Jake E. Lee talks Bark At The Moon

Jake E. Lee, the guitarist who wrote Bark at the Moon shares how he wrote the song to be played originally in 1983 and how it is consistently wronged by tabs all across the web today. Jake played a half show-half Q&A at the Lava Cable stage in Owasso, Oklahoma - March 13th, 2014. Audio is Camera Audio only.
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[@nogoogleplus]

In my opinion, its the best non Rhoads song of the Ozzy lot.

[@mattd6086]

Agreed. This song rips from start to finish. Even the last note rips your face off all by itself.

[@isMike999]

can't argue although Jake had some killer songs with Ozzy

[@tojorozombie]

Outro solo is brutal!

[@brianbiehn1800]

Shot in the dark cool. Just different style. Waiting for darkness is kick ass you'll never hear it on radio

[@ModernDecay70]

The whole fucking album smokes major arse...

[@MrBassOutdoors]

After listening to the Ultimate Sin album in its entirety a few times now, I am of sound opinion that Jake was one of the most underrated guitarists in history. His licks are amazing.

[@Twobarpsi]

Under rated by those who don't know.

[@chrisharris1419]

One of the greatest albums ever.

[@Joseph-lr3lt]

ULTIMATE SIN== ULTIMATE OZZY!!!!!!!!!!

[@Twobarpsi]

@@Joseph-lr3lt 🤘🤘🤘

[@brandondickie3456]

@@chrisharris1419dumbasses will say it sucks, but I’d gladly direct their attention to the guy who produced the album. And the fact that Jake, AT MOST, only had about half of his material make it onto the album. And YET…. Look how absolutely lethal Jake’s playing on ultimate sin is. People say Randy never got to show his peak. I’d say Jake obviously didn’t either.

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

Ozzy has some of the most unique guitarist ever, all were amazing

[@jomesias]

Jake E Lee didn’t even get paid for the bArk at the moon album, though. Ozzy is just a soulless money making franchise that uses the artists it hires to create Ozzy’s music. Randy R said the band was called Blizzard of Oz, not Ozzy Osbourne. He quit after, to pursue his masters in classical guitar. After getting over the rockstar scene

[@dirkadirka5395]

@@jomesias Are you sure about that regarding Randy?

[@_vixen_4504]

@@jomesias so is that What haspend with Randy so he did not die in a horrible plane crash.

[@timnolan4587]

I have read that they were treated fairly shitty. The Osbourne's were able to pull off the illusion that they were better than the talent around them. I like Ozzy, but he sure was fortunate when it came to guitarists.

[@crazyhorse4807]

@@jomesias he died while on tour with ozzy. He never quit. He told friends he was going to quit to pursue a graduate degree in classical music but he died working for ozzy

[@Jamestele1]

I wish Jake had been able to stay longer. He was more intricate and used interesting chording compare to many hotshot players of the 80s. He added more color to the sound of Ozzy's music. I loved his style and his look on stage with Ozzy and later.

[@EggHat]

i think so.

[@JokersWild70]

Still can't figure out to this day why he was let go. I don't think Jake even knows for sure. I certainly like his tone and chord/note choices far more than Zakks.

[@calvin3230]

@@JokersWild70 he took the spotlight from ozzy

[@RScott413]

@@JokersWild70 Than Zakk? OK.. Zakk is far beyond Jake's highest bar in the writing and tone business. I love Jake but Zakk was a prodigy that is humble

[@JokersWild70]

@@RScott413 Yes. For ME, I like Jakes tone far better than Zakks. To MY ears, Zakks tone is muddy a lot of the time. It's personal preference

[@predz23]

Nice to know that I've been playing Bark at the Moon wrong all my life, and it had to be told to me by the guy who wrote the actual song lmao

[@Jackfargo91]

hahahahaha thats the best comment ever put on youtube, and im floating in the same boat as you lol of course back when i learned it there was no youtube i just had to rewind the fuckin cd 4 billion times

[@Hawaiiweekend]

lol! nice.

[@PickettMusic]

I'm right there with you man. I was missing at least 12% of the fingerings he puts in. Interesting tone he's getting out of that EVH amp.

[@NunesPensador]

I could feel that all the tabs on the internet was wrong, still.. I played it wrong anyway, but not the intro. The intro I learn watching Jake playing with Ozzy. That part on F#m realy gets better with the F# on the root of all chords

[@PickettMusic]

Yeah, cool! Thanks, man....

[@drdlokdve]

This man deserves as much love as we can give him. He was unceremoniously ousted , after pretty much single handedly writing two of Ozzys biggest albums ( and saving his ass after Randy saved it first!) Makes me wonder how Sharon might have ousted Randy, if he had'nt been taken too soon.. Seriously. This man needs guitar God status on a larger scale.

[@brandondickie3456]

Ozzy would’ve absolutely ousted him. They’re only sympathetic for the most part because Randy died. I’m not saying that to sound like a horrible person, but no doubt they would’ve fucked him over. And Randy deserved so much better than the deal he did get. His mother deserved better than the deal she got. Everyone deserved a better deal than what the red-headed devil gave.

[@tonym2513]

Randy was leaving after one more album. He was going back to school. It was already agreed before he died.

