Badlands - Winter's Call

Hard Rock

[@metaljew4456]

2024 Who is still cranking The Badlands!?

[@genghiskhando5507]

It’s a shame they’re not on Apple Music 😡

[@chaddeez8446]

The solo kicks ass!!!

[@ronaldscartozzi3360]

Fuck yes I sing fuck out of this real deal here

[@davemarques9601]

Just came across this song after 30 years!

[@chadcochran6721]

I do..

[@GnarButter90]

Ray Gillen was THE greatest vocalist of all time. If you agree thumbs up!!!

[@frednava3869]

2024 who’s here?

[@12SkippyRay]

Me

[@mikegrassman4773]

Here 🤟

[@zoltarmachine7409]

I am here. Badlands for the first time in 2024.

[@12SkippyRay]

@@zoltarmachine7409 welcome. Prepare to be amazed

[@brianholding187]

Me!! Wishing this would get released on the streaming platforms.

[@RARufus]

The opening to this song still gives me chills 30 years later it’s so good.

[@patsfan4life]

Very Zeppelin-esque

[@ley98]

I agree when I hear this I think Gretna van fleet get out of here lol

[@hhopkins5292]

I couldn’t agree more, as soon as winter rounds the cinder I find myself humming this song, the opening is beyond beautiful and this entire song warms the heart. The harmonies send me..

[@Sensecommon557]

That guitar tone !!!!

[@andylaw4988]

Gillen, one underrated vocalist for sure!!! This whole band was badass

[@vandinroth]

omg literally the word "underrated" needs to be banned cuz none of yall know what it means. EVERY damn video of a semi obscure band someone is posting about how someone is underrated. Guess what? Ray Gillen was a VERY well respected singer in the day and is still held in high regard for his vocal talents, he was actually almost the singer for black sabbath at one point and had recorded the eternal idol album prior. That said Ray was a TERRIBLE human being and did some EXTREMELY shady stuff. But STOP using under rated...the dude was INCREDIBLY well respected for his vocals.

[@andylaw4988]

@Nonya Business actually, unless you KNEW the man then ya don't know shit!! As for overused term...not many people speak of Ray anymore. List of " Best Of" or when readers look back on great vocalists, Ray doesn't get too much if any mention. Maybe you ought t9.stop trying to be so authoritative and know it all when you post.

[@garyhighley9022]

Actually....he did sing for Sabbath in the 80s

[@michaelbaker3598]

​​@@vandinroth well said...underrated is way overused. Ray and this band were not underated in my world...and thats all that counts

[@nsen74]

RIP Ray Gillen...one of the greatest hard rock vocalists of all time

[@BASHEM72]

Yeah, it’s a shame we lost him so quickly in the AIDS epidemic . Sucks

[@Franz_Donnermann]

That was who had hiv and infected to his girlfriends?

[@mojopin70]

He was i stood a few feet away from him in 1992 Bristol UK he is the most impressive vocalist i have ever seen/heard.

[@electricjohn11]

Still loving BADLANDS in 2023 TEXAS 🤘

[@puckdropper27]

POSSIBLY ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED BANDS OF ALL TIME

[@markvarbero4302]

Absolutely

[@metalcrow1879]

Their debut was epic, but their followup sucked bad.

[@theaterdreamer]

@@metalcrow1879 are you kidding? Voodoo Highway was fantastic. Their cover of James Taylor’s Fire and Rain is one of the few remakes I actually love. Voodoo Highway, The Last Time, Shine On....all great. Give it another listen.

[@theaterdreamer]

Nothing possibly about it. Fuck grunge. So many great bands never got their due because of a bunch of flannel wearing posers.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Underrated? Absolutely not. I guess that most of the hard rock society were listening to them, but Badlands failed by internal troubles - and the fact that Ray Gillen got aids.

[@Broddi169]

2024 and who is still with us ?

[@jksarnold]

July 2024

[@dannygriner4419]

Who else is still listening to album often in 2019

[@lancerx1759]

ME !!! This Band was so FN GREAT !! Ray Gillen was Incredible Live Just Incredible!!

