Ever seen Steve Vai play guitar?

by Scot Standke

Posted: 15 years ago 14 replies

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Wow!

Heard the name before, think he played with Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth a while back, but I never really heard any of his stuff.

Check out some of these vids, simply amazing, like I've never heard a guitar played before:

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Incredible!

Scot

Matt Bard

15 years ago

he played the devil's guitar player in the 80's movie "Crossroads".

The movie was cheesy but the "jam session" with Steve Vai and the kid was cool.

Ry Cooder was the music behind the kid's playing. I think Ry also did the whole soundtrack. Other than Steve's part.

Here is the "Duel"

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pwnzor 15 years ago

That song in the Duel is "Bad Horsie" by Steve Vai.. Also Check out his song Lotus Feet...

Also a few other guitarist worth mentioning:

Yngwie Malmsteen

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John Petrucci

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Michael Angelo Batio

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Eric Johnson

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Buckethead

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Kurt

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Matt M

Didn't like the casting of Vai for that part. It should have been Johnny Winter. Having an albino play the part of the devil's guitar player would have been cool, plus Johnny's a bluesman, Vai isn't.

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Loren Woirhaye

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Didn't like the casting of Vai for that part. It should have been Johnny Winter. Having an albino play the part of the devil's guitar player would have been cool, plus Johnny's a bluesman, Vai isn't.

Perhaps Johnny would have played Ry Cooder under
the table in the climactic duel scene. Winter's blues
is mean as hell, in a good way. I don't recall Cooder's
playing as nearly so intense.

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Matt Bard 15 years ago

Great. Haven't thought about those guys in a while.

What do you think about Michael Schenker?

I'll hear him do a kick ass solo but then there is something that I can't put my finger on that keeps him out of that group above.

Maybe he is a little sterile and missing some emotion. It's all technique with him. (shrugs)
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Matt Bard 15 years ago

Kurt, good call on Johnny Winter.
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- Bruce Arnold 15 years ago
  
  Johnny Winter at Bob Dylan's Birthday celebration in the '90s.
  
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- Kurt 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Matt M
  
  Kurt, good call on Johnny Winter.
  
  Hey Matt,
  
  I'm not trying to put Vai down at all...I just think Johnny Winter was born to play that part.
  
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  Matt Bard 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kurt
  
  Hey Matt,
  
  I'm not trying to put Vai down at all...I just think Johnny Winter was born to play that part.
  
  No I didn't think so Kurt. I agree with you about Johnny being a better fit.
  
  Somehow I think Johnny has paid more "dues for his blues" than Steve.
  
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linkerbuzz 15 years ago

This is great thanks for the share...
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BrianMcLeod 15 years ago

Vai's Passion & Warfare is arguably the greatest instrumental rock guitar album ever recorded, IMO.

Get thee to iTunes and grab it!

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- Matt Bard 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by BrianMcLeod
  
  Vai's Passion & Warfare is arguably the greatest instrumental rock guitar album ever recorded, IMO.
  
  A little embarrassed to say I haven't heard that whole album yet.
  
  So you would say that it beats out anything by Jeff Beck? Well, I know that Beck is more Fusion but still what do you think as far as comparison?
  
  Sincere question since I have not heard it. I'm not trying to start a debate
  
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- Bill Jeffels 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by BrianMcLeod
  
  Vai's Passion & Warfare is arguably the greatest instrumental rock guitar album ever recorded, IMO.
  
  Get thee to iTunes and grab it!
  
  Best,
  
  Brian
  
  I was a big fan of Vai's from when he was with David Lee Roth.
  
  When Passion and Warfare came out I immediately went out and bought the cassette tape ( yes cassette ).
  
  I listened to that tape so many times it eventually busted .
  
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Matt Bard 15 years ago

I think we all can agree the movie would have been much better if it had been written, directed, and the casting done by blues players.

Now that would have been a movie.

The kid, played by Stevie Ray Vaughn runs into a prophet, (Eric Clapton) who appears in a field and teaches the young man a few licks to get him through the tough times ahead.

Wasn't Clapton the prophet in the Who's Tommy? maybe that's where I picked up that idea.
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