What songs would you like us to cover in this series?

@joevendors243

3 жыл бұрын

My Sharona- the Knack

@rb-kd4ry

3 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix.... Song--Bold as love!!!!

@Boobypoppop

3 жыл бұрын

TTD-Holding on to You. A rare diamond and, seemingly a different recording method to rest of the album. Maybe it was recorded separately in another studio? However, it's a stand out track (in production terms ) on a great, great album. I would love to hear your take on it . Keep up the good work! From a big fan in Leicester England.

@rborawski

3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't done a Beatles tune yet, might I suggest Sgt. Peppers? 4 tracks of wonderfulness!

@SvexTheDragon

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode

Tony Levin playing a fretless with a pick like an absolute S A V A G E.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Incredible

@liamb8624

3 жыл бұрын

I became obsessed with trying to emulate the tight percussive ghost notes sitting in amongst the main riff. Phenomenal bass playing and production from an incredible album.

@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro When was that.?

@thechristianbernal

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a bass- it’s a stick

@schlaackmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@thechristianbernal Oh really? For whatever reason I thought he only played the stick live. That's cool to know!

When I was a little kid, pre-school, I was obsessed with Sledgehammer. First song I ever LOVED. Flash-forward to age 12-13, I wanted a bass. I hadn’t listened to Gabriel in years (listening to 90s grunge) but the first thing that came out of me with that bass, that I had to figure out, was this song. It was a part of my DNA. I’ve been playing bass for a living since :)

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Amazing story! Tony Levin is truly inspirational

Saw Peter Gabriel in Rio de Janeiro, 1993. Tony Levin on bass, David Rhodes on guitar, Manu Katché on drums and David Sancious on keyboards. Just picture that. What a band! What a show!

@jluther1755

Жыл бұрын

Saw that same show at The LA Coliseum. Shankar on Violin and Paula Cole singing 🔥

@garymcdonnell5791

3 ай бұрын

Wow man' fair play!! Ya lucky sod haha😊 so cool is right man.. All my best mate from Gary Liverpool UK...

"Don't give up" makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up every time, the whole album is a masterpiece building on his previous work

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!!

@rickanderson1683

3 жыл бұрын

As much as I love the studio version, and Kate Bush in general (owning several of her cds), the live version with Paula Cole is one of most amazing things I've ever heard. She was a star of that tour.

@alaricgoldkuhl155

3 жыл бұрын

I can't hear it without crying like a girlyman. I wish Kate and Peter got married and had hundreds of song-children together.

@javascript6948

3 жыл бұрын

Such a great song even Willie Nelson covered it.!!!!

@DavidLazarus

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, love that song too! I sang it earlier today; albeit in my car with the windows rolled down in an empty part of a shopping center parking lot. :^D

I had the incredible honour of meeting the man himself at Real World Studios in 1992 when we were mixing some of our album there, he was an absolute gentleman ! I also got to play all his keyboards !

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing! Thanks ever so much!

@keykrazy

3 жыл бұрын

What all did you see there? Care to share manufacture & model #'s you remember seeing there? Any notable modules spotted in the racks?

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@keykrazy yes, enquiring minds want to know! Haha

@TelecasterLPGTop

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, he's one of my musical heroes. Must have been a real buzz to meet him.

@robmanueb.

3 жыл бұрын

I worked with an Iranian refugee who told me he was his biggest fan, he showed me a picture of him and Peter together. I asked him how he got the picture, he told me he kept asking people where he lived until someone gave him his address, went and knocked on his door. Peter came out and was happy to be photographed with his no 1 fan. Pretty cool and humble.

Woah! 40% of the entire video's length dedicated to the fretless bass! I *approve!!* 👍😁

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha Thanks ever so much!

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense, though: It's the song's most important ingredient, next to Peter's vocals, and also its foundation. And yeah, being also a bassist I loved that, too :-))

@MrJpbmusic2005

2 жыл бұрын

"Fretless Bass +Otave pedal =Marriage made in heaven ..the Fretless Bass never got the respect it truly deserved despite being common among 80s British pop music..

Thanks to Rick Beato and the KZread algorithm for making me aware of this channel. Subscribed!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

@allenmontrasio8962

2 жыл бұрын

me too

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

@@allenmontrasio8962 thanks ever so much

@cwalters7399

Жыл бұрын

The professor of Rock following brought me here. Brilliant channel

@adriendecroy7254

2 ай бұрын

Warren is next level compared to Rick Beato. Legit stuff which can come only from years in the industry (not that Rick doesn't have that, but I find Rick less profound).

