TALKING SHRED W/ BRAD GILLIS PART 2! SAMMY HAGAR & WHITESNAKE TOUR, OZZY + BRAD SHREDS FOR US!

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

With Brad, you always get the feel that he has seen a million things he cannot talk about. LOL

[@RoryGFan-39]

Right? Because Sharon would definitely put a bounty on his head

[@NATIVESUNSETS65]

He probably seen Sharon Naked .

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Or has that much time.

[@lngodwetrust7117]

Mr. Gillis is a very UNDERRATED guitar player. An amazing guitar player with his own voice, a bunch of epic solos and other guitar parts! Very humble, One of the best for sure. Thanks for posting this interview, lt deserves a second part 👍

[@davidmerlin3344]

ln God We Trust He’s not underrated.

[@BanBanChi]

The word you are looking for is UNDERAPPRECIATED. Guitarists rate him as one of the best guitarists but you never hear his names in magazines or fan lists.

[@patrickshannon122]

Well it's not that he was underated he only played for Ozzy for a very short time he wasn't well known for playing for Ozzy. I would say "not well known" in Ozzy because the time he spent was so brief a few months with Ozzy. He's a great guitarists he's more known for night ranger. He came along and surprised the hell out of people when he played for Ozzy though. He did me for sure. Learning every RR song in a couple weeks! Really? How?!

[@DamianS1893]

Brad Gillis is one of my all-time favorite guitar players

[@andrewfyke8443]

The strap is one of several that we made for Brad. He truly is a wonderful human being and hope he continues to inspire many guitarist like myself for years to come! Andy AF designs

[@jamesbone105]

I thank you Brad Gillis, I saw you with Ozzy and Night Ranger, I had Night Rangers first album when it came out. I watched you up front and center at a concert in Sacramento, CA. I was not happy with Ozzy not mentioning you and Jake at his R&R HOF induction. Nice interview, thanks.

[@salifm6919]

When he closed his eyes to talk about the 80’s and remember it all,priceless

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

salif M ... or maybe just remember what he could! 😜

[@ClassicGuitarRockJFL]

Brad doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his work with Ozzy. Speak of the Devil is the best live album of Sabbath material ever made. IMO he was second only to Randy in Ozzy’s guitar stable.

[@ClassicGuitarRockJFL]

Scarecrow Fields good point!

[@22trem]

Jake

[@ronniejdio9411]

Gillis is criminally underrated. But he is the 3rd best guitarist ozzy ever had.

[@ClassicGuitarRockJFL]

Ronnie J I have him ahead of Jake by a hair at 2nd place.

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@ClassicGuitarRockJFL jake got a bad hand dealt by ozzy and sharon. The mox on bark is horrible. His guitar work on that album is great and ultimate sin is god teir.

[@tcrane8630]

Brad is such a great guy. The kinda guy that'd help ya move. Just down to earth.

[@ctpmark]

I loved Brads playing on the speak of the devil / talk of the devil double live album.. made all the old sabbath songs sound new and fresh... i got to meet him at a Night Ranger Gig in Cali in 1988 ... fucking killer guitar player.. he was super nice and i was so happy to meet the guy that is super talented...and kicked everyones ass on the stars hear'n' aid video.... awesome!

[@johnmcminn9455]

That is so true, he was better than Yngwie for that song !

[@whatarefriends4]

He kicked ass on that Sabbath stuff. Walked onstage with Ozzy after Randy died. Balls

[@kirksimmons8480]

The guy is just freaking amazing. When people ask me who my favorite guitar player is and I say Brad Gillis, I usually get who? Dude, go do your rock homework. Brad is one of the greats.

[@guitarlife6190]

Thanks so much. You never fail with your content. People don’t realize how great it is to see stuff like this. I’m from the 80,s and wish we had access to things like this back in the day. Good job

[@williamweiss6128]

Can't imagine all of the stories. What a life. Enjoy Brad's playing.

