"She dances and I dream, she's not so far as she seems. Of brighter meadows melting sunsets, her hair blowing in the breeze, And she can't see me watching." ~ timeless lyrics My favorite.

@augustwest6637

4 жыл бұрын

I'm thinkin.....lo lo lo lo lo love

@jojonorris8047

4 жыл бұрын

.....but are we everything we wanted ? 💪❤

@augustwest6637

4 жыл бұрын

@@jojonorris8047 most underrated lyrics/band ever

@augustwest6637

4 жыл бұрын

@@jojonorris8047 I'm thinkin.....

@miklmiklmtrcycl6009

4 жыл бұрын

JoJo Norris heartbreaking

"How to Write a Song" really undersells this video. So much insight here.

You have beautiful music...the lyrics are amazing and I thank God for artists like yourself... I love your type of blues ❤

You're such a great songwriter. I'm 72 and I've heard a lot of music and lyrics. Brother, you are one of the best. ✌️❤

Wow a master musical genius sharing a brutally difficult topic, verbalizing it and making sense of it. So brave and bold and generous of you Todd. Mad respect.

you said you are an OK guitar player I must disagree you are a fantastic and great guitar player you are one of my favorite players and song writers. Thank you for your music and you are very talented and you bring a lot of pleasure to many people. Loved the video. Be Safe

@Pecanhead

2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@jonathankim6755

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Todd at the Field House bar in Iowa City in 1987, and it changed my life. Todd playing his guitar was a force of nature. You are one of the greatest guitarists and musicians who has ever lived.

@tonyz6421

2 жыл бұрын

He's very good 👍🏼

@stevendecker8608

Жыл бұрын

Todd you are very humble. Your guitar work is exceptional, and nobody possesses your signature. Your instrument must always remain melodic, however it flows like a river with smooth portions and then rapids where you are almost in attack mode pulling the guts from your instrument while keep it melodic. Your bends and squawks are extraordinary. They tell me your musical roots and influences are imbedded in rhythm and blues, which is where most great soulful sounds like that of Warren Haynes originates. I just can never quite get enough of it. So get over it and good luck finding someone out there who will agree that you are merely an OK guitarist because you are definitely not.

@glennrosa234

Жыл бұрын

Also why hes so likable besides talent Wide is he is so Humble & not willing to sell his soul ,hah jus Sayin..m

Thanks for your time and knowledge , your are a fantastic artist my friend!!

I introduced my dad to Todd’s music. He immediately fell in love with Bittersweet as he is a blues guitar player himself. 🎸

The further I get into this video -- because I'm posting as I watch (3 posts now, maybe???) -- the more I think Todd truly "gets" how to write a song, or more specifically, why songs matter to the human experience.

Thanks Todd, really thoughtful and practical at the same time. CU Class of '89 - will never forget hearing you for the first time playing Stevie Ray Vaughn at an outdoor party and then your covers of songs like Chain Chain Chain at the FAC. You were always cordial and respectful to the rest of us no matter where you were in your musical success journey....PS. I'm an old time fan, so still like the guitar tone on Midnight Radio the best....

Thank you for sharing this.

how generous to share your priceless wealth of treasure (Gifts of Talent Knowledge, etc. From God) with us all. God Bless you & your family & friends & fans xo Peace Thanks! my palms are up for writing a song...

I really hope to see you at red rocks some day! 👍🏼✝️

More than OK guitar player, and love your singing voice. Great songs you write.

Been a fan since the 90’s. Never caught a show. Amazing to see real musicians/artists work at their craft. Please come to upstate NY, finger lakes region.

Love this guy and BHTM. Writing A song and writing THE song are two very different things. You caught lightning in a bottle quite a few times, Todd.

You a simply best songwriter

Just saw you last night in Portland Maine, outstanding show! I firmly believe you are both a terrific guitarist and singer! My wife and I first saw you and the band in Portland, I’m thinking it was 1995, terrific show as well!

you gotta love this guy!!

