454. Steve Lukather / 3 songs

[@GogReviews]

It’s my birthday and you decide to cover Steve Lukather, my favourite guitarist. Thanks Lee. You’re a legend.

[@brachialmusiker]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

[@skoughtw]

Happy Birthday!!!

[@844jimthompson]

Happy birthday my friend..By all means,carry on..

[@Linda-wk9ue]

Happy Birthday!!

[@kennonmoen4424]

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!

[@davidmiles533]

The one good thing about KZbin is now, I can say thank you to some fantastic musicians. Thank you

[@TomStrahle]

I got to sub for Luke just once. For Harry Shearer's Christmas show a couple years ago. And sitting to my left the entire day and night making me laugh the whole time wavs none other than Leland Sklar. I'll remember this show for the rest of my life.

[@BekiBrindleScalaGUITARIST]

Hey my Hoosier pal, Tom. Thanks for sharing that great memory! Must have been a blast! XO Beks (in NY!)

[@TomStrahle]

@@BekiBrindleScalaGUITARIST Hey Beks in NY!

[@BekiBrindleScalaGUITARIST]

@@TomStrahle NCHS class of '79 .. we're so fine! :)

[@johngallaghermusic9777]

Hi Lee. I love Steve Lukather. He's that all-round combination of being able to Shred the hell, but also be very musical, Melodic, and tasteful. His music as you say has all those varied styles which make it unique. And also he's one of the funniest guys. Great video as always .Thank you

[@williamfulton3467]

Love this guy, his kindness, his amazing history, his willingness to open the door to his personal world. I’ve see him throughout the years but now I feel I know the man behind the beard just a little. Thank you Leland for what you have given us all!

[@baldgamer305]

Toto Live in Paris 2007 when you played Bass with Steve was my Favourite live Album ever, and you learn the set in no time at all, You Rock!

[@thomasschneider1639]

Great Music .. great players .. great sound .. thank you Lee for keeping the music and your memory up .. Hope to see back on stage a.s.a.p.

[@GaryParris]

Steve is a living legend, still one of the best guitarists and musicians ever. love his and totos work! Great Album choice too Leland!

[@robster7316]

Luk is an insanely talented and interesting dude. Cracks me up with his “take” on things! He’s one of a kind.😊

[@RockandRollWoman]

Rick Beato did a What Makes Steve Lukather Great video a few weeks ago. Between you, Rick, Lukather, my other musical heroes and heroines, and the new musicians I've met on KZbin, I am surviving the spiritual and emotional challenges of the covid lockdown with something approaching grace. The interview you did with Rick Beato on his channel brought me here. I am blessed!

[@sceiron1]

"A lot of talented musicians out there," You are way too humble Lee, everyone here would put you right up there with the lot of them.👍 😎 3 songs and NO commercial.😲 That must be some sort of record seeing as what's been happening lately. 🤣 😁

[@hanspeterlillese2225]

Good points. ✌️🙂

[@svenbohlin6017]

Thanks Lee, always good to listen to you - God bless you and take care!

[@markpeate7366]

Luke & Lee = pure gold! Great songs, great voice, great music. Must have been awesome to have been part of making those tracks. Keep rocking Bro!

[@zaenkmus]

Thanks Leland, you are legendary - hi from Burnaby Canada, anybody else from around these parts? I love the history and people who like this genre of music! We need to group together!

[@johnpegg6771]

Definitely on fertile ground with a bit of Lukather. Thank you . Thank you too for turning me on to Karla Bonoff and Bryndle. I was listening to "Bryndle" this morning and was struck how their tight harmonies made me think of The Rankin Family. I am truly blessed to have both to listen to in my car when I can drive somewhere. Take good care. A Sklarite tribesman in London.

[@WardDickens]

I love your playing, but your show is much more than just playing songs. It is history of my life listening to music. You have played on so much. You're like having a friend drop by every day to listen to a few tunes as my friends did in the old days. I miss that a lot. Your playing is always appreciated, but not how I judge this wonderful show.

