We all knew Shawn Lane was amazing..

[Jacksons Shred]

But fuckin shit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5MxCgbEAM

[gotwtt]

i bet if he was thinner he would be in some super group it does show how gifted he was R.I.P Shawn

[MartinBarre]

That's some beautiful guitar playing, not what I was expecting at all. I can see where gotwtt is coming from - if he looked like Steve Vai, he'd have been snapped up by someone like David Coverdale or Roth.

[Norton]

Unfortunately , it was not his "apetite" that made him fat. I think it was soemthing about his liver.

[Robert Burns]

Holy Shit !! This must have been what George Lynch, and Kirk Hammet
heard one night in a Memphis hotel...they both came running out into
the hallway, and Kirk said to George.."I thought that was you playing"?
George said..."Hell, im not THAT Good!"... Wish this was in perfect
video quality... but lets see Rusty Cooley do this !! And to think...in 86'
we all thought Eddie was the the baddest! :ROTF:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLlR2Zsakls&feature=related

Think he was great on Guitar? Check out his keyboard prowess!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI3QnZEL0F8&feature=related

[6string40]

I was never really exposed to Shawn's playing until recently...I had heard OF him, but not actually heard him. I have to say he was one of the most talented musicians I have ever heard. His tone was fantastic. He was clean no matter how fast he played. No matter how fast or slow he played, it was always the most tasteful thing you'd ever heard! And it all seemed so effortless to him...RIP brother.

[Jacksons Shred]

The only person that I think could come close to Shawn Lane, is Guthrie Govan, but even that is still a stretch..

[VitaminG]

Unfortunately , it was not his "apetite" that made him fat. I think it was soemthing about his liver.

I can't remember the nature of his illness, but apparently the regular injections of cortisone to deal with it affected his weight too.

[Jacksons Shred]

I can't remember the nature of his illness, but apparently the regular injections of cortisone to deal with it affected his weight too.

He had a few weird cases of some arthritis, and I remember reading a thing he wrote that said his constant cortisone shots caused him to be so inflated all the time..

[Robert Burns]

I was never really exposed to Shawn's playing until recently...I had heard OF him, but not actually heard him. I have to say he was one of the most talented musicians I have ever heard. His tone was fantastic. He was clean no matter how fast he played. No matter how fast or slow he played, it was always the most tasteful thing you'd ever heard! And it all seemed so effortless to him...RIP brother.

** Hard to find this CD...but "Powers of Ten"... That is an incredible
album! A masterpiece imo

[VitaminG]

I don't know if it's still available but Powers of Ten (the entire album) was a free download on his website a few years ago

[Rupe]

He was a great player, no doubt. This wasn't one of his better moments though IMO. Yeah, he tore it up, but at the expense of the song. You can play for the song, or you can play to the song...this was a case of the latter. I'll take Jeff Beck's version any day.

[Robert Burns]

He was a great player, no doubt. This wasn't one of his better moments though IMO. Yeah, he tore it up, but at the expense of the song. You can play for the song, or you can play to the song...this was a case of the latter. I'll take Jeff Beck's version any day.

Maybe on that song Rupe...but check out "Grey Piano's Flying"...
this embodies Flair... Hyperspeed..Tons of emotion...and imo the best
Phrasing EVER! Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPTeFta4lw&feature=related

[pro-fusion]

He had a few weird cases of some arthritis, and I remember reading a thing he wrote that said his constant cortisone shots caused him to be so inflated all the time..

He suffered from psoriatic arthritis, which is a form of psoriasis that attacks the joints. There are better treatments than cortisone shots, but he couldn't afford them.

[Rupe]

Maybe on that song Rupe...but check out "Grey Piano's Flying"...
this embodies Flair... Hyperspeed..Tons of emotion...and imo the best
Phrasing EVER! Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPTe...eature=related

Like I said, "THIS wasn't one of his better moments"...referring to his walking all over People Get Ready. I'm a big fan of most of his original material...this tune absolutely kicks ass.