Surprised the shit out of me when you jumped in the Lincoln and drove on. Of course you nailed my lick, but you also did an uncanny take on the Ol' Commander! Especially on "model A body makes it look like a pup." My hair stood up. Rip George.
I have a chopper Tele that I wired up 'Bill Kirchen style' with the reverse switch plate. It's a lot of fun. Since we are here and the opportunity has presented itself, I just want to thank you for all the inspiration you have given, sir.
Hey, Bill, did you have a Magnatone Twilighter over at my other Uncle Larry's shop a couple of years ago? What a great sounding amp! We all loved Hot Tod Lincoln growing up, in small part because the Grapevine was just a few miles away. That song was a force of nature. Thank you.
Hey Tom , thank you so much for sending the video to my dear friend and guitar mentor in the hospital. David Baxter a Toronto guitar legend. You made his final wishes come true and you brought a huge smile to him in his final hours. I can’t thank you enough Tom. You are a wonderful wonderful guy.
Baxter recorded Alanis morisettes demos when she was writing jagged little pill.. I hope you have some time to check out his work he was a hero too so many of us in Canada
The more I listen to Uncle Larry's guitar playing, the more I understand that for both guitars and musical parts "full of character" is usually better than "impeccably crafted".
Been playing live for decades, and although I believe that you can learn SOMETHING from most players, there is a WEALTH of NOISE out there in the TH-cam guitar world which is unfortunately taking young players down the wrong path IMHO
I don't know to blame TH-cam, man. There have always been weird playing trends or flashy, showboaty, sterile or otherwise un-musical trends. We were just younger and didn't recognize them then. I personally have committed many musically lamentable atrocities of taste way before youtube. Still do, too. : )
I appreciate foreigner so much more as an adult… cold as ice is so dope… the drums are astounding, as are the guitars … let us not forget the gripping sound of the vocal … and those bgvs … sooooo smooooooooth
Hey, Tom. Your videos singlehandedly reinvigorated my passion for playing and I've finally unlocked my own voice on the guitar. They also got me through those tough times in the early COVID days when all the gigs dried up. Although I don't play professionally anymore, I'm twice the player I ever was thanks to your videos. They made a difference to me. Thank you for everything.
you inspire me ive been clean from drugs 5 years now and started playing guitar again i wass playing acustic before and because of you play rhythm and lead style now your playing has helped me on my own style of playing
Not to blow smoke but I really dig Tom's 'ethos.' It's the thinking behind the music that makes the music. I'm not learning many new chords here, but what I am learning is lessons no one else is teaching and I think it's pure gold.
With you brother. Sometimes I get those classic rock images, too. I’m older than you - about to turn 62. Loved your take on Double Vision. I was in junior high or high school, when Foreigner came thru my home town on their Double Vision Tour. It was a big deal in my home town Cedar Falls, Iowa. Everybody who liked music was that show. They played at the UNI-Dome, the domed football stadium at the University of Northern Iowa. I think Pat Travers opened up. Good times. PS. Your Tom Wait comment is spot on. That’s why I felt so cheated both times I went to see Counting Crows. Their singer noodles around so much, the songs are literally unrecognizable. I get that he’s having fun and entertaining himself and the band, but we went to see them for their songs, not to see an improve routine.
Your point on not playing things exactly like the record is why I have huge respect for Dan Auerbach. When I saw the black keys they gave you what you wanted, gave you the key points of a song that everyone wanted to hear, but changed enough to make each show unique and fun for himself. Don’t see many rock bands that can pack an arena willing to do that anymore.