[@Bakkerzz]

Great interview! Love Brad Gillis! My wife and I always go and see Brad and Night Ranger playing live when they come through the Cleveland area.

[@nickcosta8062]

I live in town too.. Seeing Brad is still on my bucket list

[@superflysoulbrother]

@@nickcosta8062 Cleveland here also, representing

[@DavidMohr-d7z]

Thank You to You tube for allowing us to get to see our guitar hero's and all their awesome stories and for all the beautiful music 🙂

[@G33MAN65]

Saw him on the Speak Of The Devil Tour. He is amazing .

[@blazelarson1427]

I saw Brad and Jeff on a local news program in Seattle in the 80s. They were talking about the Night Ranger show saying that the kids really liked the guitar tricks. Hell yeah I was a big fan but not allowed to go to concerts, but I had a guitar and cassette of “You can still rock in America”. I learned what I could with play and rewind. Awesome interview.

[@nitrokyosho]

Brad is definitely one of the best guitarists out there and in my opinion never got the credit he deserves

[@charliewelch328]

Went to Night Ranger concert in 80's when I was 16. Caught Brad's pick which was metal. Saved up for my fist 🎸 after that concert. Now 50 years old and 12 Kiesel guitars. Brad is one of the best and does not get the credit he deserves. One of the best players out there.

[@DiscoScottie]

You really like Kiesels!

[@ronniejdio9411]

Had a cassette bootleg of Gillis playing in the ozzy tour where they did the tribute series of songs. Incredible

[@bohdilama]

Brad is the reason I wanted a Floyd Rose. His solo on Don’t Tell Me You Love Me is amazing.

[@stevesorrell9835]

Brad is The Man!! I can't quantify, how important his influence has been on me. He is truly an unsung hero. Love ya, Brad. P.S. I was at his garage sale in '89 and had to pass on buying Randy's pedalboard...for $200. I was a poor-ass musician. Still brings tears to my eyes.

[@jamesmccracken9323]

I don t understand the facts because his Randys mom and brother stated that they have all of Randys heads, cabinets , and the pedal board of Randys so why would Brad end up with his amps and cabinets and pedal board? some info is missing here!

[@stevesorrell9835]

James McCracken I looked at it, in Brad's garage in the Oakland hills. 31 years later, I honestly can't remember what it looked like. He told me that it came with the Ozzy gig. I do remember that it was a good sized, wooden pedalboard; nothing high tech.

[@johnmcminn9455]

@@jamesmccracken9323 sharon arden probably didn't pay him! Just gave him some artifacts when he wouldn't sign with them . Look up Bob Dasily , who wrote the lyrics and a lot of the songs . bob was very vocal about how they got famous but no money

[@ACMusicland]

Steve Sorrell it is in the video here, a quick peak at it.

[@stevesorrell9835]

ozweepay. I saw that. I screwed up SOOO bad. I really didn't remember what it looked like. I had borrowed $250 (from my parents) to buy a guitar from Brad. We had already made the deal, when he showed me the board. I literally had no money (starving musician). I'm still sad.

[@emilyscandycakes4530]

Great interview...love Speak of the Devil...great..great ..tone. wish he could've made an album with Ozzy. ..has great taste and feel of a song with his solos...

[@rodneylee4026]

Brad Gillis the only guy who sounded like Randy Rhoads. Ozzy should have done a couple of records with Brad. I was standing right next to him outside of a club in Hollywood in 91 but was too damn shy to talk to him. I wish I had. Seems like a cool guy too.

[@jamesturner6949]

Yes he did a good job of covering for Randy on that tour after Randy died... He looked a little stiff and it looked like he had to work hard at it but he pulled it off

[@jamesmccracken9323]

Dude, you are way off of key and out of tune . Jake E Lee is the only predecessor to Randy Rhoads. No one else has or came close to Randy, Thats why Ozzy picked him, Now Brad is a great guitarist and king of whammy bar antics but his greatness shined on Ozzys Speak of the Devil cd live by doing Sabbath material . Nothing beats that except Tony Iommi with Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler doing Heaven and Hell live, both are killer and nothing beats it at all. But Dude, wake up , no one is better than Randy -eddie is close and they are both great.