[@gudrunstadlbauer9289]

Spring is coming for sure! Thanx Mr. Sklar for your Engagement! all the best!

[@davidmaraisthecampfireguit2596]

Really needed this post today - your posts always lift me up. Thanks, Lee! Lukather is another true legend - phenomenal.

[@stevearthur4261]

Thanks for reminding me of these tunes! Particularly The Letting Go. Beautiful work from yourself and the rest of the guys. Best wishes.

[@maiziemom]

Thanks Leland, for revisiting some of songs of the amazing Steve Lukather. He’s such a humble, great talent and all around great guy. I always get a bit choked up listening to his song, “The Letting Go.” It felt to me, like he was writing about the dissolution of his 2nd marriage during that point in time.... and my realization of just how difficult it must’ve been to be a rock legend, on the road constantly touring, recording & performing so many days out of the year, not being able to be with his family. It seems pretty close to impossible to successfully juggle all those aspects of life and still come out the other end unscathed by the balancing act. It hurts my heart, really. But he has a lot to be thankful for and I know that he is. He loves his kids and is so appreciative of all that life has offered him. He says it all the time! It was great to listen to some of his songs once again! I hope his new album does well. ❤️ Stay safe....hopefully you won’t feel the 10-12 hours after-effects of that Moderna vaccine, people who received it talk about! 🙏😘

[@mxfxdlg]

I can’t wait for the day when “Airplay” equals “Good Music” again. So much great music is never heard. So many talented people bypassed because they don’t fall into a trendy slot. Thank you Mr. Sklar, for helping to remedy this problem. You’re an awesome musician, and an incredible guy. With your help, maybe we can get good music back in the mainstream.

[@dondunham1120]

I love how you pull back the curtain and let the world see your life behind 4 strings . Your look and chops define you as an artist in your own right . Let me know when you return to Nashville . ( from one seasoned bass player to another ) stay healthy and safe.

[@petrik8550]

Still amazes me that Toto played 2013 in my small hometown in Finland. It was great night.

[@bobtaylor2719]

Greetings from sunny Narara, Australia! Love the sessions . Great bass playing, interesting stories, interesting garden tours with the boys. Keep it up. I found you by accident & have enjoyed & shared. Best wishes Bob Taylor..

[@paulfarrell6781]

Thanks Lee - Steve - what a player - raw / strong - but SO melodic!! Loved it - but my ribcage is just coming down from your lines!!!! And yes - beautiful lick at the end of the second - left your mark there!!! 👍👌 night Lee

[@waynewilliams3930]

Lee, we met on the Falling in Between tour at Bristol (UK) and its the fondest memory I have of that whole evening as you were so friendly and happy to hang for a good 20 minutes just talking like you do here with me and Luke - Luke is a genius yes (and I love the free-hand description!!) but you sell yourself short here as a lot of that groove on that album is down to you - but I know that you are a very humble guy!! (much like Luke!) - lots of love and hope to see you back out on the road... W x

[@michaelcollums4197]

First Leland thanks for your channel you are in a class by yourself, the music you have played on is the soundtrack of my life and I get to relive it with every video. Sadly Luke has never got the respect he deserves as being one of our generations finest guitarist and musician he is a chameleon that has made some of the greatest pop songs memorably because of him knowing when and when not to play, he is the total package he can sing, write and play. I think one of his greatest solo's is Lionel Ritchie's Running With the Night the album track not the single, it's 2 minutes of pure bliss at the end of the song that he made up on the spot as he did with most of his studio work. Luke is and will always be Number 1 in my book.

[@MissJensk1]

@Michael Collums Luks said that he was "just noodling" working out his solo on that song, then he said okay I'm ready, the producer said, nope, we've got it! So his "noodling" is what ended up on the record!

[@chrissinatra1447]

Greatest beard

[@michaelescareno7048]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic work, Leland!

