Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane & Felix Sabal-Lecco Live 1998

[@ironpirites]

Shawn Lane was such a rare player because his harmonic and rhythmic knowledge were not overwhelmed by his cutting edge technique on guitar. Yngwie's harmonic knowledge and his musical statements are dwarfed by his incredible technique. There is a sort of mismatch between technique and content. Shawn Lane's content is as big as his technique. Lane is like Allan Holdsworth in that.

[@docdeens4030]

you nailed it

[@gh103]

So true…if you’ve heard one Yngwie solo you’ve heard them all, he’s fantastic but not in the same class as Shawn Lane was.

[@ferox965]

I find Yngwie's work to just sound like a collection of etudes. Boring. This cat here is in his own orbit. Reminds me of Coltrane's approach.

[@NeilRaouf]

Allan and Shawn went as far as one can go.

[@TripWamsley]

Preach. 😊

[@j.t.7068]

28 dislikes? Your ears must be painted on!

[@joelwhite954]

Because they probably think Rush is thee end all,be all...

[@Am33304]

Wat a shame les kilemal right

[@henriolamachannel]

R.I.P. Felix Sabal Lecco

[@MrRitzema]

tragic news rip

[@sound-ur1bq]

Too bad, rip, i did work with him in the 80s in france before he moved to an upper level, a really funny and kind man.

[@SociopatheAssume]

Sad news indeed, he was not only a phenomenal musician but had also an incredible personal story, about music as a passion.

[@lazarus6983]

Jaco would have adored playing with this man.

[@levisalvini4110]

Hell yeah!!!

[@jacobattias8401]

Why would a navy seal like playing bass? Why would jocko willink be into that? Lmao jkjkjk

[@mglaser6811]

That's what I said too...highest musical craftmanship👏

[@shirazbopp]

❤

[@SeanLain]

OMFG, this entire trio just kills it on stage. They played for a solid 28 minutes straight in the beginning. The magnitude of this performance is off the scale. Amazing.

[@Mado42069]

Wow, read some of the comments. Some people here are really OUT of their mind. How can you EVEN think of critizise musicians like theses guys? There is only a very few people on this god damn EARTH who can jam with Lane, Hellborg and Felix. This is nonsense. The three of them are MASTERS.

[@MrRitzema]

Thanks Fun Ky! You are completely right.

[@Josh-it6uy]

shut up

[@TheFissionchips]

balls, I wasn't particularly impressed. the drummer is pretty lame and unconvincing. The band don't 'cook'.

[@dougbloom3672]

Musical ignorance causes negativity

[@recipoldinasty]

TheFissionchips yeah nice, your e istance is lame

[@ME-lf7by]

One of the few videos of Lane's performances with decent quality. Mankind sadly failed to perpetuate most of them

[@MrRitzema]

Thank you!

[@jefftriplett7561]

I had the privilege of seeing Shawn (and meeting him) three times back in the early/mid 1990s. All three times with Hellborg on bass, and Jeff Sipe and Coffey Baker on drums. Talk about a super group!

[@MrMarcKozma]

I turned 2 years old on this day this was filmed. Their will never be a player like Shawn Lane ever again. Long live his legacy of pure musical vision.

[@interstellish]

you're telling me that Shawn Lane is a top-tier virtuoso guitarist, a genius prodigal keyboard player
...and the dude sings like an angel? where does it end?
before long it will come out that Lane was perhaps the best MMA fighter that has ever been in the amateur ring. he was also responsible for the restoration of the sistine chapel, and you might also recognize Shawn Lane via his acting alter-ego billed as "Daniel Day Lewis."

[@aphexlane]

lol

[@eugenscobioala]

Never understood why such the gifted musicians are always so underrated...
Life is not fair.

[@bayesian2007]

What was Shawn's rating? I'll never understand "underrated". "Underrated" according to whom or what? Lane was a monster. The music world knew it then and now.

[@darrenleary8629]

@@bayesian2007 Pretty sure he is referring to the average person not knowing his name when they should. People only know shitty pop musicians because they are rammed down your throat every day.

[@Mordred478]

This is a whole different side of Shawn Lane's playing I didn't even know about. The man's talent was gargantuan.

[@Hlotar]

Each time I listen to Shawn I feel like "I MUST PRACTICE MORE TO GET BETTER".

