@@71goaliemask Obviously a re-issue, you can tell by the triple-slot yellow plastic topper. An original would have the double-slot. Also, the spacing doesn't look right on the rungs..................
Tom, I love your show and never miss it, I’m English and I love the way that from an Englishmans point of view you are pure American. Nashville? Couldn’t be more American..T shirts, Rolling rock, football (with hands) etc. And yet you seem to love English music and comedy so much, it’s like your the love child of John Cleese and Dolly Parton ;)
I took a copy of Fragile on cassette to Viet Nam during the war 71-72 and it was like church to me...I was obsessed with that recording, never heard anything like it in my life....Fragile, Revolver, Are you Experienced and LIve at Leeds are tattooed in my brain forever....
I own "Fragile" because you told me to get it when i was 13...I still listen to it today.... excellent record. Dude, I was cracking up when you pulled the bass out and ripped into the tune with the fuzz going, your expression was classic and I can tell you were totally rocking the fuck out...too funny
Well, that brought a big smile to my face! I hate it when people say "music was better in my day" because I still keep hearing great music out there. Rock and Roll will never die as someone great once said. But hearing this took me right back to great part of my yoof so has a special resonance. I love Yessongs most of all. Some of the best live recordings ever. Steve Howe is on another level Love the channel, Tom. Cheers!
Hi Tom! I'm 26 years old guitarist from Serbia, I send greetings to you and to all who watch Homeskoolin'! First of all, I've never seen more original, interesting, cool and fun to watch guitar show on youtube. I was sitting and noodling my guitar (which is a copy of 335) with a beer and as soon as I played this video it struck like a lightning the second when I heard Long Distance Runaround. Can't tell you how much I love Yes, and particularly that album, which was my first prog rock album ever to hear in highschool. Steve Howe is my first guitar hero (I practice The Clap over and over...), and my favorite song on Fragile is South Side Of the Sky (but I love all of them). So happy when I heard you play Yes. That bass of Chris Squire and then when Bruford comes in....man! Cheers ! Uros
I gotta tell ya, I found myself looking forward to this video. Out on the water fishing and left to come home and watch. These videos are special at a time when we need something like this. I can feel proud to be a part of the Home Skoolin family circle. Thank you, Tom.
Man I’m loving that Zappa-Esque Les Paul. You have great taste in guitars. The PRS from “ The Train Kept-A-Memphis “ video sounded especially gnarly. It was actually one of the best blues rock tones I’ve ever heard in my entire life. The Dusenberg’s are great too. They’re all great! All your gear rocks. I play my SG everyday because of your videos.
“Long Distance Runaround” was the first YES song I ever heard and still one of my favorites to this day. You said that you appreciate all forms of music (or most)...what about punk rock? Are there any punk bands that you like? Your answer to the question about who decides who will play what part in a session reminded me of how Victor Wooten says music is like language. He also said something similar about how nobody tells you when to talk or what to say. Fascinating stuff. Glad the session went well and thank you as always, Buk!!
Tom, you’ve saved me from the covid blues, im finally caught up to the latest one after watching them all! Theres too many vids on youtube that are highly polished like a hollywood film! we get all the good stuff condensed, the tips n tricks, a jam, stories, album recommendation, family guest appearances (some planned!) Ripples was just beautiful. You’re an inspiration and after 20 years of gear obsession im now learning the theory and playing/practicing more. Thank you so much for kicking my arse into gear- Wellsy (uk)
Fragile great album , been listening to it since 1974. I learned mood for a day, It took about a week to figure it out, with some help from friends, Back then instead of you tube we would all sit around with are guitars sharing licks and song parts.Never played long distance, Now I can thanks for showing us.
It’s SO cool you lovin’ the prog! For me first learning the bass in the late 70’s, I loved ‘butchering’ those songs, trying to learn from them. Bc of that I find learning and playing most other songs today (except jazz, of course) makes things that much simpler. You make me proud, Tom! Can’t wait for the next one with your missus. Beautiful voice!
Thanks for the insight and acknowledgement of this seminal record. Dave Matthews in an interview some years back admitted (somewhat guiltily until he realized the interviewer was a YES fan) that he'd been listening to "Fragile' obsessively. There is much for us to learn from this recording not only as musicians and writers but also as 'home-school engineers' . Keep the lessons coming!
Never even noticed the light... But I dig it! While I am digging Tom you got me digging through the basement for my Yes albums. I have also got to say: There's nothing like watching you through this all. Thanks man!
Too cool on the intro, Tom. Can't watch you any more without telling you how Homeskoolin' has helped me and so many folks get through the weirdness. Keep on rockin'!
