Shawn Lane - Get You Back (Musicians Institute, Hollywood - 5th Feb 1993) *WITH REPLACED AUDIO*

[@Tascamaniac]

As a musician and guitar player I have to say these few minutes of gritty VHS-quality video are what I keep returning to when life gets too much to bear. There are many virtuosic instrumentalists, but Shawn's intensity and expressiveness were not from this world. We owe you Shawn Lane, you were one of the most important voices humanity has ever had. I shed a tear thinking about how hard your life was. You should have been a king. Love forever.

[@josegascon2716]

AlexYoshii,gracias por tus palabras,jamas le olvidaremos..

[@CesarClouds]

❤

[@RoadWarrior2006]

He should have been as famous as Elvis.

[@trjb1767]

Well put

[@debuhokontra2006]

@@RoadWarrior2006 people on his time never understand what this man is doing only music lover appreciate it, he is ahead of time on his era to communicate his music to people, this is the same about van gogh art his approach to art is ahead of time thats why he only get his recognition after his era

[@joshuamerron5137]

It's a perfect moment in time, he never played it the same twice. This specific recording is magical.

[@xinglingtchong]

2022 and still coming back to this video. Timeless to say

[@deeboy5588]

You know Bruno, every time I watch this vid it just pulls at my gut!!! Shawn was absolutely a phenomenon. Wish I had been able to see him. Cheers!

[@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517]

That lick at 3:02-3:13, man...

[@enricopallazzo2987]

2023 and doing the same

[@bmp-2267]

Master of taste. Master of haste. What a talent.

[@user-gk4bs3xl8n]

shawn u saved my life just know that

[@EgoFilotto]

Something between a miracle and a paranormal event.

[@Hhhlll7778]

Man this is a great comment

[@ayandey137]

Great comment 🔥

[@HoofHearted6]

Magic sheer unbridled magic.

[@brandyhouston2105]

FR

[@MomentofSilenceBand]

i have never heard anything close to this since i first heard of Shawn until today. The level of musical intuition that is going on in his phrasing is unparalleled. This is the legacy he left behind forever to be explored. If he only knew that his music would intrigue the greatest musical minds of our generation 30 years later

[@Leit0]

The scream at the end tells you everything.

[@burz-268]

Never take this video down

[@zaccyo]

This should be on repeat in museums and shit man. If aliens come to earth this might be the one thing they need to hear. The rest is mostly bullshit if you ask me!

[@unprincipledvegan2506]

@@zaccyo Yeah, I dig this tune, big-time as well !!

[@bigfaby]

I make a new copy each time I've got 50MB of free space somewhere. :)

[@bigfaby]

Same audio, better video quality here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKfVdmhrn5qqgc0 just for fans like you and me!

[@thomascoffey1306]

Ever

[@Finn-fq6dt]

Shawn is truly 1 of 1. Nobody’s music has touched me like yours thank you for everything. The greatest

[@JSBMable]

never gets old...

[@tedcabana]

Shawn was such a technical monster, as well as a melodic virtuoso. Everything about Shawn was prolifically perfect. His chops, modal progressions, composition, melodic direction, and everywhere else his music could go before touching us in heart and soul! It is sad that his few live performances were recorded in such poor quality, fuzzy videos.

[@TensionX-ZPS]

At least the audio quality is there :)

[@MichaelLee-jo2yh]

Almost cried, Shawn Lane is my all time guitar hero.

[@gregglockhart9551]

I can’t believe that I have never heard of Shawn Lane before tonight! Better late than never! What a joy!

[@Samurai78420]

Holy Fuc!!! Seriously? You have arrived at what Paul Gilbert described as "the most terrifying guy of all time." One of if not the greatest to ever play the instrument.

[@ganazby]

He was a holy fricking terror! One in a billion.

[@Samurai78420]

@@ganazby Hell yeah, Phil!

[@levisalvini4110]

@@Samurai78420 True story...

[@porkbelly0713]

I started listening to him several years back after Eric Gales told me how good he was. Eric got to play with him, and with the Willys a few times on Beale Street, he should know

[@Laguna69]

This song is so rad

[@demetriusmota9613]

This is certainly one of the most beautiful and perfect instrumental works ever written for the guitar... a masterpiece in beginning, middle and end, harmonically perfect, melodically divine, the feeling that Shawn Lane created in Get you Back is surreal, in transports us to another plane, and after this musical journey we are invigorated... thrilled, full of joy... Shawn Lane was very special... this show is a historic milestone in the expression of Jazz-Rock-Fusion guitar, no one was so virtuosic and melodically so sophisticated and full of feeling!!!! A genius!!!

