Badlands' Greg Chaisson on Jake E. Lee's Days in Rough Cutt, BulletBoys' Marq Torien in Ratt, Ozzy

This is a full in bloom interview with Badlands bassist Greg Chaisson.
Greg talks about his experience seeing Jake E. Lee for the first time in the band Rough Cutt, and Bulletboys frontman Marq Torien playing guitar in Ratt.
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[@charliesmith4229]

Excellent interview my friend. I think we are all realizing that this time, 40 years ago, will never happen again in our lifetime. Yes, that has passed, but I'm referring to the culture of pop, rock and roll along with the entire entertainment value involved-- the beginning of the MTV era. Just incredible! We were truly blessed to see and witness all of this---- I mean, Quiet Riot kicking Michael Jackson off the Billboard #1 in 83...wow-- Just a fabulous time from 1981-1989. We were so lucky -- Great interview.

[@savannss73]

Yes I'm 48! & the best thing about growing up is the verity of great music what a time to be alive & now the kids got mumble rap 😪

[@MrOctober44]

You have to be a certain age to understand the power and how revolutionary MTV was. The fact that they just played music 24 hours a day. Those first few years if you had a hit it was on twice an hour. It was such a new concept their just wasn't enough videos to fill out the day.

[@thekid6378]

Well said @ Charlie Smith. That was an incredible scene back then.

[@johnn9179]

JAKE E Lee is an awesome guitar player.

[@johnn9179]

The Badlands band didn't realize how many fans of the band they had before they broke up.

[@steven2212]

Jake E Lee is awesome. Great guy, loves his fans and takes the time to interact and respect those that respect him. True professional.

[@YesuAiNimen]

Jake is my all time fave. I have met many famous musicians and have been disappointed. I met Jake before an RDC show a few years ago. I had driven 7 hours to see him and I yanked my favorite pickup out of my guitar to give him as a gift. I was worried that he might not be too friendly but he was totally humble and made plenty of time to talk to me.

[@steven2212]

I met him when he played for Ozzy! Sat on the stage and signed autographs one hour Before the show. Nicest guy ever.

[@korky_]

Agreed Jake E Lee is a great guitarist

[@TMoody]

The self titled Badlands album is a top 5 desert island for me.

[@YesuAiNimen]

and Voodoo Highway and Dusk are 2 of the other 4 🤣

[@Good-Enuff-Garage]

then you have to hear the second and third one, the drumming is much much better as is the singing

[@YesuAiNimen]

Might as well make the other 2 both Red Dragon Cartel 🤣

[@DJBFAD]

Would love to hear that Jake E. Lee 40 min club solo, insane!!!

[@fullinbloom]

Me too.

[@cheeseguy4998]

@@fullinbloom Me too lol

[@christopher-xi2ey]

I'll take his word for it

[@jonnyhafer936]

Greg is such a cool guy i met him as central high schools baseball coach. Really nice guy. He now runs one of the cool guitar shops in town

[@atteljas]

He truly seems honest and down to earth type of a guy

[@MetalHead-ks9zq]

Greg played with a Christian metal band called DIE HAPPY on their second album

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

I only got to see Jake one time, US Festival, and I wanted to see how he held up playing Randy songs. I thought he was very worthy! This interview with Greg is well done...again! Badass bass player. The Badlands debut is still one of my favorite albums. ☮️🤘🤙

[@rticle15]

This channel consistently puts out compelling content. An excellent conversational interviewer with a great sound to boot. A real treasure trove of material. Thanks.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

Great sound? It sounds like its off a crummy phone.

[@rticle15]

@@hugolafhugolaf I meant his voice, not the recording quality. Many of the recordings are old and not on great formats. He mentions the issues before some of the interviews. It's not a symphony. I just need to be able to understand the conversation and i can do that.

[@fullinbloom]

@@rticle15 I appreciate your kind words and thanks for having my back.

