Love your channel it gives me a little sun shine in my life while i care for my mom she has dementia i spend 17 to 20 hr a day here with her going on 4 years now think you for the light!
'Conjour emotions'. You just defined music, defined your channel and defined my personal version of why we slap the strings. Bravo. That might be the most profound statement you have made on this show. And I've been watching since episode 2 corona.
Man, Tom, sometimes you don't know you need a little acoustic beauty until you hear some in the morning. It was a good segue to when you talked about emotion. Sometimes you don't know how much hurt you're carrying until there's a place for it to go. Thank you.
Hey Tom. This past November some nerve damage made my left hand almost totally numb and it's unlikely I'll ever play guitar again. My consumption of CZcams guitar content has dwindled to nearly zero, but I still love listening to your ramblings. Wish I could play, but until then, if ever, I'll just live vicariously through your videos. Thanks man.
Not even strong enough to hold a slide up let alone any muting or fretting. Lefty…. Literally like starting over from zero. Not sure I have it in me. Maybe in time.
Two weeks ago when we rehearsed i started cry when my friend went into a leadpart, emotion 100% I am a beginner playing in a band, but oh my god how it touches me every wednesday night. My bandmates have played 40 years and i only 5 years. I learn so much from them, and they push me to take leadstuff and go for it and step out of my comfortzone. Tom, your channel is just the best one out there.
i watched uncle larrys early spring collection sale early this morning, then i watched vol 34, strat fury for the i don't know couple 50 times, and now this stunning performance. gorgeous !!!!!
I remember staying up late to see the "World Premiere" of the "If This Is It" video on MTV in 1984 when I was a kid and we just got cable. Remember when that was a thing? Anyway... great video on the beach... the money shot was the guys in the band buried in the sand up to their heads singing the "oooooooh wop" background parts!
The whole bit on conjuring emotions being our job and the whole point and what we should be practicing might actually be the best and most valuable advice on Homeskoolin' yet. Cheers Uncle Larry
Such beautiful guitar music, always. I'm So glad I got to see a lot of 3rd & Lindsley gigs with you and Pat Buchanan. But these Uncle Larry days are the best. Love to SB from Portland. xoF.
The combination of exceptional music, profound thoughts, and expert insight is immensely valuable to me. It surpasses the impact of the numerous guitar lessons I've taken - a true treasure. best regards from Argentina!
Your playing definitely brings out emotions. Great chat on that subject. My favorite I have seen bringing it out was Jeff Beck, and doubt he had any clue about what modes he was playing. He was amazing and expressing himself.
If one looks at the guitar finger board it's patterns actually require seven strings to be understood. With those patterns there are several emotional states that define how music is played- with few exceptions, most of the greatest guitarists figure this out. They are not playing scales or modes. This is why they can play almost anything. They are making music. If you don/t know this already. Tom just gave you the most important guitar lesson you have had. This is one of the main reasons why Tim Pierce said he is the best studio guitarist he has seen, Tom plays music, not guitar.
Class, book mark this video . Uncle Larry has just dispensed sage advice on what the true core of playing/learning music. So lucky to have this channel. Make no mistake, however. Uncle Larry's knowledge of music theory is top notch. But the theory (modes, scales, harmony, etc) is a means to an end. A tool to get a job done
I love this idea that records create worlds. That really nails it. Great artists create a complex feeling through their music. It can sound very human and then also very alien, but good ones suck you in and hold your attention. I sometimes think you can feel what the artist felt when they wrote a song. And I don't mean "aw such a sad song," but the weird cool chills/vibe a song can hit. I'm listening to one right now it just sounds amazing, but I couldn't explain why it is. It just is.
One of the most profound insights ever on Homeskoolin, in response to the banal question “what scales should I be practicing?” Larry, you’re the best. You eschew the bs and get to the real stuff. Thank you.