[@richevans609]

He wasn't going anywhere if Sharon said different...

[@godevils1982]

It’s almost like he deliberately wrote this in such a way that only he would know how to play it 100% correct

[@jakelee1357]

Yeah!,…because he is a real “Musician!”

[@tortico]

@@jakelee1357 isn't he?

[@Mmmleftovers]

He's playing it wrong, bro.

[@Suzanne-t3l]

That's 💯👍 correct. He's very hard to play at times. Tony,Randy and Pitch squeal harmonic crap is annoying all the time.

[@danenorway6488]

Possibly the most under rated guitarist of all time.

[@drjay73]

He's definitely one of them!

[@stag3t-muspsa910]

Nuno

[@NS1.]

@@stag3t-muspsa910 - Nuno Bettencourt for sure. Also, Vito Bratta from White Lion. He was so amazing and unique. Many famous guitar players out there have said Vito was probably the best they've seen/heard. Just listen to the solo on White Lion - 'Wait'. Then listen to it again. It might be the best solo ever written (Next to Bark At The Moon).

[@stag3t-muspsa910]

@@NS1. vito was awesome...seen white lions back in 92...

[@danenorway6488]

@@NS1. Gotta say after viewing a compilation of Nuno's best guitar work I would agree he is a monster talent. Also Vito Bratta's solo in Wait is a melodic beauty. I saw Jake live with Ozzy in 1983 and he was better live than Randy Rhoads (who I also saw live) in my opinion. Jake also beat out George Lynch for the job with Ozzy, Let's face it, these guys are all great and we could go back and forth forever comparing them.

[@danmcdonald8736]

I saw the ult sin tour. I think it was during "I don't know" solo, Jake is on the corner of the stage sort of crouched down with his guitar a bit over the audience. The type of scene they snap pics of and put them on magazine covers. All of a sudden you see this arm pop out of the crowd and pulls Jake into the audience. Ozzys looking around like wtf?.... Ever heard that sound a guitar makes when something hits it when it's plugged in or it falls over? Well picture that thru a stadium PA. Security pulls Jake out and pushes him back onstage just as the main riff starts after the solo...he plays half the riff and the guitar isnt even close to being in tune. He throws the guitar, misc roadies deliver a fresh guitar and he starts playing, while pointing and giving the finger at the guy in the crowd who fucked up his solo. It was metal as fuck.

[@rjprivate]

Awesome thanks for sharing 🎸

[@jeffdemarcus8143]

Great story man . ..I saw that tour in Knoxville...

[@drio2020]

Was that the tour metallica opened for ozzy?

[@danmcdonald8736]

@@drio2020 Yeah they were on their master of puppets tour. I remember reading ozzy hated going out after them. I can see why. Ozzy was in that meh stage after randy and before Zak, and Metallica were like rabid dogs then.

[@5150forevermore]

I cant believe you were there. I was born in the wrong era for Metal lol. We got DJENT now 🙄

[@malamuteaerospace6333]

Now if Jake could just get paid for the song that would be even better.

[@robertmacdonald1102]

Sharon is a parasite sucking the life out of hardworking artists.

[@kingwickens8457]

Lee settles the debate about who was playing Bark At The Moon wrong: EVERYBODY

[@jamesk.2195]

Jake was a young, naive (dumb) kid when he joined Ozzy's band and being so young and naive, he gave away his songwriting credit and publishing for the BARK AT THE MOON album. I put 5% of the blame for that on Jake, 10% of the blame on Ozzy, and 85% of the blame on Sharon. That's a conservative estimate on Sharon.

[@ryanh5239]

+James K. Naive and dumb? There wasn't anything naive about it. Those were the rules. As they should be. The Osbourne gig was the highest level a musician could reach at that time (outside of founding your own successful band). It was Osbourne and company who put the act on the map, not Jake. It wasn't like he made some mistake. What's he going to do? Tell Osbourne to shove off and start his own band? And let's not forget, while it is an awesome song, its success was due in very large part because it was delivered by Osbourne. Had Jake not accepted Osbourne's terms, THAT would have been naive and dumb.

[@Jartny]

+Just J Actually Lennon was still with Yoko when he was killed, she was with him when it happened and if I'm not mistaken though I could be you can see her in the infamous photo of Lennon and Chaplin photo jusr hours before the murder occured outside their nyc apartment.

[@g.scottbucannibal6456]

+Ryan H He still should have got credit for writing it. Phil Soussan did for Shot in the Dark. We all knew Jake wrote BATM, but still.

[@sammyp1971]

+James K. You're right! I'd add ..that's what happens when a bright kid is trying to make the best of himself and someone comes along to take advantage! Jake's first concern would have been living up to the expectations stepping in for Randy ....immense pressure ...look at what he produced!

[@caynik]

+JaredTheDog He wanted to study classical music.

[@sammyp1971]

What a lesson ..what a player! ...i'm thinking on every riff "there's an easier way to play that" but then he explains why he didn't take the easy path! Monster! Blew me away in the 80's and still does today!

[@Is308enough]

Yes. Totally agree. Jake is fantastic.