Dude im 60yrs old and been playing guitar & bass all kinds of grooves , not happy with my own writing skills, prob music more than lyrics, but you dude i love your writing,playing singing skills bigtime , so talented all the way around the board. Thanx so much for sharing your tech. & steps into writing , so interesting and such good guidance , " knowing what you want to say" so simple but So Important thanx for Sharing Bro, straight up i love your tunes and style and I Feel it,and get it and just love the feel & groove and how it effects my inner self.......keep doi what you fo Bro👊☝👌👍✌

just wanted to say thank you your songs speak to me

I am going through the Stratagem album trying to learn the songs. I always loved that you played G & L guitars at the time. Great singing to. I also love Burt. This Guys In Love always makes me nostalgic.

Did you just say you’re an “okay” guitar player? I have something to say..... You’re much better than okay! The depth and variety of sound you create has always been a defining characteristic of your playing for me. Thank you so much for this video. 🙏

@kendallevans4079

10 ай бұрын

Truth!! I love his "candy" sound he gets...(don't know how else to describe it)

This is so great! Huge fan for a long time. Love the insight into your songwriting process. Btw would you ever consider doing a guitar tutorial for Bittersweet and Please Don’t Tell Her? Been trying to learn those but not much help out there to be found. Would be so appreciative.

BHTM! You guys are the best! Huge fan here.... 19 shows and counting ☺️ Thank you for sharing your talent 🎶 💞

Thanks for the insight. I have always admired your abilities. Being there for your induction into to The Colo Music Hall of Fame was a highlight to my summer. Best wishes

As all the American Idol and The Voice type shows illustrate, lots of people can perform, but song creators are far more impactful. Being an "OK" singer and guitar player and a great songwriter is way more important than just being able to sing. Thank you creators!

Awesome stuff.

"Midnight Radio" is still one of my top 5 all time albums.

To me..you are one of the greatest. Thank you for sharing your music with me.

What a great way to communicate the process- from one of the best.

Thank you for sharing! My son is home from college, playing compositions on the piano he has been working on, and this will be wonderful for him to enjoy! Words are the hard part!

That's pretty cool! I love your music but ...I really enjoyed listening to you talk about music. Very interesting❤ So when I hear a song, I can really appreciate all of the hard work you put into it! Still love you😉❤😊

This is great

Can’t believe I just found your video now but so glad I did. Been listening to BHTM since I discovered your music while living in London in the mid 80s and then in college in the mid 90s. Now coming back to you almost 40 years later. Timeless. Thanks for creating great music.

I remember big head todd in the 90’s going to college at CU Boulder. Great memories. He is a living genius!

@thirtythreeflavors

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like heaven.... I visited CU Boulder in the 90's and it pained me to leave...Such good energy there.

@Bao171

3 жыл бұрын

@@thirtythreeflavors where did you end up ?

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Also, I dig the poster of George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers! I grew up just outside of Boston when they were based there in the late '70s. I was in High School then but the youngest in family so I got exposed to awesome music early on. There was an excellent radio station there at the time, WBCN, that would play great music. When I went into 8th grade, my brother was in the Coast Guard stationed out of Galveston, TX and he saw Stevie Ray Vaughn and turned me on to him and Double Trouble (I caught the photo there in the background, I think). On January 4th 2020, I brought my brother to see BHTM at the Blue Note in Honolulu - the absolute BEST way that I could repay my brother for turning me on to such great music was to treat him to the best night of live music either of us have ever experienced! Stay healthy guys and we'll see you down the road! Aloha, Mark

Ok guitar player? I am an OK player and it’s taken me years to learn some of your songs. You’re spot in with being a fantastic songwriter but your guitar chops are nothing downplay. If anything, your stellar guitar ability is playing the right thing that fits the song. Not just speed licks. Thank you for all of the music.

Hey Todd I catch you guys everytime you come thru Portland. The 1st was the Horde festival in 92 I believe was.the year. . And have been a huge fan ever since. I've been to 500 + concerts over the years from Pink Floyd to Skinny puppy. And now that I'm older and work for a living I have to pick my concerts accordingly. The show I look most forward to is yours. Just today I ordered 5 to your show on the 22nd of Jan. The one thing I have to say. With All the covers you play. I think Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads..would be the perfect song for you guys to cover.. See you on the 22nd of Jan. God bless and be safe..

