Top 5 Leland Sklar Basslines | Toto, Phil Collins, James Taylor | Thomann
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- This time Julia presents you her favourite bass lines from Leland Sklar! Including some smooth James Taylor, 80s synth fun with Phil Collins and a very special live version of Rosanna... What's Your favourite Leland Sklar bass line or performance? Let us know in the comments!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Song 1 | James Taylor - Woman's Gotta Have It
2:44 Song 2 | Billy Cobham - Stratus
4:06 Song 3 | David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
5:58 Song 4 | Toto - Rosanna (Live)
7:53 Song 5 | Phil Collins - Sussudio (Live)
8:36 Conclusions
8:49 What's your favourite Leland Sklar bass line?
8:55 Thanks for watching & please subscribe
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Thank you for such a wonderful job. You play beautifully.
You too ❤
So, Julia got approval from both Nathan East and Lee Sklar. Who's next? 8-)
I was scrolling the comments hoping for a word from the man himself!
@@thejamnasium6447 she is a cool player but nothing to do with giants like Sklar,King, Mulot and more
Pascal Mulot is a giant like Mike Rutherford and Sklar
the others make some tuto :)
You are amazing as a human and musician
Such a bassist class act Leland is. So melodic and never overplaying. A true player.
SUCH a hard feat to do. To be melodic and not overplay.
michael bass it sure is. When I was in my 20’s, I was still in that overhyped, overplaying, full of energy mode from playing covers of fusion & hard rock. My mentor suggested I audition for some country gigs. Wow, I learned real quick what I was doing and how to appreciate simplicity. I ended up playing a few gigs and it inspired me to rethink my whole approach to the bass.
@Michele Zeus. I find Lelan pretty basic player. Nothing fancy about his playing. No into slapping or funk
Just all right. .
@@joesmith34 Whoosh, as the kids say.
And yet, after a career spanning over 50 years, Leland is still working, still touring, and still sought after by musical giants. Not bad for a "basic" dude.
A sure sign of a good bassline is a spontaneous smile on the bass players face.
Stoked to see someone talk about Leland!! Underrated...met him a few times. Told him we adore his music ... said: “gon keep goin till I get it right.” That’s the outlook, isn’t it??
ianh lol. Ask ten people on the street who leland sklar is
@@UnderTheRugMusic Ask ten people if they know -- and then you can name 1000 songs they _will_ know -- all with Leland Sklar on bass! And in the music industry he is an icon and surely not underrated...
@@nickgoogle4525 you don’t say
@@UnderTheRugMusic Na, you're right. Maybe that was overestimated and there are only 999 songs they will know ;-)
@@nickgoogle4525 hey nick, you’re preaching to the choir but I’m glad I’m in good company
It's a pleasure to see you perform and particularly to do Leland Sklars excellent work. Some of his best was done with James Taylor. To have you do so in Vienna is an extra treat. I lived there as a very young boy. We had a house across from the wine gardens in Grinzing, and I was pleased to return to see it a while ago with my wife. Vienna is truly a beautiful city, and you are a talented and lovely young woman that gives me great hope for the future. Thanks for the smiles.
Of his uncountable great bass lines, I love his bass line to Jackson Browne's 'Doctor My Eyes'
Leland did a breakdown of it on his channel. Episode 88
@@marcom8658 Yes, I saw it, great video
Leland is a legend!
My favourite Leland Sklar performance is the already mentioned "Falling in between" with Toto. The first time I heard it I thought: "Wow, they can do that??? It's nearly Jazz- and still sounding like Toto". An incredible album, I totally agree.
So right you are! Incredible album from start to finish. To play with Toto is to be considered one of the best. A great honor for both the band and Lee.
I like literally every bassline from Leeland Sklar. His playing contains the most unexited and cool, band serving, musical lines that bring the parts of a piece together.
He sure is the bassplayers bassman. Every player of and style is able to learn something from Lee.
Lots of favorite Leland Sklar bass lines to choose from but I would say the Jackson Browne song “ Doctor My Eyes “ comes to mind first
Great job. I’ve been watching Leland’s channel since the pandemic. So great.
That bass line from Billy Cobham's Spectrum has always been a personal favorite of mine.
SHEEEET!!!
Peter That's The One.
It's Like 🏃♀️ Running Around A Track At None Stop Steady Pace!
Sampled in Massive Attack's Safe from Harm😍
I love Lee Sklar on "Your smiling face" by James Taylor and his playing on "Sarah Smile" and "Rich Girl" by Hall and Oates and of course "The theme from Hill Street Blues"
Hey, thank you for your suggestion! :) // Cheers, Julia
my favs too
@@legolwa On Your smiling face he did an amazing job. And the live version on youtube is even better. :)
@ianh There are a lot of great bands out there. You just have to find them ;) Tame Impala, Lemon Twigs, Parcels...just to name a few.
