Vai Freak Show Excess

JoeJoe · #1 03-11-2006, 08:47 AM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...43&q=Steve+Vai

Don't know if this has been posted before, but i think it's pretty cool, he explains what he did in the song etc. Man can he play

If you want do download it look here: http://feelingtea.com/decode/google/index.php

Here, you can also download youtube and ifilm vids... You need an 'flv-player' that you can download here: http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3...-10467081.html

Anyway, sorry if this has been posted here before...

Enjoy!

wallopwallop · #2 03-11-2006, 09:38 AM

V. Cool. I know Jono posted somewhere on the site that he was finding Freak Show Excess a bitch to nail!..... This could give more than a few pointers!

Wrong topic area though.

fettouhi · #3 03-11-2006, 10:04 AM

It's probably one of the most difficult Vai tracks at all

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Regards

André

JoeJoe · #4 03-11-2006, 10:48 AM

Yeah sorry for the wrong area, maybe a mod could move it?

And yeah, it really helps if you try to learn some of it!

Al M · #5 03-11-2006, 03:12 PM

Yea this is from a cd included with UK "guitarist" magazine.

dangomles · #6 03-11-2006, 03:26 PM

Vai just will never ever be boring or uninteresting

Mystical Potato · #7 03-11-2006, 05:54 PM

Lol nice candles too.

bob mclaughlin · #8 03-12-2006, 11:08 AM

Thanks for the link!!!

JoeJoe · #9 03-12-2006, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al M

Yea this is from a cd included with UK "guitarist" magazine.

Mmm probably missed that issue... I usualy go and check once a month or something... Cool mag!

Forgot to ask: did the magazine had a transcription of the song?

**jono** · #10 03-12-2006, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallopwallop

V. Cool. I know Jono posted somewhere on the site that he was finding Freak Show Excess a bitch to nail!..... This could give more than a few pointers!

Wrong topic area though.

Shhhhhh, struggling?!?!? me ?!?!?! with this piece!??!?! erm no, I think you must have the wrong mod

Actually, it was this vid that made me wanna learn the tune

mi2tom · #11 03-12-2006, 09:48 PM

Thanks for the link

gu1tar · #12 03-12-2006, 11:51 PM

That's cool. He seems to have a lot more personality that most of the guys who do instructional videos.

P.S. The video is kind of grainy...do you think that is one of those cheap Chinese Jem knockoffs?

Praetorian · #13 03-13-2006, 03:04 AM

Hm, I just realized that I have that video since I bought the April 2005 Guitar World issue. Ya know what I thought was funny was when he said, "anybody can shred and do stuff like this:
bledleblebldeeeldldleleddlblbledldbe
deebleeebeeleeelebddebedeedlleble..."
When about 50% of guitar players today couldn't even fathom doing that

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gu1tar · #14 03-14-2006, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetorian

Hm, I just realized that I have that video since I bought the April 2005 Guitar World issue. Ya know what I thought was funny was when he said, "anybody can shred and do stuff like this:
bledleblebldeeeldldleleddlblbledldbe
deebleeebeeleeelebddebedeedlleble..."
When about 50% of guitar players today couldn't even fathom doing that

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It's much higher than 50% of guitar players who couldn't do that my friend. But I doubt Steve hangs out with your "average/anybody" guitarist.

And I took it that he was implying that if you wanted to bad enough, (i.e. practiced excessively like he did to attain his goal) you "anybody" could do it because I'm sure he sees a lot of people who can do it.