Hey Tom, I had to share that I have been visiting my parents this week just south of Nashville in Alabama. I have had your episodes playing occasionally on their big TV while I have been here - and my mom, who has suffered from dementia for many years, has become completely aware of you. I can come back after a few hours of doing something else and she will ask me to "play a video from Uncle Larry - I want to hear him play the guitar." It's been cool to see her perk up and totally recall watching your videos several hours later - and she loves the VCB and laughs throughout your commentary. She was always a huge music fan before she got sick, and it made me realize that music can reach into the soul. Thank you, Tom!
Tom, the Will Brown entry is one of the most touching things I have read in years. See Tom, your youTube feed has pulled us all together with a common interest and common cause. Covid 19 would have be much worse with out you and several other musicians doing this. Thank you.
That Look Sharp album has some of the greatest musicianship all the way around. The way it's mixed, the clarity, everything. One of the all time greats.
You just amaze me Uncle Larry, you can just make any tune work on a guitar. Sometimes i think you are a piano player locked up in a guitar genius. The pure joy you give the tens of thousands of us out here is a national treasure.
This is the most inspiring music channel on youtube. Thank you Uncle Larry, for being yourself and share all your knowledge. Best wishes from South America.
Man! I know it's not what the lesson was about but shit - what a great tune for practicing translating a melody in your head to your fingers and the fretboard. Thanks again.
THAT!!!! Was awesome!!! Such a great rendition without piano! Who needs it? 😂 Episode 200 something and still impressed with every episode. You rock Uncle Tom!
Woke up to this video here in the UK. Emotional memories, of listening Night and Day down to the vinyl with my two beloved brothers - no longer with us - and laugh in wonder that Uncle Larry could bring so much of himself to such an unexpected song. Saved the The Best playlist.
Didnt even notice the header....but Im standing away from computer hearing the intro and thinking....sorta reminds me of stepping out. Cool....first time I ever heard this song I really liked it and remember getting the cassette as a gift when it came out. Thanks for the cool version Uncle Larry.
Damm it!! Guys from my absolute ignorance in music this is a curse. Why? I did not know Joe Jackson's song, i just came across Uncle Larry's guitar solo and now i have to come over and over again to this video. Those 3 min beginning the video are just great. No other cover i found is even closer to what Uncle Larry has done with that song. THANKS.
Amazing to think Joe Jackson went from "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" to this to an orchestral record with Vai on guitar. I remember excitedly getting home from high school, knowing that MTV was available for the first time on cable in my area. "Steppin' Out" was the first video I saw.
First off you've taught us more than we could ever repay you for, and your musician , video references say even more about your treasured unique perspectives(i/we feel blessed)." Steppin' out", a tune that might be more hip today then when came out is what I'm talkin' about. So I play it in E so you can hit the Bass note without moving the hand up and down so much for those sweet voicings. The tune lends itself to some cool outside stuff if you solo over those changes.
Uncle Larry called me “bossy”! I’ll take it! Any acknowledgment from Larry is special to me! Big fan, watched you at 3rd and Linsdley countless times. Next time I’ll bring you a beer to the stage!
Just found your channel - great stuff!! It’s a good day! Yuengling is a good sipper (Strawb and the other one you mentioned is also worth checking out - grew up in Pgh). That F# with the Eb - I’ve always grabbed Eb-7 with the root on the G string - gets close to mimicking the piano voicing. That song has such great changes! I’m looking forward to enjoying your channel - thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Uncle Larry is a favorite around our house. Both my son and I watch every day. Together and separate. We watch, listen and get so inspired we play together. Honestly I pick up my machine and play every day while I watch. This is the channel for learning how to play. My point! We have enough channels comparing this to that. But nothing quite like this channel. Thank you for sharing !
Well Uncle Lawrence you never fail to surprise.. that JJ song hit me right in the feels. Almost forgot about it, so thanks. You’re like the Gordon Mote of guitar
So cool to hear this done on guitar, great song , even thou they played it to death on MTV, when it was actually a music channel. Thanks for the memories Tom.
Very nice, uncle Larry! great song, super arrangement!! Please never change the format of this channel into a gear review thing!! The whole vibe of this channel is like sitting down with a friend who also happens to be a killer guitar player, sharing knowledge ! Grateful for this!
thank you Uncle Larry, for consistently keeping all things guitar, and sometimes general life observations- inspiring and informative and fun. Y'make the world brighter.
Uncle Larry, I’ve been watching you for a long while. That tune is some of the most sublime playing and tone I have seen. Thanks for blessing us with things like this!
