BIC lighters and burnt thumbs

Nobody idly bitching about technology instead of just enjoying the miracle that we can enjoy the pure rock energy on demand...

Saw these cats at the Ritz in New York City it was a weird night,i think a wednsday ,Saraya opened up 4 them,we were working construction in nearby P.A.where im fromand i couldnt resist,me and my bass player,Sammi Moratori,went 2 the show,,,they opened with High Wire,it was SO FUKN WICKED,oh my god,fkn Ray and Jake,Greg and Eric,you cant FKN beat it,saw them again on Voodoo Highway,hung out at the upstairs bar wiyh Micheal Machazchec,lead singer of STEELHEART,anyone remember his amazing vocal range on,IllNever Let You Go,pretty fkn awesome,,,,thats why i stil am a keeper of the brotherhood,it is something that chooses you,you must be born to it,GHOSTDANCE,Heady Metal,i rest my case,,,seek it,you shall find the answer.....Glencifer 4,16,66.......

Absolutely!! I think that Ray Gillien originally left Black Sabbath to be in Blue Murder, but I am not sure what happened with that, but I love that he got the Badlands gig. Both are amazing bands and both have amazing guitar players.

King’s X to round out the trifecta. Ty Tabor is an exceptional guitarist as well.

glad i got to see both live, back in the day.

I totally agree! Sykes & Lee are (mysteriously out of the spotlight) gods.

speaking blue murder these guys kinda had a cactus feel

I wore 3 copies of the tape out.Listened to it over and over and over and...👏

First 2

@@jeffhodge7272 I still have the original tape in a box in my garage... No Idea if it still works. Haven't had a tape player in over 15 years...

An overlooked Classic.

​@stevetobin7495 Apparently Dusk was their first proper album but that appeared much later.Don't know.

And a great guy!!! Phoenix Arizona in the house!!!

+Malcolm Bliss Awesome story! Too bad you didn't get the gig! Thanks for sharing!!!

+Malcolm Bliss excellent story dude.I'm of the opinion it's who FITS the band,Not that the guy sucks or anything.Love the Badlands and I've been asked to join a few big bands but didn't feel it was a good match.My buds tell me I should've went with the paying gig,but I hold music to it's truest,highest form.Always have.Wrong or right.

+Force666666 well, I did get to play with this Irish band in a Las Vegas Casino for a full year. 5 nights a week, 4 hours a night, 9pm to 1am, Wed thru Sun. I was the only non Irish guy, we did all Pogues, Waterboys, plus all the hits of the 60s.... the 1760s. we punkified all these old Irish drinking songs. made $1000 a week too. best money ever playing drums. dream come true. but the bandleader was a dick and I didn't reup. he had been on a season of mtvs real world, so that opens a lot of doors. better to be lucky than good!

+Malcolm Bliss I meant The Pogues.

+Malcolm Bliss Thanks for sharing that story... I wasn't real fond of this band when it first surfaced in late 80's,, too bluesy I guess. But now, I really can appreciate it and like it a lot. Of course Jake being in it:) I like knowing that Jake was able to express himself the way he wanted without the restraints of Ozzy' band which makes it even more enjoyable to watch and listen to knowing that.

It was, along with Alice in Chains.

Definitely.

You are exactly right. ....this Badlands album is literally one of the best albums ever made.

Seriously, I bought their music but not even in the top 500 of the last 30 years.

Never heard of them…😂😂😂😂😂

And Ray was definetly a pretty face! A real hunk of a man! His death was so sad.

You're the hero of the internet!

Thank You

Thank you Pete Woodroffe Music UK

He was a lil aids gremlin in the end tho

This, 100%. One of a kind...

"Sweet Ray"? Yeah,a guy that purposely infected countless girls with HIV was really sweet

Ha

I believe they were ahead of their time & not a lot of ppl/record companies could see it.

Plus, both Ray Gillen and Eric Singer were members of Black Sabbath at one point.

Also Ray spread AIDS like candy and gave over 150 groupies a death sentence by having unprotected sex with them knowingly

REST IN PEACE RAY....

Too bad red dragon cartel has that garage band singer thing going on.

Yes, lengthy conversation , I would say!! I like The Red Dragon Cartel , but Nothing will be as good for Jake now, without Ray Gillen in front singing!!! That Guy was just Majestic!!! An Angel of Rock Singers!!! THE BEST! Besides PLANT!!!

+dagrabill68 omg that drives me nutzzz!!!! lol

Drives me fucking nuts!

Especially on someone like Jake when you go HOW DOES HE DO IT? and the camera moves off him before I can learn what he’s doing!!😖

Bastard, I know.

Thats because every part of the song is a bass solo and the bass is the girth of any band and deserves said respect. Guitar players are a dime a dozen.

That’s how I feel!! I could have cried for Days when I found out. My ex turned me on to this band and he was 9 yrs younger than me!!

He wasn't "taken"; he alone was responsible for his life ending prematurely - & he did some absolutely reprehensible things, prior.

