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steve vai

thevic24

thevic24

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excuse my polishness but i have never heard of steve vai until tonight.

flipped the tube on and turned the palladia channel on and there he is.
he is on now and holy crap this guy can just plain get it.

this guy has a hell of a band as well.

i will be adding some of this guys music to my collection.

mad skills:yes:

-vic
 
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LOL.. I just started a post about the show too.. Man is he only getting better..

He used to transcribe for, and play with Frank Zappa years ago.. He's always been one of the very best..

Oh.. he also learned to play with Joe Satriani as his teacher..
 
ya, i was blown away.
ive never heard of him until now.

as far as music, thats the sound that i like.

a+++ for him and his band tonight.


-vic
 
He's always been one of my favs...was awesome seeing him on Palladia lately. One of my favorites is the ending part he had in a old 80s flick called Crossroads.
 
The difference between him and other great rock guitarists is he actually studied music and music theory.. something that took him to a level most rockers can't even begin to comprehend..
 
Hey Todd.. What's Shakin??? Bought me some new amps today :D Should have them in a couple weeks.. .

OK.. done hijackin..
 
LOL. That deserves a call.

To the op, another great one to check out is Joe Satriani. I was lucky enough to see him live at Hammerjacks in Baltimore back in the day.
 
similost said:
The difference between him and other great rock guitarists is he actually studied music and music theory.. something that took him to a level most rockers can't even begin to comprehend..
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I like Steve myself. But what you said is his problem. He is always trying to show you what he learned and what he can do. I want to know what he feels and to me he has a problem with that. Not the best writer either. But that is something you can't be taught. But yes he is a great ax slinger. But there are more like him.
Al Di Meola constantly tries to show you how fast he can play. Fine, great and I'm glad he can, but show me something other than that. Feeling means alot more to me than showing off. These guys would be alot bigger if they could or would. But hey I listen every time they play. Much talent there.
 
jimfet said:
I like Steve myself. But what you said is his problem. He is always trying to show you what he learned and what he can do. I want to know what he feels and to me he has a problem with that. Not the best writer either. But that is something you can't be taught. But yes he is a great ax slinger. But there are more like him.
Al Di Meola constantly tries to show you how fast he can play. Fine, great and I'm glad he can, but show me something other than that. Feeling means alot more to me than showing off. These guys would be alot bigger if they could or would. But hey I listen every time they play. Much talent there.
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I summarily agree...Vai can sound so clinical, much like DiMeola...both fretboard scorchers, to be sure. I went to a Return to Forever show way back when, and was very disappointed to find that Bill Connor had been replaced on guitar by Al DiMeola, new to me at the time... he put on a stunning technical display, to be sure, but didn't seem to be a very emotive player, perhaps like a Carlos Santana might be considered..his playing definitely matured, and I've had the pleasure of seeing him perform numerous times over the years... his acoustic work is quite impassioned. Players such as Vai and Satriani are truly dazzling and accomplished guitarists, but I haven't yet had the pleasure of hearing them in a looser, more extemporaneous mode like I have Dimeola, though I'm sure it happens...I rolled DVR on the Vai show on Palladia tonight, perhaps this will be that show...
 
OK... I can admit.. he sure can't make a guitar talk like BB can make Lucile cry, but he sure can make the strings sing, and do it in such a complex style that it does put him into a realm that very few are in..
 
i listened to an interview with steve on a radio show called "rock line" probably ten years ago. he made a comment that has stayed with me ever since. he said "you simply cannot imagine the utter joy of playing without thinking." i think that says a lot about his soul and his talent. i saw him with zappa at the fox theater in atlanta in the early eighties, they were amazing. check out "fire garden". the guy is just otherworldly when he plays.

best regards, sam :music:
 
he's a berkley grad, probably the best music school for the showbiz/performance side of music. check out his "passion and warfare" album, to me it's a little stripped down, for him anyway, and it shows he doesn't need to noodle to sound great. "blue powder" is on there and it's an amazing tune.
 
you're absolutely correct, passion and warfare is a killer cd. every time i listen to something he's done i hear something new or some riff that takes me aback and leaves me in awe thinking how in this world did he play that. have you checked any of the G3 cds and dvds he does with satriani and a guest? also check his live at the astoria dvd. great stuff. as far as i'm concerned he can noodle all he wants.

best regards, sam :music:
 
Vai and Satriani stay in regular rotation on my playlist. If one likes heavy metal classical try Ynigwie Malmsteen, and don't forget Jason Becker with Cacophony. The G3 concerts that Satriani puts on are simply incredible.
 
On Zappas "Ship arriving too late..." the credits read: impossible guitar......Steve Vai
Dude is just ridiculous!

RD
 
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