Shawn Lane, Bunny Brunel - All Blues (NAMM - 19th Jan 1995)

[TheEmmasson]

Lane is ................ oh love him !

[phillynn79]

incredible!

[umbra88]

I love shawn lane! A lot of shredders seem to shred because they can, its like an act. Shawn seems to shred because its his style and he really feels it. Thats my take at least

[solidscott118]

big guys like shawn and warren haynes just tend to have so much soul in their playing

[rawzone1]

No other guitar player's brain could produce synapses that would keep up with the rapidly-fired neurons that only Shawn Lanes mind could transmit ~ WE LOVE HIM ~

[Easleytee]

@rawzone1

Beautifully stated.

Lane was an ET...there's simply no other logical explanation to describe this force of nature.

[Easleytee]

After careful and considerable analysis...Lane was the finest electric guitarist spanning the globe.

Intonation, phrasing, improvisational prowess and overal musical intelligence.

Unmatched.

[dfguitarblues]

@Easleytee then perhaps you havnt met Michael Angelo Batio

[duendeflamenco87]

@dfguitarblues ¿? shawn lane kicks batio's ass...easyly

[dfguitarblues]

@duendeflamenco87 Lane is a genius for sure .. ive just never seen anyone else shred two boards at the same time ... but Long Live Shawn Lane man he is a God :) .. i guess its easier for some people just to critisize like you... as if its some kind of compatition ... i would never say unmatched there all good. are you?

[duendeflamenco87]

@dfguitarblues im just saying the truth. Music is not playing fast...and Batio doesnt shred on 2 guitars, he just TAP them, and there's no music, there's no soul. You were the the fist person wrote the word: "Batio" on the comments, so take a look a yourself on a mirror buddy.

[dfguitarblues]

@duendeflamenco87 i guess i was wrong i thought Batio was reconised as the worlds best altho he isnt my cup of tea at all , like you said no soul (i prefer Dave Gilmore style or Adam Jones) , Peace Man

[duendeflamenco87]

@dfguitarblues when i started playing i liked shred, and now i dont. But there you have (had) Lane, Steve Morse, Richie Kotzen, Greg Howe, and many other guitar players, great combinations between technique and true MUSIC. Well, thats my opinion, i agree, Gilmore is extremely soulful. Cheers bro

[dfguitarblues]

@duendeflamenco87 No worries thank's Man Rock on :)

[Easleytee]

@duendeflamenco87

Lane is light years above and beyond just shred. His musicianship and artistry are unmatched on the electric Geetar.

[benthemiester]

Its almost a sacrilege to play this song using effects.

[MaXaNoMaLoUs]

Shawn was shooting for the stars man. I love musicians/artists that go beyond their comfort zone. It gets hairy sometimes, mistakes and whatnot but even those can become beautiful. Shawn was and Still is awesome and I find it Funny that the other guitar player that comes to mind, that pushes the Envelope was Shawns Idol (ALLAN HOLDSWORTH) who he saw at a FREE concert when he was 20. Shawn said it changed his musical life that day. U can hear the influence, if not melodically than passionately

[MegaYoshitsune]

2:30 Shawn Lane sweeps!

[brush200400]

He should go to Crossroads and show em how to play

[WeveGotNoTimeToLose]

My fucking arms would fall off. What technique, phrasing, music at last!!!!!!

[Zebula77]

The two-note-per-string alt. picked patterns he does just boggles the mind. Insane stuff.

[Staplesz]

dude i love this guy

[MegaYoshitsune]

Iv'e never seen that guitar before, does anyone know what it kind it is?

[voltzan]

Ive been listening to music and musicians for nearly 50 yrs,and within 5mins of hearing this guy play can honestly say,there has never been a better guitarist.RIP mate,you have made a happy man very old. 

[stratogy]

RIP Shawn!

[Kingding6]

Shawn strikes me as as though, should he had felt the inclination, could have been a brain surgeon, backpipe virtuoso or CEO of a massive company.

[genolafrite]

Good god, a lot of people talks about Lane's mind-blowing speed, and that's a fact : but his bending techniques are just as...flawless, tasty, and jaw-dropping !

[kamacazi8]

said it once, said it a million times. i WANT that guitar

[giantrobot9000]

It's sad that we lost him, because he would have continued to harness his unparalled technique and skill with phrasing and space, and it would have been quite something. Not that he wasn't already, though.

