Progressive Rock Music Forum : Shawn Lane http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Progressive Rock Music Forum : Suggest New Bands and Artists : Shawn Lane Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:03:20 +0000 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:25:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.progarchives.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=65824 Progressive Rock Music Forum http://www.progarchives.com/forum/css_styles/mac-prog/PAlogo_v2.gif http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ Shawn Lane : Originally posted by Gerinski Originally... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596906#3596906 Author: snobb
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 22 2010 at 17:25

Originally posted by Gerinski

Originally posted by harmonium.ro

Shawn Lane was accepted, get ready with your reviews Cool
The first one is already there Tongue
 
 
 
Good job!Thumbs Up
]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:25:54 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596906#3596906 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by harmonium.roShawn... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596837#3596837 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 22 2010 at 16:56

Originally posted by harmonium.ro

Shawn Lane was accepted, get ready with your reviews Cool
The first one is already there Tongue]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:56:02 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596837#3596837 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by Gerinski Originally... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596533#3596533 Author: Dick Heath
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 22 2010 at 10:57

Originally posted by Gerinski

Originally posted by Dick Heath

And then there is the excellent live Tritone Fascination Live under Lane's name.
I think you mean "The Powers of Ten Live"?  I have the studio "Tri-Tone Fascination" but I'm not aware of "Tri-Tone Fascination Live" (or maybe a bootleg?)
Correct - faulty ageing memory misfunctioning again - but at least you get the point.
]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:57:36 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3596533#3596533 Shawn Lane : yeah!!!! http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3595147#3595147 Author: Negoba
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 21 2010 at 10:21

yeah!!!!]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:21:28 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3595147#3595147 Shawn Lane : Shawn Lane was accepted, get ready... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3595036#3595036 Author: harmonium.ro
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 21 2010 at 07:32

Shawn Lane was accepted, get ready with your reviews Cool]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:32:47 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3595036#3595036 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by Dick HeathAnd... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594183#3594183 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 12:57

Originally posted by Dick Heath

And then there is the excellent live Tritone Fascination Live under Lane's name.
I think you mean "The Powers of Ten Live"?  I have the studio "Tri-Tone Fascination" but I'm not aware of "Tri-Tone Fascination Live" (or maybe a bootleg?)]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:17 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594183#3594183 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by Dick... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594125#3594125 Author: harmonium.ro
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 12:13

Originally posted by Dick Heath

Originally posted by harmonium.ro

He already has PA credentials as a collaborator of Jonas Hellborg, I'll be giving those two albums a spin. Thanks for the suggestion. Thumbs Up


A lot more than two with Hellborg and all worth checking out and don't forget the collaboration with Hellborg  on Michael Shrieve's album Two Doors and a few tunes on Jens Johansson's Fission. And then there is the excellent live Tritone Fascination Live under Lane's name.


Thanks, I am definitely interested!

Originally posted by Dick Heath


To be honest I thought we agreed to Lane's inclusion a couple of years ago


That's interesting... can it be dug up from the vaults? Or should there be a new evaluation?
]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:13:56 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594125#3594125 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by harmonium.roHe... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594102#3594102 Author: Dick Heath
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 11:24

Originally posted by harmonium.ro

He already has PA credentials as a collaborator of Jonas Hellborg, I'll be giving those two albums a spin. Thanks for the suggestion. Thumbs Up


A lot more than two with Hellborg and all worth checking out and don't forget the collaboration with Hellborg  on Michael Shrieve's album Two Doors and a few tunes on Jens Johansson's Fission. And then there is the excellent live Tritone Fascination Live under Lane's name.


To be honest I thought we agreed to Lane's inclusion a couple of years ago
]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:24:27 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594102#3594102 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by GerinskiDirect... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594083#3594083 Author: snobb
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 11:02

Originally posted by Gerinski

Direct comparisons are hateful. I agree that the guitar pieces of Shawn Lane are closer to Frank Gambale's than to Holdsworth's, but for one thing Holdsworth is better known when having to give some references. Then we have the fact that Shawn Lane fortunately wrote also pieces based on his huge skill with the piano and keyboards, giving him an important advantage compared to Gambale or other guitar heroes who while being great may get too repetitive with the virtuoso-guitar-shredding thing.
Holdsworth is more experimental and cold-technical, and Lane was more sensitive, more melodic. I love both (and Gambale too), they are simply different and they all deserve credit for what they have done.
 