Originally came for the guitar related content, now it’s just a great wealth of life lessons & under the hood look of a master of the instrument. 🤘🏽🤙🏽🙏🇺🇸
Tom, when ya said: "Try to get into the emotion & vibe of those songs on those classic records ( I'm paraphrasing of course, but same message ) much like a movie producer".........it gave me goosebumps, I kid you not. Because THAT has always been my philosophy when trying to learn & advance my guitar playing, singing, and performing, all throughout my life......and I just turned 62 yrs old. The result: People in audiences at ALL of my gigs would come up to me during breaks to say things like: "Dude, I don't just hear you, I FEEL you".........or "Dude, you cause me to get all misty when you perform these songs" ( that one really hits home )........and: "That was the best version of that song I've ever heard anywhere"......etc, etc. These types of compliments made it all worthwhile. The money earned paled in comparison. Because if you're not pouring your heart & Soul into performing songs ( and finding that vibe when listening to those old records ), and then trying to really move your audience.........then what the hell is the point. I NEVER once concentrated on "chord progressions" or "scales". I swear, I love you more & more every day Uncle Larry. You can take 2 guitarists who play the same song correctly note for note, yet one of those cats puts the feel & vibe into it........while the other dude's version seems "sterile". There's a Spirituality in good musical performances.
Hey Uncle Larry just wanted to say super insightful lesson today from you...as guitar players and musicians, we need to understand we are there to serve the singer and the song, just the way an actor serves to play or the script
I caught TH on one of those good nights, when you tore the roof off the Ardmore Music Hall. And in fact, that was my introduction to a guitar player named Tom Bukovac. My buddy and I went to see Jackie Green, but after a song or two, we took notice and were saying to each other "Man, who is that other guy?!?!
Hey Tom, that acoustic rendition of "if this is it" by the Fantastic Huey Lewis and the News! Man, when that video came on the mtv, I was glued, girls in bikinis on tv, and a rad song. All encompassing. I get what you mean when music should hit the emotions. Love you Tom!
Scarlet, oh man, you do have taste brother! In guitars and women, and music, Did I say music? You are my Favorite and almost only reason for still getting online. I run a truck accessories shop in Texarkana TX. Love it, I'm 61 and played most of my life. You're the first complete content show I have seen in a LONG time. THANK YOU SO MUCH for saying what I knew and believed but never heard anyone in the business say, and the emotion connection. I have sought the simplest most direct way to say what I felt. Music is emotion in sound. One's expression is theirs or it isn't. Genres are languages within music, how well you speak them lies between your brain and your hands and, your determination to sculpt your sound,
Hey Tom, talking of worlds and environments in songs and albums, I'm a big fan of The Band. I've listened since the start and don't think I've heard you mention them. They even wrote a song for your hometown. Thanks again man
Really dug you and the Hippies. Joan Osborne, what a voice. Love her in Standing in the Shadows of Motown docu. Especially What Becomes of the Broken Hearted.
Thanks for another graat video conversation Tom. Always a pleasure to visit your kitchen. You and the boys should checkout NRL (National Rugby League) from Australia. Season is just starting and you get a football fix in your off season. Cheers!🍻 and Up, Up Cronulla!
Your chords in the opening jam might the the best yet! About "emotional target": Strangely enough, I heard the same words from my music theory teacher back in the '70s. She taught the usual theory stuff (which I ate up), but when we listened to a symphony or string quartet, she always focused on the emotion of the piece, and correlated that with what was going on musically. She taught us kids that all those notes and chords don't mean much unless you feel it. Thanks for bringing it up. Follows well on your recent "money notes" episode with Brian -- same thing, really.
Best channel on youtube period! i really enjoy having episode 100/101 on while i tidy up the house. The reason being it always puts me in a good mood while i do something i don't enjoy. I usually end up down stairs playing guitar after because I'm always inspired by your playing and demeanor.
The emotions sucked me into guitar playing and what kept me . Can't believe you were in an econoline van band with Joan Osborne man I love her voice which really became a thing with the Funk Brothers , and her cover albums on top of the originals who else could make that kind of record today .
