Shawn Lane playing Esperanto

[chan600hugo]

nov 10 thats my birthday

[LordOvWaffles]

i can imagine Steve Vai lying awake in the middle of the night thinking about how he'll never be able to outplay Shawn Lane.

[leozingy]

This is just... sad. Music that would leave almost every musician on the planet dumbfounded... is being played in a pool hall. Shawn was the greatest.

[Kingding6]

2:50-3:37

I mean I don't think I've ever seen a musician with my own two eyes with that much overall musical talent. He probably could have picked up an oboe and been an oboe virtuoso if he wanted to.

[flowerdrop1]

you act like he was Chick Corea on the keyboards. Heck even the bar bums weren't impressed.

[alspageddi]

i can't believe people were just playing pool when this beautiful music was filling the room...my jaw would have been on the floor and my eyes wide open in amazement. ridiculous that the jonas brothers and lady gaga can pack stadiums and shawn was playing places like this where people didn't even pay attention.

[1madaboutguitar]

OMFG what a musician he was. Could you rasie the bar any higher!

[prinznevsky]

holy shit, his keyboard skills were as deft as his guitar skill! I always heard that he was a killer keys player, but now I've seen. Thanks for the upload!

[petar870602]

they had a chance to see shawn and they play pool???????i want to kill them

[esparcia7]

yeah wth O_o I'd sell my soul to the devil to see him :/

[djziggurat]

then boy do i got a deal for you

[esparcia7]

haha, nice

[fleshanditspower]

haha yeh man you know!!

[mothermoore]

Look at the people totally oblivious to Shawn ,pew talk about pearls before the swine.

[ancestor]

Well, I guess I don't feel so bad now. If a musician like Lane can leave an audience anything less than spellbound, then I shouldn't complain about some of the shows I've played. But there are no real words to describe that. He's so insanely good.

[urec13]

Y los gilipollas del billar que no se enteran de nada.

Qué triste.

[SixtyThreeStrat]

Yea but if your buddy is Shawn Lane you're always amazed

Bars down here are all like this. Redneck mentality...They only understand frickin' Freebird

[osiruskat]

I barely knew Shawn but he would play anywhere in town just to play. He had a huge following but this a town of incredible musicians and yes I think he was taken for granted. However, I must say Memphis was/is a big punk rock,indie band,old juke joint, r and b or whatever kind of town...not just fricin Freebird.

[Jackthestripper]

you knew Shawn?

[price1701a]

I first met him in the late 80's. I wouldn't say we were friends but we talked on a lot occasions...especially at this bar Murphy's. It was always a cool vibe around him. One the most intelligent people i've ever encountered.

[brownsound1]

Chances are this was in Memphis....everyone knew Shawn, and had seen him a million times. To them it is no different than having your buddy over to your house.

[fuckyalife]

fuck it i would still watch even after hours fuck pool

[TheLostTruckDriver]

Maybe they were used to seeing Shawn and hearing him so often you know...They might have even heard him warming up for hours or just not realized he would be immortalized in the future.

[kidrx666]

I don't think Shawn was about how big a crowd there was or anything like that. If there was only one person there that was really enjoying the music, he was fine with that. I think it was the music for him, not the recognition. The more video clips i see, the more i realize what an unbelievable talent was lost when he passed away. I wish i could have met him or at least seen him live.

[05rsx]

Well my guess this was some bar down south?..not the hotbed of openminded or "highbrow" jazzfusion admirers "skynard man! "

[death666metal]

Fuck Shawn is awsome... But these pool players are dickheads!

[Muhri]

that melodies are just ..well...there's no word for it =)

[Childofarctica]

i can't believe someone is playing pool behind him ... THOSE COCKSUCKERS HAD THE BEST MUSICIAN EVER BEHIND THEM AND DID NOT TAKE A LOOK

[Lodestone1968]

An amazing virtuoso. The venue was too small for his level of talent.

[MarcBolan3]

if anybody is interested, the keyboard shawn is using is a Kawai K4

[MarcBolan3]

If I was that pool player i would be turned around with my jaw on the floor at Shawns Playing

[Gregorypeckory]

Stunning; his mind was unfathomable, his virtuosity on the keyboards and guitar both beyond description. So sad he was so underappreciated; as the pool shooting in the background demonstrates. Thanks for the great post; and thanks to the master for creating it!