Jake E. Lee talks Bark At The Moon 

In my opinion, its the best non Rhoads song of the Ozzy lot.

After listening to the Ultimate Sin album in its entirety a few times now, I am of sound opinion that Jake was one of the most underrated guitarists in history. His licks are amazing.

Ozzy has some of the most unique guitarist ever, all were amazing

I wish Jake had been able to stay longer. He was more intricate and used interesting chording compare to many hotshot players of the 80s. He added more color to the sound of Ozzy's music. I loved his style and his look on stage with Ozzy and later.

Possibly the most under rated guitarist of all time.

Nice to know that I've been playing Bark at the Moon wrong all my life, and it had to be told to me by the guy who wrote the actual song lmao

This man deserves as much love as we can give him. He was unceremoniously ousted , after pretty much single handedly writing two of Ozzys biggest albums ( and saving his ass after Randy saved it first!) Makes me wonder how Sharon might have ousted Randy, if he had'nt been taken too soon.. Seriously. This man needs guitar God status on a larger scale.

It’s almost like he deliberately wrote this in such a way that only he would know how to play it 100% correct

I saw the ult sin tour. I think it was during "I don't know" solo, Jake is on the corner of the stage sort of crouched down with his guitar a bit over the audience. The type of scene they snap pics of and put them on magazine covers. All of a sudden you see this arm pop out of the crowd and pulls Jake into the audience. Ozzys looking around like wtf?.... Ever heard that sound a guitar makes when something hits it when it's plugged in or it falls over? Well picture that thru a stadium PA. Security pulls Jake out and pushes him back onstage just as the main riff starts after the solo...he plays half the riff and the guitar isnt even close to being in tune. He throws the guitar, misc roadies deliver a fresh guitar and he starts playing, while pointing and giving the finger at the guy in the crowd who fucked up his solo. It was metal as fuck.

Lee settles the debate about who was playing Bark At The Moon wrong: EVERYBODY

Jake was a young, naive (dumb) kid when he joined Ozzy's band and being so young and naive, he gave away his songwriting credit and publishing for the BARK AT THE MOON album. I put 5% of the blame for that on Jake, 10% of the blame on Ozzy, and 85% of the blame on Sharon. That's a conservative estimate on Sharon.

It's news to me that Jake never got writing credit for any of his Ozzy stuff, I always thought he did. That's so fuckin' wrong. Karma has to get Oz and Sharon for that bullshit. To this day, the best performance I've ever seen by any metal guitarist was Jake E. Lee at the US Festival in '83. I only saw it on video (used to play that festival to death on vhs) but for me, it's the best combination of presence, performance, and playing I've ever seen by any metal lead guitarist.

Yeah, the most under rated Ozzy guitarist. I'll take Jake E. Lee over Zack Wylde any day.

A great guitarist. I love Randy and Zakk, but Jake was awesome and unappreciated.

jesus christ... what a criminally underrated guitarist lee is. don't get me wrong, i love randy and tony and wylde and so on, but holy shit jake is a fucking BEAST!

Agree totally underrated guitar player. He had the biggest shoes to fill of all: A good-looking, super-talented guitar player who tragically died in the prime of his life, becoming a legend (Rhoads). Impossible shoes for anyone to fill, and kudos to him for basically doing it!

Now if Jake could just get paid for the song that would be even better.

What a lesson ..what a player! ...i'm thinking on every riff "there's an easier way to play that" but then he explains why he didn't take the easy path! Monster! Blew me away in the 80's and still does today!

Not just a great player - a great person as well... I've never really heard him speak very often but during this segment he's really down to earth and super cool !!! And of course an incredible player who had such a great and original approach to his playing. He had a killer LA tone and feel much more like King Edward and not like RR at all. I know he was in Ratt and wrote a ton of killer shit with Robin Crosby (RIP). He was roomates with Warren DiMartini when he got the Ozzy gig and recommend Warren for the Ratt spot. DiMartini was so young then and grew up in Ratt. He ran through these 80's Laney Amps and could barely control the volume at first... Jake on the other hand had an unbelievable control of a screaming loud rig playing really chunky killer riffs which are extremely difficult to contain and control - especially at a wicked loud volume - completely awesome control and technique. Jake was probably the best player to come out of the post EVH scene. Just unbelievable riffs and tone with total control. Amazing and totally underated player for certain and by far my personal favorite Ozzy player and songwriter

That outro solo is part of why I believe there is a god.

