Shawn Lane Greatest Clips

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  • This is a COMPILATION of my guitar hero Shawn lane.. I chose the majority of my fav Clips of him....I tried to capture what i thought was the best of him ... unlike some compilations. I did not get all his videos in here so if you love this as much as i do then you will find the rest on you tube. This is the Shawn lane that rules the realm!!
    R.I.P

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  • @arccrenshaw8391
    @arccrenshaw8391 6 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    dude, I don't think I can hear as fast as he can play...

    • @JamesDGardner
      @JamesDGardner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Arc Crenshaw one of those times where I have to turn the speed setting down to have any idea what he’s playing

    • @FlaxeMusic
      @FlaxeMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      JUST. I "get" the idea he's playing a measure after it happens and I'm like: "heh, nice" midway through the next one.

    • @funnyperson4027
      @funnyperson4027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Technically that’s true for every sound

    • @Chrisbell804
      @Chrisbell804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mister Christopher No need to be jealous here. The reverb and digital delay are not playing those notes.🕊

    • @Trollamollex
      @Trollamollex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If spider held a tap dancing competition, shawn lane would win

  • @RobertSmith-lg7jp
    @RobertSmith-lg7jp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    If it wasnt for youtube there would be less Shawn Lane fans. One of the greatest.

    • @makai888
      @makai888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Robert Smith im probably one of his biggest fans because of TH-cam i love every track on powers of ten

    • @terrybarton1604
      @terrybarton1604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true, both quotes..RIP Shawn such a miss to music!!

    • @RikerLovesWorf
      @RikerLovesWorf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Not one of - THE greatest. No question.

    • @ranepoppa6654
      @ranepoppa6654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This alone makes TH-cam invaluable

    • @kh485
      @kh485 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      TH-cam sucks and is censored but I appreciate the music. We need a new platform that doesn’t want to harm people.

  • @HoofHearted6
    @HoofHearted6 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    At 62 i just discovered Shawn Lane. I feel cheated but i got a lot of incredible catching up to do. Sheer genius.

  • @rockitflash
    @rockitflash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I worked in a music store in Memphis and Shawn was a customer.He was very humble and friendly.I always liked when some out of town hot shot guitarslinger came into the shop and heard Shawn riffing on a guitar.He was so many light years ahead of any of us mere mortals.

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Can imagine. You do not expect to meet the final ultimate boss at the local guitar shop.

    • @rgarcia4412
      @rgarcia4412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@u.v.s.5583 That made me rofl 🤣

    • @FurbyParade226
      @FurbyParade226 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@u.v.s.5583 Shawn is like the secret boss after you've completed the game on Petrucci Mode & 100%ed all side missions.

    • @riceflatpicking4954
      @riceflatpicking4954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FurbyParade226 😂😂💀 classic

    • @reachblowsdick7222
      @reachblowsdick7222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What if that "hot shot" guitarslinger that walked in was Guthrie Govan? That would be a Superman vs Goku mega battle!!

  • @jimiquackers8275
    @jimiquackers8275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Underrated is an understatement when it comes to Shawn Lane

    • @dannyg6704
      @dannyg6704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shawn Lane is definitely not "underrated" artist like him couldnt have gave a fuck about ratings. Youre not listening well enough

    • @jonjones3958
      @jonjones3958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Under appreciated is the word you're looking for. Shawn Lane is highly rated.

    • @teeple1877
      @teeple1877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dannyg6704 under appreciated maybe? All the people who are incredible at guitar know exactly who he is. His playing speaks for itself.. there will never be another like him.

    • @hotrd91614
      @hotrd91614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Buckethead approved 👌

    • @HoofHearted6
      @HoofHearted6 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Taylor approved.

  • @katrenagunter5526
    @katrenagunter5526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I came here because of Buckethead. He loves this great guitarist.

    • @edgarcardona6641
      @edgarcardona6641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Buckethead worships this man. He is a god xD

    • @JoeandAngie
      @JoeandAngie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Have seen Buckethead 2x in Haight-Asheville

    • @Chrisbell804
      @Chrisbell804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I first heard about him from a Buckethead video🕊

    • @JamesJones-i2v
      @JamesJones-i2v 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@edgarcardona6641I worship Buckethead 🙏

  • @olfrud
    @olfrud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    it's actually not the speed that's so impressive about his playing, but the perfect intonation, phrasing and overall feeling. he's never robotic or just about technique...he's communicating by and with the instrument. I wish he'd be still alive and I could see him play....Huge inspiration, what a gift to the world.

