The Only Thing Worse Than Steve Vai's Tunes Are His Album Titles | Thread profile

For The LoveOf God.

I started listening to Vai because I was curious....him being an ex-Zappa alumni and all... have heard Passion and Warfare and Real Illusions overall, I like like 1/3 of his tunes or less; but there are some really good ones, like Lotus Feet, Under it All, Answers, For The Love of God, Sisters.. but yeah.....he wanks way too much and he's pretty much the definition of cheesy along with Michael...

heh

He's got alot more melody and out of the box thinking than Batio and Malmsteen. He borrows ideas for Bulgarian wedding music and shit like that. He's gotta solo his ass off but it's never pedestrian shit. You can tell he works very hard to be atypical. My favorite stuff is with Alcatrazz. My least favorite is when he sings.

+1 his latest album takes you on a trip. each song relates to one another. but of course, since it's a concept record.

Re: The Only Thing Worse Than Steve Vai's Tunes Are His Album Titles Steve Vai is the best guitarist I've ever seen. The Ultra World is an amazing album. His work with Frank Zappa is incredible. I love Eat Em & Smile.

I felt Passion & Warfare sounded overproduced when it came out after listening to Flexible so much. I prefer a rawer less slick sound myself.