[@potatofry1237]

I was luky. To see Jake e Lee with Ozzy ultimate sin tour

[@ErWo75]

Greg has a goldmine of old stories from back in the day! And he looked like Rambo with his bass guitar. Lol

[@THECLARENCES]

Greg is a legend!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@bronzegod8037]

Glad to have grown up in that era. Scarey to see where we are now.

[@bobmartino8073]

Great video. Warren and Jake, two of the best from that era.

[@stevebrickshitta870]

Every interview I hear, it's an absolute scoop. IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE content. 🤘😝🤘

[@isMike999]

Greg IS a very cool dude and SO is Jake....met and talked to both dudes and I can say they are talented cool AF dudes.....LOVE and miss Badlands....great band...

[@mhitson7483]

Fantastic interviewer… need to get Jake

[@fullinbloom]

Thank you. Send Jake my way!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

What a great great story. Very very cool. Jake is great. Randy was my fav though with Ozzy. ♥️🤘♥️ Great interview. Love this channel. 🤘♥️🤘

[@DJBFAD]

Have heard in various interviews that Marq Torien was a mega guitarist back in the day, strange how he abandoned that completely to become the front man - imagine what BulletBoys with 2 huge guitars up front could have been...

[@TheLordGoat]

Money, of course. That band was a planned VH rip off attack. They even used the same VH production team, who were all in on it.

[@stevebrickshitta870]

It's pretty mind blowing that he was that good. One of those 'what could have been' type scenarios. Wonder why he gave it away?

[@Fbanz96]

Saw Torien with Ratt at the Whiskey....he was outstanding....later when I heard he was replaced, I thought no way but people kept telling me how much better Warren was. I doubted it till I heard him. Chaisson said it best "Marc was unbelievable but he was caught up in the Eddie thing while Warren was awesome but had started to develop his own unique style"....Once I heard him, I agreed with those people telling me about Warren.

[@tbury2516]

@@Fbanz96 LOL Marq was caught up in the Eddie thing then changed to the Dave thing.

[@DJBFAD]

@@Fbanz96 Wow, great story - you saw a little bit of Sunset Strip history there!

[@jonnyrock3986]

I saw Jake with Ozzy on the ultimate sin tour at Nassau coliseum on long island, NY I still live here,Metallica opened ,fantastic guitarist

[@trance9158]

Love that BC Rich bass of his. Gotta admit I overlook this dude.

[@ErWo75]

He looked like Rambo.

[@Wargasm54]

The offset pickups look like the SS logo from The Third Reich 🤣

[@leticiabromley6013]

A very enjoyable, interesting interview 👍👏one of the best.

[@RockbertoRocks]

Love these super cool interviews. The scoop is just incredible, brings back great memories

[@leoking2982]

Surgical Steel is a well known metal band in Phoenix, Az. Scott Travis drummer of priest were friends with Halford so after Holland left priest he joined priest

[@DWyn-xq4yf]

Best rock interviewer on KZbin. 📺 Maybe it is how genuine you are with the people who you talk with, or the encyclopedia of rock n' roll knowledge you have on top of allowing the other person to talk, but your stuff is always a treat.

[@fullinbloom]

I'm going to have to put you on the payroll soon. You're too kind. As always, thank you!

[@dspencer1201]

Great interview. Trip seeing that guy in Surgical Steel wearing a Stormer shirt.

[@SonnyGTA]

Greg’s the man!

[@cheeseguy4998]

In 1982 Juan was in both Dokken and Ratt at the same time before joining Ratt permanently in 1983 Replacing Joey Cristo who also had been briefly in Rough Cutt.