[grafficient]

Shawn Lane does Miles at NAMM

[MyBrixen]

STRAORDINARIO!!!! 

[shredboy5000]

this is coming from someone who knew shawn well . he didnt think of himself as great . he was absolutely the most humble , modest person i have ever known. he considered piano his main instrument not guitar and i know people that met him and spoke at length and he never even told them he played music . i feel honored to have known him as a friend and musician and have always said the world would not begin to understand shawn til long after he had left our world Kevyn Williams

[TheHornet79]

@shredboy5000 I wish you were the highest rated comment. Its stupid what I just said but I want every Shawn Lane fan to hear what you just said.

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Shawn was Cool

[Fennoscandie]

"Hey that's Miles", Thanks Walking radio annoucer, good thing you let everyone know it's Miles......., like Miles Davis! Maybe the band forgot the name of the song they were playing, :P OMFG_ at 2:57 that is Awesome- Like a scream outta nowhere, so cool

[MaxBGuitar]

Shawn never get that attention he deserved. Let's be true... RIP Shawn Lane

[1madaboutguitar]

Yer dead on about he deserved attention. I have to say, I dont like the style sometimes, but from a guitar players perspective I just cant get my head round his ability and dynamic playing (too good).

From what Ive seen of him talking also he comes across as one of the most innocent, warm hearted people you could meet.

Why is wisdom and genius talent normally accompanied by so much suffering. Despite that, Im happy hes not suffering anymore

[robi0184]

I think it's fantastic that via modern technology and the internet, music lovers are able to discover Shawn Lane's genius.

[BEY0NDWARD]

I miss you bro...

[speedburnervideo]

@BEY0NDWARD yup... I miss him too bro ;)

[Dynamitarian]

Too bad he was lost from this disease. Medicine & doctors my ass! The Legend is lost. My friend had also psoriasis and was cured with pulsed electromagnetic field therapy aka PAPIMI.

[MrDingerman]

I had lessons from this for a short time such a long time ago.....awesome

[gixxer1kdude]

AWESOME!! I saw Hellborg, Sipes and Lane in Atlanta at a very small venue in like 98 or something and it was life changing!!

[4578a]

Did he have a health problem that made him gain weight?

[0ptriX]

Yep - look on Google for Richard Hallebeek's interview with Shawn; he discusses his health problems there.

[Duiss]

he had psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis his whole live and was treated with steroids which caused his weight.

[caleron0]

yes

[MokshaIS]

@4578a from what I've heard, yes. the medication had an adverse effect on his weight

[stoofbuis]

i wonder what p.u.'s are in that guitar,woaww!

[Audioslayer]

Far be it for me to take a wild guess, but they JUST MAY be Duncans. ;)

[shredboy5000]

@Audioslayer it really didnt matter . when i worked at strings and things in memphis , shawn would come by for picks or whatever and pick up a squier thru a peavey ( yuck ) and make it scream . the dude had immense finger tone

[AtmaRising]

there's two musicians/composers and their music that never gets old to me....Lane and Zappa. Both timeless.

[chrisprecision]

rip shawn ;-(

i miss you !!

[derdude]

this is pure gold.

[ideosynchronicity]

I shat my pants @ 5:23.

It's like if he doesn't even move his hands...

[randallcaster]

I mean, bar none.... First I heard of Shaun was from Guiter Player "unknown Greats" issues in the late *0's, and raeding about what knd of person he was. and the wide range of intrests he had,

in alll Things... He was a rare humanbeing..not just from a "guitarist's" POV, but from a guy that had a genuine love affair with Science, Nature,

Biology, EVERYTHING of importance and merit. The diversity (I almost hate the word these days) of his intrests is inspiring. A true American Genius.

[selectpaint]

What I really find amazing is no matter how fast or slow he plays, Shawn always has a feel for the song he's doing. He doesn't play fast just to play fast. It's all tied together so perfectly.

[terreseco]

@selectpaint My thoughts exactly!

[junkyjuice21]

what a monster

[holdsworth1970]

When slowly performing, Mr. Shawn Lane becomes Mr. Mike Stern that it grows fat before the age. The phrase of Be-bop is thought to be a pattern even though the factor.

