Eric Johnson - Black Mountain Side

Eric Johnson performs Led Zeppelin's "Black Mountain Side" at The House of Blues, in Houston Texas on February 19th, 2017.

[jimvad]

I've seen Jimmy 9 times and Eric twice. They are both amazing and wonderful!

[superfly]

me again shout out to the guys yelling yeah whoo. great moment in time

[guitarttimman]

It's good to see Eric up there appreciating the great music that we all grew up to! He's a phenomenal guitarist! He did a great job with this cover!

[reyrc]

Bravo! That's pure talent by the Legend, God bless you Sir Eric J.

[kevinshell]

Eric Johnson is such an amazing guitar plater. His version of this song is so intricate and mesmerizing. The chord shapes he makes with his fingers is mind-blowingly difficult!

[keithshwalbe]

What a wonderful guitar player. Thank you Eric.

[robertperrella]

safe to say we can conclude that eric johnson has a "TRADEMARK" sound no pun intended of course

[guitaoist]

Awesome, i grew up in Houston, sad i missed this show. I’ve been playing Song For George for 15 years, hes a big influence for me

[gregorylumpkin]

The brilliance of Jimmy Page and the stunning interpretation of Eric Johnson. Two masters of the fretboard!!!

[stratcat]

Wow! Love his rendition. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[jonevans]

We are comparing apples to oranges here. Johnson and Page are both masters in their art! I would like to hear Jimmy’s interpretation of Eric’s “Cliffs of Dover!”👍😎

[robmarchese]

My mind's eye sees Mr. Page watching this in the wings with a beatific grin, offering nothing but an endearing respect and admiration for a wonderfully inventive interpretation.

[MM-igiv]

That was beautiful.. my favorite zeppelin acoustic song though is going to California. Babe I'm going to leave you is hard to beat too.. the battle of evermore.

[houldeyj]

Only just found this. Will happily listen to black mountainside/long white summer stuff for hours- when Jimmy just in that flow. Oh, and it had Bonzo jamming with him. Yes Jimmy would I am sure appreciate Eric playing his own version, and why should music ever be a competition- Eric is not playing this to say “hey look I am better than Page or Janch “ he is playing a homage to them (as indeed black mountain side is to ‘waterside) Every modern guitarist has the opportunity to be “better” than those that precede them cause of the lessons they learned. Cliffs of Dover would not be were it not for all the guitarists that informed Eric -so this negates the point of discussing whether those who inspired him could play it or not. Eric has his own brilliance as a result of his predecessors. Lets enjoy a musician playing some stuff that is inspired by others. As an additional, it seems too often that Page is-referred to as sloppy. Yes, does sound like that often, but just listen to how clean (as in lack of gain) he plays stuff. Most modern guitarists have far more saturation which hides the sloppiness

[theshredguitarist]

Liked and subscribed!! Never knew Eric Johnson played Zeppelin!!!!

[patrickmeaker]

Bert Jansch inspired . Listen to " Blackwaterside " by Bert. If you know, you know.

[ssake_IAL_Research]

Was fortunate to see him play acoustic in Atlanta on two occasions. Really magical, no hyperbole.

[vincentlussier]

He's such a powerful guitarist and I actually like him so much more on acoustic!

[Earlvis]

I saw this tour in Richmond, Va in 2018. Eric still has it after decades of burning down stages.

[papa_pt]

JP got me into guitar. EJ keeps me inspired to keep listening and getting better 🎸

@1:48 is great sounds like a reference to another song