This is the big time. Jackson's first 5 albums were all masterpieces and Late For The Sky may be the best overall. David Lindley's work on this album is incredible and Jackson's lyrical genius shines thru. He's not only a member of the RRHOF (inducted by Springsteen), but the Songriters HOF as well. One gem from this album that sometimes get's overlooked is The Late Show which is probably my overall favorite on an album full of brilliance.
Best album of his career … also the car on the album “Late for the sky” cover was a gift from his good friend Glenn Frey of the Eagles , Jackson also wrote the Eagles first hit song “Peaceful easy feeling”
I think you mean Take it Easy, which Jackson technically co-wrote with Glenn Frey, but it was mostly Jackson’s song. It became the Eagles’ first big hit.
I bought the Late For The Sky album because of one song I'd heard on the radio. That song was Fountain of Sorrow. Little did I know at the time there isn't a bad song on the album. This song, Fountain of Sorrow, After the Deluge, and especially the title song, Late For the Sky are my favorites and I encourage you to check them all out. Jackson Brown has an amazing talent for writing song lyrics that may mean one thing to him, but after listening, you swear he wrote the song just for you.
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#
A truly great heartfelt tune that makes me think of my long lost wife and I still feel the pain!Another great singer songwriter is Dan Fogelberg with a song called Forefathers!Add Leader of The Band to a touching song that Dan wrote as a tribute to his dying father!
Greatest song of all time, from the greatest album of all time Late For The Sky. It was written about a friend of his who was a gay man who was a dancer and a tailor and general wonderful man. I have heard Jackson tell the story of this song. After the massacre in Orlando at the Pulse he dedicated this song to those murdered in hate. I am about to be 55 and literally grew up on his music from his very first album. This song will be at my memorial and my mother’s too as she raised me on his music. Most people don’t get to have the same favorite musician from the time they are like 4 years old.
I first saw JB singing this song accompanied by David Lindley on fiddle on BBC TV in the UK around 1975. I immediately fell in love with his music, and have loved it ever since. The man is a poetic genius and still making and performing great music. "Late for the Sky" is an absolute masterpiece of an album.
This song has been one I go to often. Losing both parents, my husband and several extremely close friends, one right after another in a short period of time. Several great verses in this song stay with me constantly. Thank you for reacting to it. ❤
The late great David Lindley plays the beautiful violin on this song. David passed in 2023 and had been a musical partner of Jackson Browne's for many years in the 70s. I believe he could play just about any string instrument, but notably played slide guitar on the Running on Empty album and sang the hight part in the song Stay.
I’ve probably heard this song about 1000 times, but watching you react to it brought tears to my eyes. Jackson Browne was my idol when I was in college and for a time afterward. He’s a genius with words and music, which is rare. Thank you for appreciating him.
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 5 albums ever.
Every once in awhile you get lucky and he will play this live. Not every tour but when he does play it the whole venue sings along. It’s one of those songs that everyone can connect with.
You’re killing me tonight, I just listened to No Hard Feelings and now this song and I’m trying to cope with the unexpected loss of my best friend right before Christmas…. Late For the Sky is my favorite Jackson Browne album
There are lyricists and there are poets. Jackson clearly belongs to the latter. Beautiful song. Amazing heartfelt reaction. Love it. Check out "In the Shape of a Heart" by him. 👍 🫶
This, I believe, was written as a memorial for a friend of his who was, in fact, a dancer and who died tragically because he was in the sauna unaware that his house had caught fire. Just beautiful and your reaction is great.😊
Wonderful bass line by Leland Sklar on this recording. Lee has his own channel, which is very entertaining. He's played on hundreds of albums as a session musician, and he has the best stories about all of the artists he's played with, including Jackson.
"And somewhere between the time you arrive And the time you go May lie a reason you were alive that you'll never know" We think we know our purpose here on earth, we think we know what we want to do with our lives, but the reason could be something as simple as the time you smiled at a stranger or said a kind word to someone. To you, what you did was a small thing, but it had a huge impact on the person who needed a smile or a kind word at just the right moment. And that was the reason you were alive. I love how Jackson thinks. It's like he's got a direct line into the mysteries of being human.
Totally agree, the lyric "one dance you'll do alone" hits hard, but most of Jackson's songs have potent lyrics. Have you reacted to 'Loud out/Stay'? If not, that one should definitely be one to check out. Blessings in the New Year y'all!
