Essential Mike Landau???

[bigpat13]

I've been hearing for a while about how amazing a guitarist Mike Landau is and that his tone his to die for, but I've never heard anything by the guy! Can someone suggest some of his music (original or session work) to listen to to get started?:phones

[wahfreak]

Here's a sample...Mike's on the left with the LP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xecmc_lukather-and-landau-live_music[/URL]




Pick something from this list....
[URL]http://www.discogs.com/artist/Michael+Landau (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shYdqbJgQdc)

[DANOCASTER]

Here's a sample...Mike's on the left with the LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shYdqbJgQdc




Pick something from this list....
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Michael+Landau

Mike's on the left w/ LP ?? It was a solo acoustic performance - wrong link?

Get Mike's first solo record - Tales from the Bulge

Get The Raging Honkies - maybe "We Are The Best Band"

Get Burning Water - Abamonado ( or something like that )

[ultra]

Live at the Baked Potato 2000 (double)
Michael Landau Group Live (double)

These are awesome

[todd richman]

+1 to ultras selections. If you are ever in the L.A. area try to catch a Landau show at the Spud. (The Baked Potato in N. Hollywood-I saw him there in 2004 during NAMM weekend)

[wahfreak]

Mike's on the left w/ LP ?? It was a solo acoustic performance - wrong link?

Sorry about that. Link fixed...

[bigpat13]

Thanks a bunch guys! Keep 'em coming. I always like to check out great new music- especially when it has killer guitar playing I can learn from.

[stratlad]

Landau is amazing. Saw him as a backup player with Robben Ford and checked out his Myspace page. He's incredibly tasteful and plays well in a wide variety of styles. Incredible talent.

[fusion58]

Get Mike's first solo record - Tales from the Bulge


+1 :AOK

I would definitely start out with that one.

[GAT]

Live at the Baked Potato 2000 (double)
Michael Landau Group Live (double)

These are awesome

These are great CDs!

[Flyin' Brian]

For his laid back side, his work with James Taylor is quite tasteful.

[fusion58]

If you like the guitar sounds on "Bulge" then Karizma's "Forever in the Arms of Love" is essential also. :AOK

[jimfog]

I like the live stuff listed.....

Karizma's "Document" is scary good, too.

[wcmiller]

I like the live stuff listed.....

Karizma's "Document" is scary good, too.

:agree Mind blowingly good!!

[Ed DeGenaro]

Any Live Landau is great Landau with the exception o the live Burning Water disk...
The last live trio hang is my fave Landau ever....followed by Document.

[Ted Witcher]

Live 2000

These will tie you over until you get that... strong stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBUtgpM3xXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVfelxp_aOY

[FatTeleTom]

I'm just getting into Landau myself, but I really like "The Michael Landau Group Live":

http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002549.html

And I would highly recommend "Another Night at the Baked Potato" with Jazz Ministry See:

http://www.abstractlogix.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21354

Truly an exceptional 2 sets of music. Powerful, moving stuff. Greg Mathieson on keys, Mike on guitar, and the Laboriel father/son team on bass and drums. The guitar playing is amazing, but in a way that's kind of incidental. These guys just make beautiful music together.

[kevin hart]

If you really want to experience what he can do with a guitar, then do yourself a favor and go see him live sometime.

I always thought he was good until I saw him live at The Baked Potato during NAMM about 8 or 9 years ago... then I thought he was the best player I'd ever gotten the pleasure to hear live.

[oxtone]

Tales from the Bulge is THE Landau recording!

Just saw him live at the Baked Potato last January during NAMM, with The Jazz Ministry - AWESOME! One of the best shows I've ever
been to. Landau's tone was warm and tasty! He played a Strat with Surh pup's, and an SG, into a newer Badger prototype with an old Marshall 4x12. He had a small pedal board with Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe, Voodoo 1, a Maxon Overdrive, huge Boss Volume, RMC Wizard Wah (red), an Arion Stereo Chorus, and Boss TU-12 Tuner. I think he had a couple rack mount reverb and delay units off to the side.