This is not meant as a slight, but having watched Rick Beato "What makes this song so great" videos for years and always feeling him fall short of what I wanted in a video essay, is is such a pleasure to have discovered your "Songs that Changed music" series. This focus on production, arrangement and influences as well as context is so much more illuminating than simply breaking down chord progression. What an absolute delight! Thank you and keep up the good work.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very kind, I like to feature songs that were really important and do the best I can to cover all aspects of the writing, recording and production! Rick does great work and I’m honoured to be included in a discussion with him.

@MetteC5

9 ай бұрын

Thanks George, I've been wanting to write a similar comment but thought that I was alone in noting Rick falling short in numerous ways. So, as you, I'm absolutely delighted to have discovered this series!

@Unbiasedlistener

8 ай бұрын

I am in complete agreement.

@williamthomas2278

7 ай бұрын

Please note that Rick Beato is teaching about music as a writer and composition more than as a cultural influence. I love both shows for different reasons

@MetteC5

7 ай бұрын

@@williamthomas2278 That's a fair point and I see what you mean, but the problem with Rick is that he's teaching _through_ a very American cultural prism, which often leads to toe-curling inaccuracies as regards music outside of the US. Those of us that have a broader horizon are weary of his US-centric misrepresentations and have stopped watching his videos.

This song was a huge hit here in Brazil in the late 80s, because it was the theme song of the TV series Sledge Hammer, which was broadcasted by Rede Globo, the largest Brazilian TV network.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Silvio!! Thanks ever so much!

@TogonzoMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting irony: when ABC promoted the show here in the states, all the adverts featured Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer". But when the show actually premiered, we get this iconic Danny Elfman, over-the-top, 007/Untouchables sounding theme with a horn section and a operatic bridge!

@sophieschollsreinkarnation5078

2 жыл бұрын

@@TogonzoMedia Yeah, it confused me a lot as a kid ... I was a big fan of the series and thought the song was about it. They came out in the same year also.

@pu5epx

2 жыл бұрын

I saw the clip at 'Fantástico', is one of the strongest memories I have from childhood, so good it was

Don’t forget Games Without Frontiers, that did quite well too, 1980 - a magical time to be growing up music wise.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not forgotten my friend! Masterpiece

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Just one of many videos to come! Thanks ever so much for watching

@pungarehu

3 жыл бұрын

79 to 81 was THE golden age

@kobayashiMaroo

3 жыл бұрын

and "Family Snapshot" . . . no song gets the hairs on my neck sparking like "and I let the bullet flyyyyyyyyyyy......"

Another vote for Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes. The whole dynamic with producer Trevor Horn - whose stint in the band just a few years earlier led him to switch to production - is fascinating. The story I heard is that he literally got on his knees to beg the band to finish it, that's how big he (correctly) thought it would be.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Marvellous idea Dirk!!

@stereoroid

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Not to mention that bizarre music video, and the presence of most of the Art Of Noise on there.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@stereoroid yes, wonderful!

@joefry22

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I remember “Owner of a Lonely Heart” sounded so distinctive when it came out. It just jumped out of the speakers. Cool, melodic songwriting combined with Trevor Horn's crisp, modern production.

@cowboixxxl

2 жыл бұрын

Hell Yes to Yes

I've seen Peter Gabriel twice. He was AMAZING. What an artist.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much!

@DavidLazarus

3 жыл бұрын

I only saw Peter on the US tour. Great show though! Darn sure wish I had been old enough to see him with Genesis!

@realdocloco

Жыл бұрын

Same, saw him twice in the early to mid eighties - incredible showman and music quality that still impress me today. Some of the best concerts in my life.

I always knew Peter Gabriel was special as a child Solbury Hill always moved me in a way I cant explain but I never realised how much detail went into sledgehammer amazing.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Gabriel is one of the greats! Only a couple left!

When the horns come rising in on verse two, this song becomes something special. Probably the best pop song ever.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks ever so much!

This song didn't change music. Peter Gabriel and his genius changed music. And he's still doing it.

As a non-producer and non-musician, I have just subscribed...LOL..the musicality of these musicians is just mind-blowing.. Greetings from South Africa.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Lynette!!

That bass sound is so iconic. So intensely deep and liquid.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Agreed 100%!

@lorpal1

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Levin!

The album was beautifully engineered, with a wonderful clean, crisp sound. The opening high hats on "Red Rain" set the tone for the rest of the album.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%!