[@federatedsubjectareas6904]

I love the song Brody’s. Great hook and cheeky lyrics… class.

[@baxter3998]

Have to say I'm just waiting for the commercial each time just to see your total frustration and I smile to know their's someone else that shares my feelings too.

[@derekpratte7259]

Very enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

[@brettmarlar4154]

Luke has an amazing tone! He basically defined the 80's wet/dry/wet guitar tone. His sound is as legendary as Eric Johnson, David Gilmour, Hendrix, Eddie, and S.R.V.!

[@nikkivenable3700]

What is wet, dry, wet guitar tone? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@brettmarlar4154]

@@nikkivenable3700 In the 80's the hip thing for guitarists to do (besides having an enormous rack of studio effects to recreate their studio sound) was to run in stereo. So in order to do this you needed to split your mono guitar signal. Of course you could just have an A/B/Y box that would send the signal to two different amps that could be switched on independently or both at once, but to have a fully immersive, more three dimensional sound you would split it three ways an have one go the right, one to the left, and one up the middle. Now to make things interesting, the middle channel is basically your guitar directly into the amp type of sound. Perhaps an overdrive or distortion box or your wah wah pedal will also go in that channel as those are part of the fundamental tonality of the sound. Now on the right and left sides of the overall sound is where your delay, reverb, and stereo modulation effects will go. These are known as "wet" effects as the color the sound of the fundamental tone. Delay is an echo effect that repeats everything that is played. Reverb creates the illusion that the instrument is being played in a much larger space than it is. Modulation effects (most commonly chorus, flange, and phase) add a secondary note to what is being played. The effect to which can range from doppler type of sounds to creating the illusion that the speaker us under water. Hence the term "wet", and the fundamental tone sounds as being "dry". This gives us from left to right wet/dry/wet. Luke was one of the first to truly embrace and even pioneer this approach to making guitar sounds. This excessive approach fit in perfectly with this decade as it was the decade of excess. I hope that answers your question with as little confusion as possible.

[@nikkivenable3700]

@@brettmarlar4154 Wow! I am kind of amazed at this information. I know all about a piano but nothing about guitar, esp electric guitar. Lukather is the most incredible person and musician and in my Top 5 musicians of all time(in rock/pop). I could listen to that man play and sing all day, every day. The description you gave is super interesting and I'll need to read it a few times to "get" it. It all makes sense, but I want to really understand it. People talk about his playing all the time...like, he's one of the greats. Obviously, the guy can play technically, but I had no idea he used the wet/dry/wet approach and that he possibly was the first to do so. THANK YOU so much for explaining this so well! I really appreciate it!

[@demokraatti]

At least on Toto song has a guitar solo that disappears when you listen it from your phone. Plenty of stereo effects happening in it.

[@twm1452]

@@brettmarlar4154 : Thanks for the explanation, I think you meant to say “dry” tone when you first referenced delay and reverb rather than “wet”,

[@Karenann0313]

I adore steve..wildman of rock!! Listening to his audio book now..what a storyteller

[@mandygreer3732]

Another eye opener for me, another albumn sold for the artist! So many of them and us have benefitted from your wonderful oration and education, Doctor Sklar!

[@timkbt]

Years ago I was playing in Spokane during the winter. I went skiing up on Mount Spokane one day. The fog on the mountain was so dense you couldn’t even see your feet. I kept falling down when all of a sudden this old guy flies past me and stops. He asked if I was OK. He said I’ll get you down the mountain. I asked him where did you learn to ski like that? He said He was in the 10th mountain division during WWII. We used to ski down on the German soldiers in the back country. I used to love running into interesting people when I was on the road. This was one I never forgot.

[@tonyregalado5293]

Loved this video Mr. Sklar. It was nice just to listen to these songs with you and just soak it all in again. This album got me through my 15 minute breaks in my car from the job I hated and got me through a mentally low point in my life. Thank you for this video and just having a joyful listening party. Thank you again. I wished you lived closer to me Soo we can hang out.

