I was at the show and it was right up there with the best KC shows I've seen. I was REALLY happy with Vai in a true supporting role which is something he hasn't done in 35 years. He it in perfectly and didn't overwhelm with his Vai-ness. The whole band was as tight as you can be after 6 shows and very few mistakes. Hearing AB break out the old GR300 and twang bar king guitar was something special.
Thanks for this beautiful capture. I've been following clips from the tour and The Sheltering Sky has been next level. Steve Vai seems to be getting more comfortable and making it more his own every time. I can't wait to see where it's at when I'm in the pit in about 10 days in DC.
I like how it comes across as Steve applying everything he's learned in service of the music vs the solo becoming more important. And that he wants it to be that way.
Was that little touch of Baby’s on Fire in Steve’s second solo? I love seeing how this song evolved each night - this is the first one I’ve seen where Adrian really leans into the analog devices.
@@Nosferdamus nope, you're wrong, I've been listening to Adrian Belew my whole life, no one can play like him, but that sounded like shit. My ears didn't like it. Whatever you think I "don't get" doesn't exist.
@@markmarsh27 nah. watch his rig rundown, a lot went into the technical side of it. they are using new technology to mimic some of the older sounds because they either stopped working or they no longer have access to them, and they were limited by their recording hardware so they needed to upgrade things, which means the sound changed.
@@Nosferdamus Vai and Belew both sounded like their effects were coming out of a 1989 Atari computer Nos. I'm a guitar player, I don't think it worked, IMHO.
