Should Steve Vai's Liberty be the new National Anthem?

[jim777]

Originally Posted by mike570

I like the funky key modulation at the end of "Oh Canada!"

Gotta agree, "Oh Canada" is a GREAT anthem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4cFMVfnCE

[Cathedral]

Originally Posted by DEADTUNES666

There actually are lyrics to the song if you read the liner of PAW...All for the life and love of liberty!

That's interesting, I'll have to dig out my CD. Thanks for that.

[callen3615]

star spangled banner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCRSZjtYBI

[Darin]

I fear it's going to be changed to "Can't touch this" around Jan 21.

[callen3615]

Originally Posted by Darin

I fear it's going to be changed to "Can't touch this" around Jan 21.

haha! true, but i hope not

[CityofBlindingLights]

Originally Posted by Cathedral

I voted no. I love that tune and would be very happy to stand for the national anthem and hear some Vai blaring out, even though I'm in the UK, a Vai composed national anthem would be great. However, "Liberty" is an instrumental piece, I think a national anthem needs to have lyrics, so as people can have something to sing along to while standing for their respective anthem. A crowd of people humming a tune, while interesting might seem a bit... weird? As I said, great tune but not really appropriate for a National Anthem.

You do realize that the Spanish National Anthem has no lyrics, right? It's the only national anthem not to have any.

And Radiohead's "The National Anthem" would be better.

[axemannate]

Kind of off topic but does anybody else cringe when they hear these "divas" butcher the National Anthem at big events. Their vocal showboating just seems plain disrespectful, overdone, cliched and distasteful.

[kotornut]

Originally Posted by axemannate

Kind of off topic but does anybody else cringe when they hear these "divas" butcher the National Anthem at big events. Their vocal showboating just seems plain disrespectful, overdone, cliched and distasteful.

Yeah, I think so too. But, it's better than celebs who can't sing singing it, ala Rosanne and I forget who else id the same think poorly.

[ibanez777vbk]

Originally Posted by callen3615

star spangled banner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCRSZjtYBI

thats just amazing.hendrix,srv, version just sounds plain boring compared to vai's version,theres a vid of satriani performing star spangle banner on youtube thats p.i.s.s poor aswell,i was very suprised,zakk wylde version is just ott with to much wah-wah,but at the end of the day there all legends and great guitarists.

[ken_r152]

"Needs more cowbell."

Would be a little hard to sing, wouldn't it?

[moebius]

Originally Posted by Darin

I fear it's going to be changed to "Can't touch this" around Jan 21.

Why would it change to a hammer song?

[Darin]

Originally Posted by moebius

Why would it change to a hammer song?

gifs found here: http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t...stry/Animated/

[eviltwin]

Originally Posted by ibanez777vbk

thats just amazing.hendrix,srv, version just sounds plain boring compared to vai's version

I'm 100% sure that Jimi would've done something ten times as awesome if he had had access to a Universe and an Eventide.

This is what he did in the studio in 1969!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvxXrBr4us

How in the world can you say this sounds boring?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKWR...eature=related

You do realize that the Spanish National Anthem has no lyrics, right? It's the only national anthem not to have any.

Doubtful it's the only one...note that they don't have lyrics, but are actively discussing adding lyrics, so that footballers and fans will have something to sing along to, before international matches

They didn't want Lyrics as they have at least a dozen official languages in Spain (Castillian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Aragonese, Asturain etc.) But South-Africa, Belgium and Switserland show that a multilingual anthem can be done, even if the proposed Belgian Prime Minister failed to identify his own national anthem, in stead, singing the French

[ibanez777vbk]

Originally Posted by eviltwin

I'm 100% sure that Jimi would've done something ten times as awesome if he had had access to a Universe and an Eventide.

This is what he did in the studio in 1969!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvxXrBr4us

How in the world can you say this sounds boring?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKWR...eature=related



Doubtful it's the only one...note that they don't have lyrics, but are actively discussing adding lyrics, so that footballers and fans will have something to sing along to, before international matches

They didn't want Lyrics as they have at least a dozen official languages in Spain (Castillian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Aragonese, Asturain etc.) But South-Africa, Belgium and Switserland show that a multilingual anthem can be done, even if the proposed Belgian Prime Minister failed to identify his own national anthem, in stead, singing the French

fair enough there wasnt much in the way of effects in the 60s.but to me its sounds like s.h.i.t messy and p.i.s.s.i.n.g about with wammy bar.buy hey if you like it,im not knocking your taste

[eviltwin]

why do all these threads recently end up in a stupid bouts of Jimi bashing, can't we just stick to burning Kirk or [ insert favourite has-been ] ?

No Jimi =
No Whammy abuse -> no Floyd -> no Lopro
No Octavia -> No Eventide
No 100W Marshall (yeah I know Townshend had a lot to do with it but he quickly jumped ship to WEM)

99& of all processors are built to emulate sounds Jimi made popular
the list goes on and on...

do you seriously think Vai would have attempted to play TSSB thát way, if Jimi hadn't done so in his style? Do you think we would be having this discussion? Just accept Jimi's greatness and all shall be well.

Oh and btw there is very little whammy abuse in Jimi's studio version of the US anthem.