Peter Gabriel not only has my all time favorite video with "Sledgehammer" but my all time favorite romantic song in "in your eyes."

I'm blown away by the technical details presented, and how clearly you speak. Too bad I don't understand a single word of it. I just watched because I love this song. I'm tempted to watch another one now. Thanks!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Tim!

The amazing horns is what really does this song for me. But then I'm a saxophone player.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Love the horns! Thanks ever so much!

@TheOnlineBusker

3 жыл бұрын

Sax is one of the coolest instruments, and I'd bet it's one of those that so many people say they would "love to learn" but never even think about it! Off to check out your channel dude to see if there's any cool sax there!!

@TheOnlineBusker

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! it's about coding! Didn't expect that! Cool too!

This entire album, So, is a MASTERPIECE. Peter Gabriel is a musical genius. 🔥

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes! Agreed 200%!

This is a crazy song but I lovvvvvvveeeee the production. I thought the bass was a synth bass at first!!!! I love the horns and the drums my goooddddnnneeessssssss!!!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Amazing Production!! Thanks ever so much!

So.......One of the best albums ever produced.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100% Russell!

@MrUndersolo

3 жыл бұрын

So it is...

Peter must have had the overall sounds in his mind and worked on creating them in reality. What musical genius.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, true genius!

When you got Levin&Katché, you can be pretty sure that the rhythm section is nothing less than brilliant.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!!

I had the opportunity to do some sessions with Tony Levin about 15 years ago, and it was so fun to spend time with him and learn how he works.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That’s absolutely amazing!!

I was 8 when this came out. But i'll never forget it. It's one of the songs that got me into drums. Such a great song.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks ever so much

Having just bought a Boss Octaver I was playing this bass line all day... One of my all time favourite, I’m going to watch the video and I hope to hear more about the bass sound! Love the series Warren!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Lorenzo! Yes, it was combination of the Boss Octaver and chorusing!

@tonygonzales6961

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro ./hh"it

I LOVE me some PG. He has one of the best voices ever.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!!

So cool to see Tony Franklin on this, hes one of my very favorite rock bassists!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Amazing to be able to work with Tony!

I graduated HS in '86. What an amazing experience growing up listening to such great musicians. We were spoiled.

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we certainly were!

One of my favorites. Still have the record I bought back in the day. I always feel 20% happier after I listen to it. Actually, it's more like 23%.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha Couldn't agree more! Love this song!!

I am not a great social media commentator but I have to say your youtube channel is epic. Educational for me as a home based songwriter/producer but also fascinating and of general interest when you do episodes like this which cover both bases for me. Brilliant stuff.

I really love this series. The fact that its coming from a producer/musician's perspective really adds to it. It bounces along with your links and isolated tracks. It's clear you LOVE what you're doing. Music history at its finest! These are good enough to be seen by a wider audience BBC etc ...

Man, between you, Rick Beato and David Bennett my head is exploding with all this music theory and studio know how and I'm all the richer for it. So thank you, it's so very much appreciated!

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very kind! Thanks ever so much! Humbled to be included with such greats!

I remember when this song came out. OH CRAP I must be old now

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha me too! I hear you!

@toonertik

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Yeah... but some of us were in our LONG pants by then>> :P

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@degrande707 haha indeed!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@toonertik haha very true!

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

Not as old as the artist himself, though ;-) I was 16 then, turning 51 next month. Still have great memories of '86 :-)

Yes "So" was a great album, however my favorite song on it is "Big Time." The play on words is what really grabbed me. "I've been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out".

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Randall! Thanks ever so much

@prettydistractednails2282

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites too . The lyrics and the Big sound. Just remarkable!

I still recall the very first time I heard this song on the radio, back in 1986. It immediately sounded as if it had always been there and it would always be there. An instant classic!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Me too! Thanks ever so much

Another "slam dunk" Warren! A song on the City Of Angels soundtrack that gets under the radar "I Grieve" is one that really sticks in my brain.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Abe!

@mrufino1

3 жыл бұрын

I grieve is amazing. The Up tour was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and he ended with that if I remember correctly.I didn’t realize that was on the city of angels soundtrack.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrufino1 fantastic! Thanks for sharing

I never realized how much the Seinfeld bass theme was inspired by this tune.