Hey Tom - from one divorced dad to another…I couldn’t agree more with your (and mine) stance on marrying again. We all heal at different rates - it took me about 4 years to your 2 and now that I have my feet underneath me again and the smoke has cleared…I love the guy I am on the other side of things. Never change…you’re doing great. Thanks for all of this my man… ~Sean
Hi Tom thanks for all 282 of them! I love hearing from you. It's crazy how some amps sound great by themselves and also in a mix, and others sound great in a mix, but by themselves they just hurt the ears. That or they sound great by themselves, but get lost in a mix. I never thought I would make it to 40 either and now I'm 62. My Mom always said "the older you get the faster time seems to go by" Moms are usually right, but that may be the truest statement I've ever heard anyone say....Peace....Jim
This 76 year old picker, who always dreamed about being as good as you thoroughly enjoys your thoughts on various subjects and your amazing playing .. keep it up ! Thanks…😎🎸🎶
It's awesome to take a song and play it how your feeling at the time yet it still sound like the song it's just your thoughts at the moment that is awesome.
Somehow you made it to my feed way back on Corona lesson part 1. Remember the Sunday blues bender? The saddest chord of all time? Good stuff, real, and I was in. Since then, it's been great getting to know a bit about you. I'm continually amazed, and even sometimes shocked, by how you play and by the doors you open at any moment. You turned me on to the interest in trying vintage guitars, and have musically opened my mind. I am not a commenter, but have recently started here and there. It's been great, sharing some time. Glad you started this!
I. said the same thing in my 20s and here I am now in my 70s. I really don't know other than , keep on keepin on. Love you channel! Keep doin what you do😄
There’s a TH-cam video where Robert Plant is asked why he didn’t do a tour with Zepplin after the O2 gig. He said that there had to be a musical reason to do it, and that he had too much respect for what the band had done during its time. Very wryly he said, “This ain’t Foreigner.”
Tom - that neck pickup is so clean and sweet, and the bridge is as dirty as it gets. Old school Gibsons…. Analog, tubes… dirt and clean w a flip of a switch. Rock on uncle Larry. U are part of my journey out of hell. In 2021 🙏🎶🎸❤️
This is such a sweet episode Uncle L ! Some poignantly tender sharing as well as some nuanced musical observations. I'm 60 and it's pretty great living alone. & I love Foreigner. Grateful for all you do for us here Homeskoolers ! - Thank you - John
Deep thoughts on playing covers - such a great way of describing what it means to be a music artist. Bukovac totally gets it. Maybe because he's been around is many greats for 3 decades in Nashville, but he thoroughly understands what it means to play live music like a real artist.
Love uncle Larry’s insight. Great for us novice players to try and figure out what the musicians were doing on the record and why it worked but if professionals just played songs like the record, music would get dull, fast.
Funny, I was just rewatching that great episode 200 with Dann Huff where you lads rightly discuss how awesome Foreigner were. Great insights in that one, too. Uncle Larry, did you ever meet or work with Dennis Linde? I couldn't see him on your Allmusic, but I recently discovered him and he seems like a sorely underrated Nashville songwriter and musician. Thanks again for all you do, much love to you and yours brother.
Thanks for the Dio at the beginning. I still am amazed that Vivian Campbell was only 19 when he recorded those epic guitar parts. Man, what a great sounding album - the whole Holy Diver album, recorded at Sound City. Really enjoyed the episode today - closing in on 100K subs!
Im so glad you said that about covers. Ive fronted a trio for years and have always been proud of how tight we are and our use of dynamics and improvisation. I sometimes get flack because i love to learn the tunes then do them my way. Just keeping hooks people expect to hear etc.. i think it's more fun to put our spin on the tunes. I love when someone says "i like the way you guys do that tune". Thats a great feeling. Anyway, thanks Tom!👍✌
Totally agree with you man. I feel you actually master a song not when you can play it note for note, but when you can add your own spin to it or whatever you feel on that day and still keep the core of the song intact if that makes sense.
I never thought about those lyrics before you pointed it out. I remember 14 year old me just getting a confidence boost from the chorus but mainly groovin’ out to that amazing riff and quasi-sleazy groove that some how fit the lyric perfectly. And if you’re driving at night, listening to the radio, diggin’ “Hot blooded” and “Hold the line” is the following song, well then everything just fits perfectly with the time and the theme and the headspace of a teenage boy in Louisiana. ‘Cus Toto was singing about the same teenage dreams, although in a tad more sophisticated way. Love Foreigner.
