122. TOTO / Africa
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2020
- My new Web site is: www.lelandsklarsbeard.com. The new book is there and lots of goodies in the works...
Here are the directions to my new club house if you want to come and hang. flatfiv.co/pages/lees-clubhouse - Hudba
We are used to seeing all these bedroom virtuosos who shred on bass, but it always leaves me cold. Leland doesn’t shred or tap or slap, but he has played on songs that you’ve listened to with family, friends, on road trips and at weddings, funerals and everything in between. A true player, no BS, no showboating.. just great music and a love of playing for the song
"a love of playing for the song" Word! that's it...
Beautifully said!
@EllenPlaysBass This guy is my Dad's same age. He is who ya wanna listen to. He has played HUNDREDS of songs!!!!
It’s real music not practicing and showboating for the camera gimmicks nobody want to hear
Your channel needs a double thumbs up button.
I concur!
The Fonz button has been debated but was ultimately rejected after beta testers primarily used it on shark-themed videos.
And there's absolutely no need for a thumbs down button.
you can subscribe to my channel too :) a lot of Genesis-Phil - Drums
not Toto maybe one day but i have a lot of cd-dvd :) and i like LUke 's playing and SImon's playing like the others
indeed...
You can tell someone's been playing bass for 50 years when their pinky is the same size as their other fingers
Holy hell!!!
And it’s like FLAT?! Man is a beautiful bass machine.
Putting all these bedroom shredders to shame! Legend!❤
in my opinion, one of the most beautiful songs ever written! thanks, Lee, for playing the bass on this!
l could listen to Leland's stories all day!
you can :)
Me too! 😀
when I first discovered his youtube-channel that's exactly what I did :-)
Mike would be proud - you do his parts justice!
Leland your CZcams channel is like Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, for music fans.
True and such a high compliment...
I think Leland and Fred are very similar in their affection and respect for their viewers and for people in general.
It’s amazing when you isolate the bass, from a song you know so well, you get a completely different understanding of said song... the cadences in this bass line are brilliantly sublime. ☮️
“Butt-cheese nowhere” 😂
Two of the cool things these videos are doing is opening up casual listener's ears to the bass parts, and bass players getting a masterclass in the sublime!
tuskedbeast I’ll always remember when I was starting out, an older guy said to me “the next time you listen to your favourite record, single out the bass line” it changed the way I listened to songs ever since.
The bass is the “offensive line” of musical instruments. Unheralded but the glue that holds it all together
I think I learn more about bass playing from just watching your fingers than all the bass tutorial channels on CZcams! And the behind the scenes stories are fascinating. Love you man! 😁
Dear Leland, I love the way you talk about Simon, the way you pronounce his name ! There's a kind of admiration, friendship, it's a true feeling...👍🏻 Love that!
Mr. Sklar, keep on being YOU!! We love your stories, your music, and your humanity. THANK YOU!!!!
"Bus driver was barely ambulatory " - that's priceless Lee!
Would love to hear more road-stories..
you can subscribe to my channel too :) a lot of Genesis-Phil - Drums
not Toto maybe one day but i have a lot of cd-dvd :) and i like LUke 's playing and SImon's playing like the others
The part about gear falling off of trusses was more my fear as a drummer. I would always look up and say, do we need that right above my head?😂
I love your interpretation. The 5 string adds a lot.
Thank you. Your playing, stories and shout outs are greatly appreciated. Peace.
After 3 years I'm still blown away by this performance! So melodic! Just brilliant! Thanks for this, Leland!
Damn, going over a bridge that collapsed just an hour after you were on it! Insane!
I could listen to you all day!! ☮️💕
My love for Toto can’t be overstated!!!
Same
Norway is such a great place, and as ever another great song from the Toto boys!
Could watch you play all day, what a treat. It is rare to see a bass player so up close. Thanks
Winner on all three, Bass music lesson, adventure story, and a level headed appraisal of where are heads should be with all that that is happening. This one wins a Gold, Bronze, and Silver medal.
BTW... great change to start with the music - enjoyed it!
Mr.Skar never apologize for thanking all of the first responders Keep on being yourself that is why your true fans love you. I look forward to see your videos every day and my offer stands you tell the stories I buy the pizza . thank you can the puppys play bass (LOL)
You are the main part of my daily youTube expedition!
