http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1VjwciFLAg
I thought Brian May was just being humble when he declared that he had "no illusions" about being in the same league with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. I still haven't seen anything by the later that suggests he's anything near Brian, but the link above should clearly cite excellent reason for May's submission to Vai. This guy is a freaking alien! Watch that video and then tell me there's a better guitarist in the world.
I'd still take Brian as my favorite due first and foremost to the sound of the Red Special, but I have yet to see Vai's equal in technical mastery. This video really blows my mind.
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Steve Vai is certainly certainly a much better technical player but what I love about Brian is the emotion that he puts into his playing.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Steve Vai is certainly certainly a much better technical player but what I love about Brian is the emotion that he puts into his playing.[/QUOTE]and Steve doesn't?
What sets Brian May apart from other great guitarists is not so much his playing ability, but his songwriting - both musically and lyrically.
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True Steve Vai is a very good guitarist, but I prefer the sound of the Red...imagine Steve playing the red!
He's fast, but he plays without any feeling.
Technique doesn't say shit
Technique doesn't say shit
its boring... he is always trying to show how technical he is and fast he is...
He just tries to show off his speed, huh?
tell me just ONE song where Steve plays just fast.
just ONE.
I have all of his records, and can't find that one song yet. Instead, I find lots of songs played with LOTS of fucking emotion and loads of great melodies. Played perfectly, of course.
If Steve plays with no feeling, then feeling does NOT exist.
tell me just ONE song where Steve plays just fast.
just ONE.
I have all of his records, and can't find that one song yet. Instead, I find lots of songs played with LOTS of fucking emotion and loads of great melodies. Played perfectly, of course.
If Steve plays with no feeling, then feeling does NOT exist.
BigV and VSS are right.
Steve Vai is one of the most emotionally-charged and innovative guitarists out there. He's one of the few guitarists who can be completely at one with his instrument.
Brian May, while not as technically proficient, has all the same emotion, refined through some of the best songwriting that has ever graced the world of music.
Steve Vai is one of the most emotionally-charged and innovative guitarists out there. He's one of the few guitarists who can be completely at one with his instrument.
Brian May, while not as technically proficient, has all the same emotion, refined through some of the best songwriting that has ever graced the world of music.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Valensian Sky Surveillance wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Steve Vai is certainly certainly a much better technical player but what I love about Brian is the emotion that he puts into his playing.[/QUOTE]and Steve doesn't?[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say Steve Vai lacks emotion in his playing but it doesn't affect me the way some other musicians do. He is a monster player, no doubt, but I prefer Brian among others.
I wouldn't say Steve Vai lacks emotion in his playing but it doesn't affect me the way some other musicians do. He is a monster player, no doubt, but I prefer Brian among others.
Zappa was absolutely speechless at Vai's skill. That says it all for me.
And seeing how Satriani taught Vai, that should be sufficient proof for Joe's skills.
And seeing how Satriani taught Vai, that should be sufficient proof for Joe's skills.
Take David "don't-call-me-Dave" Gilmour. He's doesn't really play fast, but the emotion he puts into every solo he plays... Oh, man! Save for Queen's "Bijou" I don't think that there's any other guitarist who has made me cry. Gilmour has done it with "Comfortably Numb", "Marooned", "Shine On" et cetera, et cetera...
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C´amon you people...we all know Steve is an amazing guitar player...we all know about him...and his great music...the diference is that Brian May is the guitarist of Queen..that´s a big, huge diference guys!!...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]teleman wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Valensian Sky Surveillance wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Steve Vai is certainly certainly a much better technical player but what I love about Brian is the emotion that he puts into his playing.[/QUOTE]and Steve doesn't?[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say Steve Vai lacks emotion in his playing but it doesn't affect me the way some other musicians do. He is a monster player, no doubt, but I prefer Brian among others.[/QUOTE]Then that's YOUR problem, not Steve's.
It's not his fault that you don't understand his music.
Not everybody can enjoy something like the Fire Garden suite.
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I wouldn't say Steve Vai lacks emotion in his playing but it doesn't affect me the way some other musicians do. He is a monster player, no doubt, but I prefer Brian among others.[/QUOTE]Then that's YOUR problem, not Steve's.
It's not his fault that you don't understand his music.
Not everybody can enjoy something like the Fire Garden suite.
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You can't accuse someone of playing with a "lack of emotion". Emotion is relative to one's tastes.
Players like Vai are over most people's heads. The mainstream is mostly exposed to guys like Clapton, Page, and Santana who stick with major and minor scales over simple chords. Players like Vai, Satriani, and Petrucci, however, are just plain over the heads of most people - which is fine. Nobody says we have to like them all. But the fact is, you will never, ever find people who musically understand these fine musicians saying how they play too fast, or don't play with emotion.
Players like Vai are over most people's heads. The mainstream is mostly exposed to guys like Clapton, Page, and Santana who stick with major and minor scales over simple chords. Players like Vai, Satriani, and Petrucci, however, are just plain over the heads of most people - which is fine. Nobody says we have to like them all. But the fact is, you will never, ever find people who musically understand these fine musicians saying how they play too fast, or don't play with emotion.