Gary Clark Jr. plays with Eric Clapton on Crossroads tour...................................Anyway heres a 2018? video. ruclips.net/video/7WdKULtIOD4/видео.html Gotta play new stuff too!! Turn these old heads on.......................heres one with Clapton from 2017 ruclips.net/video/kzIum-HY5yY/видео.html and from Grammys with your boy Joe Walsh and Dave Grohl ruclips.net/video/FpKqX7UyP8E/видео.html
“Caught between the longing for love and the struggle for the legal tender... I’m gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender.” What a great songwriter!
"I'm gonna find myself a girl Who can show me what laughter means And we'll fill in the missing colors In each other's paint-by-number dreams" - loved the lyrics in this song,
If you like Jackson's meaningful lyrics and musicianship, I highly recommend VAN MORRISON. Into the Mystic, She gives me Love, Tupelo Honey...and Brown Eyed Girl.
This song is about how everyone is "the pretender". People start out young and strong in life, thinking they will conquer the world, only to get beat down by life and work.
Totally. His work is always full of metaphors and allusions. This is a song that asks the lister to reflect on what’s important in their life. It’s a very special song to a lot of people for the self-reflection it inspires.
In a 1997 interview with Mojo magazine, Browne said of this song: "I'm a big fan of ambiguity and its bountiful rewards, and 'The Pretender' is two things at once. It's that person in all of us that has a higher ideal, and the part that has settled for compromise - like Truffaut says, there's the movie you set out to make, and there's the one you settle for. But in a more serious way, 'The Pretender' is about '60s idealism, the idea of life being about love and brotherhood, justice, social change and enlightenment, those concepts we were flooded with as our generation hit its stride; and how, later, we settled for something quite different. So when I say 'Say a prayer for The Pretender,' I'm talking about those people who are trying to convince themselves that there really was nothing to that idealism."
When I was 13 years old, my uncle -- the cool one -- said that I should listen to Jackson Browne. He specifically mentioned "The Pretender". It took me forever to figure out what Browne was saying in this song. But at 55, I now know exactly. And I know exactly why my uncle said what he did. It's about life.
@@ingridstrickland8768 I think Jamel would love the funky gospel-like chorus and lyrics are so important. Yes....The Pretender has just been released so he did loads of those songs. Can still see him and his piano in the spotlight. That was in Toronto.
I'm gonna find myself a girl, who can show me what laughter means. And we'll fill in the missing colors, of each other's paint by number dreams. Great line. Great writer.
Every time I hear a song like this it amazes me. The story it tells, the music is so appealing that you almost, or maybe actually, stop what you're doing and just listen to it. That is truly a talented musician who can do that.
Late 70’s early 80’s music was about pure emotion, much of it was about appealing to the better side of ourselves. Feel good kinda music, relatable and inspiring real life stories. And it brings me back to my own childhood 🥰❤️😘
I have listened to this song at least 100 times in my life, but this is the 1st time I have truly heard and understood the lyrics. And to be honest I shed a tear. As my middle years come to a close I can't help but think of the young me, and all of my hopes and dreams. I don't know when I gave up and "settled for the legal tender" life just has a way of beating you down.
This is the last album of the trilogy of his best works. He's more world weary than he was in the previous two, less optimistic and also less fearful in a way; more accepting of his lot. After Late For The Sky, he suffered a major personal tragedy, ditched all the songs he was intending to write for this album and the result was this. So, For Everyman, Late For The Sky and The Pretender describe an arc of sorts. When I was 17, I believed that Jackson's songs would provide me with the answer to all life's questions. I had no idea what those questions might be but I was sure that Jackson could answer them for me, whatever they were. It wasn't until I was much older that I came to the realization that he was as lost in the world as the rest of us.
I was SO fortunate to be a teen in the era of great.music! This grandma.is trying to teach her grandchildren the best music ever. Hopefully when they hear this music they'll remember me after.I am gone!
Ah, the memories this brings of the days of my youth. Today's music seems to lack the poetry you hear here.(see what I did there). If it does I'm unable to hear it. My dear departed one and I spent hours listening together to Jackson and the like. Thank you Jamel.