Thomann's Guitars & Basses do them all!
Leland Sklar is a good man and a great bassist. Would love to meet him one day.
Great playing Julia, also great taste. Wonderful video!
Thank you Marvin! // Cheers, Julia
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses he is a good cat but alone with his dogs :(
I met him! At a session in Nashville! Lacy J Dalton. He’s on another level and a great guy
I met him on the Rock Legends Cruise last year. What a nice guy! 💕
We've met him at the NAMM show in Anaheim. First time I had a picture taken with him. The following year, I brought the 8x10 for him to sign. He said "take a picture of me signing the picture". He even took our camera and said he wanted to take a picture of us (without him). Funny guy and very friendly. Love his work. Julia- love all your videos!!
I'm 71, and only was familiar (obsessed) with the Spectrum album among all his work, and thanks to a random fan comment on social media, I'm happy to finally become familiar with Leland Sklar's entire career and to appreciate so much of the music he has made and continues to make. Thanks for this nice companion to his own videos, and props to your talent and enthusiastic energy.
Another day in paradise!
"In the air tonight" has an incredible bass line too.
Hey Julia ...Lee Sklar ... The WIZARD ❗️Lee has added so very many legendary basslines to songs !
Doctor My Eyes is one that always attracts attention ❤️😎Cheers, Julia . BASS ON !!
As a young man i was addicted to the Video Version of "Seriously Live" from the magnificent Waldbühne in Berlin.
To this day, it is one of the Best live Perfomances i ever saw.
A top group of individual perfomers, who came together and being something so much bigger, then just the sum of their greatness.
Everybody gets his spotlight. Nobody seems to be just in there for the money. I love the Chemestry!
Wonderful, just wonderful.
She understands very well what is the bass all about. Thank you, Julia.
Wow! A thumbs up from the man himself. You definitely deserve it, impeccable tone and groooove for days!
Lady, I am blessed just by hearing you. I am a skilled bass man, but you have me whipped!
His playing on the song "Never Die Young" by James Taylor is without a doubt my favorite; the way he moves around the pocket and then drops right back in is just amazing!
my favorite bass lines of leland are jackson browne's "doctor my eyes"(those smooth yet quick fingers in the intro...it's just efficiency at its best) and " rock me on the water". but of course, i love everything he plays:)
The tone on that sanderg is beautiful!
that sanderg is beautiful!
Lovely music indeed but most amusing is this pineapple that shows all the time around!!!
Thank you! AND The Man has spoken Leland Legend!! Awesome job & playing great tribute. Thank you for your video & thank you Leland! The Gold Standard!
Great job ,lovely I wish we all could play bass like the great Mr. Sklar
My fave Leland bass part is from Phil Keaggy's "Take Me Closer." The bass line chases the drum fills -simply awesome!
I absolutely love that mint color musicman!!!!
Julia, ,, I watched Leland Sklar,s you tube channel all during the isolation time our world had to endure, I believe this guy is probably the kindest human being on this planet, his talents are impeccable, and his experiences we all want to hear more of, ??? Julia, you are amazing also, and when Leland says hello, that means you are doing something; oh so very well,.;;;;;; I love all your videos as i am learning to play this cool but intimidating instrument, and , that interview with Victor Wooten blew me away, i have spent days watching most all of his YT videos, and referring back to your videos, trying to learn about this instrument, i really enjoy your videos and it is so cool how you share your info and perceptions and knowledge with all of us, thank you, I always look to see your new videos,...
Thanks for dropping by at the LEWITT headquarters, Julia!
So beautiful. Not just her youth, not just her playing, not just her knowledge, not just her musicality. Good stuff, thanks 🙏🏻💐
Boy, That ToTo Rosanna cut was flat out beautiful!!!! WOW!
Leland Sklar is a master. Girl you aren’t bad yourself. I like the way you grove when you play.
My ultimate favorite Leland bass line is Sussudio. He is so technically perfect and fast. To copy him is impossible.
Good job on it.
Wow, I didn't know that was him on Stratus. Thanks!
Really love how you play Lees bass lines! My favourite is Rosanna, I saw him playing this live and it was an amazing moment for me.
Leland is one of my favorite bass players and human beings! Great covers on your part!
