Ahh the memories....

 

What UV was he using for FTLOG

 

I actually saw this live in Knoxville. Yes, it was kind of a big deal that he was playing stuff from P&W before it was released. This solo was the big highlight of the night, that's for sure. I think the video for "The Audience..." was airing on MTV by the time I saw this show. Seeing this on YouTube brings back some fond memories!

Other things I recall from this show: Kix was the opening band and their hit at the time, "Don't Close Your Eyes" was the only song they played that was, quite obviously, not live at all and faked via tape,(you don't risk screwing up your "big hit" on tour if you can't pull it off sufficiently).

When Whitesnake came up, you didn't notice Coverdale and the rest much due to Vai. Not just guitar player prejudice here, everyone was talking about his performance after the show. The man just has a stage presence that over-shadows even the most ego-maniacal of lead singers. Aldridge did his Bonham-esque drum solo, complete with playing half of it with no sticks. Vandenberg's solo was very Yngwie-ish, and he kept having major tech problems all night. At one point I thought he was trying to decapitate his guitar tech because he flung his guitar at him so hard.

Oh, and the Uni Steve uses on FTLOG is this one: http://www.vai.com/Machines/guitarpages/guitar037.html
I remember it well because the thing was BLINDING under the spotlight when he put it on the bunjee chord and let spin up to the roof.

 

not just FTLOG but Audience, star spangled and eruption, all thrown into a giant masturbation fest....

 

To me, that was like telling the audience that, "You all know Eddie Van Halen. Well, now there's a new kid in town and I'm the new king of the hill."

Does anyone know if the new-ish Whitesnake DVD is shot during the Vai year(s) or is it newer than that? I've thought about buying it, but haven't quite figured out if Vai is in there or not.

 

Yeah, I have a live mp3 of that, sounded pretty good.

 

The newest WS dvd that I have is much newer than Vai.. has Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich on guitars.

 

If you're a Beach fan, such as myself, would you consider the DVD to be worthy of purchase to see him perform? Is there some decent footage of Beach performing?

 

This is the guitar he used on the youtube video:

He then used this one to play "The audience.."

Jimmy:smile:

 

So.....was this before the Expo thingy in Spain??


....when he said he was peforming FTLOG live for the first time??? :wink:

 

So.....was this before the Expo thingy in Spain??

....when he said he was peforming FTLOG live for the first time??? :wink:

Technically no.... Before P&W it was still just the theme from Kung Fu... the TV series

 

Jan lives about 5 miles from my house - I've been in his studio/barn where he recorded 'Wired" with Jeff more than once. He's lived there for about 25 years now..a wonderful human he is.

-jemaholic

 

Good times.

 

Saw the show in the Miami Arena. This show is LEGEND amongst me and my friends who were there!
Yes, he did do FTLOG, Audience, and (I think) Eruption. I definitely remember the first two and the mirror ball guitar go up at the end of his solo.
At the risk of sounding fanboy, Steve never fails to entertain.