Rick don't mean to get personal but I am a bit concerned about your health. I've been taking notice that you have been looking a bit frail and shaky in your recent videos. I pray you're not befallen with some illness. Please take care of yourself..
I grew up about 45 minutes North of Detroit so Motown is in my blood. I've been to the Motown Museum. It was surreal to walk up those same steps that Marvin, Smokey, Michael, The Temptations, and all the other greats walked up to get into the house.
I was born in Detroit across the street from the Fisher building on Lothrup street. My family moved to CA. when I was three. It was just a few years ago that I realized that I lived around the corner from Aretha Franklin and the Motown recording studio!
So envious of you who’ve been there! I grew up far away from Detroit, but Motown was my jam and I still play those bands regularly. Visiting the Motown Museum is a religious pilgrimage in my view. Was going a couple years ago but winter storms cancelled that (must fly from FL), then missed another this fall bc hurricanes at home. Now shooting for this spring. But soooo many friends hear “Detroit” and insist I cant go there. I mean, really….I’d be thrilled to just visit the house where the magic happened. The giants who walked those halls! And if time allows, there’s plenty other places to see. I know there’s places I won’t go-that’s true for any city, including my home. But please cross your fingers for me to get there in decent weather!
The funny thing about Motown music, you can pick any song and there are amazing sounds and true artistry. The other day, I had "Tracks of my Tears" come on and it was just amazing. Heard the song many times before, I had some time to really listen to the song and heard so many unique things come out.
The thing with the Jackson 5 is they were kids marketed to kids but the music they were coming out with was respectable and high quality enough for anyone to enjoy
their debut single, pre-Motown, "Big Boy" is so good, it boggles the mind how 9-year-old Michael could sing with so much soul. Lyrics make me sad though in hindsight.
Michael will most likely hold the record forever for being the only eleven year old to record four consecutive number one hits before turning twelve. The ages of the other brothers at the time that song was released on Aug 28th 1970; Marlon 13, Jermaine 15, Tito 16, Jackie 19.
Impeccable taste Rick. One of the most beautiful songs ever written That lift to the chorus brings anybody to tears. Just wonderful. And in the hands of a master teacher like you,it makes real sense now!
I went to elementary school in Gary, IN. We had a music teacher that pushed her piano on casters into classrooms on their assigned day for music class. Being Gary, of course the Jackson 5 was very popular. Learning I'll Be There was the most memorable music lesson from our music teacher I remember. It was 2nd grade for me. Now at 65, I've never forgotten the words.
My favorite Jackson Five tune! I love how Michael throws a little nod to The Four Tops' similarly titled "Reach Out (I'll Be There), by shouting "Just look over your shoulder, Honey!".
That was still the era of top 20 radio stations; we would hear those hits 20-30 times a day, and of course, sang along. I must have 500 or more songs burned into my memory from the 60's and 70's. I was introduced to rock'n'roll in 1959 when my teen age neighbor was playing her 45's constantly, and music just became part of me. Blessed with a kid's tenor, and very late puberty, I could sing with MJ (and others) through all the hits. It will be interesting to walk through nursing homes as the pop era generation becomes senile, and we'll all be singing along to all those old songs.
Great tune. Papa Was A Rolling Stone is never out of my desert island top 10. Motown is forever for me! I got to hear Al Green live for the first time this year - almost 50 years after buying my first Al Green LP. 💙💙🎵💙
My favorite Motown Isley Bros. song is "This old heart of mine". I could listen to that one all day long. Of course there are so many of them . I also like Smokey Robinson's "You really got a hold on me" a lot.
Great lesson. Michael was 11 when he sang this. I'll Be There, Never Can Say Goodbye, Got To Be There, and Maybe Tomorrow all kill me with how emotionally such a young person could sing.
In my opinion, Rick has the best music podcast on TH-cam. I love the music variety and the breakdown of songs and music theory. Great stuff Rick, salute 🤘
As a kid in my early teens, this song came out in junior high school. One day while home sick, I listened to this song. Now having older sisters, who always bought the latest records, albums and 45’s. This was a masterpiece.
We had this come on here on youtube as part of a "hit list" just a day ago. My sweetie said "Isn't this the best song ever?" So what a synchronicity it is that the best music teacher ever thinks so too!
@@RickyB-u4s he means the band Toto. They were all studio musicians, Steve Lukather, the Picaro brothers were all over the album. The guitars for Toto played on beat it. One of them actually wrote the music for human nature. Although they did a lot of the playing on thriller, there were a lot of other people who played on there as well. It wasn’t just him.
This man is Amazing 👏 His love of music and knowledge of All instruments just blow me away. He is a Master n probably the best You tube channel in this genre ( all this music). Thank you for sharing your knowledge n passion with us.