Met him after the show, and he was super-nice and friendly. Abe Sr. was full of love for all, and Jr. the same. Didn't talk to Greg M., but he seemed
like another nice guy.

[bigpat13]

I'm definitely gonna check this stuff out. Unfortunately, I'll have to order from Amazon and wait 'til the CD's arrive. Oh well, patience is a virtue...

[Ooogie]

Mike's definitely got a great touch and plays with a lot of taste. There's a pretty interesting interview with him in Performing Musician this month, includes a good discussion on his gear. It's online here...

http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov08/articles/michaellandau.htm

Mark

[LordRiffenstein]

OK, let's do this again!!!!

For some essential Landau, I will offer again the download of a really good DVD shot at his gig in Verviers, Belgium in 2007. The footage and audio quality are excellent with many close ups of his hands so you can steal his licks. :cool:

You will have to use an FTP client to get the ISO-file.

server: lordriffenstein.netfirms.com
user: lordriffenstein.13
password: 717a4e

I will keep this open for a while but not forever!!

[Uncle_Salty]

Cheers on that, Lord Riffenstein! You are indeed a gentleman and a scholar!

[cber1517]

OK, let's do this again!!!!

For some essential Landau, I will offer again the download of a really good DVD shot at his gig in Verviers, Belgium in 2007. The footage and audio quality are excellent with many close ups of his hands so you can steal his licks. :cool:

You will have to use an FTP client to get the ISO-file.

server: lordriffenstein.netfirms.com
user: lordriffenstein.13
password: 717a4e

I will keep this open for a while but not forever!!

This is such a great show! Thanks for again for posting it. It is well worth the download.

:dude

[cber1517]

Mike's definitely got a great touch and plays with a lot of taste. There's a pretty interesting interview with him in Performing Musician this month, includes a good discussion on his gear. It's online here...

http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov08/articles/michaellandau.htm

Mark

Finally, an instrumental release is in the works. I can't wait!!

:banana

[LilSteve]

OK, let's do this again!!!!

For some essential Landau, I will offer again the download of a really good DVD shot at his gig in Verviers, Belgium in 2007. The footage and audio quality are excellent with many close ups of his hands so you can steal his licks. :cool:

You will have to use an FTP client to get the ISO-file.

server: lordriffenstein.netfirms.com
user: lordriffenstein.13
password: 717a4e

I will keep this open for a while but not forever!!

GRAB THIS WHILE U CAN AS ITS THE MOTHER LOAD...until Mike actually releases a DVD

[DWB1960]

Karizma's "Document" is scary good, too.

+1,000,000

Mike sounds like the bastard son of Hendrix and Beck on this. Really amazing stuff.

[mike@switchback]

GRAB THIS WHILE U CAN AS ITS THE MOTHER LOAD...until Mike actually releases a DVD


+1 big thanks to Yoeri.

You can also pass the time waiting for your Amazon delivery by just browing Youtube. Tons of great Landau on Youtube.

[Jim S]

Burning Water: Mood Elevator


Unfreakinbelievable, especially Can't Buy My Way Home
.
.

[blues bird]

OK, let's do this again!!!!

For some essential Landau, I will offer again the download of a really good DVD shot at his gig in Verviers, Belgium in 2007. The footage and audio quality are excellent with many close ups of his hands so you can steal his licks. :cool:

You will have to use an FTP client to get the ISO-file.

server: lordriffenstein.netfirms.com
user: lordriffenstein.13
password: 717a4e

I will keep this open for a while but not forever!!

Hi Thanks for your effort. Unfortunately, the server tells me " 530 Login incorrect"... :-(( What am I doin' wrong (I use smartFTP)

Maybe you can up it to rapidshare?

Thanks again,

[jimfog]

Hi Thanks for your effort. Unfortunately, the server tells me " 530 Login incorrect"... :-(( What am I doin' wrong (I use smartFTP)

Maybe you can up it to rapidshare?