[@sammyp1971]

I have no idea what you're trying to say .... and I couldn't care less what JP thinks! Did you actually ask him personally? Soulless band DT is!

[@dirtstyles]

@DamageIncM go and watch a Petrucci video then

[@MrRckstdy77]

Yeah, the most under rated Ozzy guitarist. I'll take Jake E. Lee over Zack Wylde any day.

[@dropoutandretireearly1781]

I AGREE !!!!! ZAKK WAS GOOD AT PLAYING ALL THE OTHER GUITAR PLAYERS OZZY SONGS BUT DIDNT CREATE MANY OF HIS OWN !!!!

[@TheSenecaHighlander]

Zakk is brilliantly talented, but he squeals everything to death and a lot of his solos sound very sloppy to me. Jake is very tasty and melodic with his playing.

[@Radiozo]

V Yeah Zakk is very sloppy at times.

[@Radiozo]

V Yeah Zakk is very sloppy at times.

[@frankdrebin1023]

So is Jake, listen to his solos...

[@creepshowcrate]

It's news to me that Jake never got writing credit for any of his Ozzy stuff, I always thought he did. That's so fuckin' wrong. Karma has to get Oz and Sharon for that bullshit. To this day, the best performance I've ever seen by any metal guitarist was Jake E. Lee at the US Festival in '83. I only saw it on video (used to play that festival to death on vhs) but for me, it's the best combination of presence, performance, and playing I've ever seen by any metal lead guitarist.

[@nickgreiser7656]

Ozz has nothing to do with it it's Sharon that likes to rewrite history

[@creepshowcrate]

Nick Hughes Hm. So you're saying that Ozzy never knew that Jake wasn't receiving songwriting credits and royalties? Idk the full story on this, I always thought Jake was getting songwriting credits and paid from the very beginning. I'm pretty sure that when Bark at the Moon was released, I saw Jake listed as a cowriter on songs like Bark at the Moon and Rock n' Roll Rebel.

[@nickgreiser7656]

Look at bod dasiley and lee on blizzard of ozz and diary of a mad man Right after RNdy rhoads died Sharon tried rewriting Randy's contracts the rhoads estate had to legaly get involved Jak got screwed over as well The only person that didn't get screwed over was zakk wylde he wouldn't let Sharon touch his contracts

[@04softail70]

This is an interesting subject that not too many people seem to get their grip on. I could go on and give you my opinion, but it's better to hear it from the horse's mouth. Check out all the Bob Daisley interviews on this subject. He puts EVERYTHING into perspective. Ozzy doesn't write shit (never has). Bob Daisley wrote all of Blizzard & Diary's music and lyrics and most of BATM. Randy Rhodes (of course) co-wrote all the music with Daisley on the first two albums. It's logical to see the shift in "Ozzy's" song styles after Daisley left the band. It sounded totally different, because there was another group of songwriters that took over. I'm not bashing Ozzy, but c'mon... he can barely tie his shoes. How can a logical and prudent person actually think he can write music? He's just a money making, meal ticket puppet for Sharon's machine.

[@creepshowcrate]

Dave G Thanks, Dave, that was more the answer I was looking for. So the same applied on The Ultimate Sin? Is Ozzy the only credited songwriter there, too? And yes, "ridiculous" would be the word for that.

[@timm441]

A great guitarist. I love Randy and Zakk, but Jake was awesome and unappreciated.

[@HewittH]

That outro solo is part of why I believe there is a god.

[@calebproductions5970]

Give the credit to yourself not to your imaginary friend

[@WhiskeyTrain100]

pine Mapping You don't know if there is a 'God' or not, so why do you presume that there isn't? We could be anything, from descended generations of 'God's' creation. We could literally be an anomoly of space and time...but, wait...WE created the concept of 'time' didn't we?. Don't condemn this guy just because YOU don't have the answers.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

@Graham Rathbone I'm terribly sorry God doesn't follow the moral code you demand of him. Do you know what torments people in Hell? Their conscience. Be careful. Yours seems to be bothering you.

[@hitmizan]

satan was a good musicianist but id rather live 4 eves

[@daedrmr2dae]

Agree totally underrated guitar player. He had the biggest shoes to fill of all: A good-looking, super-talented guitar player who tragically died in the prime of his life, becoming a legend (Rhoads). Impossible shoes for anyone to fill, and kudos to him for basically doing it!

[@loumason6120]

Gillis couldn't do it..NOPE.. jAKE WAS ONE BADASS AXEMAN

[@TheBadboybrian]

​@Roth Kholum True that! This is how $$ Rules Great Ideas and Truly talented Musicians and how 'a low life' (SO) can ruin your life.

[@prrsd4046]

Jake stepped in and took Ozzy in a different direction that I like as much as Rhodes.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

not basically,he did it and kicked ass doing it

[@Mahdistaa]

Not really, Jake was bigger than both. the guy started shining and taking the lights from the whole band that’s why emergency alarms activated and they took immediate action by firing him even though he saved Ozzy’s ass after RR passed away.

[@shawndoucette9797]

Good to see jake again. Great guitarist who was very underrated.

[@BTsMusicChannel]

What was his rating?

