Cruise Missile

[@pauldefleuriot196]

Morse is next level great, such incredible technical skill yet his song writing is still so melodious and beautiful to to ear.

[@steelmongoose4956]

I've always been blown away by Jerry Peek's bass on the original, but this was...something else. Amazing skill on that stage. I kept looking for the extra guitar and bass player.

[@lukemanify]

I did not know Dave played in the band in 1990. I always thought Jerry was still on. Shit what a bassman!

[@nicksm7980]

Dave is definitely my favorite bass player, but I prefer Jerry's approach in this tune tbh, he was more funky.

[@bassmanjtfunk]

Ok when i was a young lad Dave Larue was the only local bass player i would pay hard earned money to see. I new he was special then & now hes off the hook!!!Good luck Dave always a fan! Peace

[@jomadsincebu]

September 1, 1984. Tralfamadore Cafe, Buffalo, NY. The day after scumbags broke into my Baracuda parked in front of a church, Butch and I saw this tour. Steve was still using his Fender. Great show. Lifted my spirits to the heavens. Took pics and recorded it on my Sony Stereo Walkman. Yes. I still have the pics and the tape. No. Never distributed them.

[@wernerengelbert291]

I like Steve Morse play guitar , he is great musician on stage and studio. 👍

[@DrMorpheus]

The one and only Steve Morse

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

One of the greatest. Very identifiable. Has his own style and technique.

[@warrenosborne1539]

Add to the below,, Vic may be able to pull this off. I saw the Dreggs in the 70's but Steve had yet to write Cruise. I've been playing bass for 53 years so far, and I cannot even begin to come close to Dave. This is a one of a kind jam. Really the best on the planet. Give kudos to the drummer. He works his ass off. With out a doubt, one of the most complex,, music ever done.

[@loganrulz1]

Yes!!!! A faster tempo version of the original. Plus, whenever the band improvises, they land right back on the beat. True musicians...

[@PaulC39]

Sensational! Steve Morse,Dave LaRue,and Van Romaine rock!!

[@aschule5684]

These guys all "know" how "badass" they r, just a smilin and lovin every second havin a great time blowin everyone's minds👍🏼✌🏼️

[@keithgaffaney8061]

Talk about that tight it's loose. In the pocket and in the zone cooken or what. Love the bass solo drums right there overall an excellent live performance. Oh and don't forget Steve the writer and guitarist. Bloody awesome stuff.

[@kjay40]

Must have been the era during the "Big White Shoes" tour. Great players... Have loved these guys for years. Inspired playing.

[@ShaggyDawg]

We all wore big white shoes in the late 80's - early 90's!

[@ShaggyDawg]

RMaidla Ha! Nice. We called them "white high-tops" or just "high-tops".

[@muimasmacho]

Just think if they wore Sabbath shoes. *Metal Fusion.* 😶 The Welding genra.

[@TheJezzka01]

i saw this show, f**kin amazing stuff!!!!!! steve and dave and van, WOW!!!!!!

[@legendofschmoe]

Apparently, Steve Morse 'never' took his guitar off during that Rush tour, according to Alex Lifeson. He said in an interview I read awhile back, Steve went everywhere with his guitar around his neck and was practically playing all the time. I saw 2 of those Rush shows that year! They were indeed amazing.

[@kennethorlando]

Power Windows Tour; I saw it in Pittsburgh!

[@davidgregory5371]

If I played like that that's all I'd do also LOL!!

[@andyharman3022]

I saw the Dixie Dregs at a disco in Columbus, Ohio in 1980. I stood about 10 feet from Steve Morse during the performance. I was mesmerized. I couldn't believe they could reproduce the music from the albums live. They had an intermission, and Morse never took off his guitar (Frankenstein), and played it unplugged the whole time he was talking to my friends and brothers. The man lives to play guitar.

[@countrysamurai]

Steve is the man...I have everything he has done, including his stuff with the Dregs...what a genius!!! I saw him open for Rush years ago...OMG...what a talent!!!

[@steeltag]

I saw him too opening for a rush. Wow!!

[@makriikoala]

This is a great performance of a Morse classic - check out the minute from about 2:30 when they absolutely rock ! In fact the whole DVD is great and Morse is a maestro. In about 2005 or 6 I saw Steve with D.Purple at London Hammersmith where I remember him making an absolute mess of the Smoke on the Water Intro. So bad was it that he actually stopped, laughed, apologized and started again - still laughing. We are all human sometimes ....