[@johnzimmerman1159]

1

[@HeavyProfessor]

2

[@taylorshred]

very well said. i agree 100% edit: 3

[@Finewhether]

I've never heard anything like this.

[@funkdoctormonkey]

Not again live is another savage piece. Look forge guitar licks version

[@blakjack3053]

Nor will you ever again. He was the best there is and ever will be.

[@zoramsanga76]

I can't believe one of the best guitar performances in the history of the world has less than 30000 views.

[@bigfaby]

Yeap this world is crazy!

[@bigfaby]

@john cash Absolutely right. And less than 3000 views for this kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmGvg2ibq5eaidk makes me even crazier! :)

[@GearHeadz101]

I kind of dig that tho. He’s just for us, a wellkept secret, untouched by the masses. 👌🏼

[@markheatley2117]

Yeah, and 500 of them are mine.

[@gh103]

Maybe in about 300 years time musicians will look back and say “Hey, that bloke there from the year 2275, he was almost as good as Shawn Lane”…but somehow I doubt it…

[@greenhorn1788]

a complete fucking god. no better description for shawn lane. a fucking GOD.

Undoubtedly one of the greatest to ever exist.

[@Sh0n0]

Until yngwie malmsteem came along

@@Sh0n0lol Malmsteen is crap compared to this guy

[@markg2861]

nope@@Sh0n0

[@Sh0n0]

@@markg2861 thats just your opinon

[@lex.cordis]

@@Sh0n0 HAHAHAHA! What a joke!

[@martinpalmer3575]

If you can't recognise the delicacy and beauty in this man's music. You're a different man than me.

[@levisalvini4110]

He is LEGENDARY...

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

Many folks just can't think at anywhere near the speed it takes for them to be able to process this, much less understand the very delicate nuance and exquisite technique throughout. It's not their fault.

[@walterrserrano]

@@lessevdoolbretsim No, not their fault. They are just humans.

[@HeavyProfessor]

The is the absolute pinnacle of guitar playing. It will never be matched.

[@brettarney8069]

I graduated from MI back in 1991. Wish I could have seen this.

[@johnliszewski6742]

He was just... One of a kind... Unparalleled

[@martin1234512345]

Will always be the best guitarist the almost no one has ever heard of. I'm glad I learned about him as a child.

[@celsoreyes2533]

This is definitely the best guitarist i have seen

[@blakjack3053]

Yes, he was the best anyone has ever seen or will ever see again.

[@HoofHearted6]

Magical

[@ralphthomson2680]

Allan Holdsworth

[@Broadfieldpoint]

Never before....and never again

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

Fair enough

[@derekn4579]

This man could rip apart any shredder out there... and yet he played with so much melody and emotion

[@frankie.d1127]

@@derekn4579 exactly!! The difference between making MUSIC and not just wanking. Whatever he played, he meant it!!!

[@derekn4579]

@MrMisterMan I don't even disagree with you. Jason Becker is my favorite guitarist(tied with Friedman). And while Shawn maybe couldn't tear Becker apart, I do think that Shawn had the ability to play faster. However both of them emphasized how important melody and slow playing is.

[@donato.iozzelli]

This is the stuff that is worth living for… no other guitar player like Shawn had me to tears. This perfomance is literally otherwordly, and impossibile to describe. Thanks for posting 🥲❤️🙏🏻

[@gsmeeuwsen]

One of my favorite tunes EVER!!! Could have been a TV show theme, and has such a nice melody and chords...and Shawn's playing!!! OMG! He goes bit wanking on scales, but his phrasing ALWAYS comes back to the home notes...

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

Used to stay up all night and play this while I smoked my bong while the sun rose. Thanks for the vibes Shawn.

[@jns77ytb]

unbelievable

[@jared8324]

Imagine being a kid student watching this in 93 and teacher is like ok guys for class today we are going to watch this guy Shaun lane band, and then watching this for a couple hours then never in your entire life ever seeing anyone come close to this on guitar ever again and you have to just go home like what did I just see

[@dodmusic9255]

What a lot of people fail to notice is how Shawn used the whammy bar with utmost control, and not just for divebombs or wiggles. How he countered the tension using his fingering hand against the whammy bar was so musical.