[@FreeThoughtDIY]

jesus christ... what a criminally underrated guitarist lee is. don't get me wrong, i love randy and tony and wylde and so on, but holy shit jake is a fucking BEAST!

[@BTsMusicChannel]

What was his rating?

[@chrisyasus5563]

FreeThoughtDIY his 83 us festival over the mountain was SPOT ON just gorgeous lead

[@BTsMusicChannel]

Sorry, but I don't understand where people get this "rating" bullshit. No one "rates" these fuckers except people who see music as a competitive sport. I seem to remember Jake E. Lee being quite respected in the 1980s when I was a teenager. Where do you get your facts? Or are you just making this up as you go?

[@yearginclarke]

@@BTsMusicChannel I know I'm replying to an old post, but he just meant that he doesn't get as much recognition as he should today. To take his statement literally about the "underrated" part is obviously not how he intended it to be interpreted. I was a baby in the mid 80's, so I can't speak from any experience back then, but nowadays people tend to skip over Lee when you compare him to other Ozzy guitarists (mostly Rhoads of course)

[@BTsMusicChannel]

@@yearginclarke Who is talking about Brad Gillis today? Like Jake E Lee, he was also the shit in the 80s. And who really cares what the guitar community thinks anyway? Most of them are more mesmerized by with technique and theory than they are with artistic expression. It's just a big magic show to them.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

Jake is such a great guitar player and one hell of a cool dude.

[@davidkiefer9875]

Not just a great player - a great person as well... I've never really heard him speak very often but during this segment he's really down to earth and super cool !!! And of course an incredible player who had such a great and original approach to his playing. He had a killer LA tone and feel much more like King Edward and not like RR at all. I know he was in Ratt and wrote a ton of killer shit with Robin Crosby (RIP). He was roomates with Warren DiMartini when he got the Ozzy gig and recommend Warren for the Ratt spot. DiMartini was so young then and grew up in Ratt. He ran through these 80's Laney Amps and could barely control the volume at first... Jake on the other hand had an unbelievable control of a screaming loud rig playing really chunky killer riffs which are extremely difficult to contain and control - especially at a wicked loud volume - completely awesome control and technique. Jake was probably the best player to come out of the post EVH scene. Just unbelievable riffs and tone with total control. Amazing and totally underated player for certain and by far my personal favorite Ozzy player and songwriter

[@livingbeing1113]

Spot on. In fact when Jake moved to LA from San Diego around 1980 he quickly became the main guy there too, his peers already considered him the best player in LA, not Rhoads, not Lynch, or Cavazo. There are few interviews here on KZbin where people like Craig Goldy and Greg Chaisson confirm this. Jake was the king in the early 80s, and stayed up there with Badlands too.

[@thenoobletlego]

Jake saved Ozzys drunk ass.

[@lancesteger566]

You mean high ass? He was high full time....

[@cicciofelice9873]

+Todd Martin As Randy once did too!!!

[@sammyp1971]

+Todd Martin i'd say you are correct sir! The riffs, the key changes ...in 80's metal ...Jake killed it and got no thanks! I'm still pissed at Sharon and Ozzy!

[@oldgit4260]

everyone is spat out by the shitty music biz in the end, it don't last long

[@mattcat5668]

Todd Jake saved ozzys presence as prince of darkness and filled the shoes of a icon. also got Ozzy even more rich to afford more cocaine

[@jasonblankenship4418]

I really enjoyed Killer of Giants. It's pretty and clean. It complements the fast shred style of the rest of the 2 jake ozzy albums.

[@hooley44]

You may play the outro like that Jake, but my fingers don't do seven fret stretches!! Top man!

[@hooley44]

***** That's very impressive . Van Halen is a wizard ! I think even Jake has a problem with this stretch , he seems to say 'that's kinda hard to play' afterwards

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

adrian mark What he means is it’s hard for him to play NOW. Age is a bitch.

[@JokersWild70]

I think it was absolutely a stupid move on Ozzy and Sharon's part to fire Jake.

[@billycmo]

The outro is one of the most powerful pieces of music I've ever heard!!

[@dontbelikejake]

I know everybody will think I'm crazy but Jake he really is definitely my favorite Ozzie guitar player

[@gregoryvial3626]

well, we must be two in the world...

[@dontbelikejake]

Lol right

[@jeminisagaify]

Max Steel Jake E Lee is the best

[@dontbelikejake]

Yeah I been listening to the Bark at the Moon album a lot...Every song is a fucking hit! I love the way Jake builds up these cool solos, like in" Waiting for Darkness" and Secret Loser..

[@Cody_Wan_Kenobi]

He's mine too brother.

[@mikemorrison3791]

Love the guy - but i hope he's ok with me continuing to play it the wrong way :-) . took me many hours to learn it wrong!! If he ever walks into a bar I'm playing - I'll just hand the guitar over anyway

[@sidford8419]

Jake is a great loveable honest person, rock on brother!

[@34rdiaz]

For me that Bark At The Moon solo is one of my all time favorites including the playing at the ending..was just awesome..never get tired of it..THANK YOU JAKE YOU THE MAN!!🙏😎

[@nefty73]

So glad to have Jake back out there. One of the best lead guitarists and a total riff monster.

