Every 1-2 years 'Bulgarian wedding music' pops up in my mind, and then I watch this video. It is legendary, nice explanation, fluent, and a look inside Steve's brain... Topper!
Appreciating and studying a diverse range of music, especially beyond 'Western Music', demonstrates how Vai is a *Musician*, not just another shredder.
I had the honor of hearing him speak at a music store. He was totally chill, humble, and friendly. He was praising other Guitarists (of course Joe Satriani), like Eric Johnson. He was way cool.
Absolutely amazing, for someone who has been playing at the utmost for years and to watch a video of how he is still trying to reinvent himself. Steve Vai you are a guitar master...never stop getting better at the craft you love.
This is, of course, one of the reasons that Steve is who he is. He is unique in his perspective and takes an exciting approach to his music. He has also somehow managed to make each note he plays very important and significant. Most of us "improvise" or we think we are 'spontaneous'... probably because of our mentors. Steve has never been stuck in that rut of apathy-- which is why he is one of my favorite guitarists. One can only hope...
1n35pbso Convoluted crap. Most of Steve's music is completely lame and boring, much like himself. It's like a stick in the mud. Hardly redeemable rehashed garbage.
ShadowⓋ So it played by itself, or did you click the video? Then you had to scroll down to the comment section to say something on it? You know, usually when someone has distaste for something, they just ignore it and move on. Commenting on this in a negative way, just shows that you're either trolling to get people upset, or you seriously feel insecure about something.
Whilst Vai's music doesn't really do anything for me, I never fail to be utterly fascinated by his insights into composition, his skill, his ability to articulate concepts and his relentless creativity.
he reprensents the real difference between amateurs and pros. He actually thinks every notes he plays, even in those very fast licks, no random notes Thanks for making me remember that i suck at guitar ! mind blowing
+TheCrazyHeadGamer you suck at guitar because your focus is on what 10 billion other mindless fools are on: gaming,its not original,its not a job,its not worth having in your name,it doesn't require talent.its for lazy tards that dont work and hope they can do fuck all instead of doing something productive.
+trillriff-axegrinder +trillriff-axegrinder Wow ! Are you real ? You know my focus only by looking at my RU-vid name ? You're a fucking genious ! And thanks for the insults as well, hope you feel better now !
+TheCrazyHeadGamer I understand what you mean from a drumming perspective. Kinda like listening to Neil Peart break down one of his tracks part by part and, only then, do you realize that he's obviously thought about every drumbeat that is played for the song, even those that are allowed to be "spontaneous" ("Don't leave spontaneity to chance"- N. Peart). Seems all us mere mortals can try do is trod is these very big footsteps laid down by our influences. Glad I'm not alone in this thinking
@@vessela84 Just the music I grew up as a kid with :) I wrote some classical guitar music in this style (if you are interested you can check 'Krivo Chirpansko horo' or 'Dimcheva rachenitsa' here in my channel).
i am envious of the set up area where he is able to play in such an encouraging environment and all especially with the serene ambiance of the scented candles....thank you for the video. you're the greatest.
That fret board is gorgeous. I've listened to this song a lot but loved the lesson here.It's great to know how it came together. Thanks for the lesson and turning me on to new styles of music. I love that! I
The more that PURE artistry shows it,s powerful face, do we all so see the emptyness of non-understanding opinion These artist endlessly try to reshape lifetimes of effort solely for the love of it all you CANT beat any one who has such passion but you can LISTEN ... A lifetime player !!!
Bulgarian music ftw, my parents are both Bulgarian wedding music professionals and have a lot of respect for Steve both as a musician and as an ambassador of our music around the world.
Such a great insight into your playing Steve. Its funny that all these years guys like me had to do it by ear, and now for kids everything is so available to see first hand! Joy, for those of us who can appreciate the difference anyway! You really are one of the all time greats mate! Thanks for the music! (And videos)
I have alot more respect for Mr. Vai after watching this video. He is very intelligent and thoughtful in his playing. Exploring new ideas and concepts is vital to keep the juices flowing and the energy alive. My hats of to you Steve!
The heart.. He means every single one of those notes. He's such an inspirational and humble human too... A real inspiration for myself personally on a HUMAN level and of course as a guitarist. Thanks for the music and positivity Steve. All the very best
I can understand why the compositions of Ivo Papasov would interest Vai, it's pretty dense stuff. His album "Balkanology" has a lot of interesting things in it. Granted it won't be for everybody.
