I stole so much from Jake’s playing on the first two badlands albums… Not that I was anywhere near his technical ability. It was more about the aggression and sheer abandonment of care that I applied to writing my own things. Great video, David!🤠
I got to be on the bill with Badlands twice and they were outstanding both times. Ray was spot on too. It was towards the end of his life but he was amazing.
Perfect timing as I’ve been on a Badlands and Red Dragon Cartel binge lately. And Jake is my favorite Ozzy guitarist. But he really shined after that when he was able to be himself.
I bought mine as there was ad in the paper: "Move over Ozzy, Jake is back!" Rhino Bucket was promoted same way: "Move over AC/DC, Rhino Bucket is here" Good days.
I do not write in Jake's style even remotely. But I am always inspired by the way he plays. When I get back to him, I always here something new. RU-vid especially, find him make a mistake live. He plays Randy's parts with respect and acumen and somehow makes them his own. My favorite live player and when I get in a rut, I know his playing will make me feel good about working harder.
I have no words. I mean, I do, but they won’t do the value in this lesson justice. Jake is just awesome. You nailed those phrases. One of them is from High Wire and I never quite figured it out until you laid it out brilliantly. Thank you!!
Eddie Trunk discussed on his radio show why the Badlands albums are out of print and staying that way indefinitely. It all comes down to the families of the girls that singer Ray Gillen infected with HIV before he died of AIDS. Whenever an independent label picks up the option to re-master and re-release these albums, the families inevitably put the kibosh on it, because they don't want Ray's estate profiting after what he did to those girls. That's why we're only left with the option of finding 2nd-hand copies of the albums at exorbitantly outrageous prices.
Thanks David! Jake is one of my all time fave guitarists! And I loved Badlands as well! I wish he would go back to that 70s type of sound and playing. Damn, I had both of those albums, but on cassette. Edit: I got to see them.when they toured with Great White and Tesla. That was a bad ass show!
Great episode … I met Jake backstage during the Ultimate Sun tour with Metallica opening up … not sure what happened but he was a perfect fit for Ozzy after RR passed away … ZW changed the Ozzy sound and made him what he is today … Jake had all of the flash and techniques to go between RR and the modern players of the day … he is an exceptional player who found himself on the outside looking in … 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
So were going to get a John Sykes licks from 1989 from blue murder? Imo johns best palette of work and is the definitive John Sykes playing ive ever heard
I didn't know you'd talked about the dominant pentatonic before. That's awesome! I don't know of any other instructor who has mentioned it. I call it the _Jeff Beck scale._ lols
You have a wide scope of right hand techniques. I'd love a video of some of your favorites, both pick and fingers and also going back and forth between the two. Some great bends btw tonight. Thanks
Dave, you 💯 HAVE to do a lesson on your picking. Its like your stabbing the strings, do a flicky thing, and economy picking. I cant figure it out, but it seems to work tremendously. Please please help
Dave's done at least one video on picking technique. Awesome request though, and I would be interested in a deeper dive myself. You may want to check Troy Grady. Not my favorite player or anything, but he's done the most extensive dive into picking technique I ever heard of. I'd also say that in particular, watching Steve Morse's technique carefully would be a good idea. His alternate picked arpeggio's on _Tumeni Notes_ is astounding.
Badlands Live Chicago 1991 and Live Dallas TX 1991 lick lesson. You will see Jake E Lee tapping harmonics with his right hand it sounds like he is tapping double stops/diad intervals and the chords he uses are not just normal major and minor chords. The Chords he does is wide spread types using a phase 90 it sounds like to get those jimmy page those chords and very subtle phaser works good with those wide spread chords and slash chords
I've always been a fan of Jake! Great more licks! BTW I think have that First Badlands Album in my moms attic ? I have a bunch shredder albums! I have Steeler ,A couple Racer X albums all on vinyl! MSG ,Rainbow, some stuff from Shrapnel Records with Mike Varney!
Really enjoy your videos David! You always pick great players, cool licks and you play them so well with a nice touch and tone! I loved Jake's playing growing up, got to see Badlands live, incredible band. Also thanks for the tip about the LP prices. I have several copies of the CDs and both albums on vinyl. Now how about a Late Night Lesson featuring some Gary Moore licks from his rock era circa '78-'89?! Cheers.
Those first two badlands albums were outstanding. Jake and the band got the absolute square root of nothing in terms of marketing support because a few industry insiders hated the bones of Ray G . The licks off both albums could keep you busy for a good few weeks. I’ll never sell my copies I got them on vinyl cassette and cd. Rest in peace Ray Gillan what an awesome vocalist he was.
Atlantic hated Jake too. They tried to replace him with Doug Aldrich. Best Badlands interviews ever search Greg Chaisson interviewed by Brian Sword Double Stop podcast. Nearly 3 hours of amazing info in two interviews. A must listen for any Badlands fans.
David, on that pentatonic lick around 7:20, I’m guessing you are pulling off on the B string and picking the G string? This lick has tripped me up for years, and you seem to have the magic sauce here for it. Thanks
The third lick is on the first Badlands album!! Winters Call, I think. That album was the second coming of Led Zeppelin for me. Fourth lick is also on that album. EDIT: Lick 3 is from High Wire at 2:03 here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l6LXVqetMeo.html Lick 4 (Bonus Lick) is from Winter's Call at 3:20: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZVZfm9-k4KI.html
Stellar video! I once had a chance to see Badlands, but somehow managed not to get there. To me this was supposed to be next big thing but somehow it got swept under the carpet. Very promising band and in the end very sad tale.
Like Jake e Lee's life story like his playing but he got screwed by both ozzy and well.., think you get that i mean several people screwed him over in music. He met his dream made and made it.
you know what it sucks that he got fired from Ozzy, not sure how his blues licks would have worked with Ozzy. I mean at that point with Ozzy, BS and RR didn't really sound to bluesy or hard rock? More so heavy, and classical. BATM to me had classical guitar stuff in it.
Love your channel brother. I got a guitarist you'd love to check out. I'm from nova Scotia Canada. And I have a Canadian gem for you. Brian mcleoud from Chilliwack and the headpins. Check out Chilliwack s full album opus x. You may recognize a few hits like what you Guna do and secret information. Check out one of the last songs called your Guna last. I thing you would have an awesome video on your hands with that. Especially where the guitarist Brian Mcleoud is from my home province Nova Scotia. Many blessings man I hope you take this idea into consideration because it would be a big hit for Canadian guitarists rock lovers like you and i
Lick #3 has a mistake. He is not playing a chromatic line there. It's pulloffs on the G string, frets 15-14-12 ( I notice youre tuned 1/2 step down like Jake was). So its blues scale, not chromatic... I remember learning that lick from the Badlands album a long time ago.
Could you please show the solo for funkadelics get off your ass and jam done by a junkie off the street who played later with rod stewart and rare earthpaul warren