[@jayteesgear]

Bloom, HOW do u always get these crazy awesome interviews!!! I was in bands at 15 back in 92’… I literally got to be in the TAIL end of all this and it was short lived but so badass! My dad was takin me to stadium shows in 89 seein all these bands in their Peaks. Actually JUST saw Chaisson 2 months ago playin in a parking lot in Phx. (Be cool if there was another Exodus TO CALI haha) we Arizonans could use a little less California residents 😂🇺🇸. N e ways. His band was fabulous. Id love to meet him around town sometime. So many people here say he’s way nice

[@justakitty6372]

Way back in the day, I use to go see Jake with Teaser in San Diego. We always knew he was gonna make it big.

[@seangiuliani2552]

I don't listen to 80s metal now but these insights bring up great memories. Really Cool

[@TonyPuleo1]

I feel the same way…

[@desmondcastro3679]

40 minute solo !?! I believe it. Jake was a trooper. Kudos to you, brah!; you saved the show! 👏🏼😅

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

“Better than the guy you have now.” LOL that was awesome by Greg.

[@cheeseguy4998]

Matt Thorne later in Rough Cutt is who he is talking about he was in Ratt then.

[@milesmacy8788]

Dude Warren, George, and Jake all definitely sound similar. Not just soloing but chords and licks they use. Like the songs you’re in love, breaking the chains, and secret loser. Know what I’m saying😉

[@brendacuccaro3]

"I could still picture it till this day". Having that effect on, somebody says a lot.

[@ktor538]

Interesting never knew Marq was guitar player, I only knew about his singing from the Bullet Boys. 👍

[@TONERAVENTUNES]

All the above guitar players mentioned are fantastic!They were the guys that inspired me before I came to Hollywood!tone raven-guitar/vocals-We Are The Black Things(Hollywood CA)

[@cc_1983]

Jeff Martin from Badlands/Racer X was in surgical steel too I think

[@scottharnish]

The issue of Guitar FTPM was one of the first guitar magazines I ever bought when I started learning to play. It had a fold out poster of the 2 of them.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

I think I still have that issue!

[@scottharnish]

@@sirchromiumdowns2015 I’m pretty sure I still have mine, but lost the cover and the poster.

[@scottwhite2757]

Very Cool interview Black-n-Blue ..

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for another interesting video

[@paulthompson8642]

Thank u

[@timothyfischer9318]

lived in PV/Scottsdale area in 85...first night in town went to a surgical steele show... pretty sure UFO played that night.. but may be wrong....many hazy memories from those days... we played house parties, went to house parties and clubs... Flotsom, the school boys... ect... good times! I probably have a few kids running around the area...LOL...

[@rudyrodriguez3125]

Marq Torien was an exceptional guitarist in the early 1980's/ Marq was outstanding! Played like EVH and pipes like Steve Perry. Torien was a great band. Torien/Roadwork Rock parties were memorable.

[@philipmendisco6656]

3 brothers. All 3 bass players. I wonder what the neighbors say about those boys? Lol

[@coalfacechris1336]

Wow! What stories Greg could tell being exposed to some of hard rock's greatest guitarists. So (if I heard right) Torien could do Roth and/or EVH? Mother of god!

[@MaCNuTz-tu8ot]

Jake E. Lee said one issue he had with Ratt is that he wanted to be the only guitarist and the other was that he didn’t want to have their pirate look

[@bobthebear1246]

Of course, the lead singer in Steeler was Ron Keel, with whom Greg played a bit later on in - what else? - Keel. *The Right To Rock* was a pretty kick-ass record. 🤘🏻

[@tbury2516]

That first picture on the video, Greg looks like Ron.

[@drfostermusic]

Greg didnt play in Keel. It was his brother,Kenny

[@algernonblackwood1707]

To be clear about the chronology, Marq Torien temporarily replaced Warren who left Ratt briefly circa '82. I saw the Ratt/Torien lineup at Billy Barty's skating rink; Marc had speed & flash but none of Warren's lyrical qualities. Warren returned and the rest is history.

[@cheeseguy4998]

Just curious was that Actor Billy Barty's Skating Rink ?

[@algernonblackwood1707]

@@cheeseguy4998: It sure was! And the little man himself was there!