Nice ! Would like be an album worth of the fine acoustic guitar playing. I could listen to that all day long. Speaking of TH there’s a great video of you playing in my home town Ardmore back in 2015 at the Ardmore Music Hall.
awesome analogy about connecting with the world in/of music.. far be it from me to say its right or wrong but i do agree with this. keep up the good work!
Hey Starship Tropper, love your wisdom about finding the emotional threads as the guiding light of becoming a better musician. You have this vast musical vocabulary to call on so how much of that was just doing the hard work of listening and trying things vs what you naturally hear in your head. In my case, its going to be more of the blood, sweat and tears or working hard at it. It's worth it, but would love to better learn how to translate what i hear in my head to the fretboard.
“Conjure emotion” the rest will happen.
Would you ever consider making a list of your favourite albums you think guitar players should listen to for the feels?
Love your channel it gives me a little sun shine in my life while i care for my mom she has dementia i spend 17 to 20 hr a day here with her going on 4 years now think you for the light!
Wow man…that’s a hell of a commitment
I’m sure she appreciates it bro…nice work
@@501chorusechomy mom is a sweat heart even though she dont know who i am anymore she thanks me for every thing i do.
As the son of Aging parents the responsibilities are endless but you do it anyways cuz they're the ones that brung ya👍
Same here, but I've only been doing it for five months. Four years takes a lot of patience, cudos.
You're a great person sir.
I realized some time ago, that I only have notifications set for Uncle Larry on the CZcamss. I chose wisely.
Hahaha same here dude
This world needs more "friendly" you are a beautiful person and unbelievable musician. Thank you Tom ❤
Thank you love
“Scarlett Johansson in her prime!”
This is why I love listening and watching your channel! Yes!!!
I have an idea Scarlett Johansson will always be prime.
@@TheSpydersBand Sure….
@@TheSpydersBand She was prime in "Her"...and you never saw her!
All you need is a Zorro hat and you could sell 35 million guitars on QVC
I can do it without the hat
Hahahaha! You made me spit my coffee out!
Thanks man!
@@501chorusechoyou can do it without the pants too…but I’ve always pictured you wearing pants though.
That last line got me, "that's a G"😂
If This Is It - Huey Lewis. Brilliant
Huey doesn't get enough recognition, so many great compositions, hooks, and melodies
Or Johnny Colla.
The News were a fantastic band for sure
I didn’t even realize that was the song until half way through. I was like wait what the Americana version of the news?!? wtf lol
"Conjure Emotions" - Best advise you could give anyone. So many players focus on technical details and lose track of the main mission.
'Conjour emotions'. You just defined music, defined your channel and defined my personal version of why we slap the strings. Bravo. That might be the most profound statement you have made on this show. And I've been watching since episode 2 corona.
Man, Tom, sometimes you don't know you need a little acoustic beauty until you hear some in the morning. It was a good segue to when you talked about emotion. Sometimes you don't know how much hurt you're carrying until there's a place for it to go. Thank you.
The sounds and stories those kitchen walls have heard - and that you have shared - Priceless!
Thx Tom. Enjoy your channel a bunch.
Hey Tom. This past November some nerve damage made my left hand almost totally numb and it's unlikely I'll ever play guitar again. My consumption of CZcams guitar content has dwindled to nearly zero, but I still love listening to your ramblings. Wish I could play, but until then, if ever, I'll just live vicariously through your videos. Thanks man.
Worth trying to learn lefty?
Slide?
Not even strong enough to hold a slide up let alone any muting or fretting.
Lefty…. Literally like starting over from zero. Not sure I have it in me. Maybe in time.
Try carnivore. All beef. It can heal shit.
Great convo Tom, it reminded me why I watch every morning.
Always interesting, never boring. Much respect Uncle Larry...
Excellent. Thanks.
Loved the “This is It” arrangement!! Beautiful
This is why we listen to you Tommy… love your advice on music
Thanks Tom!
knowledge and wisdom that just isn't anywhere else, IMO. Many thanks!