Why did I become an accountant although my deal was always doing what you do, Rick? When I watch your vidoes I am always dreaming of what could have been. Thank you for your work, your passion, your excitement. You are a role-model! And thank you for sharing that with us!
@michaellengyel True but there is live footage of the Jackson 5 like at the LA Forum, in 1973. The performance of I want to be where you are, and Jermaine is killing it on the bass!!!
My parents and entire family grew up in Motown. My sister and I did not. But, we grew up with the Motown sound. I'm grateful for that education in my youth. The Jackson 5 had some of the greatest writers, musicians, and producers working with them. It was not kid's music.
I never do the work, so I'll probably never grasp what Rick is getting at with these breakdowns, but I'm really here for his enthusiasm and taste anyway.
As a kid growing up in the 60's and 70's in Metro Detroit I listened to a whole lot of Jackson 5. As a teenager I was to embarrassed to admit it that I "used to" like their music. Now at age 60+ I realize just how phenomenal their music was and how Motown in general was such an incredible time in music history. Nobody writes songs like Motown used to.
Personnel Michael Jackson - lead and background vocals Jermaine Jackson - lead and background vocals Tito Jackson - background vocals Marlon Jackson - background vocals Jackie Jackson - background vocals, tambourine Los Angeles area studio musicians - instrumentation David T. Walker - guitar Louis Shelton - guitar Arthur Wright - guitar Bob West - bass Gene Pello - drums Joe Sample - keyboards Produced by Hal Davis Arranged by Bob West
Yep, the Jacksons played no instruments. Why is this song on this channel? It's like Rick featuring a New Kids on the Block song - totally out of place.
I loved this video!! First off, you picked one of the most beautiful songs I can remember! Second, your enthusiasm is heartwarming. And third your knowledge and skill just absolutely blows me away! It seems like most of the viewers, here are really terrific musicians . . . unlike me! I was lost about 50% of the time in your commentary, but still sort of knew what you were talking about. And I can't believe how you can just hear the music and know what notes and chords are being played. Totally unbelievable to me! Thank you for doing this!!
“I Wanna Be Where You Are” and “Got To Be There” have the same affect on me. They were on Michael’s debut solo album (1972). Both absolute gems with amazing arrangements and production. Trust me. Biggest Jackson Five/Jacksons fan😊
I'm an 80's kid and Michael Jackson will forever hold a special place in my heart. The album that made me love him was Thriller but the album that made me really crazy about music in general was when my dad got me The Jackson 5 Greatest Hits. I was probably 5 or so and still remember it like yesterday the first time I heard I Want You Back. Not to mention Who's Lovin' You, The Love You Save, ABC, Goin' Back To Indiana, I'll Be There. But my all time favorite J5 song is Never Can Say Goodbye. That song is absolutely incredible. Unreal the amount of talent that came out of Motown.
Rick, it is an ABSOLUTE pleasure to watch you talk and teach us about this gendre of music. Thank you so much for your dedication. Greetings from Méjico!
@@funkymonk7That was intentional with the Four Tops. The Holland/Dozier/Holland songwriting team loved Levi Stubb's upper register so much they specifically wrote songs with the intent to showcase it. Their set at Live Aid is underrated too.
Rick and I are the same age. I had an older stepsister that dragged me into all kinds of music. We sang all the Supremes songs when my twin and I were 8 or 9. At twelve we went to see Deep Purple. Smoked my first substance😊. We were off to the races musically. I never picked up an instrument, just sang in choir. Learned to read basic music to sing it. But no matter how rock I got, i never left Motown, Stax Volt, soul, RnB behind. By 16, i was sucked back to the roots by the Blues. I grew up in Texas so i also knew both types of music, Country and Western. Saw Willie several times before I left Texas at 20. The point is that if you had an open mind there was absurdly great music being made in the 70's to 2000 i guess. There is still great music today but you really have to hunt for it. There used to be labels you could depend upon. Motown was one of them.
We're about the same age and have very similar musical taste. I was quite surprised here and duly impressed. Great song among many great songs by the J5, and the incredible Motown library.
I enjoy playing this beautiful song, finger-style on guitar. Capo on the third fret, open D chord position at the nut. The chords flow incredibly nicely and the melody is exquisite.
My first single I ever bought along with My Sweet Lord along with my first album....Elton John's Honkey Chateau... I can't remember the name of the record store, but I can see the door and the door handle of the record shop in my memory like it was yesterday. I knew a whole new world of expression was opening up for me.