[@crwing57]

Yes Sir just ran this one back, epic cut....

[@leethomas5830]

Very much so . voodoo highway also . need that bite once in awhile . whole band nicely done. rollercoaster of rhythms throughout . much needed present day sound .

[@Chino196]

And now 2020

[@chrisavilla3676]

Feb 2020

[@baskerville19]

Jake is unbelievable live. His stage presence is one of the best of all time.

[@mikenuckols4422]

I wore this out. I was in Hollywood when this was released. We had it on cassette and everyone musician that heard it knew it was the shit. During this era, when everything shifted to Seattle, you had several bands putting out rock albums that the average public didn’t get exposed to. Great, great fucking album.

[@craiganderson2012]

This debut album is just incredible-even after all these years

[@safrey3824]

What a great band this was! What a shame the singer passed.....RIP Ray Gillan.

[@-RAMS-FAN]

To this day - the brand "Badlands" has dozens of lawsuits attached to it. Claims are Ray Gillan knew he had AIDS and infected scores of groupies. Rock-n-Roll

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

Still loving this song in March of 2022 and ALL my timeless melodic rock - great music is just great music !!!

[@Sensecommon557]

Back in the day we'd call it "prime drinking tunes"

[@keithvincent-dg5rx]

2023 still great.

[@1970ctr]

Still listening to Badlands in 2019.. Along with Ratt/ Dokken/ Fastway..

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

It continues in 2021 🤘😎🤘

[@victorneckar7743]

Yes because the music now sucks

[@mattr8251]

Ya and Tangier

[@mariah6668]

The greatest band that never was but should have been...this band kicks ass and should have been huge but never got the respect that they deserve..2 of the best albums ever

[@sammicurr3162]

even if they did make it they were destined to be shortlived.. a brief flare like so many others..

[@MattyIcecubes]

They came on to the scene too late to make an impact. Also, I highly doubt that Ray Gillen's HIV status would have changed had they been more successful. Ray still would have died in 1993, effectively burying Badlands. Sammi Curr is right, it just wasn't in the cards for this band.

[@Tigerloco70]

don horton they came too late , just to stupid nirvana ruined all metal , excellent band

[@knapenalexandre680]

You mean 3 of the best albums ever recorded...

[@gregras2577]

badlands and dokken my two fav bands. jake e lee and george lynch two best guitarists ive ever seen. saw dokken in the 90's in a bar called the triangle. In Greenville, Ohio. Got a pick from jeff pilson. amazing

[@jennifercollins6779]

One of the best songs ever recorded.

[@danswartout7473]

Agreed !!

[@electriccreamman4977]

Jennifer Collins wow!

[@carolinelala9818]

Go home then and STFU. Why the F do Trolls even bother going to music sites they hate? Goof!

[@gerritdewit8083]

Killthemall 1970 what's your problem Kingdom Come made 2 fantastic albums and I'am a fan of those 2 ones

[@gerritdewit8083]

Killthemall 1970 Badlands also a greath badlands also a more than terrific Blue's Hardrock band Ray Gillen was one of the best singers may his soul RIP but where do you come from America I'am Dutch greetz from me

[@yankeejwb]

That one odd chord stuck in the second chorus just grabs you, and you realize this isn't your average rock song. It just gets better from there. Jake E. Lee is the most underrated guitarist of the 80's era.

[@fourcorners31]

I talked to Ray and Jake before a gig at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Cali. Great interaction I’ll always remember. Jake was open about himself and Ray was as mystic with his being. We laughed and complemented each other about subtle things. Their Corvette Stingrays each had bragged about. A cherished moment I can’t wait to tell over and over again especially when the music has aged like the finest of wines.

[@flashy5150]

It is a shame that Ray passed on. He was an unbelievable singer. He had a better voice than most singers. Then he had the other killer players.

[@amyholtdesign]

This is 80's rock at it's finest! This song echos in my head. I still have my cassette of this album. Long live hair bands!

