msot ridiculous guitar playing you will ever see

[bmacsys]

this guy, vai, and iron maiden are all NOTHING alike....
there is nothing even remotely close to this on any maiden album, and vai is mostly overly-artsy faggy wierd shit.

I don't know why anyone thinks Steve Vai is a great guitarist?

[Hedgehog]

I don't know why anyone thinks Steve Vai is a great guitarist?

Isn't he the fag who started the whole 7 string trend?

Now some buffons, who shall remain nameless, are doing 8 string guitars.

Steve Vai is ghey.


Gimme sum duck walkin Chuck.

YIP
Zack

[bmacsys]

Isn't he the fag who started the whole 7 string trend?

Now some buffons, who shall remain nameless, are doing 8 string guitars.

Steve Vai is ghey.


Gimme sum duck walkin Chuck.

YIP
Zack

Or some Bo Diddley! Damn right Zack! Chuck Berry did it first and best!

[bmacsys]

Yes, innovative and ground breaking guitarists with great abilities are second to all 5 tone minor pentatonic repetative cliche bastards who play with "feel".    

Vai has a lot of "feel" in his playing, and he's one of the greatest ever, but you actually has to really dig into his music to understand that (Some of his music is a bit "out there" though)

You think Vai is in the same league as SRV or BB King? I hope not.

[bmacsys]

I "rank" him higher than those two.

To each his own. I really don't think Vai has made quite the impact that SRV or King have made.

[FREAKgeek]

this guy, vai, and iron maiden are all NOTHING alike....
there is nothing even remotely close to this on any maiden album, and vai is mostly overly-artsy faggy wierd shit.

If you ever even listened to any of Adrian Smith's soloing, esp Somewhere in time, it's the same kinda shit. It even reminds me of Kirk Hammets playing in Damage INc., and a little but of Marty Freedman's work in Rust in Peace.
 

And of course, it reeks of Dream Theater, esp the use of double bass.

[bmacsys]

It depends on what you're looking for when evaluating a musician, agree with that.

My personal favorites are Joe Perry in Aerosmith's early days and 1978 to 1985 Eddie Van Halen.

[YoMamaBeenLurking]

I'll take a guy who plays with feeling like SRV over this guy anyday.

Concur.  I'm not into this double guitar gimmick action either, albeit the talent to do it is through the roof.

[scooter]

Vai is a great guitarist. I dont get into his music alot but he is really good.I dont think he has had as much of an influnce as SRV or some other guitarist but he is still one of the best.Like I said in my previous post I am more into hard fast metal. I think that Kerry King is one of the best for his genre. As far as bass goes I like Peter Steele from Type O Negative alot he is not the best but he is really good.

[JOHN MATRIX]

Vai IS a great guitarist....but his music Sucks.

the one exception is For the Love of God....listen to that song, and tell me theres no feeling. that is the single most expressive guitar work ive ever heard and thats saying a lot.

[bmacsys]

Vai IS a great guitarist....but his music Sucks.

I agree with you there. Without great songs you don't have much left. No matter how you can shred.

[gibberj2]

Stick this in your bong and smoke it

[JOHN MATRIX]

I agree with you there. Without great songs you don't have much left. No matter how you can shred.

yes its true. but you should still check out For the Love of God-his only good song, it is amazing.

[JOHN MATRIX]

Stick this in your bong and smoke it

amazing. violinists were the first shredders- Paganini was Malmsteen's main inspiration

[gibberj2]

violin is tripple difficult. you got no frets, bowing technique, you gotta read music, i used to play but totally quit. it's too damned hard and you gotta practice day and night and pay some old fart 60 dollars an hour.