I hear you but I was always glad when Bowie didn't stray too far. Unfortunately Bowie didn't perform a lot of his old stuff. I'm having a Bowie moment I love that guy. (5 years old grey whistle test 1972)
I love singing the Foreigner song Urgent. I started school in 1970 so I lived through the evolution of a lot of music...and yes...survived the Disco Dancers invasion!
Your assessment at 12:00 is awesome. The result is putting yourself into the song...your take on it is how the song makes you feel and the notes and chords that are most important to you.
Don’t feel alone Larry, I’ve had to change my expiration date several times. I’ve given up now. Love the classic rock music. Your Tunnelvision was remarkable 🎉
So glad to hear your opinions on valid/worthwhile cover songs, ...for some of us grinding it out doing versions, we can cop a little heat from covering someone's beloved favourite song as a variation as opposed to verbatim:)
I like the picture of a record being a time stamp. There are tunes that I enjoy more in their late live versions compared to earlier versions on albums.
Hey, Tom! Remember when you were just coming up as a guitar player in high school and you’d go hang out with a friend who was so much better already, and he’d let you hang out and listen and show you amazing stuff and you’d fall so much more in love with guitar and music? Remember that? That’s what you’re doing for me, dude, and I just love you for it. Please don’t ever stop Homeskoolin!
Great insight in regards to covering songs. It's great to hear someone with your skills talk about this. I wish someone had told me that 40 years ago when it was all about trying to get songs note for note. That would have save so many people so much frustration.
Great commentary on covering songs. Great insight into performing ones on version and how to put it together. BUT,,,,best info on being single, coping with divorce and what to look forward to. While way off usual topic of guitars and music, one never knows what words have as a needed impact on someone else and at that specific point in time. Hats of to the gentleman,, Sir Larry.
With you brother. Sometimes I get those classic rock images, too. I’m older than you - about to turn 62. Loved your take on Double Vision. I was in junior high or high school, when Foreigner came thru my home town on their Double Vision Tour. It was a big deal in my home town Cedar Falls, Iowa. Everybody who liked music was that show. They played at the UNI-Dome, the domed football stadium at the University of Northern Iowa. I think Pat Travers opened up. Good times.
I love when bands play different live to extend a song or jam on it. I love watching old Led Zeppelin performances where they were absolutely swinging meat.
The genius behind the Joe Cocker version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" was LEON RUSSELL. Leon was the producer/arranger of all of that Cocker stuff during that time frame. It's well documented in the film "Mad Dogs and Englishmen". Leon put the band together for Joe, and did the arrangements, etc. etc.
My aha moment on verbatim playing of songs came with the release of the expanded Allman Bros at the Fillmore East recordings. Played the solo in One Way Out from the Eat A Peach version a thousand times in a bunch of bands. With the inclusion of the other night's recording it was a revelation. That solo from Peach was totally improvised by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. The other night's solo was not the same. No shit!!! Thanks for the great stuff, Tom! You are the man!
As for musicians changing up their tunes - Tommy Emmanuel changes things ALL the time. I’ve heard him okay his tunes with all kinds of changes and nuances, and I think he does this from show to show, night to night. He never plays things the same way. Love it.
Hi Tom awesome as usual greetings from Bonnie Scotland i managed to hit 63 this week god knows how don't think I've missed a day without a beer in about 45 years every morning i wake up i say to myself now there's a surprise must be something about being a guitar player
What a fun class today maestro Tom…and that playboy sounds stellar. I dug your musing about Rock n Roll Fantasy. Damn good idea. Today’s class was exceptional. Thanks as always. Btw this is the only channel where the comments are almost always thoughtful, respectful and damn funny. That says a lot about you dude. I’m proud to be amongst so many cool Homeschoolers( from day one in your garage)✌️🤘🎶Cheers everyone.
Tom. I agree with what you said about songs being played differntly. I have played guitar in cover bands for a long time. The past 25 years mostly a three piece band, bass drums and me. When we first learn a song we try to get it close, but I have to compromise some parts to make it work. After we have played them for awhile, they seem to take on a new life. People like it. Sometimes I don't even realise that the songs have changed.