Also, notice how Todd immediately caught himself when he talked about Linda Ronstadt -- it's because he is the kind of person who doesn't want to use "shorthand" to dismiss an artist as "just" a singer. He gets it. Even "just" a sing can still add so much to a song, and oftentimes make it better.

@acarouselofantics

3 жыл бұрын

Good point! (4:35)

Thank you, Todd. I've been a fan from your first release on Alternative rock stations in the 90's. I have used versions of some of these techniques over my many years of writing my songs. I really need to get the old songbook out and get my music into digital form. Your tip on using a chord generator is my gem of the day. I found an online version since I don't use Apple products.

Great information

Todd, thanks for sharing this! video! It’s invaluable to me. As many times as we’ve talked about the subject, this video really brought it home for me. I’m headed to my studio to see if I can apply it. John

So killer to get a dose of insight from one of my favorites singer/songwriters. Thanks dude! 💥

Thank you Todd! You provided beautiful gems for English teachers. I hope you don't mind if I share your video with my first year college students because I think your three points are applicable to writers of English papers too (and a lot more interesting than how I might put it) 1. You need to have to want to communicate something 2. Know your audience and 3. See if you can discern your themes because usually you'll get to the universal ones. Thanks for pointing out the difference between pleasure and universal themes and for talking about reading Shakespeare and how you read poetry!

Shyt Todd, cool, u got all high tech, awesome video!

Wonderful..!! Amazing what you can learn from someone who is humble..!! Thanks, Todd..!! :-)

Crossed off a bucket list item 2 years ago when we drove from WI to see BHTM at Red Rocks. Then we got back to WI and went to a restaurant for lunch in Platteville. The woman proprietor lived downstairs from you in Boulder years ago!

"Indecision is like choosing hell." - nice line

superb

🤘💛

I’ve followed Todd since the beginning when Matt Need introduced me in ‘86/‘87. TPM is one of America’s greatest song writers and guitarists….but personally I feel what makes Todd and BHTM iconic is how Brian, Rob and Jeremy’s artistry compliment Todd’s geniusness. Can’t wait to see them for prob my 50th time in Nashville 1/19/23. Thanks for inspiring me to play more guitar and desperately learning your songs. Someday hope to get Todd’s autograph on one of my guitars

This is a master-level grad school course. A semester condensed into 27 minutes. For free. Much obliged TPM.

your amazing

❤️❤️💪🏻💪🏻🙋🏻‍♂️

I found Schopenhauer in a dark place during the pandemic. Have to admit that I'm surprised you are a fan. Thank you for the video. Info and experience like this is hard to find.

Awesome video, and thank you for posting it. Love your voice. Love your writing. Love your music and phrasing. Sister Sweetly is one of my favorite albums of all time. I aspire to that talent.

Though I've not yet had rhe pkeasure of seeing you in concert, I enjoy your music intensely and have wondered about how you fo about writing a song. Thank you for the r tutorial. For the record, with all of the work that you put into the creation, by the time you come to stage with your creation this ' child' of yours is perfectly delivered. Such a seemingly simple thing this is not! You've got all the heart and soul of a true artist because you never gave it away.. That is what is most precious about you.

Great stuff. Thanks Todd!

So nice of you to take the time to share your process. Know that it is appreciated!

Thanks, that was really interesting. I'm fascinated by the way music brings words to life. My job is to shoot and edit video to tell television stories and I experience the same thing while editing, music usually adds life to a story.

So cool to see your process and how you go about building ideas and putting things together. Songwriters / musicians writing processes are as varied as the artist and interesting to me. Thank you so much for sharing your 'master class' with us, Todd.

Pretty great Todd. Thanks for taking the time. 🙏🏼

Hi Todd thanks for entertaining us! Watching you work lol 💕Heavy lyrics man!! 🌠😎❤

Todd I just discovered you in a mix of music, but recognized the Bittersweet song. Thank you. You are a joy to watch, you love what you do. I write lyrics/ poems but not music. Do it only for myself and the best ones are written and dine and you read it back and think "I wrote that?" Thank you for this video always wanted to know how artists create a song. Grace from CT USA.

