YES

THIS!!🤘🤘🤣 Jake is incredible!!

He’s rated pretty damn high and deservedly so.

@@msw812 "Underrated" is way over used. Jake is far from that. There's not one negative word said about him.

@@Scottocaster6668 Yeah I got that bro

That's one of the best sum-ups I've read.

Ozzy stuff was okay Badlands was were it was at Everytime i listen to badlands i shake my head Like how much fucking depth to the music its unreal

Agreed, abosluely love the bloke

@@indian3750 yeah but I grew up watching the VHS tape of the ultimate ozzy and even jake said his playing there is the best it ever was cause of how many live shows they did. But I agree badlands was amazing and his band to show his true range. I’m just talking from a guitar playing stand point not composition. I love jake man he influenced me to play

Yes they were he was the best guitarist ozzy ever had after Randy and in a lot of ways I liked him more than Randy he had a lot more stage presence than Randy I like him live way more than Randy his tone was insane

@@ellamcclanahan9811 I think he was Ozzy's best Guitarist. And yes, he had much better stage presence.

I've tried for decades to dig Fire and Rain, but I just can't.

Probably my all time favorite hard rock album. Jake plays funky blues better than anyone. Trucks, Bonamassa...in his prime he was better than them all.

Also his fingers are quite stretchy. Not exactly a standard way of playing.

True he bends the neck of the guitar

@@perlguillar8371 He detunes too.

he is a genius,plain and simple,plus he's played with the best in the world,they just stand amazed,jake understands

Yea that was his thing, his party trick was NOT using a tremolo bar ... in the 80s 💀

Jake started on piano at 6 years old, he has classical education. Before his big break with Ozzy he played in funk, rnb and jazz bands, and he even auditioned for Jerry Goodman, the violinist for Mahavishnu Orchestra.

​@@livingbeing1113He also played country if I'm not mistaken...💚🎸

@@livingbeing1113 Wow...I had no idea of his background. And I saw him twice with Ozzy. He absolutely was the reason my friends and I went to see Ozzy on those tours.

and Greg is the master bassist ..... he shines (on) in Badlands

@@sytharnia1717 ABSOLUTELY! But not only that he is a great guy with it, and has a stunning wife, beautiful daughter, and his son is really handsome too. Lucky lucky man💜💜💜

Same here at a club called Rafters in Salt Lake City, Utah..USA. Loudest show I've ever seen. Jake melted my face off! And then throw in his stage presence and moves...no one has swagger like Jake. Untouchable!

@@SonicVR12 It's great to hear that you had a similar experience. They were a killer band; such a rare treat to see talent like that in a small venue These are the memories we take with us to the end.

Thank you sir!

Not easy to buy They don't print the album anymore and it's not available to buy in mp3 format on the platforms I've checked shame as it's a wicked album.

The Badlands stuff isnt for sale anymore.

You can't buy it thanks to Ray giving all those women aids

@@ellamcclanahan9811 ..... I believe this is 100% correct.

Sure

Depending on where you live, it's actually quite easy to meet musicians of Jake's caliber. I lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for 15 years. While there, I stood within a few feet of Carlos Cavazo and Steve Pearcy, spoke briefly with Danny Koker, and spent at least 30 minutes sitting at a table and shooting the breeze with Vinny Paul.

Jake lives in Vegas. I have met him 4 times. He is down to earth. Very well grounded. Red dragon cartel played a very small club in the little town I live in. I was thrilled because he has been my favorite musician since 1986. I thought...what are the odds.

Its called being modal not outside the box

It's true!

@@Guitargate yeah, I have a home office myself with two young kids and everytime I open the office door, they all stop doing what they are doing and come rushing over.

Oh my god - I heard "neighbours" instead of "natives"! I thought what the fuck has it got to do with them 😂

Sad but true, Ray as incredible as he is, was the downfall of that incredible band. And i'm not even mentioning the issues with Atlantic and his supposed "victims", but when Badlands were booked for a big tour supporting AC/DC, they had to cancel for Ray's pneumonia, and never got another chance for a big break again. A band doomed from the start. Jake wasn't very lucky in his career.

The Soul Stealer solo is another handful, especially for how Jake plays a little part of it with his patented thumb stretch. And live Jake is even nastier with these monster solos, lol.

Yep. Watch him play this live, or Soul Stealer, that evil picking is even more intense and keeps going.

I'm with you brother. I've seen all of Ozzy's guitarist & have to say Jake & Randy close 1&2. Jake is killer & both Badlands albums are phenomenal.

Yeah

Your lucky!!

Those keg parties in Bonita and Chula Vista were the best. I played at a few of them myself. Back then Jake and I hated each other, barely spoke, even when at the same parties. It was glorious.

@@theresultof777 why?

@@scottfurniss9782 We were in rival bands. All the guitar players were trying to out do each other back in those days. We were young, and the competition was fierce. Jake was a badass, and he had an ice pick touch that I clearly remember. His accuracy was unrivaled.

I actually prefer his drumming on this to Eric Singer’s on the debut. He’s very open and is kind of a combo of Keith Moon and Bonham. Crazy that his drumming has swing but his vocals are super technical Halford-ish.

If you like Jeff's drumming, look for a bootleg from the two tours after Eric left and you can hear him playing songs from the first album.

@@raymondlugo9960 Thanks! will check it out. I’m a drummer so I love his busy style. Also Eric’s drums always sounded too dry for me. I have MP3’s of their other work so listen often.

@@steve.hoffman He plays awesome also on few Paul Gilbert's records, like Alligator Farm for example.

For his voice, yes. For his actions as a person, absolutely not.

i was a randy rhoads freak, and zakk wilde fan, with oz as well as quiet riot, pride and glory and a bit less black label society... moment i saw jake with ozzy videos and his live full solos i forgot the other two. jake is radical, traditional music player blues oriented and stuff as a composer but as a guitarist hes like no one... and after seeing badlands highwire live footage i forgot about ozzy for good. badlands was the best non 70s era rock and roll band yet very 70s r n r based btw. jake made me forget great players first time i checked his playing. and i cant get tired of his music, hes never forgotten master since first time digging his music. red dragon cartel is pretty awesome, patina is greatest r n r record on this era imho. they know how to make rock not hits, fuck what music has become since many, myself included dont take the style further, red dragon cartel does, as badlands did. miss ray. jake rules supreme

a forgotten master, pretty much unfair, could be paul kossof or even lenny breau, quite a damn shame, but jake to be fair has enjoyed success and a premature legend status bc he deserved despite all he had to endure, and most important hes a very very beloved guitarist by anyone who loves his music. he isnt a forgotten master at all

Love you boo