Rick, you’re a gift to many minds and aspiring hearts. Thank you now and always. In answer to your question, I REALLY like the notepad - right from the start I liked it for a few reasons, one is that it’s kind of immediate… ideas go right to the paper, which stays close to your face; keeps focus … and while still staying in the vibe you can use smaller gestures than when using the whiteboard so one doesn’t lose that connection as you explain in depth. Great ! 🙏
I've met Motown folks! Boyz II Men, Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Ronda Ross Kendrick (daughter of Diana, Berry Gordy, and half sister of Rockwell), and I saw (but did not meet) Michael Jackson a couple of times one Sunday afternoon in 2007 outside of the James Brown Funeral.
In the verse progression you call out the third chord as Dm/C but I don't hear a D in it. I don't hear a major 2nd nor a minor 7th 'rub" in there. Do you? I would notate it as F/C or second inversion I chord. Could just be I am not hearing the D though. Fun lesson video. My band used to cover this back in the mid 80s in Columbus, OH. Great times great memories... What is really amazing to me is how much more clearly (or carefully) I hear the J5 arrangement today v s. in my early 20s!
H-D-H Four Tops 'I'm In A Different World' (1968) has one of the most illustrative modulations - song starts in Bb and changes to Gb just as the lyric states he's in a different world ... and he is!
This has always been one of my favorite songs. And a staple of my solo acoustic gig. I picked up some new ideas from this session to color it with, Rick; thank you for this, my man!
Motown is so tight, melodic, rhythmic, and brilliant too. It's cool you can work out the chords by ear in such detail. Beautifully nuanced chord progression. It has a happy sound (major) to it too and also soulful (bluesy/minor). Kind of ballad and not a ballad too. It sounds like gospel a little bit too but is also a great pop song too. I like the variations in the vocal melodies too. The choir-like vocals at the end also makes it kind of epic.
I grew up in Windsor Ontario Canada, we are a border city to Detroit Michigan. As I grew up we had all that Great Motown Music playing! It was a great time for growing up listening to all that Detroit Radio!
I’m so thrilled you’re talking about this “Chromatic Mediant Modulation” (new term for me) I’m so in love with the same change right at the top of Here’s That Rainy Day”. Gmaj7 to Bb7. Also when I look at the changes for the chorus of “I’ll Be There” I see the Circle of Fifths.
Didn't finish what I was saying, TH-cam flipping out on me! Anyway it's about those chord progressions that I dig so much that I hear in gospel music, a breath of fresh air from banging out heavily distorted power chord stuff I do. When I saw the title I thought I wonder what song it would be, and was pleasantly surprised, once I start playing them I can't stop for hrs..great work sir! My profile pic is a late 50s LP, Paul Kossoff wanted me to sell it to him after he played it and I played his 58 back in 73/74 happy days lol
I got my mum tickets for the David Gilmour tour rehearsal as we couldn’t get for the actual tour. She sent me some footage and even on a phone you could hear how good the sound system and live sound production was. It’s good to know some people still care about live sound.
Hello from Motown. This is super. I bought every Jackson 5 record as a kid. 45s and LPs when I could wheedle one out of my Dad. Listened to CKLW the Big 8 The Motor City. Motown music fan to this day. Was just listening to Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes “IfYou Don’t Know You By Now.”
In my humble opinion, the best of Motown consists of the tunes written and arranged by Holland, Dozier and Holland. Examples would include "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" by the Supremes, "Something About You" by the Four Tops and "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" by Martha and the Vandellas. The arrangements are complex and beautifully executed by the many excellent but underemployed jazz musicians in Detroit.
It's hard to pick my favorite Motown. Probably my fave that I go back to is "I'll Be There" with Jamerson's bass. That said, "I'll Be There" is absolutely on my Motown playlist.
The song's Wikipedia article says that Bob West is the bass player on "I'll Be There". Furthermore, that song was recorded in Los Angeles, not in Detroit. On the other hand, "Who's Lovin' You" was recorded in Detroit with The Funk Brothers, and *that* song has James Jamerson on bass.
@@kevingavigan7883 It was sort of a pun. My favorite Motown song is "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" recorded at Hitsville in Detroit and absolutely worked out and played by the legendary James Jamerson. Give it a listen.
@@kevingavigan7883 And, by the way, I never said Detroit. The Jackson 5 "I'll Be There" was still Motown Records, just recorded after the studio completely transitioned to LA.
@@kevingavigan7883 Ah. I just figured that hearing I'll Be There and Jamerson in the same sentence would make it clear enough which song the reference was about for those familiar with Motown.
I stuck this song into my car's USB drive's playlist years ago but never heard it until last week. Now Rick is featuring it in a video. A song I never expected to hear him discuss.
Key thing Rick. Spot on. House mix is so different than the stage board. Sitting first day 15 rows mix is totally different than the house board. Dunno where u sat. But glad you loved the gig. Saw him his first solo tours at the Greek. Good stuff 😊
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I was there at the Intuit Dome seeing David Gilmour too 🤘wish i would have bumped into you sir!