The imagery of these lyrics... Caught between the longing for love And the struggle for the legal tender Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring And the junk man pounds his fender Where the veterans dream of the fight Fast asleep at the traffic light And the children solemnly wait For the ice cream vendor Out into the cool of the evening Strolls the Pretender He knows that all his hopes and dreams Begin and end there
I remember a folk concert on the radio as a kid that I taped some of because the guy had such a great voice. I caught the full live version of the Pretender and it became a favourite without me knowing who it was until the internet arrived and I could google the lyrics. Happy to say I got to see him in concert years later. I was probably the youngest person there and actually had tears in my eyes when he played this in the encore. Magical lyrics.
My dad and I struggled to find common ground when I was a snot-nosed teenage punk in the late 70s. The biggest common ground we found was music. This song/album/artist helped our relationship. We parted as friends in 1998. Love you to this day, Dad. Thanks for posting.
Youuuuuu are correct Jamal. That era of music Spanish and English Was unique very unique. Hey no sadness Brother....you are there, here, now, and then, because what you feel now... I , we felt back then.... And we all of us are here. You see us you see you feel the music and we feel you...the love of real music, inspired music. 👍👍🏁✔💯🌍🌎🌏🙏☝😁😉
"Say a prayer for the Pretender, Who started out so young and strong only to surrender." Dayum. Is Jackson Browne getting more profound or am I just getting older?
Such great lyrics, Glenn Frey and Don Henley were renting an apartment above Jackson and learned how to write lyrics. He even helped them with "Take It Easy"
Brother I found your Chanel by mistake wow I'm a subscriber now I thought I was the only brother that's likes all music it was foreigner I’ve been waiting
Jackson Browne was one of the best Singer songwriters of the 70's and had quite a loyal fan base. "The Pretender" is one of his most lyrically recitable songs. Cheers from the Past!
Two years later i still like watching your reaction. I remember when this first come out i was in sound warehouse looking at new releases and they were playing this song. It blew me away ! It was another reminder for me that the artificer has a duty to deliver the human spirit closer to the heart... . If one has the ability to take control of mans emotions then use it making the world a better place of conscience..
legend has it, Glenn Frey's only lyrical contribution was "it's a girl my lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look at me", the rest is all JB
On one of the Eagles documentaries I've seen, Frey talks about he and Don Henley living above Jackson Browne in an apartment in the Valley somewhere, and JB practicing incessantly on the Piano to get his song presentation right. JD Souther was there too. I would have liked to show up with a 12 pack and share tunes with all of them!
I graduated from high school in 1977 and I remember feeling like 'our music was very special. It is nice to see that it actually was and has stood the test of time.
The songwriting of Jackson Browne is an American treasure. Then he takes what he writes and puts into these amazing arrangements, and “The Pretender” has all these different stylings within it. There’s the folksy country electric guitar leads, with a funk/Mowtown backbeat interplay between the drums & bass, also with orchestral strings sprinkled in and his piano & soulful voice soaring over all of it. It’s truly a masterpiece of recorded music. And I love watching people react to it for the first time, because his music is timeless
Jackson talked to the audience last night about your reaction video to this song last night during his show at the Santa Barbara Bowl. He was pleasantly amused -- tickled even -- by your comment about "the funk."
Amazing album. His wife died of a drug overdose during the recording and the mood seems somewhat reflective of the event. Here Comes Those Tears Again is a great cut written by Browne and his late wife’s mom.
Quite simply the BEST singer/songwriter of our times. I have seen him twice in concert and I also love the rapport he has with the audience. I have every one of his albums/discs. He grew up in LA. Another thing that shows how good he is....member of the Velvet Underground at 16! Musical genius and storyteller.
jamal at the end of the song..... you were literally living the theme of the song... appreciate the passion you bring to this, while like most people now, you still have to get out there & do the 40 hour week to bring home the legal tender.
Marc Cohn considered Jackson Browne to be influencial on Cohn's development as a Grammy Award winner( New Artist) in the early 90s. React to WALKING IN MEMPHIS...please. Give Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes' (SECRET WORLD LIVE) featuring late great Papa Wemba. It's from Gabriel's 'Secret World Live' concert film...the best way to experience that song,💃🕺🤗🤣
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My favorite from Jackson, was hoping you'd get to it. Keep up the good work. Great storyteller, enjoy.