[@TheOriginalBillyYO]

Explain more? This sounds interesting

[@eon5417]

@@TheOriginalBillyYO If you want more insight into this, listen to the solo on his song "Esperanto", and watch his breakdown of that solo in his second REH video (the one where he's playing his yellow Ibanez). He uses the whammy to start notes bent up, sliding them down, sort of backwards compared to how bending is typically used, where you start with the note fretted normally then bend upwards. He also just used his whammy for particular accents and sounds to shape the notes. As mentioned, "Esperanto" is a great example of this.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

most people have noticed that

[@Sh0n0]

If you think thats impressive check out steve vai, he’s the master

[@Sh0n0]

If you think thats impressive check out steve vai, he’s the master

[@adamluck7865]

Its the best solo I've ever seen

[@DigitalLoom]

Just such an emotional song ..so much feeling and technique went into this....just my absolute favorite player.

[@tubo777]

I love when the song ends and a guy just explodes in emotion a second before the rest of the crowd.

[@zaccyo]

hahaha great catch man!!!

[@zaccyo]

No way that guy was seated either haha

[@ayandey137]

@@zaccyo yes I was imagining him jumping up in joy

[@user-pu3yx4ow6o]

Shawn Lane, the Master of Improvisation.... great guitar man...in memorian

[@thirteeenthstep]

I randomly (by accident mostly) come back to this video in every couple of years and be mesmerized by the sheer mind-bending performance by Lane. You must be on a different level, not just as an artist but as a human - to be able to play like this.

[@joeyisho5370]

5:25 and on is a form of expression that I've never witnessed another guitar player even remotely come close to. Shawn's ability to express is sublime.

[@avid2112]

He was the greatest to ever do it IMO

[@mariohernandezmartinez9328]

Porque no te gusta el rock ni creo que lo entiendas. Si es quizá el mejor ...pero en rock. Jimy hendrix...

[@s208richard8]

Guthrie Govan comes pretty close...

[@HeavyProfessor]

​​@@s208richard8 in technique but not at all in the emotion evoked, and he does not seem to have a vision the way Shawn Lane did. At least not for me. But anything is possible depending on the unique experiences of the listener.

[@HeavyProfessor]

Yes, it is the most perfect form of musical guitar expression ever.

[@ibzstratcat]

It's as though the guitar is just another one of his body parts, and he utilized it like a smile, or a frown, some other expression coming out of him...Absolutely flawless.

[@andrazz6462]

3:39 - 4:48 is the most beautiful guitar playing of all time. I need to also add that the bass playing, keys and drumming on this track is tight as hell throughout the entire song as well.

[@EVEROSFP1]

There are guitarists...and there was Shawn Lane. You will forever live.

[@freeatlast1963]

That was so astounding, I need to rest for 10 mins

[@cosmopolitan79]

Different levels of dexterity. Oh my gosh. Speeches

[@davejackson88]

w8 a gift of honor we met you, great Shwan

[@deeboy5588]

Shawn was an absolute gift!!! Wish he was still with us.

[@josegascon2716]

Grande Shawn..estará tocando en el cielo como sabía hacer..

[@debuhokontra2006]

satan envious what this man can do thats why he eliminate it as soon before he reach his level haha just kidding

[@Ouzo66]

@@debuhokontra2006 you are right man , I also been seeeing some envy in God s eyes !!!!

[@22mdh6]

Never heard of this guy until today, he is brilliant.

[@Hhhlll7778]

22 MDH The best ever

[@bigfaby]

Not brilliant, just the best ever!

[@22mdh6]

@@bigfaby Ok "the best ever" I love Mark Knopfler as well, have a listen, he has played with many musicians and even the Scots Dragoon Guards, "Parallel Tracks" album.

[@bigfaby]

@@22mdh6 Of course, I know Knopfler and many other such well-known guitarists as well. I know Allan Holdsworth for instance. Many people regard him as the greatest electric guitarist ever. But nobody compares to Shawn Lane, this guy is from another planet. Try his solo on Let It Be, starting at 3:54, this is incredible: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3e5oKSOiL1jrMk Please tell me about your feeling.