Rick don't mean to get personal but I am a bit concerned about your health. I've been taking notice that you have been looking a bit frail and shaky in your recent videos. I pray you're not befallen with some illness. Please take care of yourself..
Are you being Zapped?
Wow
You look like they are Zapping the hell out of you.
"standing in shadows of Motown" is wonderful documentary. James Jameson and funk brothers. Infectious groove and feel that affected so much after.
Sus chords have always been my favourites! They are like a massive dopamine hit for my ears!🎧🎤🎼🎹🎸♥️♥️
I dig it
Anybody else just want to give Rick a hug one day? Thank you sir.
Yep.😊
I will NEVER ever get tired of Motown.
I grew up about 45 minutes North of Detroit so Motown is in my blood. I've been to the Motown Museum. It was surreal to walk up those same steps that Marvin, Smokey, Michael, The Temptations, and all the other greats walked up to get into the house.
I was born in Detroit across the street from the Fisher building on Lothrup street. My family moved to CA. when I was three. It was just a few years ago that I realized that I lived around the corner from Aretha Franklin and the Motown recording studio!
hah, I grew up 45 minutes south, I cut my teeth on Motown records 😂💙😘
So envious of you who’ve been there! I grew up far away from Detroit, but Motown was my jam and I still play those bands regularly. Visiting the Motown Museum is a religious pilgrimage in my view. Was going a couple years ago but winter storms cancelled that (must fly from FL), then missed another this fall bc hurricanes at home. Now shooting for this spring.
But soooo many friends hear “Detroit” and insist I cant go there. I mean, really….I’d be thrilled to just visit the house where the magic happened. The giants who walked those halls! And if time allows, there’s plenty other places to see. I know there’s places I won’t go-that’s true for any city, including my home.
But please cross your fingers for me to get there in decent weather!
I'm jealous that's cool
The funny thing about Motown music, you can pick any song and there are amazing sounds and true artistry. The other day, I had "Tracks of my Tears" come on and it was just amazing. Heard the song many times before, I had some time to really listen to the song and heard so many unique things come out.
That's my fav Motown song. Rick is just wrong 😉
One of the best songs ever written.
"Tears of a Clown" is also an absolutely fine song by Smokey!!
@JJ-jn5lr It's not linked for me.
@@Marcus_C51 You don't hear a bassoon in a pop song every day.
The thing with the Jackson 5 is they were kids marketed to kids but the music they were coming out with was respectable and high quality enough for anyone to enjoy
Joe wouldn't had it any other way
their debut single, pre-Motown, "Big Boy" is so good, it boggles the mind how 9-year-old Michael could sing with so much soul. Lyrics make me sad though in hindsight.
Michael will most likely hold the record forever for being the only eleven year old to record four consecutive number one hits before turning twelve. The ages of the other brothers at the time that song was released on Aug 28th 1970; Marlon 13, Jermaine 15, Tito 16, Jackie 19.
@@chillywillie6283 I was the same age as MJ when that came out and I was blown away at how a kid as young as me could sing like that. x
They deserved the recognition they received, they were really good no matter what ages they were
Impeccable taste Rick.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written
That lift to the chorus brings anybody to tears. Just wonderful.
And in the hands of a master teacher like you,it makes real sense now!
It comes close to perfection if perfection even exists
How about Looking through the window?
I went to elementary school in Gary, IN. We had a music teacher that pushed her piano on casters into classrooms on their assigned day for music class. Being Gary, of course the Jackson 5 was very popular. Learning I'll Be There was the most memorable music lesson from our music teacher I remember. It was 2nd grade for me. Now at 65, I've never forgotten the words.
My favorite Jackson Five tune! I love how Michael throws a little nod to The Four Tops' similarly titled "Reach Out (I'll Be There), by shouting "Just look over your shoulder, Honey!".
Shoulders...not for amateurs.
Whenever a Motown hit comes on I immediately know all the words 😂😂 raised on Motown
That was still the era of top 20 radio stations; we would hear those hits 20-30 times a day, and of course, sang along. I must have 500 or more songs burned into my memory from the 60's and 70's. I was introduced to rock'n'roll in 1959 when my teen age neighbor was playing her 45's constantly, and music just became part of me. Blessed with a kid's tenor, and very late puberty, I could sing with MJ (and others) through all the hits. It will be interesting to walk through nursing homes as the pop era generation becomes senile, and we'll all be singing along to all those old songs.
Great tune.
Papa Was A Rolling Stone is never out of my desert island top 10.
Motown is forever for me! I got to hear Al Green live for the first time this year - almost 50 years after buying my first Al Green LP. 💙💙🎵💙
If you haven't already, look up the Midnight Special episode he hosted, a master class in soul charisma
There's some cool cover's of that tune floating around but The Temptations version is the best.