Into the night by Benny Mardones
Jamal....love u can you react to Artist Can version of lean on me for Covid Red Cross? Haven’t seen anyone react to that yet.
Gary Clark Jr. plays with Eric Clapton on Crossroads tour...................................Anyway heres a 2018? video.
ruclips.net/video/7WdKULtIOD4/видео.html
Gotta play new stuff too!! Turn these old heads on.......................heres one with Clapton from 2017
ruclips.net/video/kzIum-HY5yY/видео.html
and from Grammys with your boy Joe Walsh and Dave Grohl
ruclips.net/video/FpKqX7UyP8E/видео.html
jackson browne is also an excellent storyteller, check out his song - adams song, it's about one of his friends that passed away.
“Caught between the longing for love and the struggle for the legal tender... I’m gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender.” What a great songwriter!
"I'm gonna find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams" - loved the lyrics in this song,
We are all happy idiots...except for the ones who are too wise to be happy about it.
"Though true love could have been a contender." The best lyric!
The poet, Jackson Browne...as well as a great musician. PLEASE listen to his earlier stuff from albums, Late For the Sky and For Everyman. PLEASE
If you like Jackson's meaningful lyrics and musicianship, I highly recommend VAN MORRISON. Into the Mystic, She gives me Love, Tupelo Honey...and Brown Eyed Girl.
This song is about how everyone is "the pretender". People start out young and strong in life, thinking they will conquer the world, only to get beat down by life and work.
Yes, that's exactly what it means, thanks for saying it for me!
Totally. His work is always full of metaphors and allusions. This is a song that asks the lister to reflect on what’s important in their life. It’s a very special song to a lot of people for the self-reflection it inspires.
Feelin it every damn day~
YES! Thank you! 😉😊
@@susanfontaine5214 😉
I don't feel like Jackson Browne ever got as much recognition as he should have, great talent!!
There were a lot of great ones back then, he was one of many. Not too many though, I wish we had them again!
Seriously... Loadout/Stay before you leave the Jackson Browne rabbit hole.
Gotta do that one! Jackson's tribute to his fans.
yes, 1000 times yes
Absolutely!! I was going to leave that as a suggestion. Never fails to give me chills.
My favorite!!
In a 1997 interview with Mojo magazine, Browne said of this song: "I'm a big fan of ambiguity and its bountiful rewards, and 'The Pretender' is two things at once. It's that person in all of us that has a higher ideal, and the part that has settled for compromise - like Truffaut says, there's the movie you set out to make, and there's the one you settle for. But in a more serious way, 'The Pretender' is about '60s idealism, the idea of life being about love and brotherhood, justice, social change and enlightenment, those concepts we were flooded with as our generation hit its stride; and how, later, we settled for something quite different. So when I say 'Say a prayer for The Pretender,' I'm talking about those people who are trying to convince themselves that there really was nothing to that idealism."
Wow, that was nicely put.
Nice!!!
Warren was right. His heart is PERFECT.
I'm 56 now and this song brings a tear to my eye
I'm turning 30 and so does the same
Right there with you...we're the same age too
54 😢checking in
56 this past May- still doesn’t seem like the right number 😳
65 now 21 when the song was released. Still one of my favourites
Now the time has come for "Tender is the Night."
"The Loadout/Stay", c'mon son.
He did that one already. Not sure if it got blocked.
@@robinbeers6689 No, he has not done the load out/stay yet.
One of my faves from him 💗
For Real
My favorite
Modern song lyrics: look at all my money
Jackson Browne lyrics: I'm broke and I have to work
This is why we identify with his lyrics.
I can't believe I get teary eyed with this song. .the 70s bring back very emotional memories. Say a Prayer for the Pretender.Amen..
Me too Dianne 😞
“And we’ll fill in the missing colors in each others paint by number dreams.” So, so good.
I have no words for that line other than complete brilliance.