Hey Tom, Thank You so Much for what you're doing! Can't say enough Good things about You and your Guitar Playing! Watching your pinky finger stretching and making chords that I dident even know existed! Great Music....Great Guitars....Great Tone....Great Commentary....Great Channel! ….and I've learned a lot from watching! ...I've got some work to do! Thanks for that info on Smears and "Whole Lotta Love" that's exactly it!
Thanks for your channel. Those Yes licks are infectious and Howe could effortlessly churn one out after another . I remember being in a car that careened off the road into a ditch once and the Siberian Khatru riff kept on playing insistently in the cassette player..
Yes was my favorite band in high school - still love them today. The ascending line in Long Distance Rounaround has kicked my butt for years. Gave up many times out of frustration. Thanks!
Thank you for the recording session *update”... as fate would have it... I changed shifts at work... I was freaking out... I thought it would be like starting over... your video could not have come at a more perfect time... hearing you say “I was worrying for nothing... it’s just like it always is.... “ helped me get over myself... finding out your superhero’s are mere mortals just like yourself is awesome... I love the internet... you rule Buk. God Bless.
Dude, Tom, finding you and your channel has been the highlight of this covid-19 crap. I find it amazing listening to you play and equally amazing just listening to you talk! So much knowledge and true passion for your craft. You are legit cool as fuck.
Thanks, once again, for a great video, Tom! I know you mentioned that, in your younger years, you spent hours working on your speed and, now, it's something that you hold in reserve -- using your musical intelligence to release it at the right moment for optimum effect. I was wondering if you've ever done something similar for jazz standards -- perhaps chord melodies of them? Playing the changes of them, etc.? How/When did you practice jazz standards? I have only recently started putting a lot of time into jazz standards and the amount of learning and growth happening is AMAZING. Mostly around fretboard discovery/exploration, voice leading, chord tone soloing/improv, and just great chord progressions and chord voices -- learning so much. I was in a heavy plateau and said "I'm going to learn the changes of All The Things You Are" -- and suddenly, I'm super excited to be practicing again.
Hey Tom, I just picked up Fragile on Vinyl today, gonna check it out! Never was much of a prog rock guy but you make me want to check out Yes and Genesis again. Really enjoying your lessons dude!
Hey Man, you made me smile big time. When was kid and everyone was into Sabbath and shit, which I also was…. I was in my bedroom trying to play Mood for a day 😆. My parents would leave for work and I would pretend was going to school and hit the Fragile album and try to learn Mood for a Day. 35 years later I still play it 😂. I just got watching you little while ago. Very cool!
Still use my ST-11. Looks classic too. Probably always there but let there be light. Get it. Light. One of the highlights of my day is watching you. Thanx!
Just seeing your mug makes me want to pick up a guitar! Haha. That was awesome, you killed it on that bass part! Yes, fragile- the reason why I started out on keys back in the day. I wanted to be like Wakeman and wear capes and have really long hair! So I played in a Prog-Rock (we called it Space-Rock) band on the Sunset strip in the late 70's and 80's. Then one day, Poison flyers started to appear on telephone poles all over town. We laughed at them, made fun of them but little did we know, that spelled the end of the Space-Rock era in L.A.. The day the music died, for me anyway. (I wouldn't wear spandex) LOL, I laugh now. It's great that your introducing classic prog i.e. Yes/Genesis etc. to the young lads out there, it's been a wealth of inspiration for me still to this day. About that light, since you ask- to me it's a bit of a distraction... and it's messing with the exposure on your phone when you move about. The film-guy in me says shut it off and instead try shinning a light on the back wall, just out of frame. Just a shop light will do (not too bright). Try raking the light across your gear, it'll look cool. You'll get some nice shadows.
As a maintenance supervisor for 749 homes in my day gig, I'm relieved that your light fixture is fixed. Much less distracting to me. Have to agree on Fragile, and I'm fortunate to have seen that lineup live back in the day. 10th anniversary tour, concert 'in the round'.
Fragile -damn! I remember learning all the guitar parts off the record when I was 15-16...back when you had to drop the needle on the right groove a hundred times. Howe’s mood for a day and Steve Hackett’s horizons are what sucked me into the classical guitar world. Love your vids, man. Can’t wait for the next prog duo you’re cooking up.
I love the Fragile album also. It was a favorite of mine when I was a teen. I spent hours and hours figuring out Mood for a Day and Long Distance Run Around. It's great hearing you play that intro. Takes me back. Thanks.
Tom, just starting watching your videos ( thanks to Rhett Shull ) a couple weeks back. I think the video looks better with the light off. Also got a shirt. Thanks being a cool teacher.
Fragile is an incredible album. Take's many listen's to absorb it's complexity. One of my fav's! Light is fine. Doesnt interfere here. Looking forward to the evening duo session. Have a great day !!
Tom, wanted to let you know that your advice on smashing the fingers together to assist in bending vibrato (several video's ago) is exactly what I needed to hear. I thought I was putting my fingers together close enough but you gotta just smash them together to keep that control. Works! Thank you!