You are awesome for just recording the conscious stream of knowledge that you are lol. You are very humble, but you are like the great lakes compared to us ponds here. To you, you are just talking about stuff like nothing, to us it is invaluable and helps us grow so much.
Took me quite sometime to recover from mine too but I’ve discovered once you live alone again letting anyone in for more than a few days just feels like an invasion lol.
Funny algorithim story - yesterday i had to google VCB because i didn't know what it meant. Today i watch this and hear Uncle Larry explain it to me himself. Spliff got me thinkin
Univox U45B front panel with a pair of 6bm8 power tubes can sound very similar to the Gretsch..Vintage hi end shop had no respect for the u45b so it came to me for 225.00 a year ago. I put a small magnet celestion in it even though the Jensen 12" from 1969 is perfect. Thanks Uncle Larry for restoring my passion as a 69 year old.
Great comment about arranging a song from your memory. I love doing that. After I get it down pretty well I’m afraid to listen to the record - worry that it would mess up my version, which is undoubtedly “wrong”
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Surprised the shit out of me when you jumped in the Lincoln and drove on. Of course you nailed my lick, but you also did an uncanny take on the Ol' Commander! Especially on "model A body makes it look like a pup." My hair stood up. Rip George.
Hmm, didn't remember that was my youtube handle.Bill Kirchen hear enjoying your Homeskoolin' mightily. Thank you!
@@reverb56that’s a damn good lick bill..nice to meet ya buddy
I have a chopper Tele that I wired up 'Bill Kirchen style' with the reverse switch plate. It's a lot of fun. Since we are here and the opportunity has presented itself, I just want to thank you for all the inspiration you have given, sir.
Hey, Bill, did you have a Magnatone Twilighter over at my other Uncle Larry's shop a couple of years ago? What a great sounding amp! We all loved Hot Tod Lincoln growing up, in small part because the Grapevine was just a few miles away. That song was a force of nature. Thank you.
@@reverb56hey Bill, thanks for all the music and Tele-infused inspiration. Glad you’re here hanging out with all of us!
Hey Tom , thank you so much for sending the video to my dear friend and guitar mentor in the hospital. David Baxter a Toronto guitar legend. You made his final wishes come true and you brought a huge smile to him in his final hours. I can’t thank you enough Tom. You are a wonderful wonderful guy.
of course man, sorry for your loss
Baxter recorded Alanis morisettes demos when she was writing jagged little pill.. I hope you have some time to check out his work he was a hero too so many of us in Canada
The more I listen to Uncle Larry's guitar playing, the more I understand that for both guitars and musical parts "full of character" is usually better than "impeccably crafted".
Been playing live for decades, and although I believe that you can learn SOMETHING from most players, there is a WEALTH of NOISE out there in the TH-cam guitar world which is unfortunately taking young players down the wrong path IMHO
I don't know to blame TH-cam, man. There have always been weird playing trends or flashy, showboaty, sterile or otherwise un-musical trends. We were just younger and didn't recognize them then. I personally have committed many musically lamentable atrocities of taste way before youtube. Still do, too. : )
True…the initials of one is RS.
"and then I'd be happy" The facial expression following that statement was the funniest thing I've seen in years.... I love you man!!!
Uncle Larry is like a juke box full of gold....i love the way he goes after it
He is the real "Juke Box Hero."
@@griggsb1 And that Ain't no HEADGAME.
I appreciate foreigner so much more as an adult… cold as ice is so dope… the drums are astounding, as are the guitars … let us not forget the gripping sound of the vocal … and those bgvs … sooooo smooooooooth
Lou's an amazing singer
Totally the same, I appreciate them much more now I’m older 👍
Not only “the vocal” the bgvs on many songs are MONEY.