[@johnmoses3098]

Wonderful. Steve, Dave and Van sizzle.But I love the original version with Jerry Peek; refined, restrained and tasteful. Anyway, awesome no matter who's playing in the SMB. Sure wish they''d tour again!!

[@bob5951]

I've seen so many guitarists buy Morse is the only guy that makes me just put my guitar down for a week.

[@bassrabbit9]

Sizzling. I LOVE DAVE.

[@jwandhistools]

This song gave me an ear worm in 1986....still going....

[@RTLorenti]

STEVE MORSE, THE GOD OF GUITAR

[@PaulDoc999]

What a band!

[@rickjones3648]

So tight and skilled. Wicked good!

[@azcrim]

I saw the same tour. Awesome!!

[@ALMSDriver1]

Dave LaRue is a monster on bass....Victor Wooten is probably the only other bassist I've heard that can stay with this guy.....my opinion anyway.

[@Frisbieinstein]

I like the Jerry Peek version. Indeed, I've been playing bass for 50 years and it's my fave solo.

[@NealVan]

Dave LaRue is a very talented bassist for certain. However, I worked with him before he was famous back in NJ and he was then as is still a conceited a-hole. Steve Morse who I also worked with is one of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. Point being...there is no reason to be conceited when there are so many other incredible musicians on every instrument out in the world none of have ever had the chance to hear or meet. Tal Wilkenfeld is a bit stand off-ish but I think it’s because she is an attractive women in a male dominated field where women are sadly treated poorly more often than not. And Wooten can blow the doors of LaRue.

[@sideparting6845]

@@NealVan Out of curiosity, how was he conceited?

[@wsmc723]

@@NealVan Dave has always been very gracious with me and I'm just a fan, I don't play.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Percy Jones of Brand X would like a word with you....

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

The Introduction is still my favorite of all Morse’s albums.

[@mikesimonian484]

All of his albums are my favorite.

[@steelmongoose4956]

@@CheetahSnowLeopard I use “Cruise Missile” for sprint recovery bike riding and “On the Pipe” for squats and deadlifts.

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

@@steelmongoose4956 On the Pipe another great one.

[@georgeacton7918]

Listened to the studio version too. Steve very precise all the chops spot on. Amazing guitarist. Rod Morgenstein what a powerhouse drummer. Dregs roots run deep. Stellar, brilliant performance. Correcting my post. Van Romaine is the drummer on this live version. Forgot Rod is a left handed drummer with a reverse kit setup. Amazing how alike their styles are. Both are monsters at their craft.

[@villevn]

Just masterful.

[@tomtrana3449]

On German TV in the music show "Ohne Filter" was played live! No playback!

[@TheSteelers5892]

@countrysamurai i saw that rush tour also alex has balls letting him, gary moore, and mr. big open for them...thats class

[@alexandreguitar]

Amazing!!!!!!

[@nickdorazio3018]

That guys sick okn the Bass dammmss

[@Telepkr]

I don't know I saw them on their first gig in 1983 with Jerry Peek and it was the best show I've ever seen and I saw a Dixie dregs in their Prime

[@overtimefreak2685]

da lief im Ersten Programm noch Bildungsfernsehen. Grandios..

[@djrossetto3992]

Monsters!!!!

[@bradhamann]

A huge fan of Steve's for a long time but there are so many Jeff Beck echos in this clip. Never really noticed it before!

[@rrrockhard]

This is really cool. But Jerry Peek did a good job on the original version, too!!!

[@warrenosborne1539]

I suppose that Jerry was who I saw in 77?

[@bradalker5332]

@@warrenosborne1539 in '77 that would have been Andy West on bass with the Dixie Dregs

[@Auriculum]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting this.

[@johncitarelli2048]

Peek came up with the bass and Rod was it as far as drummers. Steve's playing is what makes this great

[@nicksm7980]

I've read that Steve composed almost all of the bassline in this tune.

[@keefek]

Eeek! Beautiful.

[@kuzinit]

SAW HIM DO THIS SONG WITH JERRY PEAK, PLAYING A YELLOW GUILD BASS. IN DES PLAINES ILL JERRY BLEW ME AWAY.

[@yocuzz100]

WHAT A DAMN JAM!!!!!

[@Bix12]

Fuckin' Steve Morse RULES!! My (2nd) favorite guitarist.....

