Ahh..the power of You Tube(I wish Prince would realize this). I was watching some Stevie Vai clips & I must admit I am really converted now. I watched 'Tender Surrender' & 'For The Love Of God' and I'm still picking my jaw up from the floor. That man kicks some major ass. So for any Stevie Vai fans..what albums/songs should I check out from him?


For anybody else who hasn't heard him..please watch this. He's no joke.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...1VjwciFLAg

check him on g3 festivals,especialy japan.
every album by him is great.
you should start with passion and ... forgot the second word of album

Cool..thanx..im gonna hunt those down..

Passion & Warfare
Flex-Able


He also did some serious shredding on a Hendrix tribute album, "In from the Storm." That's worth hunting down, as well.

And, he was the guest guitarist for one of Whitesnake's latter albums. The title escapes me, at the moment, however.

Calligraphy said:

"Slip of the Tongue".
I also recommend "Eat 'Em and Smile" with David Lee Roth, Vai and Billy Sheehan make a great team.

"Flexible and Flexible Leftovers" are probably my favorite Vai albums. They're quirky and there's one song, "The Boy/Girl Song" that's something you wouldn't expect from him. Real catchy tune.

My fave Vai track, offhand is probably "Jiboom".

JesseDezz said:

Ah, hello, Jesse.

Yes, "Eat 'Em & Smile" was my intro to Vai. A video from that disc had him making his guitar talk. I said, "OK, now that dude is on to something..."

Yeah, he's like the perfect blend of guitar chops and showmanship. I love the end of "Yankee Rose", too, when he goes crazy with the geetar.

Thanx Calligraphy & Jesse! I'm looking 4 new styles 2 study on Guitar. Stevie Vai has a style that I would love 2 incorporate into my own. He really is a master at what he does.

I'm 4 sho' gonna find all these songs/Albums all of U have suggested to me. Thanx 4 ur recommendations.

Keep 'em coming. How about any Tour DVDs?

My favorite Steve Vai album is "Alien Love Secrets". It's got Tender Surrender... Die to Live... Boy from Seattle... Bad Horsie... all amazing...

actually all these songs are on youtube. here's "boy from seattle" (jimi hendrix dedication):

http://www.youtube.com/wa...A9eIslX4v0

Like all the Alien Love Secrets songs on the DVD... it's not a live performance, but synced... that doesn't diminish Vai's greatness in the least.
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Passion and Warfare is also great. Here's another one of my fave steve vai songs: Answers (from passion and warfare):

http://www.youtube.com/wa...7kcuWoyjLs

Thanx Cool Cat..Im gonna give those a listen.

loved it.
the utube comments were also interesting

Bishop31 said:

my recomendation would be, go see him live, not in a g3 show a full 2 hours of him on his own, then u will most likely stop listening to him