I'm doing paint by number while listening. Lol
Jackson Browne- the poet of my heart.
Check out, "Loadout/Stay" by Mr Browne!
I've seen a lot of requests for that one!
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong, only to surrender.
Lost, or sacrificed dreams. That is most of us.
Colleen Mahony Indeed. I am sad to say I am A Pretender. The song hits me hard, and I’ve heard it a hundred times or so.
shit brings tears to the eyes of some who have been pretending
So sad and so true for so many.
@@tedwitus We are all the pretender
When I was 13 years old, my uncle -- the cool one -- said that I should listen to Jackson Browne. He specifically mentioned "The Pretender". It took me forever to figure out what Browne was saying in this song. But at 55, I now know exactly. And I know exactly why my uncle said what he did. It's about life.
same friend. 55 me too! Understand.
Amen!
Man me too, Uncle Beau loved Jackson. Played “Song for Adam” for him when he left us.
The cool uncle. Not the drunk one 😂
Jackson Brownes "Rock Me On The Water". You'll love it Jamel. Saw him in concert in the 70's and he was amazing!
Fantastic tune one of his real early stuff. Me too! He was great!
@@ingridstrickland8768 I think Jamel would love the funky gospel-like chorus and lyrics are so important. Yes....The Pretender has just been released so he did loads of those songs. Can still see him and his piano in the spotlight. That was in Toronto.
Seconding Rock Me on the Water, and adding Fountain of Sorrows.
CharCanuck Rock Me On The Water is too be played for me when my time has come to an end. That’s how much I love his music.
@@jeffdorsey6537 Gotcha Jeff! It's so appropriate and uplifting for the living ones to hear. Great choice! Now let's get Jamel to play it :-)
I'm gonna find myself a girl, who can show me what laughter means. And we'll fill in the missing colors, of each other's paint by number dreams. Great line. Great writer.
Once again, Browne has David Crosby and Graham Nash singing harmony for him.
Good stuff!
This!
I didnt know but reinforces why so damn good. Ear candy!
and don't forget the late great wonderful Jeff Porcaro laying down the tempo on the kit.
This somg was soooo good live
Solid as a fkn rockkk
Thanks for that tidbit!
This whole album is just golden! Thank you for getting to Jackson Browne!
“For a dancer” by Jackson Browne. One of the most beautiful songs.
And, Fountain of Sorrow.
Yes yes yes......and In the Shape of Heart....
and Sky Blue and Black
mike smith fountain of sorrow is my other favorite. Makes me cry every time.
Gutting song.
Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes" is phenomenal!
Again, with the great Leland Sklar on bass, driving that song. @lelandsklar6363
Greatest lyricist of all time.
About time....Thank You.... One of the best Singer Song Writers Ever.... Period!
One of the the greatest song writers of our time!
There's just something about the singer/songwriters from this era that touch my soul. We were so blessed to have such great music ❤️
Every time I hear a song like this it amazes me. The story it tells, the music is so appealing that you almost, or maybe actually, stop what you're doing and just listen to it. That is truly a talented musician who can do that.
It's about the spirit of the 60s that got lost in the 70s.
Exactly. Might have been before there were "yuppies", but the trend was in that direction as he could see.
It's about us living through the wild and changing times.
I LOVE Jackson Browne. He has such a great voice, and is such a great songwriter. And this is my favorite song by him.
Late 70’s early 80’s music was about pure emotion, much of it was about appealing to the better side of ourselves. Feel good kinda music, relatable and inspiring real life stories. And it brings me back to my own childhood 🥰❤️😘
I have listened to this song at least 100 times in my life, but this is the 1st time I have truly heard and understood the lyrics. And to be honest I shed a tear. As my middle years come to a close I can't help but think of the young me, and all of my hopes and dreams. I don't know when I gave up and "settled for the legal tender" life just has a way of beating you down.
That funk is Leland Sklar on Bass, a wonderful session and touring genius
Jackson Browne did a nod to Jamel and Leland Sklar at Santa Barbara Bowl tonight, great concert
Jackson Browne next: The Loadout/Stay!
And the Stay/Love is the acoustic version. Showcases David Lindley.