Thanks again,

Try typing in the password instead of copying and pasting......worked for me!

Thanks so much for posting this, BTW!!!!

[blues bird]

Try typing in the password instead of copying and pasting......worked for me!

Thanks so much for posting this, BTW!!!!

Yeah, that does the trick. Thank you.:dude

[fusion58]

Cheers on that, Lord Riffenstein! You are indeed a gentleman and a scholar!

+1 :AOK

Downloaded the Verviers show the first time it was made availible.

This is the kind of thing that makes Lord Riff an Internet legend and the man!

[NickM]

Thanks Yoeri, missed it last time you put it up.
Awesome.

Nick

[LordRiffenstein]

Guys, thanks for the kind words. Just trying to spread the Landau-love!

[TNJ]

+1 :AOK

I would definitely start out with that one.

Yep...Tales from the Bulge. FANTASTIC!

S.
j

[LordRiffenstein]

Some of my favs:

-Burning Water Abandonato has some KILLER crunch tones like Places Where Nobody Went
-Karizma - Document and Forever In The Arms Of Love
-Raging Honkies Boner
-His live albums
-Ilse Delange Clean Up, great pop-rock disc with Landau and a total A-team band

I also dig some more obscure stuff like Dog Cheese, Blue Horn.

[duanesworld]

I don't see where you login? Dooohh.

[duanesworld]

is it still up? thanks.

[Ooogie]

I finished downloading it last night and wanted to say thanks!!! I haven't had time to watch it yet but I know it's going to be awesome.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone,
Mark

[jota]

I don't digg instrumental music that much, so I have to say the best record with Landau is the Live album with James Taylor.

[Frank B]

Try typing in the password instead of copying and pasting......worked for me!

Thanks so much for posting this, BTW!!!!\


I must have missed the 'window of opportunity'. Will have to be quicker next time.

[Ed DeGenaro]

Burning Water: Mood Elevator


Unfreakinbelievable, especially Can't Buy My Way Home
.
.
Mood Elavator and the last trio live album is my go to hang for Landau. But you really have to see him in a shithole to really experienve him.

[LordRiffenstein]

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I must have missed the 'window of opportunity'. Will have to be quicker next time.

It's still online and the logon is still working so keep trying untill you can download. I'll keep it online for at least another week.

[fusion58]

Yep...Tales from the Bulge. FANTASTIC!

S.
j

Thankfully, for fans of that record, Mike is planning to release a brand new instrumental CD in the mold of "Tales" early next year:

http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov08/articles/michaellandau.htm#top

:AOK

[eliot1025]

For his laid back side, his work with James Taylor is quite tasteful.

+1 on that. I think that's what he does best - accompaniment. Hard to define - he seems to think differently than most.

[stevorc321]

It's still online and the logon is still working so keep trying untill you can download. I'll keep it online for at least another week.
This is awesome thanks!! However, when I log on with smartftp it is showing an empty directory :dunno

I have only just started to get in to Landau. I have Matt Bissonnette album on which he plays on a couple of tracks - what a player!!

edit...it is Gregg Bissonette's album Submarine. Landau is only on one track - Sasquatch - but it is killer. I thought he was on a few more - but no.

[LordRiffenstein]

This is awesome thanks!! However, when I log on with smartftp it is showing an empty directory :dunno

Well, it seems somebody deleted the contents of the directory. I guess he or she did not like me offering that stuff for download.

[stevorc321]

Well, it seems somebody deleted the contents of the directory. I guess he or she did not like me offering that stuff for download.
That seems like a weird way of dealing with it. Perhaps they deleted it by mistake??

Hey.. I just checked again...you're re-upping it...you rock!!

[MickeyJi]

YoYoeri! I had the empty directory at first too, but now I managed to download. Awesome!

Dank je wel!

:JAM:love:

[LordRiffenstein]

YoYoeri! I had the empty directory at first too, but now I managed to download. Awesome!

Dank je wel!

:JAM:love:

You'll have to wait a couple of hours untill my upload finishes!! :D Otherwise you'll have half the file and that won't work.