[@AngelofAnguish]

I wish EVERY female had your attitude!

[@AngelofAnguish]

UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT of rock/metal fans who around in the late '80s, and WERE listening to Ratt, Dokken, Motley Crue, Priest, Ozzy, among others, DO NOT remember Badlands. I ask them and they're like, "Who?" or "Who were they?" I tell them, "This was Jake E. Lee's post-Ozzy band." Still, those fans are "in the dark" (so-to-speak). What's your opinion of Jake's new band: Red Dragon Cartel?

[@patsfan4life]

1989-1996

[@metaljew4456]

AngelofAnguish; I’ll answer your question A-of-A. I HONESTLY think Red Dragon Cartel are ok. Nothing close to Badlands. I need to dig out the CD today and listen to it again. Don’t they have two albums out? The fact that I’m so fuzzy with these answers says it all...

[@Lastkingof33]

I think I still have the cassette too

[@dennismccormick7322]

One the best bands of the eighties ...best voice in rock ..in my humble opinion

[@murielbernardi545]

Que pena que no esté.tremenda voz,expresión,sentimiento rudo,,asfixiante mente gratos

[@leadgtr1]

Jake E. Lee is one of the most Underrated Guitarist's, he deserves Waaayyy more recognition. Wish he would do more!!!

[@patrickfallon3334]

Badlands & Blue Murder had the best albums of the year ...

[@BrandonEht]

patrick fallon The first skid row album rocked too

[@stefanriemann7074]

Quiet Riots '"QR" too.

[@garygrasser]

Tesla deserves a nod.

[@arthurwong1738]

Blue Murder was another band that was totally underrated.

[@mauricioleme7658]

Yes

[@kanethesaint]

I love this band. Being a guitarist myself it’s not hard to figure out why I love them. The Man Jake E Lee. His writing in this band showed haw diverse of a player he is. It also shows his crazy lead skills. Jake E Lee is so underrated as a guitarist. He should be a considered a guitar god . If any of you played “Bark at the Moon” on Guitar you should understand what I’m saying. I hate that they don’t sell Badlands CD’s any more.

[@redhorse67]

CD? My first copy was on Cassette. I not sure but CD weren't around in 89, i could be wrong. Memory is getting ya know...lol. But I totally agree with ya about Olde Jake E Lee. One of the best that history doesn't seem to wanna remember.

[@toddprater14]

@@redhorse67 cd’s came out in 1984📀

[@nsen74]

I own the CD and Vinyl. Rare things to come by

[@josephfrager9325]

I have the cd

[@alexandersimmons3350]

He's my favorite Ozzy guitarist, he doesn't get nearly enough credit. Bark at the Moon is the best Ozzy album imo.

[@cmsjns]

This was the most underrated band of its time. Their music has held up. Listening in 2022! Still F-Ing amazing!!!!

[@laurasupko]

Me too

[@rogerroger6629]

Me too

[@LadybugsTX]

This is why the 80s was the best decade of all time.

[@natetsutsumi7363]

AMEN or LIKEWISE!

[@shadowslayer505]

2023 man. Still listening to Badlands

[@michaelpekala1494]

Van Halen may be my favorite band but this album is up there with VH1 and the 1st Montrose as amazing debuts!

[@rfmdesigns706]

2024 -- I'm still listening to Badlands.

[@TimothyPayne-vf9kz]

Loved this tune and the line up ..Jake E Lee was a monster ..R.I.P Ray ...❤

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Never gets old...2023 coming soon....but I'd gladly go back to 1989 not fond of what's going on in our world...Merry Christmas Happy New Year everyone

[@laurasupko]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@tonygeee8466]

In my CD player 2022. One of the Greatest bands period. Tragic endings. I wish Jake would get it together. RDC isn’t so great. Badlands was timeless

[@juanjosemjm68]

Badlands were definitely one of my favorite late 80's bands of all time. This was the song that introduced me to them and I haven't stopped loving them since. They're mixture of good old fashioned rock and roll and blues based rock with a metal touch certainly made them unique. And to this day it continues to pain knowing Ray Gillen is dead but he will always be one of the greatest most underrated singers in rock music ever.