[@kennonmoen4424]

L-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ke!!! Never too late for some Steve Lukather. And I’m more than happy for you to make time for Denny Tedesco and getting some work done on the documentary. It’s all good! Glad to hear you’re still doing well after your second shot. Stay safe and stay well!

[@probe11111]

So true! :D

[@Drace1369]

Thank you for this Mr Sklar, your passion for music clearly runs deep in your soul. Just love these videos you put up, such a great insight into your amazing life. Have a great weekend.

[@johndance1362]

I'm a day late but thanks again for everything you do. I was on Luke's page which led me to a new piece from you and the family. Love all you guys! You all are, and remain such a great part of my love affair with music. Now I'm Luke's age and also enjoy the generational aspect, like Abe Junior. What a talent! Anyway I loved these tracks you shared today which will lead me to play that CD today. His new release as well as Joe Williams' new one are next on my list of purchases today. Thanks again and stay safe.😅

[@jennifercooper8590]

Luv you and Lukather! Thank u for this video!

[@RichBriere]

One thing that I enjoy as a Cyberville Hobbyist is the way that Algorithms take control. I hit Steve a week ago and ever since he keeps popping up in my Feed all the time and I simply can’t get enuff. I’m Grateful. As for you Sir... Bassilicious as always. Thanks for all that you’ve graciously shared. 🙏🏼

[@Wmiranda2012]

Ever Changing Times a great record- with a lot of Killer songs.

[@davidecerbone6559]

Happy b-day, giant. And thanks for sharing your comments about the Mida king of guitar: Luke, the center of my musical emotions, my favourite guitar and singer

[@dbassman27]

Hi Lee. A new month, and a day closer to returning to normal!

[@joycebyers6729]

More JB / JT and CK please .. amazing stuff covered in these vids .. including your boys .. what canine specimens! They look full on and so much fun. It's great to see what 'rockers' are doing with their free time while plebs like me who would normally get to loads of gigs every year are slogging away with supporting people with a learning disability and doing nothing else .. work .. home .. work .. home .. etc ..

[@dinoschachten]

Thanks so much for sharing all these impressions. Makes me feel more alive while it seems life is a thing of the past and everything is on hold indefinitely. Really loved that whole 2000s era of Ever-changing times and you playing with Toto. We gotta bring you guys together again. I wanna see that happen. :D

[@GeoffGillDrums]

Yessir !!! That first tune...you and ABE laying down a beautiful pocket / flow that is palpable. Instant fan of this new solo Luke album. Huzzah !! 👏😎🥁🎸❤️🌞

[@John-the-Bass]

Good selection of tracks, thanks. Your bass playing just fits the song (as always). I have learnt a lot from you about bass playing without any formality of teaching. Amazing and awesome! Luke is a superb musician and so humble.

[@anssiairas9179]

Great to hear, how you appreciate all the other musicians, you're a gem, Lee!

[@philip2750]

Good afternoon Leland and thank you for the songs with Steve Lukather . I watched an interesting KZbin interview with Joe Porcaro speaking about his son Jeff.

[@bassrob88]

This was wonderful,thankyou so much for posting,this is some great music,I'm a huge fan of your playing and a big Luke fan as well so hearing you together is such a joy…thanks again

[@crashboombang8163]

Great tunes Lee! I love everything you do, and together with Luke you are this drummer's dream team come true. Cheers!

[@toddhutchens]

You can feel the live playing. Sounds great.

[@jaimeskiebel]

My all time favorite bass player listening to my all time favorite guitar player. Very enjoyable! Thanks for posting, Lee.

[@sander4221]

Love it man! Great underrated music. Always been a big fan of Toto and Steve Lukather and all the musicians involved.

[@joethebar1]

Steve is my hero and I’m a bassist. I always saw myself with a career like his

[@4himsanctified]

As many know, Steve was on with Rick Beato the other day.