[Frank B]

YoYoeri! I had the empty directory at first too, but now I managed to download. Awesome!

Dank je wel!

:JAM:love:


Thank you

[TNJ]

I forgot my other Landau fave:

Karizma- "Document"

What a group of players!

S.
j

[MickeyJi]

You'll have to wait a couple of hours untill my upload finishes!! :D Otherwise you'll have half the file and that won't work.

Lol, yeah I just found out! I'm trying again now, the file is around 3 gb now- correct?

:JAM

[windfeld]

Thanks a lot for that iso. I have been looking for some landau dvd's for a while, so this is awsome:D

[LordRiffenstein]

Lol, yeah I just found out! I'm trying again now, the file is around 3 gb now- correct?

:JAM

Yeah that's it. Upload finished about 1.5 hour ago.

[MickeyJi]

Yeah that's it. Upload finished about 1.5 hour ago.

This is excellent! Thanks again!There's some really cool playing here - and very good audio & video quality. Did you shoot this?

I saw Mike Landau live in Cologne last year, btw. Probably the same tour this gig was from. Maybe I'll drive over to Verviers too one day, they seem to have excellent programming at the Spirit '66.

:bow:JAM:love:

[LordRiffenstein]

This is excellent! Thanks again!There's some really cool playing here - and very good audio & video quality. Did you shoot this?

I saw Mike Landau live in Cologne last year, btw. Probably the same tour this gig was from. Maybe I'll drive over to Verviers too one day, they seem to have excellent programming at the Spirit '66.

:bow:JAM:love:

Did not shoot this video myself.

Saw Landau 2 days in a row last year (Verviers-Zoetermeer) and twice this year (Verviers-Cologne). Yes I'm THAT nuts :D

The Spirit Of 66 is one of the best clubs in Europe, the sound is always amazing in that place. I have seen a bunch of killer gigs there, just this year saw Robben Ford and Robin Trower amongst others. Will be there soon for Poppa Chubby. Let me know if you ever plan to go there and we can meet up and grab a couple of beers. Landau is coming back for another tour next year :love:

[JDouglee]

Mike is awesome.

[MickeyJi]

Did not shoot this video myself.

Saw Landau 2 days in a row last year (Verviers-Zoetermeer) and twice this year (Verviers-Cologne). Yes I'm THAT nuts :D

The Spirit Of 66 is one of the best clubs in Europe, the sound is always amazing in that place. I have seen a bunch of killer gigs there, just this year saw Robben Ford and Robin Trower amongst others. Will be there soon for Poppa Chubby. Let me know if you ever plan to go there and we can meet up and grab a couple of beers. Landau is coming back for another tour next year :love:

Sounds like a plan! Popa Chubby should be fun - if he's in a good mood that is! :D I've seen him live a couple of times - shows ranged from awesome to nasty, depending on his degree of pissed-offness.:Devil

I'll definitely let let you know if I go to Verviers and we'll have a beer in honor of TGP and cool guitaring...:JAM

[stevorc321]

OK, let's do this again!!!!

For some essential Landau, I will offer again the download of a really good DVD shot at his gig in Verviers, Belgium in 2007. The footage and audio quality are excellent with many close ups of his hands so you can steal his licks. :cool:

You will have to use an FTP client to get the ISO-file.

server: lordriffenstein.netfirms.com
user: lordriffenstein.13
password: 717a4e

I will keep this open for a while but not forever!!
Thanks again - this is stunning! Anyone know who he is playing with? Is that Jimmy Johnson on bass?

[dkaplowitz]

Thanks for the FTP hookup LordRiffenstein!

Dave

P.S. I'm getting ~1.25MB/sec on my FIOS...nice!

[Wagster]

Thanks for the link Riff.I just watched it last night.Great sounding concert.

[LordRiffenstein]

Thanks again - this is stunning! Anyone know who he is playing with? Is that Jimmy Johnson on bass?

Yes, JJ on bass and Gary Novak on drums.