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Can someone - anyone tel me: Why is Steve Vai so pretentious?
He had something to do with the new "Where the Wild Things Are" movie, which I hated.
That whole storyline got fucked up. The main character Max got turned into a mental-case latchkey kid who actually runs away from home instead of dreaming about it.
That wasn't how the story went. If I was doing music for that I'd bail on the project, cuz that's fucking with people's heads I wouldn't want on my conscience (didn't bother the author though, he was listed as a "consultant.")
So I checked his website to see what he'd actually assisted to disaccomplish for the film, and reading just a little bit caused my supper to become slightly dislodged in my gut and could stomach no further bullshitting.
So long story shortened: could someone tell me what in fuck this guy's done that is so badassed, so very-well-versed.. something that one could point at to verify his greatness and goodness?
First of all: if you ever tried to talk to the guy, he has no sense of humor and he's supposed to be this lighthearted, regular-guy funnyman/musician. I've had lunch with Eric Clapton and THERE is a dude who will keep you in stitches every ten seconds.. I think Vai is pathetic.
Secunt of all: this whole alien-theme bullshit, way too pretentious.. Eric Clapton is all about pretentions, but he I can stomach because he'll let you in it's all a joke. But not Little Stevie Vai, he's like the energizer bunny just goin and goin on with it. Yawn, okay? Big yawn there dudesky.
Third: I wonder why Sammy Hagar didn't hire him instead of his one-time guitar tutor Joe Satriani because both Vai and Hagar got that whole Alien Abductee/Contactee thing goin' on. Was Vai asked to do the Chickenstick thing? Is Satrianis' career so much worser than Vai (or White Golds' for that matter) that he had to felch out his services with Hagar - if so that sucked. It also sucks that Vai has a shard of career left in him that he didn't initiate hitting up Hagar in the first place, when Satriani is so much more entertaining.
Lastly: When Vai takes a photo op, why must he always suck in his cheeks? Does his chick always fart when throwing the flash down or what? Does his amp fart worse that he sucks in his cheeks from embarrassment?
I defy anyone to throw out proof this guy Vai is still a virtuoso. He played masterful air guitar in a scene from the movie "Crossroads" in a crucial climax, and in my mind that doesn't qualify as the making moment to carry you for a lifetime.
AND I also defy anyone to find proof this guy still rocks. I have not like him since about 1988... I thought Flex-Able which I liked was never followed through with, since he joined a slew of 80s pop bands, which sold the soul of his creativity. Evident of this, is he hasn't made a decent disc since, and that's not okay.
In summary, Steve Vai is a big bore. And given such an exciting instrument to supposedly "master" and come up lacking substance, a big pretencious BORE.
He had something to do with the new "Where the Wild Things Are" movie, which I hated.
That whole storyline got fucked up. The main character Max got turned into a mental-case latchkey kid who actually runs away from home instead of dreaming about it.
That wasn't how the story went. If I was doing music for that I'd bail on the project, cuz that's fucking with people's heads I wouldn't want on my conscience (didn't bother the author though, he was listed as a "consultant.")
So I checked his website to see what he'd actually assisted to disaccomplish for the film, and reading just a little bit caused my supper to become slightly dislodged in my gut and could stomach no further bullshitting.
So long story shortened: could someone tell me what in fuck this guy's done that is so badassed, so very-well-versed.. something that one could point at to verify his greatness and goodness?
First of all: if you ever tried to talk to the guy, he has no sense of humor and he's supposed to be this lighthearted, regular-guy funnyman/musician. I've had lunch with Eric Clapton and THERE is a dude who will keep you in stitches every ten seconds.. I think Vai is pathetic.
Secunt of all: this whole alien-theme bullshit, way too pretentious.. Eric Clapton is all about pretentions, but he I can stomach because he'll let you in it's all a joke. But not Little Stevie Vai, he's like the energizer bunny just goin and goin on with it. Yawn, okay? Big yawn there dudesky.
Third: I wonder why Sammy Hagar didn't hire him instead of his one-time guitar tutor Joe Satriani because both Vai and Hagar got that whole Alien Abductee/Contactee thing goin' on. Was Vai asked to do the Chickenstick thing? Is Satrianis' career so much worser than Vai (or White Golds' for that matter) that he had to felch out his services with Hagar - if so that sucked. It also sucks that Vai has a shard of career left in him that he didn't initiate hitting up Hagar in the first place, when Satriani is so much more entertaining.
Lastly: When Vai takes a photo op, why must he always suck in his cheeks? Does his chick always fart when throwing the flash down or what? Does his amp fart worse that he sucks in his cheeks from embarrassment?
I defy anyone to throw out proof this guy Vai is still a virtuoso. He played masterful air guitar in a scene from the movie "Crossroads" in a crucial climax, and in my mind that doesn't qualify as the making moment to carry you for a lifetime.
AND I also defy anyone to find proof this guy still rocks. I have not like him since about 1988... I thought Flex-Able which I liked was never followed through with, since he joined a slew of 80s pop bands, which sold the soul of his creativity. Evident of this, is he hasn't made a decent disc since, and that's not okay.
In summary, Steve Vai is a big bore. And given such an exciting instrument to supposedly "master" and come up lacking substance, a big pretencious BORE.
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