Shawn Lane & Buckethead - Wetlands, NYC - 30th April 1997

[hartistry1957]

I love the beatnick cap and the poetry. very hip and drab man.

[AngelOfNight9]

lol@ him putting his bucket on Shawn :]

[fobsternd]

Shawn Lane was fucking hilarious! How does he squeal like that?

[Joe55577]

aaaahhhhh i remember when bucket was called The Boy..

[Jamsessionroom1337]

Bucky gave him his bucket!

XD

[caino1996]

what is the song there playing in the background?

[benighted2]

Shawn Lane was Onions?!

[Kenman22]

Cool video and awesome to see these two legends on the same stage. Sad thing is, most people there probably didn't even know who Shawn Lane was. They probably thought he was just some fat dude who was a friend of the band, never knowing the guitar genius in their midst.

[AngelOfNight9]

@Kenman22 I doubt it Shawn was pretty well known by then, Shawn's first demo came out in 83

[xsited1]

I didn't recognize Buckethead without his bucket after Shawn Lane took it.

[ChainsawVsGod]

What the fuck Shawn haha. It's impossible not to love this man.

[carini7487]

Is there anyway to download this show?

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@carini7487 Yes.... go to the 'shawnlane dot co dot uk' website that me and a friend created, join up (for free) and go the the "Live shows" section where i've uploaded around 50 full audio Shawn shows (plus a few dvd's i have edited/re-authored), this is one of them. Hope that helps! :)

[mattgresh1]

I love this! Jowls live with vocals! :D

[Xanadude575]

I would give anything to see just a 2 minute jam with Buckethead and Shawn Lane trading solos. I think the reason it never happened is because, if it did, the fabric of space-time would unravel and the universe would implode in on itself.

[UnknownSect333]

Lol, what's with the Disney music at the beginning?

[caino1996]

Ha, I love the way Buckethead starts bouncing his guitar to the music XD

[Element404]

Any one else notice Buckethead gave Lane his bucket at the end? xD

[LHracing34]

That's freaking hilarious!!

[GigaGroover]

Good to see Shawn having that much fun on the mic!

[eaturpiez]

HAHAHAHA buckethead ninja'z his bucket onto him at the end!!!!!!

[jonnyj0987654321]

Oh my Days, I'm coming over all faint, its... JOWLS!!!

[dziebuszadziedym]

Bucket cracking up in the back :D And Shawn was soo spot on on this one hahaha Love it!

[Iluvbuckethead1]

Bucket must have been super f***ing ripsh** stoked out of his mind.

[burnedoutgolfer]

I love the fact that Buckethead put the KFC hat on Lane's head when He was walking off the stage, honoring the best musician of all time \m/

[ThisISHappanin]

this makes shawn lane seem like a lot of fun, cause he is! hahaha

[oilkills]

Here is God... and the Lord!!!

Peace!

[ieatmusic1]

ha, that ruled.

[graverobber13]

I HAVE THIS KNIFE. ITS A GOOD KNIFE

[ialmostbowlverywell]

"LOOK WHAT YOUR BROTHER DID TO THE DOOR!"- shawn lane

[lego398]

:|

rip shawn.

[nuclear1250]

if shawn and buckethead did play together, the place would have exploded as that kind of awesomeness cannot be contained in one building

[TheHornet79]

1:58 woah

[graverobber13]

@TheHornet79 I KNOW, HE PASSED THE BUCKET.

[supercoolninjayo]

.....what....the....fuck....

[gshredder5150]

i just broke 2 air guitar strings[-]=

[Santiagojimenezb]

Buckethead hasn't aged a bit !!

[WERExALLxPHUCKED]

@Santiagojimenezb LOL

[snezakovic]

@Santiagojimenezb

ROFL nice one,although he loks kinda pale :)

[jump4h]

rofl at bucket bouncing his guitar on his elastic strap

[bergAgreb]

@jump4h lol yeah that looks fuckin awesome for some reason, id totally do that too

[LehmannDaHero]

I bet Buckethead misses moments like these. :'( RIP Shawn Lane!

[Fluffypopcicle]

the 2 greatest guitarists of all time imo. shawn lane is amazingly melodic, has "blazing amazing phrasing", and is unsurpassed in technical talent, and buckethead is extremely creative, ridiculously versatile, and a master of songwriting. 42 solo albums (if you include insearchofthe) and counting. these 2 guitarists are truly in a league of their own. R.I.P. shawn lane and long live buckethead!!!

[neurocosm]

Holy shit, BH took off his bucket and put it on Shawn Lanes head! BUCKETPOWER.