[@ireneruthfox]

Shawn & Jonas god I miss them together.

[@jamesopera8268]

I've watched this so many times, and keeping in mind this is my first ever youtube comment; at the 49:30 mark, a moment of absolutely debilitating beauty seems to rise through and change something in my outlook in the world. You have to take the full dose though!

[@PranavSudersan]

Fastest guitarist without using any tapping or sweep technique while being melodic at the same time. Respect. R.I.P Mr. Lane...

[@TheFissionchips]

Jason Becker is arguably more melodic, uplifting and fresh and can play just as fast without tapping or sweeping - and he was only 18 when he showed his debut chops.

[@MercutioUK2006]

The first three qualities are subjective, but Shawn's alternate picking was measurably faster than anyone else - and well, Shawn was a lot younger than 18 when he toured with Black Oak Arkansas :) Don't get me wrong, I love Jason's playing but a) it's worthwhile to ensure your argument holds water and b) who cares? Music > Competition.

[@Ibanizt]

@@TheFissionchips Uhm.. Nope.. Lane most certainly was way faster than Becker ever was. Just listen to him play sixes compared to Jason's sixes groupings.

[@TheFissionchips]

@@Ibanizt lol, at 18 Lane fucking sucked.

[@hampstershat123]

@@TheFissionchips good way to show your true intention, fuck off bruh

[@tuvokzeta9]

Felix is "transcendent from other worlds" as is the rest of the band... this is a true classic Lane video... glad I was alive to see these. Peace.

[@mglaser6811]

May the musical force be with you my brother 😇🤙💪

[@yerimyue]

Shawn Lane is awesome of course. and Bassist and Drummer, They are also coool!

[@zedd187]

a borrowed guitar and a bad cable. still GODMODE.

[@scflair6916]

For real?

@@scflair6916 yeah, something happened with Shawn's guitar for that day (lost in airport?) and this is a lowly Epiphone loaned by the gig organiser. Shawn had never played it before.

[@We-all-watched-the-video]

@ prob had sky high action too

[@mglaser6811]

When you are so talented and gifted...you can hit the shit out even from crappy equipment...holy mowly😇

[@shirleymental4189]

Brilliant show. I think Felix Sabal-Lecco is my new favourite drummer.

[@flame-sky7148]

Man I loved this gig and hated it at the same time. I hated it it only because Shawn didn't have his signature Viger and Jeff SIpe wasn't there because its the only pro shot video we have of this trio in the 90's. Felix did amazing and during this period more than half of the shows were improvised, so that shows a lot about Felix. I saw these guys with SIpe, and met Shawn I will never forget that night in Atlanta.

[@pronepro3486]

Did his guitar got lost or something? I might have read somewhere that this was a last minute loaner...

[@flame-sky7148]

@@pronepro3486 yea I read something about that too, I forgot. I know after this show Holdsworth’s group played. I think the guitar couldn’t make the trip. 🎸

[@pronepro3486]

@@flame-sky7148 Yeah, I believe there's a full length live performance of Holdsworth's on YT. I wonder what he thought of Lane's performance. Isn't it amazing that they shared the stage together!

[@flame-sky7148]

@@pronepro3486 yea I know, two of the electric guitarist finest in one location. I always thought what Mr. Holdsworth thought of the Memphis monster as well.

[@DSG-br5lk]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. The scope and scale of the music, the amount of mind blowing improvisation, and the fact that Shawn pulled this off on a last minute borrowed Epiphone LP with a bad cable. Yikes!! I am not worthy.

[@thebandcircle]

This should be the One Millionth view!!!

[@nicolaszyx3120]

The “Teen Town moment”... so catchy 😍😍🤩

[@jimhare313]

that borrowed Epiphone never saw it coming!

[@omercanbakkalci]

best epi ever made for that moment

[@MrSilver261]

@@omercanbakkalci but in that moment the epiphone experienced pure joy !

[@hugomikaelsson4055]

Yes, it never knew what hit it.

[@TheVinnie3]

R.I.P. SHAWN... GREAT !

[@Pharoahsim]

Most under appreciated guitar player in history’ 8:30 really starts to get going’ 16:30 🙄wow’ Not a fan of all his albums, but the guy is absolutely outstanding and reaches out further than most anybody. He gets to levels that certain jazz horn players, Trane, Brotzmann, Evan Parker reach for... and hardly any guitar players even dream of.

