Not only he is a skateboarding legend but also an incredibly underrated musician/guitarist. His musical style is equally as influential!

@manuelgil6728

10 ай бұрын

We need him in the 9 club podcast

@AnwarRashaadMarwanelBalj-fe8gc

6 ай бұрын

Indeed he is.

One of the most stylish just free flowing skaters to ever be

@X-101

2 жыл бұрын

Did he do the biggest gnarlist tricks? nope, but what he did do was smooth as fuck, no other skater came close to him when it came to style

@samahell9488

Жыл бұрын

Ho yeah ! Stylish !

@samahell9488

Жыл бұрын

@@X-101 Fuck shit , yeah !

This honestly puts a smile on my face. Ray is the man, thanks Sneep!

@savantsb

2 жыл бұрын

Una gran sonrisa

When I was growing up, Ray Barbee was, without question, my favorite skater.

Ray of light Barbee showing kids from day one you can be kind and positive, and still make your mark 💜

@savezelda

2 жыл бұрын

Ray of Light Barbee--perfect.

easily more inspirational than 90% of the stuff that comes out these days

This human being is what everyone should be….. creative through and through. My favorite skater for the last 20 years ❤️

@manuelgil6728

27 күн бұрын

We need him in the 9 club

man, Ray's family was my next door neighbor's when i was a kid in Corona and i remember watching him kickflip over the fire hydrant in front of out house. Was a super nice, cool dude back then and its crazy to see how far he went! Hell yeah Ray!

one the all-time greats. proves that style means everything.

That frontside kickflip 360 ramp to ramp, perfection.

@benjistorment1655

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was! I was there. Portland, OR. skate church

@harborareatech310

10 ай бұрын

That 360 double kick flip on that hip was sick too

Super legend. Skating really needs like an actual Hall of Fame you can go to. Like a Smithsonian...30 years or so later and this is still just so sick.

I love his natural beauty and relaxed attitude towards skating Love his music too So interesting to see that old footage too Its like those 1 year skate progress vids But its from beginning of pro carrer to peak. I love it. Great editing sneep

Has to be one of the happiest humans on Earth. Joy to watch him skate and LISTEN to on guitar! So talented! Recently ordered "In Full View" (deluxe edition) CD... can't wait to listen to... ❤😊✌👍🙏

Well done! This encompasses everything I love about skateboarding.

Soul father of skateboarding. Humbly innovated lines, polite style and a fluid energy.

Ray Barbee is incredibly underrated! His part in Ban This is still one of my favorites of all time

@buckodonnghaile4309

2 жыл бұрын

He's universally adored.

@elquepasadeti

Жыл бұрын

Subestimado!? Cualquiera que tenga un poco de idea sabe que es una jodida leyenda...subestimado dice 😅

This made me happy Much love from Afghanistan

think about it.. Ray been killing on a board, anytime a no comply is mentioned, Ray pops up… since mid 80’s till 21st century. (different shapes/sizes/eras/style) while most of our friends we skated probably quit or gone away in life. Thank u Ray.

@Patty_Boom_Boom

2 жыл бұрын

Ray Barbee is the reason I learned no complies. Still can't do the Backside 360 ones but one day

One of the meanest front heels in the game...love his timeless style

This gave me the chills how good it was. Same with his music. Amazing stuff. I love it ❤️

I was 13 years old when the first issue of 411 video magazine came out. The 360 double kickflip trick tip had me and my homies floored. I still skate - if I saw somebody do that trick now I would shake they hand - it's like 30 yrs later, that move would be rad even now. Ray is one of our beloved all time greatest. THANKS RAY

Legend. Such great style.

This is definitely a way to give someone their flowers while they’re still here. This was incredible. 🙏🏾❤️

You can't help but get a good feeling inside when he speaks and skates. A real genuine dude. Love good ol'Ray. Style, smile, for miles and miles. 🙏

I have always loved Ray Barbee’s attitude and flow. Seems like a real positive guy

Ray was way better (technical yet smooth) than I remember. Maybe even underrated. To be that technical with that much style was extremely rare. And with that much emotional maturity is unheard of.

@dannyblitz2122

2 жыл бұрын

I speculate that he was underrated because he was associated with the older school of street skating, even though he was always on the cutting edge and actively progressing skating. The other thing was that he wasn't on a 'cool' board brand and so didn't get the kind of video exposure other pros got, and videos were (almost) everything then. It may also have to do with him being religious, but I have no evidence of that besides knowing how uncool that was in skateboarding in the 90s.

@mikeronni1

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannyblitz2122 Well said. His footage really shows how advanced he was even compared to "cool guys".

@D_Glenn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this kept showing up in my feed, and I thought, not another 90s video that shows how far the skating has progressed, but this was better than a lot of the current videos. For some reason I never realized how advanced his skill was back when I was skating and this was brand new. Kick flip to blunt side, frontside blunt to heel flips, that’s crazy 😝

The smoothness of some tricks is just adorable.

First skate poster I ever had Ray Barbee kick flip wall ride for a vans ad. Thank you Ray.

My number 1 fave skater of all time followed by Daewon, Guy Mariano and Rodney Mullen.

Barbee was my skate camp counselor at Visalia back in 94 or 95....dude was super cool and down to earth. Good times.

Not only was he at the forefront of modern street like Frankie and the LA boys and H-street in the late 80's, he survived the 92 flippity dip no-style era and carried forward into the next century with a smile on his face. He could easily have been a leader with the World-Blind-Girl angry hip-hop dynasty, but chose the positive, light side and continues to find and share joy and self expression. A gentleman through and through; maybe more of us should try relaxing and smiling while skating.