[@ramonchaparro1383]

It’s like an out of control fire😁

[@klbax63]

Uncle!!! Uncle!!! I give I am convinced the Steve is the best fucking guitarist period when he is cutting loose like this he is unmatched everything he does is so tasty. Seriously he makes the others sound like they are just noodling. Paul Gilbert may be a close 2nd

[@d.r.mathias9648]

So glad Jerry Peek left (one way or the other). The dude never even heard of the Dixie Dregs! Dave Laure is incredible

[@massimomoccia]

Three monsters!

[@1251wire]

1 WORD, FREAKIN BAD ASS SHIT.

[@mukdasaikaew2942]

ดีมาก,well.ไทยแลนด์.แม่มุก.วา.แมน.เทพใหม่....

[@kevindurden2880]

Great Drummer

[@georgeacton7918]

Van Romaine is the drummer here. Forgot Rod is left handed and his kit is setup in reverse. Amazing how alike their styles are. Both are true monsters.

[@fourthlayer]

WOW! always amazing. Check out Guthrie Govan for a great show too

[@egyptianminor]

Some quasi Metal-Be Bop like phrases during the theme.

[@Apacheviking1961]

Dave Larue is a very nice guy to hang out with.

[@salm37]

This concert looks like Chicago cuz I was there about the same time .....would be cool if I was right

[@larslevinberget9558]

Sounds like Steve's lead sound out front was put through the Peavey EDI-box instead of miking up his amps...

[@nothwind]

I was there....Moonshadow Saloon....?

[@stevej1031]

I just shit my pants! The best of Steve and the band.

[@HeidiMontross]

Sounds stunningly like the studio recording as usual. What year?

[@nylonsteel]

+Heidi Montross Must be early 1990s

[@larslevinberget9558]

Actually it doesn't, as the recording came out in 1984 with Morgenstein, Peek and totally different instruments and equipment.

[@thinkcivil1627]

On the bass solo please keep the camera on Dave La Rue!!!

[@carll.negleyiii2414]

I need to learn that Bass part. Anybody have it transcribed? (Not Tab, actual written music)

[@JimSaxon2112]

@nickerz65 perhaps it is because he has been surrounded by violinists....it certainly ain't Ty Tabor. And please dont flame the shit out of me.....I love Steve---been a HUGE fan for decades---but his vibrato must be by choice.

[@lescar2582]

dang

[@keithgaffaney8061]

God dang.

[@DANGILBERT03]

4:44 BEST LICK EVER!!!!!

[@warrenosborne1539]

4.44? It makes sense, I was never able to pat my foot to this,, I always come up

[@lisdexia1]

I wanted to add this as a favorite but I guess KZbin is not that. What the hell?

[@jakelee1357]

Steve gets a little ahead of the band in this version!,…but!,..before the next phrase!,…he gets back in sink!,… he’s not over practiced!,…but like Bach,…or Beethoven!,…he kind of feels like it should be faster!,…just Genius!

[@jackjohn3035]

some bad mo fo's for sure..

[@mikemadden2729]

What's that??? Oh - a bass player!!! Never see those!

[@timpenfield5]

Can 1 of u guitar heads tell me if hes playing it exactly the same as the original recording???????

[@allyourmoney]

The chords & riffs are pretty much the same ( minus the occasional flub or extra note here & there ). The solo is completely different & off the cuff. So are some of the embellishments. The whole thing is much faster than the recording & in my opinion, more fun to listen to.

[@timpenfield5]

allyourmoney how bout the very begining, thanx

[@allyourmoney]

It's missing a note here & there & the timing is very slightly different in places but if you learn the album version you should be able to play it over this one & it'll match like 99%. Compare both versions on youtube half-speed & you'll see. Hope this helps.

[@jonrakestraw1754]

Tim Penfield the guitar solo is different but otherwise very close to the recording

[@dischargesummary8794]

Faster faster

[@trailrunner919]

11 brain dead people watched this amazing display of masterful musicianship ...hard to believe!!!

[@mikesimonian484]

Eleven Blackmore freaks that can't get over he's gone.

[@jobstludwig6197]

Viel besser als der andere Steve(Howe)😂

[@taradead]

Sounds like an inferior version of "cut to the chase" from the Southern Steel album.

[@studiommx2010]

fu di da sso!!!!

[@aarongilbert3571]

absolutely no need for a rhythm guitar player

[@JohnCastellain]

7 lousy guitar players got pissed off,ha ha

[@warrenosborne1539]

Fukum,, Jealous

[@muimasmacho]

Turn that hippy shit down! 😶 I can't hear Ozzy at all. 😬

[@RCHeath]

Sorry Steve. As much as I love your playing, Danny Gatton would have melted you and without effects. Guitar straight to amp.