[@wendyc7730]

Check out Rock History Book John interviews Steve and Joseph Williams on their new albums. Also Rock History Music is great too

[@hans-christiantraute1914]

Saw the video as well. Funny when Beato told him that he had nominated his „running with the night“-guitar-solo as the most underrated solo and Luke just mumbled „You are wasting your time“. First I thought this was rather rude but okay 🤪

[@BaBaBooeyWRLD]

👍

[@petehernandez1476]

Brilliant work!!

[@hans-christiantraute1914]

Oh noooo, I missed the party! Went to bed rather early for a Saturday and found this video here today (Sunday morning) I am a big Lukather fan. Saw him twice: in 1990 in Frankfurt and in 2017 in Denmark.

[@petterilakki1963]

Thanks. So good to listen to this. What will happen when we loose all the great musicians who started 50’s 60’s and 70’s who basically have created all the good rock there is ... we loose a lot ...hell of a lot

[@DlmlZ]

Hello Leland, thanks a lot for sharing it with us. I was born in the 60ies listening to ToTo since 1978. However, I cannot describe how much fun and joy it is to see and hear you guys playing. Lately I came across a video of Carol Kaye who is another incredible experienced and skilled musician too. It is unbelievable how much we all can learn from all of you. I do not know if you are reading all the comments, however, if possible can you please tell Luke my deepest gratefulness for his album "Candy Man" which helped me soooo much in the 90ies to get over the loss of two of my band members (both died of a brain tumor 27 and 33). Anyway, I just tried to express how much his music meant to me. However, God bless you all and please stay healthy many more years! Thank you!

[@MissJensk1]

@Velvet Rouge I'm so sorry. 😥I k ow Luke would want to hear that from you, he's on Twitter if you want to tell him directly. x

[@fiddlefolk]

Love you Lee and I bought that Lukather record and listened to it many days to and fro to work at the FD. I haven't listened to it in several years and its time to dig it back out!

[@RonTimmonsM1]

It's great to see these videos. Much respect. Luke is a cool guy down to earth and one of my favorite players for sure. I think the tone of his guitar on this album sounds like Satriani. So many amazing musicians. Good to see you are doing well Leland. Cheers.

[@74cannelle]

Nice lick Lee 👏👏👏

[@sethcashman1011]

Love this album. Had been thinking about Luke, funnily enough, when your video popped up today. Was recalling that story about the clairvoyant (spiritualist, whatever she was) predicting his future before he was even born. Pretty weird. How right she turned out to be. Luke is truly one of a kind.

[@teresaclark1508]

Happy Birthday!

[@BladeHudson]

Wow... just learned something, glad I found your channel, just discovered your work. VERY inspiring

[@ORLOSTguy]

I watch this video and like most of your videos I'm always entertained. You're the nicest guy and like Luke extremely talented. I just received some news from the doctor the other day and although I don't know how it will turn out (we never know do we?) I have to say your video today was a very needed. I was groovin' along with you and by the end had a little cry of happiness and hope. Thank you Leland.

[@lelandsklar6363]

Hope all is OK!

[@JimFothergill]

Great show!!! You never miss!!!!

[@markgough3337]

Karl Jung would love the synchronicity. I was listening to his brand new release. “I found the Sun” is a badass song. Enjoy your day LS!

[@stageaid271]

What a great stuff, Lee......thank you so much :-)

[@RicG.]

That first song had some strong Steely Dan influences - loved it!

[@hans-christiantraute1914]

Then you should hear „Stab in the back“! Great song!

[@johndance1362]

Yep, when I first heard "Stab in the back" I immediately caught the Steely Dan feel all over that track and purchased it the next day. That's how I roll. I check everything out from the various online sources and then make sure to buy it from the artist website to make sure that these wonderful people can get paid for their art. Stay safe and keep watching. Leland is such a great cat!😹

[@hans-christiantraute1914]

I would love to add „Stab in the back“ to my playlist on my iPhone but it’s not available on iTunes... ☹️

[@owenchapman971]

Leland is actually a wizard

[@seanwagoner1147]

"They just did him free-hand . . ." ha, love it.

