88. Jackson Browne / Doctor My Eyes
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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"I'm losing my chops"... then starts to play this song in such a way that the rest of us mere bass players can only weep....
Does everyone realize just how amazing it is to watch Leland Sklar play along with this track? ... it's a secret window into the heart of this Jackson Browne song ... and he is using the same bass from the original recording. It is truly magical.
I hate to admit it, but I had no idea just how MANY songs/projects he has been involved with. It is amazing to have him share the stories behind all the songs we know and love. Much respect.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A special treat from a special man and musician..
@@70sladyalways25 around 1k recordings..
He is a treasure❤️
I don't know about anyone else but I got chills the moment you started playing, fantastic bass line. You were the groove to my growing up with the FM radio playing on a summer day. Thank you Lee.
I actually shed some happy tears when he played that... talk about making your mark! So friggin' cool and a personality to match it.
Well put, me too. The kickoff bass riff contributes so much to the song.
Yep I got chills as well - watching Lee play it - with the same instrument - it doesn't get any better than this. Doctor My Eyes has been one of my favorite basslines for years and years - I never knew who played it - I do now!!
Same here.
Really fun to hear and see. What a memorable bass line.
What a great man. You will never know how many people you have moved with your musical contributions. Thank you.
Thank you Leland for all the memorable musical performances you have ever been part of.
I'd like to give a shout out for your performance of Doctor My Eyes with Jackson Browne for Playing For Change....
and to all the other musicians world wide who also took part in that performance.
Such a unique organization... can't imagine some musician on the other side of the world feeling delirious that he is playing
with the great Leland Sklar. All the best Sir...... Peace. 🙏
Lee, you have become very dear and precious to so many of us. We cherish you, and our time with you. Please rest......hang in your hammock in your beautiful yard and just recharge. You don’t owe us to show up every day. But I will warn you that if you skip more than two, you will be getting many of us checking in to make sure you’re OK. You have become like a dear friend and thousands of us just want to hang with you....Please take care.....you are now very important to us all.
Couldn't agree more Helene.
Couldn't agree more, Mr Sklar is literally my savior.
Exactly what Helene said.
Lee, that bass part on Doctor My Eyes is/was astounding! To me it was more impressive than the first Jaco record - no one was playing like that. When I first heard it, it jumped out of the car radio like nothing I'd ever heard! Thank you for that, and for obviously caring about the guys you've worked with. Thanks for your daily inspiration!
Each of your video's is like an episode of "Inside the Actor's Studio" (except it's Musicians) and at 57, I'm still being educated! Similar to my comment on your Linda Ronstadt post, you are such a class act! Many musicians look at gigs as a way to pay the rent and I get that but you always focus on, and pay homage to the artists you play with and how they influence and elevate you with such passion. You are SO gracious and again are the Coolest Cat! Everyone gets mentioned and you show such great respect and sincere gratitude. Sure, the only people you did not mentioned were the cleaners! (I guess you would have but you were all gone by the time they came around!) Thank you for sharing this wonderful story Lee!
same age...Hodder...like Jim Hodder? lol
@@Joesfosterdogs Lol, Nope, but I used to know a Jim Hodder. I'm in Eastern Canada. Cheers
@@Joesfosterdogs Geez........I remember when 57 was OLD !!
I'm getting addicted to this channel.
Getting....I'm full on addicted. Netflix needs to turn it into a series.
So very cool to be invited in like we were over for coffee.
theraputical
That beautiful iconic bass.
Its been with you a looooong time.
My favorite of all the basses I've seen!!!
And your also one of my top three all time favorite bassists!!!
Peace and love.🎶🎶🎶
Driving home after a hard day's work... Doctor My Eyes plays from my playlist. I immediately think of Leland Sklar, sorry Mr. Brown! Get home, crack a beer open and watched you play...stress gone, life is good... Thank you for your years of inspiration and groovyness!
Yep. On my playlist too. 😊
Leland Sklar, it was an honor to sit these few minutes with you as you reminisced about your past with Jackson Brown. My older brother, Michael (GOD rest his soul), was a huge fan of Jackson Brown music. When I listen to these songs that you were apart of I am reminded of him before the cancer. It was a real treat to sit here with you. Thank you so much! Peace, Love and Happiness to you and your family.