[@cheeseguy4998]

@@algernonblackwood1707 Wow Awesome ! :D

[@algernonblackwood1707]

@@cheeseguy4998: Thanks bro!

[@cheeseguy4998]

I just read a interview from awhile ago, with George Lynch saying that he joined Ratt after trying out for Ozzy in 1982 while Warren was in Dokken . They saw each other in the halls of the rehearsal spot and talked and decided to rejoin there previous bands . So Maybe this was after Marq had been in Ratt before Stephen made up with Warren not sure ???? Because this was all in 1982.

[@troyelliott390]

Sharing

[@briansays2286]

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[@Mysterio-Solar]

It's pretty obvious Warren Dimartini took a ton of Guitar lessons more from George Lynch than Jake E Lee. After all Lynch took over Randy Rhoads Guitar Teaching gig after Randy Joined Ozzy . George was in and out of Ratt in the early 80s as well since Juan Cruciet was in Dokken for a time , then joined Ratt . George and Warren sound almost identical in their riff / solo patterns .

[@Mysterio-Solar]

@@cheeseguy4998 WRONG . George is About 10 Years older than Warren . George was in Bands called The Boys / XCiter in the 70s . George knew how to play Guitar Before Warren was even playing a Guitar . George and Warren actually swapped places in Ratt and Dokken in the early 80s . Warren was in Dokken , George was in Ratt Briefly to see if their was Chemistry for either guy in opposite bands . Both Guys returned to their bands . Juan Croucier left Dokken to be in Ratt as well . Both bands were sharing the same Recording Studio around 1983 . George was offered a Place in Ratt later , and turned it down . Yes , Warren showed George how to play the Randy Rhoads material . But it was a Two way Street of Educating each other . There's plenty of Musicians / Fans that know Warren sounds a lot like George in Guitar Playing Style . If you listen carefully to Ratt Albums Warren has a lot of Guitar playing temdencies / nuances that George was Famous for . The Jimmy Hendrix Rapid Fire String Sliding Technique with the left hand that George obviously showed Warren how to do . George was known for Minor notes in his solo Runs that Warren does . George was the Trilling / String Bending / Pinch Harmonics Master in the 70s , so he showed Warren how to do that as well . Most to of tbe Ratt Out Of The Cellar Album Solos sound like something George would have came up with .

[@archibaldsalyards926]

Paul Shortino is a vocal god!!

[@enlightenedchristian3183]

Jake was just really off the charts using his thumb to bar chord and stretching his fingers ,his technique blew everyone outta the water even Gary Moore was a fan .Shame his arthritis has taken away his abilities so cruelly....a shadow of his former self.

[@dirkjewitt5037]

So, this guy played with Rick Fox.

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Think reason Ozzy went with Jake

[@andrewzenn1719]

Jake was in Ratt before warren, jake left and brought Warren into ratt. Warren and Stephen had issues, then marq came in. And then Warren and Stephen made up and marq was out.

[@cheeseguy4998]

Jake was in Ratt before Marq

[@bobravenscraft5376]

Warren much better than George. He knows exactly where the harmonics and squeals go

[@backtoshallabal6662]

Jake blows Randy rhoads out of the water in my opinion.

[@slimgoodboogie2184]

I agree.

[@patrickmoreau7592]

Good interview but if Jake was that great then I think his career would of taken off before Ozzy

[@bobpelley5093]

Seen Jake with Osboune in Ultimate Sin tour in Chicago-86'.Three songs and Jake fell off the stage drunk.POS

[@bobravenscraft5376]

George to me was better very early. Like Vai. Raw shred George. Little overrated

[@kikiki4592]

Around 7:00 there is a picture of Ratt, yet that isnt Juan Cruciar with them. Who is that?

[@fullinbloom]

Bassist Joey Cristofanilli. Also played with Rough Cutt and Jag Wire. Co-writer on "Wanted Man."

[@kikiki4592]

@@fullinbloom Thank You.