Even when you play fast licks you should avoid playing the obvious. This is what stretches your technique on the instrument. I'm working on 64ths at the moment and I look for the patterns that really twist your fingers and stretch those tendons. Particularly between the G and B string as your first finger can become lazy from playing bar chords all the time. People tend to slag shredding off to much cos they can't do it. Playing really fast makes you aware of how much time you have between each beat and it helps you take the time to get the nuances on the notes in your phrasing. It also improves your accuracy.This is a really cool video and he makes some very interesting points. To change the subject I also feel that people should stop slagging things off and being abusive on line. It's so easy to insult. People that slag each other off behind their backs have boring lives and nothing to talk about. Its harder to be positive and complimentary about someone.
Practice what he is doing there for 1 hour and you'll be doing it. Don't give up before you try. You could have learned it 2 years ago if you thought that you could learn it. (I'm not being judgemental... I'm just saying, "Give yourself more credit because you can do it too".
After watching this I almost felt like playing my guitar, which I haven't done in tooo many years. Thank you, Steve, this was an inspiration, a pleasure to listen to and a learning experience! Bulgarian wedding music rocks:-)
Steve say's something so true around 4:50 that really sets him apart from guys like Malmsteen, and he does a quick example of it. "Going up and down scales is easy". It's the "Making something speak" part that he does like no other. Just awesome Steve, keep um coming!!
Exactly. Vai knows everything about the guitar... How to make them and how to play them with all the different styles there is... But when he compose a song, it's all about being VAI.... His addiction to making melodies that expresses a certain emotion....
someone said, to became professional you should spend 10 000 of hours doing something... a little of math: 30 mins per day ~= 55 years, 1 hour per day ~= 27 years, 3 hours per day ~= 9 years, 5 hours per day ~= 5.4 years, 8 hours per day ~= 3.5 years, last record the most interesting cause this is how much time you typically spend on your regular work... now you can imagine where you are...
+voffka 0xff Then on top of that you need some form of natural talent, whether physically or instinctually/creatively. And as with many things in life it is also a confidence game, doubt prevents most people from being able to push themselves, adapt and excel.
Once upon a time.Before 1920s 30. Its was common knowledge A person had always best creatively.Between time they morning till 4pm Roughly 8 10 hrs. .Breakfast To Dinner this dates b Back to Adam Or Beginning of man. Where ever your at on that one. Work was usually was tend to Animals or crops at sun rise. Andsunset. There's your 8 to 10 hours. To be creative. and man was. No TV. lot less influence from Propaganda Elitist. more Awareness of self. Today we have the worse case's of Identity Crisis This Earth has ever see. Mr Jenner Thinks He's Ms Jenner. Folks it doesn't work that way.. To think it does,Makes you sick in the Head. That was by Design by Fed govt using.K thru 12. Education System to Brainwashed and Indoctrination.That a fact you can Google up.
'doing something' is certainly not good enough. It's not so much the number of hours that count (then I would be be as good as Vai by now LOL) but the quality of the playing and exercises. Concentrating on boring things instead of jamming, that's the clue.
Mak Muk No he was a musicale one tho facts don't lie im mean i ant going to get in to no stupid conversation ether lol i got more in portent things to do than argue on line lmao Don't say something about something you think you know cause if i had the time id show you,But you can find out on your own if u want,Or be like the Zappa haters that took one or 2 stupid songs and judged his whol carrer on it if thats the case shut the phuck up lol
Mak Muk Look uo Steve Via talks about Zappa on You tube or others to ive learned a lot in 8 years of having a pc and well thats that im tired now i remember why i stopped hanging on you tube comments there stupid people out there arf!! I know lots of facts about Zappa in 45 years im a freak facts don't lie
Good job Steve! If you delve into some eastern european/balkan music you will find lots of these interesting bands and phrasing that will blow your mind. Look for gyspy music too.
So funny to see butt hurt idiots getting all jealous and insulting Vai. He is nothing short of intelligent, sexy, inspiring and a beautiful soul, if you're hating on this sensitive, humble talented legend who was chosen by FRANK ZAPPA then you better go to your local dumpster dive event or something. Have a good day everyone ;)
it happens to my jem I got from him, but I don't have the tape on it. I don't like how the tape looks & every now and then my high e string does get caught under the pick up edge.
no, its actually a problem with most neck humbucker equipped guitars without pickup covers. when you get them adjusted up to the strings for a good strong signal, they are a possible string catch if you hit down very hard on the high e string. that's why a lot of gibsons have covers on their humbuckers. i love my jem and i don't want to put tape over the edges of my pickups, im just careful but it still has happened at times.
it hasn't happened that often to me either but mr vai is an incredibly aggressive player and I could see how he would need that prevention. if you watch his older videos of the white jem's, they don't have the tape on there yet and I have seen it happen to him on live video. if you listen to his latest venture with Ibanez making a limited exact production of flo, he actually explains the reason for the tape.
This is insane. It's like watching a video of Albert Einstein in a lab showing you how to build an atomic bomb. Here's a guy still trying to come up with miraculous stuff and not resting on his laurels like EVH.