Loved this, as I used to do a similar looping thing on this song with a vocalist. Your analogies of spoken language and birds flying in instant formation are perfect and the same ones I rely on to explain that process. Fabulous!
Great to see you back at it! You could tape some see-thru colored plastic sheet with "Homeskoolin'" cut out on that neon light to add some cool visuals. :-)
Thanks Uncle Larry for turning me on to YES, you would not believe the number of times I have flicked past their albums in the throw out bin at the Pawn shop......never again!!!!
OK so Chris Squire did Fish out of water as a solo album, Bill Bruford plays on it also. Definitely one of my favorite albums, especially being a bass player and having to tried to steal every Chris Squire lick I can get my hands on. The music of Yes Still blows young impressionable musicians away. It’s just so good that it really is timeless. Thanks Tom.
It’s impossible not to smile when that harmony line comes in. I remember buying that album at a blockbuster music and when I went to check out the clerk was like “finally! Something good”
Yo, Little Tommy, just wanted to say, I have been watching you for a while now....I'm just a bedroom guitarist, lol so I'm not in any way your level, but, I enjoy what I play, it keeps me level, ya know. I'm an older dude, 52...not old, just older. Anyway just wanted to say I appreciate your easy laid back attitude. I listen to what you say and get inspired by your content. Got one of your Home skoolin shirts. Much nicer than a Gildan. Keep up the good work my man, it's very much keeping me sane. Your faithful viewer .
Man, I've got to listen to Yes again. It's been too long. I've been in this Tool hole for some time now. I cannot stop listening to their new record. When I was a kid taking the bus to the YMCA, I had three cassettes for my walkman. 90215, Thriller, and Freeze Frame. I started there, and went back deep in all their catalogs. It was those records and my old man's Beatles records that inspired me to play guitar, write songs, and understand how to construct a song. Actually, I'm still learning how to construct a song. Never ending, and digging the journey.
Hi Tom, you mentioned a few episodes back maybe getting Big Al to come on your show. I think that would be awesome, I've been a fan since the Q and had the chance to see him a few times. I always said they were the loosest and tightest band I ever saw. The mute rhythm is so much a part of rock & roll, Dave Edmunds is another great proponent of that style. Wanted to let you know, I'm really enjoying your videos, even an old fart like me (67) learns something new every time. Keep up the great work.
Tom, I've been fighting back the urge to comment for weeks now just because i'm not a comment guy. This is the first comment I think I've ever made on a youtube channel or video. Your videos have been awesome man! I was drawn in with your videos at first because my old man raised me right with the likes of Yes , Genesis, all the stuff you've been referencing so much (never heard you mention Molly hatchet but curious if you're a fan) I play and and am just a noodler. I really picked it up on the guitar though since watching your videos, especially one of the early videos when you were doing a Lynyrd Skynyrd riff , Saturday night special I believe talking about the key of B and it being your favorite and how you like to play ABOVE the typical places people start playing when going into a solo. i.e. playing up on frets 1-6 instead of the ol minor/major pentatonic shit on 7th fret. Anyways, thanks a lot from an Okie in Tulsa, OK ! Also, Guitar House is the coolest place downtown ! Awesome to see the Tulsa, OK shout outs. Keep the videos coming!
I listened to Yessongs about a billion times before I ever heard Fragile and saw Yes live a couple of times. Always thought their live stuff was way better. Them and Zeppelin were my 2 favorite bands growing up. Thanks for throwing a little love at the Yes boys. Most guys my age (63) didn't dig em. Couldn't figure out why
Hey Tom, much appreciation for these shows man. I'm 55 and grew up on, pretty much, all the same music you reference. I'm wondering if you have an EP/LP that's all you? I'd love to hear you playing what you love in a complete, extended way. Thanks..
The GLEE on the face of the 51-year-old jaded session pro as the bass line rounds into the groove on the prog-rock song he learned as a teen . . . . Little Tommy indeed!
I played your Yes song, Roundabout and Seen all good people in a band in 1977. Was that fun and challenging. We wore out the needle learning it. A lot of people in the clubs looked at us like we had two heads. Players loved it. We did some Genesis, too. Interesting that you are into this stuff. Genesis...." The Ultimate"
This album, Close To The Edge, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, and Red all changed my playing forever. I love the reverb on Jon Anderson's voice on this song.
Tom, thanks for what your are doing. Watching your videos is like hanging out with a cool friend. My question is, which song that you have played on are you most proud of?
Looking forward to hearing the lady wife live again. I'm giving her Spotify catalogue a right belting. I'd not heard her before your duet. Now I'm rating her with Joni and Janice. Great tone of voice. Every day's a school day!
