I'm 53 years old and I hate the way the so called fans of this music turned their backs on it when grunge/nirvana turned up. How do you decide that the music you have loved for a decade or more now means nothing to you.
While that is true, Badlands second album was just as awesome as this one, a lot of bands went the grunge way to make it easier to turn on them. It could've been the record companies or the bands themselves. There was also a glut of shit metal out there that made it easier to hate, The record companies signed any band out of L.A. Greatness like Badlands went underappreciated.
that's awesome. welcome to Greg's brother 🤘🏼 Badlands did a 2nd album I think in 1991 and then they recorded a 3rd album that no record company wanted to touch and Badlands was unable to secure a deal for those songs but they can be found somewhere around YT
@@javtimestwo That album was called "Dusk" and it was released by a Japanese labe a while back. I got the Japanese import. I know Jake has been in a legal battle over the rights for those albums so they can be re-released but it's complicated. That first album is an in my opinion one of the greatest hard rock albums ever.
@@username-zj9id by the time the band wrote/recorded the 3rd albums, Badlands was part of a genre that was not cool anymore. bands like Badlands were not getting US record deals anymore so even though they recorded a US label was not going to give them a deal let's be honest, the first two albums didn't sell much at all, with the 2nd album selling fewer than the debut. just a sign on the times, unfortunately
@@username-zj9id I read somewhere that their manager revealed Gillen’s HIV diagnosis to the label. Can’t remember why. Because of that the label dropped them.
I'm revisiting this album. I always liked Voodoo Highway better, but I forgot how genius this album was as well. Jake, yea. No words. Just kicking ass!
My 20 year old dumb ass owned this album in 1989 and didn't have the sense to give it a chance, it quickly fell through the cracks as I was getting very into thrash bands like metallica and anthrax. Here I am in April of 2023 sitting at my desk in my home office with this album open on a tab as my background work music. In hindsight I can really appreciate that at the peak of bubblegum hair metal these guys had the balls and integrity to dig down deep into their roots and release a bluesy 70's infused masterpiece while most bands were selling their soul for a quick buck. Respect.
Had the album too when it was released. Never stopped listening to it until now. With Metallica and Anthrax .. i stopped listening to them about 20 years ago.
Nearly 60, I remembered this blaring out onto the streets from my bedroom during long summer days and cool winter nights; some years later I’m still rocking it, and my kids are huge fans of these and every other great rock band of the eighties; my 18 year old just gets blown away by this!
winters call is my alltime fav... cant explain how much i love this tune... so enormous talented guys... rip ray, such a short life... but he gave so much...
This is simply one of the BEST albums ever made. Badlands are the best kept secret in music. To bad Ray Gillian passed away. Jake E. Lee just shreds like nobody’s business.
@@caveman385 yes, Eddie Trunk verified this on one of his podcasts. It's sad because this and other Badland albums will never be rereleased because of what Rey did. Part of a lawsuit brought against Rey by the women he infected.
This album is without a doubt one of the best hard rock albums of all time. And it's definitely Jake E. Lee's best work. And it just goes without saying Ray was just a phenomenal singer. The vocal melodies on this album are just unbelievable. This band should have been WAY bigger. I've often thought hard about why they weren't bigger and I think it comes down to two reasons. One, the musical landscape back then was just jam packed with rock bands. This was when Guns N Roses and Metallica simply ruled the rock world and there was just simply so many bands and you also had the transition from 80s rock to grunge. And two, I think this is almost a more mature form of hard rock that not everyone can appreciate. This is not "Unskinny Bop" or "We're not Gonna Take It." It's almost like a painting you would see on Night Gallery. Almost morose at times. And I love the hell out of it. I have all three albums on my phone and I keep coming back to them and just marvel at how good Badlands was.
Being it’s out of print can’t find it on Apple Music or anywhere else. Just found a used cd on Amazon. Had it years ago when it first came out and wore it out. Glad I found another copy
@@GeneralTHC Eddie Trunk talked about this on his show recently. I don't know if it was someone's daughter but apparently he was very careless after he knew he was HIV+
I was blessed to be able to do some local roadie stuff for these guys in Redding California right after this album came out. Talk about a sweet group of guys! Every one of em! I got to hang with them all day before the show and a few hours after. They were absolutely INSANE on stage! Killer show! Great memories.... R.I.P. Ray... One of the finest voices of all time!!
You just will never hear another voice like Ray Gillen. Incredible! With Jake by his side.... Unstoppable talent Beauty at it's best, never to be replicated....
Ray Gillen is a vocal master, along side Jake E Lee, created one of the greatest works in history, truly beautiful to my ears! Rest in peace Ray! If I could have any voice in the world it would sound like his.
I used to ride my mountain bike to this album when I was living in Manzanita, Oregon. Right across the street from the Pacific Ocean💕🙂 I was in the best shape of my life, ROCKIN' it out!! Take care, Washington State USA 🇺🇸🌅
Listening to Badlands as I'm camping in the Badlands. I was 17 when this came out. Rad to this day. Not dated sounding. Still sounds relevant. Timeless. That's how you know.
It's Jake E. Lee. He was with Ozzy before the Witch fired him from Ozzy. He got so Up-set Because of it, he went and made his Own Band. His 2nd Album is BAD-ASS also. Ray Passed a-way in the 90's late some-time. Health Problems. Eric Singer is the Drummer on this Album. Eric Play's with Kiss Off and on thow.
Guitar is tuned in like on Ozzys Ultimate Sin but more hard blues. This is my kind of Metal. Not the new popular stuff on the radio. This record just flat out rocks. Long live 1989. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
One of the Most Underrated Band Ever to play and Tour the World. Jake E Lee a Master Guitarist-Producer and Song Writer founded this Band along with Ray Gillen a power house Vocalist. As well with world class drummer and Bass player - Eric Singer and Greg Chaisson. These Rocked the World and the end of a Great era of Rock and Blues and the End of the late 80s and earlier 90s. In a time when Music was real and the world was a happier place.!!! God Bless them All for giving us a Magical time Back in the Good old Days.!!!
