Paul Gilbert talks about Juan Alderete and Shawn Lane + advice (2015)

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[jared]

Honestly I think Shawn’s music is perfect how it was. The way he was so unknown to most but so revered by few, really lends to his mythical status. The grainy old videos just make it that much more powerful and haunting in the best way possible. The greatest guitarist that will ever live

[gordiannot]

I love when great players talk about Shawn❤️

[howardcox]

Shawn Lane had no equal, he will always be my favorite guitar player

[ayandey]

When I first saw Paul Gilbert playing, I was like wow this is it, this is how fast one can play great stuff
But then I came across Shawn Lane
My life has not been the same since then, my taste in music, my approach to life, everything changed

[brucedeleon]

Shawn was a blessing and brought his total awesome skill to balance what 80s guitar was. He was like the Buddha of guitarists enlightening all players stripping away egos and big headedness.

[howardcox]

I'm grateful for the Shawn stuff we have here on YouTube, I listen to hundreds of hours of it every year

[petersoar]

As a procrastinating musician, this short clip is actually pretty inspiring haha.

[mdm]

Even the amazing Alex Masi was explaining some speed phrasing lick and during the breakdown of the lick he said thanks to the Great Master Shawn Lane for the inspiration..even the greats and yes Paul Gilbert knows whom the greatest was..
Shawn was an alien hybrid with zero equal..!
Shawn is untouchable still 25 years later with no equal..RIP

[gordiannot]

Watched this again.. When Shawn was with Jonas and Jeff there was plenty recorded. Shawn wasn't the type of guitar player that wasn't ready. He was the opposite. I believe he was playing live at a super young age. Happy Birthday yesterday Shawn❤️

[CesarClouds]

0:52 His voice even shook with excitement as he talked about the great Shawn Lane.

[budg.]

If I could play like Paul Gilbert played when he was 19, I would be more than happy to book a gig …

[blucheer]

Real words of wisdom you got to get in the river before you can swim

[JoJaDaRu]

Shawn sort of had that with Jonas Hellborg.. the albums him and Jonas released are incredible and often filled with improvisation... Personae, Time is the Enemy, Temporal Analogues of Paradise, Icon, Good People in Times of Evil... Abstract Logic.. they are all incredible and without Jonas none of it would have happened.

[gravitydrums]

Shawn was timid with his personality but semi aggressive musically.. Most of his best stuff was recorded on his solo project (which should have been a duo project with He and I) and if he had Continued writing and recording His or our stuff together he would have had so much more to offer creatively.

[mikea]

For any die hard Shawn Lane fans: Anyone else feel, that Shawn's "perfectionist" studio albums greatly falls short when compared to amazing bootleg vids floating around in the net?

(For those that dont know, Shawn was known to be a workaholic "dotting the i's" kind of worker when it came to the studio)

I understand his power of ten album was on the watchful eyes and ears of Warner bros seasoned vets, but his self produced stuff, im not really all that interested, .. feels like it doesnt do him justice.. anyone else share this thought?

Relating back to Paul's observation and message, my opinion: had Shawn's recordings been left more raw than polished, i might actually enjoy it.. (the more raw, the less time it took to come out, the more time to make albums, i guess)

[RikerLovesWorf]

I'm so sad that Shawn Lane isn't around to record more music in HQ and be seen on video with today's clarity and technology but I am SO glad that we have what we do.