Woman hater thus beater! Fuck his talent. That's how so many ppl get away with abuse.
This is the last album of the trilogy of his best works. He's more world weary than he was in the previous two, less optimistic and also less fearful in a way; more accepting of his lot. After Late For The Sky, he suffered a major personal tragedy, ditched all the songs he was intending to write for this album and the result was this. So, For Everyman, Late For The Sky and The Pretender describe an arc of sorts.
When I was 17, I believed that Jackson's songs would provide me with the answer to all life's questions. I had no idea what those questions might be but I was sure that Jackson could answer them for me, whatever they were. It wasn't until I was much older that I came to the realization that he was as lost in the world as the rest of us.
The questions are more important than the answers.
I was SO fortunate to be a teen in the era of great.music! This grandma.is trying to teach her grandchildren the best music ever. Hopefully when they hear this music they'll remember me after.I am gone!
I just told my mom that same thing! I’m teaching my grandkids too!
One of my favorite JB songs, but my favorite song is These Days, Load Out/Stay and Rosie. Hard to choose a favorite with such a skilled songwriter.
These Days. Just beautifully written.
@@nancy9478 and he wrote it when he was 16!
You can add For A Dancer to that list :) this man is a true legendary songwriter
I always liked lawyers in love.
Ah, the memories this brings of the days of my youth. Today's music seems to lack the poetry you hear here.(see what I did there). If it does I'm unable to hear it. My dear departed one and I spent hours listening together to Jackson and the like. Thank you Jamel.
Now you are getting to the GOOD stuff of Jackson. This is one of my favorite songs, by far. It’s crushing.
I can't begin to describe how much I love seeing you fall in love with Jackson songs
"These Days"!!!! Please, I love that song!
"Time Passages" by Al Stewart - it is a very moving song that I know you will enjoy and feel and hear the meaning
All of AL Stewarts stuff is ah-mazing!!
Yes that is a wonderful song. One of my very faves!
Great suggestion.
David Barger Great song and fantastic album👍🏻❤️☮️
@@kbusby4824 I literally just listened to video of him talking about writing Year of the Cat (and about starting his career.)
The imagery of these lyrics...
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there
Marty P so good.
Andy Scott yeah it is hauntingly. beautiful
Thanks for this
Jackson on point, again.
His heartfelt words and music brought tears to my eyes so many times.
So cool. May the Lord richly bless you!
Jackson Browne was huge from the early 70s until the mid 80s just one of many hits that he had great reaction
One of my favorite songs. Check out Fountain of Sorrow and Late for the Sky
One of the most meaningful songs ever written. Named my kid Jackson because of this song.
Me too…
I remember a folk concert on the radio as a kid that I taped some of because the guy had such a great voice. I caught the full live version of the Pretender and it became a favourite without me knowing who it was until the internet arrived and I could google the lyrics.
Happy to say I got to see him in concert years later. I was probably the youngest person there and actually had tears in my eyes when he played this in the encore. Magical lyrics.
My dad and I struggled to find common ground when I was a snot-nosed teenage punk in the late 70s. The biggest common ground we found was music. This song/album/artist helped our relationship. We parted as friends in 1998. Love you to this day, Dad. Thanks for posting.
Since you’ve worked concerts before, you should really listen to “Stay/The Loadout”. You will be able to relate, and will love it!
The 70's and 80's was an explosion of great music. It's undeniable!!
So true,music was coming at us like a speeding train from all directions. Every day brought new songs from singing poets. Truly,the best of times.
@@markcosenza3274 Great time to be alive even with all the adversities. We are blessed.
I was waiting for this one....i live all Jackson Brown
Youuuuuu are correct Jamal. That
era of music Spanish and English
Was unique very unique. Hey no sadness Brother....you are there, here, now, and then, because what you feel now... I , we felt back then.... And we all of us are here. You see us you see you feel
the music and we feel you...the love of real music, inspired music.
👍👍🏁✔💯🌍🌎🌏🙏☝😁😉
"Say a prayer for the Pretender, Who started out so young and strong only to surrender."