[@MrDeengels]

IMO Jake is very important from the standpoint he kept Ozzy on top after Randy died. Jake is a hell of a composer and song writer. Bark at the moon is an incredibly underrated song!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@sleighte]

He explains it very well about how he wrote it and how little things can change drastic.. Love Jake's playing

[@p90man]

One of the greatest riffs ever written!

[@rychew1280]

Jake E Lee and Chris Degarmo are my two favorite players of all time.

[@2358robert]

Ryche W is he using Eddie Van Halen's Riggs look at the app setup it says E H V

[@josephallen9613]

Hell Yeah

[@loganrohr8573]

two awesome pics. degarmo’s work on empire is unmatched.

[@howardsteven2585]

My first concert right there.. Ozzy and Queensryche 1986 Ultimate Sin/Rage for Order Tour.

[@richardayala3748]

a underrated guitar player:)rock on father Jake

[@jaimeguajardo6169]

208 people cant play that end part

[@viejodelentes6079]

In his prime, this guy was better than Randy and Zakk imo.

[@trendkill3333]

Dude absolutely smoked basically every guitarist in the mid 80s imo, to me he was better than Van Halen. He was just so damn creative and technical

[@darenwobensmith4868]

Dude ur on acid

[@darenwobensmith4868]

He deff isnt any Rhoads

[@trendkill3333]

@@darenwobensmith4868 to be honest, if we’re talking in terms of technical skill. He was a way better player than Randy, just watch footage of him playing his live solos in between songs. He was an absolute nutter on the fretboard in his prime. Yes Randy is brilliant but if we’re talking guitar chops, Jake smokes Randy

[@2216sammy]

@@trendkill3333 Lay off the drugs bud LOL. Nobody was even remotely close to being in Edwards league.

[@williamdon3442]

Changed the way metal was viewed with this riff

[@Voxboy876]

That opening riff is as good as anything off of Blizzard. Killer player.

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

its so refreshing to see someone as gifted as Lee sharing with such obvious humility...hes a virtuoso yet so down to earth....amazing,,,,,,

[@jararacain]

What a song with some incredible guitar work! Heard it first when I was 17, still gives me goosebumps 20 years later..

[@kevn99]

Bark at the Moon is 40 years old.

[@jararacain]

@@kevn99 I was referring to my age

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

His playing was the best. Smooth yet very aggressive in the most melodic way. Tone was fantastic and growly. Bluesy in a good way yet modern and cutting edge for that time. Really some or the finest rock guitar playing and composing ever captured, on that album. Iconic really.

[@MichaelSkelton]

Amazing player and better person! The more I watch of him the more impressed I am.

[@superfly19751]

Man, talk about an underrated guitarist. One of the best metal guitar god ever sitting right there.

[@1997LT1Camaro]

This solo is one of the top of all time. Jake was such a bad ass!

[@iestyndavies7287]

Intro to Killer of Giants still gives me goose bumps! Amazing guitar work.

[@xFuzzyxPicklesx]

evenif youre playing the right notes doesnt mean youre playing it right, i love the shapes he plays creates a mood with all the notes ringing out like that.

[@pickafingname]

One of the most bad ass guitar riffs ever made. Jake was always a badass!

[@jaimeguajardo6169]

As a guitarist and musician, you sometimes wonder why some guitarists play it the way they do. This is a prime example of a guitarist explaining why he plays it the way he did, and makes total sense. I have some much respect for Jake. Ive watched this video so many times and I never get bored because the way he is, I see him as a bloke with charisma and friendly personality. Anyways to sum it up, underrated guitarist, the best Ozzy had. ! Sharon I hate you !

[@TheBadboybrian]

I second that mate!! =D

[@stephenk.4290]

Jake is playing chess whilst Wylde is playing checkers... Jake is incredible! And I also say... Sharon is that word that starts with a C and ends with a T... Give Jake his writing credits already! and firing Carmine Appice??? you are a witch as well!

[@guitarandmore69]

Rhoads was the best. But Jake was the best post Rhoads.

[@michaelhilliker1972]

Randy was the best player, but Jake is amazing too.

[@livingbeing1113]

@@michaelhilliker1972 Actually Jake was the best player. Randy was the bigger legend because he was the first, had a heavy classical influence in his playing, then tragically died. But Jake was always the most talented and technical player Ozzy ever had.

[@frankie.d1127]

I really think arguing who's better than who is pretty immature. ALL these guys were awesome. They each had something to contribute. We all like who we like. We are so lucky to even have these founding fathers of guitar. 🎸🤘🏼 practice hard

[@rferguson3]

Francois DuJour I really respect & appreciate your opinion. Well put, good sir.

[@Daddy53751]

Frank D truth right there my brother. As our fathers before us, I picked up pearls from ALL of them to put in my (small) bag of tricks, and they ALL sprinkled pearls for us to pick up.

[@stephenpemberton9943]

Spoken like a true gentleman✌😉👍

[@todd8414]

The greatest guitarists that Ozzy Osbourne ever had!!! Bark at the moon is his greatest song ever!!!!