    • @rickdeckard1075
      @rickdeckard1075 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah the intonation is very impressive... if you know how to use wanky runs as a deliberate texture while preserving a dynamic range of piano to forte, they dont wear on the ear as much

    • @feedathapa5420
      @feedathapa5420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rickdeckard1075 thats for exposing to everyone that you have no connection to music

    • @michaelfinley4440
      @michaelfinley4440 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right!! his lines were soooo musically sophistced...slow that shit down and its still off the hook. His ability to play that fast ws inhuman..hella funny

    • @SeanKernan
      @SeanKernan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It sounds horrible though. Like he is just hitting random notes and without regard for being in key.

    • @michaelfinley4440
      @michaelfinley4440 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SeanKernan -Do you even know the basics of music? For example, what is diatonic harmony? what are some non-diatonic devices? like secondary doms. or secondary leading tone chords? Do know what playing outside is? Could you pass a basic interval ear test? do you know what modal interchange is? these are beginner concepts , maybe a step 2 from diatonic concepts like the modes for example. I doubt you know what you're talking about. Shawn Lane knew EXACTLy what he was doing, there are no "random" notes here, just lines that your unsophisticated ear can't handle. Don't come shit on one of the top two guitarists who EVER lived. There's Allan Holdsworth and Shawn. Then there's everyone else basically. Shawn could sit in with ANYONE, where as anyone couldn't sit in with him unless they were prepared to sound pedestrian at best.

  • @RikerLovesWorf
    @RikerLovesWorf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    He was the GOAT, and no one knew it. But there will come a time - mark my words - when it will be recognized.

    • @levisalvini4110
      @levisalvini4110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True story my friend...
      True story ❤️

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@michaeltedore6190 because he played fast?

    • @mattrae6706
      @mattrae6706 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@levisalvini4110 ppppppppppppp

    • @mattrae6706
      @mattrae6706 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeltedore6190 pppppppppp

    • @mattrae6706
      @mattrae6706 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeltedore6190 pppppp

  • @blackisback74
    @blackisback74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Here I am 46yrs old and listened to Rock my whole life and this is the first time and first video of Shawn Lane I've ever heard or seen. Can't believe I have gone my whole life without ever hearing or seeing this guy because he is absolutely amazing. I mean he makes Jimmy Page look like child's play

    • @rayflanagan1519
      @rayflanagan1519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Jimmy Page wrote some of the most memorable guitar moments of the past 100 years. Pointless comparison.

    • @rodjohnon4950
      @rodjohnon4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@rayflanagan1519 Page couldn't hold this man's guitar pick.

    • @rodjohnon4950
      @rodjohnon4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've went 50 years. I feel cheated. This man was incredible. Best I've heard.

    • @Nugliscious
      @Nugliscious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm 72 yrs old and have listened to this incomparable guitarist for a few years but his presentation really moved me starting at 3:32. Thanks Brandon for posting this.

    • @MICKEYISLOWD
      @MICKEYISLOWD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rodjohnon4950 You are so thick! Page was a song writer composer. He wrote some unbelievable songs that still sound magical. His guitar was just a tool that's all.

  • @davidguthrie3739
    @davidguthrie3739 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Mind blown. How can a dude be this masterful at his craft and still relatively unknown? No matter how great you are, there’s always someone out there who can literally play circles around you.

    • @humiut2041
      @humiut2041 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What I see is that those who reach the Olympus of guitarists are those who develop their own style in composition and technique, but this must also be memorable and commercially successful.

  • @davyboy9397
    @davyboy9397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Rip Shawn and Alan..... Now we have Guthrie and may he live a super long life

    • @DigitalLoom
      @DigitalLoom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Guthrie isn’t that amazing and he been playing the same songs for 10 years now Tom Quayle Rick graham Alex hutching frank gamble Bret garsed those are the dude’s

    • @davyboy9397
      @davyboy9397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@DigitalLoom Those are all incredible players but they aren't as technically skilled as Guthrie

    • @davyboy9397
      @davyboy9397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DigitalLoom Btw Frank Gamble is one of my favorite guitarist along with Eric Johnson. Someone I just thought about being up there in talent was Jason Becker

    • @sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517
      @sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ron Thal (and maybe Mattias Eklundh) is technically on par with Guthrie. I would argue that Guthrie would have problems playing some of Thal's INSANE fretless stuff.

    • @gdawgs101
      @gdawgs101 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@DigitalLoom Bro fucking L opinion right there. Idk how you could like jazz fusion and not appreciate Guthrie

  • @BARNAPE
    @BARNAPE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    I think it is understandable that sometimes people are so blinded by the speed that they miss the melodies. But emotionally, if you don't get that either, you ought to just listen to someone else. Shawn was all heart. That's why I love him.

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Exactly. The phrasing is there and deliberate.

    • @timrobinson6760
      @timrobinson6760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great technique, but not a lot of melody going on here...

    • @55vermeer
      @55vermeer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@timrobinson6760 Not a lot of phrasing either...