[@stevenholden8479]

Shawn would show up at jam parties and even though he was far better than any one there by a long shot, he would be encouraging. He would compliment and share ideas to move you forward. A special human being.

[@stevenholden8479]

Memphis legend to be held in the highest regards

[@JS-pd7lg]

You mean he showed up at jam nights?? I would love to have been at one of those to see the look on everybody's else's faces

[@BillandTine]

Shawn Lane. Straight from the heart with an honesty and an incomparable beauty that is far beyond the apprehension of us mere mortals.

[@Eddu13]

BillandTine let's not go that far, 90% of his stuff is just scales. He was great but still sound like a scale player most of time

[@BillandTine]

How many solos can one play without scales? It's all about the scales, the approach, grace notes, style and comprehension.

[@Eddu13]

without sounding like a practice and sounding like music? He can't for 90% of the time. I can count on my hand the songs I can listen to, and I have all his albums, instructional videos....

[@zaccyo]

@@Eddu13 which players are not "scale players" in your eyes, and why?

[@JUANCARPENTERO]

Forget his guitar skills, the guy is way more than that and that's why he's one of the best to do it. Singing, drums, keyboard, you name it the guy excelled. You guitar humpers are a weird lot

[@guitarcht]

When it hits 16:13, look out. There are so many, but this is one of Shawn's greatest solos. Maybe because it was not his usual rig, a different drummer. And no effects, just guitar into the Soldano and Marshalls. And that Hungarian Minor (?) scale/mode. The definition of badass playing. Damn.

[@trevorandthegunrunners4166]

Sounds like Rag B/B off their album Personae.

[@logancayon2381]

I think the reason it’s so good is that the audio/video quality is actually good. I wish there was a 10,000 hour HD video of every time he ever did anything related to music

[@gregdemeterband]

1998? I WAS IN PRISON!

[@sebring1960]

True masters of the art of music. I hope their music will live on forever.

[@zokni]

Istenem, a világ 3 legjobb zenésze együtt... Ennél nincs jobb...

[@sparkspark2314]

Yeah…pure awesomeness. To play like that so freely…it’s genius level on all three instruments.

[@furqansyahid7804]

Its the sacral music like Mahavisnu Orchestra...👍👍👍

[@paulmumford7595]

Yes. I feel it too

[@smkonwater23]

I'm about to watch this for the 2nd time all the way thru. This time I'll be prepared-
I got my adult diapers on for when I chit my pants again watching Shawn and the rest of this magical musical trio!! :))

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

That jam in the beginning man, just swept over me like "Oh yeah man, sounds the modern Weather Report" then I realised it was Black Market and Shawn always plays this tune, so sick.

[@slipknot95maggot]

10 mins in and I felt like I just started the vid
Now 31 mins in and I feel like I've been watching 10 mins tops
Time flies when you're - ............... in awe

[@gregdemeterband]

THIS IS MY GOD! Shine On, Shawn! I love You, with all My Heart! You best believe it! BROTHER! SHAWN IS MY MENTOR! HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THE SOULFUL MAGIC!

[@Barnoussi.vision]

Peace

[@marksmith4126]

everything great in music is HERE.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

wow great music!!

[@MrRitzema]

Thanks, you are right!

[@JimmyDormire]

Absolutely love Shawn on this Les Paul type guitar through the Soldano! A much richer sound for him in tonality… Sublime!!!🙏🏻🎶✌🏻🌍

[@mglaser6811]

Yessss...I really love this trio constellation...great concert...Hellborg and Lane with this great drummer...astonishing musical stuff...RIP Shawn Lane 💪🎶🎸👍...I think we need more handmade music like this...just marvelous 💪👍💪

[@daviddevilliers2828]

quelle merveille ce concert!jonas hellborg,un grand maitre!et quelle alchimie avec shawn lane!je conseille à tout le monde d'écouter les incroyables albums de jonas hellborg(surtout ceux avec shawn lane et vinayakram brothers)

[@Maulicious]

R.I.P Félix Sabal-Lecco an amazing musician, entertainer, and educator

[@MrRitzema]

Sad news.

[@rudya4970]

Outstanding performance. Truly top tier musicians

[@rosanacianciosi1226]

Impresionante power trio,no los conocia pero me dejaron asombrada por su gran talento,gracias por compartirlo,saludos

[@robertrohde4579]

So much talent on that stage!