Dude ! We’re here for the stories AND the music !!! The road stories are insane @!
The first time I met you at NAMM a couple years ago, you very politely excused yourself as you had to go up to your hotel room and learn songs for TOTO. Total dedication to your craft.
what a joy to see you jamming along with this classic! thanks, Lee
As far as I'm concerned, you could spend a couple of hours thanking these wonderful people who have kept this place functioning. Keep it going, Bro.
I was on the edge of my seat there for a minute. I thought I'd had some bad flights. Anyway....
Came for the music, stayed for the story.
Ive always loved where in the outro the bass hits these very high notes. Freaking love that
Yes - MORE tour anecdotes and mishaps and happy things too, please !!!
Superb Master.Following you since 80's
Thanks!!still amazing stories! Cheers 😉
And NO Pro Tools here... REAL musician that study and tour his hole life to figure it out. Kind of a raritie these days of fake and smoke.
Real musicianship should always be in fashion. Totally agree with you, Joe.
Priceless stories. . Keep talking Lee🙏👍
Great show!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Super…… I can listing to you all day long.
From all the great songs Toto did, this one will always be my favorite.
Beautiful! My ear's thank you very much!
Great bass line mr. Sklar
Enjoyed TOTO and the story. Thank you Lee. 👍👍👍👍👍
Man that octave with the low C# Huge! Bless you Lee. Keep em coming
Or D who cares. Lol
Holy crap I never would have guessed Leland and I were both almost on the MPLS bridge before the collapse. I was going to a Twins game with my baseball club but my dad drove separately, the bus made it across but it collapsed just before we got on it. What a small crazy world.
Boys and girls... emulate, emulate, emulate. Not just his style, but his lifestyle. So much talent, so kind. Much love Le!!!
I'm with you about thanking all the 1st Responders! Your voice is an important reminder to the rest of us about the important work they do.
That was a good jam. I needed that. Love Africa. Thank you!!!
I was there, at the concert in Bodø! First real concert I ever went to!
Robin Windsrygg what year was it?
2007! August 3rd if I remember correctly. Great concert. At the end of the show, just before the Africa-encore, the hall lights came on and wouldn't switch off, so they decided to play the song anyways. I think there's a video of it on CZcams!
@@robinwindsrygg9568 czcams.com/video/HlbTiS9YARA/video.html
What a great band to see for your first concert!
@@TheDizzleHawke absolutely! It was a great night.
one of my favorite songs of TOTO! Thank you for the stories. PLEASE do keep showing the appreciation, those guys deserve it!
SiPhi in the background!? I am hearing this 4/16/24 through JBL wireless. WHOA, those lows are pristine, Sklar!!! You're my Dad's age. Both of ya wail. He doesn't play much now due to Alzheimer's, but he will play acoustic guitar if asked... his axe as a 17 year old was a Fender Precision 64-ish. Later, a Jazz!
I am glad you are shouting out to the first responders! I really love these videos!!
I really love the bass part for this one!!! And I had to laugh at that comment that the part "was easy". Yeah right...LOL! Maybe for you, but for the average run o' the mill player....not so much! Loved it! Now I have to listen to your story about the trip. Beginning to sound like my flight from Maguire AFB in NJ to Viet Nam back in 1968. Our first stop was an emergency one at JFK in NY shortly after departing NJ with the runway foamed and the fire trucks following our plane to its stop! True story! Have a wonderful day Lee and give the lads a couple of pets from me. Thanks always for your stories, your playing and the never forgotten words of appreciation for the first responders who deserve all of our thanks! Take care my on line friend.
OMG! What a Story you really have a guardian angel. Looking after you.
Love it, Mr. Sklar. 😊
The combination of the music and the stories leave me at a loss for all words other than Thank You!
Leland, I cannot get enough of your stories. :)
Awesome!
