Badlands could of been one of the best super groups of rock.. Very led zepplinish, bluesy, hard rock.. flamboyant singer, killer guitarists, bassist and eric on drums... RIP Ray.
This is an amazing song and an amazing record. The bluesy rock riffs complement Ray's soulful, colorful singing perfectly. Chiasson and Singer formed a rock solid rhythm section. Killer. It's a shame this CD is not available to buy anymore unless you buy it used for $30-$40 off ebay. One other note: this video is shot really well two for one camera. I wish more DVDs were like this. Just simple, one-camera shots, don't need all the fancing cutting and editing that ruins many new concert DVDs.
i'd like to hear RAY sing "OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY" and "HOUSES OF THE HOLY".RAY man,what a voice,what a talent,what a waste. "yesterday's gone dreams carry on..."
this is just amazing.......its leaving me speachless....im 16 by the way and im trying to bring this stuff back...the music now-a-days SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk about reaching your career peak.Jake and Ray reached it with Badlands,absolutely incredible together.Two masters at their craft.Thanks for the video!
Jake E Lee and Ray Guillen were awesome!!! Thanks so much for posting this! I saw these guys 7 times when they were together. Ray was and still is 1 of my fav singers ever. So much range, power, and most of all...soul! RIP
I have been a fan of Badlands since their first album came out. My only regret is that I never got to see them live. Would have been a killer experience.
Zep meets Whitesnake? hey, I still dug this shit out of their first 2 LPS. Coming from Ozzy, and the by then bloated 80's, Jake did this with AUTHORITY--great tunes and completely ass-kicking vibe. I remember in 1978 in South Hackensack , NJ in the basement of my cousin's friends(two brothers who played guitar 'n drums), and a 16 year old RAY GILLEN was singing, the whole band doing "Miss America" by Styx, sounding killer and RAY was wailing effortlessly then. Yes, thanks for the VID!!
GREAT undiscovered footage, thanks for sharing i wonder how much more footage exists? GREAT band Ray had a great voice and Jake E Lee was a monster on guitar (hes actually better here than when he was with Ozzy IMO) the 4 of em just made wonderfull music from 1989 till 1993 (Ray died) This is REAL music, not slagging all of todays music (most is crap) but this is how music sounds. Blues influenced heavy rock + roll, long live real music!
All this time that I've been coming back to this video I thought I was the only one who noticed the Ace thing at the beginning, and not just the She solo from Alive!, some other licks he did back then (which are pretty common licks) as well. I find it amazing that Eric went from this to wearing Peter Criss's makeup for a living. Incidentally, Ray is probably up in a great rock venue in the sky rockin' the joint with Eric Carr.
What a badass band they had..Wow, I think it may be appreciated more today..but then Ray would be missing so...It really is too bad they diodn't get bigger soooooo goood
@nickcruz455 - I'm gonna miss you nick, you're right, I must be goofy/clowny/pretty/chewy for getting back to you...must be the hairspray from 23 years ago...everyone should have a sidekick like you to play with... Love PrettyGoofyClownyChewyBoy oxox P.S. Happy New Year.
Every time I hear these I can only ask why the fuck weren't these guys HUGE? in every way they were what a rock band should be..... Instead you get shit like beiber, I mean wtf?!?! the guy sounds like a goat for fucks sake
Ray was great.. sounded pretty similar to David Coverdale! Gotta love Jake too, he was one of the better guitar players of the era, and very underrated.
Hey Michael, Thank you for uploading the epic clips. I have a question. As far as I know, you are close to Ray. Has he ever got any vocal coaching? I was really wondering.
ray and jake is to robert and jimmy.hey does anyone remember the COVERDALE/PAGE cd? that cd rocked.i still got it.i don't care much about criticism but i'm glad they(page and coverdale) put it out in 93.here comes the main event:I'D PREFER RAY OVER COVERDALE.WHO WANTS TO ARGUE?