[@rodneylee4026]

@@jamesmccracken9323 I agree Speak of the Devil is a live masterpiece. I never cared for Jake E Lee and I bought Bark at the Moon as soon as it was released. Not to say he's not good, he's very good, but I just don't care for his playing. It wasn't as varied as Randy Rhoads and missed that 'popish' element that Randy had in his playing which was mixed with classical and metal. Brad Gillis had/has that 'popish' element as well which is why was and is in Night Ranger. Ozzy was influenced by the Beatles and Ziggy Stardust among others and his vocal melodies shine when you add a touch of pop to the classical and metal, which Brad Gillis could have done writing with Ozzy if he had stayed in the band for a couple of albums. Bark at the Moon was just OK and the Ultimate Sin was not good, even Ozzy agrees with that according to some interviews I saw.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Speak Of The Devil was the first Ozzy Osbourne live album I ever got back in the mid 80's as a little kid on cassette tape. It is still one of my all time favorite live albums ever to this day. Brad Gillis did a PHENOMENAL job on that tour. I even got a bootleg CD of the show that Brad did that was released on DVD of mostly Ozzy solo songs and a few Black Sabbath songs and that one is also PHENOMENAL!!! Brad definitely did justice to all those songs and I still enjoy listening to both of them on a regular basis. Brad is definitely underrated as a guitar player big time.

[@chungaleta1234]

I had the honour to meet and chat with his then tech Mr. Newman, He told me the exact same story on his early Mesa gear. And also so many other interesting stuff about the many other icons he has worked with. It would be nice if you could sometime interview guitar techs, they usually keep those gear facts a lot fresher than the artists themselves... Not he case here with Brad though. He always speaks in full detail, which is something I like!!!!

[@daryllmroberts7958]

thats was most entertaining,,love brad gillis/night ranger,,and his solo cd rocked--love that he sat and answered questions,,, keep rockin brad

[@PBuzay1]

One of the most Underrated Guitarists ever.

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

One of my favorite Ozzy albums, Thanks Brad!

[@nickcosta8062]

One of My biggest influences.. Love the guy!

[@danriley5848]

I got to hang out with Brad back in the 90s he was really cool. Great guitarist and a huge influence for sure. 😎🤘

[@MuRpHMaN64]

I still have my PJ Marx Brad Gillis pickup. Yeah i'm old.

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

Brad is the unsung hero that came along and brought something Amazing to a legend (Ozzy) and immediately following brought a great new band onto the music scene (Night Ranger). Always in my top 5 guitarists. On a side note, if indeed those original Floyd Rose models never go out of tune, why doesn't everyone have one? And why can't we, in this day and age, 40 years later, reproduce those first few models so that we all can experience what its like to stay in tune? Damnit!

[@mcg5167]

Awesome story! He did an awesome job for the short time he was in the band.

[@angie2542]

Brad is hands down, amazing!

[@StONed-mb1iv]

Ozzy (circa '82): Who can replace Randy and still have balls? BRAD: HOLD my beer....

[@guylamson6555]

Gotta love the Gillis

[@SuperSpear2009]

What can ya say..Brad is a legend.

[@davidmerlin3344]

If OZZY had any brains left, he would get Brad, Rudy and Tommy and do another CD and tour. That Speak of the Devil lineup was classic musicians and have a sound of their own.

[@TheKevo7777]

I had that vynl and it kicked azz!

[@youtoo2233]

Ozzy probably too old, he's like 90 now

[@EsotericallyObvious369]

Speak of the Devil is one of THE best live albums by any band and Brad fucking killed it on that recording.