[WERExALLxPHUCKED]

@neurocosm showing respect to one of his favorite guitarists... awesome moment.

[MaximusDowns]

it's so awesome that in the only video footage of lane and buckethead together, buckethead is so stoked on lane he gives him his bucket! Talk about an honor

[anastu]

Without the bucket, he is only known as Head.

[connord12]

without a head hes only known as bucket...

[JONHOIL]

haha, made my day!

[thefamcnaj]

I cant get enough of this vid i love seeing them on stage togeather. i know....(well i heard paul gilbert taught buckethead how to play) did shawn have a hand in teaching buckethead head how to play or did shawns music inspire bucketheads style? just curious i'm a fan of both and was wondering what the connection was to the two of them?

[0ptriX]

This video should answer your questions, from Shawn himself:

/watch?v=5DKA0gY328Q

Buckethead mentions here that Paul Gilbert played a Shawn Lane tape for him, which inspired his nubbing technique:

/watch?v=KjCi1nSPVYw#t=3m23s

[chefnaj]

I saw once an old picture of buckethead and satriani when they were young. I heard that satriani was the mentor of bucket.... but who know...

[supprize]

@chefnaj buckethead got lessons from paul gilbert growing up

[partlyshady]

Buckethead took lessons from gilbert for about one year when he was (21?) and gilbert was like (24?). It was more of a mutual lesson, they both learned a lot from each other. As far as I know, Buckethead knew shawn lane well, but he never took lessons from him. Much of Buckethead's music was and is inspired by tapes he received of shawn lane, and it really shows on the praxis albums. Buckethead was also highly influenced by Pebber Brown.

[mizzRUSSIANroulette]

LMFAO I LVOE BUCKETHEAD i know his ass was crackin the fucc up under that beautiful mask of his.. hahha i love how hes bobbin his head lmfao YEAHHHH <3 u bucket

[Som1onu2be]

Buckethead....gave his bucket to shawn...letting sombody else channel the chicken spirits into their nubs....OMG!!!

[schn0x]

does anyone in the audience even know who the dude on the microphone is?

i would've been jumping and screaming and all that hyped stuff.

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

I guess some of them would, simply because they both played sets there that night, so i guess some would have turned up to see Shawn.... but yeah, i would have been flipping out to see Shawn live! :-D

[schn0x]

ah!

i didn't know he played, too... i thought he was making a random appearance.

thnx.

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

I've posted a video here on my account of Shawn playing 'Rice with the Angels' from that gig.... awesome solo!!! :-o

[marywanna1000]

@schn0x shawn lane!!!

[whitefang649]

@schn0x I'm sure the band at that time was called 'The Deli Creeps'.

[scratchwhiplash]

@schn0x Sam Kinison's long lost twin???

[synesthesia67]

if only this included bucket and shawn in a headcuttin duel....I'm pretty sure that would make me crap my pants...

[thefamcnaj]

wow greatest vid on youtube! BH honoring his hero by giving up the bucket crown. love this vid bh and shawn lane to of the best to ever pick up a guitar. amazing to see them on the same stage to bad ill never get to see it live R.I.P shawn lane

[UltimateKyle281]

hey myshawnlanevideos, do you know of any other buckethead and shawn lane vids or audio with them together?

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

@UltimateKyle281

Unfortunately this is the only clip of any kind of them together, that i know of.

[MrBrokoli99]

1:59 the most epic moment in the history of time!

[DJATOM25]

My mom owned that night club!!! Dead serious.

[klezekpaulo]

Imagine, Shawn Lane, Buckethead and Paul Gilbert together..

[ThuXthetrooper]

the miyagi sensei, daniel san, and son of daniel san XD

that kinda make sense

[oilkills]

The SuperFriends!!!

I have this vision of Paul and Brian... attending one of Shawns gigs... running around like giddy schoolgirls. I love them all and wish I could have been like a giddy schoolgirl at Shawns gig too!!! Peace

[Gontral47]

@klezekpaulo That cant happen..because simply it breaks the rules of nature...

[UltimateKyle281]

from buckethead's posture it seems he is laughing hysterically and i love it

[Fluffypopcicle]

they would have made a killer team. both them have such incredible feel and emotion in their music. R.I.P. shawn lane. you inspired us all :)

[guitarwizard017]

that was the most epic thing i'll ever see in my life!

[kbot86]

Holy Crap! Buckethead gave his Bucket to Shawn! that was awesome, you never see that! just goes to show how much respect buckethead must have had for Shawn Lane, R.I.P.

[MrBrokoli99]

Bucket really loved Shawn Lane, he thought Lane was one of the best. Too bad he passed away.