My favorite Motown Isley Bros. song is "This old heart of mine". I could listen to that one all day long. Of course there are so many of them . I also like Smokey Robinson's "You really got a hold on me" a lot.
One of my favorites from the j5 is "looking through the window" awesome arrangement
Who's that lady great lead guitar work throughout and a feature during that line up
Great lesson. Michael was 11 when he sang this. I'll Be There, Never Can Say Goodbye, Got To Be There, and Maybe Tomorrow all kill me with how emotionally such a young person could sing.
His singing later in his solo years could never match his vocal quality during this time period, IMO.
rick
When he 'sang' this....
I got a shiver just reading your comment. I love all of those songs. So emotional
Love how you know every note and beat, how it's arranged and created, yet lost none of it's magic to you!
I remember when this song came out... I sang the crap out of it for years! Drove my family crazy...
Rick, it's wonderful to watch someone doing what they love so much!
The big harmonies at the end are just glorious. What a song, what a performance, what an arrangement/production. Marvelous.
Are you familiar with their "Looking through the window" song? Awesome arrangement.
In my opinion, Rick has the best music podcast on TH-cam. I love the music variety and the breakdown of songs and music theory. Great stuff Rick, salute 🤘
Agreed. And there’s so much of it. It’s quality stuff.
I was at the ELO show at Kia Forum in LA. I would love to see Jeff Lynne on your channel some day!
That'll never happen. Don't bring me down
Traveling Wilburys…
@@fldon2306With Harrison, Petty, and Orbison gone, the Wilburys are a duo, Dylan and Jeff Lynne.
I adore the group, but there will be no reunion.💔
As a kid in my early teens, this song came out in junior high school. One day while home sick, I listened to this song. Now having older sisters, who always bought the latest records, albums and 45’s. This was a masterpiece.
We had this come on here on youtube as part of a "hit list" just a day ago. My sweetie said "Isn't this the best song ever?" So what a synchronicity it is that the best music teacher ever thinks so too!
Those Vocals! No autotune whatsoever. Michael and all of the brothers could sing like no tomorrow.
But didn't write their songs, they had a songwriter team
@@jeromejamies3641 however when he became an adult they wrote great songs and produced themselves
@@RussPaladino Thriller album - almost all instruments by Toto. Human Nature by Toto etc.
@jeromejamies3641 Do you mean his brother Tito?
@@RickyB-u4s he means the band Toto. They were all studio musicians, Steve Lukather, the Picaro brothers were all over the album. The guitars for Toto played on beat it. One of them actually wrote the music for human nature. Although they did a lot of the playing on thriller, there were a lot of other people who played on there as well. It wasn’t just him.
This man is Amazing 👏 His love of music and knowledge of All instruments just blow me away. He is a Master n probably the best You tube channel in this genre ( all this music). Thank you for sharing your knowledge n passion with us.
How could I possibly have a favorite Motown song with so much greatness? 😁
Motown and the British Invasion were my jams in high school. Absolutely loved those days.
Why did I become an accountant although my deal was always doing what you do, Rick? When I watch your vidoes I am always dreaming of what could have been.
Thank you for your work, your passion, your excitement. You are a role-model!
And thank you for sharing that with us!
Jermaine is highly under-rated, superb vocals and outstanding bass play. RIP Tito...love this song and your channel Rick.
I absolutely agree about Jermaine’s vocals, but neither he nor Tito played their instruments on the records.
@michaellengyel True but there is live footage of the Jackson 5 like at the LA Forum, in 1973. The performance of I want to be where you are, and Jermaine is killing it on the bass!!!
@@sirjer73 Would love to see that!
OMG. And Marvin Gaye. I could listen to him all weekend amd more.
From a golden period of songwriting and production. Timely and just plain cool vid.
The Jackson’s: ‘ I want you back,’ perhaps one of the greatest baselines ever written, ever.
Yep,and played by Jazz Crusader Wilton Felder - he also played on ABC and Marvin's Let's Get it On - genius
Yep. Absolutely amazing, and I am phyiscally incapable of hearing that song and NOT playing "air bass" along with Felder.
I think it’s funny that one of my all time favorite bass lines was played by one of my all time favorite sax players
My parents and entire family grew up in Motown. My sister and I did not. But, we grew up with the Motown sound. I'm grateful for that education in my youth. The Jackson 5 had some of the greatest writers, musicians, and producers working with them. It was not kid's music.
I never do the work, so I'll probably never grasp what Rick is getting at with these breakdowns, but I'm really here for his enthusiasm and taste anyway.
Born and raised in Motown , now living in southwest Florida, and following along with you Rick on my acoustic great video
Motown isnt a place
@@m420-nd1if It's the nickname for Detroit.