50 year old here, and this is just as magical and brings up those rebelious teenage feelings like it did when i first heard "dreams in the dark" on headbangers ball way back when life was simple and fun! thanks so much for posting this...took me back to where i wish i had never left!!
I'm just know listening to BADLANDS for the first time !! I grew up in the 80s and somehow missed these guys on my radar !! Man what an incredibly tight sounding band !! Excellent LEAD VOCALS and LEAD GUITARIST !! YOU know what they say, hind sight is 20/20. I'm just glad I found them at the ripe old age of 55 !!
Richard Clark ; HOW are you listening to them just now? You can’t buy any of their music...well the first two albums anyway. So how do you hear their shit now?
The 1980s were basically; incredible!! = was prime great fun af living!!!, really ;) lol however, I lost track of Jake after his Ozzy work but really liked him and I'm listening to this album for first time now, however the first two songs sound familiar, anyways I love Jake's playing style here and I'll be looking to his other Badlands albums and work with Red Dragon for eargasm guitar bliss, haha, enjoy! :)
!!!"Welcome Richard"!!! I'm 57, it was only through a friend who turned me on to them way back then... I wrote something on this site today, but this is just for you... "I Can't Be More Happy For You If Just Got To Hear This Band"...
Once in awhile I play this album… I cannot even describe how High Wire is the most perfect way to open an album!!! Everything about this album is why I’m a music fan! At a time when frills & fluff were all over the place this was a grass roots work of art! I was always miffed at how they didn’t go over the way I felt they deserved. But, I feel lucky to have listened to this band!!! They were a gift! Thanks to them!!!
I bought this album in 89 and have loved it ever since. Jake is amazing but for me it's all about Ray's vocals. My goodness what a voice he literally sings from the bottom of his soul!!!!! Feel very fortunate to be around when they came and rocked my life, thank you to this band
Eric Singer just KILLS it on this album. I agree but Jeff is also very tasty in his licks. Not as good as Singer but what he does on the second album fits the band well.
I was 16 in 1989……..I’ve never really got into badlands at that time in life! It’s always great to add some monster 80’s Rock 33 yrs later………Jake E Lee is a monster on this album…………Ray Gillen has the most amazing voice I believe in Rock RIP Ray
Set the scene; Summertime driving at night, windows down, sunroof out, car audio near full volume, me singing this album in the car. Soooo under-rated.
Those of you who thought Jake E. Lee's best work was with Ozzy, think again! RIP Ray Gillian..great vocalist! Not nearly enough recognition for this band.
One of the Most Underrated Band and Album of all times.!!! Jake E Lee is a Genius when it comes to producing and song writing and of course a Master Guitarist. One of the Best still in the world today to ever play and preform\\ Yet he one of the most kindest Humblest man you can ever met. In which he always put 100 per cent of hard work in every aspect especially to all his amazing fans around the world. !!!!! Long live Jake E Lee and Rock and Roll.!!!!
i saw this album tour twice. . Kick ass concert both times. Met the guys too after the show. They signed my CD 📀. . Good memories. Good times. . GUITAR GOD. . JAKE E LEE. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Front to back just a killer loaded hard rock album with dynamics, melody, nasty and tasty guitar work, stunning vocals and great SONGS. One of the best rock albums of the decade. Just push play at any point on this album and you’re good. And what a great goddamn name for a band on top of it all.
Jake E Lee Easily in the top 10 of greatest metal / hard rock guitarists , Dreams in the dark is absolutely amazing work. Highly, highly underrated band , what a shame they did not last , it’s a tragedy, but we are left with this highly sought after album, I mean gosh, I can’t find them on Amazon music , so thanks to the person who put it here.
It is a crime that this Classic gem has not been uploaded to Apple Music’s ever growing library of music!!!Some body needs to put this in the library immediately,Pronto, and now!!!!!!
one crime begets another? it's a simple matter to record the audio stream of this upload. as is true of all music posted on youtube. copyrighted music really shouldn't be on youtube at all, just as copyrighted video is not. but since this record is here, and i cannot buy it, i'm recording it. from the beginning, or at least since payola, the music industry has had so many shady characters and grey morals, that it simply can't stand on principle on anything. what i'm most mystified by though is why the lawyers didn't suggest that the record remain in print and all proceeds go to victims' funds or something along those lines.
There are very legit reasons why the music is not available on streaming services. Just search the internet and you will read all about it. We all enjoy this music but at the same time we have to respect the victims, their families and the settlement that was litigated by all those parties involved.
This was my first concert. Ray sang right to me.Dreams In The Dark no less.I was so happy that night. Terrible to hear about his passing. I really would have liked to hear more from Badlands.
Bom de mais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eu tinha apenas 3 aninhos de idade e esses caras estavam lançando esse disco que hoje fico aqui ouvindo pirando nessa maravilha de disco!!!! Com certeza se o Ray Gillen estivesse vivo até hoje ele teria feito muita história e seria um dos monstros vocalistas que temos neste planeta. Ele domina!! Pena que foi embora tão cedo. Meus sentimentos!!