Jackson Browne always has been a big part of my adult life. Two follow up songs " In the shape of a heart" and " Your bright baby blues". Love your reactions.
Hi Shawn. This is truly one of the best songs Jackson ever released. It's so deep and beautiful, I weep when I hear it. I had asked you to react to this song the last time you did a Jackson Brown song. I'm so happy you're hearing it now. It will blow you away! Now, to the video and your comments... Back after your reaction. Beautiful, Shawn, just beautiful. JB's ending lyrics are - "Between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know." That, to me is the meaning in the song. Do your best to be your best, no matter what life throws your way (like your Mother) and you WILL know the reason you were alive - you inspired and helped others navigate their problems and came out a better person (not bitter.) My mother was the same as yours - she gave me strength to keep going and grow into a better person. She been gone over 30 yrs, but her words and actions are still alive and with me today.
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Jackson's song. ❤
I listened to this album constantly in my teens, but it wasn't till I lost my son in 2009 that it truly hit home. When I recently got to the point where it didn't make me break down, it felt like true healing. Thank you for this one. Keep on, happy new year
An absolutely beautifully written and performed song. Writers of Jackson’s depth and skill are truly rare. His catalogue of work is filled with songs like For A Dancer. If you are a music listener outside of your reaction channel, I urge you to go through Jackson Browne’s many albums. In my opinion, he stands right up there with Dylan, Paul Simon and other greats. I also echo about the work of the late David Lindley. Lindley was a virtuoso musician who meant a lot to JB’s sound along with many other musicians of the era. If it had strings, Lindley could play it.
Awesome tune Jackson sure knows how to bring out the feelings...made me recall the song i played at the end of my wife's funeral.. I Believe by Brooks and Dunn ...check it out if you never heard it...thanks for all the great tunes you are checking out...
Along similar lines - I've recently heard that we really die twice. We have the physical death, the one we all recognize but there is also a second one...the last time anyone ever says your name, which could be many years later and will be largely determined by the imprint we've left on the lives of others. Hearing this song again after hearing that just sort of strengthens the song's message for me and adds a little depth to it.
Purely by chance I happened to find this song soon after my dad died. I actually played it back to back for hours. I gushed and flooded tears. It was so very profound . Strangely it purged me and I felt much better after it. During hearing it ,time after images and my favourite Moments with him cascaded through my mind . And, ultimately, it has a message of hope. Live your life to the full,we never, even know what's round the corner and tell the people you love that you love them.
A powerful affirmation of life, packaged as a meditation on death... Live life fully in the face of its apparent meaninglessness. And it's all wrapped up in a poignant and beautiful song. This is just a stellar artistic and musical achievement. God bless Jackson Browne.
I love listening to Jackson Brown's lyrics ❤ i always think of his wife that killed herself way back in the beginning.. and they had a baby boy at the time!😢❤😢❤😢❤😢
I use to listen to this song everyday going thru a bad time in my life, i would get almost suicidal but finally got thru that hard time. I still listen to his music.
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#
Jackson has been providing the soundtrack to my life for the past 50 years.... He is a national treasure.
As far as I’m concerned, he’s in the same category as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.
Same . He's my all time fav
I met Jackson Browne in 1972. He's knowledgeable with a poet's heart and a pirate's smile. Very kind and open.
Don Henley and Glenn Frey of the Eagles doing the flawless harmonies.
This is the big time. Jackson's first 5 albums were all masterpieces and Late For The Sky may be the best overall. David Lindley's work on this album is incredible and Jackson's lyrical genius shines thru. He's not only a member of the RRHOF (inducted by Springsteen), but the Songriters HOF as well. One gem from this album that sometimes get's overlooked is The Late Show which is probably my overall favorite on an album full of brilliance.
Best album of his career … also the car on the album “Late for the sky” cover was a gift from his good friend Glenn Frey of the Eagles , Jackson also wrote the Eagles first hit song “Peaceful easy feeling”
I think you mean Take it Easy, which Jackson technically co-wrote with Glenn Frey, but it was mostly Jackson’s song. It became the Eagles’ first big hit.
Really one of his most beautiful and heartfelt songs!
