The Pretender - Jackson Browne | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!
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I am so envious of the young people who are experiencing this music for the first time. The Pretender is a classic!!
I'm also happy that they are experiencing this music.
Hey, just remember how we felt the first time we heard this one! I can place that moment in time exactly but don't ask me what I had for lunch yesterday!
@@maryreilly5092ain't that the truth lol!!
Pity them for today's music.
It was more than just the music it was also the time. There was much more freedom and the searching for the music was part of the adventure. Now there are so many choices you get paralysis of analysis of what to choose.
At concerts or just the local bars in the 70’s we got to experience the music, the atmosphere and the just the moment instead of taking out your phone and recording it. So much of living life has been lost with technology.
The bass player is the legendary Leland Sklar . The whole band are legends. Jeff Pocaro on drums, Craig Doerge on piano, Fred Tackett on guitars, and David Crosby and Graham Nash on backing vocals.
That’s about as good as it’s gonna get right there!
You may like to listen to a recent song by The Immediate Family, full of oldies but goldies like Leland Sklar.
Leland Sklar on bass I believe
Yes.. thank you for calling out the great Leland Sklar 👍😊
Leland Skylar has great videos, old songs, interviews, stories from the road and that expressive bass
"Who started out so young and strong ~ only to surrender." One of the best lines in this song. My favorite Jackson Browne song.
Fantastic line because, to one degree or another, it applies to most people.
Oh my word...I am thrilled that I got to watch you listen to Jackson Browne. One of the best in my Era. 70 years old and still relevant to me.
Alex is right…I have listened to this as a kid, an adult and now an old man…It is an S tier song for me, and probably for you after listening to it for nearly 50 years
My thoughts exactly!
Definitely S tier.
It's a prophetic anthem
Bingo! As you hear over and over thru the years it becomes more and more profound.
Agreed!
One of the great Singer songwriters, of all time.
One of the greatest singer/songwriter's ever.
Amazing how young people act when they hear real music and real talent ...
Back in the day when singers sung with their genuine voice and weren't trying to sound like everyone else.....and of course without auto-tune.
Every time I hear this song..I start to cry…absolutely beautiful
The meaning comes first. The rhyme follows. That's why this is poetry.
You guys need to get into his first three albums. Rock Me on The Water, Opening Farewell, Red Neck Friend, Ready or Not, These Days, For a Dancer, Late for the Sky.
You really should have rated this S tier!!!! Just for the lyrics alone.
"Late For The Sky" is another great Jackson Browne song
S tier for me . This is a profound and sad yet hopeful song. And it’s so much about America. Full of hopes and dreams while Young, believing, love, conquer all we fall, the pathway laid out for us school family jobs. At a certain point, we realize that the path we are on will not make our dreams come true. But we’re afraid to change. So we pretend everything is OK and just keep going and appreciate what we can while we can.
One of his top five songs brings a lump to the throat the words are so true. We should all be happy idiots! Amazing songwriter and artist.
my absolute all-time favorite song EVER.
Before the Deluge is a classic.
Jackson Browne is a top tier singer-songwriter. His lyrics rival anyone. Other songs of his to check out include "Late for the Sky", "For a Dancer", "Running on Empty", "Before the Deluge" and "In the Shape of a Heart" plus dozens of others. Do yourselves a favor, and dive in to his music. He's a treasure that I hope many younger people discover.
All great songs. I would add Sky Blue and Black, Fountain Of Sorrow, The Fuse and Doctor My Eyes.
"For a Dancer", "Song for Adam", "The Barricades of Heaven", it just goes on and on ......
Jackson Browne, Live at the old gray whistle test, Something Fine, David Lindley fiddle R.I.P
Music of my high school days ❤ absolutely love the 70’s artists. 64 and still enjoying all those great groups from that era.
Genius song….he is a legend.
This and Doctor, My eyes are my two favorite Jackson Browne songs. Nearly perfect in building the story. Just another incredible singer/songwriter from the 70s. S tier all the way!
S tier all the way!
Perhaps one of the most underrated songwriters of our generation(s), Mr. Browne
Jackson doesn’t write songs. He writes anthems!
My favorite artist of all time.. can't count how many time's I've seen him over my 61 years...his music never gets old to me.