    • @jimmyaka
      @jimmyaka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ah lad you're mental listen to his feel

    • @ggh_-ts6pn
      @ggh_-ts6pn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@timrobinson6760 ah typical david gilmour fans comment lmao

  • @clarkrichardson5846
    @clarkrichardson5846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Shawn lane was the best guitarist to ever live. He had it all . The art Tatum of guitar

    • @Existential-Paradigm
      @Existential-Paradigm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100% agreed.

    • @jordandangelo180
      @jordandangelo180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah that’s what I just thought. Only Art Tatum or Charlie Parker maybe Coltrane and Eric Dolphy had this combination of speed, endurance and incredible sense of melody, phrasing and timing. Shawn played beautiful lines, he definitely is not just noodling he’s playing very sophisticated shit, like outer space 🪐 Alien shit. Part of me thinks Jimi Hendrix Machine Gun at the Fillmore, Norman OK and Isle of Wight is the pinnacle of guitar playing....but then I listen to Shawn Lane and think this must be the pinnacle. Jason Becker did some insane shit like super shredding with one hand while using a Yo-Yo in the other and wrote and played Serrana Arpeggios at like 16 and played Paganini’s Caprice at 15 full speed but Shawn is even better than that! I’ve an obsessive listener and player and went to a music conservatory, I’ve seen Steve Vai, Satriani, John McLaughlin, Derek Trucks and tons of amazing jazz musicians Live and a ton of amazing classical players who can play 4 parts at once full speed...BUT....Shawn Lane still seems light years ahead of everyone i ( imho ) ahead of everyone. His facility doesn’t seem real. I’m starting to think this guy was some form of an alien. Anyone can practice and get really fast, but this is something completely unique and different I’ve never never anything remotely close to. I think he even smokes Art Tatum which people would of said was impossible to do. Anyone else mind boggled by this playing??? I can’t figure out how he was able to get this to level besides being touched by God or a deal with the Devil lol but I really mean that. It doesn’t even make sense how good he is. The video says him and Holdsworth but I don’t Holdsworth could ever keep up with Shawn. He’s like Holdsworth 1.5x faster which is saying an awful lot. It’s scary how good this guy is....

    • @machidaman
      @machidaman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jordandangelo180 Love both, prefer Shawn, but no Holdsworth, no Shawn. And in fairness Holdswoth was doingi this stuff when peiple were peeing in their pants over players like Ritchie Balckmore. Holdsworth was not Shawns equal in the physical technicalities of the guitar I would agree, but when it comes to pushing the envelope in terms of composition, not even close, Holdswotth all day. His intuitiveness and depth of understanding is unmatched by leading guitar players to this day imo.

    • @autk
      @autk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NO

    • @messistl
      @messistl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@jordandangelo180i am so unusually compelled by your comment here, i think the way it's phrased is brilliant! all i can think to say is cheers!

  • @richtfingers
    @richtfingers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    For those impressed by his blinding speed, that’s OK ..... I sometimes think Shawn deliberately played like that because he knew people wanted it and were amazed by it, he liked playing to the gallery.
    But don’t miss the fact that he was an outstandingly musical musician with a heart full of pure soul.

    • @SkwisgaarScampini
      @SkwisgaarScampini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I disagree with that, Shawns been playing like this since he was a kid...playing to the gallery? He’s one of the least known guitar players there are

    • @richtfingers
      @richtfingers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@SkwisgaarScampini “playing to the gallery” is not meant as a derogatory term. Least known or not, he still had a gallery. I was making the point that Shawn was a lot more than a fast player.

    • @goose300183
      @goose300183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah it's a good point. He was not only playing blindingly fast, but it all made sense in context too! I've seen people do solos which have parts that speed up from very fast to unplayable as part of the dramatic effect, and it's a mess past a certain speed level. But, he could actually play coherent, heartfelt music at that "unplayable" speed!

    • @maaaaaap
      @maaaaaap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      maybe he played so fast, because it added to the songs by creating dynamics and intensity? playing fast is just as musical as playing slow, it's about the composition.

    • @michaelsandler9335
      @michaelsandler9335 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for posting that! Well put and very true! His astounding hyperdrive speed drew me in, but now I find I'm more laid to waste by a single well placed note. Absolutely a phenomenon we will will not see again in our lifetime. And probably my sons generation either.

  • @alkamz
    @alkamz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    This guy was definetely a Genius, an Alien, RIP Shawn Lane Miss Ya!

    • @hirskdubbi
      @hirskdubbi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      KmlZ - Alex I figured he was dead by looking at his physique rip though much respect

    • @misaelalejandrohenriquezhe339
      @misaelalejandrohenriquezhe339 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cuando fallecio.

  • @seanodonnell2508
    @seanodonnell2508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He was a great friend and music lover...I hung out with him many times. I learned as much as I could absorb!