[@ShawnGisler]

Randy is way better

[@marsoblivi0n945]

What? Randy all day everyday. But jake was close 2nd.

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Jake smokes Randy, not even close. Dying tragically young doesn't give you untouchable godly status and better abilities. Jake is the best Ozzy ever had.

[@ShawnGisler]

@@fistoftulkas7335 lmao. Give me one song Jake wrote that is better than Randy’s. It doesn’t matter who could play faster. What makes randy so good is his composition skills. No one can write a song like RR

[@2216sammy]

@@fistoftulkas7335Ozzy himself said he thought Jake was the best guitarist he ever had .

[@fattymccracken7407]

didnt hear about the show in owasso or I would have been there, Jake E Lee is my favorite guitarist

[@knowmusicman157]

He wrote the music for BATM and received ZERO credit for his artistic and intellectual contribution. Check it. "words and music by Ozzy Osbourne?" on the credits.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

I would of just decked Ozzy on stage in front of Sharon. Especially when he grabs Jake's hair and shakes his head. I'd of dropped him. I dropped the Wasp singer in the Hollywood Hills

[@markmerk8967]

That's how it works

[@knowmusicman157]

@@markmerk8967 Bob Daisley got ripped off too. Jake's and Bob's fans know their creative legacy. Just didn't get paid for it. How many artists got burned by OO's wife and her dad. Don Arden (Harry Levy). He was a gangster and crook. She learned well her trade from him.

[@rickfortine7454]

PERSONALLY ... I BELIEVE JAKE WAS THE BEST GUITARIST THAT OZZY EVER HAD !!!

[@ParagonGarage]

🤣🥱

[@rickfortine7454]

@@ParagonGarage What's so funny ???

[@extrememike]

Everything Jack E Lee plays is highly elaborate and technical. Great player

[@mikelynch3208]

i can't believe how well this guy accentuates a chord,he's a genius in my book, amazing looking in ozzy and had his own style yet get very little credit,,, amazing tension and drama in his playing

[@Drawcandy]

and the fact he can still play it well after 30 years

[@mikelynch3208]

hes a little less hungry and i don't think his fingers are what they were but his playing although changed is still amazing

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

He didn't receive enough credit cause he was ALWAYS overshadowed by the thought of randy and by the fact that people were expecting him to replace randy. When Zakk appeared people weren't expecting the same imo

[@lajjvo]

The ol' Jason Newsted syndrome? (I know, this was way before Jason;) )

[@dom909]

Yes after Brad Gilbert (Night Ranger)

[@chadgrov]

Kinda liked Jake better than Randy :/ probably gonna catch shit but I just kinda hated Randy’s tone it was just too much treble, ear bleedingly so, and not in the good way

[@itay92w]

Jake E Lee is a legend !!

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

quite possibly one of the most informative video's I've ever seen on a guitarists perspective of his own song and how tabs and video lessons etc. get certain aspects of his playing style wrong which makes the tabs and video lessons wrong as well....amazing video! Thank you for sharing!

[@albeback8439]

Jake is the most underrated guitar player, he needs the recognition he deserves , saw him live with Ozzy , I was blown away by his playing ,didnt miss a note , definitely one of the best.

[@clemclemson9259]

under rated? really ? really? by who you? OMG what a foolish comment

[@bartib1151]

@@clemclemson9259 lol

[@pilgrimsandstrangers7910]

Saw him in aprox 85 86 with Ozzy in Gulfport Miss while in the USAF! What an awesome guitarist! He did the best solo showing his ability to duplicate the whammy bar without one. I was front row against the boards on the floor right in front of him. Best stand up in the place. Boiling hot Ozzy threw buckets of water on us many times. Thanks for a great concert experience.

[@ArronP]

He wrote more than just bark at the moon.. damn his tuning sounds off when he's playing the chorus of batm....he has little distortion.,.I'll say after Randy Jake is the greatest, he's an incredible player

[@gj8570]

I wasn’t his tuning it was the intonation on that guitar. Fender sent that guitar to that gig THAT DAY. They obviously did no setup on it. Jake was at the mercy of Fender and they obviously failed.

[@damned_1]

Ppl don’t realize his brilliance, mad talent... then and now! 🙌🏽🙏🏽💌

[@TheDoug8819]

I'm so glad Jake has come back into the spotlight, at least somewhat. He was the most interesting guitarist Ozzy ever played with, and Badlands wasn't to shabby either!

[@davidmohr1920]

Some of the best guitar work ever in my humble opinion Rock On Brother :-) I love all the thought that went into building those leads you are awesome!

[@thematt5325]

This man is a legend. One of my favorites growing up. Ozzy definitely downgraded when he replaced him with that other dude.

[@SokSa]

love it.. "that other dude" :))

[@StONed-mb1iv]

The Matt how so bad ass is this guy?????

[@ubatooba8467]

Jake's contract was up. And after the screwing that Ozzy gave him, Jake would have asked for fair compensation on the next contract. So time for some fresh meat.....bye bye Jake, thanks for your (cheap) services, we have to replace you now. And that's what happened. Pure, back stabbing business at it's finest.