[@Paul-fq9pj]

Juan Sol Badguy wełl said son 👍🏻

[@moecritter]

This song started up in the music before Motley Crue hit the stage for their Dr. Feelgood tour in Minnesota and I swear to this day that this song got a bigger ovation than the Crue did all night. Might be my favorite of all time.

[@andypeters6854]

still in badlands as of 2021!One underrated band that kicks mtl.ass!

[@justinclark615]

I remember listening to this on the bus trip to play in the football state playoffs, 1989. Still as great now as then.

[@brianlachapelle8230]

Rocking the Badlands. These kinds of bands are what’s missing the days for hard rock.

[@capnramsey68]

This song still makes me wanna ROCK!🎸🤘

[@p0rkjell0]

R.I.P. Ray! You are missed!

[@rangerwhiskeybreath4935]

These guys were so badass!

[@patriciaf9484]

I miss this sound,💜 love Ray's voice.Still listen to Badlands💜🎸

[@laurasupko]

Me too

[@metalred74]

Ray Gillen was/is such a soulful singer! I still miss him.R.I.P. Ray.

[@stanleyyelnats1313]

Now it's 2020 and it's STILL one of the best bands and albums!!!

[@motoguzzigriso]

2023 still gives me the feels.

[@MrSAP1988]

2020 who's here !?

[@ヨヨタロー]

KZbinに動画があるか探して来た☺️

[@frankdicostanzo8429]

This cd never leaves my truck.

[@ADDISON857]

On the RAINBOW in the Dark, with RONNIE🤘💋all your love, Baby🤘It’s ALRIGHT‼️ALRIgHT‼️LOOK OUT‼️Look and listening Ronnie, Ray ... year 2020🤘‼️

[@rickpotter7040]

You know it

[@MrSAP1988]

@@frankdicostanzo8429 I feel you

[@Chino196]

Almost 2023…let’s go! Classic song

[@paulcerminara3107]

Jake E Lees guitar work and solos on all 3 Badlands albuns puts him as one of the greatest guitarists ever. His woek is INSANE! Rays chops are second to none and this whole bad is tight. Unbelievable

[@Rockradiomachine]

Man this is the true 80/90 age gold rock

[@fasteddie2916]

These guy kick ass from 1989 til now! Incredible artists.

[@roadstomadness2335]

19 in 89. This band gave me the best memories with this album. The only album that takes me back to a time I'll NEVER forget. 🖤🤘💯

[@AngelofAnguish]

In my opinion, a TRUE RARITY, INDEED! In my opinion, rock/metal REALLY DID PEAK in '80s! In my opinion, it "leveled off," so-to-speak, from 90-92, after that, HEAVEN HELP US!

What a great album!

[@malcolmschnauzer1054]

Was blasting this tape in my car, back in 89'. I introduced so many friends to Badlands. What could have been. RIP Ray.

[@JohnBradydoesstuff]

Absolutely criminally underrated band. All four of em. Genius. Pure genius.

[@joerenotown6335]

A Monster Power house Band With God Given Talent. Created by the Master him self Mr. Jake E Lee. If only they would have started the Band a few years earlier. We would all have been blessed with at least a few more Albums for the world to Enjoy!! The Greatest Band that never was- But should of been!! Damn Right !!!

[@chucksullivan6035]

Jake E Lee plays what I consider two of the best outro solos of all time, this one and Bark at the Moon.

[@adolpholiverbush2]

That Bark At The Moon solo is epic as fuck. First time I heard it, I think I was in 6th grade, and it blew me completely away.

[@twintriode]

for sure

[@markusantonio4866]

It sounds very middle eastern

[@rockhardrockmetalpop]

Chuck Sullivan I totally agree mate.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

@@markusantonio4866 Single coil Sykes

[@MrSAP1988]

Who's listening to this hot track in 2020 !?

[@cmsjns]

God full body CHILLS still after all these years!!!!!