I bought the Late For The Sky album because of one song I'd heard on the radio. That song was Fountain of Sorrow. Little did I know at the time there isn't a bad song on the album. This song, Fountain of Sorrow, After the Deluge, and especially the title song, Late For the Sky are my favorites and I encourage you to check them all out. Jackson Brown has an amazing talent for writing song lyrics that may mean one thing to him, but after listening, you swear he wrote the song just for you.
R.I.P David Lindley
MY FAVORITE JACKSON BROWN SONG. Always for my momma.
Jackson Browne & David Lindley what genius work they did together.
So glad you finally listened to this one! It doesn't get nearly enough attention!
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#
A truly great heartfelt tune that makes me think of my long lost wife and I still feel the pain!Another great singer songwriter is Dan Fogelberg with a song called Forefathers!Add Leader of The Band to a touching song that Dan wrote as a tribute to his dying father!
Greatest song of all time, from the greatest album of all time Late For The Sky. It was written about a friend of his who was a gay man who was a dancer and a tailor and general wonderful man. I have heard Jackson tell the story of this song. After the massacre in Orlando at the Pulse he dedicated this song to those murdered in hate. I am about to be 55 and literally grew up on his music from his very first album. This song will be at my memorial and my mother’s too as she raised me on his music. Most people don’t get to have the same favorite musician from the time they are like 4 years old.
I first saw JB singing this song accompanied by David Lindley on fiddle on BBC TV in the UK around 1975. I immediately fell in love with his music, and have loved it ever since. The man is a poetic genius and still making and performing great music. "Late for the Sky" is an absolute masterpiece of an album.
This song has been one I go to often. Losing both parents, my husband and several extremely close friends, one right after another in a short period of time. Several great verses in this song stay with me constantly. Thank you for reacting to it. ❤
The late great David Lindley plays the beautiful violin on this song. David passed in 2023 and had been a musical partner of Jackson Browne's for many years in the 70s. I believe he could play just about any string instrument, but notably played slide guitar on the Running on Empty album and sang the hight part in the song Stay.
RIP David..grateful for the beautiful music you left us. You and Jackson seemed to read each other's minds.
Wow. I did not know that. RIP David. 🙏🏼💔😭
I’ve probably heard this song about 1000 times, but watching you react to it brought tears to my eyes. Jackson Browne was my idol when I was in college and for a time afterward. He’s a genius with words and music, which is rare. Thank you for appreciating him.
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 5 albums ever.
I've been loving Jackson Browne's music since 1970.
Every once in awhile you get lucky and he will play this live. Not every tour but when he does play it the whole venue sings along. It’s one of those songs that everyone can connect with.
You’re killing me tonight, I just listened to No Hard Feelings and now this song and I’m trying to cope with the unexpected loss of my best friend right before Christmas…. Late For the Sky is my favorite Jackson Browne album
So very sorry. That’s a feeling I’m familiar with - my heart goes out to you ❤
@@jodyjackson5475 thank you, that’s very kind
Again, this entire album is worthy of your listening to. Again, you might want to give a reaction to
Before the Deluge.
There are lyricists and there are poets. Jackson clearly belongs to the latter. Beautiful song. Amazing heartfelt reaction. Love it.
Check out "In the Shape of a Heart" by him. 👍 🫶
I second that request.
Quite the song here always gets me love you
This, I believe, was written as a memorial for a friend of his who was, in fact, a dancer and who died tragically because he was in the sauna unaware that his house had caught fire. Just beautiful and your reaction is great.😊
Yes, that is the background.
Wonderful bass line by Leland Sklar on this recording. Lee has his own channel, which is very entertaining. He's played on hundreds of albums as a session musician, and he has the best stories about all of the artists he's played with, including Jackson.
Yay someone else who's found that goldmine 😊
"And somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive that you'll never know"
We think we know our purpose here on earth, we think we know what we want to do with our lives, but the reason could be something as simple as the time you smiled at a stranger or said a kind word to someone. To you, what you did was a small thing, but it had a huge impact on the person who needed a smile or a kind word at just the right moment. And that was the reason you were alive.
I love how Jackson thinks. It's like he's got a direct line into the mysteries of being human.