I'm the same age as you, have seen him too many times to remember, and totally agree!
The 'LATE FOR THE SKY' album is Jackson Browne's Masterpiece. Every song is a must-listen-to Desert Island track.
Browne stretched the limits of what could be found in what he called the beauty in songs. This is one of the records you hear the
air trembling between instruments, making silence audible and meaningful. In terms of totality, feelings, and perfection, this
album is at the very top. Although all of the songs are pure masterpieces, there are four songs that touch me every time
I hear them: "Late For The Sky," "For A Dancer," Fountain of Sorrow, and "Before The Deluge." I'm now 75 years old, and it in my
top 10 albums ever. The Pretender is in there too. Jackson is a poet and renaissance man, a one in a lifetime talent.
In 2020, the album was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry
Absolutely my fave Jackson Brown album.
You have excellent taste in music and great knowledge of this artist
Yes. I had this album and late for the sky in the 70s. Played them over and over
Fountain Of Sorrow is absolutely one of my fave JB songs.
Ah Jackson Browne. One of the greatest songwriters of the 70’s and beyond:) Really dig this song:) It definitely gives a shoutout to the plight of the workforce:)
One of my favorite story songs or whatever you'd call this. They lyrical and melodic craftsmanship are out of this world. S tier for me.
There are so many great Jackson Browne songs.
“In the Shape of a Heart”
“Late for the Sky”
“Before the Deluge”
'69, I was 21 and I called the road my own
I don't know when that road turned into the road I'm on
--Jackson Browne
jackson was one of the best writers ever. i hope you hit 'rock me on the water'. another great lyric song, with killer arrangement. it will take you to church.
This is My personal favorite Jackson Browne song. I'm 57 and I still get goosebumps.
This was my stepsister's favorite song back in the late 70s. She used to play it all the time.Jackson Browne wrote some songs for other artists as well.. He is a great lyricist. I saw him once in the early 80s. He was so enigmatic :)
I always heard , many times that the Eagles came about BECAUSE of Jackson Browne.. all the originals and especially Frey and Henley ABSOLUTELY AND COMPLETELY IDOLIZED Jackson Browne
Love love love Jackson Browne.
JB helped Frey finish “Already Gone”. Frey was living in the basement below JB’s pad in Cali.
I think with repeated listenings, "The Pretender" goes way beyond "A" into "S-tier" territory. At least you got that it is lyrically profound. It's a gorgeous song, and Browne's vocal clarity and phrasing bring that out. "Here Come Those Tears Again" was another good one from this record. "For A Dancer" from the Late for the Sky album is beautiful as well.
I had forgotten about Here Comes Those Tears Again. Terrific song.
Jackson Browne is one of my favorite lyricists. He really is a poet.
He was sooo young when he wrote this and let's hear it for Leland Sklar!
Jackson is an original. One of the best lyricists of the last 70 years. If anything the other artists were stealing from him, not the other way around. He wrote Take It Easy that the eagles sold about a trillion copies of. He did that before he was even famous. Listen to these albums, "Late For The Sky", " For Everyman", Lives In The Balance". Listen to David Lindleys genius guitar work. These albums will blow you away.
I'll say it again...we had great music in the 70s and 80s.
Damn.
I hear so much Eagles in the orchestra stuff in the back. I know they were friends and worked together some. Great song.
One of my favorite songs of all time. I was 16 when this came out and was going nowhere.
The lyrics are timeless because they are about the human condition and that never really changes.
listened to this SO many times and just realized the line break at "believe in whatever may lie/in those things that money can buy" can be read as a full stop. believing in the things that lie.
"These Days" is a MUST from Jackson Browne...the lyrics are so profound and he wrote them at only 16 years old. It's a slower song but that pace fits the song perfectly
It's crazy that he was only 16. I'm 43, and I don't feel like I have the life experience to write that song.
These Days is a GREAT song. I really love that whole album.
me too :)@@Wordsmyth8
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Glenn Campbell’s version of the song is the best followed by Nico’s version
Jackson Browne is epic, a legend in LA Rock, Classic Rock in general.
By far my favorite Jackson Brown song out of so many. The older you get the more it tugs at your soul, and brings a tear or two. Brilliant S .