Fragile! I was a competitive swimmer as a kid and would listen to this album (cassette) on my Sports walkman all the time to get myself fired up before a sprint. It was part of my visualization process.
You lifted a needle a time or two on that vinyl! I adore that tune, Tom. It’s also worth noting that Yes managed to pull off a musically complex song while maintaining great vocal melody. You don’t often get both of those.
Hey Mr Tom Totally digging the voodoo that you do so well....and hope this finds you and the family well...love Yes..and it got me to thinking about strong bass /guitar groups ..and was wondering what was your thoughts on The Who and if you did bring them up I might of been out of class that day..." I do have a note" and remembering you brought up rhythm playing and I think Townshend is a beast and the OX forget about it! Stay well Mr T and have a great day!!!
BuuuK...OOOOOOOOOO, I feel like I can say that because I feel like I know you, probably cus I moved away from Lorain co./Elyria probably about the same time you moved away from Cleve,, I still (till dirt) have ..crazy .. buckeye pride... anyways the first time I tuned in was just after hearing about you on That Pedal Show, (of all places) And you were wearing a buzzard t-shirt I knew this was going to be special to me...thank you Tom, for providing such great content .. BTW im a 30+year machinist that loves guitars...I got a bunch of em..I hope they love me too!!
Dude, these lessons are unreal. I’m self taught for years now but these make me realise I need a proper guitar teacher. Tried a few before but never found anyone great. Question: what would you look for when trying to find a good guitar teacher?
Hi Tom, loving the channel and the insights you are giving. Flying close to a gear question but I often think I here baritones on some country records. Are they used much in country or am I just hearing de-tuned standard scales with heavier strings. Have seen them on stage once (Alex Williams supporting Whitey Morgan last year) but seem rare. Probably not popular with the bassist? Cheers and keep the up homeskoolin’!
Thanks, man. Love Fragile. I think I agree that it is the pinnacle, though I just love Starship Trooper from The Yes Album, and I think Close to the Edge is Yes at its best as a band. The three together are the best that Yes has done and ever will do.
As soon as I saw "Sharp...Distance" in the title, I couldn't click fast enough. Steve Howe is the man, '"Heart of the Sunrise" is my favorite "Yes" song! It's good to see them get recognition from a pro, as I don't believe the media back in the day, gave them their due. They were only "that Prog Rock" band"............ Great band, music, and musicians. They're still NOT Zep though! lol.
Tom....shit....you look like you are having fun. Love the Yes ,I grew up on it. I use to love listening to Yes on a Walkman and go downhill skiing. Yes is perfect skiing music. :) oh, and the lights are fine.
Man did we miss that Ladder. I was hoping you would have it with you at the studio :p.
How about a Tom Bukovac signature model of that ladder ?
@@stef957 is it a '08 or the '16 reissue ladder with the undercut fluting on the rungs?
I wonder what comes first...ladder or rolling rock endorsement
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@@71goaliemask Obviously a re-issue, you can tell by the triple-slot yellow plastic topper.
An original would have the double-slot. Also, the spacing doesn't look right on the rungs..................
Tom, I love your show and never miss it, I’m English and I love the way that from an Englishmans point of view you are pure American. Nashville? Couldn’t be more American..T shirts, Rolling rock, football (with hands) etc. And yet you seem to love English music and comedy so much, it’s like your the love child of John Cleese and Dolly Parton ;)
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I took a copy of Fragile on cassette to Viet Nam during the war 71-72 and it was like church to me...I was obsessed with that recording, never heard anything like it in my life....Fragile, Revolver, Are you Experienced and LIve at Leeds are tattooed in my brain forever....
I own "Fragile" because you told me to get it when i was 13...I still listen to it today.... excellent record. Dude, I was cracking up when you pulled the bass out and ripped into the tune with the fuzz going, your expression was classic and I can tell you were totally rocking the fuck out...too funny
I've watched this over and over. So cool to see you doing Squire's bass line over the guitar loop!
Well, that brought a big smile to my face! I hate it when people say "music was better in my day" because I still keep hearing great music out there. Rock and Roll will never die as someone great once said. But hearing this took me right back to great part of my yoof so has a special resonance.
I love Yessongs most of all. Some of the best live recordings ever. Steve Howe is on another level
Love the channel, Tom. Cheers!
Hi Tom! I'm 26 years old guitarist from Serbia, I send greetings to you and to all who watch Homeskoolin'! First of all, I've never seen more original, interesting, cool and fun to watch guitar show on youtube. I was sitting and noodling my guitar (which is a copy of 335) with a beer and as soon as I played this video it struck like a lightning the second when I heard Long Distance Runaround. Can't tell you how much I love Yes, and particularly that album, which was my first prog rock album ever to hear in highschool. Steve Howe is my first guitar hero (I practice The Clap over and over...), and my favorite song on Fragile is South Side Of the Sky (but I love all of them). So happy when I heard you play Yes. That bass of Chris Squire and then when Bruford comes in....man! Cheers ! Uros
Some of the most beautiful playing I've heard in a long time..
