NITA STRAUSS NATIONAL ANTHEM LA KISS THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER HONDA CENTER 4/5/2014

[@FaithTrancendsFear]

Total RESPECT!! That was freaking beautiful.

[@tickedoffnow]

This woman is the future of Metal. I hope she'll inspire more women to pick up a guitar.

[@andrewcarey5359]

more of man silly not a woman

[@cupidonlove86]

She just poured out her soul in front of the audience! She gave so much emotion and love that she deserves everyone to hug her, thank her personally and kiss her hand! This is my Nita my idol my strength! Girls who will change the world with their heart!

[@Syd4301]

That was beautiful!!! Miss Strauss is so beautiful too. That gave me goosebumps all over.

[@hawkwind8468]

She plays with emotion .As beethoven said" to play without emotion is inexcusable!

[@dbel723333]

Been playing guitar for 40 years. I play the national anthem myself and I've seen a thousand renditions of it from other players. This is hands down my favorite version. Especially the outro section. She pretty much stuck to the original song but threw just enough of herself in it just to send it home. FN Awesome !!

[@TheBent139]

Wow! I knew she could really play but that was the most beautiful electric guitar version I have ever heard of the anthem. Total control.

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Well said. She is phenomenal. Alice Cooper wouldnt have picked her up if she wasnt great.

[@jaconova]

She totally nailed it!

[@PBINV]

i saw every one of her performances at the LA KISS games, she is legit...

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

A terrific talent she is. Alice Cooper would have never picked her up if she wasnt top-notch. Love the enthusiasm she plays with.

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Best I've ever heard. No need to show off, just play it with class. Great musician Nita is. And to all those saying because this was a recorded track, she somehow lacks confidence...wrong. Its dictated by the production, she has no say. What happens if her amp or guitar electronics quit half way thru the song? This is why productions dictate she do a recorded version ahead of time. She is Alice Coopers guitarist and can shred. Not her choice....

[@Ardge26]

Nita, that was just as beautiful as you are. Goosebumps!!!!!!

[@lucasoosthuizen6916]

That tone is immaculate

[@23jefjef]

Nita has come a long way since her early days with the Maidens. Smooth, fluid. And great at doing hair flips :)

[@andyhedin9947]

Great job Nita! The Maidens are not entertaining without you.

[@dleasman]

That was very cool, and tasteful. Not too flashy, but yet had just the right amount of flair. Nice work, Nita.

[@harrymiram6621]

HOT lady playing CLASSIC anthem & totally KILLING it! LOVE U, Nita!

[@BryanMartin]

National anthem done very well!. Great tone

[@josephmarino4069]

God bless you all that was so good that was very well done God bless you I couldn't get any better God bless you😉😉

[@kdggs]

Absolutely amazing... Killin it!

[@felixlebron4640]

SHE IS MY ANGEL THE ROCK AMEN

[@dudefrombarrie]

wow, that was very nicely done........

[@erichiblot]

Great version !!!

[@thauanfbl]

I love Nita Strauss ❤️

[@MonikaWinslow]

She is a force of Nature!!!

[@TheCraigneal]

Monika... do you know Nita? thanks for sending

[@MonikaWinslow]

Nita is my niece :)

[@jamesrose3395]

Love, Love, Love this

[@danielandhisguitar]

This is why I stopped focusing on metal/hard rock for a while. Many fans are ignorant, bigots or both, and all the comments on here are so ignorant when someone points out the obvious, that she wasn't actually playing.

[@rubentrevino6288]

badass!, respect!

[@foperalta]

Beautiful

[@ColtAlvarez96]

i was at the game what a game it was and great guitar playing she a beast at guitar

[@MrRendy1971]

One of the best ....

[@joes5150]

You can see how she’s transformed her body and toned up since then

[@robcoburn149]

Right on Nita that was beautiful

[@AnnieMae27]

AWESOME!👏👏👏

[@jonnymak1079]

Wow. All emotion this girl...

[@myearsloveit]

make me cry Nita! love U

[@gaefiume]

Grande Nita non solo bella ma immensamente brava..

[@Hotdog22958]

Very nice, and melodic.

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

her style is very clean ♥

[@GregK9]

Very nice!

[@acespades6958]

Fantastic!

[@Azjedi13]

Killer version!!!!

[@andypudaite5264]

Best of the best

[@michaelglucksman147]

Melodic and beautiful just like Nita. The best version I have heard since Jimi Hendrix.

[@michaelglucksman147]

You do realize that neither version would even exist without the Hendrix version moron

[@michaelglucksman147]

As stated earlier, you are a moron. Do yourself a favor and email Zakk and ask him to teach you about the influence Hendrix had on rock guitar playing, then listen to the first 3 Hendrix albums over and over again and you will begin to understand what I am talking about.

