RAREST VAI VID I"VE EVER SEEN- THE RIDDLE!!!!!!!!

**jemaholic** · #1 01-10-2009, 08:46 AM

Has anyone ever seen this before???????
I thought I had every vid....then I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAY1KCN2HMg

Anyone know where and when this was recorded? Looks like during the Zappa years.
Clearly before P&W was released.....looks like a high school gym.

Steve looks about 20 years old.

~j

teokiatuan · #2 01-10-2009, 08:52 AM

woah, that's rare

thanks for posting

**jemaholic** · #3 01-10-2009, 09:01 AM

Looks like the strat he used when touring with Zappa- but the pickguard is much more beatup and he's got Carvin amps so he probably already had the endorsement.

Anyone recognize the other players?

I'm trying to get the info before someone notifies the Vai-team and they pull this vid off the air.

~j

chlamy · #4 01-10-2009, 10:51 AM

That's his course at the GIT in the 80s. You can find the whole course (approx 1 hour) on youtube, it has also Viv Woman and loads of other cool stuff

corey j grieve · #5 01-10-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chlamy

That's his course at the GIT in the 80s. You can find the whole course (approx 1 hour) on youtube, it has also Viv Woman and loads of other cool stuff

1985 is the year according to my copy.

DJR · #6 01-10-2009, 01:36 PM

85 indeedy. I have the gig on VHS but last time I dug it out it was getting rather grainy with age. You get to hear all sorts of goodies during that show including tunes that would later become the majority of Alcatrazz's disturbing the peace album. A young Vai, Chris Frazier & Stu Hamm. Blue Powder era!

Paul_R · #7 01-10-2009, 02:55 PM

Whoa! That is way cool. Thanks for posting this.

rmp0012002 · #8 01-10-2009, 03:21 PM

According to Vai's site they were called 777 (1984).

jb4674 · #9 01-10-2009, 03:30 PM

Definitely a Strat he's playing, you can clearly see the Fender logo on the headstock.

Jimmy

SYL · #10 01-10-2009, 05:10 PM

just from a musicians perspective, isn't it great to see what a musical idea can begin as and what it can flourish into - gives me hope as I am sure we all have recordings that are 5 years old - what potential these ideas can have and with lot of time and effort what they can become.

I'm inspired - thanks for the post!

corey j grieve · #11 01-10-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SYL

just from a musicians perspective, isn't it great to see what a musical idea can begin as and what it can flourish into - gives me hope as I am sure we all have recordings that are 5 years old - what potential these ideas can have and with lot of time and effort what they can become.

I'm inspired - thanks for the post!

Absolutely,some arrangements need to be nurtured for many years often just dwelling as warmups etc,then one day they just evolve and become a much loved peice of music.
This is kind of the sentiment Satch spoke of in regards to the Coldplay case.

Homebake · #12 01-11-2009, 02:33 AM

this stuff was on youtube about 8 months ago, got taken off, now it's obviously back. it's awesome.

**jemaholic** · #13 01-11-2009, 04:30 AM

Thanks for the info- never saw it before.
I attended a Satch Master-Class a while back and it was awesome.

~j

Lefty Robb · #14 01-11-2009, 05:46 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTaO3...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vrf2...eature=related

Call it Sleep and Viv Woman from the same show, better audio too.

rikkbeatty · #15 01-12-2009, 04:59 AM

I remember this video. WAAAAAAAaaaaay back when this site started there was a section for trading bootleg Vai stuff and I cant remember who I traded but I got this GIT video performance of Vai. lol The video looked about the same quality. lol It was really cool to see though!