Godspeed for your brother. I am sorry for your loss.
@@MrJonube We all have to leave planet Earth at some point. I trust in Jesus as my brother did so I am sure that we'll meet again someday. Thank you.
@@patmancrowley8509 I know you will. Peace.
@@MrJonube Peace be with you also.
I can't help but have a big smile on my face when you play, you reflections of the playing puts me right there with you in the studio. Thanks again.
My God, what a gift you are to all of us, Leland. It’s just a joy to watch you explain and play these tunes! Your passion for the music, man ... truly inspiring.
As I sit here in a place I tell all my secrets to, In my career as a Rock and Blues bassist. Leland ceases to amaze me with how he can get me into reminiscing on the songs he played on the studio tracks of all the songs I play with a passion. I am honored to say Mr. Sklar is my most valuable mentor and I never knew it until he began posting these very personal videos of his life's history. Well, it surely affected my outcome as a pro bassist. I took me ten years to play well enough to tour with the best musicians of Maranatha Praise Band. My heart is with my faith and my bass is a gift I can never deny. Thank you, Brother Leland Sklar. You are so kind and caring for the reality of the music we all love. Amen
I've see a few of your videos. I'm only 66. But, my eldest brother was born in 1950. And, my three sisters were a year and a half apart after that. Needless to say, I grew up listening to 60's music, I think your generation represents the "Greatest Generation". And you epitomize, in your style and grace, that incredible generation! Thank you!
I couldn't believe my luck when I looked and saw you were going to talk about Jackson and company! My wife and I sat on the front porch, listening in wonder! At age 69 and 1/2, you have been the rhythmic backbone of most of the sound track of my life. To have the honor to sit quietly and listen to your stories, your warmth and humor, your humility is the next best thing to actually sitting in the same space with you and having a conversation... Only that would be so difficult, "Gee, Mr. Sklar, I am such a huge fan!" is probably all I could mumble before falling mute. No, your humanity in sharing yourself with all of us out here is almost as incredible as your music history, Mr. Sklar! When I watch you play, I am always struck by the artistry of what you play and how you play it, how you never over do something, you graciously step back for others to play, but you always play what really needs to be played. You close your eyes and fall into that zone where the music becomes something more than a collection of notes and people trying to play them. Your artistry has been the solid backbone of the music I have loved all my life. To me, what you do with a bass is every bit as beautiful as what Yo-Yo Ma does with his cello! I saw James and his recorder friend in Nashville in the later 1970's. It was just as you described. Thank you, Leland Sklar! You make all our days better!
Funny you should say that. I have always said that Jackson Browne and James Taylor wrote the soundtrack to my life. Stay safe brother
Wonderful comment, Mr. Hughes. Beautifully said. Wishing you and your better half lots of love and laughter. And a huge and heartfelt thank you to you to Mr. Sklar. I can only hope you feel a tiny portion of the love so so many of us have for you and your exquisite bass artistry.
what a fantastic bass part. it really makes the song. I didn't know the fate of the great Jim Gordon. very sad indeed.
Soooooo good. Such wonderful playing.
I love hearing the history/behind the scenes stories of these tunes we all love.
Thanks again, Lee. 😄
Doctor My Eyes was released while I was driving from California to Georgia the summer after graduating high school. During those three days I listened to it on the radio countless times and memorized the lead guitar, piano and bass, well the whole thing. To this day I play this song and savor every second, but always wait until the very last and your final bass lines as they fade. I'm 67 and this song continues to sound new to me and your bass is sublime. Thank you....
Amazing! You are a legend and it's really nice to see you play the songs and tell the stories. My dad grew up on this music and raised me on it. I'm showing my son now. Thank you for your contribution to our lives, and to the history of our music. 🎶
Leland, I've always loved your playing, and Jackson Browne is one of America's best singer/songwriters!
@Vince A That might be so, but he's still a great singer/songwriter. I don't like any man raising his hand to a woman.