[egits]

I'm sorry but "Mr. Lane" is on a different level than" Mr. Stern" both great in there own right, but lane surpasses them all in my opinion....

[scarter180]

Honestly, you don't even need to resort to saying "in my opinion" to say that Shawn Lane was the best guitarist in history. All the virtuosos look up to him. Just watch the "Shawn Lane Tribute" video.

[randallcaster]

Exactly right.

[onethreenine]

Oh my, Shawn Lane leave me speechless...WOW!

[stashJ8]

mmm bunny brunel is so good at bass!

[lonewolfshogun]

feeling and speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zepster77]

Nice to hear him blow!!! Yeah brother...

[Aijalon2520]

Of all the players I've heard who could be described as "shredders", Shawn Lane played the most complex and dynamic stuff. Most shredders I've heard tend to play scalar patterns which, if played at anything other than hyperspeed, would get boring fast. If you took what Shawn Lane "shredded" and slowed it down, it would be more like Coltrane than repetitive arpeggios. That's how it sounds to me, anyway.

[acosebede]

@Aijalon2520 That's how Greg Howe shreds, check him out if you want :)

[shredboy5000]

@Aijalon2520 being a friend of shawns , i can tell you why . shawns phrasing had nothing to do with guitar . not only b/c he played piano amazingly but he thought of phrasing more like wind instruments like sax and clarinette. you should have heard him on a guitar synth . he was/is the greatest MUSICIAN on earth or any other planet. i miss hanging out with him . he was the most intelligent person i have ever met . and not just about music , about everything

[vgraham44]

@shredboy5000 could you tell us more about shawn.ive hung out with holdsworth a # of times myself. both are true innovators.

[KhalDrogo76]

@Aijalon2520 Absolutely.

[terreseco]

@Aijalon2520 Trane is the only guy I can compare Lane to. Sheets of sound!

[TICETOCAR]

ok, last comment from me on lane vids haha.. because I'm not that much of a fan really... just figuring out what the fuzz is over this guy... I heard him play with Jonas Hellborg in 1994 I think.. he's got chops for sure.. I have heard other people shred tastier though.. his finest moments I think were when he let us hear his phrasing ability.. or the E.Johnson like vibrato at around 2.08..

[CypressManor]

have you heard his powers of ten album?

[zappaelcrappa]

Can you immag what shawn would play like if he were still alive today WOW!

[georgewilliam26]

what happened to him?

[Zepster77]

Had some health problems... medication he needed to take for these problems contributed to the weight gain. He never stopped smoking either apparently, so that's a killer in itself (for some folks).

[blekdood]

yea .. he took steroids from some medical condition and true .. constant smoking .. well .. god rest his soul .. but youre still the best shawn

[agocaligiuri]

just fuckin god on earth.

not human being

[fenderbenderjeff]

An old friend of mine from the Kingsbury days and well beyond. I miss seeing him here in Memphis ,schooling all other musicians on how to actually play.Me included. There will be no other.

[blah148]

miles would've been proud

[MrIndeeply]

Great guitar playing wish he was still alive R.I.P. brother

[Poppypoo1]

Simply some of the best guitar playing on Youtube.

[fusoperso]

is a valley art guitar?

[jonathanbabekeshava]

what a king!!!!

[EmotiveShredding]

Now that's a really fine tone right there. Good jam, wish i could've been there..

[n2motocross]

pyreye is exactly 100% correct. When I went to NAMM everybody would listen a little to certain players then move on.

But when Shawns played, jaws dropped and people froze.. just amazed at his playing. It should have been the Shawn show instead of NAMM. lol!

R.I.P. Shawn- you are truly missed!

[misterreality]

I was totally at this, and got to spend some time with Shawn on a different night. It was one of the better NAMM events I have been to.

[jamalkupa]

the RED guy is well funny x)

[oilkills]

SHAWN"S TALENT IS INCOMPARABLE!!!)

[gunraykilla]

i like his delay and tone

[artha5]

Wow, this is like the 1st time i've seen Shawn doing sweep picking.

[logicroxx]

Seriously, why do some people always view speed as a detriment to music? Shawn's near unmatchable speed was simply another tool for his artistic expression - right along with his immaculate phrasing and rhythmic diversity. Music is not black and white, please don't imply otherwise.

