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Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« on: April 23, 2010, 06:56:16 AM »
I know that Steve Vai is a pretty phenomenal guitarist and all.  But, what the hell was he thinking when he put together that "all-star" collaboration to remake (of all songs) "Stairway To Heaven"?!?  I mean, Holy Cow!!!  Mary J Blige singing Zeppelin?!?  I just got finished watching the Youtube clip of them performing on American Idol.  What an absolute abomination!  If you're gonna tread on sacred ground, you better not f*ck it up.  I've never been a fan of MJB or any of that other "R&B" cr*p.  It's mainly just vocal masturbation with all the annoying vocal runs runs and improvisation they do.  And, this performance certainly did nothing to change my opinion of her.  That performance was just one big turd!

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 07:03:52 AM »
Well, the first 3 minutes were okay. And there was a lot more wrong with it than just her. Those guitar soloes were awful.

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 08:19:07 AM »
I love when people get heated over a cover song, who cares. They did it, you don't like it, cool story bro.

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 10:37:27 AM »
I enjoyed it. 

And what do you mean, "what was he thinking?"  He's a professional musician.  It was a gig.  That's what he does.  Especially on a show with as many viewers as AI.
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 10:54:06 AM »
I think Orianthi should be grateful to even have had the opportunity to share a stage with Steve Vai.

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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 11:34:06 AM »
I think Orianthi should be grateful to even have had the opportunity to share a stage with Steve Vai.
Granted her album is pop, but she's a pretty good guitarist.  And, she's played with a lot of music heavys - Carlos Santana, Steve Vai (at age 15), Prince, Michael Jackson.  You gotta give her some props.  She's way better than your average bubble gum teeny-bopper chic.

And, you're right, Pyroph.  The solos were pretty bad.

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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2010, 12:22:22 PM »
Not that she isn't good, didn't mean it that way, but my brain keeps going back to "It's Steve fucking Vai".  In my mind, an absolute legend.  So yeah, that was more of it that "Hey this guy's a legend and though you're good and all, be grateful you have this moment."

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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2010, 12:27:47 PM »
Even thought STH on Idol was terrible, no remake will ever be as bad as S. Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.   Would rather listed to fingernails on a chalkboard.

IMO, no SV record has been/will be better than Passion and Warfare.
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2010, 12:45:02 PM »
IMO, no SV record has been/will be better than Passion and Warfare.

Truer words were never spoken.  Passion and Warfare is an absolute masterpiece.

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2010, 03:27:49 PM »
Even thought STH on Idol was terrible, no remake will ever be as bad as S. Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.   Would rather listed to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Apparently you have yet to hear Celine Dion sing Shook Me All Night Long.


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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2010, 04:13:33 PM »
Oh my god, I'd forgotten all about that.  She really shit the bed on that one.

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2010, 04:14:15 PM »
I haven't seen it so I have no idea (Steve Vai on American idol??) but guys, it's fucking Stairway to Heaven. Do you have any idea how many millions of times that song has been badly covered?
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« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2010, 05:19:48 PM »
Not a fan of Bilge at all, she strayed too much from the melody. Vai was definetely the backbone, even though he let Orianthi do the solo.  She's good in her own right, but she was lost and resulted to improvised generic licks just to make it through the end.  Vai's leads and bends at the end gave me images of the original which was cool, but overall, not that impressive.  Randy was solid on the bass.  The key changed up like a 4th or 5th didn't do the song any covers either.
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2010, 06:09:37 PM »
Anyone ever see old footage of RJ playing bass for Journey?

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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2010, 06:21:25 PM »
Anyone ever see old footage of RJ playing bass for Journey?
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2010, 10:31:23 PM »
Saw it earlier. Just horrible. They edited the HELL out of it. The only good part was the final awesome heavy part. Everything else was terrible. Just terrible.
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2010, 10:39:35 PM »
Even thought STH on Idol was terrible, no remake will ever be as bad as S. Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.   Would rather listed to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Apparently you have yet to hear Celine Dion sing Shook Me All Night Long.



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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2010, 10:45:45 PM »
Anyone ever see old footage of RJ playing bass for Journey?
Yep.  :tup

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2010, 11:32:12 PM »
Even thought STH on Idol was terrible, no remake will ever be as bad as S. Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.   Would rather listed to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Apparently you have yet to hear Celine Dion sing Shook Me All Night Long.