    • @gravitydrums1391
      @gravitydrums1391 ปีที่แล้ว

      You said it Shawn... I remember hearing you for the first time and hearing you play some of Shawn lanes licks...lol

    • @TruthSurge
      @TruthSurge ปีที่แล้ว

      We were all way behind Shawn's abilities. Whiddly whiddly Chris always called it. He was too busy pumping out kids to appreciate what Shawn was doing. Hope your health has been doing ok. I just had thyroid surgery. I'm Mr van Halen tapper that looks like I'm sawing wood from behind. :)

  • @keithpasculli7465
    @keithpasculli7465 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I am a fan a guitar heros and Shawn Lane schools every player that I consider great. He was truly in a class by himself.

  • @metricdeep8856
    @metricdeep8856 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy is so good it's nuts. All this time I have been listening to Timmons, Hendrix, Satriani, Gilmour, Johnson, Knopfler, Van Halen......Shawn is the Smoothie of all these great guitarists. What a loss to everyone.

    • @DigitalLoom
      @DigitalLoom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your so late it hurts!!!!

    • @metricdeep8856
      @metricdeep8856 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DigitalLoom Awesome.....So you are supporting his talent and achievement by hacking on his fans? Please reveal your motive to denigrate my appreciation for his talent.

    • @metricdeep8856
      @metricdeep8856 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DigitalLoom .....? Nothing?

  • @mussolinishead9916
    @mussolinishead9916 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Shawn didn't have a style. .....he had a gift.
    I knew him briefly circa 85' One of the most genuine human beings I have had the privilege to meet. His talent speaks for itself, Powers of Ten is probably the best "solo" album of all time of any genre. Peace

    • @richardbechtold2975
      @richardbechtold2975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never been more transported in my life... Powers of Ten at the giant IMAX screen @ Great America... This was before I had even heard of Shawn 😎

    • @ovidiudumitrescu5898
      @ovidiudumitrescu5898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True...so True.

  • @ianedmonds9191
    @ianedmonds9191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The section at 5:48 !
    That's just astounding.
    There's a zen master quality to that.
    Stuff that looks impossible made to look effortless.
    We are poorer for his demise.
    Luv and Peace.

    • @kevinr.3542
      @kevinr.3542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You aren't joking that clip is freaking bonkers. I just discovered this monster and he is blowing my mind. Soul and speed combined

    • @jonp3890
      @jonp3890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kevin R. Yeah, me, too. Hol eee shit, this guy...

    • @jordandangelo180
      @jordandangelo180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can’t believe this is real. This guy was an alien or something. I’ve never seen any shredder come close to the speed, endurance, phrasing and sense of melody he had.

  • @wattsinaname6975
    @wattsinaname6975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Can definitely hear the influence when listening to Buckethead.

  • @ButterBallTheOpossum
    @ButterBallTheOpossum 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Shawn Lane was the greatest guitar player to ever live"
    -Buckethead

  • @-xirx-
    @-xirx- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet ...but your kids are gonna love it"

  • @docrob029
    @docrob029 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shawn Lane should always be included in any top guitarist poll. Period.

  • @danieljenssen5912
    @danieljenssen5912 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    And most of the time, he just improvised all that crazy stuff! :D

  • @SophiesEarthquake
    @SophiesEarthquake 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    so much passion, virtuosity but ALSO tons of feeling in his playing and a really sensitve, kind and open minded person he was. thanks shawn!!!

  • @blakjack3053
    @blakjack3053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Shawn Lane was the jmber one undisputed emotional shredder in the world of electric guitar RIP

  • @keno4755
    @keno4755 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn, i never even beard of this guy and ive been in music for 35 years. This dude is a brilliant player!

  • @MJ-eq4ss
    @MJ-eq4ss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The greatest who ever lived, without doubt or qualification

  • @RoadWarrior2006
    @RoadWarrior2006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    GUITAR "ARE YOU MY DADDY?" - SHAWN LANE "YES".

  • @raycorrea5147
    @raycorrea5147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Shawn Lane what happens when there are no technical barriers, you can hear the feelings you can actually be amazed by everything that is happening a true musical miracle

  • @Kingding6
    @Kingding6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    certainly one of the finest musicians to ever live

  • @The1stMrJohn
    @The1stMrJohn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Back in the day HE was the guitarist that most of the elite guitarists wanted to see,
    for example ... PG refers to him frequently

    • @Jibosau
      @Jibosau 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love Shawn and Paul's rendition of "let it be" from at NAMM. Shawn takes off into outer space with his emotion solo. Totally one of a kind spirit and natural talent.

  • @caryverhalen
    @caryverhalen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Never will we see or hear his equal. A youthful crop of incredible guitar shredders are here now, with exceptional technical skills and musicality and I have yet to hear or feel what Shawn Lane created on the fret board. Daniele Gottardo, Steve Vai, Malmsteen, Greg Howe, EJ, Govan, Keaggy, Becker, Metheny and so many others testify to the out of this world guitar player who suffered from so many health issues and passed on very young. He is truly missed and will always be a "Legend"

  • @frankorland8245
    @frankorland8245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    no guitar player will ever reach his level of guitar playing/keyboard. the king.

