Expensive FLOP to Cult CLASSIC! "It was a HARD record to make!" Leland Sklar
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- Leland Sklar recalls working with legendary former Byrds man, Gene Clark, to create one of Lee's favorite albums... although it wasn't an easy record to make at all! Sklar reveals the disjointed process and a memorable encounter with JOE COCKER that halted recording and almost led to a fight!
I had the good fortune to meet Gene Clark when he was touring with his version of the Byrds. He was a real gentleman and we spoke at length about his records and what he was working on at the time. I think he is the most talented person I've ever met and No Other is a work of art. Leland Sklar's work on it is outstanding.
Sklar is right about the ability for UA-cam to showcase long forgotten gems in music history.
It's impossible to not be a fan of Leland's.
Except when he talks about his personal politics.
@@POOKIE5592 Another reason to like him. He isn't full of hate and anger like a Trump supporter.
@@user-tk6bx7iv6x Yeah, like that time he literally said every teenage boy should be required to get a vasectomy.
@@POOKIE5592 That's an old joke. Is that all you have? You sound like you're an angry person.
@@user-tk6bx7iv6x Not sure where you got "angry" from.
I like how Leland is a great musician and still a humble person. I love his generosity in sharing so much of his music knowlege and especially his memories. Thank you!!!
Yeah, I really enjoyed his v-logging during the pandemic.
Cocker is one of my favorite artists. He lived in Santa Barbara during the 80s when I lived there. He was quite a 'mess' in those days. One night, I was playing a gig in the acoustic-based trio I was in and Joe came in with his friend/handler. Joe was wrapping up a 'pub crawl' which had started on State St. and continued about 15 blocks to where we were playing. He had been drinking "Grey Hounds" (vodka/grapefruit juice) in large buckets (about a 10oz. glass) and was sloshed. We invited him to sing a song with us and he agreed. We decided on Feeling Alright (it was one that the 3 of us knew pretty well). I don't know if it was the drinking or if he was simply burned out on the song but about halfway through the 1st verse he just started free-styling the lyrics. I don't know if it was intentional or if he simply blanked out on the lyric. He sang something about a refrigerator and another line about a bus. Funny, sort of. After that, he asked if we knew the song You Don't Know Me. The other guitarist and I didn't know the song but our bass player did and he and Joe decided to do a bass/vocal duet. It was actually very good and we all enjoyed it.
When Joe first joined us 'on stage' (a space in the corner of the room, no elevation) he had set his cocktail down on top of the powered Yamaha mixer. After You Don't Know Me, he reached for the drink but fumbled it and the entire thing spilled into the mixer. Needless to say, that was the end of the evening for music. I don't think Joe ever realized the severity of what had happened with the drink but because the music stopped the place emptied out pretty quick and we went home early that evening. When I got home I opened the mixer up, got out a hair dryer, and cleaned up the liquid in the mixer. We had a spare for the next gig and after a few days we powered the first mixer back up and it worked fine from that point on.
I guess Joe had a thing for ending a gig early. Lol
Yea,I was the janitor at the Wolf back then,Tuesday night I had to go in at closing time to wax the floor more than once Joe was still there half in the bag with a hoochie(before they were hoochies)and I had to wait for him to leave
got a feeling you have a BOOK full of stories Sir!!
From century old blues performances to forgotten gems to the next generation of musicians recoding on their phones, the music is one of the best things about youtube.
“There is a chasm between music and the music business.”
Oh brother, you’ve got that right!
During a conversation with Chris Hillman, he told me that Gene Clark was the most "talented person he ever knew, and that his stage fright was the worst he had ever encountered "
Laland is just person I could just listen to whilst he talks.
You really have to ask him who he hasn't worked with.hes the who's who and such a wonderful human being.
“I just sat there coming up with all these ideas.” He’s a genius!
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All of Gene Clark's records are Great! Extremely gifted songwriter - always loved "No Other". Also: The 1967 "Gene Clark & the Gosdin Bros." album is phenomenal...GET IT! .....and if you can, nab the 1968 Gosdin Bros. album "Sounds Of Goodbye" as well...essential albums.
Thanks for the recommendations, I'm not aware of those records so will check them out.
Agreed. All of Gene's albums were great, up to and including "So Rebellious a Lover" with Carla Olson!
Massive props to Thomas Jefferson Kaye, the producer of No Other who held the whole project together when Clark was not there. The backing vocals on Strength of Strings are god like.
Never heard of that album before, but your anecdotes and insights made me want to listen! Gladly added three tracks to my playlist-- nice job (both with your original playing and with your video bringing it to light)!
