My new Web site is: www.lelandskla.... 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/pag...
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
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
I think I learn more about bass playing from just watching your fingers than all the bass tutorial channels on RU-vid! And the behind the scenes stories are fascinating. Love you man! 😁
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. ☮️
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.
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 .
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!
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.
Hi, was so sorry to learn of your thumb problem. I had exactly the same issue, same reason, different job. They said 3 months recovery, took 6. . recovery was no joy, took 6 months to touch thumb to each finger tip. HOWEVER , it will heal, I have about 90% use and NO PAIN. Thanks for your calm,good sense in these unsettled times, and for 50 years of great bass.
I don't play bass guitar (I play drums in my free time) and once by chance Facebook shows me some of your short videos ,,, I think ,, oh, that's the bearded bass guitarist from Toto" and I watch the video ,, you managed to get me very interested in your work, moreover, I think I have reviewed almost all of your videos and it is amazing with how much passion and knowledge you explain and present your work. Well done 👍👌 best regards from Croatia
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!!!
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)
Hi I'm Jerry 65 years old and I switched over to bass because no guitar or keyboard players would not do it. I leaned it by a nice person Rick Goldstein who learned from an inventor Chris Chapman of the Chapman stick and he played Hofner basses. Lots of Hofners. I played close to 20 years and needed to stop due to premature degenerative disk disease and I wear a pain pump for the last 10 years. I do record at home and I'm making electric instruments at home from resaw to product. I love the Aria Pro 2 and it's 32" scale and a 35" scale for the admiration of the Warwick and Tobias basses. I'm also making a double bass to bow on a stick. This house is too small for a real double bass. My favorite player is Chris Squire and you. Funny that I consider your style more melodic than Chris's style of playing and playing like him over 14 years of Jewish music on Fridays, that put me in a unique situation whereby kids loved what I did and the adults didn't. Funny, by playing bass I improved my playing on other instruments by playing bass. I wish I could stop the pain and insanity of being stuck at home, but it could be worse. At least with the little Roland 8 channel digital recorder I still can record as if I recorded in some of the studios I played in the past. I admire your abilities and enjoy listening to your work and the fun your playing creates. Cheers
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 RU-vid!
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.
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
Thanks Leland for this one. How appropriate for me....my favorite drummer (Jeff) in my favorite band on my 57th birthday 😀 You rock! (Btw I realize that this was Simon Phillips on this live recording)
Leland Sklar thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time to send me birthday wishes. I have followed your career from the early 1970s when I spent hours reading all the recording credits on the back of the album covers. More recently I saw you play live in Grand Rapids, MIchigan with Toto, a couple of years back which was amazing. I love your channel and watch it every day. You are an inspiration to bass players and drummers too (such as myself). Keep up the great work and recalling those awesome stories that we enjoy.
It´s me: DJ FLO, Denmark,- aka Flemming Lorenzen from Denmark :-) Dear Lee, YOU are SO amazing person!!! And DAMNED,- I still remember our chat´s before our dear Judith Owen in Copenhagen,- where we finally met in person (Y)
Not sure why it took me 2 years to find your channel but I am glad I did. Thanks for the awesome content. I enjoy binge watching your videos. I always say I was a failed guitarist that became a bored bass player, but I guess if I was a good bass player I wouldn't have been bored. LOL It is unbelievable how hard most of the bass parts are that you play. Cant wait to see all your other videos!
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.
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!
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 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!
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!
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."
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.
hey Leland.. met you years ago.. at lenny's on the pike..you were with.. kal, the speed press, i was with helen Schiender, then i worked with jt,, and again.. in the 80s... thank you for all the notes that youve put out in the world God bless you stay safe...bucci
I’m primarily a guitar player - Toto has had a big influence on my playing in recent years, but you and Mike(RIP) really make me want to pick up a bass
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.
Keep making magic!!! Please keep speaking your mind. Even if I don't agree, with this or that, I would fight for the rights of you and others to say what's on their mind. Yes the First Responders are hard at work !! Thank You for acknowledging that . Namaste
im from liverpool and walked into a guitar shop in a mall in Durban...the guitars were cheap fenders...but a guy was playing this song on keys ..an the other end of the shop a fella on drums....playing africa the year before ther world cup...my wife has since died but this is a lovely memory of my time in africa...i will always remember this i
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
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.
I worked in the petroleum industry as the guy that came out and fixed stuff before the ---- hit the fan. As always there was pressure from management. When you needed some breathing room you always pulled the schematic card.
You're such a humble and a professional human being and artist and we really respect you for that. 🙏🏻 And oh, and you are a AMAZING bassplayer as well 🤔😊🙏🏻
Thanks for thanking the essentials Lee. Also, thanks for the story today - it takes me away from myself. My Father was with the Air Transport Command Band in WWII. Contact Caravan played 32 countries according to Dad, but on the US tour they were on the way back from the west coast and somewhere in Louisiana flew their Commando C-46 into a tornado. Dad said they climbed and tumbled 10,000 ft in altitute, until the pilot was able to resume control. They landed in Baton Rouge, LA quite a few miles off course. Gee wiz Wally!
