Incredible guitar player...fast and soulful...words are failing me obviously...I'll let the music do the talking...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPEewaalik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNKE4dDQCDg
― calstars, Friday, 18 July 2014 01:19 (ten years ago)
yes, but it does get tiresome after 30 seconds
― nonightsweats, Friday, 18 July 2014 03:35 (ten years ago)
I saw him play as part of Steven Wilson's band and yes tiresome is the word.
― goth colouring book (anagram), Friday, 18 July 2014 05:31 (ten years ago)
that second song has some really cool sections
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 18 July 2014 06:52 (ten years ago)
Gotta give it more than 30 seconds
― calstars, Friday, 18 July 2014 13:13 (ten years ago)
in that tony macapline/allan holdworth vein of dudes that seem kinda metal at heart but have a certian jazz fusion quality
we have a guitar mag dude thread somewhere can't remember the name
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 July 2014 17:36 (ten years ago)
Yeah, I liked the second track. I'll keep him in mind.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 18 July 2014 20:35 (ten years ago)
thing with these guys is that their actual leads can be really cool and interesting but every other damn thing about the music from the tones to the tunes to the drums etc is so bad to me
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:02 (ten years ago)
thread for discussion of guitarists i have only heard of because i read guitar magazines in the late 90
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:17 (ten years ago)
yay that's a good one!
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:19 (ten years ago)
thing with these guys is that their actual leads can be really cool and interesting but every other damn thing about the music from the tones to the tunes to the drums etc is so bad to me― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, July 18, 2014 2:02 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, July 18, 2014 2:02 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah. it's impressive, but I'd rather listen to something slower and simpler like Jim Hall's St. Thomas instead because of tone and tunes.
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:45 (ten years ago)
Steve Vai is a musical genius and everything but the only thing of his I can actually like to listen to and be moved by is his solo on PIL's "Rise". This my way of saying "Guitar vituosi yea, guitar virtuosi keeping entirely to themselves nay."
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 19 July 2014 09:43 (ten years ago)
Vai is great on DLRs Eat Em And Smile cuz Roth understands that Vai is crazy awesome but not to be taken seriously
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 20 July 2014 11:57 (ten years ago)
You guys don't like him with Zappa? Flex-able was not a bad album too! Some pretty goofy and out-there stuff on that, not just twiddly shredding.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:28 (ten years ago)
I like "Little Green Men" just fine, but it's silly, and I don't listen to silly stuff over and over again, generally.
― Three Word Username, Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:33 (ten years ago)
I can't hang w much zappa post mid 70sFlexable is OK. But having him "talk" to DLR in Yankee Rose is so great
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 20 July 2014 21:20 (ten years ago)
Vai dudes ITT
― calstars, Sunday, 20 July 2014 22:10 (ten years ago)