![]() This was done after his surgery and without the use of his picking hand. That’s my favourite so far.Īh, the one handed tune. Has it ever been proven that Vai doesn’t have 6 fingers on his fretting hand? His use of the tremolo bar is also second to none. I have a feeling Steve is seriously dropped down in the tuning department here. He’s pretty good! Double bass drum always gets me going. That makes me think of the first time I saw Steve with David Lee Roth on the Eat Em and Smile tour in Ottawa. He sent me a list of the players on the album. I just sent a message to the publicist, Steve. I love his fast stuff, but it’s the slow stuff that really gets me. My favourite scale ever!) He starts this one off with a sick scale. (Think For The Love of God at the 4:32 mark. Steve has a always been a master of the scale, which i know is the understatement of this article. ![]() Wait, it’s done already? That was quick.įunky chords with cool noises. I’m trying to make it sound like I know what I’m talking about. As the great Canadian guitarist Kim Mitchell sang in Diary For Rock N Roll Men, Steve has the ultimate ‘Lemon Twist lips.’ He’s so much fun to watch. It’s funny, I can picture him playing these solos as I listen. Reminds me a little of Bryan Beller, from The Aristocrats. This won’t come as a shock to any Vai fans, but there’s not a note that’s out of place, or doesn’t fit. Hey, maybe that’s how he gets his song titles. Maybe it’s because Steve is good at guitar, and I’m…Wow, there’s a lot happening here. I can’t remember who made it, but it didn’t sound anything like what I’m hearing. Very tasty, with some classic Steve-style shredding. Similar sound, but different, if that makes sense. Good Lord! Anyway, it reminds me a little of Passion and Warfare. It’s a little reminiscent of…he’s rippin now. This one, although the guitars sound raunchy, is also pretty tame…in a good way. How do instrumental guitarists come up with song titles? Zeus In Chains? Interesting. I imagine it is setting the tone for the rest of Inviolate. This is a really neat way to start an album. Oooh, he’s using a sitar/harp kind of thing. I want to know who’s playing on the album with him. I’m so excited! Super mellow, with that distinctive Vai sound. It’s a First Reaction review, meaning I just chill out with Geddy The Rock Dog, turn the album up loud and write shit down as I listen to it for the first time. Our reviews are a little different than on other sites. If you’re new to Let’s Rock, welcome! I’m glad you are here. Vai in 2017, before a Generation Axe gig in Seoul, South Korea, (read it here) so we go way back! I consider Inviolate a gift from an old friend that I’ve never met and doesn’t know who I am. I also imagine that a recently surgeried Steve Vai is still capable of guitar wizardry that most can only dream of. I have also read that he has recently had shoulder surgery. ![]() ![]() Built in conjunction with the designers at Hoshino and based on a “steampunk motif” idea of Vai’s, the Hydra is a beast of an instrument – a one-bodied, two-headstock-ed, three-neck-ed creature that encompasses, among other things: seven- and 12-string guitars a four-string bass sympathetic harp strings half-fretless necks single-coil, humbucking, piezo and sustainer pickups floating and hardtail tremolo bridges phase splitters and much, much more.” But calling the Hydra a mere guitar is selling it way, way, way short. From his bio, the ‘guitar’ is a “one-of-a-kind custom guitar he coined the Hydra. I have read that he has designed a new guitar called the Hydra, which features everything but the kitchen sink. ![]() What new trickery is in store for all Vai fans? Filled with 9 tracks that are sure to make me smash all of my guitars in frustration, Inviolate, will be released on Januthrough Favored Nations/Mascot Label Group. ![]()
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