Taiwan live 2003 part 3 - Andy Mckee

[@sixstrings2]

what sucks is that no matter how much I love guitar, no matter how much I practice, I will never be that good cause that is pure talent........

[@Marc4360]

Andy Mckee kicks ass I love his songs...he looks like a zen buddhist in this video with his clothing and his HAIR!!! he has hair!

[@daveasch]

As usual I'm left hating this guy with such admiration!!! Amazing!! The truly gifted often are skipped for stardom!

[@AdamCantor]

I saw him in March when he performed live with Nicholas Barron in downtown Indianapolis. We met before the show, and when he was playing he dedicated his performance of "Keys to the Hovercar" to me!

[@jawadad802]

why isn't this guy famous?.... seriously... you come to belgium Andy and I pay good money to see you play... thank god (and I aint' even religious) for KZbin...

[@666jaymes]

the song common ground has grown on me sooo much, i love it more than drifting nowdays :) very good performance :)

[@DirEnGreyRule]

O.o woah, he looks sooooo different with long hair!! And ive never heard him play like that either!! this is so awesome!

[@AdamCantor]

he is, one of the nicest guys i have ever met

[@KCYoni]

Incr3dible how he plays the guitar... never seen any1 whit this great style of making music with a guitar damn... =)

[@WeekendWarrior1210]

Incredible, hes the best guitar I have ever seen.

[@smazzk]

Ok i am so back with my tail between my legs, having checked all his other vids i can truly say that yes andy mckee is one of a kind,absolutely amazing

[@soulshaker123]

This guy is truly a big talent.

[@Markrhcp80]

Este tipo es un piolo! de pana que le imprime potencia a las notas pero sin dejar de lado la part emcional! Grande men!

[@ksrhys-]

Andy Mckee is the only person in the world that can have this hair and i still want to look at him. For anyone watching this video who's thinking 'damn, my hairstyle isn't so bad, andy rocked it' please, go cut your hair. Now thats out of the way. Its incredible that andy mckee has been THAT good at guitar for at the very least seven years. Endless respect for him, with or without a furry creature living on his scalp.

[@bigbluechevy12345]

about lessons... I took lessons, from a guy that taught himself and I can still express myself very well, what makes the difference is who the tacher is, not the fact that you take lessons.

[@knightfox73]

He is making his guitar to love him, that's the magic. Geez, I love his song, Drifting.

[@Dittohead555]

Big thanx. I love the energy of that song. amazing. And I bet ever1 must know Drifting by now. :P

[@bathory1234567890]

Don't matter how he looks like! He's a brilliant guitarist and he makes fantastic music! Ignorant people! Just lookin on how people look like!

[@madseadog]

this guy is awesome! The way he combines rythm, guitar and sound is simply out of this world! You rock Andy!

[@bdynamyte]

this guy has an amazing amount of talent, with his hands and that guitar he shakes the very core of the earth, ROCK ON ANDY

[@guitar4794]

thank you so much for posting this. It's like going back in time to see andy before he was so famous

[@Jouwl]

Whatever haircut Andy has is the most awesome haircut available on this planet.

[@xpingunatorx]

this is absolutely amazing

[@kpas22105]

That is exactly what I was thinking when I watched this. That is some amazing playing.

Oh my god. This man is very beatiful...

[@09kovuk]

This is the first time i heard his voice!!!!!

[@A5p3r07h]

simply amazing

[@thetiler]

Terrific flow. Love how natural you seem on stage. WAy to go!!!!

[@thisisabhishekgoswami]

Guitar wizard, loved the effortlessness..amazing guy///

[@BlackLabelBob]

This song really is awesome

[@F8DeleteR]

You sound Brilliant Andy! I had no clue you used to have a mop on your head lol :) Much love brotha, keep on keepin on!!

[@TransAmFormulaV8]

Common ground fucking rocks!!! I stole that chorus rift and integrated it into one of my songs. Everytime i hear that chorus i can not help but headbanging so hard that my neck hurts the next day.

[@cernacerna]

is that Andy? wow, what a change :) he's great

[@EtherTrace]

It's always easier to chalk excellence up to talent instead of effort. Screw despair, I'm gonna go learn to play this no matter how long it takes me.

[@smazzk]

I recognise his look of one who sleeps whit his guitar,How good is this guy that hes got ye all drooling at the altar of andy,an inspirational talent he is though, one of a kind,except for those other guys

[@Cyberbob182]

Always amazing...

[@Corrosive1]

wow, i like this ! Never heard common ground before =)

[@mesmoland]

Fantastic,would love to hear that with nylon strings.

[@Ra3D]

listening to drifting id have to say he comes from planet chill ; ) YEAH ANDY!

[@beautyofsylence]

OMG HE HAS HAIR O_O. This guy is totally amazing I love everything he does.

[@pragnoid]

This songs name "Common Ground" this is great song isnt it...Its REALLY amazing

[@mattdcs15CORK]

It's insane how much better he's gotten, but more to the point, how unreal he was he started playing professionally 0.0

[@satanismybrother]

you know whats really amazing - that those big sleeves dont get in his way awesome stuff

[@dobledinc]

A total music prodigy !