[@jb-yi4di]

@@ubatooba8467 Yeah. And then there are those other guys who Oz allowed to be screwed over. Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and even George Lynch in a certain sense. Idk the particulars about Gus G being replaced by Zakk coming back, but I'm betting Gus isnt happy about it. Ozzy- great music - shitty people skills

[@matteovrizzi]

​@@jb-yi4di personally i can't stand Ozzy's toneless singing. For some unknown reason, musicians with actual talent stuck with him ... Iommi.... Geezer.... Rhoads.... Jake .... and we still got decent music

[@ArronP]

Jake is fantastic is he on twitter?? I'd love to ask him some question anyway at all? Fukin Gus g fuks this song up

[@jaikwillis]

Jake E Lee was Ozzy "best" guitarist from a technical stand point; but Randy had better material to work with, was more strikingly original, & more melodic (which is what matters the most). But Jake's parts are really well thought out and extremely intricate. Like Randy's stuff is sometimes easier than it sounds, Jake's parts are often much harder than they sound. Zakk rocked harder but Jake is extremely under appreciated

[@whiketurner6249]

jaik willis Great and original player. One of the best from the 80s, IMO.

[@johncounts3390]

+jaik willis Randy brought Classical training to rock guitar that most bands never had! Even the guys in Quiet Riot felt his loss after he left them for Ozzy!

[@electriccreamman4977]

jaik willis What solo does Jake got that comes near Flying High, mr.Crowley, Revelation?

[@electriccreamman4977]

jaik willis How did Randy have better material,how is Jake more techinacal, the dude taught,grew up in a music school/lessons, and he took classical guitar lessons while on tour?Jake is great, but your comment is incorrect sir!

[@jaikwillis]

music is more than solos. Jake's parts are more technically challenging to perform than Randy's. Again, like I said dude, Randy "was more strikingly original, & more melodic". That doesn't mean technically harder...

[@marksc1929]

...whole new respect for Jake E Lee....he UNDERSTANDS guitar and the dynamics you can incorporate ...I'm a pretty top shelf player but never understood all of that was going on with those chord proggresions....

[@Moveplaylift]

The solos in Bark at the Moon give me chills...

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Such an incredible player. Love his phrasing, sound, and tone. Expert music theory.

[@alvatrous]

They say never meet your heroes but this is sooooo cool that he did this. It would have been such a special experience to be in that room.

[@adisharr]

Seems like a cool guy. I always preferred him over any other Ozzy guitarist, even Rhandy. This just shows he's got some interesting chord fingerings in there. I sure as hell have been playing it wrong :-P

[@JTBum]

Can't help but think how talented not only Jake was to learn Randy's songs so quickly but for Zakk to learn both of their songs quickly. Zakk was only 18 too which is just insane lol. Love Jake E Lee's playing though I've always thought he was a boss

[@rotagbhd]

You should look up Brad Gillis and Speak of the Devil, that'll really blow your hair back.

[@MatrixRZ5]

Jake E. Lee is a guitar beast, and a guitar god as well.

[@DrAL00isin]

Trying to learn this stuff by ear back in the 80s was a test of will and patience and really no one ever got everything right. Even the best guitarists who became successful later found out they learned stuff wrong. But that process of trying to figure stuff out helped develop their style and sound.

[@ArronP]

the ad for that Texas blues kid....he got pissed off at me cause I wouldn't pay him for lessons after the free jam track ... wtf dude. anybody else get that ad?? he's thinking ppl are gonna pay him for lessons....yeah ok

[@ArronP]

Fukin evh amps an idol using idols equipment..nice. I don't want Jake to grow up!!! Funny his chords sound out of tune cept when everything is together

[@oldgit4260]

that little burst of notes at the end of BATM is just total genius

[@ligamentpull1]

Fucking amazing player who is tremendously underrated. Look at his incredible chord shapes

[@ligamentpull1]

In my mind he was the best guitarist Ozzy ever had. We all know how amazing Randy was, but he borrowed a lot from George Lynch believe or not.

[@AzaelVI]

ligamentpull1 Randy borrowed from G Lynch? Nope, don't believe it. Never read that anywhere. I have read multiple times where he says Mick Ronson and Leslie West had a influence on him. I do believe that Randy borrowed some tapping from Eddie however. But so did everyone in that peer group back then.

[@ligamentpull1]

I saw an interview from George Lynch stated that back in the day he showed Randy a tapping run and later was played on the solo to "Flying High Again" way back in the day.

[@AzaelVI]

ligamentpull1 Do you know where/when George said this? I'm always curious to hear any obscure stories about Randy.

[@ligamentpull1]

Azael VI From an excerpt I found on You Tube where George Lynch discusses his early guitar influnces etc... from www.livetojam.com.

[@michaelsummers1524]

This guy is everything, one of the coolest guys in the world, one of the nicest guys in the world and one of the best guitarist of all time not to mention such a great writer. Love you Jake!!!

[@vmat1000]

I always like Jake E Lee,,,saw him with Ozzy at the Cow Palace for the Ultimate Sin tour. Great show. Badlands first release was killer, too.

[@JorshWarshington1]

I've heard it all and Jake is my favorite Ozzy guitarist. He wrote the best songs. It's a damn shame he gets no money or credit for it. Edit: this is Ozzy's best song.