[@rikconverse8726]

So lucky to have seen "Luke" in so many different contexts - With Toto; As part of the Keith Emerson Tribute and with Harry Shearer in the Derek Small "Lukewarm Water" Tour! A master in any context.

[@80three57]

Steve has such great rhythm in his solos, but his actual rhythm playing on some of those old 70s and 80s sessions is incredible, often overlooked sadly

[@toddlentner1708]

Thanks for the Luke stories. He’s an awesome musician, as are you. Hope to see you guys on the road soon.

[@Landenburg]

I’ve always loved ‘The letting go’, too. Such a great song. It shows - without taking anything away from the others - how much of Toto’s sound is Luke. We seem to like a lot of the same stuff. I saw you with Toto 2007, it was absolutely amazing.

[@joshmore7175]

I'm so glad you chose New World. That song doesn't get anywhere near enough love

[@jportugaise]

Amazing guitar playying.. and of course your excellent playing Lee.

[@toby9999]

I love the falling in between tour. Never saw it live but watched it on DVD very many times. In fact, if not for you and your channel, I would never have rediscovered Toto

[@HatiMoser]

Thanks for the insights Leland !

[@enidsnarb]

Dream Filled !!! Thank You as always!

[@scotcarr6950]

~ Shooting the hot rod!! Can't wait! Good session today, as usual.

[@RicG.]

Luke's new solo album is really great! Some great new songs and three outstanding covers.

[@alexr4151]

Thanks to this channel, I've become a great fan of Luuuuuke. Thank you for that, Lee!

[@844jimthompson]

As always Lee..Thanks for my daily dose of pick me up..

[@midiman5045]

Yes Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen my most favorite Guitarist. Both played with feeling and not saying let me see how many notes can I squeeze in between my leads. ToTo and Steve were the most unappreciated band in the U.S. Great to hear some great new stuff from Lukather.

[@tittene]

Amazing level! 👍

[@karenmilovich3088]

Lee, you have cool friends😁 Thanks for letting us hang out with you!

[@focusstudios1296]

In the words of the great Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap when he met Lukather, “Yeah, I listen to your music. It’s... cool... good... good player, great player.” 😂 Lukather is such a beast!

[@berrysantegoets4887]

Lukt and Lee...a fabulous team!

[@berrysantegoets4887]

Sorry...Luke and Lee ofcourse

[@DavidSDelgado]

Hi Leland. One of the last times I traveled last year, you and the guys in the band were traveling to do a show in New York at the Iridium. You all took the time to shake my hand, and be so cool in the admirals lounge. Thanks, it was a great moment to be a fan and be treated cool. Keep Rocking On! Aloha, Dave Delgado

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

First comment yay, hope you’re keeping well Leland. 👍🏼 love Luuuukke 😃👌🏼

[@marygiuranna6817]

Luuuuuuke!! Doesn' get any better 💗

[@whodder06]

Love the Luke stories Lee. He seems like a great guy! Take care!!

[@brachialmusiker]

Good evening, Leland ! And hi to all the others all around the world :) btw: Clive Davis' documentary is on Netflix.

[@sceiron1]

@grummel Hi from NZ. 😎

[@gerryguitar]

thanks Lee, great stuff as always, you won't remember but I met you after a Toto gig in Manchester in the UK in 2007, you were looking on as Martin Cole was trying to get Luke into a taxi cab that was waiting, but Luke wanted to talk to his people.. he was lit up a little bit.. it was so funny at the time, I know he has moved on from those times and good for him.

[@splashesin8]

😊 Glad you got those shots! ❤️

[@pdexBigTeacher]

Wow; just when I was about to type 'Which bass?", you grab Frankenstein.