Dayum. Is Jackson Browne getting more profound or am I just getting older?
um, both...? -from some old guy
I felt super-old just now hearing that line. I haven't felt young and strong for a long time. We all have to surrender eventually.
He always was. You're noticing more details.
Well, given that he wrote that nearly fourty-five years ago...
@@Serai3 or..."These Days" which was written over 50 years ago...
Such great lyrics, Glenn Frey and Don Henley were renting an apartment above Jackson and learned how to write lyrics. He even helped them with "Take It Easy"
Brother I found your Chanel by mistake wow I'm a subscriber now I thought I was the only brother that's likes all music it was foreigner I’ve been waiting
Jackson Browne was one of the best Singer songwriters of the 70's and had quite a loyal fan base. "The Pretender" is one of his most lyrically recitable songs. Cheers from the Past!
I love Jackson Browne; he has some of the best lyrics.
Two years later i still like watching your reaction. I remember when this first come out i was in sound warehouse looking at new releases and they were playing this song. It blew me away ! It was another reminder for me that the artificer has a duty to deliver the human spirit closer to the heart... .
If one has the ability to take control of mans emotions then use it making the world a better place of conscience..
Thank you, you brought back memories of better times.
Still being so young,.. I love your musical knowledge of oldies music. God Bless You.
Love me some Jackson Browne. He's a songwriting genius. He co-wrote "Take It Easy" w/ Glenn Frey of the Eagles.
legend has it, Glenn Frey's only lyrical contribution was "it's a girl my lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look at me", the rest is all JB
On one of the Eagles documentaries I've seen, Frey talks about he and Don Henley living above Jackson Browne in an apartment in the Valley somewhere, and JB practicing incessantly on the Piano to get his song presentation right. JD Souther was there too. I would have liked to show up with a 12 pack and share tunes with all of them!
Such songwriting and storytelling requires no video. Stirs up listeners imagination so well. Masterful.
Now give a listen to "The Shape of a Heart" or "Boulevard".
Or bright baby blues!
Jackson Browne has an amazing catalog of songs.
I graduated from high school in 1977 and I remember feeling like 'our music was very special. It is nice to see that it actually was and has stood the test of time.
Dan Folgelberg, Leader of the Band. Another great song writer.
The songwriting of Jackson Browne is an American treasure. Then he takes what he writes and puts into these amazing arrangements, and “The Pretender” has all these different stylings within it. There’s the folksy country electric guitar leads, with a funk/Mowtown backbeat interplay between the drums & bass, also with orchestral strings sprinkled in and his piano & soulful voice soaring over all of it. It’s truly a masterpiece of recorded music. And I love watching people react to it for the first time, because his music is timeless
I knew you'd like this one, it's one his more thoughtful songs.
I don't know how you can single out this song. JB is the quintessential "thoughtful: songwriter.
Jackson talked to the audience last night about your reaction video to this song last night during his show at the Santa Barbara Bowl. He was pleasantly amused -- tickled even -- by your comment about "the funk."
What a voice !!! My first 8 track tape was Jackson Browne. Time travel lol
One of the most beautiful songs ever~ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
on a good system this tune sounds so tight
I will always love this song. Jackson is one our great songwriters. Sings beautifully as well.
Okay, this a simply insane line-up of who was on this album!
Jackson Browne - vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2)
Craig Doerge - piano (1, 6, 7, 8)
Roy Bittan - piano (2)
Bill Payne - Hammond organ (2), piano (4, 5)
Michael Utley - Hammond organ (4)
David Lindley - slide guitar (1, 6), violin (5)
Lowell George - slide guitar (2), harmony vocals (2)
Roberto Gutierrez - guitarrón (3), violin (3), backing vocals (3)
Luis Damian - acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (4, 7, 8), guitar left (6)
John Hall - guitar solo (4)
Albert Lee - electric guitar (5)
Waddy Wachtel - guitar right (6)
Leland Sklar - bass guitar (1, 6, 7)
Chuck Rainey - bass guitar (2, 5)
Bob Glaub - bass guitar (4, 8)
Russ Kunkel - drums (1)
Jim Gordon - drums (2, 4)
Jeff Porcaro - drums (5-8)
Gary Coleman - percussion (5)
Arthur Gerst - harp (3), backing vocals (3), musical arrangements (3)
Chuck Findley - trumpet (6)
Dick Hyde - trombone (6)
Jim Horn - saxophone (6), horn arrangements (6)
Quitman Dennis - saxophone (6)
David Campbell - string arrangements (7, 8)
Rosemary Butler - harmony vocals (4)
Bonnie Raitt - harmony vocals (4)
Don Henley - harmony vocals (5)
J. D. Souther - harmony vocals (5)
David Crosby - harmony vocals (8)
Graham Nash - harmony vocals (8)
dude I'm obsessed with personnels of albums from this era, I've become familiar with all the session musicians listed here.