I love road stories. Good on ya Leland. I was the systems engineer for Bryan Adam's first headlining tour back when the earth was still cooling, 85-86. Many funny and surrealistic and oddly true stories entertain my friends to this day, as a result. In Portland, Oregon my flight home was delayed. From the boarding lounge I observed a guy on a stepladder disassembling the turboprop/ engine of the plane we supposedly going to board shortly. and when asked, the lady at the desk says there is absolutely nothing wrong with the plane. After three hours they finally admit that parts for the repair were being sent from Canada and if I agreed I could stay at a hotel nearby and catch another flight in the following morning. Still no one ever admitting that the plane had a serious mechanical issue, almost illustrating the word "obfuscation."
1) Shout out to first responders every single day!!!!! It is a privilege that you share all of these facets of your life and career with us. Do it any way you want!!!
I need to tell you again, these daily “visits” are really keeping me going. My beagle Finley and I tune in everyday. We love the music, the stories, the playing and occasionally seeing the Boys!
I worked overseas in developing countries. It was not the glamorous job people envisioned. So I can appreciate your stories. I agree it's not safe yet regarding covid-19. Thanks for being you.
You simply couldn’t write it. An unbelievable tale about the realities of travelling as a gigging musician. Trains planes and automobiles. Deep joy. You really should write a book, Mr Sklar. 😷🚄🛩🚕😷
I worked on the music for Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Now, why am I not surprised at all about that, sir? Fantastic! 😷😇🇬🇧😂😷
Video idea: stories about best / worst road or studio meals. Or: stories about getting upgraded to suites on the road, or really interesting venues or accommodation. Lee has mentioned that chimichanga a couple times. More vignettes along those lines would be good.
my fav song of theirs!! makes it even sweeter with you playing bass!!
Thanks, Leland! Would love to hear Pamela sometime in the future!
Lee, your shout-outs to all those who are on the front lines of civilization are always welcome. This virus crisis has laid bare societal fractures that have placed essential jobs and the essential people who perform them in jeopardy of sickness and death. Everyone who provides the basic jobs of providing nutritional sustenance and frontline medical care deserves our admiration and praise. Thank you for using your CZcams boombox to honor these people.
Leland, thank you so much .. of all my heart ...
You're such an amazing story teller, i could listen to you going on about your ventures for hours! I guess these are the good things that happen in those extraordinary times. Thanks for sharing your stories with us! All the best to you, Lee
Your bass sounds awesome and I love the lines you play. Great groove.
Wow! These stories were so adventurous, wow!
I like how Santa stuck around for this ... even he's been waiting for it! The studio bit was cool by the way, thanks for sharing.
Absolutely brilliant stories Lee!! I laughed so hard, because I could totally picture the situations and felt your pain, but obviously at the time, it wasn't funny. The joys of being in a band on the road. Wouldn't it be something to have been able to capture all that on a phone! What I love about memories like those, is that every band has a collection of mishaps, which takes the sting out of it a little, knowing that you weren't the only ones hahaha.
One of my favourite memories for me was back in 1980. it was Easter week, and we were heading off on a whistle-stop a tour in the UK. We were appearing at the Marlboro International country festival in Wembley on Easter Sunday evening.
We arrived in Wales around 12:45am on the Wednesday morning, and headed off down to London. While driving through the mountains, the back wheel on the passenger side decided to part company with us. It absolutely frightened the bejaysus out of us. We all jumped out of the van and watched it roll down the side of the mountain with the tyre in flames, and the wheel rim glowing like a warning beacon. So we ended up standing around at the side of the road, and at this stage it was 1:15 but it seemed like an eternity, while trying to flag down a passing motorist, which were very few and far between at that hour of the morning, in the Welsh mountains.
After about another half hour, a kind trucker stopped to help us. But all he could do at best was drive the lead singer to Wrexham, which was about an hour away. He knew a guy there that had a 24 hour breakdown service and a few vans that maybe we could hire one of them. So off they headed. Around 4:15, John our singer arrived back in what I would very loosely call, a van. It was tiny!! It was like Scooby Doo's Mystery machine, but only smaller. There was a lot of head scratching as to how we were all going to fit into it, as there were six of us in the band plus two roadies, and just to put the cherry on the cake, we invited a friend of ours to come along also, bringing the grand total to nine. Then on top of that again, there was all the gear!!
We eventually got everyone and all the gear in and eventually got heading for London around 5am. We crawled into London around midday in our psychedelic rust bucket. when we got to the hotel, it took us about five minutes to try and crawl out from under amps, drums, PA speakers etc to get the blood flow going and restructure our bodies to make them appear human again.