The best part of this outside of the talent is the pure enjoyment he has playing.
As a rhythm section artist, Leland Sklar is the ultimate team player. He has been an inspiration to so many rock solid bass players. He always hears the right lines and plays them with a great feel.
what a sweet, SWEET sound... I remember this song the first time around and loved the way that base WALKED it!
Wow!! Thanks for all the rich music historical background and phenomenal bass creations.
thank you SO much for sharing your talent and stories.
Being a "Music Nerd', and guitar player. I simply love this. marvelous
what a nice person and so talented, an important part of many timeless classics....thanx Leland, dave in NC :)
I learned so much about you from my son (bass player) causing me to research you in the computer age , and now know you were the pulse of hundreds of my favourite songs. For this I’d like to thank you.🙏🏻💕💕💕
woww !!! I could only imagime before watching this video how could it look your Fender Jazz carved by your teenage self as a Les Paul bass. Thank ypu for sharing!! . A true piece of history right there . Truly priceless
I've marveled at that bass part for decades -- and I'm not a bass player! Great video!
So great to hear you play this tune, again! Thanks, and nice shout out for Jesse Ed Davis, such a little known but giant talent.
Jesse Ed Davis - what a talent! 👌🏻
Such smooth playing. Leland's such a champ. I could watch him play tunes all day.
This never gets old. Thank you Lee, you are a treasure!
I don't know some things you play, but I can appreciate it for broadening my tastes in music... I may despise it in time too, when I begin to try and cover your work on these songs. Guitarist who has realized I can put a good bass out front!
Have a great evening Lee and dang if this song ain't doctoring my ears! 👍🏼👍🏼
Learned so much. I’ll never listen to this track the same. Thank you so much Leland.
Mr. Sklar, I stand in awe of your multiple finger strumming technique. You're a true genius and a re unmatched in your genre.
Especially in the phil collins song live in Germany inside out!
There’s nothing like a bass player giving the song what it needs
One of my favorites. I'll never hear this again without hearing your magical bass part.
My dad is Chip Douglas, of the Modern Folk Quartet... How cool to check out this video and see uncle Henry and my dad's group mentioned!
I was such a fan of the group. The Bells of Rhimny (sp) gets me.
@@lelandsklar6363 I've heard The Byrds version but never got to hear them do that one..... Or were you talking about this tune? ruclips.net/video/X4ByqUwDMts/видео.html
MrOatmeal5150 Must have been this. Been a very long time since hearing it.
@@lelandsklar6363 I remember hearing my dad mention Kunkel's name over the years (I think he had Russ work on a few of his projects). I told him I discovered your channel and asked if he knew/worked with you. He said, "No I never worked with him, but I did meet him a couple times when his beard was still brown." Haha
Incredible bass part. My friends and I still geek out picking apart "Doctor." Thank you for taking the time to list the credits and comment on the contributors. Jesse Ed Davis figures prominently in "Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World" (2017).
My first Jackson Browne album when I was in the Navy. Have loved and followed him ever since. Thanks for the history lesson. Your a legend too!
Leland Sklar you are an American musical icon. Thanks for all your contributions to music. Cool bass guitar by the way.
You never fail to inspire us Leland.
Listening to this makes me squeal like I was 10 years old! WhooHoo. Thanks
Comes in at 9:25, but I’d strongly recommend listening to the back story first!
I cannot watch this enough...it is so thrilling and chill-inducing. Thank you, Lee!
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Listening to a pros , pro........what a talented bassist. Your the best❤️
One of my favorite songs...bro that was wonderful ! Thank you very much
I always liked this part.You keep this well written song moving It swings.
Thank you...one of those great songs on the radio...your playing was smokin and Jesse Ed.....dude was tuned in...that solo popped that tune into popularity big time.
Lee, you’ve been involved in so many songs that we can look back at and easily think of as classics.
Do you have any memory of realizing in the moment that you were recording a song that would be a classic and listened to 50 years later?
I'm glad to actually see you do this. This sort of work requires 100% of my ability and concentration to pull it off.... (on a good day)
Beautiful. And beautiful to watch. Thank you man. Thank you very very much for this.