  • @midwestcafe9899
    @midwestcafe9899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    His technique is absolutely unparalleled.

  • @j.michaelfinehomesllc85
    @j.michaelfinehomesllc85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    That ZZ top solo was light years of anyone at the time, even now. No one can hold a candle to Shawn. Melody and speed, he was a master at both. I did think they were going to unplug his amp at 10:38 the old lady in the background holding her ears, classic.

    • @BurnRoddy
      @BurnRoddy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not speed. Timing. Virtuoso guitarists usually go to fraction of seconds in regards to what they want their notes to last. Shawn made his notes last EXACTLY the amount of time he wanted better than anyone else. That's why I think while there have been a few guitarists that may be considered the bestonly Shanw was perfect. Because HE WAS PERFECT.

    • @jordandangelo180
      @jordandangelo180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BurnRoddy you’re right his timing and note length was dead on perfect. That’s why everything flows so well. I don’t understand why he isn’t celebrated as the greatest guitarist ever or at least one of the top 3-5 if you want to say he didn’t write hits or wasn’t in a popular band like the Stones or something but regardless, he could of never written a song and should still be celebrated. He wrote beautiful melodies and his lines and phrasing is immaculate. But for what he accomplished as a musician I don’t believe has even been done before. I know they say Paganini made women faint and cry and they thought he sold his soul to the devil but that was a long time ago and Shawn should have a major film company or group release a documentary on what the level of plaguing he was able to accomplish. It’s completely unparalleled. I know it’s over most people’s heads but it would do the public a lot of good to get acquainted with a genius of this magnitude.

    • @Mythki11er
      @Mythki11er 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      To be fair, tinnitus is a cruel affliction. Covering your ears doesn't mean you don't like what you're hearing, it just helps with the pain. But others think you're being rude

    • @mattstrat1
      @mattstrat1 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's a clip from 1979 where he's just a kid doing this exact solo

    • @andyj845
      @andyj845 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jordandangelo180 Greatest and best are not always synonymous.

  • @joshuak4372
    @joshuak4372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The most technically gifted, and with the best phrasing around. What a combo.

  • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
    @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Unbelievable is an insult to this dude. Damn!!!

  • @seanruiz3357
    @seanruiz3357 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    after reading a lot of these comments I just want to say,..this is easy stuff as far as comparisons are concerned,...there are very good piano players,..then there is Chopin,.......there are many great guitar players,...then there is Shawn lane....

    • @hirskdubbi
      @hirskdubbi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah he played fast but where's the innovation. I'd take an 80'z Eddie Vanhalen any day. No disrespect

    • @heyimgoingtoplaysomegames
      @heyimgoingtoplaysomegames 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Did you listen to the recorded works Shawn released? Where he had very specifically laid out melodies and ideas? Elements that were crafted meticulously over time, in sharp contrast to most of what we're seeing here.

    • @richardbechtold2975
      @richardbechtold2975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The best I think to ever live, my friend, at least within my limited means of exposure 🤔

    • @BlueberryStinkFinger62
      @BlueberryStinkFinger62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hirskdubbi definitely i would take Eddie van halen 1978..1979..1980..1981..1982..1984 everyday and all day long..

    • @Gregorypeckory
      @Gregorypeckory 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@hirskdubbi "Yeah he played fast but where's the innovation?" Wow, talk about pearls before swine! Amazing! Oh, to answer the question; right in front of your mullet framed face.

  • @VlogsNiKuyang
    @VlogsNiKuyang ปีที่แล้ว +15

    His hands are like machines😮 especially his right hand! So fast and accurate..he has a unique kind of picking style

    • @gravitydrums1391
      @gravitydrums1391 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      whts crazy is that he had small hands but had a stretch that was better than most.

    • @markbraxton1289
      @markbraxton1289 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your right the picking hand is so important, the motor ,.the fretting hand is just the steering wheel..and of course coordination..

    • @markbraxton1289
      @markbraxton1289 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why the two thumbs down on here.?..half wits ...

  • @honeybadgersocialclub7055
    @honeybadgersocialclub7055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I knew him well, spent a lot of time with him at his house in Memphis , he was a good man, Liz and Grandma were very sweet people as well.

    • @NeilRaouf
      @NeilRaouf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh man. can you records your impressions and share them? love from switzerland

    • @honeybadgersocialclub7055
      @honeybadgersocialclub7055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@NeilRaouf Shawn could speed read books, he read poetry and the Bible as well , had a 10,000 record albums , he loved Beethoven, Hear could hear anything once at any tempo and play it., Shawn a kind and gentle soul. He had an old upright piano that he played very good.