Didn't see the bass and the lights coming!!! All part of the content that gets classier every day. Great lesson today, teacher.
I gotta tell ya, I found myself looking forward to this video. Out on the water fishing and left to come home and watch. These videos are special at a time when we need something like this. I can feel proud to be a part of the Home Skoolin family circle. Thank you, Tom.
Man I’m loving that Zappa-Esque Les Paul. You have great taste in guitars. The PRS from “ The Train Kept-A-Memphis “ video sounded especially gnarly. It was actually one of the best blues rock tones I’ve ever heard in my entire life. The Dusenberg’s are great too. They’re all great! All your gear rocks. I play my SG everyday because of your videos.
“Long Distance Runaround” was the first YES song I ever heard and still one of my favorites to this day.
You said that you appreciate all forms of music (or most)...what about punk rock?
Are there any punk bands that you like?
Your answer to the question about who decides who will play what part in a session reminded me of how Victor Wooten says music is like language.
He also said something similar about how nobody tells you when to talk or what to say.
Fascinating stuff.
Glad the session went well and thank you as always, Buk!!
Have a listen to the version of 'Long Distance Runaround' on the ARW Live at the Apollo video. The interplay between Rabin and Wakeman is stunning.
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Thanks man...I haven’t heard it but I’ll definitely check it out!
That song always makes me smile...
I am going to learn some of that tune tonight.
Thanks T.B.
I am such a Yes fan and when I saw your title to this video, I smiled...then I heard the intro. Nice. I really liked your bass work. Cool.
Tom, you’ve saved me from the covid blues, im finally caught up to the latest one after watching them all! Theres too many vids on youtube that are highly polished like a hollywood film! we get all the good stuff condensed, the tips n tricks, a jam, stories, album recommendation, family guest appearances (some planned!) Ripples was just beautiful. You’re an inspiration and after 20 years of gear obsession im now learning the theory and playing/practicing more. Thank you so much for kicking my arse into gear- Wellsy (uk)
Fragile great album , been listening to it since 1974. I learned mood for a day, It took about a week to figure it out, with some help from friends, Back then instead of you tube we would all sit around with are guitars sharing licks and song parts.Never played long distance, Now I can thanks for showing us.
It’s SO cool you lovin’ the prog! For me first learning the bass in the late 70’s, I loved ‘butchering’ those songs, trying to learn from them. Bc of that I find learning and playing most other songs today (except jazz, of course) makes things that much simpler. You make me proud, Tom! Can’t wait for the next one with your missus. Beautiful voice!
Thanks for the insight and acknowledgement of this seminal record. Dave Matthews in an interview some years back admitted (somewhat guiltily until he realized the interviewer was a YES fan) that he'd been listening to "Fragile' obsessively. There is much for us to learn from this recording not only as musicians and writers but also as 'home-school engineers' . Keep the lessons coming!
Thanks Tom keeping me sane since Corona lesson 1 in locked down zero musical entertainment work Ireland. The very best to you and your family.. 🙏
Chapters
00:00 - Yes - Long Distance Runaround loop jam
01:21 - Hello Lads / Garage light
02:21 - Sessions
02:43 - Who's part? Conversation
04:19 - Les Paul Custom
04:34 - Yes - Long Distance Runaround lesson
06:57 - Yes - Fragile album
07:40 - Disliked styles of music
08:52 - Gildan
Never even noticed the light... But I dig it! While I am digging Tom you got me digging through the basement for my Yes albums. I have also got to say: There's nothing like watching you through this all. Thanks man!
Too cool on the intro, Tom. Can't watch you any more without telling you how Homeskoolin' has helped me and so many folks get through the weirdness. Keep on rockin'!
I love your love of Yes. The way you keep spreading the word is the best.
Hey Tom, Thank You so Much for what you're doing! Can't say enough Good things about You and your Guitar Playing! Watching your pinky finger stretching and making chords that I dident even know existed! Great Music....Great Guitars....Great Tone....Great Commentary....Great Channel! ….and I've learned a lot from watching! ...I've got some work to do! Thanks for that info on Smears and "Whole Lotta Love" that's exactly it!
Thanks for your channel. Those Yes licks are infectious and Howe could effortlessly churn one out after another . I remember being in a car that careened off the road into a ditch once and the Siberian Khatru riff kept on playing insistently in the cassette player..
Yes was my favorite band in high school - still love them today. The ascending line in Long Distance Rounaround has kicked my butt for years. Gave up many times out of frustration. Thanks!
