It's a brilliant video. It's father vs son, student vs teacher. The youth provide the aggression, the style, the talent. The father provides the wisdom and direction.
@jeffwilson32057 ай бұрын
Also, Steve Vai’s fretboard inlay is the “tree of life”, and Tim’s in tribute to Steve, is the “tree of death”.
@I69myDad3 күн бұрын
this.
@xerain74599 ай бұрын
steve vai calls his guitar neck the tree of life. obvious inspiration for tim as his guitar neck is called the tree of death and has thorns in it. just thought you might be interesting to know.
@AudioLunch9 ай бұрын
That is bad ass. Thanks for the info. 🤘
@JDoors9 ай бұрын
In what I think was a live stream Polyphia told the story of how this came about. Steve sent them the track he recorded and they were excited, and sent him back a few modifications (Polyphia-style modifications). Steve wrote back that he wasn't sure he was the guy they were looking for to play what they modified. Polyphia was LIVID! "Oh my God we screwed up! We may have chased him away!" They wrote back apologizing profusely saying "You play whatever you want!" Vai didn't write back for a while and Polyphia beat themselves up for screwing up. They got a note from Steve, saying, basically, "I checked it out more, tried it, and, you guys were absolutely right -- I'll play however you need me to." Bam. The deal was done.
@themadcentrist93968 ай бұрын
No, that's not quite how it went. No one was livid. Vai was a little upset about the cuts at first because no one had ever done that before. but the reality is that the guys in the band made changes to their own parts as well for the good of the song and Vai loved the result. Polyphia was only worried that they had insulted Vai and they certainly were NOT livid.
@BroudbrunMusicMerge7 ай бұрын
I think you meant "terrified" or "mortified" rather than "livid." Nobody sounds angry in that story, lol
@JDoors7 ай бұрын
@@BroudbrunMusicMerge It's just the word that came to mind, I'm not attached to it. Upset they might have screwed up is more like it. Thanks.
@zeekus22227 ай бұрын
We have all witnessed Steve shred, but on this track he simply serves the song.
@austinbrown75747 ай бұрын
His ego dies :)
@samsolitaryroll7 ай бұрын
@@austinbrown7574 he keep it in check for the greater good
@rjcelmer9 ай бұрын
The best thing about Steve's playing on this track is that we all know he can shred like a mofo, but he plays very reserved and melodic which shows another side of him. They could have had him go out of his mind and give us classic Vai, but I think what we got was equally amazing.
@giannimaggio4749 ай бұрын
I agree, but even with a calm solo he play a demoniac tecnique in the first solo part: "joint shifting". He's defintely a legend.
@rogerdaly63266 ай бұрын
I think Steve is also smart enough not to try to beat Polyphia at their own game. Served the song and didn't try to "one up" the band. Respectful & classy.
@Nisashi3K3 ай бұрын
Gotta remember that we don't know what Steve's original part sounds like. Tim changed it so much that he originally didn't want his name on the track.
@Dave15072 ай бұрын
That's how you play when you got nothing left to prove to anybody.
@BulletProofSoul10297 ай бұрын
Just about evey guitar ive owned since '87 has been Ibanez and the "tree of life" inlay is a Steve Vai custom fret marker that was previously only on his signature JEMs but are now being used on different custom models. Hazuki from Nemophila's also has a signature model with the same inlay.
@clintmcintosh21547 ай бұрын
Quitting guitar after hearing Polyphia, how sad. "Comparison is the thief of joy" -Theodore Roosevelt
@hedgehog6 ай бұрын
My ex had that quote tattooed, before we broke up I got the same tattoo but bigger to prove a point
@bigtaliberto30925 ай бұрын
Polyphia is one of those bands that makes ya say "LEAVE SOME FOR THE REST OF US!". Lol
@diverdown6317 ай бұрын
Just when you thought every approach on the guitar had all been discovered...BAM polyphia.
@majapapaya73345 ай бұрын
It‘s not just technical awesome, it‘s a really great composition. Like Beethoven Gomes Metal 😊
@JasonBernardo8 ай бұрын
Yoooo!! I’m late but you guys did this! Fck ya! 🔥🤘
@di-sy6 ай бұрын
GOAT by Polyphia is probably the best imho.
@pedrorodrigueziii48597 ай бұрын
I've described a high level guitarists as being able to make the guitar speak to you. I was grossly misusing that phrase because THESE guys, THESE guys make their guitars speak. In the absence of lyrics, in the absence of flashy videography, they let their instruments do the work. Boy do they work. Instruments as extensions of their will is the best I can describe it.
@Dave15072 ай бұрын
It's always the same, he starts playing, you get into the groove, but then, guitar switch and you could probably hear them jaws dropping if you weren't just as mesmerized by whatever tf it is Tim does.
@ezeckial337 ай бұрын
Your Ego dies listening to this song.