Your timing is so impeccable. The timing of "just" in the lick "We'll be there in "just" a while..." is sublime. And I've come to expect nothing less!! Thanks Unc!!!
Uncle Larry, you should make one more video with Dan Auerbach. I think the homeskoolers would have a blast watching the two of you playing around with old guitars, vintage amps and a few fuzz boxes. Keep rocking!
Hey Tom, you are so right on tone- saw Buddy Guy at Massey Hall in Toronto last week. A Strat, a tweed and no pedals . when he raked those strings at volume you could feel it in the floor. Thank you for keeping this channel all about the fun
We danced to that song on the bozo show in Little Rock Arkansas way back in 1984 Always reminds me of my dad. Daddy loved that song and all pop 80’s stuff like that Level 42 also
At the start with that synthesiser run I was waiting on Pink Floyd, then woah Joe Jackson. Masterful as always. Still homeskoolin since 2020. Thanks Tom.
So, freaking Cool! I loved this song back in the 80's. It was my code phrase and song to my buddies on Fridays after a hard week's work in Houston, TX.... "What are we doing tonight?" And, I'd always say, "We're STEPPIN' OUT!" ...meaning we're cruisin for chicks. Great memories...hadn't heard or thought about that song in awhile!
Uncle Larry, we are grateful for whatever you want to share. Equipment or skills. You are giving us access to a world that we would all love to participate in. Thanks for taking us along.
When a lesson compels me to go all the way upstairs and dig out my guitar after bedtime, it’s a good one. Please tell Mr. Mote hello from us homeskoolers. He’s the greatest!
Another winner, Joe Jackson… Steppin’ out, Sunday Papers….Thank you, that was a Lesson, really cool. Always been curious about those chord voicing 😊 Can’t thank you enough 👍🏽🎼👍🏽
Sunday Papers--yes, thanks for the reminder! Another great song, I haven't listened to Jackson in eons but will definitely have to check some out. Uncle Larry really laid out the chords so nicely, very very cool!
A couple comments on a couple of your recent podcasts. Joe Jackson has some great tunes. Saw him at the supper club in NYC 20 years ago or so. Sang thru a walkie talkie on a couple tracks. I loved your comments on Phil Manzanera's guitar. I really dig his work on "more than this". I keep wanting more. Thanks for the work Tom.
Love the Joe Jackson - super fab arrangement of a great tune! Terrific to hear those voicing bring that piano-based pop to a guitar with tone that both makes the leap to new sounds while somehow retaining the flavour of the original - artful, Uncle Larry, artful. As usual. Def yes on what you like about different tones and different ways to get your tone … loved seeing you guess those pedals/ :-)
Tom, I am just loving the chords… I love all the chords. Just loving getting to know how to actually play this thing, and I love your playing, and all the cool chords. I never would have imagined I could play like I am starting to be able to play now. Thank-you so much for your inspiration and all the golden nuggets. Would love to show you, man, somehow, sometime, the satisfaction I am getting out of playing the guitar. The smiles and moment’s of excitement I have now, sometimes after I stand up and set down my guitar, when I have just finished playing along or improvising to yet another song on yet another album. Sometimes I jump up, and I ask myself out loud… “Did I just play that!, did I just play that?!?!” Thinking Holy Shit! I did. I did just play that. It’s exponential now it seems learning new things, new connections between chords and triads almost every day now. Thank-you Tom. Thank-you so so much for your part for helping me start to become a guitar PLAYER. 🎸 Finally, after all these years, thinking, one of these days I’m gonna really learn how to play that thing. My No. 1 is a 1960 Tribute Les Paul Epiphone. I’ll always have this guitar, because it’s the one I learned to really play on… And of course, that awesome humbucker sound… 👍. Haven’t named it yet after all these years, but it will be my No. 1 for a very long time, if not forever. Ha! Great stuff Tom. So friggin’ cool.
Wow, the song you mentioned “Fool in love” reminded me of my college days! We played that song by my band and I especially liked the piano’s interlude part. Thank you uncle Larry for picking up Joe Jackson today ☺️🙏
Hey Tom, I had to share that I have been visiting my parents this week just south of Nashville in Alabama. I have had your episodes playing occasionally on their big TV while I have been here - and my mom, who has suffered from dementia for many years, has become completely aware of you. I can come back after a few hours of doing something else and she will ask me to "play a video from Uncle Larry - I want to hear him play the guitar." It's been cool to see her perk up and totally recall watching your videos several hours later - and she loves the VCB and laughs throughout your commentary. She was always a huge music fan before she got sick, and it made me realize that music can reach into the soul. Thank you, Tom!
Wow man that’s really sweet…please tell her uncle Larry says hello
That made my night dude.