A huge Led Zeppelin flavour to this songs... True Rock n' Roll giants... RIP Ray Gillen... What a singer! And Jake E. Lee... OMFG! Great guitar player and monster composer!
this album should have gone platinum or multi-platinum. Atlantic should have pushed the record more. i don't think the record had any "singles" but MTV could have played their videos a little more. by the time the 2nd album was released the band was no longer relevant
Still beats me why Grunge was seen to be relevant! Depressed junkies with no fun about them was 'relevant'? I tell you the world don't think at times 😂😂😂
Oggi, dopo più di 30 anni, continuo a pensare che i BADLANDS sono stai la band di Hard Blues più sottovalutata degli ultimi 40 anni. Un Supergruppo con Jake E Lee alla chitarra e un cantante come Ray Gillen non ha avuto la carriera che meritavano. Io cantavo nella mia band,e l'estensione vocale di Ray era qualcosa di incredibile. "In a dream" ( da "Voodoo Highway" ) è la canzone che ho cantato di più nella mia vita. Ed è il migliore epitaffio sulla sua lapide. Ray, riposa in pace. 🖤 ( by Marco
I consider Badlands, Voodoo Highway, & Dusk one big album. No filler whatsoever. Every song is a gem including the live heavy version of Jade's Song!!! RIP Ray Gillen🙏🖤
Scott K seen the tour in Evansville indiana james hetfield broke his arm so they didnt play proud jake e lee took tbe show ozzy was to drunk it was sad but the rest of the band kicked but
Yup, I saw Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin tour with Metallica as the opening act in Chicago. Metallica had released Master of Puppets and Cliff was still alive. After seeing them Ozzy was good but Metallica blew the doors off the place.
Oh my holy god that would have been ridiculous. If I saw Puppet's era Metallica and Ozzy with Jake in the one sitting I would self destruct. I can't emphasise enough how ridiculous that is.
Jake is very underrated....glad he’s once again active. Brad Gillis delivered after Randy’s passing. I saw ultimate sin tour in San Francisco...killer show.
I would like to line up the 177 people who thumbs downed this so I can slap the shit out of them for not knowing knowing musical talent when they hear it . Jakes guitar playing is superb . No fancy hammer ons or whatever just straight in your face rock guitar . The dusk albums is even better since it was a demo intended for the record company to just get a taste and see if they were gonna produce it so it’s all pretty much played live with one takes . No overdubbing or editing and truly shows these guys talent . Listen closely for yourselves .
@@666Necropsy All entertainment does. Psyops and social engineering at its finest. However, enjoy the living blazes out of gems like Badlands. Good music is there. One just has to search deeper, longer and harder. (pun intended)
@@tubecrawl1 the record companies feel if they re-release it they'll be open to lawsuits for any money made from it. so to them its better just to bury it.
What a legend, commercial hard rock with Ozzy, major star, but comes out firing with raw, loud, aggressive (but still very well produced) sound with his own band. These guys made fantastic music, cut short tragically early.
Great album! It's a shame that grunge had to ruin the party! I liked where hard rock/ metal was going at the end of the decade and early 90's. Albums like this, Slave to the Grind, Dr. Feel-good, Coverdale/Page, Angel Dust, Use Your Illusion 1 & 2, The Black Album, Shake Your Moneymaker, Brother Kane, etc were monsters!
Yes, rock and metal was in a very healthy place then, as was AOR with The Storm, Hardline, Giant, Tyketto, Tall Stories and Enuff Z'Nuff too. Grunge was the equivalent of putting a spanner into the spokes of a Harley in cruise.
What's funny is grunge basically died off by the mid 90's as the rap scene was taking over. By 2000, grunge had become so commercial that many of the "top acts" all sounded the same. And then as quickly as rap took over in the mid 90's, it didn't come to dominate the masses again until the latter 2000's when country also had solidified its dominance over the music industry. That whole late 90's to mid 2000's was all about the boy band pop scene.
@adrian hinton I was 21 in 1989 and discovered Z-Rock out of Flint MI while delivering parts from Ontario for a summer job. It was a Godsend as the van I was delivering in only had an AM radio and the Flint affiliate was broadcasting in AM! I was in HEAVEN as all I was getting was top 40 pop shit before I hit the border in Port Huron! I wasn't repulsed by grunge, and liked Alice In Chains (more of a metal tinge and just grouped in with grunge being from Seattle), but as the years go by, I've slowly accepted and even really like a lot of the grunge stuff now. And, my opinion that music has been shit since grunge, has changed as I look back and realize that every decade HAD some great music. You just have to be more open minded. There is a TON of good, hard rock from the 90's,00's, and '10's. But my heart still belongs to the 80's, being 13 in 1980 and being there in my formative years! As a side note, Beiber just bought a $7million "cottage about 5 miles down the road from where I live just outside of Guelph Ontario! Don' t care for his music, but I have respect for the kid as he did work hard to be discovered, busking in the streets of Stratford Ontario.
From start to finish not a weak spot anywhere. What a great band. But, would you expect anything other than pure awesome from Jake E Lee? No, no you wouldn’t.
I was fortunate enough to have met and hung out with Ray in summer of 88 while staying in california. He was super excited about what the band had recorded, and with good reason. This album was stuck on repeat for most of 89 for me. Ray was super sweet, really down to earth. He is missed by many...what a voice!
He seemed nice in what few interviews I heard. I doubt he was the person people are making him out to be. But.He really needed to be more careful. I managed to live through that time.I was 21 and horny like anyone at that age was in '86.AIDS was terrifying both gay and straight folks. I mostly abstain because.Or was monogamous. And never went near anyone that had anything to do with needles.
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I'm 52 and still Rockin to this in 2023, anybody?
55 and rocking with you!
@@DonCurrier fvckin' awesome!
Im 68 and still rocking! Only with the help of Codydramol these days! 🤘😎👍
Same age, and rocking too
I remember putting this in my old roommate's car tapedeck on a road trip. His response: "oh no, my foots' gonna get heavy"
I'm drunk. I'm 48. I haven't listened to this in 20 years. I know every word of every song. I love it. LOVE IT!
Fkn straight up killer
amazing. so sad that Gillen passed. gone too soon 😥😥
I am drunk too...best rock band for drunk man 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I'm not drunk currently but I still think this is one of the most badass albums ever 🤘
I'm high. I'm 54. And I've been enjoying this masterpiece from time to time ever since its release. It holds up pretty damn good over time.
One of the best rock albums ever made. My neighbors probably think so too.