    • @NeilRaouf
      @NeilRaouf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@honeybadgersocialclub7055 🥰👌👊🤘

  • @gualonso9
    @gualonso9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That's the craziest ZZ top I ever heard

    • @aliensporebomb
      @aliensporebomb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Every girls' crazy about a sharp dressed man: bzoorp blurrr weerrrrr wham kablam weeee!"

    • @jordandangelo180
      @jordandangelo180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That shit was inane. This dude was an alien 👽 he had seemingly endless endurance but played really nice lines too not just scales or basic arpeggios. That ZZ Top solo was just insane. He looked really young too

    • @messistl
      @messistl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      any idea on when this recording would have been taken?

  • @michaelfinley4440
    @michaelfinley4440 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ZZ Top jam /solo he did is hilarious...Awesome. Only my brother RIP came came close to Shawn..

  • @jonathankuykendall3239
    @jonathankuykendall3239 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    this guy transcends music at 14:02-14:14, especially at 14:05 where he drops down into the lowest key of the song. Idk how he figured that masterpiece of a solo out, but it effects my life greatly. Buckethead also does that to me.

    • @Rakaizulu
      @Rakaizulu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what's the song here?

    • @ayandey137
      @ayandey137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Rakaizulu get you back

    • @ayandey137
      @ayandey137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It melts me

    • @DylanClemons
      @DylanClemons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      14:18....

    • @HeavyProfessor
      @HeavyProfessor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      14:02 brought tears to my eyes first time I heard it

  • @robertyoung1773
    @robertyoung1773 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I saw him in concert at the Strand Theatre with Black Oak Arkansas. At the age of 16, he was just as amazing! From the third row from the stage, his fingers were a blur, but like others have said, his melodies and intonation were spot on!

  • @sunsparkle8443
    @sunsparkle8443 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i read in a guitar mag years ago, that he could play 17 notes per second. The amazing thing is he never lost the melodic ideas when he played fast. His speed was a way to convey melodic senses.
    when I was young, I used to wonder why he wasn't more famous

    • @IrrelevantPlease
      @IrrelevantPlease 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sun Sparkle too many guitar god elitists who only stick with the mainstream.

    • @martyjacobson5331
      @martyjacobson5331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Are you kidding me?? I watched half of this to give it a chance.....too many notes, sounds like a bumble bee on steroids.

    • @FloridaManMatty
      @FloridaManMatty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sun Sparkle His fastest diminished runs clock in between 23-24nps.

    • @sunavila
      @sunavila 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Caldari Ghost There are no “guitar gods” just humans. These people have gifts from the single true God and practiced passionately to develop the talents.

    • @mackhomie6
      @mackhomie6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sunavila umm, nobody thought they were literal Gods. those don't exist.

  • @mikeparsons9089
    @mikeparsons9089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome collection of Shawn Live. Thanks for posting.

    • @DigitalLoom
      @DigitalLoom  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes sir i felt it was one of my missions on earth to make the video lol!!!

  • @FatPeaceman
    @FatPeaceman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Great compilation ! Shawn was and will probably always be ahead of everyone in terms of combining incredible technique with perfect phrasing and melody + emotion

    • @Talaramama
      @Talaramama 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      u nailed it, thats correct, not many people notice this, hes not only quick!!! u simply dont get bored from his playing...

    • @Crussman499
      @Crussman499 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's Right Shawn is far superior. speed, feeling and knowledge of everything music. he was 10 steps ahead of everyone else. And also the most humble musician/human.

    • @thales30
      @thales30 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I bet Shawn and Allan is jamming away right now. :)

    • @1minutecovers76
      @1minutecovers76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lane and Batio, perfect technique

    • @JimMoorby
      @JimMoorby 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Surely Lane is WAY ahead of Batio?!

  • @nataliezementbeisser1492
    @nataliezementbeisser1492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sometimes I forget that music exists. And then I am so happy to hear it again

  • @shkyrbty
    @shkyrbty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is just incredible. I met Shawn a couple of times in the mid-80s in Memphis. He had recently become a father. He was quiet and shy and had a very pure knowledge and curiosity about music. And he played so finely. Great to see him here on youtube. Thank you for the upload!

  • @johnm.4655
    @johnm.4655 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still have yet to hear anyone today compare to Shawn's amazing musicality, speed, technique, and overall emotional expression. He was ONE-OF-A-KIND and always will be! The fastest guitarist then AND now. ✌️🙂

  • @tonysams7261
    @tonysams7261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic talent! Just discovered him and so glad! 😎🎸🙏R.I.P.

  • @michaelsandler9335
    @michaelsandler9335 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive seen some AMAZING shows in my 54 years. If I would have seen Shawn live......it would take up for ALL those.

  • @tomharden2608
    @tomharden2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He had chronic psoriasis and high levels of cortisone since age 12 affected his weight and eventually killed him at age 40. At the end of his life he was on oxygen. He is...and rightfully so...still regarded as the best. He died in 2003...