Love you Uncle Larry, the Foreigner sounded great, thanks for the lesson sir🎸🎸🎸
Hey, Tom. Your videos singlehandedly reinvigorated my passion for playing and I've finally unlocked my own voice on the guitar. They also got me through those tough times in the early COVID days when all the gigs dried up. Although I don't play professionally anymore, I'm twice the player I ever was thanks to your videos. They made a difference to me. Thank you for everything.
you inspire me ive been clean from drugs 5 years now and started playing guitar again i wass playing acustic before and because of you play rhythm and lead style now your playing has helped me on my own style of playing
You’re inspiring me Euge. I’m sure your family is so proud of you!
Good wok. That’s a mighty feat! Respect!
Not to blow smoke but I really dig Tom's 'ethos.' It's the thinking behind the music that makes the music. I'm not learning many new chords here, but what I am learning is lessons no one else is teaching and I think it's pure gold.
Lee Sklar will LOVE the thumbnail!! 😅 🤣 😂
True, IYKYK.
With you brother. Sometimes I get those classic rock images, too. I’m older than you - about to turn 62. Loved your take on Double Vision. I was in junior high or high school, when Foreigner came thru my home town on their Double Vision Tour.
It was a big deal in my home town Cedar Falls, Iowa. Everybody who liked music was that show. They played at the UNI-Dome, the domed football stadium at the University of Northern Iowa. I think Pat Travers opened up. Good times.
PS. Your Tom Wait comment is spot on. That’s why I felt so cheated both times I went to see Counting Crows. Their singer noodles around so much, the songs are literally unrecognizable. I get that he’s having fun and entertaining himself and the band, but we went to see them for their songs, not to see an improve routine.
Your point on not playing things exactly like the record is why I have huge respect for Dan Auerbach. When I saw the black keys they gave you what you wanted, gave you the key points of a song that everyone wanted to hear, but changed enough to make each show unique and fun for himself. Don’t see many rock bands that can pack an arena willing to do that anymore.
You are making a difference. Keepin’ it real all the time. Thanks!
Hey Tom - from one divorced dad to another…I couldn’t agree more with your (and mine) stance on marrying again. We all heal at different rates - it took me about 4 years to your 2 and now that I have my feet underneath me again and the smoke has cleared…I love the guy I am on the other side of things.
Never change…you’re doing great. Thanks for all of this my man…
~Sean
I love how you tell people in the coolest way to be happy with your self and be a good human being and all the material stuff is icing on the cake.☮️🎸
Love the channel!! You’re just down to earth man. It’s like I’m hanging with my guitar buddies.
Carry on. 🤟🏼
The perfect rock and roll tone in my humble opinion is Keith playing Can't You Hear Me Knocking. Exactly the right amount of raunchy
That’s not a song it’s a state of mind
Good call, that right there is the epitome of the ultimate rock tone. It's like you can envision Keith at work on that song.
@@jolkraeremeark6949 I envision Joe Pesci and his crew taking Vegas for all she’s worth.
Cranked bassman then?
THAT’s a 335…LOL :)
Hi Tom thanks for all 282 of them! I love hearing from you. It's crazy how some amps sound great by themselves and also in a mix, and others sound great in a mix, but by themselves they just hurt the ears. That or they sound great by themselves, but get lost in a mix.
I never thought I would make it to 40 either and now I'm 62. My Mom always said "the older you get the faster time seems to go by" Moms are usually right, but that may be the truest statement I've ever heard anyone say....Peace....Jim
This 76 year old picker, who always dreamed about being as good as you thoroughly enjoys your thoughts on various subjects and your amazing playing .. keep it up ! Thanks…😎🎸🎶
It's awesome to take a song and play it how your feeling at the time yet it still sound like the song it's just your thoughts at the moment that is awesome.
Somehow you made it to my feed way back on Corona lesson part 1. Remember the Sunday blues bender? The saddest chord of all time? Good stuff, real, and I was in. Since then, it's been great getting to know a bit about you. I'm continually amazed, and even sometimes shocked, by how you play and by the doors you open at any moment. You turned me on to the interest in trying vintage guitars, and have musically opened my mind. I am not a commenter, but have recently started here and there. It's been great, sharing some time. Glad you started this!
thank you my dude
I. said the same thing in my 20s and here I am now in my 70s. I really don't know other than , keep on keepin on. Love you channel! Keep doin what you do😄
There’s a TH-cam video where Robert Plant is asked why he didn’t do a tour with Zepplin after the O2 gig. He said that there had to be a musical reason to do it, and that he had too much respect for what the band had done during its time. Very wryly he said, “This ain’t Foreigner.”