Your neighbors probably have good taste.
I don't know what's with my neighbors but they MUST like Badlands because they have no other choice🤣
Lol
Too bad it’s out of print. Just found a used copy on Amazon. Jake E Lee is a bad mofo on the guitar
haahhahahahhahahaahhaaaa
*Anybody Still Rock'n To This Cool Album Today In 2020?*
Always. This is my favorite from 89. Best time to be a teenager
@@maxlastarria9236 *Yes so very true indeed.*
@@trinitytrin5265 regards from a truly rocker
I was just jammimg this on guitar last night after work
@@throughmusicislife3315 *Now that is truly cool...Rock On!!*
I don't care what anyone else says, one of the nicest, tastiest guitar albums ever produced! Well Done Jake E. Lee
Aaron Cunningham 💯 pure Marshall Plexi Badassness it’s like having the Marshall right next to your ears!!!
I'm 53 years old and I hate the way the so called fans of this music turned their backs on it when grunge/nirvana turned up. How do you decide that the music you have loved for a decade or more now means nothing to you.
I always liked Jake E. Lee a lot more than any of the other Ozzy Osbourne guitarists.
While that is true, Badlands second album was just as awesome as this one, a lot of bands went the grunge way to make it easier to turn on them. It could've been the record companies or the bands themselves. There was also a glut of shit metal out there that made it easier to hate, The record companies signed any band out of L.A. Greatness like Badlands went underappreciated.
Yep. Not only Ozzy he is one of my all time favorites.
My brother Greg is the bass player. They did a bunch of stuff after this. But I also had not listened to it for years and it still sounds great
that's awesome. welcome to Greg's brother 🤘🏼
Badlands did a 2nd album I think in 1991 and then they recorded a 3rd album that no record company wanted to touch and Badlands was unable to secure a deal for those songs but they can be found somewhere around YT
@@javtimestwo That album was called "Dusk" and it was released by a Japanese labe a while back. I got the Japanese import. I know Jake has been in a legal battle over the rights for those albums so they can be re-released but it's complicated. That first album is an in my opinion one of the greatest hard rock albums ever.
Your Brother is one of my favorite Bass players.
@@username-zj9id by the time the band wrote/recorded the 3rd albums, Badlands was part of a genre that was not cool anymore. bands like Badlands were not getting US record deals anymore so even though they recorded a US label was not going to give them a deal
let's be honest, the first two albums didn't sell much at all, with the 2nd album selling fewer than the debut. just a sign on the times, unfortunately
@@username-zj9id I read somewhere that their manager revealed Gillen’s HIV diagnosis to the label. Can’t remember why. Because of that the label dropped them.
2024 and this still a rock n roll masterpiece!!!
2024 and this album still diggit.. Ray Gillen voice is a legend .
Damn, I'm 59 and I can still remember purchasing this cassette tape. Real ROCK back in the day.
Tape World or Camelot Music? 😂. ... I am just like you ..great music is always "time stamped" in my mind.
oh hell yeah bro!!
Haha, exactly....me too.
I still have the cassette!!
me too
Jake. Needs. No. Comments. Only. A. Crown. He is. Unreal
Jake is an A leaguer
I'm revisiting this album. I always liked Voodoo Highway better, but I forgot how genius this album was as well. Jake, yea. No words. Just kicking ass!
Fortnite anyone
You know how good an album is?: When you sing along to every song 30 years later. Which is what I'm doing right now.
Amen brother
Wow, it's that good eh ??
I hear nothing but good things about this band !
MyMechagodzilla - If you can sing along to this, your voice must be phenomenal!! 👍😂
Ya, it is one of the best hard rock albums of all time. That kid could sing man.
Yaman killer
It's amazing how a "second tier" band of the 80s blows away any modern band in chord progression, singing, poetics, and song pacing.
Hands down. Couldn't agree more
What do you mean by “second tier”? May not have gained the popularity of some others but this is one of the best rock albums of that decade.
My 20 year old dumb ass owned this album in 1989 and didn't have the sense to give it a chance, it quickly fell through the cracks as I was getting very into thrash bands like metallica and anthrax. Here I am in April of 2023 sitting at my desk in my home office with this album open on a tab as my background work music. In hindsight I can really appreciate that at the peak of bubblegum hair metal these guys had the balls and integrity to dig down deep into their roots and release a bluesy 70's infused masterpiece while most bands were selling their soul for a quick buck. Respect.
Had the album too when it was released. Never stopped listening to it until now. With Metallica and Anthrax .. i stopped listening to them about 20 years ago.
@@hyutyubDamn, you missed out on a lot of great work by Metallica. Anthrax was meant to be a joke.
56 years old and I'm Still rocking this band. love Badlands Jake doesn't get the credit he deserves.
55 here. Loved this album and loved Jake with Ozzy.
Nearly 60, I remembered this blaring out onto the streets from my bedroom during long summer days and cool winter nights; some years later I’m still rocking it, and my kids are huge fans of these and every other great rock band of the eighties; my 18 year old just gets blown away by this!
I turned 56 last month and still love this album. Saw Jake with Ozzy back in ‘86, it was awesome. Gotta say though, I listen to this more.
Amen
winters call is my alltime fav... cant explain how much i love this tune... so enormous talented guys... rip ray, such a short life... but he gave so much...
This is simply one of the BEST albums ever made. Badlands are the best kept secret in music. To bad Ray Gillian passed away. Jake E. Lee just shreds like nobody’s business.
Too bad he took others with him, but theyre not in hell.
Is it true Ray Gillen went around infecting women? Its not something i'm saying happened, i just read it. Shit hot record though.
couldn't agree more. Criminally under-rated.
Amen brother.
@@caveman385 yes, Eddie Trunk verified this on one of his podcasts. It's sad because this and other Badland albums will never be rereleased because of what Rey did. Part of a lawsuit brought against Rey by the women he infected.
