Love Robin. Was it just me or is there ZERO bass and kick in the mix? I know it's a jazz club, but damn.....there's no thump here....kinda kills the groove within the ass-end acting as an anchor

[@philcig]

I hear plenty of bass.

[@GeorgeKam]

Bass is there alright and killing it,about the kick it disappears in the heavy load parts but comes back at less dynamic stuff.it has a natural tone to it .also don't forget you are not listening to heavy rock or metal .in the blues everything's comes more naturally less triggered compressed.