Steve Vai

It must take some serious restraint to do this:



when you usually do this (Vai comes in at 2:27):



YouTube comment:

This footage is a brilliant example of 20th (and 21st) century audiences's demands - show us an average singer instead of an amazing instrumentalist.
⚡ 1/19/2009

4 comments:

  1. YanJanuary 21, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Re: the YouTube comment

    Well first, it's a great song ("I'm Like a Bird") that has been deformed into this minimalist and slowed-down crap. Second, of course people care more about singers: there's no personality in instruments--a C chord on a guitar is a C chord on a guitar. Vocals, however, automatically have personality, type of voice, sound of voice, etc. included.

    Yet people love to jump to blaming the "20th (and 21st) century" for everything, as if the demise of our society is that preferences have changed from instrumentals to vocals. That user is just another music snob who considers only what he/she listens to "real music."

    Re: You

    I didn't realize playing a different type of song was "restraint."

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    Sorry, I just like that song (the original version) and hate music snobs.

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  2. JedJanuary 23, 2009 at 3:52 AM

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  4. JedJanuary 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Re: Yan: Youtube

    I'm not going to criticize any music here, but don't be ridiculous- a C chord on a guitar is not a C chord on a guitar. There is ABSOLUTELY expression in instruments, and if there wasn't we could replace all human musicians with computers. And no, it's really not valid to call me a music snob for saying that, because I've never heard anyone else say "there's no personality in instruments". Real musicians don't learn their craft just to show off and impress people on the big stage --they do it because there is expression and unique interpretation to be conveyed by performing (and hey-that's one way to define "real music"). This is generally true of instrumentalists AND singers.

    Re: Yan: Alfred
    When you're pretty universally respected as one of the best rock guitarists ever and you're known largely for playing highly technical and virtuosic repertoire, yeah Alfred's exhibit A is a pretty good example of Steve Vai holding back. Again, no criticism for your beloved song going on here, it just is what it is.

    ps. Wow commenting on here sucks...you can't edit anything, and you can't even fully delete a comment if you want to replace it.

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