[@22mdh6]

@@bigfaby Just listened, great, one of my favourite Beatles songs too. Agree Shawn Lane was talented think he died, very sad and a loss to his many fans, and I believe Get me back was really about his late sister, at least I think I read about it way back. Thank you for advising me to listen to Let It Be. I'm not into knowing great guitar players but love music and appreciate when I hear a great sound. Many thanks again.

[@Warped_view]

This is one of my favorite songs ever and I just discovered Shawn lane last night. I love the chords in this song. Like I can’t believe l knew about joe Satriani and Steve vai in middle school but not once have I heard about this man? It literally makes me cry I’ve missed out such a work of art for nearly 20 plus years. I wish more people heard this man.

[@kisstagals]

The more older I grow the more I realized this man was from advance time machine.. it's 30 years almost yet nobody on earth touch his caliber till today.. indeed God takes away good one early, this world was too small for him and it's a crime by music industries that he ain't household name.

[@worldwithouttime]

I cry every time he gets to 5:40 in the solo... Sick...sick...sick...

[@bigfaby]

You're not alone.

[@randymiller9181]

He is in great form on this clip,

[@tint19]

Man O' Man!!! I love this man. Never heard or saw this tune live. I'm heartbroken. I've listened to this album for the last 22 years, yet seeing and feeling this now....

[@philtration-Em11]

A short lived genius, showed so many players what hungry practice is all about.

[@cameroncram6769]

What an amazing song

[@mercurio320]

Shawn, Ur music is too right to me, I dont have words for your sound...

[@riffjiff]

The Grand Master at his best is still relevant in 2024.

[@CesarClouds]

The greatest.

[@robbiehuff9879]

My God what talent. Would have sworn he was two handed tapping if I hadn’t seen this video. This is honestly terrifying.

[@khamkaiarolim2705]

01:30 those harmonics

[@sixmillionaccountssilenced6721]

also after the riff at 1:40 just wow

[@robertoaranda2185]

Insane

[@codydickinson]

What an absolute inspiration

[@poundtacos4006]

Even with subpar audio his tone is still hitting me right in the feels!

[@bptyoga]

spine tingling

[@Sinflux420]

Forever touched by Shawn's music. I will never forget the impression his playing had on me when I first thought of playing guitar 13 years ago.

[@CursedLemon]

That section from 5:47 to 6:06 is just some wonderfully melodic stuff for just doing improv

[@masterandkerranginparticul4324]

Genius man. I love this feel. Those notes are just raining down like unbelievable.

[@yourguitarist]

great tone and playing of course... love the charvel too!

[@kbhasel]

Masterpiece.

[@neildenman1776]

This guy was In a different stratosphere

[@levisalvini4110]

No doubt about it.

[@Essacep]

Supernatural level of guitar playing right here. Good thing it was captured on video, damn.

[@Killadey]

This is my first time checking out Shawn Lane (not really into shredders much) and I blown away. Even without the ludicrous technical ability, his expression, touch and note choices are just exceptional, just beautiful. The word underrated is thrown around a lot, but this guy is criminally underrated. Wow.

[@Yaas_ok123]

Matteo Mancuso.

[@andrewkeen3129]

Myself and friends of mine have been trying to understand whether this man was even human for like 15 years now

[@andrewkeen3129]

@@Yaas_ok123 Matteo is quite incredible :)

[@rosstheboss6212]

This man is so criminal underrated it’s mind numbing

[@leothecuisinart]

shawn was always a master at blending technique and soulfulness

[@HeavyProfessor]

Yes, it's amazing how he even brings tears to my eyes when playing faster than anyone in history.

[@ayandey137]

Fingertips that were once sore, Is the creator of the best melody I have heard All the pain you had inside, Written meticulously on the fretboard How many ways a story can be told! Breathing , even that must have hurt you What your brilliant mind had in store, Was far beyond anyone on this earth could grasp You laid out some in the form of music, For us to discover and absorb The joints in your body gave you immense pain And your music eases the pain in mine. You went through all of it, And now thousands of us , who are filled with pain Can forget about it for a while and enjoy what you have given us. Not many songs of you around, To forget the pain for the rest of the life You gave us the chance to feel ours And create something remotely similar You are an inspiration Shawn To go through what you did, Our body would give up way sooner Thank you for having lived in the same world we do Through your music you made yourself immortal I hope you knew this, you must have.. Wrote this for shawn, i can never really express what his playing means to me but I have tried

[@porkbelly0713]

you made me cry, I guess that means you did a fine job of it, many thanks AD

[@ayandey137]

@@porkbelly0713 hey it really means so much to me. Thanks ♥️

[@thromboid]

How good was Shawn Lane? He could play two-handed tapping with one hand! (5:24-5:47) And still make it sound beautiful and expressive. Love the jazzy chromatic notes he throws in from time to time, and the way he rides the whammy bar subtly the whole time. Truly a remarkable player, and greatly missed.