"Late for the Sky." Even if you don't do a reaction to it, perhaps you can listen to it for yourself. Superb song. Masterful songwriting.
The lyrical imagery is perfect.
Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne were contemporaries and Dylan admired him highly. Dylan's favorite Jackson Browne song was the Pretender and Dylan even broke it down in his book: 'The Philosophy of Modern Song'.
'nuff said.
2 of the best poets ever!!
Wow, thanks, that's so interesting, I'm going to look that book up. I love this song, I think its S-tier. A & A underrated it.
Wow that's cool. I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.
My ultimate Jackson Brwone song is Sky Blue And Black.
This song evokes so much memories for me and my youth !!!!!! I still have this album
Jackson said this song is about being a person determined to not "sell out", but seeing no other choice but to 'pretend' that he hasn't, even though he's chasing the almighty $ like everyone else.
That's what my interpretation was as well. The Pretender went from idealistic to just another guy chasing the legal tender for paint-by-number dreams.
this Song is almost 50 years old. And This is one of Jackson Browne's bests song and its not dated at all. This is what they called the California sound at its time. Its still so fresh and its so sad that nothing like this is getting made again. not even close. the music today is just sad and lame and what a shame that is. These lyrics are something we all can relate to and never get tired of.
"The heirs take aim, and lay their claim at the heart and the soul of the spender".
It’s a prayer / sermon about a man who has resigned himself to give up on his dream and settle for what the conventional world allows. He’s not that; he’s pretending to be. Say a prayer. Amen
Just saw him again 2 summers back. He sounds terrific and played so many of his hits over a lengthy show. Jackson looks older but still has his boyish looks. His ability to tell stories with his lyrics is unmatched. Every song paints a picture. The comparison to Bruce is an apt one.
I was lucky to him in his prime. Just a masterful wordsmith!
An absolute classic from the highly underrated Jackson Browne.....may I recommend the superb song: The Shape of a Heart. Another beautiful song with profound lyrics.
47 years ago this album dropped into my life, of course sequentially . Album after album never disappointed but had permitted my musical existence. Do yourself a huge favour and get his double “best of”. A soundtrack to a generation.
Jackson is an old soul❤
🤯 🎹 💯 You CANNOT do better than Jackson Brown‼I've got somany of his albums. I just really love his whole vibe‼🔥 ☮ ❤ 🎶
Bruce Springsteens induction speech for Jackson Browne is a masterpiece and so describes this musician
Just listened to an older review of yours covering Buffalo Springfield "Mr.Soul" This particular song and whom I believe to be perhaps one of the most underrated guitarists and lyrical geniuses that goes without much notoriety goes to the creator of Buffalo Springfield "Neil Young" this was his first introduction into the musical world early in his long career still active today nearly 60 years later from the time of Buffalo Springfields short existence. He later was with Crosby Stills Nash and Young playing at Woodstock before he broke off to form his solo career where he has up to today thousands of published and recorded songs perhaps over 4,000 plus songs. Most of these have never ever been heard by but a few except for a die hard follower of his works like me. And even I am still finding some really fascinating and surprising gems even today. On this one single artist you could do a weekly review of his songs for probably well over a 5-8 year period. He is known as the Godfather of Grunge and where this musical style of dress and musical style all began before Grunge was even known or classified as a musical classification. He had a close connection with Kurt Cobane and it is believed that Neil Young may have been the last person to speak to him on that tragic night Kurt's life and grunge's best known grunge act Nirvana ended. I encourage you to explore and perhaps cover some of the hidden gems that probably only a few of your viewers have heard of as well. I would be willing to help in this since it takes a considerably deep search to find most of what isn't what became a popular known song yet deserves to be one! I'm serious about what I say about this. He just has so much & so many to listen to that no one will ever know. They will be discovered long after this artist goes on to play in the sky. Thanks for the consideration. A good start to one of his hidden gems is this song: "Through my sails" on his Zuma album release with Crazy Horse.
Late for the Sky and Before the Deluge are my favorites of his.
S tier for sure, vocals, background vocals, musical performance, mastering, and of course lyrics. S tier no doubt.
Jackson Browne is the man who taught the Eagles to write a hit. Check out any of the number of documentaries on the scene in Laurel Canyon or the Eagles in the 70s.