Thank you for the recording session *update”... as fate would have it... I changed shifts at work... I was freaking out... I thought it would be like starting over... your video could not have come at a more perfect time... hearing you say “I was worrying for nothing... it’s just like it always is.... “ helped me get over myself... finding out your superhero’s are mere mortals just like yourself is awesome... I love the internet... you rule Buk. God Bless.
Little Tommy you rock ! We absolutely blow me away with every episode
Dude, Tom, finding you and your channel has been the highlight of this covid-19 crap. I find it amazing listening to you play and equally amazing just listening to you talk! So much knowledge and true passion for your craft.
You are legit cool as fuck.
Thanks, once again, for a great video, Tom! I know you mentioned that, in your younger years, you spent hours working on your speed and, now, it's something that you hold in reserve -- using your musical intelligence to release it at the right moment for optimum effect.
I was wondering if you've ever done something similar for jazz standards -- perhaps chord melodies of them? Playing the changes of them, etc.? How/When did you practice jazz standards?
I have only recently started putting a lot of time into jazz standards and the amount of learning and growth happening is AMAZING. Mostly around fretboard discovery/exploration, voice leading, chord tone soloing/improv, and just great chord progressions and chord voices -- learning so much. I was in a heavy plateau and said "I'm going to learn the changes of All The Things You Are" -- and suddenly, I'm super excited to be practicing again.
Hey Tom, I just picked up Fragile on Vinyl today, gonna check it out! Never was much of a prog rock guy but you make me want to check out Yes and Genesis again. Really enjoying your lessons dude!
Hey Man, you made me smile big time. When was kid and everyone was into Sabbath and shit, which I also was…. I was in my bedroom trying to play Mood for a day 😆. My parents would leave for work and I would pretend was going to school and hit the Fragile album and try to learn Mood for a Day. 35 years later I still play it 😂. I just got watching you little while ago. Very cool!
How could anything distract us from your superb playing. Shine on, sir.
Just glad you're back to work,
music is essential , at least to me.
Still use my ST-11. Looks classic too. Probably always there but let there be light. Get it. Light. One of the highlights of my day is watching you. Thanx!
Just seeing your mug makes me want to pick up a guitar! Haha. That was awesome, you killed it on that bass part! Yes, fragile- the reason why I started out on keys back in the day. I wanted to be like Wakeman and wear capes and have really long hair! So I played in a Prog-Rock (we called it Space-Rock) band on the Sunset strip in the late 70's and 80's. Then one day, Poison flyers started to appear on telephone poles all over town. We laughed at them, made fun of them but little did we know, that spelled the end of the Space-Rock era in L.A.. The day the music died, for me anyway. (I wouldn't wear spandex) LOL, I laugh now.
It's great that your introducing classic prog i.e. Yes/Genesis etc. to the young lads out there, it's been a wealth of inspiration for me still to this day.
About that light, since you ask- to me it's a bit of a distraction... and it's messing with the exposure on your phone when you move about. The film-guy in me says shut it off and instead try shinning a light on the back wall, just out of frame. Just a shop light will do (not too bright). Try raking the light across your gear, it'll look cool. You'll get some nice shadows.
As a maintenance supervisor for 749 homes in my day gig, I'm relieved that your light fixture is fixed. Much less distracting to me. Have to agree on Fragile, and I'm fortunate to have seen that lineup live back in the day. 10th anniversary tour, concert 'in the round'.
Yeah!!!Chris and Steven. Thank you, Tom.
Glad to see you today! You make my mornings more enjoyable :)
Fragile -damn! I remember learning all the guitar parts off the record when I was 15-16...back when you had to drop the needle on the right groove a hundred times. Howe’s mood for a day and Steve Hackett’s horizons are what sucked me into the classical guitar world. Love your vids, man. Can’t wait for the next prog duo you’re cooking up.
I love the Fragile album also. It was a favorite of mine when I was a teen. I spent hours and hours figuring out Mood for a Day and Long Distance Run Around. It's great hearing you play that intro. Takes me back. Thanks.
Thanks Tom have a great day !!
Tom, just starting watching your videos ( thanks to Rhett Shull ) a couple weeks back. I think the video looks better with the light off. Also got a shirt. Thanks being a cool teacher.
Your work with that looper tells me that in order to follow the greats, I need to figure out how the hell to pull my time together....damn.
Fragile is an incredible album. Take's many listen's to absorb it's complexity. One of my fav's!
Light is fine. Doesnt interfere here. Looking forward to the evening duo session. Have a great day !!
1978, in the back after Ms. Stalder-Burke's English class, "Mountains come out of the sky, and they stand there ..."
Tom, wanted to let you know that your advice on smashing the fingers together to assist in bending vibrato (several video's ago) is exactly what I needed to hear. I thought I was putting my fingers together close enough but you gotta just smash them together to keep that control. Works! Thank you!