@GarethGras

3 жыл бұрын

That "bass" theme is played on a synth so maybe even more than you think

Seinfeld bass + fresh prince drums + peter gabriel = sledghammer

I’m a simple man... I see someone praising this classic banger, I ring the bell

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nicks! Thanks ever so much

Great song! Especially as a gateway to more Peter Gabriel.

0:59 Haha, Genesis Exodus

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha Thanks ever so much Adam!

@davekatz3679

3 жыл бұрын

'Adam'. I've got your Number(s).....

I LOVE these, good onya mate! Gated reverb, I froze my butt off in an unheated garage driving my self crazy trying to get that snare sound in the early 80's.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

@Reprodestruxion

3 жыл бұрын

Reverb and a compressor dude.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@Reprodestruxion gating on the console

I love that video this is how I found your channel I still listen to sledgehammer and watch the video in 2022...one of my best memories being a baby in the 80's

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

One of my all-time favourite artists, I was fortunate to see him live at Newcastle City Hall UK on the Melt tour. I will never for get his entrance in total darkness to the drum beat of Intruder, he appeared through a side door in the upper gallery with a massive search light and made his way through the audience, down the stairs and up to the front of the stage, amazing memories and an amazing musician!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing

Thanks so much for this video, Warren! You break songs down so beautifully and this one is no exception. Peter Gabriel along with great players such as Tony Levin, Manu Katche, David Rhodes, Wayne Jackson, and Daniel Lanois' masterful production resulted in a brilliant track. I have never tired of listening to this classic song (or anything off of SO for that matter).

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

@Ivan Lendl - I also used to watch tennis on the TV a lot back then, with you and your mates Becker, Agassi, McEnroe, Graf, Navratilova... ;-))

Surely the 'icing on the cake' is Peter's incredible vocal...

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Peter's Vocal is absolutely incredible!!

Peter Gabriel's Genesis era vocals can be entrancing at times.

The Up album by Peter Gabriel is so under rated... the production on it is insane. Of his earlier work, I love the song intruder from "melt".

@MKPiatkowski

8 ай бұрын

I love it more than So. That album is a true masterpiece.

One of the best basslines ever.

@DavidLazarus

3 жыл бұрын

Nah. Great, but far from best. Both Tony and others have played better.

@janbures5203

3 жыл бұрын

Best bassline imho is Normans Watts Roy’s Hit me with your rhytm stick.

@DavidLazarus

3 жыл бұрын

@@janbures5203 - There's really no such thing as "best". There will always be others who have done it better. Besides, this is largely subjective anyway.

@janbures5203

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLazarus I know its very subjective, thats why I said IMHO ;)

I remember buying the record and playing it until it was virtually scratched to death. Then I bought the CD... And I was just a teenager with no money to fool around. And, please, let me repeat my comment above: "Word Up!" Perhaps including the cover versions.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Jürgen!

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

Cameo's 'Word Up!' had popped into my mind also, when watching one of the previous episodes! I still 'see' the red undies over skin-tight black pants on the singer, in the original video clip x-)) From '86 too, like 'Sledgehammer' :-)

SO I broke my Walkman Pro listening to that song!!......had it in sitting on my lap while I air drum'd along, and the walkman sliped, hit the floor, the end!.....bollocks Gabrial !! :-( Definitely one of my favorites of the era. Just out of high school, every party cover band was playing it. The perfect blend of shiny eighties'ness and funky soul groove. The video was a huge step forward, and raised the creative bar for every other band ;:-)

I’m not that musical. I never “heard” the baseline of this song before until this video. Thanks for opening my eyes...er...ears.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

Peter and Paula Cole on Secret World Live. You’ll never hear a better vocal duet, the gold standard.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!! Indeed!

Just heard it yesterday because I felt the need for a perfectly produced song! Headphones on and enjoy! Love it!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

It’s simply one of the best sounding songs I’ve ever listen to. Every time I hear it it just picks me up. Such a brilliant groove element to it. That bass is just so amazing.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! I agree!

I just listen to it one hour ago. And then I found Your video. Nice. Tomorrow I will listen again in my living room with much bigger loudspeakers. I missed the power of the bass. Now it is to late to listen loud enough.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Dzezik!

Anyone else get shown this song by their parents because the "weird music video" made such an impression they had to show their kids?

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha no, however that’s cool to hear! It’s wonderful to see just how successful it is (it’s Peter Gabriel’s second biggest song) however only those old enough even remember the video! Just goes to show how amazing the song is!