[@MatosJr]

wonderful!!

[@manamollets]

W.O.W. this is great! Man you must have a very strong and endurant thumb... wow

[@OakesProject]

The first song he plays is Common Ground, the second is Drifting.

[@allterrain]

Awesome player. I also like how he has embraced his hairloss and lost this Rowlf the dog from the Muppets look. The site says he is only in his 20's so we have many more years of innovation to come!

[@xsamitt]

A true guitar god...Need I say more?

[@sHarYP]

JOY IS IN YOU MAN!

[@fritskezowittenie]

AWESOME!!!

[@BlackLabelBob]

thats a great tune that first one

[@Rael0505]

It's not shaven anymore ;) He let it grow back, but it's really short. Seeing him live tonight! Can't wait.

[@swimdfree]

it's a not a matter of who's better it's butt annoying when people compare one musician to another. Each person has their own unique way of doing things and creating music. So stop hatin' on people and comparing them to other people.

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

Oh my god his hair!

[@Beakemhawks001]

Awesome!!!

[@Ra3D]

lol cookie, i think all of us who have seen what andy has done and is capable of doing are with you 100%. in the end... youtube will set us free ; )

[@sascorp]

even if looking kind of... well... you know... the music is still awesome!

[@robb666xxx]

I hope he won whatever competition this was!

[@joethepro3]

amazing : )

[@jUstSash2207]

GREAT!!!

[@Turghotar]

He plays rythym and lead guitar at the same time! Fucking great! Guitar hero!

[@stebbifreakout]

@MrBananenmensch The first one is called Common Ground and the second one is Drifting.

[@whouston33wh]

Humble beginnings The only thing that has changed from now in then is his hairstyle. The skill and musical voice are still as amazing as they were before, perhaps even more amazing!

[@Ra3D]

ty man. the only bit im goin to learn is the chord part. it rocks hard maybe the rest of it when im about 50

[@piratebri]

I love the part from 1:19 - 1:35.

[@Rael0505]

@HandreyAlex Yes, Ebon Coast and Heather's Song are in "baritone tuning" but that is just standard tuning dropped a little lower. The definition of "baritone tuning" is flexible anyway. Some baritone guitars are in B (like Andy's), some are in A (even lower), and I've even seen some in D (only a step below standard E). Baritone is still standard - I was comparing it to open tunings, which Andy uses in the majority of his other songs.

[@deathchips926]

It doesn't get better than that.

[@Ezmera]

andy mckee is cooool

[@neomuttley]

Seeing him this Sat, too ;-P

[@mxiann]

The first one is "common ground". The second : Drifting

[@Rael0505]

Only two of Andy McKee's songs are in standard tuning - Heather's Song and Ebon Coast. Most of his songs use open tunings.

[@ozwanno]

juste genial

[@FortheHord]

ssssssssooooooooo nice!

[@mwolf805]

The first song is "Common Ground"

[@jeff0rie]

the song he plays first is 'common ground'

[@poopeman]

DAMN he's so good

[@bambostarla6259]

He had such long hair!

[@VeritasAlienari]

I believe Andy is 26-27 now and he has been playing for nearly two decades. I haven't proof of this, however.

[@JoeRioux]

There is Erik Mongrain also that hes drumming on Equilibrium around 1min. you should check him out hes great either ;)

[@fedup450]

the first one is call Common ground

[@Djacob_]

Channeling Don Ross with that beautiful hair

[@Rael0505]

I just got back from the show, and it was simply phenomenal. I filmed the entire hour and a half of it. I'm gonna upload the whole thing in segments. Enjoy the show on Saturday!

[@twichyrain]

right hands skillz to the max

[@neomuttley]

Holy SH*T, look @that hair! Thank You for shaving it, Andy. Bald is beautiful ;-D.

[@Rael0505]

I think you're saying Art of Motion is tuned so high that it puts strain on your guitar's neck. This can be fixed by downtuning the ARt of Motion tuning a step - ie instead of the 6th string being an F#, tune it to an E, and do that with all the other strings too. It's essentially the same tuning, just transposed a step lower.

[@Greg2005220]

common ground is 1st song and then drifting

[@Smartis1985]

Godlike

[@樹德科大吉他公社]

Taiwan live!!? 沒follow到好難過

[@pabletediaz]

Common ground ;) the best...

[@trentp151]

wow

[@saltan2]

haha, yeah that hair would have just gt in the way but Andy you're a great guitarist and would pay to see you live any day.

[@xXxGoyexXx]

Hippie Andy!!!!

[@zharlou]

u pips..wats urs?? thats awesome..prety gud.!

[@Dittohead555]

any1 know the name of that first piece?? It`s tha exact type of style I`m trying to play. Probly the best thing I`ve heard this play.

[@incubusmun]

This man was created to play guitar

[@BELA32]

I have attempted to play Andy's song Drifting Search for Carley Square if you want to hear ? :) Carley Square is the name of my band.

[@Tobbias1]

Show !!!

[@mef1975]

Funny, I got that vibe. Tell us, why do you say that?

[@clevergamer6704]

he's reinventing himself that's why