@@deepsix1827 I thought it was Sodom and Gomora
Is your last name Flood
@@joshcrispy6616 yes
As a kid growing up in the 60's and 70's in Metro Detroit I listened to a whole lot of Jackson 5. As a teenager I was to embarrassed to admit it that I "used to" like their music. Now at age 60+ I realize just how phenomenal their music was and how Motown in general was such an incredible time in music history. Nobody writes songs like Motown used to.
65 years old from Motown. I still love the Motown sound. Visited the Motown studio downtown long ago.
Hear hear! I was embarrassed to love the Jackson 5 until I began to appreciate things like James Jamerson's bass lines on tunes like Darling Dear.
WHY embarrassed everyone??
Personnel
Michael Jackson - lead and background vocals
Jermaine Jackson - lead and background vocals
Tito Jackson - background vocals
Marlon Jackson - background vocals
Jackie Jackson - background vocals, tambourine
Los Angeles area studio musicians - instrumentation
David T. Walker - guitar
Louis Shelton - guitar
Arthur Wright - guitar
Bob West - bass
Gene Pello - drums
Joe Sample - keyboards
Produced by Hal Davis
Arranged by Bob West
Joyful video Rick! I was in what we called Junior High in 1970 and when AM radio was great!
Berry Gordy Jr. ?
Yep, the Jacksons played no instruments. Why is this song on this channel? It's like Rick featuring a New Kids on the Block song - totally out of place.
@@phillydude5150 Isn't the voice an instrument ?
@@phillydude5150 what difference does it make? Someone wrote and played on it
For those about to Rick
SALUTE!!!!
We salute you!
LMFAO, Scott M. That's perfect.
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ELO October 11th Nashville, they were awesome. Again a concert you'll never forget!
My first the ABC tour. My mom chaperoned me and my siblings but she really enjoyed herself.🕺🏾💃🏾
Glad you approached David Gilmour, I hope he finds the time to meet you for a great interview. HE and the public deserve it.
That would be a dream come true. David is very selective, it seems to be hard to approach him for an interview
Shame on David if he allows himself to be defiled by appearing on this grifter's grift......
As a music teacher and musician I understood everything you said. We speak the same language 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Great choice. J5 was my first favorite band when I just started grade school. The sophistication of those song arrangements stand the test of time.
THANK YOU for putting the spotlight on this! I totally agree that this song brings it all together. Massive ear candy.
Do you remember the song Looking through the window?
I loved this video!! First off, you picked one of the most beautiful songs I can remember! Second, your enthusiasm is heartwarming. And third your knowledge and skill just absolutely blows me away! It seems like most of the viewers, here are really terrific musicians . . . unlike me! I was lost about 50% of the time in your commentary, but still sort of knew what you were talking about. And I can't believe how you can just hear the music and know what notes and chords are being played. Totally unbelievable to me! Thank you for doing this!!
I like the use of the note pad. You seem more relaxed while writing away. It's a keeper! 👍
I still catch some motown on the radio on the oldies station 92.1 wvlt It;s never stopped being a part of my life.
If i played, I would take you up on your offer, Thats not to say I truly do appreciate the way you break down music and your guests! Bravo💯
“I Wanna Be Where You Are” and “Got To Be There” have the same affect on me. They were on Michael’s debut solo album (1972). Both absolute gems with amazing arrangements and production. Trust me. Biggest Jackson Five/Jacksons fan😊
I wanna be where you are is an absolute banger
Wanna be where you are is the best! There are some good remixes on TH-cam. It's my go to song when I want to cheer myself up
Absolutely among the greatest of all songs. And when Michael sings it I am in heaven.
I'm an 80's kid and Michael Jackson will forever hold a special place in my heart. The album that made me love him was Thriller but the album that made me really crazy about music in general was when my dad got me The Jackson 5 Greatest Hits. I was probably 5 or so and still remember it like yesterday the first time I heard I Want You Back. Not to mention Who's Lovin' You, The Love You Save, ABC, Goin' Back To Indiana, I'll Be There. But my all time favorite J5 song is Never Can Say Goodbye. That song is absolutely incredible. Unreal the amount of talent that came out of Motown.
Great choice.
Rick, it is an ABSOLUTE pleasure to watch you talk and teach us about this gendre of music. Thank you so much for your dedication. Greetings from Méjico!
Reach Out ( I'll be there) The Four Tops always succeeds in making the hair on my arms stand up. After that, Stop in the Name of Love.
There was always a sense of urgency in the Four Tops songs. The Supremes, too. I think the beat has a lot to do with sense of feeling.
@@funkymonk7That was intentional with the Four Tops. The Holland/Dozier/Holland songwriting team loved Levi Stubb's upper register so much they specifically wrote songs with the intent to showcase it.
Their set at Live Aid is underrated too.
@@shawnmcvey7789Bernadette and Reach Out both give me chills at 72!
