Badlands' Greg Chaisson on Jake E. Lee's Days in Rough Cutt, BulletBoys' Marq Torien in Ratt, Ozzy 

Yes I'm 48! & the best thing about growing up is the verity of great music what a time to be alive & now the kids got mumble rap 😪

You have to be a certain age to understand the power and how revolutionary MTV was. The fact that they just played music 24 hours a day. Those first few years if you had a hit it was on twice an hour. It was such a new concept their just wasn't enough videos to fill out the day.

Well said @ Charlie Smith. That was an incredible scene back then.

The Badlands band didn't realize how many fans of the band they had before they broke up.

Me too.

@@fullinbloom Me too lol

I'll take his word for it

Jake is my all time fave. I have met many famous musicians and have been disappointed. I met Jake before an RDC show a few years ago. I had driven 7 hours to see him and I yanked my favorite pickup out of my guitar to give him as a gift. I was worried that he might not be too friendly but he was totally humble and made plenty of time to talk to me.

I met him when he played for Ozzy! Sat on the stage and signed autographs one hour Before the show. Nicest guy ever.

Agreed Jake E Lee is a great guitarist

and Voodoo Highway and Dusk are 2 of the other 4 🤣

then you have to hear the second and third one, the drumming is much much better as is the singing

Might as well make the other 2 both Red Dragon Cartel 🤣

He truly seems honest and down to earth type of a guy

Great sound? It sounds like its off a crummy phone.

@@hugolafhugolaf I meant his voice, not the recording quality. Many of the recordings are old and not on great formats. He mentions the issues before some of the interviews. It's not a symphony. I just need to be able to understand the conversation and i can do that.

@@rticle15 I appreciate your kind words and thanks for having my back.

Thank you. Send Jake my way!

Money, of course. That band was a planned VH rip off attack. They even used the same VH production team, who were all in on it.

It's pretty mind blowing that he was that good. One of those 'what could have been' type scenarios. Wonder why he gave it away?

Saw Torien with Ratt at the Whiskey....he was outstanding....later when I heard he was replaced, I thought no way but people kept telling me how much better Warren was. I doubted it till I heard him. Chaisson said it best "Marc was unbelievable but he was caught up in the Eddie thing while Warren was awesome but had started to develop his own unique style"....Once I heard him, I agreed with those people telling me about Warren.

@@Fbanz96 LOL Marq was caught up in the Eddie thing then changed to the Dave thing.

@@Fbanz96 Wow, great story - you saw a little bit of Sunset Strip history there!

He looked like Rambo.

The offset pickups look like the SS logo from The Third Reich 🤣

I'm going to have to put you on the payroll soon. You're too kind. As always, thank you!

I feel the same way…

Matt Thorne later in Rough Cutt is who he is talking about he was in Ratt then.

I think I still have that issue!

@@sirchromiumdowns2015 I’m pretty sure I still have mine, but lost the cover and the poster.

That first picture on the video, Greg looks like Ron.

Greg didnt play in Keel. It was his brother,Kenny

Just curious was that Actor Billy Barty's Skating Rink ?

@@cheeseguy4998: It sure was! And the little man himself was there!

@@algernonblackwood1707 Wow Awesome ! :D

@@cheeseguy4998: Thanks bro!

I just read a interview from awhile ago, with George Lynch saying that he joined Ratt after trying out for Ozzy in 1982 while Warren was in Dokken . They saw each other in the halls of the rehearsal spot and talked and decided to rejoin there previous bands . So Maybe this was after Marq had been in Ratt before Stephen made up with Warren not sure ???? Because this was all in 1982.

@@cheeseguy4998 WRONG . George is About 10 Years older than Warren . George was in Bands called The Boys / XCiter in the 70s . George knew how to play Guitar Before Warren was even playing a Guitar . George and Warren actually swapped places in Ratt and Dokken in the early 80s . Warren was in Dokken , George was in Ratt Briefly to see if their was Chemistry for either guy in opposite bands . Both Guys returned to their bands . Juan Croucier left Dokken to be in Ratt as well . Both bands were sharing the same Recording Studio around 1983 . George was offered a Place in Ratt later , and turned it down . Yes , Warren showed George how to play the Randy Rhoads material . But it was a Two way Street of Educating each other . There's plenty of Musicians / Fans that know Warren sounds a lot like George in Guitar Playing Style . If you listen carefully to Ratt Albums Warren has a lot of Guitar playing temdencies / nuances that George was Famous for . The Jimmy Hendrix Rapid Fire String Sliding Technique with the left hand that George obviously showed Warren how to do . George was known for Minor notes in his solo Runs that Warren does . George was the Trilling / String Bending / Pinch Harmonics Master in the 70s , so he showed Warren how to do that as well . Most to of tbe Ratt Out Of The Cellar Album Solos sound like something George would have came up with .

I agree.

Bassist Joey Cristofanilli. Also played with Rough Cutt and Jag Wire. Co-writer on "Wanted Man."

@@fullinbloom Thank You.