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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2010, 12:53:10 AM »
That Limp Bizkit cover is not that bad. I say Snoop Dogg 'singing' sad but true. :)
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2010, 01:08:27 AM »
That Limp Bizkit cover is not that bad. I say Snoop Dogg 'singing' sad but true. :)

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2010, 01:22:20 AM »
lol
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« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2022, 06:14:53 AM »
Yes. Yes, he is.  :omg:

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #23 on: April 03, 2022, 07:00:14 AM »
haha wtf is this thread :lol
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2022, 09:20:13 AM »
The fact that this question is being asked so late in the game makes me think a lot of people haven't actually seen the video for For the Love of God. 
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« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2022, 12:06:17 PM »
The fact that this question is being asked so late in the game makes me think a lot of people haven't actually seen the video for For the Love of God.
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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2022, 01:48:51 PM »
Yes. Yes, he is.  :omg:

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« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2022, 02:30:32 AM »
Yes. Yes, he is.  :omg:

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« Reply #28 on: May 04, 2022, 02:48:26 AM »
I just got Inviolate, and all I can say is... wow! I didn't you could do those things and make those kind of melodic lines on guitars. :hefdaddy

Oh yeah, and I've watched the video of Teeth of the Hydra... man, Vai is a mad musical scientist.
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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #29 on: May 04, 2022, 06:38:36 AM »
The fact that this question is being asked so late in the game makes me think a lot of people haven't actually seen the video for For the Love of God. 

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« Reply #30 on: May 25, 2022, 06:27:56 PM »
Anyone familiar with his first solo album Flex-Able? Blind-bought it because I loved his new album but based on what I’ve heard about it and the song I listened to from it (Little Green Men) that might have been a mistake. Anyone likes it?
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« Reply #31 on: May 25, 2022, 07:48:52 PM »
Anyone familiar with his first solo album Flex-Able? Blind-bought it because I loved his new album but based on what I’ve heard about it and the song I listened to from it (Little Green Men) that might have been a mistake. Anyone likes it?

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« Reply #32 on: May 26, 2022, 03:54:56 AM »
Anyone familiar with his first solo album Flex-Able? Blind-bought it because I loved his new album but based on what I’ve heard about it and the song I listened to from it (Little Green Men) that might have been a mistake. Anyone likes it?

I haven't listened to it much, simply because nothing kept me coming back. The Attitude Song is definitely cool, but later versions like the one on the first G3 live album eclipse the studio version. I don't think Vai had hit his stride at that point. It would take him a few years of further honing his craft for it to come to fruition, culminating with that amazing flexi disc recording of Blue Powder in ´86. That was actually when he peaked as a player IMO, with great tone and technique and a ton of character.

I assume you're familiar with Passion and Warfare and subsequent albums?
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« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2022, 03:27:28 PM »
Anyone familiar with his first solo album Flex-Able? Blind-bought it because I loved his new album but based on what I’ve heard about it and the song I listened to from it (Little Green Men) that might have been a mistake. Anyone likes it?

I haven't listened to it much, simply because nothing kept me coming back. The Attitude Song is definitely cool, but later versions like the one on the first G3 live album eclipse the studio version. I don't think Vai had hit his stride at that point. It would take him a few years of further honing his craft for it to come to fruition, culminating with that amazing flexi disc recording of Blue Powder in ´86. That was actually when he peaked as a player IMO, with great tone and technique and a ton of character.

I assume you're familiar with Passion and Warfare and subsequent albums?

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Re: Steve Vai - Finally off the deep end?!?
« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2022, 10:00:34 PM »
Anyone familiar with his first solo album Flex-Able? Blind-bought it because I loved his new album but based on what I’ve heard about it and the song I listened to from it (Little Green Men) that might have been a mistake. Anyone likes it?

I haven't listened to it much, simply because nothing kept me coming back. The Attitude Song is definitely cool, but later versions like the one on the first G3 live album eclipse the studio version. I don't think Vai had hit his stride at that point. It would take him a few years of further honing his craft for it to come to fruition, culminating with that amazing flexi disc recording of Blue Powder in ´86. That was actually when he peaked as a player IMO, with great tone and technique and a ton of character.

I assume you're familiar with Passion and Warfare and subsequent albums?

Finally listened to it. I like it but it’s not great. I don’t think I’ll be coming back to it often.

I’m familiar with a few popular Vai tracks but the only full albums I’ve listened to are his first and last. I loved his last so I’m definitely gonna check out some of his other albums like P&W.