[realmadridvideos]

I agree. But I think he is just a very fast guitarist. All that rhytmic diversity is nothing more than right hand technique that he has practiced (its robotic) and the left hand is just keeping up. It could be taste ... I liked his oppening minute or so this is something that I remember. all the speed stuff is like background noise and if I was in audience i would loose concentration in what he is doing and drink my beer because he is not saying anything to me with his music.

[logicroxx]

I think your "it could be taste" comment is where it's at. There's certainly nothing wrong with not being moved by any of Shawn's playing - a wide range of opinions on music is part of what makes it such a rich and diverse art. I don't think it is fair, however, to simply dismiss what he does because it doesn't say anything to you. You're entitled to your opinion, but at the end of the day, that's all it is.

[bungholio80]

I actually think this is pretty awesome blues stuff, I'm kind of a blues and jazz guy and I think Shawn Lane's great, he doesn't have the best pocket but his chord phrasing is great along with his soloing.

[P3313]

maybe your just not able to comprehend the genius that is expressed in his fast playing. It takes a good musician to recognize a good musician. You don't have to like his fast playing. But if you cannot see the ingenious musical ideas that are expressed then you are not very musically inclined

[Despond]

Precisely.

My non-musically inclined friends see a single linear tap the same as one of Shawn's mind-blasting runs. That's nothing against them of course, but it does exclude them having any credibility when commenting on his playing.

[Steakfinger]

It excludes them from discussion about the physical side of his playing ONLY. They're still perfectly capable of having superior taste in music. You can be a fantastic physical player and still be lame musically, (Malmsteen comes to mind). I think we guitar players sometimes get into the physical side of things rather than the mind and heart. Just about any first year piano student kid can play Fur Elise, but because it's easy-ish to play doesn't make it any less a work of total genius.

[Despond]

That's what I meant. It only excludes them from technical judgment. In fact the world is rife with proficient players who have no versatility or ability to compose something truly genius and melodic.

Some of the best songs ever written were theoretically very easy - but that is composition. A totally different issue however. :)

[pyreye]

No offense, you are entitled to your opinion. But I was one of the people in the audience back then...and was usually not paying attention and drinking my beer, until Shawn began to play, and then everyone stopped and listened.

[P3313]

haha... first hand evidence! I wish I could have done the same!

[AvisSpes]

well this is just a jam at namm.. i wouldnt really comment his playing by some little jam session. i would suggest you listen to some of his songs off his albums before you talk about him being just a "very fast guitarist". just my two cents

[P3313]

what do you know?

[bigandymc12]

its matter of personal taste. Shawn played what Shawn wanted to play. Its up to the indiviudual wether they enjoy it or not. Personally I love it

[soniclover21]

Shawn Lane was not only a GREAT guitarist but he was also a deeply gifted musician who could play piano at a virtuoso level.

Shawn was playing the changes and Henderson can't touch Lane.

[ReductioAdAbsurdum]

The the first two minutes, before he goes full-blown shred, is just incredibly tasty playing. The slinky stuff he does @ 1:25 gives me goosebumps. Love that shit. :)

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

"Slinky", lol.

[leowakawaka]

I definately heard changes

[cropower11]

...wow....what a filing...rest in pease...you are genius for all us...

[bronkman24]

miles would enjoy this,,,

[lonewolfshogun]

tear em' up shawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KingTabor]

Genius, period!

[iShAtBuL]

always inspiring...

and a bit intimidating ;D

[Kaaru]

Yeah, sorry, I didn't think that would be too clear, as in math it's a variable and could stand for anything. I actually meant it to mean the "x-factor" meaning that Shawn had something special about his playing, as well as the ability to play a lot of notes cleanly. Cheers.

[HarryGobbleCock]

too flashy for my taste. Slow it down, man. quality > quantity

[Twistchawa]

Shawn Lane is widely accepted as the CLEANEST fastest player to ever hold a guitar. He was the absolute master. Check out some of his slower videos, like Epilogue for Lisa, if you want to hear absolutely beautiful slow melodic playing

[KingTabor]

'he´s the BEST 'fast player' around' - Vernon Reid

[stonepolismusic]

Exactly...Shawn played fast as anyone from the get go. It's his note choice, sensitivity and knowing when to flurish is what sets him apart! Listen to Coltrane or Bird or Gillespie or Holdsworth or Gambale and tell them to slow it down!...why? I appreciate the fact they can burn and so should everyone else!