[Yeazt]

Wow. Buckethead gave Shawn his bucket.

[NightShade1218]

It's like 2 universes colliding. Rock on!

[ClassicTracks2]

This song is called 'Jowls' From the S/T Giant Robot (NTT release) album.

[Guitareben]

OMG! IF ONLY THEY PLAYED TOGETHER

[lordhalo1605]

TWO LEGENDS IN ONE STAGE!!!

[ToolsnFire]

That wasn't Shawn Lane, right?

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

Yep, that was Shawn Lane alright. I have posted a video of Shawn playing "Rice with the Angels" from his set on the same night.

[monkeymastermaster]

what kind of guitar was buckethead playing?

[Ruebe85]

fender talon

[paradigmshiftuv7]

its def a ESP but i think its a esp mkii deluxe not 100% sure about the model but its def a esp

[Kaizen184]

haha well good, ole' Buckethead lends Shawn Lane his legendary KFC Bucket.

fantastic lol.

[1madaboutguitar]

Everyone keeps saying "its a good time to be alive"

well, I did agree but the fact I will never able to meet Shawn...kind of makes me think twice

[psychopathtoine]

i bet Buckethead was very happy his hero came on stage

[oilkills]

Shawn, Paul Gilbert and Brian would have made a great G-3!!!

[tjthebest7]

only one problem you cant have g3 without satch hes the founder

[Timmonsec]

amen brother... maybe andy timmons would make the g4 in that line... hahahah lol

[racefaceec90]

i'd also like to add guthrie govan.that guy is incredible(along with all others mentioned)

[lordhalo1605]

HELL YEAH DUDE I 100% AGREE!

[COPTONER]

@oilkills what about satch!? lol

[Noelbedford]

@oilkills G3 is joe Satrianis therefore all G3s have satch

[snezakovic]

@oilkills

now that would definitely be the best G3 lineup nobody could come even close , something like 92' USA basket dreamteam :)

[Buttanick]

@oilkills Putting them together would cause a supernova due to the gravitational pull of awesomeness. 

[Kovaji]

I love how Buckethead bounces his guitar to the beat, haha, looks so funny.

[MooseyFate100]

He's got no respect for his home.

[Ninjaro]

Someone KILL THE DJ... LOL. Buckethead with the elastic guitar strap and Shawn Lane rapping?? LOL!!! Awesome!!!

[brandon2784]

hahah he jacked buckethead's bucket.... haha

[connord12]

actually if you look close you can see that bucket took off his own bucket and put it on shawns head

[acdcfan9]

hey the bassline is the riff to post office buddy!

[shadowknight132]

Buckethead does that sometimes. I've noticed that on Giant Robot. He used some riffs on other songs on that album.

[EightFingerNubs]

The Intro Is Not Impossible, just some Augmented Scales... Practice!

[orion681]

shawn lane is so cool he doesnt even need his guitar to perform...haha hes even creative spouting out horror movie lines!

[innhoster]

Is this an actual song or a jam, i really like the beginning and would like to try and learn it lol.

[AbeFreshwater]

this is jowls, the intro is impossible

[innhoster]

wow, meh the intro here is different from other videos, what a goddamn bummer.

looks like i can (try to) learn it by ear XD

[TaxideaTaxis]

its not impossible, he just has a EXTREME harmonizer on. There is a video on secret recipe where he plays it slow

[JamesIsMyNamo]

They should've jammed together. That may have been the coolest jam session ever! Except if Jason Becker and Randy Rhoads jammed out.

[LoveStarOcean]

I can just pictue the day the Jason Becker, Randy Rhoads, and Shawn Lane can meet each other in heaven and jam who knows even make an alnum up there the album is gonna be called Becker, Rhoads, and Lane take a shit on the world SWEET!!!

[JamesIsMyNamo]

I would kill myself just to be able to get that album.

[LoveStarOcean]

Ummm if you kill yourself your going to hell and your gonna get the second best thing Darrell Dimebag, Yngwie Malmsteen, and if im not mistaken Eddie Van Halen but the darkside of his playing not the happy go lucky one.

[H057IL3]

I guess this is where that picture of Buckethead (unmasked?) and Shawn Lane was taken.

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

There isn't actually a photo of Shawn with Buckethead 'unmasked' in circulation online (there's a photo of Shawn with French guitarist "Fanalo" that everyone thinks is Buckethead).

There is however 1 photo on the net of Shawn and Buckethead (with his mask on) from around the time of this gig.

[H057IL3]

Haha! Nice!

Then that French guy looks a lot like Buckethead in the photo without his mask.