One of the best vocalists ever. Mr. Ray Gillen.
Who got aids , and knowingly infected women.
Three O'clock in the afternoon in Thailand! Blasting this Album!
get some
This album is without a doubt one of the best hard rock albums of all time. And it's definitely Jake E. Lee's best work. And it just goes without saying Ray was just a phenomenal singer. The vocal melodies on this album are just unbelievable. This band should have been WAY bigger. I've often thought hard about why they weren't bigger and I think it comes down to two reasons. One, the musical landscape back then was just jam packed with rock bands. This was when Guns N Roses and Metallica simply ruled the rock world and there was just simply so many bands and you also had the transition from 80s rock to grunge. And two, I think this is almost a more mature form of hard rock that not everyone can appreciate. This is not "Unskinny Bop" or "We're not Gonna Take It." It's almost like a painting you would see on Night Gallery. Almost morose at times. And I love the hell out of it. I have all three albums on my phone and I keep coming back to them and just marvel at how good Badlands was.
It goes without saying that...
Perfect analysis
Being it’s out of print can’t find it on Apple Music or anywhere else. Just found a used cd on Amazon. Had it years ago when it first came out and wore it out. Glad I found another copy
@@chrisguiling3546 Supposedly it's a vendetta against the band. The singer allegedly infected some bigwigs daughter with HIV.
@@GeneralTHC Eddie Trunk talked about this on his show recently. I don't know if it was someone's daughter but apparently he was very careless after he knew he was HIV+
Jake's masterpiece! This album should've been huge.
It was to me
Just flew a bit under the radar for whatever reason
Play the living hell out of this album my senior year in high school! Totally agree this album should have been huge!
Saw them Live Twice they were great
Never a greater truth has been told . This is guitar bliss!
I was blessed to be able to do some local roadie stuff for these guys in Redding California right after this album came out. Talk about a sweet group of guys! Every one of em! I got to hang with them all day before the show and a few hours after. They were absolutely INSANE on stage! Killer show! Great memories.... R.I.P. Ray... One of the finest voices of all time!!
You just will never hear another voice like Ray Gillen. Incredible! With Jake by his side.... Unstoppable talent Beauty at it's best, never to be replicated....
Jake E. Lee a fucking guitar wizard, one of my favorite albums from this era.
Jake’s right hand/palm mute/pick attack was TOO NASTY
Ray Gillen is a vocal master, along side Jake E Lee, created one of the greatest works in history, truly beautiful to my ears! Rest in peace Ray! If I could have any voice in the world it would sound like his.
Ray can rot in hell for what he did.
I used to ride my mountain bike to this album when I was living in Manzanita, Oregon. Right across the street from the Pacific Ocean💕🙂
I was in the best shape of my life, ROCKIN' it out!!
Take care,
Washington State USA 🇺🇸🌅
Listening to Badlands as I'm camping in the Badlands. I was 17 when this came out. Rad to this day. Not dated sounding. Still sounds relevant. Timeless. That's how you know.
Best album of 89. Had my 72 Chevy Malibu. I was 19 and I played this tape over and over again. Still have it! Best times in my life 🖤🤘
Wow, Very Cool !
one wheel peel...
Still got my concert tee-shirt... :
@@msbevins101 -
Vicki the Cutie Pie 😊 !
@@elvisparker4691 LOL...Why Thank You for that.... ;
Jake E Lee and Ray Gillien made MAGIC together. Hands-down a TOP 5 rock album . Still AMAZING after all these years .
💯
Totally.
This album is one in a million. Masterpiece
Not even close
Who In This 2020?
Me
ditto, dude
Definitely.
I'm so in this!!
It's Jake E. Lee. He was with Ozzy before the Witch fired him from Ozzy. He got so Up-set Because of it, he went and made his Own Band. His 2nd Album is BAD-ASS also. Ray Passed a-way in the 90's late some-time. Health Problems. Eric Singer is the Drummer on this Album. Eric Play's with Kiss Off and on thow.
Just kick ass, bluesy, sleazy hard rock. Jake is a God. One of the greatest bands ever.
Wow This Best Rock Band Music At 2023* - BadLands* Hard Rock Band. God Bless, Thanks All, .... Cheerio.*****.
I wore this one out back in the day. This and the Blue Murder album were in constant rotation.
Jeff Grimm 89 was a great year! I wore those out as well.
And Dave Lee Roth's Skyscraper too!
After i discovered John Sykes and Jake e Lee i was listening to the same bands aswell for years every day. Brings back good memories.
Absofuckinlutely!!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
Ray was the original singer in Blue Murder.
Guitar is tuned in like on Ozzys Ultimate Sin but more hard blues. This is my kind of Metal. Not the new popular stuff on the radio. This record just flat out rocks. Long live 1989. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
There's a lot more than what's just on the radio
Agreed 💯 percent I'm black .grew up with this.
Ultimate Sin best Ozzy post Randy for guitar Zack not bad minus 30 pinch harmonics per song
check out the new Blue Oyster Cult album... and Rival Sons and anything George Lynch, Zakk Wylde or Jake E Lee play on
And I just added the 89th like! Great stuff!
This album is 32 years old today and is still one of the best ever made .. so underrated
Happily introduced my 12 year old son to this brilliant album this month. ❤️
You are a good mom!
Good momma!! Got two half black step sons 26 and 29 they been rocking badlands for years and telling there friends.love my boys
One of the Most Underrated Band Ever to play and Tour the World.
Jake E Lee a Master Guitarist-Producer and Song Writer founded this Band along with Ray Gillen a power house Vocalist.
As well with world class drummer and Bass player - Eric Singer and Greg Chaisson.
These Rocked the World and the end of a Great era of Rock and Blues and the End of the late 80s and earlier 90s.
In a time when Music was real and the world was a happier place.!!! God Bless them All for giving us a Magical time Back in the Good old Days.!!!