[@davidlaskowski9132]

Yeah if Ozzy gets solo credit on this song lets ask him to play it

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Sharon Osbourne

[@paulanderson771]

He has a really unique command of the instrument and Ultimate Sin is still one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@NGDemonSlayer12]

Still think Jake E. is the best guitarist Ozzy ever had.

[@sikuaka2]

Matt Newman randy rhoads...

[@NGDemonSlayer12]

sikuaka2 LOL, nope. Still Jake.

[@sikuaka2]

Matt Newman randys twice the goalie lee is

[@NGDemonSlayer12]

sikuaka2 Jake is a way better golfer though

[@flyinbryan1619]

Matt Newman lee is a great guitarist, and probably gets less credit than he deserves because he came after rhoads, but randy rhoads is the best guitarist ozzy ever had. its not close. its rhoads and then everyone else a mile or two below him.

[@leedsunited007]

A nice guy and really modest but a lovely player

[@joakivera86]

you are the best jake e lee .. undoubtedly the biggest .. !!!

[@ShadovvV]

Zakk Wylde can't touch Jake with a ten foot pole.

[@zackcoffmanguitar]

ShadowⓋ you’re right zakks way better

[@recipoldinasty]

ZACK COFFMAN hes def not

[@rileypaterson7117]

Both great

[@John-xh9ul]

@@rileypaterson7117 Yes. It's not a pissing contest... they're both amazing, different, worth of admiration.

[@theaterdreamer]

ZACK COFFMAN you’re fucking kidding me, right? Zakk Wylde and Jake E Lee on stage at the same time-Jake would play circles around Zakk. It’s not even close. Zakk needs to squeal on every other fucking note. It’s beyond stale.

[@Appleblade]

Such a great song... it and Shot in the Dark make the eternal list.

[@davidhubbard6963]

First of all we need to respect all musicians out here. It's no secret that Sharon handpicked each and everyone of Ozzy's axemen. Don't kick Mr Rhoads in the dirt. If he had not wrecked his plane into a tour bus '82 he very well been to toe with EVH. As far a Zakk is concerned his resume speaks for it's self🎸👍.

[@davidhubbard6963]

One more thing The Ultimate Sin in my top 10 rock n roll albums, with "Thank God for the bomb" favorite song🤓

[@jonathangriffin9111]

I was standing 3 feet back from the stage when this was filmed. It was a great night! Jake's band played a full set in a little room at the back of a warehouse at the start of their world tour. Special night of music. I got to meet Jake and get a pic with him. He was such a cool guy and played amazing! I think you can see the back of my head on a few clips. LOL

[@CapstoneTider]

That's awesome, From what I've seen, Jake is probably one of the nicer guys in metal.

[@5150vhnd]

Awesome. You sir, are fucking lucky as hell. Good for you. I met him too when he played in El Paso, and then saw them again in Houston. I even got to give him a bottle of Jameson my wife had bought him!

[@filsolano5465]

You should give your self a hand !🤚 across the face

[@calebproductions5970]

Wow

[@tonymarinelli7304]

Super cool guy and OUTSTANDING player. He lives in Vegas and everyone that that met him has said he’s very nice.

[@carlitobunz]

Tony Marinelli He is! The real deal

[@jwardbass4452]

I’m amazed he remembered all of those nuances after not playing the song for 30 years

[@denormal9580]

Literally every tab on the net is wrong about much of this song. I've not found a single one that describes his original way of playing it.

[@dontbelikejake]

denormal so show us

[@MoveitorLoseit2]

I have an official guitar book with Ozzy's greatest hits tabbed out in it. The notes aren't exact, but it still sounds basically the same.

[@carlresmondoii975]

That's why developing a good ear is so important. Sometimes you just aren't going to find the notation and have to write it yourself. That's what I've been doing with this song in some parts.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

never like tabs my ear is pretty good though now we have video , which is the best IMO

[@kyleolin3566]

I always look at tabs to help me get a ballpark figure, then finetune by ear. Peace!

[@jaycer71]

Still my favorite guitarist

[@38zambrano]

ummmmm, the intonation on that guitar is pretty rough there, Jake.

[@38zambrano]

sorry that you lost your hearing, Arthur.....

[@Musicgearsource]

Well no shit. He was well aware. Charvel mailed two of those to Lava Cable that morning. Jake walked in and picked it up. He made the best of it.

[@LavaMan60]

Musicgearsource Very true, glad they got the address right.

[@38zambrano]

hey ,don't get me wrong, love Jake ,love his playing, just a funky guitar day,lol.

[@lerohe]

yea but u have to knw that its only givin us an example... he proly was playin sum other song.. people there askd him bout batm... but good point tho

[@bluematrix5001]

If Ozzy does a tour with Jake E Lee.. is gonna be a huge sold out tour!

[@bluematrix5001]

@Mind Control Experiments i guess that is a sarcasm

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

He plays it different than Gus G.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

I still remember seeing the "Bark at the Moon" video debuting on the tv show, Friday Night Videos. I immediately knew that this guitarist was someone who was very special! I was probably 13 years old.