EVH is resting on his laurels because he has made a fuck ton of money he is worth a 100 million. Steve I believe is worth 10 million both are great guitar players.
@@davemartinguitarist That´s what I would say as well. When he said it´s in 17/16, I thought "wow, that´s really odd a meter", but then what he plays is clearly 7/8 or 7/16, which is relatively common. So I guess it was a slip of his tongue.
@@fortsechs If he phrased the lick as: ||: 1234 123 1234 123 123 :|| Then of course he would be correct, but like you I’m hearing 4 bars of 7/16 on the record
Steve is a great model for the rest of us, in regard to how he loves what he does, is always exploring new ground, and enjoying working his ass off as this video demonstrates. The looping exercise is great! Aside from his stellar career, he deserves a lot of credit for sending a ton of people to check out the badass Ivo Papazov and his band. It cracks me up to imagine the reactions of some of the metalheads who normally listen to nothing but rock virtuosos, upon hearing those guys rip.
ShadowⓋ Vivaldi? no. Paganini? yes. since you're not a musician (and I can tell by your ignorance) go compare Michael Jackson and Bieber because that would be at your low level of musical taste . stay away from the classical greats because you are waaaaaay off.
Puertecitos68 Ignorance? Actually, you're not even educated enough to know that Paganini's music sounded nothing like Steve Vai. You're an idiot. Steve's musical career has shown a far more eastern sounding (almost oriental) or put it in terms your imbecilic mind can comprehend, a 'happier' sounding eastern edge. It's not even close to the more eerie haunting sounding Italian violin pieces that Paganini composed in his time. You're WAY off. Paganini was also referred to as being "satanic" by the church and when he died, the local church refused to bury his body on consecrated ground, instead putting his body in a church basement for decades until it had a proper burial. Furthermore, Paganini hardly ever performed in front of people because he was an introvert who everyone thought was evil (especially when he played), which is COMPLETELY 360 degrees the opposite of Steve who's extremely outgoing and in his early career played daisy tripping oriental sounding songs about happy "little green men" coming to play with his toys in his bedroom as a child. NOW, tell me - wise ass, does ALL OF THAT sound ANYTHING like Steve Vai? I think not. Steve is a happy-go-lucky goofball who wore spandex in the 80's writing songs about partying in New York with David Lee Roth. That's not even remotely close to the lifestyle Paganini lived. LEARN fool.
+The Legend - Steve 'worked very hard for everything' he got out of the guitar, 'none of it came easy' to him. What does that tell you to do as a player?
+The Legend Some don't realize all the great guitar players practised really hard and played as much as possible and still maintain this commitment. If you practised so hard with concentration you will be good.
Yes, Spam'n'Egg - even Randy Rhoads (who appeared effortless & gifted) learned and worked constantly. "You have to love the guitar. Don't be lazy." - words of a guitar god who perhaps had more natural potential than most, but regardless made the MOST of it and was unrelentingly focused & passionate.
it helps to have natural ability but you have to practice to get good at anything. steve said he used to play 8 to 9 hours a day. he also had satriani as a teacher and zappa as a mentor. put it all together to get the genius of steve vai.
Mendelsohn, Ellington, PAarker, Beethoven, etc.. their music is organically developed from the inside out rather than assembled from different pieces. The harmonies unfold from the inside led by melodies
Potwheelz What the fuck are you talking about? Getting your inspiration from somewhere isn't the equivalent of ripping off something. If he had transcribed a Bulgarian traditional piece and published it as his own, that would have been a rip off. Did he do that? No. He simply listened to a lot of Bulgarian music, which influenced him and brought a new colour to his own music. Why don't we just listen to Bulgarian music instead? We do, but we also listen to Vai because they're two entirely different styles and feel very differently. By the way, I'm Bulgarian and: 1) We're white too. 2) I don't feel like he's ''ripping off'' my culture.
so glad i found this channel, my playing is in a serious rut, now i have some awesome licks from the master mr steve vai, thanks so much for saving me!
Steve Vai is a musical genius and awesome guitarist!!!! My brother played for me this video of a performance he did years ago, and it really blew my mind....Very Talented!!!!
Steve, that method of composing you have seems very natural to me. It is good to feel that there are excellent people like you that have this intuitive, incorporative way of performing as well. Best regards.
Thge closing statement really helped me - I am in the middle of an instrumental rock CD DVD project and it's taking such a long time, mainly because I refuse to "Settle" on the old riffing. It takes TIME to get stuff sounding unique. I will probably never be like Steve Vai in the way he plays, but I certainly am on his level when it comes to the love of creating music. I think it's awesome that he posted something like this. Thanks Steve!