50 year old here, and this is just as magical and brings up those rebelious teenage feelings like it did when i first heard "dreams in the dark" on headbangers ball way back when life was simple and fun! thanks so much for posting this...took me back to where i wish i had never left!!
56 here and it never left me glorious vocals
Ray Gillens vocals, man. Jesus!
I'm just know listening to BADLANDS for the first time !! I grew up in the 80s and somehow missed these guys on my radar !! Man what an incredibly tight sounding band !! Excellent LEAD VOCALS and LEAD GUITARIST !! YOU know what they say, hind sight is 20/20. I'm just glad I found them at the ripe old age of 55 !!
Richard Clark ; HOW are you listening to them just now? You can’t buy any of their music...well the first two albums anyway. So how do you hear their shit now?
@@metaljew4456Probably on the internet dude, smoke another one 🤗
@@2-4ever haha! lolol
The 1980s were basically; incredible!! = was prime great fun af living!!!, really ;) lol however, I lost track of Jake after his Ozzy work but really liked him and I'm listening to this album for first time now, however the first two songs sound familiar, anyways I love Jake's playing style here and I'll be looking to his other Badlands albums and work with Red Dragon for eargasm guitar bliss, haha, enjoy! :)
!!!"Welcome Richard"!!! I'm 57, it was only through a friend who turned me on to them way back then...
I wrote something on this site today, but this is just for you...
"I Can't Be More Happy For You If Just Got To Hear This Band"...
Once in awhile I play this album… I cannot even describe how High Wire is the most perfect way to open an album!!! Everything about this album is why I’m a music fan! At a time when frills & fluff were all over the place this was a grass roots work of art!
I was always miffed at how they didn’t go over the way I felt they deserved.
But, I feel lucky to have listened to this band!!! They were a gift!
Thanks to them!!!
Super under rated. Are you from SI, NY by any chance?
I bought this album in 89 and have loved it ever since. Jake is amazing but for me it's all about Ray's vocals. My goodness what a voice he literally sings from the bottom of his soul!!!!! Feel very fortunate to be around when they came and rocked my life, thank you to this band
I saw this show @ Dallas City Limits club.. Dallas, TX 1989.. Insane how great.
rod mcdaniel it's a Gillan thing!
I saw them at "The Channel" in Boston in 1990-1991. They were INSANE!!!
rod mcdaniel I bought it in '89 also...damn we're old.
@@infrared3717 *Gillen. Absolutely no relation to Ian Gillan. 🙂
One of the best bands and albums to come from this era. The follow up Voodoo Highway is also killer.
Right on the money.
Also their third album, Dusk, is killer. Released after Ray passed away.
Its a good follow up, but as a drummer, I missed Eric Singer's contribution.
Bloody oath it's killer JMGMarcus, their version of James Taylor's Fire and Rain is unreal
Eric Singer just KILLS it on this album. I agree but Jeff is also very tasty in his licks. Not as good as Singer but what he does on the second album fits the band well.
I was 16 in 1989……..I’ve never really got into badlands at that time in life! It’s always great to add some monster 80’s Rock 33 yrs later………Jake E Lee is a monster on this album…………Ray Gillen has the most amazing voice I believe in Rock RIP Ray
Im 63 in 2024 and still loving this. Sad that Jake got shot walking his dog I heard hes ok.
Best. Album. Ever. (Shhhhh, love.)
Man SEASONS is the song that I love to so Chill out to 2022 I will never stop listening to Badlands/VooDoo Highway...
Been a long time .. Still the Greatest Immortal rock albums of all time.
Jake E Lee and Ray Gillen effing nailed it!!!
After I saw the Winters Call video on MTV back in 89, I was hooked!!
Set the scene; Summertime driving at night, windows down, sunroof out, car audio near full volume, me singing this album in the car. Soooo under-rated.
This is one of the greatest records ever!!!
💯 Percent Agreed
Those of you who thought Jake E. Lee's best work was with Ozzy, think again! RIP Ray Gillian..great vocalist! Not nearly enough recognition for this band.
Also Page never ever play this solos! Ever.
Gillen bordel !
@@MrIgorek13 what????????
Jake was some of Ozzy’s greatest work lol
One of the Most Underrated Band and Album of all times.!!!
Jake E Lee is a Genius when it comes to producing and song writing and of course a Master Guitarist.
One of the Best still in the world today to ever play and preform\\ Yet he one of the most kindest Humblest man you can ever met.
In which he always put 100 per cent of hard work in every aspect especially to all his amazing fans around the world. !!!!! Long live Jake E Lee and Rock and Roll.!!!!
STOP SAYING UNDERRATED!!!!!!!!!!!
57 years old metal fan here. I've heard of Badlands but never heard this album before today. Good stuff!
Check out Voodoo Highway and Dusk their other 2 albums just as good!
One of the Greatest Albums ever made.
i saw this album tour twice. . Kick ass concert both times. Met the guys too after the show. They signed my CD 📀. . Good memories. Good times. . GUITAR GOD. . JAKE E LEE. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
It really is, though.
OMG I love this album.
Front to back just a killer loaded hard rock album with dynamics, melody, nasty and tasty guitar work, stunning vocals and great SONGS. One of the best rock albums of the decade. Just push play at any point on this album and you’re good. And what a great goddamn name for a band on top of it all.
Jake E Lee Easily in the top 10 of greatest metal / hard rock guitarists , Dreams in the dark is absolutely amazing work. Highly, highly underrated band , what a shame they did not last , it’s a tragedy, but we are left with this highly sought after album, I mean gosh, I can’t find them on Amazon music , so thanks to the person who put it here.
Winter’s Calling. One of my favorite songs ever. Incredible.
My favorite SONG off this album. Love this jam. Great guitar work too. RIGHT on. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Best early jack e Lee.and Eric Singer
@@alexsaucedo8032 love it for you brother this album had no bad tracks.
