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Thread started 03/07/09 12:55pm

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The Steve Vai Set



...Tender Surrender





...Blue Powder





...Whispering A Prayer





...For The Love Of God




tA

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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all."
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Reply #1 posted 03/07/09 1:12pm

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headbangguitar Thanx exclaim

I saw this following clip on YT about a year ago. Really dig these kinda anecdotes lol


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Reply #2 posted 03/07/09 1:22pm

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Shango said:

headbangguitar Thanx exclaim

I saw this following clip on YT about a year ago. Really dig these kinda anecdotes lol




You're welcome. I just sent that to someone the other day.
That's classic Zappa. smile


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Reply #3 posted 03/07/09 1:34pm

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theAudience said:


You're welcome. I just sent that to someone the other day.
That's classic Zappa. smile


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Yep ! All those thingfishes from Joe's Garage cool

Have you checked this one too ?





Here are also the first and third part. Interesting stuff he tells about.

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Reply #4 posted 03/07/09 1:45pm

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worship Vai worship

"Well I hear Lida Rhondstat is looking for a guitar player" Classic!

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Reply #5 posted 03/07/09 1:56pm

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yeahthat guitar
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Reply #6 posted 03/07/09 2:27pm

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Class act, talented, friendly, and a monster musician.

I was lucky enough to meet him and he is as humble as can be.

His whole team is fantastic, surrounds himself with great people too.
Music is the best...
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[Edited 3/8/09 21:42pm]
‎"The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page
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Reply #8 posted 03/08/09 9:01pm

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Shango said:


Have you checked this one too ?


eek Whoa, I hadn't seen Terry's audition story.
Zappa doesn't joke around when it comes to playing his music.

Thanks. smile


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Reply #9 posted 03/08/09 9:01pm

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Nice group of tunes. cool


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Reply #10 posted 03/09/09 12:07am

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BlaqueKnight said:

worship Vai worship

"Well I hear Lida Rhondstat is looking for a guitar player" Classic!

[Edited 3/7/09 13:46pm]


He's the best combination of talent and nice guy that I've ever met. Great, great guy. Talented as hell and a very giving guy.
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Reply #11 posted 03/09/09 11:51am

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Vai + Holland Metropole Orchestra...



...For The Love Of God




...Salamanders In The Sun




...Lotus Feet



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Reply #12 posted 03/09/09 12:07pm

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I always wondered if you liked Steve Vai. He's got to be one of my favorite musicians. He's so much more than a great guitar player. I think his devotion to music in general really sets him apart from the other "meedly meedly" 80's shredders.

I have always seen him as having kinship with Prince. They have many of the same virtues and the same flaws (see Sex & Religion), and the same themes in their music.

Passion & Warfare is maybe my favorite guitar album of all time. Blow By Blow would give it a good fight however!
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Reply #13 posted 03/09/09 1:03pm

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The Riddle has long been one of my top Steve Vai tunes. But part of the appeal may be where it comes on the album. The whole Passion & Warfare album is such a dense & complicated affair. Something that takes about 30 listens to begin to comprehend.

He's always gone beyond metal, as evidenced by the 1:45 mark on this track

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And here's an example of an actual "song" lol

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Reply #15 posted 03/09/09 1:47pm

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NDRU said:

I always wondered if you liked Steve Vai. He's got to be one of my favorite musicians. He's so much more than a great guitar player. I think his devotion to music in general really sets him apart from the other "meedly meedly" 80's shredders.

I have always seen him as having kinship with Prince. They have many of the same virtues and the same flaws (see Sex & Religion), and the same themes in their music.

Passion & Warfare is maybe my favorite guitar album of all time. Blow By Blow would give it a good fight however!

I have a great deal of respect for him as a musician.
Anybody that can make the cut with Frank Zappa you've gotta give it up.
It was his compositions that I couldn't seem to get with.
They'll get a re-listen. music


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Reply #16 posted 03/09/09 3:08pm

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My favorite Vai Solo:




Here is another kewl Vai solo.

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Reply #17 posted 03/09/09 3:49pm

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Here's something that to me displays the side that he shares with Zappa. A goofy song, but something not many musicians could pull off.


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Reply #18 posted 03/10/09 1:04am

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Steve is on the new issue of Guitar World that hits newsstands today.


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Reply #19 posted 03/10/09 3:41am

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NDRU said:

I always wondered if you liked Steve Vai. He's got to be one of my favorite musicians. He's so much more than a great guitar player. I think his devotion to music in general really sets him apart from the other "meedly meedly" 80's shredders.

I have always seen him as having kinship with Prince. They have many of the same virtues and the same flaws (see Sex & Religion), and the same themes in their music.

Passion & Warfare is maybe my favorite guitar album of all time. Blow By Blow would give it a good fight however!

I have a great deal of respect for him as a musician.
Anybody that can make the cut with Frank Zappa you've gotta give it up.
It was his compositions that I couldn't seem to get with.
They'll get a re-listen. music


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peace Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431


He's an amazing player... he's done some stuff i really like... but a lot of stuff I don't like also... His tunes are generally a bit too experimental for my tastes...

my favorite album is "Alien Love Secrets"... it's the most stripped down, least experimental one... which is probably why I like it the most.

He's got a good voice, but I still wish he wouldn't sing... just let the guitar do the talking.
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Reply #20 posted 03/10/09 4:27am

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This is one of my faves. "The Boy From Seattle" (Jimi Hendrix tribute) from Alien Love Secrets. This is not played live BTW:

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He's an amazing player... he's done some stuff i really like... but a lot of stuff I don't like also... His tunes are generally a bit too experimental for my tastes...

my favorite album is "Alien Love Secrets"... it's the most stripped down, least experimental one... which is probably why I like it the most.

He's got a good voice, but I still wish he wouldn't sing... just let the guitar do the talking.


I agree about the voice. It's not bad, but for some reason the singing just sounds terrible. I guess it just isn't up to the level of the playing, so it sounds even worse in comparison.

Alien Love Secrets is one of the few albums I don't have. actually.
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Reply #22 posted 03/10/09 9:59am

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coolcat said:



He's an amazing player... he's done some stuff i really like... but a lot of stuff I don't like also... His tunes are generally a bit too experimental for my tastes...

my favorite album is "Alien Love Secrets"... it's the most stripped down, least experimental one... which is probably why I like it the most.

He's got a good voice, but I still wish he wouldn't sing... just let the guitar do the talking.


I agree about the voice. It's not bad, but for some reason the singing just sounds terrible. I guess it just isn't up to the level of the playing, so it sounds even worse in comparison.

Alien Love Secrets is one of the few albums I don't have. actually.


Yeah, I think a lot of people didn't get Alien Love Secrets for some reason. Which is why people keep thinking that Tender Surrender video is him playing live. smile If they heard the album they'd know the audio is exactly the same.
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