I was at this show. Tangier, Badlands and Cinderella. Badlands owned this night for sure. Jake was a Monster.
I was there, too.
I saw Badlands at the end of '89 in Hollywood at The Palace.
Jake's awesomeness of hair is directly proportional to his kick ass factor on guitar.
one of the greatest bands ever.... God Rest you Ray, and may he inspire those that are left behind.....
Badlands could of been one of the best super groups of rock.. Very led zepplinish, bluesy, hard rock.. flamboyant singer, killer guitarists, bassist and eric on drums... RIP Ray.
This is an amazing song and an amazing record. The bluesy rock riffs complement Ray's soulful, colorful singing perfectly. Chiasson and Singer formed a rock solid rhythm section.
Killer. It's a shame this CD is not available to buy anymore unless you buy it used for $30-$40 off ebay.
One other note: this video is shot really well two for one camera. I wish more DVDs were like this. Just simple, one-camera shots, don't need all the fancing cutting and editing that ruins many new concert DVDs.
i'd like to hear RAY sing "OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY" and "HOUSES OF THE HOLY".RAY man,what a voice,what a talent,what a waste.
"yesterday's gone dreams carry on..."
I love Jake's solos (within the songs). They rip your head off but at the same time they're soulful and in the pocket.
Ray....wow first live thing ive seen of him. Unreal live performance... great soul and stage presence...
this is just amazing.......its leaving me speachless....im 16 by the way and im trying to bring this stuff back...the music now-a-days SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guys's vocals, purely god like. Miss him bunches. RIP brother
Talk about reaching your career peak.Jake and Ray reached it with Badlands,absolutely incredible together.Two masters at their craft.Thanks for the video!
Jake's hair had a planet of it's own...damn, I miss the '80s...
Jakes a machine!
Great Footage..
Ray(Rip) Was/is Phenomenal!
Hope Jake Gets some New Stuff out soon...Retraced was SO Long ago!
God i love Jake's hair...
Jake E Lee and Ray Guillen were awesome!!! Thanks so much for posting this! I saw these guys 7 times when they were together. Ray was and still is 1 of my fav singers ever. So much range, power, and most of all...soul! RIP
I have been a fan of Badlands since their first album came out. My only regret is that I never got to see them live. Would have been a killer experience.
These guys were the definition of High Energy Rock. I liked the camera pan shot of the crowd, pretty cool.
thank you, thank you.... God, I miss 1989....Jake, Ray, and Badlands self titled.
Those concerts must've been interesting to watch for so many reasons both in the band and in the music.
If they had been around in 83' they would have been huge, missed the boat in 89'. Have the first album, love this song, very very Zeplike.
thanks for sharing thia amazing four ring circus of hard rock history! BADLANDS RULES!
watching this gives me chills, so kick ass.....
Awesome!
Vintage 89. Great time to been on stage or in the crowd.
Zep meets Whitesnake? hey, I still dug this shit out of their first 2 LPS. Coming from Ozzy, and the by then bloated 80's, Jake did this with AUTHORITY--great tunes and completely ass-kicking vibe. I remember in 1978 in South Hackensack , NJ in the basement of my cousin's friends(two brothers who played guitar 'n drums), and a 16 year old RAY GILLEN was singing, the whole band doing "Miss America" by Styx, sounding killer and RAY was wailing effortlessly then. Yes, thanks for the VID!!
GREAT undiscovered footage, thanks for sharing i wonder how much more footage exists? GREAT band Ray had a great voice and Jake E Lee was a monster on guitar (hes actually better here than when he was with Ozzy IMO) the 4 of em just made wonderfull music from 1989 till 1993 (Ray died) This is REAL music, not slagging all of todays music (most is crap) but this is how music sounds. Blues influenced heavy rock + roll, long live real music!
This is by far & away the best live version of this song I have ever seen ! Thank you for posting Michael !
God Jake !!!