Made me play drums.
One of my favourite drum performances on an album. Eric Singer is the bomb!!!!!
Just a forefront amazing band I can never get enough of still today... Band lands is onebad-ass band I must keep listening to..
🤘
RIP-- Sir Ray! Very top echelon vocalist. One of the very best EVER,and this album is SOOO underrated it’s sickening !
Rot in hell Ray! Fucker spread AIDS to many women he slept with knowing he had the disease.
2023 que banda incrível meu! 🤘
Entire band is insanely great
One of the most underrated albums ever !
Yeah, yeah......
Stay out of yard
Who's still jamming this at 2019
🤘👿🤘
Right here! Love this album.
I barbecue to this album all the time bro \m/
🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️
30 years and counting!
the last GREAT Rock and Roll album.
bingo
Juan !, Your right. What a great point......
Ray Gillen was a fantastic singer! Jake E. Lee a great guitarist!
This really is one of the greatest albums ever made, there is just something magical about this record
Absolutely nothing magical about this derivative blend of LZ/Whitesnake/Motley Crue/Guns N'Roses
Someones bitter@@TheAntsh
It is a crime that this Classic gem has not been uploaded to Apple Music’s ever growing library of music!!!Some body needs to put this in the library immediately,Pronto, and now!!!!!!
Won't happen. The ĺabel will never reissue it.
one crime begets another? it's a simple matter to record the audio stream of this upload. as is true of all music posted on youtube. copyrighted music really shouldn't be on youtube at all, just as copyrighted video is not. but since this record is here, and i cannot buy it, i'm recording it. from the beginning, or at least since payola, the music industry has had so many shady characters and grey morals, that it simply can't stand on principle on anything. what i'm most mystified by though is why the lawyers didn't suggest that the record remain in print and all proceeds go to victims' funds or something along those lines.
There are very legit reasons why the music is not available on streaming services. Just search the internet and you will read all about it. We all enjoy this music but at the same time we have to respect the victims, their families and the settlement that was litigated by all those parties involved.
Your only bet is to buy a used copy. It was pulled by the record company.
@@jb1934succintly PUT mojo!!!!
Damn this is great. Took me back! Picked this up in Tower Records and played the shit out of it. The 80s were such a magical time.
This was my first concert. Ray sang right to me.Dreams In The Dark no less.I was so happy that night. Terrible to hear about his passing. I really would have liked to hear more from Badlands.
Words. Cannot. Do. Justice. Beides. Maybe. Perfect
Seriously how could anyone dislike Badlands?
Pop music fans don't appreciate Classic rock. They're got their up their.....over people like Taylor Swift.
This and the second album are works that deserve more recognition.
This band was way before there time. And look , were 2022and. They still kick Ass!!🤘🤘🤘thank you very much for this record.🙏🤘🤘
Actually- they were after their time; they were a throwback to the 70’s
Bom de mais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eu tinha apenas 3 aninhos de idade e esses caras estavam lançando esse disco que hoje fico aqui ouvindo pirando nessa maravilha de disco!!!!
Com certeza se o Ray Gillen estivesse vivo até hoje ele teria feito muita história e seria um dos monstros vocalistas que temos neste planeta. Ele domina!! Pena que foi embora tão cedo. Meus sentimentos!!
This album is a hidden treasure, to bad things got cut short for this band. Badlands was the true definition of hard rock.
One of the best opening tracks ever. This is such a great album. Reminds me of being a teenager.
Me too
I would never be tired of listening Seasons to raise your spirits
A huge Led Zeppelin flavour to this songs... True Rock n' Roll giants... RIP Ray Gillen... What a singer! And Jake E. Lee... OMFG! Great guitar player and monster composer!
this album should have gone platinum or multi-platinum. Atlantic should have pushed the record more. i don't think the record had any "singles" but MTV could have
played their videos a little more. by the time the 2nd album was released the band was no longer relevant
Still beats me why Grunge was seen to be relevant! Depressed junkies with no fun about them was 'relevant'? I tell you the world don't think at times 😂😂😂
@@caveman385 This kind of music was played out really.
So EPIC!!! One of the best bands EVER!!! MISS YOU RAY....LOVE & BLESSINGS...THANK YOU!!!
joe thurman yes brother, can't agree more
joe thurman saw. Them. At. Shoreline. Me. Make up. Show. Cinderella
Oggi, dopo più di 30 anni, continuo a pensare che i BADLANDS sono stai la band di Hard Blues più sottovalutata degli ultimi 40 anni. Un Supergruppo con Jake E Lee alla chitarra e un cantante come Ray Gillen non ha avuto la carriera che meritavano. Io cantavo nella mia band,e l'estensione vocale di Ray era qualcosa di incredibile. "In a dream" ( da "Voodoo Highway" ) è la canzone che ho cantato di più nella mia vita. Ed è il migliore epitaffio sulla sua lapide. Ray, riposa in pace. 🖤 ( by Marco
I consider Badlands, Voodoo Highway, & Dusk one big album. No filler whatsoever. Every song is a gem including the live heavy version of Jade's Song!!! RIP Ray Gillen🙏🖤
So TRUE!
I agree fully, all killer and no filler, what a band !!!
High Wire is a classic of hard rock/heavy metal! Pure Led Zeppellin/Whitesnake style!!!! Superband!!
One of the very best debut rock albums...actually one of the best rock albums, period. Classic 10/10
I was 16 when Jake took Randy's place.. I saw the ultimate sin tour in charlotte n.c Metallica opened. Jake e lee was awsome!!!! Nn
Scott K seen the tour in Evansville indiana james hetfield broke his arm so they didnt play proud jake e lee took tbe show ozzy was to drunk it was sad but the rest of the band kicked but
Yup, I saw Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin tour with Metallica as the opening act in Chicago. Metallica had released Master of Puppets and Cliff was still alive. After seeing them Ozzy was good but Metallica blew the doors off the place.