    • @tomharden2608
      @tomharden2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lead guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas at 14...embarrassed the hell out of Ted Nugent at 16 in a guitar off because Ted was arrogant enough to try to do it to him. I feel that you have to be an accomplished guitarist who really knows music to be able to have a valid opinion about who's the best really. I've been playing a guitar for 45 years I want someone to show me who's better than this guy.

    • @evansgate
      @evansgate ปีที่แล้ว

      you talk about his health conditions as though that's what made him great! I knew what you mean, but the wording of this eulogy just made me chuckle

  • @gravitydrums1391
    @gravitydrums1391 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its good seeing someone else post videos of SHawn and i.. I really Miss him. He was truly a good guy with a big heart.

  • @jasonvawter3625
    @jasonvawter3625 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    no one comes even close. those are the words I can describe him with. nor will anyone ever. greatest musician of all time.

    • @brianstocks4145
      @brianstocks4145 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just discovered him today from a youtube comment on a Randy Rhodes/Eddie Van Halen debate. And I already know you are right. He is that good.

  • @arianluna4548
    @arianluna4548 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Shawn . Not only was he fast but he played the good stuff fast. He was still telling a story not just playing tricks. A true musician not a trickster.

  • @2bookoo4u
    @2bookoo4u ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His skills were extraordinary. Wow.

  • @ovidiudumitrescu5898
    @ovidiudumitrescu5898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The greatest of all. Fantastic talent...One of a kind...Unique.

  • @lawbratt
    @lawbratt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The single best guitarist of all time, ever. No contest. LANE WON the competition long ago and no one has ever come even close. Not even close.

  • @nickforbus378
    @nickforbus378 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bad ass player!..i have the privilege of seeing him live! Have never seen anyone top him!

  • @KillerMcDiller
    @KillerMcDiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks so much for this beautiful compilation of a beautiful and amazing human being.

  • @MOSMASTERING
    @MOSMASTERING 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So I discovered this guy today after watching a Rick Beato video on best guitarists by decade.
    Sean Lane got his own category called 'Super Shredders'.

  • @Mandy7D7
    @Mandy7D7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm a little late in finding this video but I want to Thank You, for putting this together, Brandon. I wish there were many others who understood music in the way Shawn did. He was such a kind-hearted guy willing to help too. Thanks again for sharing. 🤍

  • @Green-Bean1
    @Green-Bean1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:12 this solo is something the original artists couldn’t write if they sat down, and practiced it for 5 years and he did it off the top of his head.

  • @williamcompitello9493
    @williamcompitello9493 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    0:50, you see, I used to think Shawn was a complex fusion blues freak. After hearing this different stuff, wow! I never heard this colorful side of him before!

    • @FatPeaceman
      @FatPeaceman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shawn Lane actually did a lot of different stuff with a lot of different flavors in it like Fusion, Blues, Rock, Classic, even Indian/Eastern music

    • @FollettoLuk
      @FollettoLuk 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the name of the song? I have to listen all!

    • @FatPeaceman
      @FatPeaceman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lukas Folletto I think that is "Once upon a time in the west" by Morricone

    • @FollettoLuk
      @FollettoLuk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES!! Thanks man! Do you know by any chance the song at 17:20?

    • @FatPeaceman
      @FatPeaceman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lukas Folletto Yup, that's Hardcase

  • @johnkeahey6752
    @johnkeahey6752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's the god damnedest thing I've ever seen! Thanks for making this compilation.

  • @thebreathalyzer
    @thebreathalyzer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    His expression and phrasing is great. Don't even know what to say about his technical skills, it's off the hook.

  • @lnhislmage
    @lnhislmage ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It really sucks when people die before they get the recognition they so deserve❤RIP❤

  • @joebananas37
    @joebananas37 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thankyou, Brandon, for introducing me to Mr. Shawn Lane.

    • @DigitalLoom
      @DigitalLoom  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hell yea, my pleasure bro!!!

  • @mikeparsons491
    @mikeparsons491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing! RIP brother. What a shame, he left, at such a young age.

  • @funshorestudios
    @funshorestudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The GOAT in my opinion

  • @ih4635
    @ih4635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best guitarist that nobody has heard of, and probably the best guitarist of all time.

  • @slavicobelrus2466
    @slavicobelrus2466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Shawn lane is in heaven blowing up God's mind thru pure raw talent

    • @jonp3890
      @jonp3890 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alvaro Velazquez God made him, He isn’t surprised. 👍

  • @stratcaster4729
    @stratcaster4729 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing technical skill and feel, but i can't think of a single song or melody that comes to mind in the same way it does with Hendrix or Van Halen. Shawn was very much a product of that era but like the grainy vids of him playing they will fade away over time and i suspect he'll be forgotten and if he is remembered it'll be a footnote, a curiosity of this time in music. RIP

    • @humiut2041
      @humiut2041 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What I see is that those who reach the Olympus of guitarists are those who develop their own style in composition and technique, but this must also be memorable and commercially successful(Like Hendrix and Eddie)

  • @darsiachraf1815
    @darsiachraf1815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Any buckethead fans here ?! Both are guitar masters.