Allegedly and with the knowledge that he probably had contracted AIDS,and being in total denial according to JEL in an old interview,he(Gillen)continued with the lifestyle of a 'Rock Star' thus endangering the people he was being intimate with.Alledgedly.As a result of this the royalties accrued from the first self-titled album,along with Voodoo Highway(and maybe Dusk),became the posthumous subject of litigation and these were withdrawn from sale .How much of this is true I'm not sure, Jake E.Lee wasn't really aware that people were after the late Ray Gillens estate with a view to claiming compensation as,once again allegedly the parties involved claimed he had infected them with the AIDS virus.This is just speculation but was put out there via several interviews in the US with people supposedly in the know.

@@user-pl2th5wj2h There's nothing "alleged", nor is it "speculative". Gillen, with full knowledge of being a carrier of the Aids virus, did in fact infect numerous other women via unprotected sex, resulting in the death of AT LEAST one of those sexual partners. As it pertains to the specificities behind the litigation, that part remains vague. Ray was a scumbag, PERIOD.

Brian McGilvray No greater truth ever spoken !!! Most bass players never get the cred they deserve, unless they play in one of your top selling, #1 hit song playing bands !!! Greg is a phenomenal bass player and background vocalist, very underrated indeed !!! I love Jake and his guitar playing, as he is one of my all time fav guitarists, but without that thundering bottom end you get from the bass and drums; the sound just wouldn’t be the same !!! That guitar just can’t do it by itself alone; you need that oomph from the bass and drums to kick it in the ass and get it all going !!! I have always leaned towards the guitar players first, as I have recently at the ripe old age of 53, bought my first guitar and amp to learn to play as a hobby !!! But I’ve always had a respect for the bass players and drummers as well, for their prowess, on their chosen instrument !!! Also recently I feel very honored and privileged, not to mention giddy like a little kid, to have Greg accept me as a friend on his Facebook page !!! Just awesome to be associated with him in any way; being that he was and still is a ROCKSTAR !!! And yes he does like and comment on some of my posts from time to time; just awesome to know that they are real people just like us in real life tho, behind all the rockstar stuff !!! Sorry I’ll quit rambling now !!! LOL

+Rob D for real

He did in my house.

He is still my guitar hero. His new RDC stuff is really good.

Ive never heard anything but great things about him.Dont know how u figure that.

Jake gets the respect he deserves. The Ozzy fans love him

+sabbathtribute No kidding.I saw Badlands live in a small club in Orange County.I can't even remember the name of the place.But Ray's voice sent chills up my spine live.He had a flamethrower voice.And Jake.One of my all time faves.

He also knowingly gave a bunch of people AIDS.

@@K3vinK yeah hes a murderer...he also tried to molest a female vocalist of another up coming band but everyone hushed it cuz he died shortly later. Not only aids but he also had herpes. Nasty dude but great singer.

KKnopp 🖕were you there? Nor was I.

Tony Fuentes I wasn’t there when Lincoln got shot. But it still happened.

Evan Jeffries Ray and Jake??? How bout the whole band. That album rips my face off still to this day

Good luck finding it for a reasonable price.

WOW!!! I KNOW that must have been amazing!! I Love Great White too!!!!

Damn straight he was. He was one of Chris Cornell's influences.

That’s exactly how I Feel!!

@@CaptainBackFatdid Chris actually say that?

Absolutely!! Both bands have amazing albums and incredible guitar players. I listen to both bands very often.

John Katsoudas I'd add Lynch Mob in there as well.

They were right until the very end. The final tour was amazing. In its review, Kerrang said “this a funeral you must not miss” (this was a reference to the serious falling out Ray and Jake had had by then; the tour was done as band members felt obligated).

your lucky, especially to this version. I prefer Eric Singer than their 2nd drummer.

Where was this show?

​@@lesliecampbell1949 Cal Expo

@@lesliecampbell1949 was not.

@@lesliecampbell1949 Sorry, this was the Shoreline Amphitheater show a few days after seeing them at Cal Expo.

Stevie Ray Vaughan on steroids 😆

Nailed it. Badlands was retro 70's before the retro 70's was even a thing. I remember buying their CD in the store and there was a sticker on the cover with a short album review on it. I remember it said, "raw, uncompromising rock with no remorse."

I Agree!!

Wasn’t He Zakk??? He just out-did everyone I’ve ever heard!!!!

1989.

"If it's to loud your to old"

Same here. I’m STILL obsessed with it.

"Great band that should have been bigger." That's spot on.

MUCH bigger. Saw them in 1989 and the blew Great White and Tesla off the stage.

Add Tangier.

Seen Badlands open for Tesla 80's

I'm only a teeny bit jealous!!!!

I was at that same show. My very first concert at age 15. 2nd row. Awesome!

wherezmyz I was a big fan of both Tesla and Badlands (I had bought Badland's first album and was blown away, I am a HUGE Jake E. Lee fan) so it was a highlight of my youth for sure. Badlands just crushed it that night. How Badlands was never huge is beyond me. I miss those times.

I'm with ya bro! I'm from the same town! And I heard it at the same time! No one will ever match the vocals of Ray and the guitar playing of Jake! R.I.P. Ray!!!

@@davesdrum Right On!

Yes he is and he's a great guy as well.