Just Saw VAI and SHEEHAN concert

[mofo]

Originally posted by vanzilla
WIDDLY WIDDLY WIDDLY WIDDLY - DOING DOING DOING DOING.

No new age sh!t at this show in Cleveland. Just a billion notes per hour going WIDDLY WIDDLY WIDDLY WIDDLY - DOING DOING DOING DOING.
And it was cool as hell!

[Nigel]

I saw G3 in Toronto in November of 2003 and consequently bought Steve's "Live in Astoria".

Great stuff ( including Shy Boy) and many other "not-so widdly-widdly" MUSIC. Saw Steve after and talked to him for 20 mins. with my 13 yr.old son. Steve is so humble, so great, so classy and Billy Sheehan when I asked him about Dave, said " I wouldn't go back, because some of us have to grow up, however, he still loves Dave, even though Billy always had to buy the Jack Daniels". Typical Dave. You want to drink with me, then buy it!

Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan are class acts, phenominal players, even though Satriani is a little more "accessible" music-wise, you cannot berate the brilliance that Dave noticed 20 years ago.

[DlocRoth]

Originally posted by Nigel
I saw G3 in Toronto in November of 2003 and consequently bought Steve's "Live in Astoria".

Great stuff ( including Shy Boy) and many other "not-so widdly-widdly" MUSIC. Saw Steve after and talked to him for 20 mins. with my 13 yr.old son. Steve is so humble, so great, so classy and Billy Sheehan when I asked him about Dave, said " I wouldn't go back, because some of us have to grow up, however, he still loves Dave, even though Billy always had to buy the Jack Daniels". Typical Dave. You want to drink with me, then buy it!

Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan are class acts, phenominal players, even though Satriani is a little more "accessible" music-wise, you cannot berate the brilliance that Dave noticed 20 years ago.

True dat.

[ALinChainz]

Vai plays on a couple tracks of the new Motorhead album doesn't he?

[Nigel]

I hope he plays better than Lemmie "Ace of Spades" grunge mouth.

[thedoude]

I'll agree that Vai's latest stuff seems to be the shit that he wants to hear, and obviously is what he hears inside his head. Being a guitar player, I can appreciate what he's doing on the cd's and on stage, but isn't always the nicest on the ears. I'm a fan and always will be. I keep buying his cd's and seeing him live when I get the opportunity. I enjoy the shows as I would imagine that most guitarists would... with jealousy(lol). I am glad that someone pushes the envelope for us guys who don't have his chops.

[Hardrock69]

Yeah, Steve is a great guitarist no doubt, but I am bored shitless by his current 'direction' (out into space and beyond).

[Mr. G]

Vai is well aware that he could sell more albums if he was more commercial and that his audience is mostly made of of musicians. Not everyone has to sell a gazillion albums. It is good to have guy's like Steve around just for the sole purpose of elevating creativity and chops. Besides he probably doesn't need the money so it would be a shame to waste his talent on a more comercial endever.

[Nitro Express]

Didn't Dave say in his book that Steve and him parted ways because Steve wanted to be more of a crazy guitar artist than a lead guitar player in a rock band?

The thing about both Vai and Sheehan, they both know David Lee Roth gave both of them a huge break. Both Vai and Sheehan have said Dave certainly is the best at what he does. I just think it was different personalities and goals. Shit, I certainly can't see Joe Satriani being on Dave's stage. That dude is a good player but just doesn't have it as far as being a rockstar is concerned. I always thought Steve Vai looked like a poser on Dave's stage. Eddie Van Halen really was the best of both worlds. He was the nutcase guitar artist that also made a fabulouse rock star. Now crazy Eddie wants to hide from that image. Probably because he couldn't pull it off without Dave. At least Steve Vai has a successful solo career going. Eddie never could do what Steve has done because he's too much of a drunk, egoed, fuckhead.

[DLR'sCock]

I saw Steve and Billy, and it was fucking amazing!!!!

[katie]

Originally posted by mofo
Just saw Vai with Sheehan from the 2nd row of Cleveland's House of blues, a week ago. Thought it was the best concert ever, but i just realized one thing could have made it better...if DAVE came out and jammed with them! Can somebody mention that to DLR? I think he needs to get another album with the superheros. Who wouldn't like that?

~Mo Fo

As Dave said back in 2002 "I don't jam"
Remember when you see Dave you don't just see a gig, you see a *show*
Dave is an action figure!

[Stillwell]

Re: Just Saw VAI and SHEEHAN concert

Originally posted by mofo
Just Saw VAI and SHEEHAN concert one thing was missing!

Yeah, a fire exit!