@vegasviking866 ай бұрын
So did their camera lol
@flixandclips8 ай бұрын
HE IS AN ALIEN! I like that.
@DavidTangman8 ай бұрын
Damn fine channel! You guys definitely have a Doug and Bob McKenzie vibe! 😄
@YogiGeek8 ай бұрын
If you haven’t seen it, a reaction to Polyphia “40oz” or “ABC - featuring Sophia Black” would probably bring you a lot of laughs (and appreciation of their skill).
@TobiiRheaStarr8 ай бұрын
And the video for Look But Don’t Touch 😂
@TobiiRheaStarr8 ай бұрын
Steve’s guitar inlay is the “tree of life” whereas Tim’s is the “tree of death”. The semi acoustic he plays at the beginning (my favourite guitar) is the TOD10n. I am going to learn guitar because of Ren and Polyphia (as well as a few others like Marcin, Bernth, Ichiko Nito). I won’t ever be as good as them but Iv always wanted to learn and I’m kicking my own ass to actually do it now as I’m getting far too old 😂 My 15yo son wants to learn too so he’s gonna get a bass for his birthday and me a tele style and both learn both. Some other great Polyphia tracks I think are Bloodbath ft Chino Moreno Chimera ft Lil West G.O.A.T Neurotica Some funny ones ABC ft Sophie black Look but don’t touch Also I recommend checking out Marcin. Some good ones are Carmen Habanera (on one guitar) Kashmir (on one guitar) Moonlight Sonata (on one guitar) Still D.R.E (on one guitar) Just the two of us ft Ichiko Nito
@Theunwokewriters6 ай бұрын
If you love technical guitar playing also check out Luca Striganoli. I might have spelled that wrong, but it’s something like that. Very talented.
@TobiiRheaStarr6 ай бұрын
@@Theunwokewriters ooh thanks il go check them out!! 🖤
@TobiiRheaStarr6 ай бұрын
@@Theunwokewriters wow he’s great! Subbed straight away! Appreciate you 🖤
@DamienBlade2 ай бұрын
You don't "learn" guitar. You fall in love with guitar.
@apkrishnadas5 ай бұрын
Dude on the right knows how good they are…Dude on the left like knows knows how good they are…
@RedStarWhiteWolf228 ай бұрын
You should totally check out Tosin Abasi and Animals as Leaders. There’s a video of him playing an 8 string acoustic…..he’s insane. Thanks for the reaction and video!! 🙏🏻💖🎶🪶🐺
@flampy1Ай бұрын
the bass at the end tho
@thedorianmode8087Ай бұрын
I truly appreciate how technical those 2 young fellas are. They certainly can play. My only criticism is, the shredding style does tend to lack soul. When Steve Vai entered at the end, that’s when the song had “soul”. I’m a trained classical guitarist and I can certainly play fast up and down the fretboard. But, when I play my electric guitars, I keep shredding to the minimum, because the electric guitar is such a soulful instrument. You can put so much emotion into every note you play, using vibrato and bending and trem etc. I’m a very technical musician myself, but I’ve watched a lot of polythia from 8 years to now, and i hope that they can introduce more soul in to their songs. But hey, it’s their gig.
@marcobell12509 ай бұрын
You guys do food to🤯.
@TlanImass6 ай бұрын
I think Steve Vai is also endorsed by Ibanez as all the lads of Polyphia hence the guitar similarities.
@diverdown6317 ай бұрын
You guys need to check out Jinjer and their song Pisces live session Napalm records. The video has 83 million views for a reason so go in cold,no research.
@halixtrades85197 ай бұрын
Please check out Unprocessed - Die on the Cross of the Martyr ft. Tim Henson and Scott Lepage of Polyphia. It's awesome! ❤🔥
@UncleBroMiscellaneous8 ай бұрын
Steve Vai looks like a god and Polyphia were bunch of cherubims...lol
@matsuka68 ай бұрын
Yeah, they are Namekian And Tim Henderson is cyborg alien
@Danks-vz5xz6 ай бұрын
If you want next level musicianship, you have to check out Animals as Leaders. Think of them as this bands daddy.
@Dreadbane7 ай бұрын
Please check out G.O.A.T. and O.D. by Polyphia next. Absolute bangers.😊
@davidsleith72228 ай бұрын
great reaction cheers, bonkers innit? should be illegal
@maliciousmudkip36568 ай бұрын
Bro these new age drugs weren't around in the 80's 😂😂
@dvillano42029 ай бұрын
great reaction! is there something wrong with the tempo though? it feels like 5% slower. maybe some editing mistake.
@anamariaciuca27737 ай бұрын
Could you also please react to Marcin Patrzalek?
@brycecarter95748 ай бұрын
Please do GOAT next.
@jeffwilson32057 ай бұрын
People: there’s no way to take a repeating 4 chord pop chord progression and make instrumental prog out of it Polyphia: hold my beer