[lovekurt]

Funny (or annoying) thing is, now that I saw that French guy's photo, I know inside of my head that he's not Buckethead but I can't help thinking that's what Buckehead would look like unmasked.... lol

[sabacred]

the only person worthy of wearing his bucket is shawn lane lol.

[forgetfulguy1305]

Buckethead swingin his guitar up and down, at 1:17!!!! >XD

[fizzlemagizzle]

it kinda looks like buckethead is laughing his ass off under the mask in the beginning, lol... man this video is hilarious

[allyshank]

yeah was thinking that

and then he looks pissed of when he took his bucket hahah

[oilkills]

He took off the bucket to crown Shawn ... he's paying high honors to his hero!!!

[BigCowz]

HOLY CRAP HE TOOK OFF HIS BUCKET!!!

[instrumenatlism]

this is the first time i see buckethead taking off his bucket, lol

[slipperysky]

i enjoyed this a LOT....thanks for posting

[FallenGloryFan]

This is freaking epic!

[ALTITUDE15]

LOOOOOOL!

this is great

[artartart]

this is scary.. shawn and buckethead. the masters of weird high speed runs on the geetar

[enigmaticocean]

I was at this show. I was actually sitting on the stage right in front of Lane when he played. I can't believe it was 12 freakin' years ago.

[abrokenguy]

wow, I'm so jealous of you

[austin33309]

epic!

[sofun555]

He gave him his bucket!

So nice :)

[Wolliom]

lol @ 1:58

[ogiuogi]

Buckethead bouncing his guitar. How cute. haha

[thedeucemancometh]

unexpected

[VieNerSniTzeL]

i agree, complete win

[boxalatarionsasafrie]

best video on youtube

[BuddyWillis]

lol BH gave shawn his bucket how nice

[metalkid777]

What's the name of this song? I would really appreciate if somebody told me.

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

I think it's "Jowls".

[boxalatarionsasafrie]

Yep your right. Off the albums : Giant Robot NTT (Out Of Print) and Monsters & Robots

[rustyshackleford88]

It is jowls...check out the other vid with Bill Moseley in it...since he's in it on the actual song.

[FallenGloryFan]

It's Jowls off of the "Monsters And Robots" Buckethead album.

[supermariobros3636]

It's also from "Giant Robot NTT" Giant Robot album

[WasyMusicPower]

ho so funny

[NeuxyzPRAWNZ]

What a fantastically awesome moment in time.

[SkyDogJunior]

Are you serious?

[NeuxyzPRAWNZ]

yes...

[zackvanhalen]

This video is funny. Shawn is usually such a laid back guy. And am I crazy or did I hear Shawn do a metal scream!

[MyShawnLaneVideos]

Naaah... that was more like a "die screaming with sharp things in your head" kind of scream. :-D

[NecropolitansC02]

That's pretty the same thing.

[kGmusicpage]

the ultimate passing of the bucket is the upmost respect buckethead could pay to another human being

[zyphoid666]

Hahahaha that's the funniest bit from TCM (it's also the reason why my best friend and I call TCM "Jowls And Ligaments"). Off topic, is that DJ Disk with them?

[Detoxx23]

shawn was great and any paul gilbert would say the same,, RIP Shawn, we miss you!!!

[Phrygian12]

he dose and will

[Guitarisma]

Holy crap I didn't know that was Shawn Lane!!!

[Nevanator7]

at the end buckethead puts his bucket on shawn

[jsmith5052]

buckethead reminds me of the texas chainsaw massacre guy... but he has a guitar instead lol..

[Phrygian12]

either way he still ripped!

he would cut up people with his chops....why isn't there a Shawn Lane is God video? like the John Petrucci's vids...seriously

[slipperysky]

hahaha....buckethead's elastic strap is hilarious!!

[whatthehellisaplough]

lol, John McLaughin is very very good, but he doesnt beat Shawn Lane. Shawn is pretty much the best player there has ever been. I dont think many people, if any is going to surpass his technical skill and few will match his composing.

[CyrusGuitar]

I agree, shawn lane is in a different league to any other guitarist who ever lived, i don't think there is a single flaw in his playing. He can play piano almost as well to boot.

[Element404]

Are you aware of past-tense words? Shawn Lane WAS awesome and had some of the most amazing technical skill but I'm not going to compare him to other guitarists like Buckethead, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani because I love them all equally for their different use of techniques.

[Phrygian12]

really its pointless to compare musicians

as for technique thats a different story

i can understand that but comparing ones music to another is silly....its like trying to convince some one that Blue is better then Orange

[Element404]

That's pretty much what I was trying to say.

[CrazyBucketheadFan]

hahahahahaha lol

thats true!