 
Shawn Lane got one JRF team member's  "Yes" for inclusion, so evaluation process is on its way. Just wait a bit for the final team's decision Wink.
]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:02:22 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594083#3594083 Shawn Lane : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYJyQ94m2-gthe... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594057#3594057 Author: aginor
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 09:58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYJyQ94m2-g

the fantastic Øystein Sunde (Oistein Sunde)

this is not Jazz fusion but he is a legend i Norway often considered the best Norwegian guitaris, probably one of the fastest blue-grass guitarists in the world he is also a prominant banjo player, he gets praised by both Clapton and Knophler by being the best guitaris in the world.

he is most known for writen fun, silly songs about caravans, Volvo Amazon and other humeos songs he combine fast guitar playnig, stand-up comic, if you understand Norwegian you will fall of your chair in laughter, often blue grass based


]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:58:32 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594057#3594057 Shawn Lane : Direct comparisons are hateful.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594026#3594026 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 20 2010 at 09:02

Direct comparisons are hateful. I agree that the guitar pieces of Shawn Lane are closer to Frank Gambale's than to Holdsworth's, but for one thing Holdsworth is better known when having to give some references. Then we have the fact that Shawn Lane fortunately wrote also pieces based on his huge skill with the piano and keyboards, giving him an important advantage compared to Gambale or other guitar heroes who while being great may get too repetitive with the virtuoso-guitar-shredding thing.
Holdsworth is more experimental and cold-technical, and Lane was more sensitive, more melodic. I love both (and Gambale too), they are simply different and they all deserve credit for what they have done.


Edited by Gerinski - March 20 2010 at 09:51]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:02:56 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3594026#3594026 Shawn Lane : I admit that Holdsworth has underwhelmed... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3590127#3590127 Author: Negoba
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 17 2010 at 09:40

I admit that Holdsworth has underwhelmed me since I first heard him.

I've heard Holdsworth in multiple contexts, and I've heard nothing that compares to Lane. Which is ok because Lane was part of a generation that built on the work the 70's fusion guitarists started. It's natural that they would take the torch further. And hopefully there will be new artists to advance it even further.

 
]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:40:07 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3590127#3590127 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by Atavachrondespite... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589989#3589989 Author: snobb
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 17 2010 at 03:40

Originally posted by Atavachron

despite the Holdsworth influence, their two styles are vastly different, Lane is closer to a Frank Gambale than an Allan Holdsworth..but like AH, Lane was quite an original

Originally posted by Negoba

 All respect to Holdsworth, he's no where near the musician Shawn Lane was. And I know that's saying alot.


nonsense, and I love Lane's playing



Absolutely agree! Even if one can hate Allan Holdsorth playing, it's difficult to compare him and LaneLOL]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:40:12 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589989#3589989 Shawn Lane : despite the Holdsworth influence,... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589988#3589988 Author: Atavachron
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 17 2010 at 03:35

despite the Holdsworth influence, their two styles are vastly different, Lane is closer to a Frank Gambale than an Allan Holdsworth..but like AH, Lane was quite an original

Originally posted by Negoba

 All respect to Holdsworth, he's no where near the musician Shawn Lane was. And I know that's saying alot.


nonsense, and I love Lane's playing



]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:35:46 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589988#3589988 Shawn Lane : Glad to hear those first positive... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589598#3589598 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:39

Glad to hear those first positive feedbacks, I hope there will be consensus to add him to PA !
 
The reason I said "not in Prog-Metal please" is that Shawn Lane is frequently praised as being the fastest guitarist ever, and as such is sometimes revered by metal public and put alongside metal guitar-shredders such as Steve Vai (admittedly much more than a guitar shredder), Tony MacAlpine, Richie Kotzen and the likes.
 
But Shawn Lane was special, even if his guitar sound was sometimes close to the metal shredders, his music was purely fussion, indeed his biggest influence being Alan Holdsworth, and for another thing he was also a very accomplished pianist / keyboardist (in his great first solo album "The powers of ten" he played all the instruments, well, I think for the drums he used a sequencer but anyway all by himself).
 
And the big advantage compared to Holdsworth is that while Alan's solo albums frequently sound like academical scale-practice exercises, Shawn had real melodies in his music.


Edited by Gerinski - March 16 2010 at 17:46]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:39:59 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589598#3589598 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by lucas Another... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589595#3589595 Author: Negoba
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:38

Originally posted by lucas

Another Holdsworth-clone, besides Henderson. I am indeed suprised he is not YET in PA...