I really enjoyed Killer of Giants. It's pretty and clean. It complements the fast shred style of the rest of the 2 jake ozzy albums.

You may play the outro like that Jake, but my fingers don't do seven fret stretches!! Top man!

Good to see jake again. Great guitarist who was very underrated.

I know everybody will think I'm crazy but Jake he really is definitely my favorite Ozzie guitar player

Love the guy - but i hope he's ok with me continuing to play it the wrong way :-) . took me many hours to learn it wrong!! If he ever walks into a bar I'm playing - I'll just hand the guitar over anyway

Jake saved Ozzys drunk ass.

For me that Bark At The Moon solo is one of my all time favorites including the playing at the ending..was just awesome..never get tired of it..THANK YOU JAKE YOU THE MAN!!🙏😎

The outro is one of the most powerful pieces of music I've ever heard!!

Jake is such a great guitar player and one hell of a cool dude.

IMO Jake is very important from the standpoint he kept Ozzy on top after Randy died. Jake is a hell of a composer and song writer. Bark at the moon is an incredibly underrated song!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

So glad to have Jake back out there. One of the best lead guitarists and a total riff monster.

Jake E Lee and Chris Degarmo are my two favorite players of all time.

In his prime, this guy was better than Randy and Zakk imo.

He explains it very well about how he wrote it and how little things can change drastic.. Love Jake's playing

a underrated guitar player:)rock on father Jake

Jake is a great loveable honest person, rock on brother!

its so refreshing to see someone as gifted as Lee sharing with such obvious humility...hes a virtuoso yet so down to earth....amazing,,,,,,

As a guitarist and musician, you sometimes wonder why some guitarists play it the way they do. This is a prime example of a guitarist explaining why he plays it the way he did, and makes total sense. I have some much respect for Jake. Ive watched this video so many times and I never get bored because the way he is, I see him as a bloke with charisma and friendly personality. Anyways to sum it up, underrated guitarist, the best Ozzy had. ! Sharon I hate you !

His playing was the best. Smooth yet very aggressive in the most melodic way. Tone was fantastic and growly. Bluesy in a good way yet modern and cutting edge for that time. Really some or the finest rock guitar playing and composing ever captured, on that album. Iconic really.

What a song with some incredible guitar work! Heard it first when I was 17, still gives me goosebumps 20 years later..

That opening riff is as good as anything off of Blizzard. Killer player.

I think it was absolutely a stupid move on Ozzy and Sharon's part to fire Jake.

One of the greatest riffs ever written!

208 people cant play that end part

Man, talk about an underrated guitarist. One of the best metal guitar god ever sitting right there.

Amazing player and better person! The more I watch of him the more impressed I am.

I really think arguing who's better than who is pretty immature. ALL these guys were awesome. They each had something to contribute. We all like who we like. We are so lucky to even have these founding fathers of guitar. 🎸🤘🏼 practice hard

Intro to Killer of Giants still gives me goose bumps! Amazing guitar work.

He wrote the music for BATM and received ZERO credit for his artistic and intellectual contribution. Check it. "words and music by Ozzy Osbourne?" on the credits.

evenif youre playing the right notes doesnt mean youre playing it right, i love the shapes he plays creates a mood with all the notes ringing out like that.

This solo is one of the top of all time. Jake was such a bad ass!

One of the most bad ass guitar riffs ever made. Jake was always a badass!

