I love this Jam, some of Steve's best moments, so inspirational and creative. It's calm, sweet, and sexy, great combination, Good job Steve and band :) never get tired of listening to this.
I have seen most of the footage there is with Dweezil playing his Dads music,and IMO this THE best versions of Trouble coming every day.Vai friggin shine here.
just want to say a quick thing to all the negative comment-leaving people here.... Mr. Zappa himself picked Steve Vai to be in his band and if you know ANYTHING AT ALL about Zappa, Music, art or anything creative or technical then you'll immediately begin to see that every single person in Zappa's band was a virtuoso on their instrument. Thank you.
Me too! It was uunbelievable watching him EXECUTE that solo. Best concert of my life :-) Memory serves, Dweezil posted this very clip on the ZPZ website a few days after the concert. I guess him and the band liked it as well ;-)
for every one who is either dissing Vai for his 'shred' playing, please check out these songs: tender surrender, for the love of god, km-pa-d-wee, whispering a prayer, lotus feet. seriously, expose yourself to these songs and then you can truly appreciate who vai really is...
Vai is awesome but the "best guitarist in the world" is probably in some shack in asia somewhere and we will never be heard. Anyway its an art form not a sport.
@TouchingYou nah you just made the mistake of forgetting there are only so many notes in the world, some are gonna sound the same based on preference, or have you forgotten that I-IV-V still rules the world as the most common AND most popular progression in western and some eurasia regions. So yeah i equated it to walking outside, omitting looking at the sun and taking in the sky for the beatys that they are, a fondness that can be just as appreciated in music
@TouchingYou wootwoot holy than thou alert,why not ask him yourself if you're such an expert. Steve loved FZ and wanted to join up with him because he loved his sound so much, you really think being in FZ's band would leave you without any FZ flavor afterwards? Steve's older solo stuff had more of that sure, but it has ebbed. I think you might just be too hard to please, and thats sad for you. tell you what ima go outside and walk around,i know i'm just RIPPING OFF EVERYONE THAT EVER DID THAT xD
@TouchingYou WRONG. You asked someone if they were 13 then went on and acted like a child yourself. Pretty simple really. You made VALID points? You do realize they may only be valid to YOU right? Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Just because someone doesn't agree with yours doesn't make them wrong. And for the record, I don't have to prove shit to anyone. Especially someone like you. I personally couldn't care less if you think I'm "lazy"
@TouchingYou I really like Fred Frith. the last album with John Zorn was great I think. WEll I don't want to get in some kind of argument with you but you sound so frustrated about a lot of things. I mean you say you care about the world unlike most of you selfish people. That doesn't sound like a diplomatic politician. And you are right about popularity it doesn't mean anything. Most good musicians don't care about that......Lets burry the hatched and enjoy art in all it's diversity....
@TouchingYou You never steal in music that's called getting your inspiration. And you will take ot from there to a new level or not. That's how it works since the day people make art or communicate. You didn't build the guitar so what do you mean.. Enjoy everyone's unique way to express themselfs, I listened to your video it sounded okay but I don't where you get the nerves to say you are a much better guitarist then Vai on most levels....Only that comment made my day....
@TouchingYou well you're quite full of yourself not to say arrogant. Like Vai's music or not ,you cannot get past his amazing technique and musicallity I don't like most of his stuff to but that's just personal. Music isn't a competition...it's about personal expression....And if you are better, or whatever the hell that means , then Vai why I and I think most people never heard of you.....????
@TouchingYou You ask someone if they're 13 and then go on with comments that are basically you bragging about how you're the best thing that ever happened to the world of guitar. That's hilarious. That's good, I really needed a laugh today. Wow, look at me. I can play no handed, look at me, I can play with my eye lid taped to a pick, and all my pedals are custom. I use nothing that is stock. I'm the greatest! LOL!!! If you are a great guitarist, then your character needs work.
@sephirothblade yes he is amazing, but this isn't entirely made up: he plays an inferior version of this same solo on the version of Trouble Every Day included on CD 3 of the Zappa Plays Zappa fan pack set of CDs/DVDs. I imagine this clip came from a show on the same tour. It's fantastic.
@mpnickisher I don't quite agree that all his bandmates were "virtuosos" (many were though), but they all had something great to contribute. Any person making a negative comment is almost certain to have less of a legacy than having been in one of Frank's incredible bands
@TouchingYou and at the risk of helping your side, there are millions of tunings possible. L2P middle eastern with 1/4s 1/16s. i could turn one string down a hair and it'd be a different tuning. i like to split hairs for nothing too
@TouchingYou It's not really clichéd, because if there is a cliché, he created it. When Vai started out, tab didn't exist. He's the original of his style. I think "shit", as you put it, is probably an apt way to describe your music, by the way.
@mpnickisher I have no probs with Steve Vai. Bottom line... He can play. But in addition, Zappa called Vai his "stunt guitarist". And as Zappa once said "There's no accounting for taste". Well, I happen to like the way Zappa "used" Steve Vai.
Gu1tari5t ........... the first thing ? You need to listen to him more then because this is textbook Vai . This is Trouble Every Day from FZ - do a little search on ZPZ when Vai guests I think youll have your eyes opened a bit .
@morten4u ppft ok, WRONG TOO. 90% eh? write it yourself or i call bullshit. Vai and Frank were friends, friends that bonded, to share styles is a great thing in that respect. so show some respect
@TouchingYou I'm really curious about your real name as being a famous politician who has been on the most covers of newspapers all over the world. It was an honor to debate with you....
@sephirothblade He probably isn't just making it up on the spot. I'll bet that Vai has played this song a lot of times before and most of these are preconceived licks he's playing.
Apparently he does-his fans seem to enjoy his music. Maybe if Vai were trolling youtube and you were on stage entertaining thousands of people you'd have some credibility.
@morphicwraith Vai learned from them,not SWIPED.Musicians incorporate their environment into their music whether they know it or not.We all leave an imprint of our own idols and inspirers,in subtle ways, or grandiose ways.Some techniques that Vai incorporated from Zappa, they are similar but Vai added his flavor.crowdwowing wammy bar moves are one thing,listen to Whispering a Prayer,or Frank from Vai's work.His immense control over the bar,able to bend notes respective to the key perfectly
I see Steve as a Ferrari. It´s enjoyable when you drive it so fast you get the adrenalin in your veins. Or, you can pick up some other car or listen to some other music...
No, I really mean just the guitar solos. He's such an impressive and inventive improviser. An album with just some backing tracks and just pure soloing for hours and hours would be a dream come true for me. Y'know, like Zappa did with the SHUT UP series.
Vai has a completely unique tone IMO, contrary to what some other people have said about him. I thank him for his creative music, and charitable works/deeds every time I talk to him him. He is a musical genius, few intelligent guitarists/musicians deny his abilities, although they may prefer other styles vs. his.
For me one of the best guitar solos ever because it has got so many different aspects of emotion and sound. Steve Vai is a phenomenon: his guitar and him is a complete metamorphosis, just wonderful!
