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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[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@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

[@mahdistasalman571]

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.

[@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

[@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....

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

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

[@billycmo]

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

[@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.

[@p90man]

One of the greatest riffs ever written!

[@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.

[@itay92w]

Jake E Lee is a legend !!

[@sidford8419]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@1997LT1Camaro]

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

[@shawndoucette9797]

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

[@BTsMusicChannel]

What was his rating?

[@nefty73]

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

[@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 🙄

[@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.

[@sleighte]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@superfly19751]

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

[@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!!🙏😎

[@pickafingname]

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

[@extrememike]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@Moveplaylift]

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

[@iestyndavies7287]

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

[@MichaelSkelton]

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

[@timm441]

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

[@richardayala3748]

a underrated guitar player:)rock on father Jake

[@missdamned_1]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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,,,,,,

[@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....

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@kingwickens8457]

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

[@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.

[@oldgit4260]

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

[@sgt.grinch3299]

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

[@paulanderson771]

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

[@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!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@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.

[@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.

[@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✌😉👍

[@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

[@FenderGreg]

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

[@vboy13]

welcome back jake,it's fucking awesome to see you doing what you do best,thanks!

[@MatrixRZ5]

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

[@fattymccracken7407]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@mr_shiba_inu]

Love the intensity Jake plays with. He owns those strings.

[@wavetech_]

Jake is one of my heroes. I hope I meet him one day to tell him how much his music means to me

[@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.

[@Voxboy876]

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

[@joakivera86]

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

[@johnnywinford7789]

Jake wrote my favorite licks from the 80s and I love it just as much today 🤘thank you 💯❤️

[@kevinrgallagherguitarist]

inspiring to watch a great musician talk about his craft - many thanks

[@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!

[@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!

[@jackzwerger7390]

Jake is a fantastic guitar player. Plays all his hot songs with fixed bridge, all in his fingers. Fantastic

[@Sarge62436]

Thank you Jake E. Lee for sharing!

[@JayIceColdD]

Not just a different... There's thought behind the music he wrote. LOVE that. Rock on, Jake!

[@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

[@pedrosilvamusician]

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)

[@dono546]

I saw Jake play, probably in 83 i'm guessing, when I was in high school - he came out after the show and passed by in front - I shouted out to him something - he came back over thanked us for the compliment and handed me a guitar pick. Seemed really humbled someone complimented his playing - I had seen Randy play the previous year about a week before his last show.

[@stevehunt914]

Great Vid!!! - SOO cool to see Jake just sitting down and casually dropping knowledge on a room full of eager ears!

[@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.

[@MrZcruzer]

Awesome Lesson Jake E. Lee!

[@ykdickybill]

On another level altogether is Jake !

[@tldubbtldubb]

Holy crap! Thanks for uploading this. I've been waiting YEARS to hear Jake explain the riffs in this song.

[@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!

[@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🤓

[@bufferzone3247]

So great to find this video. I was there and buy the time it ended, forgot everything.

[@kevinkratchel3094]

The man himself teaching us Bark at the Moon.. It doesnt get any cooler than that. Thanks Jake. Kev

[@fer4466]

My favorite guitar hero

[@cbzo6]

What a cool dude! So underrated as a player. The first Badlands album is so good and never gets mentioned.

[@southerncalsands8166]

Absolutely one of the most memorable solo's of all time! I think also one of the most played songs on the radio in those years!!!

[@dasse1588]

Blew me away the first time I heard this song on a friend's Sony Walkman cassette player. Eargasmic. Still does. My favorite ozzy song.

[@jaycer71]

Still my favorite guitarist

[@scottanderson4175]

His fusion of hard rock heavy metal with blues and jazz inflection keeps him fresh and relevant .... Amazing

[@greekflatpicker]

It was about time ! He’s great

[@briangingras5886]

Right on man I just love that solo and how he's playing it in 1984 both the end and before that

[@markkeys8243]

Only now starting to get an insight into this man's incredible playing. Hope he does more of these!!

[@Guitar387]

One of the best riffs ever.

[@crackedbrainOG]

I was 11 when I got this cassette tape and fell in love with it every track. Bark At The Moon guitar riff is one of my favorite from Ozzy's material!

[@jonathanmiller8131]

Jake your a great artist im addicted to watching your proformance during your bark at the moon tour days you are the reason i learnd I Dont know the opening song and your solo and Randys are so similar in that

[@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.

[@farrington7971]

Jake has always been a cool grounded guy since the 80s. Hey Jake to this day I won’t ever forget when Ratt played at Radio City in Anaheim. Van Halens debut record had just come out and we wer’e all waiting in line outside during sound check. And They were blasting the VH album inside and we hear some dude playing along with the record I mean note 4 note, and when we walked into the club there was Jake sitting on a chair just warming up haha.

[@agirotto1]

Thx for the memories, Jake. Rock on!

[@Hatemoth]

It just made me giggle when he played it.