Yes, thank you TB
Loved this, as I used to do a similar looping thing on this song with a vocalist. Your analogies of spoken language and birds flying in instant formation are perfect and the same ones I rely on to explain that process. Fabulous!
Great to see you back at it! You could tape some see-thru colored plastic sheet with "Homeskoolin'" cut out on that neon light to add some cool visuals. :-)
Worth the price of admission!!!
Love love yes....
Christopher Squire!!!
Thanks Uncle Larry for turning me on to YES, you would not believe the number of times I have flicked past their albums in the throw out bin at the Pawn shop......never again!!!!
yes!!!!--saw those guys in early 70s-they fantastik-good show always wondered what that line was!!!!
Great intro stuff 👍 YES! BTW, you look much better with the new lighting 💡
OK so Chris Squire did Fish out of water as a solo album, Bill Bruford plays on it also. Definitely one of my favorite albums, especially being a bass player and having to tried to steal every Chris Squire lick I can get my hands on. The music of Yes Still blows young impressionable musicians away. It’s just so good that it really is timeless. Thanks Tom.
Now that was a cool intro! 👌
Light looks good. Good quality camera and sound😊. Greetings from New Zealand
It’s impossible not to smile when that harmony line comes in. I remember buying that album at a blockbuster music and when I went to check out the clerk was like “finally! Something good”
Yo, Little Tommy, just wanted to say, I have been watching you for a while now....I'm just a bedroom guitarist, lol so I'm not in any way your level, but, I enjoy what I play, it keeps me level, ya know. I'm an older dude, 52...not old, just older. Anyway just wanted to say I appreciate your easy laid back attitude. I listen to what you say and get inspired by your content. Got one of your Home skoolin shirts. Much nicer than a Gildan. Keep up the good work my man, it's very much keeping me sane.
Your faithful viewer .
You’re a year older than Tom. And ME! So yeah, not old! Well....some days I feel it! Lol!
Got my shirts! Thanks man I love them.
It is a quality shirt!
I wish my attention could focus on the video instead of obsessively drooling over that tweed deluxe behind you!!! Killer content my man!!
Man, I've got to listen to Yes again. It's been too long. I've been in this Tool hole for some time now. I cannot stop listening to their new record. When I was a kid taking the bus to the YMCA, I had three cassettes for my walkman. 90215, Thriller, and Freeze Frame. I started there, and went back deep in all their catalogs. It was those records and my old man's Beatles records that inspired me to play guitar, write songs, and understand how to construct a song. Actually, I'm still learning how to construct a song. Never ending, and digging the journey.
Hi Tom, you mentioned a few episodes back maybe getting Big Al to come on your show. I think that would be awesome, I've been a fan since the Q and had the chance to see him a few times. I always said they were the loosest and tightest band I ever saw. The mute rhythm is so much a part of rock & roll, Dave Edmunds is another great proponent of that style. Wanted to let you know, I'm really enjoying your videos, even an old fart like me (67) learns something new every time. Keep up the great work.
Tom,
I've been fighting back the urge to comment for weeks now just because i'm not a comment guy. This is the first comment I think I've ever made on a youtube channel or video. Your videos have been awesome man! I was drawn in with your videos at first because my old man raised me right with the likes of Yes , Genesis, all the stuff you've been referencing so much (never heard you mention Molly hatchet but curious if you're a fan) I play and and am just a noodler. I really picked it up on the guitar though since watching your videos, especially one of the early videos when you were doing a Lynyrd Skynyrd riff , Saturday night special I believe talking about the key of B and it being your favorite and how you like to play ABOVE the typical places people start playing when going into a solo. i.e. playing up on frets 1-6 instead of the ol minor/major pentatonic shit on 7th fret. Anyways, thanks a lot from an Okie in Tulsa, OK ! Also, Guitar House is the coolest place downtown ! Awesome to see the Tulsa, OK shout outs. Keep the videos coming!
I saw Yes in the round in the late 70s here in Seattle. One of the best shows I've ever seen!!!
Thanks Tom
This is my ×# time watching this episode....THANKS BUK!!!
back for more...YES!
And back again…
Tom....you are mind reader!!! Long Distance Run Around....what a lick!!!
I listened to Yessongs about a billion times before I ever heard Fragile and saw Yes live a couple of times. Always thought their live stuff was way better. Them and Zeppelin were my 2 favorite bands growing up. Thanks for throwing a little love at the Yes boys. Most guys my age (63) didn't dig em. Couldn't figure out why
"Heart of the Sunrise" was (foolishly) one of the first songs I learned on guitar and it damn near broke my wrist.
Hey Tom, much appreciation for these shows man. I'm 55 and grew up on, pretty much, all the same music you reference. I'm wondering if you have an EP/LP that's all you? I'd love to hear you playing what you love in a complete, extended way. Thanks..