[@erichenderson304]

One of the most underrated guitarist

[@amygrant2607]

absolutely a very missed singer and artist....Who is so very deeply missed...

[@twintriode]

nice cans amy. yummy

[@nathanblack9263]

Why he was a horrible person

[@darhym0]

Great memories, still listen to this album all the time!

[@lgwelsh1]

The most under rated band from the 80's rock era period.

[@christianfernandez963]

The greatest rock vocal....you're my master

[@Tirebay2]

This was one of the top ten songs of the late 80's. They made great albums and were just as good live. They were all talented musical veterans who formed an amazing band that ended too soon. R.I.P. Badlands & Ray Gillen.

[@trevorbender2307]

One of the most beautiful intros you will find!!🤘☢🤘 Still looking for the sunny part of town.🤘😉

[@dirkthedaring707]

Goosebumps. Every single time.

[@jamescarey9197]

Saw them in concert, excellent job, sounded just like the CD

[@stoneycase5440]

Greatest rock vocalist, greatest rock band, greatest rock guitarist...ever. Saw these guys at the Mason Jar in Phoenix AZ a few times. Ray crushed it live. Hit every note perfectly.

[@yaueue]

The first album is my favorite!

[@Arcturian1111]

Mine too

[@Marv706]

Explosions, hair flipping and unplugged guitars. awesomeness!

[@Relowyn]

A golden voice,a maestro on guitar ..I don't understand how this band never got way bigger than it was...such a shame.I listen to this song all the time and enjoy it immensely.A traditional start to my winter.

[@brandondickie3456]

Shit record company, shit manager, shit decision making by Ray, etc. I think they could’ve slipped into the alternative 90s scene very easily. They were FAR away from the hair metal look that kids in the 90s dissed. They could’ve really thrived in the 90s.

[@luvcougar]

BAD ASS !!!!! this entire CD rocks hard !! Those were the days !!

[@wynb.1443]

It's 2023 and I'm here listening to badass music.. BADLANDS! W☆

[@tonyhooker8428]

How could a band that was so good end so badly. These guys were f***ing awesome. Great music, great times 🤘🎸

[@mmvrockerz]

Freddie and Ray, Two AMAZING singers, and we had to lose them so soon. Ray had such a unique voice and could have taken over Hair Metal single handedly. Wish I could have witnessed the pure talent of him live. R.I.P. Ray Gillen.

[@metaljew4456]

This is one of my favorite bands of ALL TIME. Words can not describe how intensely great these guys play in synch together. It’s 2020 and I’m still cranking the hell out of all 3 BADLANDS CD’S. I Have more than one copy of each and no I’m not selling them. I have there stuff on vinyl as well. You can’t buy their albums. It’s been this way for how long now?? 20 years? All because the families of Ray’s indiscretions made the record company pull their catalog off the shelves. Permanently. No reissues. Nothing. Nada. HIV killed Ray and this band, and memories of this band.

[@bobvinson3601]

This in my opinion was the best voice ever.. I loved Badlands more than any band I ever heard.. JAKE E LEE is and always will be my favorite guitarist... SO much heart and so much soul.. AND SO MUCH ATTITUDE. the riff to winters call is soo freaking amazing

[@sairyloo]

god, i loved this song and the album in it's day! This is a bllody fab song-love jake's voice- an his beautiful hair which I adored and envied when I was younger!

[@robrobuck932]

Loved that band, rest in peace Ray.

[@Michael-bl4no]

Jake is one of the only guys to “get” Page and Hendrix and build upon that with shredder chops WITHOUT sacrificing feel. This lead is proof. Love the dissonance combined with Egyptian/Arabic scales and blues. Jake is my number #1 influence. Badlands three albums were perfect to my ears. Great lyrics too. Devil’s Stomp is a blast to play and has a riff that would give Slash a stiffy.

[@bspatafore]

I was fortunate enough to see these guys way back when on a triple bill with Tesla and Great White. Tesla was great too but these guys smoked them. Jake is an incredible player with a distinct sound. Cool opening riff in the heavy part. Gillen has a powerful voice with great range. Too bad about his untimely death. The world is missing great bands like this these days.