Michael Loveland look at all those great names
Lowell, too?!
@@YogZab yeah your baby blues that's LG singing back up and laying the slide guitar down.
@@tblackjacks1 Michael Utley one year later would partner up with Jimmy Buffett leading Coral Reefer Band..
Thank you for reacting and sharing The Pretender. You were wearing the proper sweatshirt for it KEEP GREAT MUSIC ALIVE and you are. We all thank you.
Amazing album. His wife died of a drug overdose during the recording and the mood seems somewhat reflective of the event. Here Comes Those Tears Again is a great cut written by Browne and his late wife’s mom.
Quite simply the BEST singer/songwriter of our times. I have seen him twice in concert and I also love the rapport he has with the audience. I have every one of his albums/discs. He grew up in LA. Another thing that shows how good he is....member of the Velvet Underground at 16! Musical genius and storyteller.
Next: Elton John - Madman Across the Water
That song was apparently about Nixon and these days I it is running through my head a lot.
👍
Yes - but preferably the whole album of Madman across the water. Indian Sunset and Levon
youre my favorite reaction RUclipsr :) blessings sent your way !!!!!
jamal at the end of the song..... you were literally living the theme of the song... appreciate the passion you bring to this, while like most people now, you still have to get out there & do the 40 hour week to bring home the legal tender.
Jackson Browne was my first concert.
He made me love going to live shows.
I spent my teenage years at every concert in San Diego.
Now you have to do "Stay/The Loadout", but the Live version.
I didn't even know there WAS a studio version!
_Before the Deluge_ and _Late for the Sky_ are amazing as well....
yes my man there was a lot of funk and soul going on in the 70's
Oh I loooooooove this song. Played this over and over and over on my record player back in the 70's
For me, Jackson Browne has always been about "The Load Out" and "Stay"
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That really speaks to his approach to the work of musical touring, The pretender speaks to the every day life of us the audience.
One of my all-time favorite songs. It's so easy to connect to as we get older and work and getting by slowly swallow up our dreams.
Jamel... you’re the best man. That’s all I wanted to say.
This was written in the late 1970's and he saw the '80s coming, and it saddened him greatly. This song is phophetic.
Next gotta be "The Load Out/Stay"
They got Richard Pryor on the video. A tribute to all the Roadies behind the scenes
That song got me through some rough times in the late 70's.
Marc Cohn considered Jackson Browne to be influencial on Cohn's development as a Grammy Award winner( New Artist) in the early 90s. React to WALKING IN MEMPHIS...please. Give Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes' (SECRET WORLD LIVE) featuring late great Papa Wemba. It's from Gabriel's 'Secret World Live' concert film...the best way to experience that song,💃🕺🤗🤣
My FAVORITE song of all time!
Jamal, I think you would love a song from the 80's called 'Steppin Out' by Joe Jackson :)
I'm pretty sure he's already done that one.
He’s definitely done Steppin’ Out. Should check out “Breaking Us in Two,” by Joe Jackson, next.
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Jackson Browne "Stay"...and oldie but a goodie...he does a great job with this song
The Load Out/ Stay. A truely great tribute.
Also, you gotta get into some Teddy Pendergrass!!! He’s my main man! Amazing vocalist
This song is just poetry, pure and simple.
I'll try again - "Don't You Want To Be There" - one of Jackson's spirituals.
One of my favorites. Thanks my friend.
Rundgren next, please! Thank-you.