Wow, man, that’s fantastic!
Awesome
The power of music. Awesome
I don't even really dig this song, but I saw this video pop up in my feed several months ago, and now I'm mildly obsessed with these chords.
Tom, the Will Brown entry is one of the most touching things I have read in years. See Tom, your youTube feed has pulled us all together with a common interest and common cause. Covid 19 would have be much worse with out you and several other musicians doing this. Thank you.
thank you bro....i appreciate all the kind words
That's a Bingo.
That Look Sharp album has some of the greatest musicianship all the way around. The way it's mixed, the clarity, everything. One of the all time greats.
Hey Tom, coming from you that is compliment I will treasure. Thank you! 🙏
Gary Sanford.
Dearest Starship Trooper. Thank you for taking us back in time to a time when the tone was heavy, the pockets were deep and the chords were real !
The Range and Depth of your Musical Lexicon is Mindblowing!
You just amaze me Uncle Larry, you can just make any tune work on a guitar. Sometimes i think you are a piano player locked up in a guitar genius. The pure joy you give the tens of thousands of us out here is a national treasure.
Tom's not bad on the keys, actually...
This is the most inspiring music channel on youtube. Thank you Uncle Larry, for being yourself and share all your knowledge. Best wishes from South America.
God this is good.... just found out about Unc Larry last month... amazing.
Man! I know it's not what the lesson was about but shit - what a great tune for practicing translating a melody in your head to your fingers and the fretboard. Thanks again.
The best cold open to any TH-cam video ever.
Joe Jackson is such a strong vocalist. I've loved that song since I was a kid. Thank you Little Tommy
THAT!!!! Was awesome!!! Such a great rendition without piano! Who needs it? 😂 Episode 200 something and still impressed with every episode. You rock Uncle Tom!
Woke up to this video here in the UK. Emotional memories, of listening Night and Day down to the vinyl with my two beloved brothers - no longer with us - and laugh in wonder that Uncle Larry could bring so much of himself to such an unexpected song. Saved the The Best playlist.
Such a talented player!!
Thanks, Tom! Great content, perfect balance between play and talk. Keep up the great work!
Magnificent. Love Joe Jackson. Impeccable taste as ever.
Didnt even notice the header....but Im standing away from computer hearing the intro and thinking....sorta reminds me of stepping out. Cool....first time I ever heard this song I really liked it and remember getting the cassette as a gift when it came out. Thanks for the cool version Uncle Larry.
I didn't think it was possible to like you even more, Uncle Larry, but that Joe Jackson was brilliant. Thank you, Tom ✌️
Gorgeous version of Steppin out. Love it! Thank you, Tom.
Didn't see this coming. Great song. Nicely done my man.
Made my day Uncle Larry!! Keep that great stuff coming brother..
Damm it!! Guys from my absolute ignorance in music this is a curse. Why? I did not know Joe Jackson's song, i just came across Uncle Larry's guitar solo and now i have to come over and over again to this video. Those 3 min beginning the video are just great. No other cover i found is even closer to what Uncle Larry has done with that song. THANKS.
Amazing to think Joe Jackson went from "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" to this to an orchestral record with Vai on guitar.
I remember excitedly getting home from high school, knowing that MTV was available for the first time on cable in my area. "Steppin' Out" was the first video I saw.
Man, just nailed the vibe and feels Uncle Larry…Magical stuff.
Man, such a great tune from our youth and love this rendition. A testament that a great song lasts forever
First off you've taught us more than we could ever repay you for, and your musician , video references say even more about your treasured unique perspectives(i/we feel blessed)." Steppin' out", a tune that might be more hip today then when came out is what I'm talkin' about. So I play it in E so you can hit the Bass note without moving the hand up and down so much for those sweet voicings.
The tune lends itself to some cool outside stuff if you solo over those changes.
Maybe the best cool chord guitar lesson ever!
You are one of the few guitarists I’ve heard that can truly phrase like a singer.
Pure Uncle Larry wonderful-ness touch feel time awesome! thanks Tom !!!
Uncle Larry called me “bossy”! I’ll take it! Any acknowledgment from Larry is special to me! Big fan, watched you at 3rd and Linsdley countless times. Next time I’ll bring you a beer to the stage!
He already has a beer. He specifically asked for a sandwich.
I'm not sure, in Nashville do you have to serve food in order to serve alcohol? You'd better bring a sandwich just in case.
Gear talk, guitar lessons, whatever. Just keep it comin' man! These videos are a well of knowledge on all the topics. Appreciate what you share to us.
