FIRST TIME HEARING Polyphia - Ego Death ft.Steve Vai | REACTION

[@brucelivingston2220]

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.

[@jeffwilson3205]

Also, Steve Vai’s fretboard inlay is the “tree of life”, and Tim’s in tribute to Steve, is the “tree of death”.

[@I69myDad]

this.

[@xerain7459]

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.

[@AudioLunch]

That is bad ass. Thanks for the info. 🤘

[@JDoors]

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.

[@themadcentrist9396]

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.

[@BroudbrunMusicMerge]

I think you meant "terrified" or "mortified" rather than "livid." Nobody sounds angry in that story, lol

[@JDoors]

@@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.

[@MiniTheEngi]

Polyphia is so technical and so good and amazing and I love that Steve came in and did his own thing like "yeah, maybe you can outpace me young bucks... but can you make your guitar SING"

[@rjcelmer]

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.

[@giannimaggio474]

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.

[@rogerdaly6326]

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.

[@Nisashi3K]

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.

[@Dave1507]

That's how you play when you got nothing left to prove to anybody.

[@zeekus2222]

We have all witnessed Steve shred, but on this track he simply serves the song.

[@austinbrown7574]

His ego dies :)

[@samsolitaryroll]

​@@austinbrown7574 he keep it in check for the greater good

[@clintmcintosh2154]

Quitting guitar after hearing Polyphia, how sad. "Comparison is the thief of joy" -Theodore Roosevelt

[@hedgehog]

My ex had that quote tattooed, before we broke up I got the same tattoo but bigger to prove a point

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

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.

[@diverdown631]

Just when you thought every approach on the guitar had all been discovered...BAM polyphia.

[@majapapaya7334]

It‘s not just technical awesome, it‘s a really great composition. Like Beethoven Gomes Metal 😊

[@DavidTangman]

Damn fine channel! You guys definitely have a Doug and Bob McKenzie vibe! 😄

[@pedrorodrigueziii4859]

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.

[@di-sy]

GOAT by Polyphia is probably the best imho.

[@ezeckial33]

Your Ego dies listening to this song.

[@vegasviking86]

So did their camera lol

[@Dave1507]

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.

[@bigtaliberto3092]

Polyphia is one of those bands that makes ya say "LEAVE SOME FOR THE REST OF US!". Lol

[@DamienBlade]

You don't "learn" guitar. You fall in love with guitar.

[@flixandclips]

HE IS AN ALIEN! I like that.

[@YogiGeek]

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).

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

And the video for Look But Don’t Touch 😂

[@JasonBernardo]

Yoooo!! I’m late but you guys did this! Fck ya! 🔥🤘

[@apkrishnadas]

Dude on the right knows how good they are…Dude on the left like knows knows how good they are…

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

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

[@Theunwokewriters]

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.

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

@@Theunwokewriters ooh thanks il go check them out!! 🖤

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

@@Theunwokewriters wow he’s great! Subbed straight away! Appreciate you 🖤

[@RedStarWhiteWolf22]

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!! 🙏🏻💖🎶🪶🐺

[@thedorianmode8087]

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.

[@flampy1]

the bass at the end tho

[@diverdown631]

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.

[@oBarbinha]

Shout out to Tim Henderson and you guys, got a sub! Please react to Ichika Nito - Metaphor, this new guitarship generation is crazy good

[@TlanImass]

I think Steve Vai is also endorsed by Ibanez as all the lads of Polyphia hence the guitar similarities.

[@marcobell1250]

You guys do food to🤯.

[@maliciousmudkip3656]

Bro these new age drugs weren't around in the 80's 😂😂

[@halixtrades8519]

Please check out Unprocessed - Die on the Cross of the Martyr ft. Tim Henson and Scott Lepage of Polyphia. It's awesome! ❤‍🔥

[@UncleBroMiscellaneous]

Steve Vai looks like a god and Polyphia were bunch of cherubims...lol

[@Dreadbane]

Please check out G.O.A.T. and O.D. by Polyphia next. Absolute bangers.😊

[@Danks-vz5xz]

If you want next level musicianship, you have to check out Animals as Leaders. Think of them as this bands daddy.

[@matsuka6]

Yeah, they are Namekian And Tim Henderson is cyborg alien

[@davidsleith7222]

great reaction cheers, bonkers innit? should be illegal

[@Musicyo111]

... It's "Henson".

[@jeffwilson3205]

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

[@AudioLunch]

😂 right!!!

[@dvillano4202]

great reaction! is there something wrong with the tempo though? it feels like 5% slower. maybe some editing mistake.

[@anamariaciuca2773]

Could you also please react to Marcin Patrzalek?

[@JasonBernardo]

Do G.O.A.T ‼️

[@brycecarter9574]

Please do GOAT next.

[@marcobell1250]

im now realizing that was a joke.😐

[@pappihappi]

7 uh they are 8 string

[@keyserfunk]

One of these is not like the others…Sorry Steve…