Two weeks ago when we rehearsed i started cry when my friend went into a leadpart, emotion 100%
I am a beginner playing in a band, but oh my god how it touches me every wednesday night. My bandmates have played 40 years and i only 5 years. I learn so much from them, and they push me to take leadstuff and go for it and step out of my comfortzone. Tom, your channel is just the best one out there.
One of the best explanations I’ve heard about creating music - thanks Uncle Larry
Hey Tom, I could listen to you all day! In fact I have. Love your playing as well.
Thank You Tom, really enjoyed listening to all your inspiring advice and everything you talked about today. Love You and volume 288.
Such sweet chords Uncle Larry! Great commentary too!
i watched uncle larrys early spring collection sale early this morning, then i watched vol 34, strat fury for the i don't know couple 50 times, and now this stunning performance. gorgeous !!!!!
Beautiful guitar! And doing the Econoline crush with Joan had to be amazing…love her music.
Hey Tom again thanks for what you do!
Love that Japanese guitar you had yesterday anyway Rock on!
Doug 😎
I remember staying up late to see the "World Premiere" of the "If This Is It" video on MTV in 1984 when I was a kid and we just got cable. Remember when that was a thing? Anyway... great video on the beach... the money shot was the guys in the band buried in the sand up to their heads singing the "oooooooh wop" background parts!
The whole bit on conjuring emotions being our job and the whole point and what we should be practicing might actually be the best and most valuable advice on Homeskoolin' yet. Cheers Uncle Larry
Such beautiful guitar music, always. I'm So glad I got to see a lot of 3rd & Lindsley gigs with you and Pat Buchanan. But these Uncle Larry days are the best. Love to SB from Portland. xoF.
The combination of exceptional music, profound thoughts, and expert insight is immensely valuable to me. It surpasses the impact of the numerous guitar lessons I've taken - a true treasure. best regards from Argentina!
Your playing definitely brings out emotions. Great chat on that subject. My favorite I have seen bringing it out was Jeff Beck, and doubt he had any clue about what modes he was playing. He was amazing and expressing himself.
Emotion is why we are forever indebted to great artists. We suck at expressing ourselves properly. Thankfully you’re here for all of us.
❤
Thank you! We appreciate you. 💖🙏😎
If one looks at the guitar finger board it's patterns actually require seven strings to be understood. With those patterns there are several emotional states that define how music is played- with few exceptions, most of the greatest guitarists figure this out. They are not playing scales or modes. This is why they can play almost anything. They are making music. If you don/t know this already. Tom just gave you the most important guitar lesson you have had. This is one of the main reasons why Tim Pierce said he is the best studio guitarist he has seen, Tom plays music, not guitar.
This is like THE BEST advice for guitar playing ever..
Rolling up to the bar by yourself for a drink and a chat is an underrated art
Tasty opening there Tom !
Class, book mark this video . Uncle Larry has just dispensed sage advice on what the true core of playing/learning music. So lucky to have this channel. Make no mistake, however. Uncle Larry's knowledge of music theory is top notch. But the theory (modes, scales, harmony, etc) is a means to an end. A tool to get a job done
Conjure man! Very well put, thanks TB : )
Yes on the movie like perspective of music. Serious wisdom happening here. Love it man. 🤘🏼
Great comments on emotion .. right on!
I love this idea that records create worlds. That really nails it. Great artists create a complex feeling through their music. It can sound very human and then also very alien, but good ones suck you in and hold your attention. I sometimes think you can feel what the artist felt when they wrote a song. And I don't mean "aw such a sad song," but the weird cool chills/vibe a song can hit. I'm listening to one right now it just sounds amazing, but I couldn't explain why it is. It just is.
One of the most profound insights ever on Homeskoolin, in response to the banal question “what scales should I be practicing?” Larry, you’re the best. You eschew the bs and get to the real stuff. Thank you.
great chat Uncle Larry!!!