Never thought I’d hear a remake of this tune without piano, but damn, it doesn’t need it! Really clever interpretation, Uncle Larry!
fkn awesome! This channel kicks ass and now I'm saving this video to learn how to play that. (hopefully lol)
Always a good day when there’s a new Home Skoolin’ lesson.
I’m going to listen to this once a week for the rest of my life. So good, man!
sweet bass line
i love you dude, please dont stop doing these
Man, I can't believe you're doing this tune. It's so great.It's a special tune to me. Such great changes and melody. Killing it! Thanks Tom
Haven’t been able to get this tune out of my head for days now.
Step on out Uncle Larry! How great is this man, makes me happy!
Thanks Tom
1.43 in and I'm SOLD !! The Master of Melody!
Joe Jackson! Man when this song came out it was a magical time in my life...thanks for this flashback Tom!
Perfect serenade before going off to bed. Thanks Uncle!
Just found your channel - great stuff!! It’s a good day!
Yuengling is a good sipper (Strawb and the other one you mentioned is also worth checking out - grew up in Pgh). That F# with the Eb - I’ve always grabbed Eb-7 with the root on the G string - gets close to mimicking the piano voicing. That song has such great changes! I’m looking forward to enjoying your channel - thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Very nice. Best channel on TH-cam.
Uncle Larry is a favorite around our house. Both my son and I watch every day. Together and separate. We watch, listen and get so inspired we play together. Honestly I pick up my machine and play every day while I watch. This is the channel for learning how to play. My point! We have enough channels comparing this to that. But nothing quite like this channel. Thank you for sharing !
Tom love your channel. One of the best tips I have gotten from you is practicing with my loop pedal. Love the Joe Jackson song. Thanks.
Well Uncle Lawrence you never fail to surprise.. that JJ song hit me right in the feels. Almost forgot about it, so thanks. You’re like the Gordon Mote of guitar
So cool to hear this done on guitar, great song , even thou they played it to death on MTV, when it was actually a music channel. Thanks for the memories Tom.
So true , along with many others. They'd play em to death wouldn't they. Ya remember Friday Night videos ?
Thanks for doing the show Larry
Very nice, uncle Larry! great song, super arrangement!! Please never change the format of this channel into a gear review thing!! The whole vibe of this channel is like sitting down with a friend who also happens to be a killer guitar player, sharing knowledge ! Grateful for this!
Amazing intro - just beautiful. This is also one of my favorite Joe Jackson Tunes. Thanks, Uncle Larry (though I'm old enough to be your father).
thank you Uncle Larry, for consistently keeping all things guitar, and sometimes general life observations- inspiring and informative and fun. Y'make the world brighter.
Uncle Larry, I’ve been watching you for a long while. That tune is some of the most sublime playing and tone I have seen. Thanks for blessing us with things like this!
Your timing is so impeccable. The timing of "just" in the lick "We'll be there in "just" a while..." is sublime. And I've come to expect nothing less!! Thanks Unc!!!
This was very unexpected and great. What an amazing range you have
The more I watch, the more I realize how much I don't know. The depth of your musicality is astounding and humbling, Larry.
Uncle Larry, you should make one more video with Dan Auerbach. I think the homeskoolers would have a blast watching the two of you playing around with old guitars, vintage amps and a few fuzz boxes. Keep rocking!
That intro was nothing short of badass.
Agree
Hey Tom, you are so right on tone- saw Buddy Guy at Massey Hall in Toronto last week. A Strat, a tweed and no pedals . when he raked those strings at volume you could feel it in the floor. Thank you for keeping this channel all about the fun
Buddy is the man! What a legend!
Massey Hall is SUCH a great venue
Beautiful chords voicings Thanks Tom lot of homeworks to do !
We danced to that song on the bozo show in Little Rock Arkansas way back in 1984
Always reminds me of my dad. Daddy loved that song and all pop 80’s stuff like that
Level 42 also
Such a good jazzy '80s tune! My Dad and i were just talking about this song the other day
This channel is good for my soul, your action on the neck is fluid and gentle like a wind-blowing dream.
Definitely a great song and incredible arrangement by Uncle Larry! Wow a song with chords even, just like the good old days!
steppin out,you have great taste in music,uncle larry! memories from the 80s!
Yes to the pedal board and setup videos, cables, etc !!!
At the start with that synthesiser run I was waiting on Pink Floyd, then woah Joe Jackson. Masterful as always. Still homeskoolin since 2020. Thanks Tom.
So, freaking Cool! I loved this song back in the 80's. It was my code phrase and song to my buddies on Fridays after a hard week's work in Houston, TX.... "What are we doing tonight?" And, I'd always say, "We're STEPPIN' OUT!" ...meaning we're cruisin for chicks. Great memories...hadn't heard or thought about that song in awhile!