Gene Clark's grave stone says "Gene Clark-No Other".
Leland has contributed to amazing music, over the years. Thanks for sharing this interview. Cheers! ✌️
Went to see Joe Cocker in 1974 I think, in Knoxville TN. He was completely drunk. Tried to sing one song, then tried to take his shoes off but fell on his ass and knocked over the stool he was supposed to sit on to perform. End of concert. Talk about disappointing!
Awesome interview. Growing up, I would see Leyland Sklar everywhere standing stoic, playing for seemingly everyone. He played a wood carved double neck bass that was an eagle and something else I can't remember. Cool.
There is no Y in LELAND.
@jaycareaga9929 sorry...typo. thanks.
That was a Moonstone, made by Steve Helgeson. It’s now on display at the Hard Rock in Tampa.
@@jaycareaga9929 Yep, my device spell checked it and added the Y. I had to change it.
Frankenstein ❤
I’m starting my day with your videos and couldn’t be happier or more grateful. I’ve been hoping you’d discuss No Other a metaphysical masterpiece. Your playing on it is transcendent. As with Karla Bonoff you propel their songs to the ultimate state of grace..
Hey Leland, Doug up in Green Bay, WI. Just got " No Other " I Love it. I am also an Gene Clark-o-holic. There was and won't be No Other than Gene Clark. Loved 'em on the first two Byrd albums!. Just so Gifted a songwriter/ singer.
Lee is a treasure house of music history.
Leland is such a gentleman as well as a consummate musician.
No Other will always be one of my favorites. Also great album cover
I love no other ,the way it sounds folk then gospel then rock then cosmic
.The way it’s layered and put together is a real pleasure to listen too and Clark really gets himself over.Up with the best
No Other is a FANTASTIC album
The first fifty seconds of the title track, NO OTHER, will blow you away. Then the BG vocals come in, wow. It really is hard to believe this record did poorly at first. I can see where some different mixing techniques could get a little more oomph out of it but all in all, a great fucking record.
Great interview.
Unbelievable album....strikingly beautiful. Possible my all time favorite
This album is perfect from start finish
I knew Gene when he was working on this album. I remember he had big hands and he was funny. He made me laugh alot
Hi Leland, love your work.❤🎸
Appreciate you Leland!
I’ve read about this story before. No Other was and is an incredible album. Gene Clark was like no other. RIP
I love that album.
One of the greats Iconic
🙏❤️☝️ love the dude
If someone blows out my eardrums I’m definitely not going to do an album with them even if they clean up.
No Other is a brilliant, "lost" classic!
One of the other cult albums that you worked on is the soundtrack for Phantom of the Paradise.
Brilliant soundtrack
Great story. : )
“Joe Cocker Scream” 😂😂😂😂
This is the guy I wished I could hire to help me put music to my lyrics. which I have running in my head almost all the time.
Write 'em down and send them to him. Better yet, write 'em down and find singers and players near you to try them on. Spend a week in Nashville, take your lyric book with you and hit every open mike and studio in town showing players and producers your stuff. The lyrics are useless inside your head. Talent is everywhere. Success is talent + practice + persistence.
and if wishes was fishes we'd be knee deep in fillets for dinner already.
I first heard Leland on Billy Thorpe
Gene Clark forever!💖
The things this man must have seen over the years
Lee looks like he is 100 years old but he has the memory of a 30 year old😊
Pure wisdom
5 basses on one track? Sounds insane!
Leland is the best!
Leland any thing you do is always q good listin an joe is joe as always peace out Cincy
Peace Love Cool
I really have no reference but, I can imagine that it must be very uncomfortable to have a "Cocker" stuffed in your ear.😜
🎶🎹🎸🎶Play On
Steve Lukather thought Beat It and Africa were gonna flop
The public are fickle as I'm sure Lee well knows. When you hear some of the music that made number 1 (no so relevant now) you wonder where people's taste lies.
😎✌👍❤🖖
Get this guy a bass with a sickle off the headstock and it’ll appear as Father Time playing bass.🤣😂🤷🏼♂️
Refuge from a Silver Phial
Another great song on No Other
Silver Phial sounds like mid period Rolling Stones when they were dabbling in country. The guitar solo is fabulous. Best tune on the album to me. Of course Sklar sounds great on all the tunes and the choir is very Cocker-esque.
Joe was major drunk
Gene who?
a record that added up to NOTHING
that no one remembers or will remember
now ask sklar about not having any publishing...that's a hoot
We talked about this as Leland chose it as one of his favourite albums that he played on.