Amazing How much I Agree !
I shared this with my buddy ✌️🎸✌️
Conjuring emotions, I like that . Thank man
Originally came for the guitar related content, now it’s just a great wealth of life lessons & under the hood look of a master of the instrument. 🤘🏽🤙🏽🙏🇺🇸
“That’s a G!” Haha. Great salutation. Enjoy your channel. Funny guy.
zoning in is everything, dig deep, the feel, the atmosphere, Mode is a mood, a vibe, they create an atmosphere.
Tom, when ya said: "Try to get into the emotion & vibe of those songs on those classic records ( I'm paraphrasing of course, but same message ) much like a movie producer".........it gave me goosebumps, I kid you not. Because THAT has always been my philosophy when trying to learn & advance my guitar playing, singing, and performing, all throughout my life......and I just turned 62 yrs old. The result: People in audiences at ALL of my gigs would come up to me during breaks to say things like: "Dude, I don't just hear you, I FEEL you".........or "Dude, you cause me to get all misty when you perform these songs" ( that one really hits home )........and: "That was the best version of that song I've ever heard anywhere"......etc, etc. These types of compliments made it all worthwhile. The money earned paled in comparison. Because if you're not pouring your heart & Soul into performing songs ( and finding that vibe when listening to those old records ), and then trying to really move your audience.........then what the hell is the point. I NEVER once concentrated on "chord progressions" or "scales". I swear, I love you more & more every day Uncle Larry. You can take 2 guitarists who play the same song correctly note for note, yet one of those cats puts the feel & vibe into it........while the other dude's version seems "sterile". There's a Spirituality in good musical performances.
Hey Uncle Larry just wanted to say super insightful lesson today from you...as guitar players and musicians, we need to understand we are there to serve the singer and the song, just the way an actor serves to play or the script
Can’t beat southern hospitality! Love ya Larry
I caught TH on one of those good nights, when you tore the roof off the Ardmore Music Hall. And in fact, that was my introduction to a guitar player named Tom Bukovac. My buddy and I went to see Jackie Green, but after a song or two, we took notice and were saying to each other "Man, who is that other guy?!?!
Hey Tom, that acoustic rendition of "if this is it" by the Fantastic Huey Lewis and the News! Man, when that video came on the mtv, I was glued, girls in bikinis on tv, and a rad song. All encompassing. I get what you mean when music should hit the emotions.
Love you Tom!
Scarlet, oh man, you do have taste brother! In guitars and women, and music, Did I say music? You are my Favorite and almost only reason for still getting online. I run a truck accessories shop in Texarkana TX. Love it, I'm 61 and played most of my life. You're the first complete content show I have seen in a LONG time. THANK YOU SO MUCH for saying what I knew and believed but never heard anyone in the business say, and the emotion connection. I have sought the simplest most direct way to say what I felt. Music is emotion in sound. One's expression is theirs or it isn't. Genres are languages within music, how well you speak them lies between your brain and your hands and, your determination to sculpt your sound,
My man
Hey Tom, talking of worlds and environments in songs and albums, I'm a big fan of The Band. I've listened since the start and don't think I've heard you mention them.
They even wrote a song for your hometown.
Thanks again man
you haven't been watching very close my friend...
Really dug you and the Hippies. Joan Osborne, what a voice. Love her in Standing in the Shadows of Motown docu. Especially What Becomes of the Broken Hearted.
It's my daughter Genevieve's 35th Birthday today. My only daughter, and I have 5 boys, Rock on Uncle Larry
Happy birthday
Best practice advice...ever.
Sometimes that highway calls...then it puts you on hold! Cheers Tom!!
Thanks for another graat video conversation Tom. Always a pleasure to visit your kitchen. You and the boys should checkout NRL (National Rugby League) from Australia. Season is just starting and you get a football fix in your off season. Cheers!🍻 and Up, Up Cronulla!
Your chords in the opening jam might the the best yet!
