prog.fusion Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 just almost through my first listening and i have to say, i didn't think it would be this good! the arrangements on the old songs are just amazing and couldn't believe my ears hearing Kill the Guy With the Ball being played with an Orchestra. for those of you who are skeptical of getting this because its another..."rock player with an orchestra" album, don't hesitate. the songs have been (almost) completely reworked and arranged to give you a familiar new experience. as well with the fact that Steve is nowhere to be found on the second disc. and just realizing he wrote all this orchestration and compositions is more fuel to the fire as he being one of the most gifted artists of our time. my respect for Vai and worth as a fan has grown back to where it used to be with this album and also taken further. if anyone ever tells you that all rock guitarists do is just play rock and are very limited as players and composers, play them this. IMHO, Steve has composed some of the best "classical" music this side of 1900. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 26 2007, 04:59 PM) just almost through my first listening and i have to say, i didn't think it would be this good! the arrangements on the old songs are just amazing and couldn't believe my ears hearing Kill the Guy With the Ball being played with an Orchestra. for those of you who are skeptical of getting this because its another..."rock player with an orchestra" album, don't hesitate. the songs have been (almost) completely reworked and arranged to give you a familiar new experience. as well with the fact that Steve is nowhere to be found on the second disc. and just realizing he wrote all this orchestration and compositions is more fuel to the fire as he being one of the most gifted artists of our time. my respect for Vai and worth as a fan has grown back to where it used to be with this album and also taken further. if anyone ever tells you that all rock guitarists do is just play rock and are very limited as players and composers, play them this. IMHO, Steve has composed some of the best "classical" music this side of 1900. 9/10 Yeah I'll be getting this album ASAP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thanks for the reminder. Out tomorrow to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prog.fusion Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 no one else? you're telling me this is all the love Vai gets around here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 28 2007, 06:04 PM) no one else? you're telling me this is all the love Vai gets around here? There's not many instrumental guitar freaks in here, just me, you, Tangy and maybe a couple of others like RUSHHEAD and maybe Double Bass chick and Cygnalschick, there might be one or two others but the rest of them are either straight ahead progheads, indie/alternative pop fans like Puppetking, serious metalheads, general middle of the road music fans who happen to like Rush, or they only like music before 1987... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prog.fusion Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 yea i've kind of noticed that "shredding" does have a lot of merit around here..... we should have a sub-forum dedicated only to guitar-driven instrumental music with us as mods. it would be epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 28 2007, 06:39 PM) yea i've kind of noticed that "shredding" does have a lot of merit around here..... we should have a sub-forum dedicated only to guitar-driven instrumental music with us as mods. it would be epic. There'd only be the mods involved!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prog.fusion Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 28 2007, 07:45 PM) QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 28 2007, 06:39 PM) yea i've kind of noticed that "shredding" does have a lot of merit around here..... we should have a sub-forum dedicated only to guitar-driven instrumental music with us as mods. it would be epic. There'd only be the mods involved!! yea, and we all know we wouldnt break the rules and it would need no modding so we could just post and post and post and post and post and post and post and post and post and post. like i said.........freakin' EPIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Wow. Listened to a few songs driving home from disc 1. Very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prog.fusion Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 QUOTE (tangdog @ Jun 29 2007, 11:56 AM) Wow. Listened to a few songs driving home from disc 1. Very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Volume #2 is starting to grow on me as well. Right now song #4 is my fave from that volume but they all are good. I wish there were some south- east tour dates for this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 QUOTE (tangdog @ Jun 29 2007, 10:56 AM) Wow. Listened to a few songs driving home from disc 1. Very impressed. Damn I've not got it yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 26 2007, 04:59 PM) for those of you who are skeptical of getting this because its another..."rock player with an orchestra" album, don't hesitate. the songs have been (almost) completely reworked and arranged to give you a familiar new experience. This is the key point and what makes this recording superior to other rock and orchestra collaborations IMO. Leave it to Vai to do it right. Mike Keneally has also recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 QUOTE (tangdog @ Jul 1 2007, 12:59 PM) QUOTE (prog.fusion @ Jun 26 2007, 04:59 PM) for those of you who are skeptical of getting this because its another..."rock player with an orchestra" album, don't hesitate. the songs have been (almost) completely reworked and arranged to give you a familiar new experience. This is the key point and what makes this recording superior to other rock and orchestra collaborations IMO. Leave it to Vai to do it right. Mike Keneally has also recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. I have heard most of this album as they did a broadcast via Vai.com last year, sounded pretty great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithplusone01 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm very excited for this release since I am a huge Vai fan and I love what work from this i've heard or seen (Lotus Feet, For the Love of God, Answers) and I'll pick this up next week. Anyone know when the DVD comes out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Lets bump this thread! Still digging and trying to digest all this classical music. I came across this clip of a young girl ripping with Steve. This kid is amazing. The last time I saw him, he also brought a young local girl out to play with the band. I guess he mentors a fair number of young guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Holy shit, I had no idea that a video existed for this song. Heres Steve with an even younger talent, one of his sons. Ya Yo Gakk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ru5h F@n Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I was pretty shocked at some of his song titles on some of his albums. I can't mention some of them because they are pretty vulgar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Didn't Steve Via play with Frank Zappa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 QUOTE (deadwing2112 @ Jul 14 2007, 04:53 PM) Didn't Steve Via play with Frank Zappa? Yep he joined the band when he was 19 after he sent a transcription of the notoriously difficult Zappa tune, The Black Page to Frank. Zappa was so impressed he hired him and he was in the band for three years, 1980-1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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