Oh my God....... WOW!!! this is amazing!
All this time that I've been coming back to this video I thought I was the only one who noticed the Ace thing at the beginning, and not just the She solo from Alive!, some other licks he did back then (which are pretty common licks) as well. I find it amazing that Eric went from this to wearing Peter Criss's makeup for a living. Incidentally, Ray is probably up in a great rock venue in the sky rockin' the joint with Eric Carr.
the drummer on this video is Eric Singer. The original Badlands drummer and current KISS drummer.
ray,reminds of coverdale and plant,what a great mix...
gotta love BADLANDS!!
Eric Singer now in KISS on da' drums!
EXCELENTE!!
I love you Jakey Baby.
What a badass band they had..Wow, I think it may be appreciated more today..but then Ray would be missing so...It really is too bad they diodn't get bigger soooooo goood
Love it! He plays Ace Frehleys solo from Alive 1 HA!!!
They were crazy! Loved thier first album....what are they doing now? Besudes Ray, I mean...somebody clue me in please!
@nickcruz455 - I'm gonna miss you nick, you're right, I must be goofy/clowny/pretty/chewy for getting back to you...must be the hairspray from 23 years ago...everyone should have a sidekick like you to play with... Love PrettyGoofyClownyChewyBoy oxox
P.S. Happy New Year.
Jake e lee Rulz
nice bit of a ace frehley solo at the start
jake :) my god
Whoa Yeah Ray Gillen could damn well sing!
Every time I hear these I can only ask why the fuck weren't these guys HUGE? in every way they were what a rock band should be.....
Instead you get shit like beiber, I mean wtf?!?! the guy sounds like a goat for fucks sake
Arrepiante.
@ddrmiam1 It was a shoulder shot, if Jake was really pissed I think he would have threw a real punch.
It's obvious that Eric was playing drums in this footage. His style is very identifiable.
@scavs100
Check out Amazon, they have all three main disks.
Ray was great.. sounded pretty similar to David Coverdale! Gotta love Jake too, he was one of the better guitar players of the era, and very underrated.
@nickcruz455 - wow, we do have something in common (btw, it's 'to' funboy)
PUTA QUE O PARIU !!! BOM PRA CARALHO !!!
@LegendaryGerous Actually he sounds alot like Mick Mars and Slash combined
Sound great! pity that the band broke up
Hey Michael,
Thank you for uploading the epic clips. I have a question. As far as I know, you are close to Ray. Has he ever got any vocal coaching? I was really wondering.
Yes he had a vocal coach, Robert Fitzgerald.
@nickcruz455 - Yep, pegged ya gump.
Do you have this entire show ?
Don't stress my tits with the Ace solo thing..... That was not the case, Jake played a common scale.
What is jake doing now ?
ray and jake is to robert and jimmy.hey does anyone remember the COVERDALE/PAGE cd? that cd rocked.i still got it.i don't care much about criticism but i'm glad they(page and coverdale) put it out in 93.here comes the main event:I'D PREFER RAY OVER COVERDALE.WHO WANTS TO ARGUE?
Mars and slash could not hold this guys jockstrap.lol suihhead.
@meethead chew it pretty boy.
Looks like Jake took shot @ Ray. It hardly looked friendly
I wouldn't underestimate Mick Mars and Slash either. However, I also think Jake E. Lee is a great guitarist.
chew it pretty boy.!
@meethead Born in 71 if you must know.But hey why do you care how old I am creepo?Or anything about me lol,I don't care if your 5 or 95.
fantastic display of metal. check channell zero
I hear Zeppelin
@meethead Your a funny clown too me,because you make me laugh.Prettyboy.
jake e lees 'Black smiths'' forearms are in no proportion to his femenine look
@meetYour funny funboy,but your still pretty goofy for getting back to me,"PrettyBoy"get Your hairspray will do more damage then you lol.
long live ray and jake yuo,re the best hard rock band ever for the short time