[@shannonjones3714]

Excellent show! I always liked Brads work and saw the Diary tour with him! It was great! Thank you for having him and discussing this era!

[@studiomonster2012]

Brad is a monster guitar player still after all these years. Wow! Incredible! 🤣😎👍🏼

[@billyjean2960]

Love this interview. Brads humility is awesome.

[@destrysparks1428]

Major fan of the mighty Night Ranger. What a catalog! NR has consistently put out some of the smartest hard rock out there. Brad is a huge part of why. Keep rocking!

[@metalheadbill]

Speak of the Devil has such an amazing guitar tone! I have been a Brad Gillis fan ever since that album and video came out. 🤘

[@MastersofShred]

Couldn't agree more! Such a monster of an album! 🙌🎸🔥

[@cjvideo22]

I had the pleasure of meeting Brad after the KISS show at Rupp Arena on that tour. Very cool to the fans!

[@johnnyringo8174]

I remember seeing Night Ranger on their first tour opening for Black Sabbath. Sabbath was on the Born Again tour. I didnt know they opened for KISS on the Dawn Patrol tour as well!

[@artheriford]

Saw them open for Sammy Hagar in 1983 on the Dawn Patrol tour

[@dnd820]

Brad is a MONSTER GUITAR PLAYER!!!

[@SuperGaleford]

After a concert in Island Lake I told Brad he was the most underrated guitarist of his generation

[@YesuAiNimen]

Best guitar faces ever!

[@obiem9319]

I totally enjoyed the interview.

[@geraldhartley]

Ok... listen to that thing he sneaks in at 4:53 wEEoooww!! Thanks Brad, for making me smile. :-D

[@paso193]

Gerald Hartley ......LOL!

[@whatarefriends4]

Brad Gillis is a legend

[@musicforcamera]

fab interviews

[@JonMulveyGuitar]

Another great episode from the most entertaining guitslinger show on youtube! Great questions and research around the Randy board too. Bradley was surprised by the question. Go M.O.S. Go!:-)

[@BAJARACER43X]

People dont realize how good Brad Gillis was (still is) back then, no tabs, no song books, all Ozzy / Randy"s material was fairly new and he picks up all the songs practically note for note in about a week, no small task by any means

[@cliffordhritz5215]

Gillis is one of the best story tellers

[@logothescanandeffectmaker2122]

Awesome. Seems like such a down to earth guy

[@fritzd84]

Excellent!!!!

[@tomfredrickson-hx2dz]

I loved that stereo sound.

[@shleprockshleprock]

No eye contact Brad...no eye contact!

[@stevesuttle5878]

I still have his REH instructional video from the 80`s right along with Steve Lukathers..

[@edwinmorse6615]

Have this George Lynch Friedman and Emmet vhs. They weren't cheap either. Lol.

[@stevesuttle5878]

@@edwinmorse6615 great instructional videos! They don't make them like that anymore.

[@vanshipman]

Brad is one cool cat, that I can say. I met him once and partied with the Night Ranger guys on their tour bus. Got a great pic out of the deal too lol Always loved Brads playing and years ago I totally stole his race car lick 😂

[@theonlyredspecial]

Super guitar player. Very good musical mind.

[@DouglasCockrell-t6m]

Yes, speak of the devil got my attention !

[@srxiii2261]

11:49 sounds a lot like mean street!

[@acmichaels4983]

I’ve recently fell in love with Brad’s playing, any song suggestions that really show his shredding ability?

[@mikesnakemanchaney]

his solo in we're stars has about the coolest wammy bar i have ever heard ..lots of other greats too it was a relief thing put together by RJ Dio

[@acmichaels4983]

mikesnakemanchaney we are stars is amazing

[@satchbooggy]

his cover of summer song is awesome AF

[@BrianGrinie]

He can still ROCK IN AMERICA!