I've always loved this song. And it's not my usual fare. Just now I found out why. Daniel Lanois!!! He is THE man when it comes to record production vision as far as I can tell...everything from Dylan, to Willie and Emmylou. And his own albums are amongst my favourites of all time. Never knew he did Sledgehammer. Cheers Warren. Made my day!

I remember listening the So album on my walkman when I was 10 years old in 1986. I was hypnotized by those songs. I played that tape over and over again. It's amazing to hear the isolated tracks 35 years later. Still sounds amazing! Thank you, Warren!!

Myself and my father love Sledgehammer. It is Peter Gabriel's best song ever.

The Album 'So' is Fantastic, when i got Married our first Dance song was 'In Your Eyes' Stunning Song in all ways.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Trevor!

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading an interview with Osbourne's Ozzy in the mid 90's in which he was talking about his then brandnew album 'Ozzmosis': He said he was blown away when hearing Peter Gabriel's 'So', that it was an absolute masterpiece, and that it also was his inspiration to create his own masterpiece with his latest album; And he reckoned he'd gotten pretty close, too :-) I then bought that album out of sheer curiosity, and I actually did like it a lot! :-))

Awesome, thank you, Warren.. I love this song and the music video blew me away when it come out back in 1986 ... when I was 16 years old! Time flies.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Marc! Thanks ever so much! Yes, time flies!!

This is one of the main melodies in my life. Perfect, powerful, enchanting.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

I got to meet Ian Cooper at metropoly long time ago ,,incredible experience,, the nicest and so much knoledge.

I'll never forget Tony Levin playing this song live at the Roskilde Music Festival in the mid 90's, with Peter and the band. Also quite impressed with his percussive bass playing style using 'drum' type sticks as an extension to the fingers of his right hand. Really different approach to the bass.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Roskilde is such an incredible festival!! That would have been wonderful to see him there!

You just pick bangers every single time. These videos are the highlight of every day they are released. Could I request you do XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel"?

@ehesse1058

3 жыл бұрын

I second this request please

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Marvellous Mark! Thanks ever so much!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@ehesse1058 Thanks ever so much!

@stevehume5538

3 жыл бұрын

I third it.

@juleskazen7057

3 жыл бұрын

Anything XTC would be a real treat!!

Nice that you mention Colin Broad. One of the unsung heroes of the engineering industry. And a super nice guy too.

I just love this series of "Songs that Changed Music". One of the best things you can find on KZread about stainless classics.

Gabriel has said that his gorgeous Real World studios was paid for from the success of this song and album.

1986 the year I was born 🤣👍 Still Peter became such a big influence on me later on. There is just something about that voice and his songwriting/arrangements that almost always grab your attention right away. And don't get me started about all the amazing theatrical stuff he does live, it's so overwhelming ❤🤩 Maybe growing up or skyblue next?

this is a fantastic film document - every Peter Gabriel should watch this, million thanks - very interesting.

This is why youtube and creators are so important. This is a topic which I admittedly, maybe foolishly, never considered much deeper. This video gave me insight into things I didnt even think to consider!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much Jeremy!

@jeremy8189

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Thank you for shedding light on something so intriguing with such eloquence!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremy8189 that’s very kind of you to say!!

Wow Warren! PG has probably been my single favorite artist since "The Lamb...", and "So" is without a doubt within my top5 favorite albums of all time. Thanks for demystifying the track! Killen's mic'ing technique was a revelation. As always, YOU ROCK BRUH!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve! Mine too! HUGE Fan!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Kevin Killen is a huge talent!!

These are fascinating videos. It's amazing to hear how disparate influences - motown in this case, chant, reggae, etc, in the Message in a Bottle videos - are all combined to make something that comes to sound absolutely new, and eventually, totally familiar. Hope you keep making these!

one of the best songs ever. Thanks for this video!!!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

Peter Gabriel is brilliant

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he is, completely amazing

I just watched his Secret World Tour Concert. Brilliant. I can’t find the right adjectives to describe his voice. Warren, you are bringing a smile to my face with these videos. Thank you PS Tony Franklin! Wow Also I worked with Wayne Jackson in Memphis Tn in the 90s.

@guitboxgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Must be nice to ring up oh, let's say Tony Freakin' Franklin to talk about one of the coolest fretless bass lines by one of the best fretless bass players!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitboxgeek haha yes, truly blessed!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Buddy! So glad you enjoy them!

Yes! Now you’re talking!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@Cashew Gesundheit yes! Amazing

@hopetea7670

3 жыл бұрын

@Cashew Gesundheit Its a fantastic vocal. Across all his work I love how PG also has more than one type of voice but all disinctly PG.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopetea7670 agreed 100%!