[Kaaru]

quality + quantity + x = shawn.

[fodera6]

Is it just me or is Bunny consistently flat on every low G?

[lodorian]

I hear the same thing.

[Lahed92801]

Nice!

But where'd the head go O_O

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

What head??

[Lahed92801]

the head of the piece bro. The "melody" of it. Did they play it? I mean, this IS all blues by miles davis right?

[Despond]

Love this clip. His fingers are magical.

On your old account you had a clip of Shawn playing at NAMM, performing "Time Is The Enemy".

He had a yellow guitar, black pick guard I think. Been searching for it and cannot find it. Do you still have it?

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

Yeah i know the clip... it was from NAMM on the 18th Jan 1997.

I'll try and upload it again sometime when i get time (i'll need to rip it again).

[Despond]

Fantastic. Thank you. :)

I wish there was more NAMM clips of Shawn.

[egits]

If you could possibly upload the fretless solo of the same gig it would be apreciated as well. I'm greatful for all of the shawn videos you've posted..

[tommie997]

@MyShawnLaneVideos i was five days old then! It's a shame not many people my age appreciate music like this, how i wish i could have met him. He is what I aspire to be.

[scooteroo]

Exactly. Wouldn't one have to play All Blues in order to call it All Blues?

But he was fast, I'll give you that.

[ZaphodBeeblebrox65]

I think you'll find you can call a song whatever the hell you like. I'm going to go and write a classically influenced pop song and call it "Jazz Based Death Metal" now.

[bajones18]

I dunno if you can get away with that...

[luggo]

I was on a gig in Wichita Falls, TX in about....'78 or '79 seems like, opening for Jim Dandy Mangrum of Black Oak Arkansas, and Shawn was the guitar player. He was about 16, a skinny kid doing his homework from school on the road. As awe inspiring then as ever.

[Gregorypeckory]

Amazing; I had to laugh at the end when he starts silently practicing impossibly fast licks during the applause!

[ZaphodBeeblebrox65]

It's amazing; if you want him doing clinic and stuff he hardly stops playing, even when he's talking.  Just mindbogglingly good.

[ricdeed]

yeah maybe he thought he'd slightly messed up one 128th note somewhere in his otherwise perfect million note solo and had to get woodsheddin' asap

[Gregorypeckory]

Coltrane was also known to be a relentless practice junkie: if he was at someone's house for a jam and they took a break to hang out in the living room, he'd be in the kitchen working on some lines. I'd say Shawn is in good company, and he and Trane were living proof that practice pays off (genius helps too!) Bird also went through a period where he shedded for about 16 hours a day, according to Jamey Abersold.

[KeithWhalen11]

Bird did it because apparently he took some heat in his early days. Your comment is strikingly familiar to mine on the Shawn Lane and Paul Gilbert jam part 3! Anyways this is awesome stuff, thanks for sharing as always WJ.

[OneisneO]

Shawn Lane for me doesn't stand out for technical perfection, but for a technique that allowed him to express himself perfectly. I think that's what everyone should achieve.

[CarlOlav]

SICK! That stuff around 2:23 sounds like it's programmed!

[Despond]

It's just magic. Best clean player on an electric - especially for his level of difficulty.

[mentoneman]

Thank you for this video. I was there that night. The first and last time I ever saw him. And yes he was amazing. and killer TONE!

[GiantDevilfish]

Wonderful! Thank you for this one.

[mastermetx]

Me eriza la piel¡

[iceagex]

MY GOD!!!!!!!!!

i´ve heard much.......VERY MUCH solos of Shawn Lane.....but this solo is THE MOST FUCKING AWESOME SOLO I´VE HEARD!!!!!!!!

Men thanks to post this solo, is the beast on the world.........listen at 2:40........its insane.

R.I.P. Shawn.......someday.......i will see you ;)

[Gregorypeckory]

Couldn't agree more; Shawn was the beast on the world!!!!!!!

[guitarman069]

thats the best blues playing ive ever heard

[DobBylan]

Shawn!!! So awesome!!! Thanks for the upload!!

[Craftonia]

The Greatest.

[achaarpickler]

Finally a clip of Shawn Lane playing the blues. THANK YOU..............