A Thousand Miles - Lee Sklar?

[dtsamples]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out. I probably do know the song, just not by the title.

 

[JimK]

Speculation: A couple quick searches show that Ron Fair produced the Vanessa Carlton album, and that he and Sklar had worked on several projects previously, notably the Lisa Loeb stuff in the late '90s. I bet Sklar is a shortlist call for Ron Fair.

That sounds correct....and makes total sense.

I do have a '70s issue of Guitar Player with a Sklar interview. In it, he talks about one of his earliest practice routines-
He would play an LP @45rpm (not the desinged 33 1/3rpm) & play along. Then, he would play the same LP back at 33 1/3...& he would have all this "extra space" between the notes.
He also talked about how most of the sessions he got called for were "Folk"...& a lot of people assumed he was a "Folkie".
Actually, he was one of the 1st Fusion bassists (all that practicing LPs at 45rpm).
Sklar is the bassist on the Fusion classic Spectrum (Billy Cobham).
Check him out, too, on The Section albums.

 

[JimK]

DT-
Congrats...your little Vanessa Carlton thread is one of the best things in awhile around here.
(IMO).

 

[Altitude]

That sounds correct....and makes total sense.

I do have a '70s issue of Guitar Player with a Sklar interview. In it, he talks about one of his earliest practice routines-
He would play an LP @45rpm (not the desinged 33 1/3rpm) & play along. Then, he would play the same LP back at 33 1/3...& he would have all this "extra space" between the notes.
He also talked about how most of the sessions he got called for were "Folk"...& a lot of people assumed he was a "Folkie".
Actually, he was one of the 1st Fusion bassists (all that practicing LPs at 45rpm).
Sklar is the bassist on the Fusion classic Spectrum (Billy Cobham).
Check him out, too, on The Section albums.

I connected with him on Facebook, and he is actually a very prolific poster...he talks a lot about the great experiences he's had recording and touring with all kinds of cats through the years (along with a lot of hefty political stuff I could do without). He sure is a versatile and visually distinctive player!

 

[Altitude]

DT-
Congrats...your little Vanessa Carlton thread is one of the best things in awhile around here.
(IMO).

With, as far as I can tell, precisely zero discussion of her appearance. We've talked more about the way Lee Sklar looks than Vanessa Carlton!

 

[JimK]

Now you've done it!

Sklar has aged well...he doesn't look all that different since the '70s!

 

[BillyIVbass]

Just listened along with the PDF. Not simple, just a great selfless, baby-makin' music bassline!

 

[bearhart74]

You don't wanna know what I think.

Here goes-
I would say the bass went down last...as an almost after-thought.
Next, maybe Sklar was hired for "the name". And if he reads this, he will wanna put a boot up my know-nuthin ***.
IMO the part is restrained (fits, yes). It is possible to be restrained & creative...I'm thinking of something like "Sunny Came Home" (cannot recall who played the bass...it is a well-known studio/session bassist, IIRC). Restrained...but with enough of something "extra" to make it interesting.

That said, I have always liked Carlton's tune...my girlfriend laffs at me everytime it pops up on the radio or TV. I tell her, considering the state of what POP Music is today...it's a well-played tune. Parts of it do remind me of a certain Classical piece that I cannot put my fingers on...

Something a little similar happens with some of the threads on Pino-
Many will rave about his recent "restrained" grooves, etc.
A few old-timers (me, included) like his '80s stuff better.

David Hungate?

 

[JimK]

Bear-
It's Michael Rhodes on "Sunny Came Home" (See Will's earlier post).

I was thinking it was maybe Larry Klein or even Pino (there's some octaver action on the tune, IIRC).

 

[dtsamples]

While we're on the topic, I think Chris Chaney just killed it on Sara Barreilles' album Little Voice. Not a lot of over playing. Just tasteful roomy lines.

Will I checked out that song you mentioned by The Fixx. Cool track with a great bassline. Not exactly the same era of 80's pop I was thinking, though. I guess I'm thinking more mid 80's. Late 83-early 87 maybe. Think Vice City soundtrack.

 

[dtsamples]

I got a good one: "Call Me" by Go West. (Pino?) That's an example of what I mean by a lot of sonic real estate despite synth and drum machines.

 

[Altitude]

While we're on the topic, I think Chris Chaney just killed it on Sara Barreilles' album Little Voice. Not a lot of over playing. Just tasteful roomy lines.

Will I checked out that song you mentioned by The Fixx. Cool track with a great bassline. Not exactly the same era of 80's pop I was thinking, though. I guess I'm thinking more mid 80's. Late 83-early 87 maybe. Think Vice City soundtrack.

Yep, that album was early MTV for sure.

 

[Altitude]

I got a good one: "Call Me" by Go West. (Pino?) That's an example of what I mean by a lot of sonic real estate despite synth and drum machines.

I get it. I loved that Go West album by the way - I wore out the tape.

 

[bigfatbass]

Pino's best tune with Paul Young was definitely his take on "Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". It's almost like Art Of Noise meets Bill Withers. While the states were cranking out quantized, beeping-drum-machine nonsense, England was using the technology to get FUNKY!

Here is an AWESOME live performance from Rockpalast where Pino just crushes it on the outro:

YouTube - ‪Paul Young I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Live Rockpalast‬‏

 

[dtsamples]

Just played through with the PDF. I don't think that transcription is right.