@@lucycorey9468I love everything they ever did. Even Loco In Acapulco!
+a billion on reach out. bass line step down still the best ever
Rick and I are the same age. I had an older stepsister that dragged me into all kinds of music. We sang all the Supremes songs when my twin and I were 8 or 9. At twelve we went to see Deep Purple. Smoked my first substance😊. We were off to the races musically. I never picked up an instrument, just sang in choir. Learned to read basic music to sing it.
But no matter how rock I got, i never left Motown, Stax Volt, soul, RnB behind. By 16, i was sucked back to the roots by the Blues. I grew up in Texas so i also knew both types of music, Country and Western. Saw Willie several times before I left Texas at 20.
The point is that if you had an open mind there was absurdly great music being made in the 70's to 2000 i guess. There is still great music today but you really have to hunt for it. There used to be labels you could depend upon. Motown was one of them.
Thank you for this Rick! Been trying to finish a certain song for years and this has given me the inspiration to keep trying.
Analysis just as great as the song Rick. Just amazing to watch you work
This was one of my favorite songs. Was in 8th grade. Reminded me of my puppy love girlfriend Julie. Great time to be alive!!
We're about the same age and have very similar musical taste. I was quite surprised here and duly impressed. Great song among many great songs by the J5, and the incredible Motown library.
Great lesson on great music. I would love to see more of this.
More Motown!
Thank you for the lesson!
A gem of a song.
I enjoy playing this beautiful song, finger-style on guitar. Capo on the third fret, open D chord position at the nut. The chords flow incredibly nicely and the melody is exquisite.
My first single I ever bought along with My Sweet Lord along with my first album....Elton John's Honkey Chateau... I can't remember the name of the record store, but I can see the door and the door handle of the record shop in my memory like it was yesterday. I knew a whole new world of expression was opening up for me.
Rick, you’re a gift to many minds and aspiring hearts. Thank you now and always.
In answer to your question, I REALLY like the notepad - right from the start I liked it for a few reasons, one is that it’s kind of immediate… ideas go right to the paper, which stays close to your face; keeps focus … and while still staying in the vibe you can use smaller gestures than when using the whiteboard so one doesn’t lose that connection as you explain in depth. Great !
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And that Ab lift! ❤
I saw them when was Michael was around 12yrs old at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City and they were great!
There must've been some magic in the air floating around Detroit in the 60s . The music ..the cars . 👍
For me It’s Curtis Mayfield- Move on up
and Lamont Dozier- Going back my roots, I can listen to those over and over.
Tears of a Clown- gets me every time
Jermaine sings the bridge. Guitars by David T Walker & Louis Shelton.
❤ such a beautiful timeless song, both composition & performance
Pure Motown popRnB. Or something like that. Luv this music. All these 50+ years later.
I've met Motown folks! Boyz II Men, Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Ronda Ross Kendrick (daughter of Diana, Berry Gordy, and half sister of Rockwell), and I saw (but did not meet) Michael Jackson a couple of times one Sunday afternoon in 2007 outside of the James Brown Funeral.
In the verse progression you call out the third chord as Dm/C but I don't hear a D in it. I don't hear a major 2nd nor a minor 7th 'rub" in there. Do you? I would notate it as F/C or second inversion I chord. Could just be I am not hearing the D though. Fun lesson video. My band used to cover this back in the mid 80s in Columbus, OH. Great times great memories... What is really amazing to me is how much more clearly (or carefully) I hear the J5 arrangement today v s. in my early 20s!
H-D-H Four Tops 'I'm In A Different World' (1968) has one of the most illustrative modulations - song starts in Bb and changes to Gb just as the lyric states he's in a different world ... and he is!
This has always been one of my favorite songs. And a staple of my solo acoustic gig. I picked up some new ideas from this session to color it with, Rick; thank you for this, my man!
Motown is so tight, melodic, rhythmic, and brilliant too. It's cool you can work out the chords by ear in such detail. Beautifully nuanced chord progression. It has a happy sound (major) to it too and also soulful (bluesy/minor). Kind of ballad and not a ballad too. It sounds like gospel a little bit too but is also a great pop song too. I like the variations in the vocal melodies too. The choir-like vocals at the end also makes it kind of epic.
I grew up in Windsor Ontario Canada, we are a border city to Detroit Michigan. As I grew up we had all that Great Motown Music playing! It was a great time for growing up listening to all that Detroit Radio!
I did also & the 60's were awesome with all the music from CKLW & roller skating at the Riverside arena 🤗
Fellow Windsorite, I grew up listening to 104.3 WOMC and for a little while 105.1 The Groove!
CKLW!
Then in the late sixties "underground FM radio"
Marie...Lauzon is a very Windsor surname !