Jake E Lee was Ozzy "best" guitarist from a technical stand point; but Randy had better material to work with, was more strikingly original, & more melodic (which is what matters the most). But Jake's parts are really well thought out and extremely intricate. Like Randy's stuff is sometimes easier than it sounds, Jake's parts are often much harder than they sound. Zakk rocked harder but Jake is extremely under appreciated

i can't believe how well this guy accentuates a chord,he's a genius in my book, amazing looking in ozzy and had his own style yet get very little credit,,, amazing tension and drama in his playing

He wrote more than just bark at the moon.. damn his tuning sounds off when he's playing the chorus of batm....he has little distortion.,.I'll say after Randy Jake is the greatest, he's an incredible player

quite possibly one of the most informative video's I've ever seen on a guitarists perspective of his own song and how tabs and video lessons etc. get certain aspects of his playing style wrong which makes the tabs and video lessons wrong as well....amazing video! Thank you for sharing!

The greatest guitarists that Ozzy Osbourne ever had!!! Bark at the moon is his greatest song ever!!!!

Jake is the most underrated guitar player, he needs the recognition he deserves , saw him live with Ozzy , I was blown away by his playing ,didnt miss a note , definitely one of the best.

Changed the way metal was viewed with this riff

Everything Jack E Lee plays is highly elaborate and technical. Great player

PERSONALLY ... I BELIEVE JAKE WAS THE BEST GUITARIST THAT OZZY EVER HAD !!!

Some of the best guitar work ever in my humble opinion Rock On Brother :-) I love all the thought that went into building those leads you are awesome!

Saw him in aprox 85 86 with Ozzy in Gulfport Miss while in the USAF! What an awesome guitarist! He did the best solo showing his ability to duplicate the whammy bar without one. I was front row against the boards on the floor right in front of him. Best stand up in the place. Boiling hot Ozzy threw buckets of water on us many times. Thanks for a great concert experience.

Jake is fantastic is he on twitter?? I'd love to ask him some question anyway at all? Fukin Gus g fuks this song up

Kinda liked Jake better than Randy :/ probably gonna catch shit but I just kinda hated Randy’s tone it was just too much treble, ear bleedingly so, and not in the good way

This man is a legend. One of my favorites growing up. Ozzy definitely downgraded when he replaced him with that other dude.

Seems like a cool guy. I always preferred him over any other Ozzy guitarist, even Rhandy. This just shows he's got some interesting chord fingerings in there. I sure as hell have been playing it wrong :-P

Ppl don’t realize his brilliance, mad talent... then and now! 🙌🏽🙏🏽💌

didnt hear about the show in owasso or I would have been there, Jake E Lee is my favorite guitarist

Such an incredible player. Love his phrasing, sound, and tone. Expert music theory.

I'm so glad Jake has come back into the spotlight, at least somewhat. He was the most interesting guitarist Ozzy ever played with, and Badlands wasn't to shabby either!

...whole new respect for Jake E Lee....he UNDERSTANDS guitar and the dynamics you can incorporate ...I'm a pretty top shelf player but never understood all of that was going on with those chord proggresions....

The solos in Bark at the Moon give me chills...

the ad for that Texas blues kid....he got pissed off at me cause I wouldn't pay him for lessons after the free jam track ... wtf dude. anybody else get that ad?? he's thinking ppl are gonna pay him for lessons....yeah ok

Can't help but think how talented not only Jake was to learn Randy's songs so quickly but for Zakk to learn both of their songs quickly. Zakk was only 18 too which is just insane lol. Love Jake E Lee's playing though I've always thought he was a boss

They say never meet your heroes but this is sooooo cool that he did this. It would have been such a special experience to be in that room.

Jake E. Lee is a guitar beast, and a guitar god as well.

