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If you aren’t already aware of this veteran jazz/blues guitarist’s Youtube channel with loads of deconstructions of their music, by all means, check it out. Mike has been performing and recording for decades (18 solo albums), as well as with artists ranging from Phil Keaggy to Micky Dolenz. Like so many others, his life was changed on the evening of February 9th, 1964. Much of the what he absorbed beginning then became the basis for his career, which he now shares in the form of informative videos.
In this discussion, he offers his insights into what The Beatles’ primary guitar players were up to and the basis of their brilliance.
Check out MikePachelli.com, and his most recent project – High Standards – which features Tony Levin and Danny Gottleib.
Mike Pachelli recordings heard in this podcast:
1) “What A Wonderful World” (excerpt) – from High Standards
2) “Swing 42” (excerpt) – from Impressions
3) “Skylark” (excerpt) – from High Standards
4) “These Are Soulful Days” – from High Standards
excellent episode, and the best beatles podcast – keep up the good work!
Fantastic episode, learned so much from him!
Fantastic show, I have watched a lot of Mike’s youtube videos I love ,them he is a master guitarist!
One observation about most of the Britsh Rock guitarists of that era is that most of them were coming from the BLUES but George Harrison and the Beatles were much more coming from either the Rock a Billy style like Carl Perkins or Scotty Moore and aspiring to more sophisticated Chet Atkins Jazz stylling. The Beatles did not really hit much of the blues till the White album and beyond …
Wonderfull episode. Great idea to do this with Mike. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for this great episode. I am listening to With the Beatles again with a fresh new perspective on John and George’s guitar playing.
I have been listening to SATB and watching Pachelli for years. Great to see them merge for an episode.
What a great pairing. Mike’s videos are amazing: meticulous, fun and instructional. He loves what he’s doing and obviously loves and respects The Beatles. It was cool to hear Mike and Robert learning from each other, as well as sharing their joy. This is a fascinating episode. And thanks for pointing to Mike’s albums.
Great guy, great episode! Thx Robert.
Great! Certainly one of your best episodes, Robert.
Thanks for introducing me to Mike. I’ve checked out his Youtube videos. I think they’re fantastic. A must for every Beatles fan who plays guitar.
“Without the Beatles vocals, I never really like it.”
Thank you Mike! I have never liked tribute bands for that very reason.