    • @MrKittles1123
      @MrKittles1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bucket is my favorite player. :)

  • @jadeowenhamblyn4405
    @jadeowenhamblyn4405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the best blues players ever, on top of all of his other ridiculously prodigious accomplishments.

  • @thehorsewhispererJT
    @thehorsewhispererJT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I cannot physically believe that I haven't seen this until just now - the man is absolutely insane. well, was :(

    • @fayekao5334
      @fayekao5334 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      like a strobe light

  • @lory7211
    @lory7211 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    His right hand was out of this world.

  • @twicetheuniverse9875
    @twicetheuniverse9875 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    17 years ago on this date Shawn passed away. What a magnificent human being he was.

  • @asianzeusecannon5880
    @asianzeusecannon5880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's a legend,a insperation guitarist,very skilled n unique.cool video thanks for sharing it with us.R.I.P.Mr.Lane.

  • @woodyarmstrong2373
    @woodyarmstrong2373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for posting this. What an unbelievable talent Shawn was, and gone way too soon. He's sorely missed. RIP, Shawn...

  • @GuyMannDudeTheOnly
    @GuyMannDudeTheOnly ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just amazing … a flashing comet of our time …❤

  • @curtisunit
    @curtisunit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    @10:58 ive never heard a guitar player sound like a slot machine before. Jackpot central🎖. Still no one to this day can play like him.

  • @encompassthyeclipse7278
    @encompassthyeclipse7278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its sad to think that with his condition, some of these clips he was in pain while playing. He suffered for his audience on more than one occasion. RIP Shawn

  • @worldwithouttime
    @worldwithouttime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Meeting and talking with Shawn was one of the highlights of my life, being in the presence of pure brilliance. He should have had a huge ego, but he was totally humble and treated me as though i was a friend. I've seen many of the world's greatest guitarists and the only other person who I would put in the same league is the late great Danny Gatton.

  • @michaelfinley4440
    @michaelfinley4440 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jesus Christ!!! that purple haze was INSANE!!!

    • @HoofHearted6
      @HoofHearted6 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stratospheric!!!!!!!

  • @aliensporebomb
    @aliensporebomb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The ZZ Top cover was probably the thing that made Billy Gibbons fall out of his chair after hearing Shawn play.

  • @EVEROSFP1
    @EVEROSFP1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Forever a giant .... The flame Shawn had it's beyond the stars...

  • @winstonsmith8240
    @winstonsmith8240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think he had a magic plectrum. He sold his soul for it, and they came for payment all too soon.
    Fcuking incredible guitar player. Actually unbelievable. RIP. Never be another.
    I wish I could play like he could when he was 14!!!

  • @mikeparsons9089
    @mikeparsons9089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unreal!!! I never tire , watching & listening to Shawn.

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    27:00 eruption with one hand! hahahah

    • @dimebagdarrel00
      @dimebagdarrel00 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TruthSurge! I actually watch a lot of your videos. Shred and debate hahaha

    • @filipe8673
      @filipe8673 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      TruthSurge hey! I didnt knew you aprecciate Shawn...
      Love your vids.

    • @jordandangelo1808
      @jordandangelo1808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was fucking insane. It sounded like a demon screaming into the wind

    • @ROHAN4953
      @ROHAN4953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Here's the badass grandpa.

    • @srv3355
      @srv3355 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truthsurge ! the magic musician !! I enjoy your videos more than these !

  • @These_go_to_eleven_1959
    @These_go_to_eleven_1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His playing goes over a LOT of peoples heads!
    This guy was indeed a freak of nature! Unbelievably talented!

  • @hbc431
    @hbc431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    its a shame these clips arent in higher quality never heard anyone play like this, insanely fast alien sounding licks that go on forever but beautiful emotional passages you can tell where buckethead gets his inspiration from

  • @sageantone7291
    @sageantone7291 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy 60th birthday to the greatest player who ever lived!

  • @sunsparkle8443
    @sunsparkle8443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this video is priceless, thank you.

  • @jamessullivan8820
    @jamessullivan8820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it possible to be more blessed, talented,as this Monster was...... Not in my life time. Heard lot's of musicians .,.... But, he's beyond words.
    🎸🤘🍻🤘🎸🍻

  • @silsimone4338
    @silsimone4338 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great Post!Tremendous loss!R.I.P!

  • @nunyabusiness7927
    @nunyabusiness7927 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is unbelievably good. Fantastic player.