About "emotional target": Strangely enough, I heard the same words from my music theory teacher back in the '70s. She taught the usual theory stuff (which I ate up), but when we listened to a symphony or string quartet, she always focused on the emotion of the piece, and correlated that with what was going on musically. She taught us kids that all those notes and chords don't mean much unless you feel it.
Thanks for bringing it up. Follows well on your recent "money notes" episode with Brian -- same thing, really.
The Trigger Hippy album is my favourite record of the last twenty years , I love it.
thank you bro...we made that in my garage
One of the most informational post's given .
Just a side note. Do you have any plan's to record with Rick Rubin ?
On your recommendation just watched The Mighty Wind. Loved it. Thanks Tom
fuggin' incredible ain't it?
Laughed until I cried
States the guy that played some massively killer bluesy leads on his last birthday concert. I love that concert !
Those voicings on the chords are fantastic😄
Yeah Cleveland. My hometown but currently residing in Fort Worth. I'd go back home in a heartbeat but my children are here, so here I stay.
Magic hands!! Sobering
Checked out the Trigger Hippy album today, awesome stuff! Sounds great, great riffs!
Been listening "Firebird Lullaby" lately. Absolutely hypnotic. Sounds like Daniel Lanois.
That’s a great one. Can’t ever decide if it sounds sad to me or stoic and uplifting. Guess it depends on the day.
Hey Tom,
Kudos for the emotions you conjured up on Sarah Jarosz’s Polaroid Lovers project. You walk the talk.
Best,
Willy from Oregon
Conjer emotions. Your right. Well said, thanks.
Best channel on youtube period! i really enjoy having episode 100/101 on while i tidy up the house. The reason being it always puts me in a good mood while i do something i don't enjoy. I usually end up down stairs playing guitar after because I'm always inspired by your playing and demeanor.
thank you bro
Nice J45 thats great for 2k!
I just picked up a Bourgois Slope D Standard. Lovely guitar to play.
The emotions sucked me into guitar playing and what kept me . Can't believe you were in an econoline van band with Joan Osborne man I love her voice which really became a thing with the Funk Brothers , and her cover albums on top of the originals who else could make that kind of record today .
Huey Lewis and the News! Thank you.
"But what the hell do I know..." Words I live by everyday.
"Conjure emotions is your job." Yes!
Man I had to drag my brains for that song. Hughie Lewis and the News one of my fav bands when I was a kid
"That's a G"... what a closer. A little something for everybody at Hoomeskoolin Industries.
What an opening !
Uncle Larry, I need one of those picks!!
Nice ! Would like be an album worth of the fine acoustic guitar playing. I could listen to that all day long. Speaking of TH there’s a great video of you playing in my home town Ardmore back in 2015 at the Ardmore Music Hall.
awesome analogy about connecting with the world in/of music.. far be it from me to say its right or wrong but i do agree with this. keep up the good work!
Saw the plane crash story! WOW!! When you're close enough to feel the heat... that's too close!
"There ain't no beating them old Les Pauls!"
Right on uncle Larry
That intro was just sick, Mr. Social Animal.
Damn, figuring out how to “conjure emotions,” that’s it, isn’t it? You get that down, nothing else matters. A true pearl my uncle… 🔥🎸🍻
❤nice to see StarShip 501, in the reply ether!
dude hell yea, how great is that Huey solo?! and the changes underneath!?
My zen for the day 🌟
Tommy, the Super Duper Star Ship Trooper. Have a good one my man.
Acoustic Homeskoolin' is the best.
Word
Hey Starship Tropper, love your wisdom about finding the emotional threads as the guiding light of becoming a better musician. You have this vast musical vocabulary to call on so how much of that was just doing the hard work of listening and trying things vs what you naturally hear in your head. In my case, its going to be more of the blood, sweat and tears or working hard at it. It's worth it, but would love to better learn how to translate what i hear in my head to the fretboard.
That’s my favorite Uncle Larry shirt. I’ve worn mine out . I meet classmates constantly from wearing it.