I just found this channel and can't express how cool it is to hear these wonderful stories and insights. This is one of the tunes I loved to play along with learning bass as a kid. And all those old questions I had about how he actually played things are finally answered. Such a treat to meet the legendary Lee Sklar like this!
You are one bad ass bass player. I love these videos. Wish I had time to watch them all. Your stories are epic. Keep up the good work
When you go to a session, is the part written for you or do you come up with the part? Always wondered how much a session player adds to the finished product?? It would be a great video to do on songs you helped craft versus being asked what to play...
These are great questions. I'm pretty sure Lee had a chord chart and had heard Jackson Browne's basic feel. From there, I imagine it was his interaction with Kunkel and Browne that helped him create the bass line. Sklar's genius is his ability to function as a team player and to create authentic lines in the moment. We all have played cover tunes and take for granted the imagination, feel, confidence, ears and 'cool' that it takes to go in the studio and create at this high of a level. (Check out Carol Kaye's work as well). Peace.
Well, from the interview article I read and video I watched, Mr.Sklar kinda mixed in between of chart reading and intuitive playing.
His basic piano skill, including chart reading, is proven very helpful for him.
www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/lee-sklars-top-5-tips-for-bassists-605744
This is his interview
ruclips.net/video/Z6ZcTmbwG0U/видео.html
At 2:45 he talked about his piano skill that helps him
and at 31:58 he talked about how worked on a project, I believed it's his intuitive music skill.
Beautiful, my favorite JB song.
I’m absolutely positive he does all his own bass lines on recordings,that’s a no brainer.
One of my fav early 70’s songs with one of my favorite riffs
That was fabulous to hear. You sounded great. Thank you!
Loving the chat videos - just a couple of questions ... Did you ever meet Jaco ? What did you think of him and his playing ? And what's the oldest man-made thing you own ?! Many thanks, and keep up the good work.
Saw him with Weather Report but did not meet him.
Such great stuff Lee! Appreciate all you've given. Thanks for your time.
I thought I could play this. I think I need to practice more. Fantastic bassist and all round great guy. Thanks for putting the effort into theses videos. Every bassist should watch.
A masterful coming-of-age meditation from JB, so under-appreciated IMO as a reflection on the end of the Sixties. And what a groove from that bass line !
Thank you Leland for doing these videos !!
What a privilege to have you Mr. Leland Sklar sharing your amazing person, stories and music, you are much appreciated, thank you
Thanks for sharing the music and the stories. It is great fun for me.
Le this is probably the 25th or 30th time i watched this vid , your the coolest man , thanx for all you music wisdom , i stated playing bass at thirteen and never put it down , thanx to you 🙏🤘✌🎶🎵🎸god bless
Great song, really loved the bass line on that song.
I always love the octave thing on piano or Fender Rhodes. Thanks for sharing the bass line. This is my favorite Jackson Browne song.
Thank you for the music and stories.
That was amazing, Sir. Great to see the old guitar close up. You’re the best.
I love that you brought so much of the 12/8 shuffle time in with your creative triplet fills adding greatly to Russ's double paradiddles being played on the congas which I heard he laid down 1st and then overdubbed his drums.
I met Richard Orshoff in 1974 when we belonged to the same spiritual group in Los Angeles. I was a guitarist, and was familiar with Jackson Browne’s first album (learned most of the songs off the record) found out almost by accident that Richard had produced the record.
I lost track of him, and years later ran into him at a seminar. He had gone back to school, majored in Psychology, and became a therapist in New England.
Thank you so much for these videos. You are amazing at so many levels.
This brightened up my Christmas!
Saw Joni come out in Seattle to honor her opening act - at his first ever "real concert" gig. She laid a dozen red roses on the grand piano and said Please welcome a new musician Mr. Jackson Browne. Unreal. He came out and played Doctor my eyes. I went out and bought the water bag album the next day :-)
great to see & hear you play this...saw Jesse Ed with Taj at Newport in '68, opened my eyes to a whole other style of playing...this tune was just a great example of his work and yours. Not a lot of stuff, but the interplay between all of you. Thanks!