Bro! That's cold as Ice.
Tom - that neck pickup is so clean and sweet, and the bridge is as dirty as it gets. Old school Gibsons…. Analog, tubes… dirt and clean w a flip of a switch. Rock on uncle Larry. U are part of my journey out of hell. In 2021 🙏🎶🎸❤️
This is such a sweet episode Uncle L ! Some poignantly tender sharing as well as some nuanced musical observations. I'm 60 and it's pretty great living alone. & I love Foreigner. Grateful for all you do for us here Homeskoolers ! - Thank you - John
Deep thoughts on playing covers - such a great way of describing what it means to be a music artist. Bukovac totally gets it. Maybe because he's been around is many greats for 3 decades in Nashville, but he thoroughly understands what it means to play live music like a real artist.
Uncle Larry = Dr. Tone!! Thank you for your time and sharing your gifts with the HomeSkoolin community. Much appreciated
Love uncle Larry’s insight. Great for us novice players to try and figure out what the musicians were doing on the record and why it worked but if professionals just played songs like the record, music would get dull, fast.
I enjoy your candid remarks. "3 blind mice". Hilarious. Mr. Graham was a helluva vocalist.
Foreigner became one of the great background sounds of our rockin' lives with rest of them great ones
Funny, I was just rewatching that great episode 200 with Dann Huff where you lads rightly discuss how awesome Foreigner were. Great insights in that one, too.
Uncle Larry, did you ever meet or work with Dennis Linde? I couldn't see him on your Allmusic, but I recently discovered him and he seems like a sorely underrated Nashville songwriter and musician.
Thanks again for all you do, much love to you and yours brother.
Thanks for the Dio at the beginning. I still am amazed that Vivian Campbell was only 19 when he recorded those epic guitar parts. Man, what a great sounding album - the whole Holy Diver album, recorded at Sound City. Really enjoyed the episode today - closing in on 100K subs!
I could listen to you playing this stuff all day!
Classics!!!
i do
That Gretsch amp 🤯
What an amazing tone!!
From the incomparable Marc Ribot: “This is almost all you need to know about rock history: it has never belonged to the people who play it right.”
Wonderful quote! I saw Ribot play an acoustic solo gig last year in my hometown and he was unreal.
@@jm3003 Nice! going to see him tonight with Ceramic Dog. Can’t wait. Check out their new album, Connection. Great stuff.
That straight-in-to-the-Gretsch tone was so so good.
You should hear it in the room dude…you would shit yourself
Love your channel Uncle Larry, l learned so much from watching. I played “Don’t talk to Strangers” in my first high school band. Awesome.
Im so glad you said that about covers. Ive fronted a trio for years and have always been proud of how tight we are and our use of dynamics and improvisation. I sometimes get flack because i love to learn the tunes then do them my way. Just keeping hooks people expect to hear etc.. i think it's more fun to put our spin on the tunes. I love when someone says "i like the way you guys do that tune". Thats a great feeling. Anyway, thanks Tom!👍✌
Totally agree with you man.
I feel you actually master a song not when you can play it note for note, but when you can add your own spin to it or whatever you feel on that day and still keep the core of the song intact if that makes sense.
Hilarious thumb nail.
i didn't even choose that...youtube randomly did....hilarious...how does it know?
The internet knows everything they even know when we take a dump
Oh by the way that amp is amazing. I have to have one of those
Should be in Lee Sklars book.
Larry Bird thumbnail
I never thought about those lyrics before you pointed it out. I remember 14 year old me just getting a confidence boost from the chorus but mainly groovin’ out to that amazing riff and quasi-sleazy groove that some how fit the lyric perfectly.
