We all have our musical legends that we hold with great respect. For me, Steve Vai is one of those legends. His music, I admit, is an acquired taste of sorts. So I understand if many aren't fans of his music. But if he ever comes through your town and you love great guitarists, I highly recommend seeing one of his shows. My girlfriend doesn't ever listen to his music, but she loves seeing him live. He doesn't hold back always puts all his energy in his shows.
He played here in St. Louis last night. My second time seeing him live and he never ceases to amaze me with his musicianship. I walked away from the show last night just realizing that there is nothing this man HASN'T mastered on a guitar. You get this sense he has explored every possible way one could play, tune, setup their guitar and make something sound really cool from it.
"Hey I wonder what a guitar running through a 1980 Echoplex and then a processor replacing the guitar notes with the sounds of swords clashing from the movie 300 would sound like? And instead of a pick you play with a thick piece of dried pasta." Steve Vai could probably tell you and recommend his preferred brand of pasta picks. Like you just get this sense he's literally tried it all. And he makes it all look so 'effin' effortless.
I feel very fortunate I've been able to see one of the greatest(if not THE greatest) guitar players who has ever lived play live -- twice.
One of my favorite songs he's done is one called For the Love of God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrWyZ0KZuk
He played here in St. Louis last night. My second time seeing him live and he never ceases to amaze me with his musicianship. I walked away from the show last night just realizing that there is nothing this man HASN'T mastered on a guitar. You get this sense he has explored every possible way one could play, tune, setup their guitar and make something sound really cool from it.
"Hey I wonder what a guitar running through a 1980 Echoplex and then a processor replacing the guitar notes with the sounds of swords clashing from the movie 300 would sound like? And instead of a pick you play with a thick piece of dried pasta." Steve Vai could probably tell you and recommend his preferred brand of pasta picks. Like you just get this sense he's literally tried it all. And he makes it all look so 'effin' effortless.
I feel very fortunate I've been able to see one of the greatest(if not THE greatest) guitar players who has ever lived play live -- twice.
One of my favorite songs he's done is one called For the Love of God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrWyZ0KZuk