That last line before the repeat of the refrain just kills me every time; "He started out so young and strong, only to surrender..."
Fountain of Sorrow is another song that really paints a picture.
S tier!
I’m 55 years young!! I saw Jackson Browne in concert when I was 19! With my mom & dad, who once were “hippies!” I have pictures of myself listening with headphones, while sitting in a brown beanbag chair, to Jackson Browne, Jethro Tull, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Joan Baez and The Mamas & the Papas and so many more greats!! I’m so thankful for being around in that era of great music!! But extremely happy that younger generations are also discovering and appreciating the legends!!
S tier in my book. No question. It’s not even my favorite Jackson Browne song. All of his albums are superb.
I forgot what a wonderful song this is
Songwriting at its finest.
His Mom taught at my high school in the 70s. Mrs. Brown would play his new lps! It was great!
You two are so talented at breaking down a song. I think back to the times when I first heard these songs 50 years ago. Jackson Browne has so many great songs left for you to explore.
That's how it's done. Brilliant.
S tier all day. It gets better over the years. He is spitting out straight facts
A great band, backing an outstanding singer songwriter, with one of his classic tracks - what's not to love? Like so many of his songs, you can revisit this one at different life stages and it still has resonance, albeit not the same ones. He is, IMO, the best writer about love, in all its many guises, in the second half of the twentieth century.
Check out 'Late for the Sky' from this period - my all time favourite. Also worth your time would be 'Sky Blue and Black' from later in his career.
Bass by the great Leland Sklar, drums by the superlative Jeff Pecaro, backup vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash. Hell, I would have loved to watch that session!
Funny you mentioned the Eagles. In their documentary Glenn Frey told the story of living above Jackson Browne when they were all starting off in LA. And listening as Browne went over one verse over and over like 20 times in a row until he got out exactly right.
He also wrote "Take it Easy" one of the eagles biggest hits
It's amazing how much more poignant and meaningful these lyrics are now, in my senior years, than they were when I was younger.
Lol, shame on me! I forgot to subscribe after leaving you the message a few minutes ago. I am now! Thanks again you guys are showing the generations the way of acceptance and connection rather than being separate and disconnected.
One of Jackson’s most popular and greatest of several unforgettable songs back in his early days!Fountain of Sorrow, and For a Dancer are a couple more memorable tunes!
He was close friends with the Eagles, he wrote the song take it easy. They all admired him for being a solo act, at that time they were more comfortable in a group setting and act.
The older you get the more meaning the son has. Like Subdivision by Rush. Like a rock and Night moves by Bob Sefer.
This is one of those songs, for me, takes me back to the tortured teenager. Listening in my bedroom, waiting for my life to unfold... still love listening to it. I so, so loved the music and lyrics. It's a special song for me.
One word to describe this reaction - enigmatic
Ahh 1977, my Senior year of high school. In Nashville we had to wait from '71 until '78 for JB to hit town again.
His voice is still super strong. Such a poet. I saw him recently, his voice is so clear and pure it made me tear up.
There is a clarity and sincerity in his vocals that really sells the song. Having seen him live twice it was good to discover it is every bit as authentic as it sounds on the record.
Saw him too and he was still bringing it. Delightful night and walk down memory lane.
Jackson Browne is good friends with most of the Eagles and worked on some of their songs and vice versa.
JB is a songwriter's songwriter... one of the all time greats at taking the mundane, the common struggles of everyday folk and creating an extremely listenable, often inspirational song. JB is a national treasure.
I absolutely love this song! It's in my top ten. JB is a brilliant lyricist and his talent for melody puts him at the top of the craft of songwriting. Alex is right when he said the lyrics relate to all ages of men. The older you get the more profound they become. Brilliant. For a fun song, listen to "Rosie".
He's my favorite poet.
'Cause I've been up and down this highway
Far as my eyes can see
No matter how fast I run
I can never seem to get away from me
No matter where I am
I can't help thinking I'm just a day away
From where I want to be
Some great lyrics, next level songwriting
Yay! Finally! My fave Jackson Browne song. Highly recommend you re-listen to it every year or two, just to remind yourself to make choices that allow you to avoid becoming The Pretender.