 
All respect to Holdsworth, he's no where near the musician Shawn Lane was. And I know that's saying alot.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:38:10 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589595#3589595 Shawn Lane : Those videos are good choices.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589591#3589591 Author: Negoba
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:35

Those videos are good choices. Here's one more fave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI3QnZEL0F8
 
Shawn really didn't do anything related to jam bands, mainly shred and jazz guitar scene of the time. One of the most astonishing musicians to have walked during our lifetimes.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:35:59 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589591#3589591 Shawn Lane : Another Holdsworth-clone, besides... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589572#3589572 Author: lucas
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:23

Another Holdsworth-clone, besides Henderson. I am indeed suprised he is not YET in PA...

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589572#3589572 Shawn Lane : Originally posted by LoganHe... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589571#3589571 Author: Tsevir Leirbag
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:22

Originally posted by Logan

He suggested Jazz-Rock Fusion (not in Prog metal).
 
Oops, I didn't see that.
LOL Gerinski, you're a funny guy!
After hearing the samples, I definitely think he'd fit here though.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:57 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589571#3589571 Shawn Lane : Yes he has a few videos in YouTube,... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589547#3589547 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 17:03

Yes he has a few videos in YouTube, try these to get a feeling:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eDV4fJcRUI
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJJPyc4xvM&feature=related
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPTeFta4lw&feature=related
 
The ones where he looks so fat are closer to his end (it was due to his illness which eventually killed him), I recommend the earlier ones best.
 
Definitely more prog than many of the artists in PA. Enjoy !!!
 
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:03:03 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589547#3589547 Shawn Lane : He's definitely a fusion... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589535#3589535 Author: Negoba
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 16:59

He's definitely a fusion guy. He took Holdworth's work and took it to another level. (Power of ten, maybe)
 
Definitely would fit in on jazz-fusion.
 
His time with Hellborg is as much Lane as Hellborg, with occasionally sounding like a Lane solo project. Most of his work in the years leading up to his death were with Hellborg.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:59:44 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589535#3589535 Shawn Lane : I searched more info, Shawn Lane... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589534#3589534 Author: snobb
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 16:59

I searched more info, Shawn Lane started in Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas (at his 14 as lead guitarist!), later was influenced by Holdsworth guitar techniques and played with Jonas Hellborg.
From above samples I can really hear some Holdsworth influences, but all music is more instrumental rock with some fusion elements (let say more Steve Vai than Holdsworth).Jazz moments are presented, but not too much. In many places it sounds more as jam band, than as jazzy improv. Few places are really fusion though.
 
From what I heard there I think his music is instrumental rock ,but with fusion influence for sure. Possibly, it's my personal impression, but theer are not enough jazz elements (even if separate songs are more jazzy) for being classified as progressive jazz-rock fusion.And 100% no chances to be classified as progressive metal Smile.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:59:25 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589534#3589534 Shawn Lane : He already has PA credentials... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589510#3589510 Author: harmonium.ro
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 16:47

He already has PA credentials as a collaborator of Jonas Hellborg, I'll be giving those two albums a spin. Thanks for the suggestion. Thumbs Up]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589510#3589510 Shawn Lane : He suggested Jazz-Rock Fusion... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589393#3589393 Author: Logan
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 15:49

He suggested Jazz-Rock Fusion (not in Prog metal).

Here are some links (I usually like to listen to suggestions, informally, but can't very well at the moment) :

http://www.myspace.com/shawnlanepage
http://www.shawnlane.com/
http://www.shawnlane.com/sounds.html

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVVyi-DuwMQ[/tube]

[urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Lane[/url]
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589393#3589393 Shawn Lane : Do you have samples to evaluate... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589369#3589369 Author: Tsevir Leirbag
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 15:35

Do you have samples to evaluate them?
What sub-genre would fit the best in, in your opinion?
Thanks.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:25 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589369#3589369 Shawn Lane : I wasquite surprised to see that... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589320#3589320 Author: Gerinski
Subject: 65824
Posted: March 16 2010 at 14:59

I was quite surprised to see that the late Shawn Lane is not listed in PA. He is little known here in Europe but I guess he's much better known in the States.
His only two studio records "The Powers of Ten" and "The Tri-Tone Fascination" are great works which I would classify in Jazz-Rock-Fussion (not in Prog-Metal please !!).
 
If I will have the chance to ever review "The Powers of Ten" I will define it as "take Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny and Steve Vai, add a pinch of Zappa and another of Chick Corea, put it all in a mixer, and you have an idea of what this album sounds like".
 
An unquestionable talent, and a sad loss for the musical world who deserves a place in PA.
]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:25 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65824&PID=3589320#3589320