[@-RAMS-FAN]

I saw the triple bill - Tangier - Badlands - Cinderella --- a knock out gig for sure. I gave them all A+ performances. Probably paid $12.00 for the tix lol that's the handling charge on tickets today. lol

[@EarthAltar]

Badlands, Ratt, and Poison at West Palm Beach Auditorium. Badlands slayed as the opener. Ratt had Michael Schenker playing with them which was unbelievable. Poison sucked so we left before their first song ended.

[@theengagedfew]

I agree totally! In fact, this thread brought to mind a magazine interview with this band I read from when they were just starting out, and the bass player said that if a prospective member wasn't a Led Zep fan to the point of being able to play something obscure by them in their audition, they were rejected. These guys were, one and all, serious and talented artists. I miss them terribly.

[@susanlongb4]

So haunting. What talent. RIP Ray.♡

[@madicineblue]

It's nearly painful, to know that something this beautiful can exsist in this world, and to know that when it does, it often leaves far too soon. I saw these guys in Saginaw michigan, can't even remember the year (late 80's?)... I was very young, but this song still lives in my heart... brilliant band.

[@gabrielluricci5164]

2023. .. listen there.......y se seguirà escuchando.....hasta la inmortalidad. Super banda, de puta madre !!!!

[@edwinmorse6615]

2024 not drinking the Kool-Aid. You can hear it. I always tell people close your eyes listen with your heart 💞❤️

[@edwinmorse6615]

Music is like every music genre. As a guitar player Randy got me started Jake and Zack satch Vai. That was my childhood. There is treasures in every musical approach. Ray should be alive. Grateful to have these recordings. This is up there with written in stone worthiness

[@edwinmorse6615]

Actually has a guitar player I got off track. My favorite is Jade's song. I can play the whole album all the Ozzy stuff it's childhood. Like Randy writing a song for his mom Jake wrote the song for his daughter what a better stage just say it is all of us or none of us

[@Cfolger]

Who's here in 2022? I grew up with this band (thanks pops)

[@veskomom]

I really miss this band! They were a big part of my life in the late 80's! Wish I still had that hair!

[@rbalsiger]

Wish Jake added another five minutes to that solo at the end. Genius.

[@13dolphins13]

RIP Ray Gillen

[@juancorchado7235]

Se perdió una excelente cantante

[@Kegruer012]

@Robin Taylor Yes Ray Passed Away from AIDS Complications

[@nathanblack9263]

IDK man he was a total asshole yesterday was dying from aids and he infected other people and he didn't care at all

[@rangerwhiskeybreath4935]

A true Rock n Roller until the end! RIP!

[@raidersfan643]

What a Voice , What a Guitarist , What a Band !!!

[@nickbacic3792]

2021 and I was 16 when this was released in 1989 ...Great song and band ...This is the real deal....

[@p0rkjell0]

RIP Ray.... one of the best ever...

[@paulbarbell1766]

Great guitar riff by Jake E Lee. Really good vocals, great song all around. Missed its time by a couple of years as grunge was already getting all of the airplay.

[@yogini2be]

Finally found what song I used to love by Badlands 💜 sexy and sweet, with amazing vocals and guitar. Ray is missed

[@grinninh]

One of the rare bands which kicked ass in the 80's.

[@carlinfan4life]

Badlands! One of the great blues-metal projects of the late 80's/early 90's. Awesome shit!!! Jake E. Lee's guitar prowess really came out in these albums they put out. I bought two of them, but never got the third one they put out. Gonna have to find it somewhere. I love this band! R.I.P Ray Gillen.

[@tjjo136]

One of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. I know I’ll take some flak but for me there’s Robert Plant then Ray Gillen a close second

[@edwinmorse6615]

53 and still here. I have all these cassettes and albums CDs and it's funny how some of the super audio CDs that failed

[@SouledOut357]

RIP Ray...great voice to compliment Jakes guitar work. i still love this band in 2023. Lets Go