[@mikesimonian990]

Wtf amazing can't think of any other superlative

[@fryderyk2462]

Woah! This is really great!!! Three monsters

[@zedd187]

my favorite concert ever.

[@MrThecamillone800]

Shawn e Jonas.....che accoppiata....grazie per averci deliziato.....

[@chiefprimo5827]

SHAWN LANE GOD OF GUITAR = YEAR 6030

[@michelebernacchini3057]

This is just outstanding...the feeling that those guys have is incredible!

[@azurebapiaries6730]

An incredible performance,RIP brother Shawn!!!

[@cosmoskamikaze1438]

I could imagine getting use too that pickup switch being on top making for a funked up night and not in a god way.Still on the edge stuff.fuckin love it.

[@terrybarton1604]

As Guthrie Govan said, 'There will never be another Shawn Lane !!!! Pure genius,Imo THE greatest ever guitarist there has been, and that's saying something, the guitarists I've seen and admire☘

[@gregdemeterband]

IF THIS GUY IS NOT RATED ONE OF THE BEST ON DRUMS, Then You all can take a Dirt Nap!

[@etiennemarcel4397]

Les frères Demeter étaient des tueurs. Un lien de parenté? www.djangobooks.com/Item/demeter_jazz

[@chrisparker6282]

fast forward to good part at :01 and check it out till 55:27. best decision you will ever make! i am a "fast forwarder" too. i have pressed skip on so many songs and completely ignore many albums from collection from my favorites but i cannot for some reason skip through shawn's stuff very easily. its all pleasantly confusing ;)

[@gh103]

Unbelievable musicianship. I saw Jonas Hellborg in the 1990’s playing with John McLaughlin and these performances with Shawn Lane are up there on a par, he was an astonishing guitarist.

[@BassistDeco]

I still miss Shawn Lane

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

very nice groovy funky improvisation; one of the best

[@etiennemarcel4397]

Shawn Lane is the greatest genius ever! Met him in Paris... the nicest guy you can imagine.
Sound is good , enjoy poor humans!
This Sabal is prettty good!
PS:Hey Jovan t'es là?

[@paolo-1283]

that lydian and phrygian mode way too beautiful

[@ZAPPATIKLOVERS]

bonheur ...........encore

[@coisa985]

hell of a show, nothing like a Friday night with some beers with this, also awesome Weather Report shout out

[@bmejia220]

Bravo bravo bravo Shawn Lane and the band drummer is a beast!!!

[@ianedmonds9191]

Proper Drum Solo.
Big Props.
Luv and Peace.

[@MichaelGodinho]

Shawn is amazing! There is something about every song he plays on the guitar.The guitar sounds so much like a Sarangi in the begining. The concert was very inspiring! Thankyou for sharing.

[@sainteal]

Great improving! Miss shawn so much!

[@matzac97]

one of the best drummer in the world and a nice human being as well ;-)))

[@AtmaRising]

I have this on bootleg, but first time I'm seeing it. Thanks!

[@bluesborn]

I much prefer this drummer to to Sipe because he knew when to lay out and when to shred. Overall a much more musical and complimentary player for my taste.

[@andysilber2702]

I agree completely!

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

The definition of confidence, I loved it.

[@jimmorrissey9375]

fabulous powerhouse inventive drummer, like his odd LH ride for a RH player

[@YngtchieMusic]

It's mostly improvised, but there are several familiar Hellborg/Lane compositions during the concert. "Baraji", "Temporal Analogues of Paradise", "Rice With the Angels", and the aforementioned "Black Market".

[@nicomorrison8233]

I so wish Shawn was around today to show us even more of his godlike skill, nobody can get close to this guy, not even Eddie Van Halen could keep up with this guy, not even Yngwie.

[@svenjansen2134]

It's not a contest.

[@dyhrchristoffer]

I love Jonas hellborg on the bass!

[@MrRitzema]

Me too!!

[@skullbenath]

Wow que ENORMIDAD de concierto, entre sin muchas ganas de verlo y quede boquiabierto es una excelente performance que wow me ha dejado impresionado

[@questube45]

Thank God for the time KEEPER!!!!!