Your wonderful smile almost detracts from your sensitive playing. Thank you for your informative Videos 🇬🇧🙏👀🇬🇧
I just love Leland's version of "Something happened on the way to heaven" on Phil Collins "Serious hits live"
I can't help sing the baseline with that song, as good as the vocals are... I turned it up in the car and demanded my husband appreciate the bass work, lol!
I love Lee’s bass lines from Jackson Brown’s “Doctor My Eyes” and Warren Zevon’s “Accidentally Like A Martyr”. Beautyful video and you play really well! Thank you
Yep, love that "Woman's got to have hit". Beyond all James Taylor and Phil Collins stuff, there are thousands of tracks where we can enjoy his lines. "Doctor my eyes", by Jackson Browne;" Confide in me", by The Manhattan Transfer"; "Cooling down", by Olivia Newton-John; "Must be cracy", by Adrew Gold"... there's no point in writting down all the tracks I love where his contribution is priceless. Because the list is really huge. That long beard may make him look like God. And He's everywhere, so...
Very nice to see that sterling stingray being used, and of course those lines!
It's not my favorite, but I love how simple yet melodic his playing is on the James Taylor JD Souther duet, Her Town Too.
Leyland's discography is soo impressive. He always brings something special. He fabulously incorporates soul, heart, swing, and groove along with experience and schooling. Also seems like a helluva nice guy.
Guitar players absolutely amaze me. I've been playing drums since 1964 and when rehearsing/performing I'll focus in on either bassist or six string guy and see if I can understand how playing guitar is done, I can't imagine how those ten fingers know what to do. It's all very abstract to me...never could make sense of what the logic is that accounts for the many variations and configurations that make one a guitarist. When I brought this up during our warming up minutes some time back, my guitarist said that he and the bassist couldn't figure out how drummers can do what they do when having to work all four limb, each doing a different thing in different time. I guess we are all hardwired as kids to survey the instrument world and rather quickly, one stands out and yells, "Hey, it's me...you were born to play me, me, me!" There must be something to this because the first time I sat at a kit, I just started playing a typical high-hat, snare 4/4 groove based upon what I saw Ringo playing on Ed Sullivan while kicking the bass out of pure instinct because I did not consciously know what I was doing. I thought, well this is it and drums will sure be a far better enterprise than taking years of piano or violin lessons and still sounding like a putz. By the way, young lady, you own the bass
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
I love that tone, that 5-string, and all of his melodic runs!!! POWER
You channel Mr. Sklar beautifully. He is my all time favorite bass player and you do him justice with your playing.
Love this video! Lee is one of my all time favorites and you played a wonderful, masterful tribute, Julia!
Leland Sklar is one of my favorite bass players I enjoyed the video and your beautiful playing ! thanks for posting it
Two of my favorite Leland Sklar bass lines that come to mind are "Your smiling face " with James Taylor and "Doctor my eyes " with Jackson Browne both have a great feel , really add to the song and are fun to listen to and play
Thanks again Enjoy your day!
Beautifully played Julia, thoroughly enjoyed your video, and to get such a compliment from Leland Sklar himself, is stunning. Take care & stay safe 🇿🇦.
Thank you for this. You and Lee are now some of my fav players.
Here is a display of masterful playing. The touch, tone, meter, space between notes… wonderful. This woman just might be my dream bassist.
Great choice of songs Julia, and you played them so well. Thank you!
Love Leland, and love this vid, Thanks Julia
Julia, once again you killed it! Thank you so much for covering one of my all-time favorite bassists!
Ahhh the sound of that Sandberg... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank You very much for that Walkthrough, Julia ...💓
/BTW: Lee Sklars YT Presence is one of my favorites every Day...highly recommended ❣️
i was waiting for this video a long time! thanks, Julia!
A girl in Vienna playing old bass parts from an American bass legend. Music - the universal language. Julia, you are great.
A German girl!
Very great presentation Julia, as always ! Thank you for your joy and you smile. Long live to bass ! ;-)
I love that he is getting some notoriety for his countless contributions to music. I had no idea as a young child, but something resonated with me and his playing, without me even knowing who the players were. So many of the songs he played on are songs I love. When I discovered the common denominator, I was floored. All this attention on guitarists and singers, and here is this monster of a musician making it all come together. One of a kind.
yes, me, too. Hard to imagine how many songs of my early years grounded in his bass notes.