Resignation Superman is the ultimate existential song of our time

BHTMC Big Head Todd Master Class. Such a big fan really great video.

I was introduced to BHTM by a doctor friend who played your songs in his operatory. I'm a huge fan. Been playing for 50 years and songwriting essentially for fun. I'm learning you easier songs can only wish to play as well as you. You and the band are all very talented, see you at your concerts.

Thank you for such an inspiring process. Music evokes feelings, colors, memories.

Thank you Todd! I love to hear how my musical heroes make their magic!

One of the best KZread videos I've seen. Thank you.

I'm so glad I found you guys. I play your songs every night

You’re a great guitarist Todd. I bought the palisades because of you. It’s a great pedal. Only 401 options. Your blues is awesome. Your rock awesome. Funk etc. etc. long time fan. Oh and great singer too. Hope your well and hope Hazel is well too.

You're amazing & beautiful! 💓 Hope to meet u someday 😊

Todd...Thank you for this! This was extremely helpful to someone on this journey!

This is sooooo helpful. When you start looking for pen and paper to takes notes you know it’s good. Also glad to see the pedal rig. Took a screen shot of that.

Totally agree about getting ideas down in a quick demo. Lots of times I come up with a rhythm on guitar that really drives the song idea, and by getting it down for later I can remember that particular rhythm for writing to.

This was cool, really enjoyed it. Thanks and stay well!

I write short storys, poetry, ect....I through lyrics, thoughts, chorus hooks bla bla bla in comments. Sometimes I get to hear it later. Your a stellar guitar player Black bee hive my favorite.

Tood Park Mohr: Long hair = Native American Short hair = Korean

@omnipop4936

3 жыл бұрын

No hair = *Toad* Park Mohr 🐸

An ok guitarist ??!?!!! You're one of the best and baby a wholllllle lotta betta than the one that gets the raves not just an opinion Todd!! 😄❤️ You're a very exceptionally talented singer, songwriter, musician, good guy 🥰🥰❤️

Thank you Todd!

Lol, "pretty good" guitar player, "good" singer. That's about like saying I'm a good at walking and breathing! But seriously, this is a great video. I love BHTM. Also, any time someone can sing Brother John, I will tear (rhymes with ear) up. Thank you, Todd, for your songs.

Thanks for sharing some of your wisdom and insight on crafting a song. I definitely Italy gained some valuable insight from your video! Thank you!

Bad ass. Thank you Todd!

Had to laugh at the OK guitarist comment, dude if I EVER can play as well as you I will be more than satisfied - God bless you and your humbleness

What great insight Todd... Most of us fans couldn't begin to understand this process but you taking the time to break it down was fun. Stay safe friend and looking fwd to new tunes. Also enjoyed the live bit the other night,,, keep it coming lots of eyes out there right now. Can't wait for the next live show.

Excellent video thanks for letting us in the process :)

This dude is such an inspiration to me and my music. All the best Tod !

That was pretty cool. Thanks.

Mate, you're an exceptional guitarist and singer 🙏🎸I would love to see what guitars, amps and effects you use👍

Big fan for a long time. Ages ago I got to hang out on your tour bus after a show in Portland while Todd played Starcraft, haha. I'm not a musician or singer, but creativity is important to me. Thanks for the inspiration, great video.

You guys are top notch pros

토드 박 !! 👍👍👍

This is great Todd thanks. If you ever get around to it, one of these vlogs on guitars, gear choices, and your approach to tone would be awesome!

This is great. It makes me feel better about my own songwriting process. Also great to see your two-notes torpedo live, and Magnatone amps make a cameo! I'm loving my new Magnatone amp.

That was super cool 💪❤

Words are the hard part!

Well, that's neat.. I'm glad i took my time in 2000 to figure out "dinner with ivan".. Honestly, it needed a wee bit of harmonica..

This video is incredibly helpful, the approach and philosophy behind the song writing process really offered a great perspective and template to work off of. As I am new to writing lyrics I would really like to take your advice on studying great poets but I'm not sure where to start. Could you offer a suggestion or two ? Thank you 🙏🤘😎🤘🎸🔊🎶🎧