[@henryrojas2000]

I was at the Irvine show with Gillis, Sarzo,and Aldridge

[@JBG949]

I was at the Irvine Meadows Show we snuck in through a swampy mess we are from Lake Forest, CA. So Irvine is our back yard..! 🥳

[@henryrojas2000]

@@JBG949 I went through a swampy mess to trying to get back stage, we jumped a fence walked up and realized we were in an elephant cage...got out quick before they saw us hahahaha

[@JBG949]

Dude...I believe that we have met...Im a former Pro Skater from the Dogtown era and Ray Bones Rodriguez had a band Called: POWER TRIP and they may have opened for you or you guys did a multi band gig A Hogue Barmicheals...With early Badlands? 🤙🏿

[@mickdonnell7077]

Damn.....Brad is geeking his ass off....😎

[@neobx2]

One of Brads solos it’s my ringtone 🤘🤘

[@styga1969]

Brad was dying to go jam out. Lol. He didn’t want to chat .. he wanted to play.

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Great content, glad I found this channel

[@iamsixtoes3249]

In the late 80s, I would see Brad at shops on Webster street in Alameda. There was a cool record store he was in often. And Mr. Nady bought the Omni at the edge of Berkley and Oakland. Nady wireless, cool.

[@sophanarakpreap5559]

Sharon ‘ Brad don’t fuck up’ 🤣🤣

[@Schwarzblack]

16:20 …..Till end …. How is playing this Guitar? Does anybody know?

[@mattsweeny3957]

The nicest Guitar Wizard around

[@waynelewis4466]

Brad kick some ass

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Sing me away Brad!!

[@coolmusic1579]

He kinda looks like Sammy Hagar. 🤔😄🎸

[@mrscary3721]

Wow, for some reason I always remember Brad Gillis as stepping into the Ozzy tour gig happening after Night Ranger (and Brad) had already released 'Dawn Patrol'. But, I guess that couldn't be. Because Randy died on March 19th, 1982. And Dawn Patrol wasn't released until November 1st, 1982. Seven and a half months later. I don't recall ever wondering who Brad Gillis was, or where Ozzy found him . I just figured he knew of him from the recently released "Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol" material. But that couldn't be. Unfortunately, not my 1st incorrect recollection from the early 80's... lol.

[@michaelgarcia2050]

I'm amazed that he was able to learn all that stuff with the time constraints.

[@chuckdriver7741]

I saw Night Ranger at a free concert in Dallas, TX during the “Still Rock In America” tour. Joe King Carrasco opened. I think it was at the Dallas Convention Center. The band was incredible but I never knew why it was a free show considering the bands popularity at the time.

[@bearzden]

Love Gillis..awesome guitar player..the floyd master..!!!!

[@humboldthammer]

How old is this interview? Brad looks pretty good -- he must be 60 already. I used to see Brad play with the Alameda All-Stars -- just before he got the call to play with Ozzy and had to put Knight Ranger on hold for a bit.

[@MastersofShred]

humboldthammer this was recorded about 3 weeks ago😬👍🎸And yes, Brad looks great for his age, he’s actually 62😱👍🎸

[@humboldthammer]

@@MastersofShred Yeah, I'm 67 and I just said 60. He used to live on the third floor -- I lived with my girlfriend on the first floor. Can't say that we knew each other well. It's good to see him again.

[@MastersofShred]

humboldthammer WOW!! No kidding?! What a small world!😱👍🎸🎸

[@humboldthammer]

@@MastersofShred Yep. And now WE are all connected to this shared, worldwide experience with near instant communication, called KZbin -- designed, just to wake this generation up. we ARE one. But KZbin is just 14. Wait until 09/23/26.