What a bass magician utter brilliance .
Thank you Sir. Sublime
I'm not a musician, infact the only thing I can play is the radio, but wathing these videos brings me closer to the artist I have always tuned to for refuge, a take from Jackson. these are my heros and doctors.
What a great story...When i seen this video..it blew me away..i am here today learning Running on Empty...every nightshift I used to do...i always carried Jackson Brown and James Taylor and Megan Metcalfe...they were my favorites artists..and kept me mellow for a long shift. Thank you for this!
I am getting ready to teach this line to a student a came across your post(s) Kinda cant believe this. You are a true legend in the music and bass world. Prior post have said " the bass is the hook" and I have listened to this hundreds of times for the vocals and guitar, but I know better know" are just great and true. I put your playing in the league of James Jamerson, melodic, soulful, percussive. It is beautiful when a listener realizes how the bass, your bass can carry, build and support the song. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. Stay well
Breathtaking to watch this!
Leland, the bass player to the soundtrack of my life. What a wonderful collection of memories. Thanks for taking the time to play theses for YT. Stay safe, cheers, Dale
Leland Sklar Thanks for the share. Caught most of it 95% +/- just from watching. Now I have more insight on the tune. Love the piano bass too besides the awesome conga part.
I just heard this song for the first time today (I'm 21) and was absolutely addicted to the bass and just had to learn it as soon as I got home from work. Funny enough, I just learned it from the guy who wrote it!!!
I have admired your work for years!! This song I was drawn to the bass sound instantly and became one of my favorites because of it. It was years later that I noticed all the songs that the bass moved me that it was YOU playing!!! From then I followed your work from around 1980 on. If you can't tell I am a huge fan! You have magic in your music! Thank you so much for all your contributions to so many great songs!!
I bloody love Waddy! Please tell him Happiest Birthday from a Random Fan He's Never Met! (I'm sure he'll be overjoyed.) Been trying to get more folks to see that "Edge of Seventeen" video he did with Stevie in Chicago. Does he have some sort of bionic device in his wrist?
PS - That was a tour - James Taylor - I got to see you on! Pacific Amphitheater? (The site is fuzzy in memory, the concert is not!)
PPS - When it comes to Jimmy Gordon, we could talk quietly some time. Suffice to say, things not always exactly what they seem. Still sad.
I've been enjoying that Chicago video a lot recently, as well as the one from her R&R HOF induction last year. I saw an interview from a number of years ago where Waddy mentions that how long it was taking Stevie to get out on stage while he played that intro was getting to be an issue. I imagine they've got that worked out by now!
I wish Jesse were alive still to play that AWESOME guitar solo again
Jesse Ed Davis ♥ your Spirit is STILL alive here!!
Mr Sklar, I hope all is well ow in 2024. I saw you "live" with JT some years ago, and just love your playing.
I've just watched you with Russ and Jackson on the playing for change video - literally bought tears to my eyes - so fine!
Just .... thank you!
good song. I cant believe how many hits hes played on! beard is hillartious.
English please.
😉 nice Superfly knowledge, Curtis Mayfield " Freddy's on the Corner " Thank you for keeping us entertained during tough times. 🙏
Dearest Mr. Lee.
Crying.
This song is a huge reason I play bass. Listening to WLS in my Dads Polara,the am speaker like a sub woofer. Thinking of looking at him driving, loving the high bass notes,......man.
I wanna do that.........
Certainly one of the sweetest bass ever, you've played a lot of those Mr. Lee, this one is always dear to my heart Sir.
God Bless.
AM wasn't that bad.........
Thank you
Jim.
Hope we can all awaken from these dreams. Many thanks Mr Leland Sklar. This is a video to cherish.
Leland, thanks for sharing your memories like this. I love hearing them and then being able to see you play up close. This is fantastic!
It's a joy to watch you play. You're the real thing, man. Thank you.
You look like a grand Wizard sir, and you play very well! Many blessings to you.
Thank you so much for all the music and this awesome video. Feel better soon, Sir.
Mister you made this old man smile you have the fingers touched by an Angel.