And if you’re driving at night, listening to the radio, diggin’ “Hot blooded” and “Hold the line” is the following song, well then everything just fits perfectly with the time and the theme and the headspace of a teenage boy in Louisiana.
‘Cus Toto was singing about the same teenage dreams, although in a tad more sophisticated way.
Love Foreigner.
I hear you but I was always glad when Bowie didn't stray too far. Unfortunately Bowie didn't perform a lot of his old stuff. I'm having a Bowie moment I love that guy. (5 years old grey whistle test 1972)
love your thoughts on covering songs, you are the real deal .....Buk!!
I'm right there with you on getting married again. Not again, it's fun leaving the toilet seat up.
A lot of good stuff here. The talk about covers. The talk about marriage and bachelorhood. And the perfect tone. 5 stars
Mick Jones was underrated as a guitar player.
Absolutely
I love singing the Foreigner song Urgent. I started school in 1970 so I lived through the evolution of a lot of music...and yes...survived the Disco Dancers invasion!
Your assessment at 12:00 is awesome. The result is putting yourself into the song...your take on it is how the song makes you feel and the notes and chords that are most important to you.
I love this guy / period.
What a killer sound coming from that gold top!
"And then I'd be happy...." The things we tell ourselves! LOL!
I never thought I'd live past 20 and here we are! Thank you, Larry, for inspiring me to continue beating my head against the guitar wall!
Juke Box Hero is amazing to hear for the first time when one imagined to become that.
Don’t feel alone Larry, I’ve had to change my expiration date several times. I’ve given up now. Love the classic rock music. Your Tunnelvision was remarkable 🎉
So glad to hear your opinions on valid/worthwhile cover songs, ...for some of us grinding it out doing versions, we can cop a little heat from covering someone's beloved favourite song as a variation as opposed to verbatim:)
I like the picture of a record being a time stamp. There are tunes that I enjoy more in their late live versions compared to earlier versions on albums.
Hey, Tom! Remember when you were just coming up as a guitar player in high school and you’d go hang out with a friend who was so much better already, and he’d let you hang out and listen and show you amazing stuff and you’d fall so much more in love with guitar and music? Remember that? That’s what you’re doing for me, dude, and I just love you for it. Please don’t ever stop Homeskoolin!
Great insight in regards to covering songs. It's great to hear someone with your skills talk about this. I wish someone had told me that 40 years ago when it was all about trying to get songs note for note. That would have save so many people so much frustration.
You reminded me that I played Double Vision in my band in college back in ‘78
Great commentary on covering songs. Great insight into performing ones on version and how to put it together. BUT,,,,best info on being single, coping with divorce and what to look forward to. While way off usual topic of guitars and music, one never knows what words have as a needed impact on someone else and at that specific point in time. Hats of to the gentleman,, Sir Larry.
With you brother. Sometimes I get those classic rock images, too. I’m older than you - about to turn 62. Loved your take on Double Vision. I was in junior high or high school, when Foreigner came thru my home town on their Double Vision Tour.
It was a big deal in my home town Cedar Falls, Iowa. Everybody who liked music was that show. They played at the UNI-Dome, the domed football stadium at the University of Northern Iowa. I think Pat Travers opened up. Good times.
I love when bands play different live to extend a song or jam on it. I love watching old Led Zeppelin performances where they were absolutely swinging meat.
The genius behind the Joe Cocker version of "With a Little Help From My Friends" was LEON RUSSELL. Leon was the producer/arranger of all of that Cocker stuff during that time frame. It's well documented in the film "Mad Dogs and Englishmen". Leon put the band together for Joe, and did the arrangements, etc. etc.
My aha moment on verbatim playing of songs came with the release of the expanded Allman Bros at the Fillmore East recordings. Played the solo in One Way Out from the Eat A Peach version a thousand times in a bunch of bands. With the inclusion of the other night's recording it was a revelation. That solo from Peach was totally improvised by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. The other night's solo was not the same. No shit!!! Thanks for the great stuff, Tom! You are the man!