Oh my holy god that would have been ridiculous. If I saw Puppet's era Metallica and Ozzy with Jake in the one sitting I would self destruct. I can't emphasise enough how ridiculous that is.
Jake is very underrated....glad he’s once again active. Brad Gillis delivered after Randy’s passing. I saw ultimate sin tour in San Francisco...killer show.
Yea, memories, I saw that same show in Ft. Worth, TX (Metallica/Ozzy) - Tarrent County Convention Center... Drove down from Wichita Falls, TX...
Not a weak link at all in this band....as perfect as can be. Just insanely kickass music.
Of course Jake and Ray totally aced, but if you pay attention, Greg's bassline is jawdropping!
And Eric SInger is a drumming god in his own right.
100% @@m1ssn1ck13
I would like to line up the 177 people who thumbs downed this so I can slap the shit out of them for not knowing knowing musical talent when they hear it . Jakes guitar playing is superb . No fancy hammer ons or whatever just straight in your face rock guitar . The dusk albums is even better since it was a demo intended for the record company to just get a taste and see if they were gonna produce it so it’s all pretty much played live with one takes . No overdubbing or editing and truly shows these guys talent . Listen closely for yourselves .
Must be the 177 chicks that caught HIV from the singer …
Jake E. Lee uses hammer ons a lot, don’t know what you’re talking about.
This album is timeless!! Masterpiece. Rock on! RIP Ian 💖
saw them summer of '89 opening for Cinderella. debut album is very underrated. there is no filler here. all terrific tracks from beginning to end.
The fact that this band wasn’t more successful, demonstrates what a joke the music business is.
came out at the wrong time - right before Grunge -
well said
you have to sell your soul to that "big nose" satan remember.
@@666Necropsy All entertainment does. Psyops and social engineering at its finest. However, enjoy the living blazes out of gems like Badlands. Good music is there. One just has to search deeper, longer and harder. (pun intended)
@@KristofferThorsheim great response
This Band belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Agreed mate but it will never happen because of what the singer did.
No band belongs in that elitist garbage twat club.
Rock n' roll hall of fame means nothing. This band talk with the people soul and this my friend, this is the important.
They won't even let them re-release the albums.
@@tubecrawl1 the record companies feel if they re-release it they'll be open to lawsuits for any money made from it. so to them its better just to bury it.
One of the most underrated band of all time. Amazing!
Wow ! That's all I keep hearing !
What a legend, commercial hard rock with Ozzy, major star, but comes out firing with raw, loud, aggressive (but still very well produced) sound with his own band. These guys made fantastic music, cut short tragically early.
we would be best friends in RL
Great album! It's a shame that grunge had to ruin the party! I liked where hard rock/ metal was going at the end of the decade and early 90's. Albums like this, Slave to the Grind, Dr. Feel-good, Coverdale/Page, Angel Dust, Use Your Illusion 1 & 2, The Black Album, Shake Your Moneymaker, Brother Kane, etc were monsters!
Yes, rock and metal was in a very healthy place then, as was AOR with The Storm, Hardline, Giant, Tyketto, Tall Stories and Enuff Z'Nuff too. Grunge was the equivalent of putting a spanner into the spokes of a Harley in cruise.
What's funny is grunge basically died off by the mid 90's as the rap scene was taking over. By 2000, grunge had become so commercial that many of the "top acts" all sounded the same. And then as quickly as rap took over in the mid 90's, it didn't come to dominate the masses again until the latter 2000's when country also had solidified its dominance over the music industry. That whole late 90's to mid 2000's was all about the boy band pop scene.
Yes, I still listen to all the old stuff. Grunge put me and many other musicians out of work.
killerdude35 yeah but there were alot of 'filler' bands that effectively 'crashed' the party
@adrian hinton I was 21 in 1989 and discovered Z-Rock out of Flint MI while delivering parts from Ontario for a summer job. It was a Godsend as the van I was delivering in only had an AM radio and the Flint affiliate was broadcasting in AM! I was in HEAVEN as all I was getting was top 40 pop shit before I hit the border in Port Huron! I wasn't repulsed by grunge, and liked Alice In Chains (more of a metal tinge and just grouped in with grunge being from Seattle), but as the years go by, I've slowly accepted and even really like a lot of the grunge stuff now. And, my opinion that music has been shit since grunge, has changed as I look back and realize that every decade HAD some great music. You just have to be more open minded. There is a TON of good, hard rock from the 90's,00's, and '10's. But my heart still belongs to the 80's, being 13 in 1980 and being there in my formative years! As a side note, Beiber just bought a $7million "cottage about 5 miles down the road from where I live just outside of Guelph Ontario! Don' t care for his music, but I have respect for the kid as he did work hard to be discovered, busking in the streets of Stratford Ontario.
From start to finish not a weak spot anywhere. What a great band. But, would you expect anything other than pure awesome from Jake E Lee? No, no you wouldn’t.
It doesn't get any better than this. Flawless album with amazing musicians!
Ray is the reason this AMAZING album cannot be bought any more.
"You can't blame the wang" -Leon Phelps
I was fortunate enough to have met and hung out with Ray in summer of 88 while staying in california. He was super excited about what the band had recorded, and with good reason. This album was stuck on repeat for most of 89 for me. Ray was super sweet, really down to earth. He is missed by many...what a voice!
He seemed nice in what few interviews I heard. I doubt he was the person people are making him out to be.
But.He really needed to be more careful. I managed to live through that time.I was 21 and horny like anyone at that age was in '86.AIDS was terrifying both gay and straight folks.
I mostly abstain because.Or was monogamous. And never went near anyone that had anything to do with needles.
Awesome album from beginning to end. 1.4 million views of a record from 1989 that many people did not know about says it all.
Eric Singer at his absolute best. Arguably the best drum performance on a hard rock album.
🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