How Sweet It Is, Red Baron, and Your Smiling Face are some of my favorite Leland Sklar bass lines. Speaking of your smiling face, always enjoy your infectious smile and tasty grooves! Another excellent video! Stay groovy lil sister! :D
Thanks a lot! // Cheers, Julia
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Julia have you ever heard Fanfarrabias? I started checking them out a couple days ago. It is Sebastian from Cover Solutions on bass. The rhythm section and horns are amazing!!! Very funky and such tasty bass lines! :)
I'm a keyboard player, but i can transcribe so well listening to your bass lines. This version of Rosanna was especially difficult for me, but you have very clear and grooving playing in which i really admire
phil collins one more night is one of my favorites
Masterfully played! Really smooth and beautiful. I love with that reliced bass as well. It looks so good with the blue and the wood tones 👌🏻
I’m a huge fan of Leland Sklar. and you’ve really captured his style.
You’ve got a new fan! Kudos! 💕
Lady, You are awesome!! I found your name on somebody's comment at Leland's dogs singing video this morning. I loved your homage to Leland Sklar bass music. Beautifully done. Thank you and you got yourself a new subscriber.
Great! amazing feel.
Lee still posts every day. He doesn't always play along, but it's always, as he says, "a good hang."
Julia is amazing!
My Favorite hands down is "In the air tonight" as a percussionist of course I have my own reasons ! You are awesome. 🎸🥁🙏
I love this lady, a bit good on the bass too. Much love and respect
You did an awesome job of highlighting Mr. Leland Sklar !!! Two of of such great songs in colours and king of the world. Really great bass lines !!!
Congrats Julia , each time better and better 👏🎵
A true Legend !! (and an all round cool guy) Jamming along.
I love this series. Not only does it put the work of very tasteful and talented players like Leland Sklar and Nathan East into focus, but it really gives a great look into how different the approaches of different bassists are.
Great stuff, Julia!
Thank you for showing us the power the bass line adds to a song. I never realized. Wonderful presentation and production!
I'm most impressed by how he can get through country music! That's the hardest genre I've ever tried to just find the sweet spot and he falls right into it.
Do some of George Strait's songs and you'll see! You know the key if you follow his vocal some, but it's hard!
His attitude is basically, "if it's music, I love it!"
Bravissima, Julia! Tanti saluti dall'Italia! 👋🏻👋🏻
Love them bass guitars, And so well played,
It was a Live DVD of Phil Collins where I got to know Leland for the very first time in my life and I was really fascinated, not only of his bass playing but even more of his appearance with that incredible beard ... From that time on I'm following his career und fortunately enough I could see him LIVE with TOTO in Austria. I wished Lee would be asked by TOTO to substitute Mike Porcaro who was already seriously ill at that time and to my biggest surprise - when the band began to play - he was the bass player during that TOTO-Tour. I was bowled over by that situation ...
Great choices !
Wiw, Julia. Your talent is AMAZING. In fact, I sent Lee a link of this bass demo. Perhaps he already has heard it, so here GOES.
It sound so smooth😊
loved this video - found out about Leland later in my life but I am a total fan and grew up with all of his music! Great job
Nice video, Julia! And well played! :D
One of my Leland Sklar favourite bass lines is "Find a way to my heart" from Phil Collins' "...But Seriously" album.
Another is the live version of Collins' "You'll be in my heart".
Beautiful playing!
That's a killer arrangement on Rosanna. And the bass line just hovers over those changes so gracefully. Pure genius... and you captured it beautifully! Kudos.
A woman's got to have it is one of my favorite songs of all time
Great job. I was going to send this to Leland but he and you are both a year ahead of me. Nice playing and great choices! Thanks
Great job, Julia! Leland has had so many great bass lines. I’m hoping to finally see him live when Immediate Family can tour again. (Missed them last year.)
Start checking.
Good choices, and fabulous playing :-)
Well Done ! We can See all the amazing skills you have ! but also the passion while you're playing ! Amazing !
Love the way you feel the rythem of the bass its inspiring
The Bach redolent bass line from Warren Zevon’s “Accidently Like a Martyr” has always been one of my favorites
Inside Out/Phil C.from 1990 features Leland killing it towards the middle. At times, it appears like he’s using 3 fingers, as he magically unleashes in a fury
bless your talent
thank you🧚♀️🧚♂️💕
I've been a fan of Lee's since about 1971 when I got my first 2 James Taylor albums (Sweet Baby James and Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. ), but when In the pocket came out, Mexico in particular, I learned to listen to James' music focusing on Lee's bass part. it was always complimentary, supporting the rune, but would often be a counter melody, perfectly mixed, and often on a path of its own. Almost comical at times seeing James sing a very mellow tune, but at times Lee ripping off some otherwise almost unnoticeable riffs.
Great job Julia. I heard about you from Leland's videos. You do a nice job playing these.
Thanks a lot Jim! // Cheers, Julia