Man, when you hit that bass, it got real. Love it!
The GLEE on the face of the 51-year-old jaded session pro as the bass line rounds into the groove on the prog-rock song he learned as a teen . . . . Little Tommy indeed!
nice!
my son-a drummer-had to learn that a few years ago. his first encounter with bruford and odd time.
Yes!
Hey Tom 👋 Great content, Your wisdom is invaluable for us regular guitar players. Do you think you can do a live question and answer session?
so the studio build starts .. cool
I played your Yes song, Roundabout and Seen all good people in a band in 1977. Was that fun and challenging. We wore out the needle learning it. A lot of people in the clubs looked at us like we had two heads. Players loved it. We did some Genesis, too. Interesting that you are into this stuff. Genesis...." The Ultimate"
This album, Close To The Edge, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, and Red all changed my playing forever.
I love the reverb on Jon Anderson's voice on this song.
Oh dude...that’s just not fair. Nobody should have that much talent! Awesome!
Love it!...love YES!
Tom, thanks for what your are doing. Watching your videos is like hanging out with a cool friend. My question is, which song that you have played on are you most proud of?
Looking forward to hearing the lady wife live again. I'm giving her Spotify catalogue a right belting. I'd not heard her before your duet. Now I'm rating her with Joni and Janice. Great tone of voice. Every day's a school day!
Love Yes...🎸🎼
Saw that record performed live at the Filmore east. Howe used an Es175 a lot !
Fragile!
I was a competitive swimmer as a kid and would listen to this album (cassette) on my Sports walkman all the time to get myself fired up before a sprint. It was part of my visualization process.
You lifted a needle a time or two on that vinyl! I adore that tune, Tom. It’s also worth noting that Yes managed to pull off a musically complex song while maintaining great vocal melody. You don’t often get both of those.
Hey Mr Tom
Totally digging the voodoo that you do so well....and hope this finds you and the family well...love Yes..and it got me to thinking about strong bass /guitar groups ..and was wondering what was your thoughts on The Who and if you did bring them up I might of been out of class that day..." I do have a note" and remembering you brought up rhythm playing and I think Townshend is a beast and the OX forget about it!
Stay well Mr T and have a great day!!!
It would be so awesome to hear and watch you play with Carol Kaye 👍 Love the vids, Tom!
BuuuK...OOOOOOOOOO, I feel like I can say that because I feel like I know you, probably cus I moved away from Lorain co./Elyria probably about the same time you moved away from Cleve,, I still (till dirt) have ..crazy .. buckeye pride... anyways the first time I tuned in was just after hearing about you on That Pedal Show, (of all places) And you were wearing a buzzard t-shirt I knew this was going to be special to me...thank you Tom, for providing such great content .. BTW im a 30+year machinist that loves guitars...I got a bunch of em..I hope they love me too!!
Dude, these lessons are unreal. I’m self taught for years now but these make me realise I need a proper guitar teacher. Tried a few before but never found anyone great. Question: what would you look for when trying to find a good guitar teacher?
Big star, oh my soul, Alex Chilton, a song that’s so awesome...any insights SirTom of Clevelandshire
I grew up listening to Fragile and the Yes Album on 8 track. What a way to spend your early youth. Halcyon days for sure.
Hi Tom, loving the channel and the insights you are giving. Flying close to a gear question but I often think I here baritones on some country records. Are they used much in country or am I just hearing de-tuned standard scales with heavier strings. Have seen them on stage once (Alex Williams supporting Whitey Morgan last year) but seem rare. Probably not popular with the bassist? Cheers and keep the up homeskoolin’!
Many thanks for pointing out to Jeff Pearson I had a serious blast listening to his stuff and his album in duet with William Howes is just amazing
Doing good man, hope you're doing well! Genuine Collaboration, what a concept! 😉😎 YES I will do the homework for my Homeskookin'. 🤘
Thanks, man. Love Fragile. I think I agree that it is the pinnacle, though I just love Starship Trooper from The Yes Album, and I think Close to the Edge is Yes at its best as a band. The three together are the best that Yes has done and ever will do.
Tom, please get more size L Skoolin shirts. Need. Thanks.
Best ever
Loved that man.
As soon as I saw "Sharp...Distance" in the title, I couldn't click fast enough. Steve Howe is the man, '"Heart of the Sunrise" is my favorite "Yes" song! It's good to see them get recognition from a pro, as I don't believe the media back in the day, gave them their due. They were only "that Prog Rock" band"............ Great band, music, and musicians. They're still NOT Zep though! lol.
Tom....shit....you look like you are having fun. Love the Yes ,I grew up on it. I use to love listening to Yes on a Walkman and go downhill skiing. Yes is perfect skiing music. :) oh, and the lights are fine.