@lazstan

3 жыл бұрын

I politely just don’t get how this guy has a career. I hate everything of his. To me it all sucks. To each their own.

A fantastic song by a real innovator and inventor.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

Yep, it was the video that made this song so memorable. The tune was catchy but without all that extraordinary award-winning animation by Aardman and the Quay Brothers the song would never have become such a massive hit.

I remember when this song was first released and the first time I saw the video on MTV. I remember the animation for the video was cutting edge at the time not to mention a kick-ass song! This had so many awesome elements in it and you said it correctly, it was "Gabrielized"! Great video Warren! I look forward to these videos as it's so nostalgic for me - these were songs from my teenage years! A suggestion for a future video: Deep Purple - "Hush", "Highway Star", "Perfect Strangers" or the ever popular "Smoke on the Water" - we all learned to play that riff on guitar at one time or another!

Tony Levin - 'nuf sed!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, incredible player! Thanks ever so much!

@augmentedkeys5971

3 жыл бұрын

That's 'enough said.'

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@augmentedkeys5971 hahaha I think we know what they meant haha

@augmentedkeys5971

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro A slight. My son now wants to learn how to make "Beats". NO! "They're called drum patterns!" Kids these days... I've been waiting for this day and this scary day that my son (12) would say that he wants to make Rap beats. No!!! I tell him - no, you only get to listen to the Beatles. Those types of Beats. I said. Okay, if you want to hear some cool "rap" stuff. Then listen to M A S S I V E A T T A C K. Done. :)

@mightyV444

3 жыл бұрын

@@augmentedkeys5971 - I was briefly playing in a covers band here in NZ last year called 'Nuff Zed' x-))

The only single vinyl I ever bought :) ... ROCK ON !

Fantastic record. Thank you for breaking it down. At one time I kept Peter Gabriel's D.I.Y. album cover up on my wall where I would see it every day before I left for work. While I can't possibly compare, his ethos and singular approach to song construction was something I really aspired to. I still try to get a little closer to that every day. Good to see the Tony Franklin demonstration, another great influence along with Tony Levin. Both monsters. I've got a 62 precision with 70's dimarzio P/J configuration which I made fretless around 1983. When Fender released the Tony Franklin signature, I looked at his, looked at mine and did the classic Monty Python/Holy Grail line "No thanks, we've already got one!" GREAT series Warren, keep em coming!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Thanks ever so much my friend!! I really appreciate the support and sharing your experiences

I am really enjoying this series. So far every song you have chosen is a 10/10 stunner.

I remember so well hearing Shock the Monkey on the radio in high school and obsessing over So in college. Great analysis. I think the whole album is actually timeless music!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed! Amazing album!

As a bassist... I love Tony's description... his forgiving description for a bassist is what I need... Us bassists don't get much love... Thank you!

It amazes me how much work and tech goes into a great song like this. I hear the panflute sounding so simple and then the song marches in. It all sounds so deceptively simple. And then you break it down and show how this composition is so utterly complex. The vocals, the instruments, the electronic gear, and even the venue. I’ve loved this song since it came out (also Big Time) but never appreciated the amount of work that went into it. Thank you for breaking it all down for us. And a huge THANK YOU to Mr. Gabriel for bringing it to life!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, Thanks ever so much for the incredible comment! Agreed, Peter Gabriel is unbelievably talented!

Really awesome series! Thank you so much Warren for making this series 😀👍

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alexey! My pleasure!

Favorite verse, all time.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Masterpiece

Thank you for this feature on one of the most iconic artists around.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Shawn!

Tony Franklin is a LEGEND! Thank you!

Gr8 vid. Can I just say that the follow up “Steam” deserves an honourable mention.

@rangerrecon

3 жыл бұрын

As would Shock The Monkey and plenty of other of his songs. The problem is where do you stop?

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! So many amazing songs!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@rangerrecon exactly? So many amazing songs! Thanks ever so much!

@djbelc01

3 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally I was just listening to Steam earlier today and thought about that. It really reminds me of Sledgehammer even though it clearly goes in its own direction. Also, wonderful video as always Warren!

@garygramm6533

3 жыл бұрын

Always thought of Steam as a companion song to Sledgehammer. There was a wicked 12” version too.

Another amazing episode, this series gets better and better. Hearing the stems is so cool

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

That bass is stuck in my head. Unreal soul, funk and pop all combined into perfection on this track!