If you only put him in top 10, personally I think you're underrating him. I easily put him in top five. In my personal preference excluding EVH who is the king, I put Reb Beach in the same league with Nuno Bettencourt and the leagues of masterful axe masters from that generation cluster in a cascading from there, Yngwie, Jake, Vai, Gilbert, etc...
This would be a good example of what a lead guitar is supposed to bring to a song. Something almost tangible, definitely something that will stay with you after you hear it. What the guitar player comes up with is what makes them amazing. Reb Beach is an amazing guitar player that still plays with passion. This song is a good show case of his ability to go from an easy tempo to a blistering tempo and back again all the while keeping the listener hooked. Have always loved this song because of his playing.
I would put Reb in my top 3 guitarists. I think his combination of technical skill, combined with his musicality, is only rivaled by the likes of David Gilmour. I think Randy Rhoads would round out my top three. It is sad he was taken from us so soon. I would have liked to have gotten to hear him in songs he had written or with more creative freedom, in whatever band he was with. Had Randy had that freedom, he may have proved to out duel either of my top two choices. When I kick around the idea for building a band I would want, with any musicians alltime, I tend to lean towards Randy. I swoon over the idea of hearing him and Cliff Burton in the same band together. Another underrated guitarist in my opinion is David Flett.
I would absolutely put a young Reb Beach up against any rock guitarist in history. As a young gunslinger he has speed, beautiful fluid technique, plays with soul and has created some of the most memorable riffs in music, and killer stage moves (back then). He's just a monstrous player, esp when young. He's as good as anyone....absolutely.
@@christopherparsons3224 David Gilmour had many original ideas with chords and soloing but he was no where near the skill level of Reb. I mean Reb does "liquid tapping" that no one on the planet has copied sound-wise.
Reb has played with Winger, Dokken, WhiteSnake and done a lot of studio sessions with major recording acts.His skills are unbelievable and he is such a humble guy ! Not many guitarists can compare to Reb!
I listened to all hair bands back in the 80s and there was something about winger that impressed me....all of them were serious players.reb is amazing and kip winger is very underrated
Reb is The Man. There's no two ways about it. It's great to see he still gets off on his own material years later, and I must say the likes of Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich are like a fine wine with their guitars. Phenomenal.
Lmao. So used to playing on stage that song love that he instinctively goes to the mic to sing backing vocals on the first chorus. Then realized ot was a backing track he was playing to. Lmao. Reb is freaking awesome
I amazed that he can play it that well!! I know some of these guys and after awhile they have to go back and re-learn their own leads themselves... Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich are both incredible...
Winger is so criminally underrated, mostly because they got labeled as cheesy, when they were all master of their craft musically. Reb, Aldrich, and Kip especially are some of the best musicians of their era. Since I didn't grow up in that era(born in 1999) I get to just listen to the music without all of the biases, and Winger really stuck out as something special. Sad to see it all ended so soon though, but it will come back one day!
Doug Aldrich was never in Winger... He started out in the mid 80's in a band called Lion, then went on to play in House of Lords, Dio, and Whitesnake as well...
The first time I heard this lead, it caught me by surprise and conjured up every joy and sadness I had ever known pouring up and out of me... I couldn't move, I just sat there crying... and oh my God I felt so much better afterwards. This is the power of a real musician.
Reb rocked in the 80s and is still a beast on guitar. For those that gave him a thumbs down here must be quite jealous and couldn’t even compete with him.
Winger is one of my favorite hair metal bands, and this is one of my favorite solos. I grew up on them. I was always jealous that I couldn't play as well as Reb Beach. He is awesome.
Was a junior in high school when this album came out. Loved the late 80's so much. This album was so fantastic, every song. I always wanted Kip's teeth.
Man ! I saw these guys so long ago. They opened for VanHalen at Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum. They were magical on this song. And here he is playing the song note for note just like that nite. Just as awesome as it gets here! For me a guitarist this is a real treat to see this video! Thanks!
Few play with as much finesse or feel as Reb....too bad that Winger became one of the poster-bands for "cheesy metal" of the time. The sheer amount of talent between Reb,Kip, and Rod was definitely not the status quo back then. All of them are very underrated players.
The record labels pushed them to do the cheesy hair metal image like all of the other bands at the time. It's almost as if they were penalized for doing it well. Even so, their music was another level of awesome. You could tell they were deeper and more talented than most of the party bands of the 80's. This song is a good example of that.
Holy shit.....I am just freaking out because of this...I am mad , mad , mad about a lead guitarist...lol...no just growing up with close friends in bands have taught me the true appreciation of musicans ....great job....
Reb is so talented. I grew up listening to all the hair bands. I always thought Winger was the best just because of Kip and Reb and his style of playing.
Anyone know his set up in this video. Guitar sounds so good ( I know it’s mostly him) however the tone, sustain so good. Such an amazing player! Tapping genius love it.
How can the drummer not know that song? Wtf? I can play it in my sleep. Winger were so under- rated. I have always thought they rocked! Kip n Reb the very best!!!
Kip Winger has a Masters Degree in music from Juliard. Only the best go to Juliard. As for Reb Beach, quite simply the most technically gifted guitarist in rock history. His dizzyingly fast runs and 2 handed tapping are mind blowing. Love Eddie, love Randy, but neither can do what Reb can do technically.
planeoftime Yeah, I see what you mean now. Like maybe a early take of the original song or something. I say that because his voice is not like the studio version.
Reb's got a huge Boner on stage. oops, Bogner. dang keyboard! Love the verse hanging on the 4 and 5 chords back and forth to give that Lydian mode feel.
My 2 favorite bands are winger and whitesnake. I was a little more into winger and I hate they got railroaded like they did. Nobody hardly heard the album that was much deeper than nearly anything of the time. In for the kill was bad ass. Reb is my hero. Check out his solo called black magic if you haven't already.
Majorly underrated player. Winger were sort of a victim of the 80s they easily had better musicians than most of the other 80s bands they just came out a bit too late.