It's so funny now but it was Hell at the time. But my favourite part and the funniest part was Easter Sunday, when we arrived at Wembley in this thing. The looks we got!! They heard us before they seen us because the silencer was gone on the exhaust (Just one more little thing to add insult to injury) We pulled up at the security gates, and were instantly surrounded by security guards. One of the said to John who was driving, WTF?? John just looked at him through bloodshot eyes and said "Man, don't even ask"
This little adventure was by far the funniest, although there were a few that came a close second hahaha.
Apologies for the mini autobiography, but I just had to share it!!
Sending best wishes to you and Maureen, and the boys.
Ah man surprised to see you get right in it. All hail the great leland sklarwalker!
It’s official. Leland Sklar is the coolest, most sincere and genuine musician in the history of popular music. I feel as though he’s a personal friend. In many ways he is. Only we’ve never met.
You sir are a national treasure.
Loved it! Thank you for being with us during these trying times!
I love these storys and you playing. Just what i needed today
I enjoy watching great musician Thank you Leland
Lee, you're the best! Rock that bass!
Great playing! Wish I could do that - I’d noodle around all day I reckon. Really enjoyed it. Amazing story too - I imagine you’d be totally over the travelling after about a month of that lol. You’re lucky to have survived it!
Leland Sklar, un bajista espectacular, podría estar horas escuchándolo y viéndolo tocar... ✌🏻
Wn dejame adivinar, te gusta Metallica
Thanks Leland for helping me appreciate Toto. Prior to your videos I had always just viewed them as a nice pop/rock band with a few hits I enjoyed, but have now went back and listened to a lot more of their catalog because pf your gushing over Luk and Porcaro. I knew Porcaro from all his session work. I had already been impressed by Steve Lukather's guitar work from his time with Ringo's Traveling All-Star band, especially his work on Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va with Gregg Rolie. Anyways, that is what makes your channel so great, turning us on to music we may have overlooked. Thanks again.
Touring is hell! Similar stories with humble me. Almost dead woman is a strong story but I've been in hospitals w/ fellow musicians and fellow crowds...My last pre Corona virus tour was plagued with flight delays and the matching "fix it yourself" mentality ...But I also have to point out that once the client got an OK positive vibe from me it helped join forces to solve so many problems you wouldn't have solve w/ negative attitudes. Bottom line I miss touring now :-{
Man that was great, thanks! Such a well known bassline but you managed to give it your own twist, your own fills to it, that's real craftmanship there.
Intl flight delays, smoking plane and a nearly dead girl. I don't think there's much more to say about that! Bless that woman, I hope her and baby are doing well now. Have I told you how much I love your stories?
Fantastic Lee! Loved the very clever bass line . Your travel stories were also great and would love to hear more . Having toured a bit I can empathise with you . Toured India a few years back and did 20,000 miles in 5 days . Eventful ! Your sentiments on this horrible virus ring so true . Take care ! M From Scotland.🎶👍
some of the best bassists I've ever seen play, accompanying one of the best performers in the world.
You brighten my day every single day I am honored to see you. 💕
And jeez...I need it today! Thank you forever.
As always great music stories and great timing. Much needed today, THANK YOU SIR
Love the Green on your Toto Bass Leland!!!!!
Leland your story and comments about things that can go wrong are so timely. Rest in peace Scott Johnson . roadie and drum tech to Philip Selway who died just over 8 years ago .
You definitely didn’t screw that up Lee. 👍👍👍 And no I did’t leave after the song. Love the stories as well 🤣
You're are now one of my musical idols! thanks for inspiring me too keep going with bass!
Leleand you should do those stories of your adventures....Planes......Buses.......Etc.
Boy how nicely you follow the kick drum's punches with your bass groove. You got it into the Pocket 4 sure.
Been waiting for this one....👍
👏👏👏 it's great!!! I love this song. Excelent!!. Greetings from Chile.
I love this song too
When Lee doesn’t upload a daily video I play along with a previously unseen post and this one is a beauty!
Wow, I was about 11 or 12 years old when I first heard Africa and it is still such a beautiful song! TOTO made magical music. Thanks