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08 April 2008
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories - Live DVD
One more Steve Vai drills into our heads just how accomplished a musician he his. His orchestration of many of his popular pieces is highly impressive, the fact they sound the same as the record is a testament to his level of skill.
Interestingly unlike most performers who will overdub where mistakes are made Vai shows us a more 'human' performance with the occasional open string slipping out when the fumbles his sustainer switches during one piece, unlike other artists such as Yngwie who have performed/written with an orchestra Vai's music really fits in well with the classical vogue.
It is refreshing to watch a performer who plays with such a group of other musicians and does not write them into the background, perfectionist as ever Vai makes sure each instrument has an important voice, heck there is even a triangle in there!
One of the great highlights is 'the attitude song' from the 'Flexible' album, on its own its good but with an orchestra its huge dude! The only downside is a controversial reworking of 'for the love of god' which kinda backfires as it starts with a woodwind version of the melody which is really lilting and gentle almost easy listening music, then when Vai comes in its too much distortion and volume from the guitar and the orchestra seems to dissapear and the end goes on too long and you begin to loose where you are in the song.
But at least he licks the strings! Oh yes and one small question Mr Vai (your royal lordship) why is it whenever you play 'answers' you always play the 'other' guitar part the one no one remembers???
Go out, buy this, sit back watch a genius at work then try not to be too dissapointed in your own playing ability!