Wow, great comment, nice to see another sole out there that thinks the same way. I followed JB from the early-mid 70s
Totally agree, the lyric "one dance you'll do alone" hits hard, but most of Jackson's songs have potent lyrics. Have you reacted to 'Loud out/Stay'? If not, that one should definitely be one to check out. Blessings in the New Year y'all!
Have a great new year! I do have that song on my list to get around to at some point 😁
His most beautiful song. I'm glad you chose it.
We called Jackson Browne The Poetic Prophet of our day. I loveJackson Browne!
Jackson Browne always has been a big part of my adult life. Two follow up songs " In the shape of a heart" and " Your bright baby blues". Love your reactions.
Hi Shawn. This is truly one of the best songs Jackson ever released. It's so deep and beautiful, I weep when I hear it. I had asked you to react to this song the last time you did a Jackson Brown song. I'm so happy you're hearing it now. It will blow you away! Now, to the video and your comments...
Back after your reaction. Beautiful, Shawn, just beautiful. JB's ending lyrics are - "Between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know." That, to me is the meaning in the song. Do your best to be your best, no matter what life throws your way (like your Mother) and you WILL know the reason you were alive - you inspired and helped others navigate their problems and came out a better person (not bitter.) My mother was the same as yours - she gave me strength to keep going and grow into a better person. She been gone over 30 yrs, but her words and actions are still alive and with me today.
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Jackson's song. ❤
I listened to this album constantly in my teens, but it wasn't till I lost my son in 2009 that it truly hit home. When I recently got to the point where it didn't make me break down, it felt like true healing. Thank you for this one. Keep on, happy new year
I'm sorry your son died. You know he's in your heart and your very being, forever. ❤️
This is a great song on a great album.
An absolutely beautifully written and performed song. Writers of Jackson’s depth and skill are truly rare. His catalogue of work is filled with songs like For A Dancer. If you are a music listener outside of your reaction channel, I urge you to go through Jackson Browne’s many albums. In my opinion, he stands right up there with Dylan, Paul Simon and other greats. I also echo about the work of the late David Lindley. Lindley was a virtuoso musician who meant a lot to JB’s sound along with many other musicians of the era. If it had strings, Lindley could play it.
Awesome tune Jackson sure knows how to bring out the feelings...made me recall the song i played at the end of my wife's funeral.. I Believe by Brooks and Dunn ...check it out if you never heard it...thanks for all the great tunes you are checking out...
Thanks Shawn!! This song helped me with the loss of close friend as well and is my favorite Jackson Browne.
Lives in the balance, was the song I put on after 9/11
🏴🫶
Great song and album.
I'm so glad that you really see it.. you get him! My favorite!
Along similar lines - I've recently heard that we really die twice. We have the physical death, the one we all recognize but there is also a second one...the last time anyone ever says your name, which could be many years later and will be largely determined by the imprint we've left on the lives of others. Hearing this song again after hearing that just sort of strengthens the song's message for me and adds a little depth to it.
Purely by chance I happened to find this song soon after my dad died. I actually played it back to back for hours. I gushed and flooded tears. It was so very profound . Strangely it purged me and I felt much better after it. During hearing it ,time after images and my favourite Moments with him cascaded through my mind . And, ultimately, it has a message of hope. Live your life to the full,we never, even know what's round the corner and tell the people you love that you love them.
A powerful affirmation of life, packaged as a meditation on death... Live life fully in the face of its apparent meaninglessness. And it's all wrapped up in a poignant and beautiful song. This is just a stellar artistic and musical achievement. God bless Jackson Browne.
I love listening to Jackson Brown's lyrics ❤ i always think of his wife that killed herself way back in the beginning.. and they had a baby boy at the time!😢❤😢❤😢❤😢
the fiddle part that you love so much was played by the incomparable david lindley.
This song is my ring tone.
Try Warren Zevon’s Keep Me in Your Heart for Awhile!
I use to listen to this song everyday going thru a bad time in my life, i would get almost suicidal but finally got thru that hard time. I still listen to his music.
What a deep thinker this man is. Incredible poet.
One of my favorites as well
I wanted this to be played at my funeral, but im thinking its too sad.
Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris do a great cover of this.
Great Album
Yeah, you get it
Next reaction for a rocker
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#
I really love your appreciation of Jacson Browne's heartfelt songs! ❤️. "Late for the Sky" is my favorite of his albums. No bad songs here! Thank you for your appreciation of Acson'#