I’m so thrilled you’re talking about this “Chromatic Mediant Modulation” (new term for me)
I’m so in love with the same change right at the top of Here’s That Rainy Day”. Gmaj7 to Bb7.
Also when I look at the changes for the chorus of “I’ll Be There” I see the Circle of Fifths.
A perfect song indeed. Classic
Please do what’s going on Marvin Gaye. ❤ this was great too.
Played with my high school band in the 70's- the girls loved it.
Smokey's Soul Town on XM is a goldmine of stories, deep cut, and all the classics.
Those eights in the bass you said kicked up the feel, include a tie from the and of 4 into 1, pushing each new bar ahead. Great feel!
Thank You Rick!
More Motown analysis would be great. Philly Soul also!
Philly Soul was so great The O Jays ruled
Didn't finish what I was saying, TH-cam flipping out on me!
Anyway it's about those chord progressions that I dig so much that I hear in gospel music, a breath of fresh air from banging out heavily distorted power chord stuff I do.
When I saw the title I thought I wonder what song it would be, and was pleasantly surprised, once I start playing them I can't stop for hrs..great work sir! My profile pic is a late 50s LP, Paul Kossoff wanted me to sell it to him after he played it and I played his 58 back in 73/74 happy days lol
I seen Pink Floyd's Division Bell tour in Cleveland in 94'...sat 13th row...it sounded like someone pressed play in a CD....✌️
I got my mum tickets for the David Gilmour tour rehearsal as we couldn’t get for the actual tour. She sent me some footage and even on a phone you could hear how good the sound system and live sound production was. It’s good to know some people still care about live sound.
8th row center. nyah nyah 🤣
I appreciate you more than you will ever know. Thank you so much. Keep on keeping on brotha.
Hello from Motown. This is super. I bought every Jackson 5 record as a kid. 45s and LPs when I could wheedle one out of my Dad. Listened to CKLW the Big 8 The Motor City. Motown music fan to this day. Was just listening to Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes “IfYou Don’t Know You By Now.”
Yeah.CKLW
And WLLZ, the wheels of Detroit.
Love Harold Melvin. Love all Motown. The Philly sound too!
Michael makes an appearance for the first time on this channel. Loooooooooong overdue!!
Marvin's take on "Grapevine" would be my fave...
As opposed to whose?
@@IndigoJo Well, the Gladys Knight ain't too shabby...
@@IndigoJoCCR did a great version too.
"I'll Be There" is the song. Good song but impossible for me to pick favorite, just so many Motown greats.
In my humble opinion, the best of Motown consists of the tunes written and arranged by Holland, Dozier and Holland. Examples would include "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" by the Supremes, "Something About You" by the Four Tops and "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" by Martha and the Vandellas. The arrangements are complex and beautifully executed by the many excellent but underemployed jazz musicians in Detroit.
A couple of my favorites from that era, The Spinners "I'll Be Around" and (not Motown) the O'Jays "Backstabber"
Grew up with Motown. I love Smokey Robinson's channeo on Sirius XM. I sometimes listen to it all day long.
It was written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Bob West, and Willie Hutch. Bob West also played bass
The great bass movement which defines Motown.
And disco too.
My favorite Motown song is by the Temptations, "Papa Was A Rolling Stone". That long intro is bad ass!!
One of the greatest records ever made in any genre
It's hard to pick my favorite Motown. Probably my fave that I go back to is "I'll Be There" with Jamerson's bass. That said, "I'll Be There" is absolutely on my Motown playlist.
The song's Wikipedia article says that Bob West is the bass player on "I'll Be There". Furthermore, that song was recorded in Los Angeles, not in Detroit. On the other hand, "Who's Lovin' You" was recorded in Detroit with The Funk Brothers, and *that* song has James Jamerson on bass.
@@kevingavigan7883 It was sort of a pun. My favorite Motown song is "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" recorded at Hitsville in Detroit and absolutely worked out and played by the legendary James Jamerson. Give it a listen.
@@QuestionMan Yea, I know that song.
@@kevingavigan7883 And, by the way, I never said Detroit. The Jackson 5 "I'll Be There" was still Motown Records, just recorded after the studio completely transitioned to LA.
@@kevingavigan7883 Ah. I just figured that hearing I'll Be There and Jamerson in the same sentence would make it clear enough which song the reference was about for those familiar with Motown.
I love this dude 😎. I wish we were neighbors as kids or as adults. Best content.
Such a great song and arrangement.
I stuck this song into my car's USB drive's playlist years ago but never heard it until last week. Now Rick is featuring it in a video. A song I never expected to hear him discuss.
Key thing Rick. Spot on. House mix is so different than the stage board. Sitting first day 15 rows mix is totally different than the house board. Dunno where u sat. But glad you loved the gig. Saw him his first solo tours at the Greek. Good stuff 😊