Big 🗣️ S/O to Jan Marten for this treat. Thanks! ✌️

Ray is so easy to sleep on because his style & vibes are like water.

The most beautifulest Ray Barbee Homage Edit ever!!!❤️🤙🏾👍🏾 Well done!

Oh wow, this is so beautiful, so much Love init.

That front 3 from driveway to driveway 🔥

@skait174

2 жыл бұрын

hometown hero stuff💪🏽💪🏽

@ImBanshee112

2 жыл бұрын

Steeze to the max

Just beautiful.

Ray Barbee always puts out the best vibes. I always get the best feeling watching his videos. God bless whoever uploaded this.

A Truly LEGEND and a big influence in my skateboarding since the early days

One of the best videos I've seen this entire week! Loved it so much!

The last time I watch Ray footage was on VHS 411vm and he sang some "Power Lines" song long time ago. Dang who knew Ray got so big n tech with the same smoooveness. Sleepin on my man!

Raw talent and so much style

Gotta love Ray, such a good person.

His skating is like music. Will always be one of my favorites.

I loved watching this guy in videos growing up in the mid 90's. Such a ripper!

Wow. Ray really is one of the best to ever do it. Kickflips into everything, all those 360 kf and hf variations, straight fs shove over a bench on flat is so difficult. Cheers, Ray! Thanks for the inspiration!

Seems like he was tech at the time when not a lot of people were tech. Still looke smooth though.

one of the bests parts i ve ever seen. Thanks for that Ray!

I am sorry, Ray. It was only a few years ago when Tony mentioned you in an interview as being one of the greatest of all time that I had to go back and think--because I remember when you came out--and, you know what? he was 100% right. I apologize for underrating you for so long. You are definitely up there with and even beyond Hensley and whoever else we praise from that whole era. And you're still here! (Hensley, amazing as he was, is not.) I won't say too much. Everyone in the comments is already saying it all: style plus tech in a way never duplicated; quite possibly the best no-comply of all time; so cool, consistent, and down-to-earth; etc., etc., etc. Thank you. You were/are an inspiration.

Greatest still. Soo easy on the eyes

I absolutely love these; the vibe is real! Freedom, Fun , Friends

man....Ray looks so good on a skateboard....anything this guy does on a board is just pure gold....im still trippin on how pimp his part in ban this is...just no complys and shuvits look so good...360 backside no comply with the arms down and all mellow...soooo good

This guy clearly invented the backside 360 Ollie. Also that front 3 kickflip was next level

Seriously such an amazing compilation

This made me happy

Love this dude. Incredible style.

For as much as skating has progressed, watching old parts remind you how little it has changed. Fads come and go but don't forget that dudes were flipping in and flipping out of grinds 30 years ago.

Truly one of the skater of all time

Awesome style and always has a smile 🤙🏼

2:27 my man just frontside 360 kickflipped a spine! Never knew that had gone down!

wtf is wrong with me, i am just now realizing why Barbee is so respected.. great edit!

So good, and beautiful edit

Such a nice style, floaty smooth

Rodney and Daewon were busy doing tech tricks on the picnic tables and Ray Barbee comes along and just does a gigantic frontside flip over the entire thing that Tom Penny would be proud of

As a kid, we all emulated his style

I met Ray today at All City church (Joe Gruber, pastor) in Portland. I told him that I started rolling my jeans up after his first video part came out and he laughed. Super nice dude, super smooth and super talented. You rip Ray!

His ban this part was a game changer💣💥

Damn Ray still ripping. The no comply king! Public domain part was the raddest 🙌🔥

Beautiful.

For sure one of the Best and Smooth Styles Ever!!!

Ray B. Was MY FIRST BOARD EVER. Saw him at a contest once. Fractured my ankle trying to impress him! Love ya bro. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Ray is pure inspiration to watch

Nice, we all spent weeks learning all of the no comply variations when Ray’s section came out. Such good styles

My fave skater when i was a kid

An awesomely stylish goat.

Thanks for this ❤️

timeless style!

That can’t stop the firm era stuff mid way thru this aged super well

Hell yeah, so much progressive skateboarding. Much props for finding all the bits and pieces in the 411s👏

Not sure whether to go skating or play guitar! Lovely stuff.

this vid made me happy

beautiful edit

Another quick note about the trick tip at 3:12; I think this was the first issue of 411, deep in the land of slo-mo sketch flip, and his superior tech and style were still shining through. Especially that frontside flip down the bank, better than even Koston at the time imho. I also notice he never got into the clown clothes everyone else (including me haha) were wearing. Class act all the way

fantastic!!!

Nice work. Timeless skateboarding

The popsicle shape was good to Ray Barbee..blunt heel flip out is steezy

Always found he was so talented and so discret in the same time, respect Bro .

Great video thank you

Skateboarding with smile

This is so special.

So good!!!

Cos' I'm old the early no comply stuff will always be my favourite... but seriously what a skateboarder! Always comes across as a nice dude as well.

Can't get tired watching him

bs 360 no comply was unreal. honestly have never seen half this footage this guy was a true legend. really humble

Somehow I missed this footage! Didn't know he was so much better!

Aw man. Right in the nostalgias.

Legend 🙌🏻

In these troubling times this is just what the doctor ordered

Fluid! Got that freaky flow

1:39 HOLY SHIIIIT THAT WAS SMOOOTH

@a.s.konttinen

2 жыл бұрын

Most def. Barbee been havin' 'em 360's on lock. 💯 FS & BS.