Ozzy's contribution with Sabbath was very minimal (at best). Geezer wrote 90% of the lyrics and was assisted by Tony and Bill. Geezer, Tony and Bill collaborated on all the music up until Dio and the other changes happened. Ozzy was generously given "writing" credits for humming out the melody for the lyrics. Ozzy can't (and never has, or knew how to) write music. So, after getting the boot from Sabbath, Sharon Arden enters the picture. She see's the name recognition potential in Ozzy and get's her Father (the owner and CEO of Jet Records) Don Arden, to give to go-ahead to bring Ozzy back to England to start a new Band, which was to be called "The Blizzard of Ozz". Simultaneously, Don Arden recruited a songwriter and Bassist; Bob Daisley from Uriah Heep. From the very beginning, This was a collaboration and NOT an Ozzy solo project. The rest is history, but as previously described with Sabbath, Ozzy never wrote shit, but was given 'credit' for humming out the melody to the lyrics... So ten full years into his career (at this point) Ozzy still hadn't written a damn song (credit or not). Bob Daisley wrote all the lyrics and collaborated with Randy Rhodes on all of the music. Sharron hated Lee Kerslake and wanted to fire him during the Blizzard tour, but Daisley disagreed with her and was promptly fired too. Now... Sharron isn't stupid, she got rid of Lee, and hired Bob back within a month of firing him. She couldn't get rid of her songwriter! It's so long and convoluted to repeat everything, but seriously, check out the Bob Daisley interviews. You'll be blown away at what you learn. It's unbelievable.

Fukin evh amps an idol using idols equipment..nice. I don't want Jake to grow up!!! Funny his chords sound out of tune cept when everything is together

Jake E Lee is a legend !!

Trying to learn this stuff by ear back in the 80s was a test of will and patience and really no one ever got everything right. Even the best guitarists who became successful later found out they learned stuff wrong. But that process of trying to figure stuff out helped develop their style and sound.

After Randy Rhoads, he was the best guitarist in Ozzy’s band. He’s way beyond Zakk Wylde IMO

Fucking amazing player who is tremendously underrated. Look at his incredible chord shapes

I've heard it all and Jake is my favorite Ozzy guitarist. He wrote the best songs. It's a damn shame he gets no money or credit for it. Edit: this is Ozzy's best song.

I was standing 3 feet back from the stage when this was filmed. It was a great night! Jake's band played a full set in a little room at the back of a warehouse at the start of their world tour. Special night of music. I got to meet Jake and get a pic with him. He was such a cool guy and played amazing! I think you can see the back of my head on a few clips. LOL

Still think Jake E. is the best guitarist Ozzy ever had.

A nice guy and really modest but a lovely player

This guy is everything, one of the coolest guys in the world, one of the nicest guys in the world and one of the best guitarist of all time not to mention such a great writer. Love you Jake!!!

I always like Jake E Lee,,,saw him with Ozzy at the Cow Palace for the Ultimate Sin tour. Great show. Badlands first release was killer, too.

that little burst of notes at the end of BATM is just total genius

Such a great song... it and Shot in the Dark make the eternal list.

you are the best jake e lee .. undoubtedly the biggest .. !!!

Super cool guy and OUTSTANDING player. He lives in Vegas and everyone that that met him has said he’s very nice.

He has a really unique command of the instrument and Ultimate Sin is still one of my favorite albums of all time.

Literally every tab on the net is wrong about much of this song. I've not found a single one that describes his original way of playing it.

Great but why didn't he just take a few seconds to tune the guitar???

I’m amazed he remembered all of those nuances after not playing the song for 30 years

welcome back jake,it's fucking awesome to see you doing what you do best,thanks!

Love it how he really tried to explain his concept on the solo expanding into that hellaciously carpal-tunnel-syndrome-inducing finger stretch lol

Jake is my favorite of all OzzY guitarists. Brk at the Moon was the first OzzY song and album I ever heard. I was 13 and between this song and Van Halen ERUPTION; these are why I began playing guitar in 1983; 37 yrs ago. Jake played for RATT; OZZY hired Jake from a RATT bar show; which led to RATT being signed and opening up the way for RATT phenomenon lead guitarist Warren D. Martini. That's ho I remember the story in a 1984 issue of HIT PARADER or CIRCUS MAGAZINE. I wish I'd have been 5 years older and moved to. L.A. in 1983!