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

@@humboldthammer I was lucky to see them play about 13 years ago, Brad was in his lat 40s I think

[@joeytorres5442]

seen Brad gillis with Night Ranger ...n Golden Earring opening up for RUSH 😛 tingley coliseum Albuquerque New Mexico

[@stanky9875]

Gotta give Brad alot of credit... he had HUGE shoes to fill and had to deal with Ozzy and Sharon.🤘

[@johnmonroney8614]

Brad Gillis is the one guitar player that you can say is seriously underrated, AND you know I hate that word. I PROB LISTEN to SOTD more than other album. WHEN that came out it was like Whoa! Its live. Oh yeah. I seen Ozzy with Jake, & Dirty Zakk. KEEP ROCKIN Dobie Gillis

[@ryandeanlindgren9054]

cool

[@harryholleran5221]

Won tickets on the radio to see Ranger in Hollywood back in '83-'84. A friend had just won and he called me up to tell me to try. What are the chances? I got in and got a ticket. It was a private show for a few fans. Following the show was a Q&A. Brad was great but he did tire of the questions about Ozzy.

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

Great interview, Ozzy's Speak of the Devil is one of my favorite albums. Now get some decent microphones to do interviews please.

[@MastersofShred]

Happy to hear you enjoyed the interview! As far as the mic's go, unfortunately mine was too low on my jacket so it wasn't picking up my voice :/ However, Brads mic sounds AMAZING. Can we not agree on this?

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

@@MastersofShred Absolutely! He's gotta be the most hyperactive guitar player out there.

[@johnmcminn9455]

16:30 the Speak of the Devil sound is STILL a great guitar sound!

[@SuperFlanders123]

Seems like a good enough guy. I enjoy his work w Ozzy/NightRanger.

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

So how did Kathy and Kelle Rhoads end up with the Pedalboard?????

[@edwinmorse6615]

Randy is why I play. Tommy and bonham my favorite drummers rudy, I have my signed book. Dimebag signed my guitar n remembered me wo it on 2 separate vulgar shows harmony house. Brad stepped in to the biggest moment and to me rewrote history. For once hear a brother and a fan. Thank you. Sept151985 I've never looked back at my adventure

[@edwinmorse6615]

My first guitar was made from Legos. Bought a cheap acoustic in 83. Borrowed a banjo then bought my vantage avg315 n gorilla gg25 in 85

[@jakemf1]

Lots of Eddie in his playing

[@mcg5167]

Yup, Eddie was still the guitar god at this time in the early 80's. After Yngwie hit the scene about a year later, all of a sudden everyone was doing sweep arpeggios.

[@hyutyub]

Brad is amazing ... learned Randy’s part in 4 days by ear...and made it better.. He is an EVH disciple I think. I heard a lot from shredders that Randy triple tracks to hide imperfections .

[@sammyallen6331]

Eh i don't think so m8

[@dominicsosa7405]

Brad Gillis and Mick Mars ...pointed me to the guitar ....

[@superhuman6156]

When asked about Ozzy treating him badly, there were stories from Rudy’s book that Ozzy was always trying to replace Brad. Even to the point of having Rudy & Tommy audition other guitar players during the tour. One of them was Marq Torien who later became the lead singer for the Bullet Boys.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

I have never understood why Ozzy wanted to replace Brad, and especially Jake E Lee. They are both phenomenal guitar players and in my opinion much, much better than Zack Wylde. I love the No Rest For The Wicked album and most of No More Tears album, but never cared for the majority of everything that came out after. Zack's pinch harmonics got very out of control in live concerts in the past twenty years.

[@kenedie4646]

Brad Gillis is an excellent player, who stepped into a situation that most guitar players at the time couldn't probably handle. Randy is, and always will be my favorite musician. Brad did a killer job, and is, I think I'm right, - the first master of the Floyd Rose whammy bar. He had the prototype on his red Strat, when he played with Ozzy, I think. If I'm wrong, cool, but Brad is a great player, Speak of the devil is a killer live? Album...

[@weedyguitarstudio1715]

Big fan may be an odd question but I was wondering if you have stickers I love the logo if you ha e stickers would like to know wanted one for my Jackson Dinky to put on the back or maybe my case or amp Rock On

[@Dastardly_X]

🤘🏻 🌟 🤘