What a great melody line!
love to hear Steppin' Out. Just a great song. The vocal melody jumps off that Senn Strat. Keep the Homeskoolin' going!
Man, that Joe Jackson tune hits hard! great interpretation and brings back such good memories.
I’m loving the return of classic early homeskoolin looped track with solo
To thine own self be true, Tom, to thine own self be true. Keep on keeping it real.
Uncle Larry, we are grateful for whatever you want to share. Equipment or skills.
You are giving us access to a world that we would all love to participate in.
Thanks for taking us along.
Uncle Larry says "I don't have anything awesome to tell you". Bro, just you being you along with your playing is awesome!
Man that song takes me back Thanks Tom
When a lesson compels me to go all the way upstairs and dig out my guitar after bedtime, it’s a good one.
Please tell Mr. Mote hello from us homeskoolers. He’s the greatest!
Awesome! Cheers from Brazil!
One of the most entertaining openers ever - and I'm not a real Joe Jackson fan. But that was great!
Mind blowing talent
Another winner, Joe Jackson… Steppin’ out, Sunday Papers….Thank you, that was a Lesson, really cool. Always been curious about those chord voicing 😊
Can’t thank you enough 👍🏽🎼👍🏽
Sunday Papers--yes, thanks for the reminder! Another great song, I haven't listened to Jackson in eons but will definitely have to check some out. Uncle Larry really laid out the chords so nicely, very very cool!
Thanks for playing Joe Jackson. I dug his band in the 80s and forward. Very innovative.
Holy burning sacks of mustard, that was so El FUEGO!!!!!
A couple comments on a couple of your recent podcasts. Joe Jackson has some great tunes. Saw him at the supper club in NYC 20 years ago or so. Sang thru a walkie talkie on a couple tracks. I loved your comments on Phil Manzanera's guitar. I really dig his work on "more than this". I keep wanting more. Thanks for the work Tom.
I went to see Joe Jackson in 2018. He (and the band) sounded great!!! Thanks for today's sermon. A musical example that is worth analyzing!
Uncle Larry , one of the few men keeping pure Guitar tone alive
Love that guitar. I hope ol Jeff will get that neck fixed up for ya. Thanks for sharing the tunes and stories as always!
Love the Joe Jackson - super fab arrangement of a great tune! Terrific to hear those voicing bring that piano-based pop to a guitar with tone that both makes the leap to new sounds while somehow retaining the flavour of the original - artful, Uncle Larry, artful. As usual.
Def yes on what you like about different tones and different ways to get your tone … loved seeing you guess those pedals/ :-)
Love it Uncle Larry ❤
Every video is a masterpiece
Tom, I am just loving the chords… I love all the chords. Just loving getting to know how to actually play this thing, and I love your playing, and all the cool chords. I never would have imagined I could play like I am starting to be able to play now. Thank-you so much for your inspiration and all the golden nuggets. Would love to show you, man, somehow, sometime, the satisfaction I am getting out of playing the guitar. The smiles and moment’s of excitement I have now, sometimes after I stand up and set down my guitar, when I have just finished playing along or improvising to yet another song on yet another album. Sometimes I jump up, and I ask myself out loud… “Did I just play that!, did I just play that?!?!” Thinking Holy Shit! I did. I did just play that. It’s exponential now it seems learning new things, new connections between chords and triads almost every day now. Thank-you Tom. Thank-you so so much for your part for helping me start to become a guitar PLAYER. 🎸 Finally, after all these years, thinking, one of these days I’m gonna really learn how to play that thing. My No. 1 is a 1960 Tribute Les Paul Epiphone. I’ll always have this guitar, because it’s the one I learned to really play on… And of course, that awesome humbucker sound… 👍. Haven’t named it yet after all these years, but it will be my No. 1 for a very long time, if not forever. Ha! Great stuff Tom. So friggin’ cool.
Wow, the song you mentioned “Fool in love” reminded me of my college days! We played that song by my band and I especially liked the piano’s interlude part. Thank you uncle Larry for picking up Joe Jackson today ☺️🙏
Great song Uncle Larry, I'm definitely going to work on this, thanks brother🎸🎸🎸
Look Sharp is one of my favourite albums of all time! Love your music choices. Love your channel....
Love Joe Jackson killer episode again UL!! Thanks man have a good day
On The Run into Steppin' Out! Nice!
What a great old tune!
Aha. Lots of memories in that tune. Well played old boy. Top stuff.
Uncle Larry's always breaking us in two.... Man, that was great. Love that song.