[@fusion5866]

Yep. The left hand stretches he was able to achieve were mind boggling - especially considering he didn’t have particularly large hands, by all appearances.

[@CouncilofOneElectronic]

That is the most jaw dropping guitar playing I have ever seen. Obscenely fast while absolutely divinely melodic, a combo rarely seen tbh.

[@edwardcabras]

Thank you for removing the hiss. I listened to this so much before with the hiss in it anyway lol.

[@SuperNovaBlade1]

Best song ever

[@remembertomorrow6737]

GOAT

[@Essacep]

overused term... not here tho

[@seamanjive]

Had to come back for a bit of SL. Been listening on and off for years. Cant take a lot of it but just occasionally...what an incredible talent. Died far too young RIP

[@숀레인10]

Shawn was one of Greatest human being of all time

[@cadesky6029]

This lifts my soul

[@ilyasmoulayramdanemoulat1624]

Give me emotion I apreciate this individual he was unique

[@ericoglesby2614]

Not sure how to say this or if it will make sense to anyone, but I’m pretty sure some fundamental answers to the universe’s greatest questions lives somewhere between 5:24-5:47 in a musical representation

[@awwykane]

Came here after a quarantine recital, a 17 year old girl played this song and it was a magical sound, it was Mr. Lane clapping from up above 💗

[@JamesWilliams-js4fo]

He was a god.

[@joluiten3808]

He was way better than god . Did you ever heard of the string theory? Ha ha

[@RadityoPramAdi]

keep his legacy alive!!

[@cv_streams6407]

every single day

[@eduardoallo8786]

Lane was another level. His musical and technical ability was unmatched, above genres and styles.

[@tonymirabelli8516]

I love this song so much!

[@annunacky4463]

Thanks for this

[@burz-268]

5:37-5:40 best phrasing ever

[@parksoo-kim6908]

The whole improv section is a masterpiece. Django Reinhardt level skill.

[@bcummings2187]

5:25 and on .......shit got really real .......😲🔥

[@elektrohermit]

im working on it

[@Essacep]

@@parksoo-kim6908 It's absolutely insane. The note choices and how the melodic phrases resolve and respond to eachother, the rhythmic displacement in some of those 'licks', whammy bar work/vibrato. This is one of the greatest examples imo of why music is considered a language. (If one can catch the nuances at the level of speed, lol.) Wtf really..

[@ayandey137]

0:00-7:17

[@Subhrocks1]

From 05:26 Shawn went into another world, you can see it clearly

[@Finewhether]

Ves!

[@filipemoura4386]

I love you, Shawn. ❤

[@GuilhermeLotti]

6:16 *OMFG!!* 😱

[@harrystyles8111]

Never really feel the need to comment on videos, but this truly is an exception. The whole thing is phenomenal because, of course, it's Shawn Lane; however, that playing from 3:34 onwards is something else. I love his decision to add the harmonic at 3:36, which climaxes perfectly the first half of the piece. The way he resolves to the E at 4:53 from that run starting at 4:48 is sublime, and then the run between 5:25 and 5:47, just wow. What an amazing, amazing talent taken far too early from this world.

[@joshmuz9018]

Why? Lane and Becker so young and so talented struck down so early. It's not fair

[@RoadWarrior2006]

God on Guitar.

[@stephencampbell2018]

G-d plays a Charvel? I always imagined g-d would be playing a Telecaster.

[@profanecvlt]

Awesome performance, what else to expect from Shawn, one of the gratest of all times.

[@makai888]

Put a smile on my face

[@DaleFoleyGuitar]

I need to go practice...

[@rbagel55]

Shawn was the best guitarist I can think of. Too bad poor health cut his life short.

[@gep2771]

Love this so much, it doesn't get any better than Shawn period.