Steve Vai: recommendation

choubix · #1 05-02-2007, 05:40 PM

hello,

I have never heard anything from him...
I dont have much time unfortunately to go through all his cds.

could you please give me some advice on what to listen from him?
I really like satriani: the melodies, the solos etcetc

I dont really know what to expect from S.Vai.

(I don't know why I have the idea of a guy who's showing his skills more than emotions when playing the guitar...)

thanks

A.

Sabre · #2 05-02-2007, 05:42 PM

Passion And Warfare first, then get Fire Garden, it's all awesome.

newbieguitarmaker · #3 05-02-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sabre

Passion And Warfare first, then get Fire Garden, it's all awesome.

nah I say get the Infinite Steve Vai, it's like the best of and there are many songs. PAW and Fire Garden are great but I definitly suggest the Inf Steve Vai to get a good dose of different albums.

Sabre · #4 05-02-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by newbieguitarmaker

nah I say get the Infinite Steve Vai, it's like the best of and there are many songs. PAW and Fire Garden are great but I definitly suggest the Inf Steve Vai to get a good dose of different albums.

Yeah, but your missing out on some classics then like " I Would Love Too ", " The Audience Is Listening " and " Erotic Nightmares ".

newbieguitarmaker · #5 05-02-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sabre

Yeah, but your missing out on some classics then like " I Would Love Too ", " The Audience Is Listening " and " Erotic Nightmares ".

True... idk it is his choice, I also recommend vai's dvd, very good stuff

funkdubious · #6 05-02-2007, 06:30 PM

They are all wrong! Listen to Eay em and Smile with Dave lee Roth! Then some Alcatrazz then PAW,then dont bother getting any others

andy7jem · #7 05-02-2007, 06:49 PM

Alien Love Secrets and Passion and Warfare

sick-boy · #8 05-02-2007, 07:17 PM

I have to go with PaW as well. It should be issued with your first guitar.

Dug · #9 05-02-2007, 07:22 PM

Passion and Warfare. The definitive guitar album. DLR Eat em and smile. Alien Love Secrets. I dont know about others but I really like his guitar work on Whitesnakes Slip of the Tongue

Bahamut · #10 05-02-2007, 07:24 PM

I don't think I could name a bad Vai song.

Personally, I'd start with Alive in an Ultra world, then Real Illusions. But I'm wierd.. P&W doesn't really give you his current sound at all, and personally (and this is just my opinion) his newer stuff is vastly superior.

Just my 2 cents...

Jem7 · #11 05-03-2007, 05:10 AM

Do not forget to get The Ultra Zone

mi2tom · #12 05-03-2007, 06:11 AM

Real illusion is not bad too

Eco · #13 05-03-2007, 06:41 AM

Alien Love Secrets is an awesome Vai album.

Juice and Die to Live on that CD are awesome tracks.

**GilkyBear** · #14 05-03-2007, 07:25 AM

1. Passion and Warfare
2. Eat em and Smile
3. Flexable
4. The 7th Song

guitarkatana · #15 05-03-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by choubix

(I don't know why I have the idea of a guy who's showing his skills more than emotions when playing the guitar...)

Nah, Vai's definitely one of the better speed guitarists in terms of actually writing and recording good music. He's pretty experimental.

I recommend you get "The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology". If you like what you hear, get more of his stuff from there.