As for musicians changing up their tunes - Tommy Emmanuel changes things ALL the time. I’ve heard him okay his tunes with all kinds of changes and nuances, and I think he does this from show to show, night to night. He never plays things the same way. Love it.
Always inspiring, never boring. Happy Trails Uncle Larry...
Hi Tom awesome as usual greetings from Bonnie Scotland i managed to hit 63 this week god knows how don't think I've missed a day without a beer in about 45 years every morning i wake up i say to myself now there's a surprise must be something about being a guitar player
the perfect blend of melody and lyric......that's the jackpot
Thanks Larry! Great hang
What a fun class today maestro Tom…and that playboy sounds stellar. I dug your musing about Rock n Roll Fantasy. Damn good idea. Today’s class was exceptional. Thanks as always. Btw this is the only channel where the comments are almost always thoughtful, respectful and damn funny.
That says a lot about you dude. I’m proud to be amongst so many cool Homeschoolers( from day one in your garage)✌️🤘🎶Cheers everyone.
Dio!!! Classic album ❤
Bill Kirchen comment must feel good. You really have created a beautiful World for us , thanks.
That's very true. A good song evolves.
“Exactly like the record” = Cleveland when you’re a kid
Another great episode to watch here early Sunday morning. Bravo Tom !
Tom. I agree with what you said about songs being played differntly. I have played guitar in cover bands for a long time. The past 25 years mostly a three piece band, bass drums and me. When we first learn a song we try to get it close, but I have to compromise some parts to make it work. After we have played them for awhile, they seem to take on a new life. People like it. Sometimes I don't even realise that the songs have changed.
OMG, thank you for one of my all time faves. Fill my eyes with tears and that double vision.....
You are awesome for just recording the conscious stream of knowledge that you are lol. You are very humble, but you are like the great lakes compared to us ponds here. To you, you are just talking about stuff like nothing, to us it is invaluable and helps us grow so much.
"And then I'd be happy" lol...that's what I come for. The playing's pretty good but that wry wit, that's the greatness that is Uncle Larry😏👌
Never realized how cool that guitar part is on double vision
I appreciate your take on things. Keep on pushing through brother!
The legend right there…..
Foreigner was the last band to play at my venue before the Covid shut down and they rocked the house!
The intro lick to "Feels Like The First Time" is one my all time favorites! The timing is crazy to get right!
The world's best cover band, the Hindley Street Country Club (HSCC) did a cover 5 months ago - see their TH-cam channel.
@@lupcokotevski2907 Lexington Lab Band has the BEST Foreigner covers here on the TH-cam as well!
I wore out my foreigner 4 cassette when I was kid. Lots of good deep stuff today. Don’t talk to strangers. Dude. Awesome. 🤘🏼
❤hey Tom, musically flawless you are
Watch you every day . Love it . Very unique great advice
You indeed do make this world a better place...
As Jerry Reed was known to say....I've done played that once, why do I want to play it like that again!!
Took me quite sometime to recover from mine too but I’ve discovered once you live alone again letting anyone in for more than a few days just feels like an invasion lol.
Damn! Uncle Larry! You're the best!
Funny algorithim story - yesterday i had to google VCB because i didn't know what it meant. Today i watch this and hear Uncle Larry explain it to me himself. Spliff got me thinkin
Univox U45B front panel with a pair of 6bm8 power tubes can sound very similar to the Gretsch..Vintage hi end shop had no respect for the u45b so it came to me for 225.00 a year ago. I put a small magnet celestion in it even though the Jensen 12" from 1969 is perfect. Thanks Uncle Larry for restoring my passion as a 69 year old.
That Foreigner album changed my life. So many hours spinning that record on my beloved, crappy turntable
Honing in on 100k, way to go!!! (tell your friends y’all)
You ARE making a difference brother! Thank you!!!
Damn!! 100k is a heartbeat away!! With the content on this channel, it should be 10 million!!!!!
Great comment about arranging a song from your memory. I love doing that. After I get it down pretty well I’m afraid to listen to the record - worry that it would mess up my version, which is undoubtedly “wrong”
Uncle Larry showing us what double vision looks like in the thumbnail.