[@jeffreyleistyna5505]

The most talented and nicest

[@JoJaDaRu]

Fantastic performance. I'd buy this as an album if there was a copy for purchase somewhere.

[@robertsmith5744]

Abstract Logic
Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, Kofi Baker

[@JoJaDaRu]

@@robertsmith5744 Great album! I have a copy of it... not identical to this set but close. I think my favorite Hellborg albums would be Temporal Analogues, Icon and Ars Moriende but there are plenty to chose from and Abstract Logic is a great album too...

[@questube45]

Shawn is a Beast!!!

[@janedvinsson]

Beautiful!

[@3Ellipse]

what a great sound and timing ! amazing!

[@liquidsoul7ify]

Amazing all of them!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelweaver4589]

Thanks for the spectacular clip, Mr. RItzema!

[@MrRitzema]

I'm glad you like it!

[@honeybadgersocialclub7055]

Back in Memphis Shawn was a dear friend, at that time he was not adding the texture of the human voice to his music, I love hearing Shawn add that element to this gig.

[@wavefields]

story time? would love more insight. blessings

[@honeybadgersocialclub7055]

@@wavefields 1982 83 at that time Shawn had no gigs, and in Memphis he was treated like an alien, to me he was just a beautiful person and friend , we enjoyed taking a toke and listening to music and talking about books. He listened to a lot of Franz Liszt and he was reading the poetry of of a writer named Spencer Holst.

[@honeybadgersocialclub7055]

@@wavefields Shawn had thousands of books and was a speed reader.

[@honeybadgersocialclub7055]

He really liked listening to Eric Johnson.

[@honeybadgersocialclub7055]

I met Shawn at a Punk Rock dive bar called the Antenna Club owned by Steve McGee , it was a tough joint, the bouncers name was Angerhead, a lot of mohawks and bad dudes around, Shawn and I were both out of place, I was playing in a group called Johnny Singer and the Highlights, which was a Elvis Costello cover band etc.. Shawn was just playing a pick up gig because the other band ... I can't remember the name... needed a guitarist.. Shawn tore it up playing beautifully wild solos on their Rockn Roll covers, they were pissed off. His solos did not fit with their music.. at all.. zero.. we became friends.

[@jesselp50]

Simply amazing

[@KeenanNeighbors]

And one more.. Andy Tanas who played with Shawn as kids also played with him with Black Oak Arkansas and they were at some big fest where VH was also on the bill and backstage Shawn was warming up and Eddie Van Halen walked by and heard him and looked over at Andy with a '' Holy shit'' look

[@albertodesantis739]

What a tragedy...losing Shawn Lane. I am glad we now have Matteo Mancuso, Guthrie Govan, Greg Howe and Max Ostro.

[@fabjanceka]

the drummer is AWESOME!

[@davehighlife1959]

Oh My Goodness!!!! Seems like I'm watching Mini Jaco Pastorius performing live with mini Allan Holdsworth. What a perfect blend

[@menforum]

wspaniała muza!

[@MajickPalindrome]

something not said often, i can appreciate that drummer. hes got some skills.

[@chevy11786]

At 18:02 you can really appreciate how fast his fingers are moving with that behind the neck camera angle. This solo section is filled with gnarly licks. His left hand is really close to Holdsworth when it comes to speed, stamina, and sheer agility. What a beast.

[@Fontsman]

A great talent. If anything, he probably plays too fast at times. Things get more interesting when he slows it down and plays with more expression rather than pure speed. His health condition I believe, was an exteme form of psoriasis, which I suffer from myself. He made his mark no doubt.

[@rhaastaa]

Lane set a bar people still try and reach -

[@LuKaGuitarzz77]

Shawn is the only guitarist that can play super fast and emotional, every note he plays has a mean! He is so creative and unique! I have seen him live once and had the pleasure to exchange few words! He was so kind and chatty, I believe he also gave me his email address as well (can't remember). I know he loved an Italian classical pianist called Maurizio Pollini, he was pretty obsessed with him at the times. Thanks for the video!

[@MrRitzema]

Thanks.

[@munkierunner]

hahaha you don't HAVE to do anything if you don't want to. You heard this and put a comment on it, its a simple as that. If you choose to hear more of shawns stuff, then thats great, because he truly is the greatest guitar player that ever lived.

[@7stringjazz1]

Geniuses all!

[@cesarruiz2012]

Hail to the gods.