[@marklupo3441]

@@michaelglucksman147 no need to be a jerk I was just saying how good zakks was. People get their feelings hurt way to easily today. Zakks rendition was better than Hendrix. Hendrix was one of his influences. I know this. I listened to him growing up. I get it for the time and era he was great. But stop pretending he’s the greatest guitar player ever. He was great, not the greatest.

[@michaelglucksman147]

Face it, you are an idiot and a douche. Please stop replying and showing your complete ignorance

[@americanbadasskb]

She is Alice Cooper's guitar player.

[@MCVegetoHalo]

Kenny And one of the Iron Maidens ! 😁

[@myyoutube9211]

God bless America 🇺🇸

[@tinanespi3706]

Nita te amooooo

[@charlesbergman5794]

Need a "Love" option on KZbin.

[@zcustomcarnesi]

She rocks !

[@billthompson9215]

It doesn't matter, she's number 1. I don't see you out there playing.

[@mrtylerlarson]

Amazing - and that's not "noodling", but a planned cadenza (as she's playing w/ a synth/strings backtrack). ;-)

[@RomanStavitskyi]

Super!!!))))👍❤

[@GilangPonorogo]

mother of dragon.. awesome

[@JoeD19730]

awesome!!!!

[@djpeacepublishing]

Loved hearing her start the game... How about Bruce Kulick for an upcoming game!

[@darkavengermanowar]

Bet she will be amazing as Alice Cooper's new Guitarist!

[@zachstidham5037]

great job Nita

[@P00TANARA]

did anyone realize that is was a playback?

[@primozdolenc5197]

Wow

[@squidoo.]

This is the video that got her hired as Alice Cooper’s guitarist.

[@sankukai7]

nice!!

[@glory70x]

Her chops match

[@Yonlawlawlaw]

well played maiden.

[@neildesperandum6114]

Terrific. Is it me or did she actually look a little bit nervous? And a thoroughly professional correction of a minor wardrobe malfunction without missing a step.

[@pietknetter1253]

The beginning of the Carier

[@321scully]

Skill

[@barbsy6204]

damn onions.

[@weeneeyman]

ooops, my bra strap!!! LOL

[@ittdust]

That head nodding...

[@JBrooksNYS]

Am i the only here that can see that shes playing to a pre-recorded track? She does a dive bomb at :47 without touching the whammy bar and at the end of the descending lick at 1:18 she does a long bend that doesnt match the sound.

[@shetter1999]

man you are daft. obviously you don't play the guitar.

[@JBrooksNYS]

ok

[@deathlegionair]

+Gary Shetter whammy bar can be used but does not have to he used at all.

[@jimhagler3716]

your right, she's not playing that. She stops and notes keep going. Checkout Tina S. if you wanna see the real deal.

[@chebrneck]

You're an idiot. Watch closely and you can see especially near the end where there is clear evidence she's playing along with a track. Look closely around 1:33 there's a slide note she doesn't play and she begins to fall behind the track a bit even missing some notes. I love Nita but a fake is a fake.

[@michaeljensen9672]

hey Nita, come too Denmark and married me haaahahaha.

[@DigitalDaddy]

New Alice Cooper Guitarist.

[@vixenvendettaofficial]

Great job Nita! I want to jam with you!!! Kiana =)

[@agb1953]

Hendrix is #1, but she's a close second.

[@Westonelm]

Hendrix version)

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Yes. A very close 2nd. She is a terrific musician.

[@TheCamaris]

Check out Steve Vai playing the anthem at some celebrity ball game...blows her out of the water!

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

I disagree. I certainly love Steve Vai, and as great a technician as he is, his version doesnt reach me like this one. Overplaying the anthem isnt good. Overplaying is never good. She plays this exactly as it should be, all vibrato, no wah, letting the notes ring out. This is the best version I've heard.

[@G_Cs]

>... "blows her out of the water" Nowhere do I see anything that implies this is supposed to be (or is) a contest amongst guitar renditions of the National Anthem.

[@sevenday379]

Боже, храни Америку!

[@hanumharkit1485]

As hot as her guitar..

[@Jumbs146]

1:15-1:22 Proof

[@guitarxjapan]

OO

[@9983sp]

Before she let a little success go to her head.

[@rahmattayebi3965]

is it me or this girl is just copying zack wylde style?

[@DuoJet63]

phttt

[@johanneswarn5488]

I am very well aware that she is actually a great guitarist, and that's why it's strange that this solo is playback. Especially the part around 1.20 when her hand stops but some notes continue to play. It's sad.

[@erichiblot]

Are you blind or ignorant of guitar playing ? she doesn't stop playing !!! o_O

[@johanneswarn5488]

Look closely and listen. It only lasts for like a second, she stops playing and a few notes continue despite that. And the overall phrasing doesn't look like it adds up to what i'm hearing.. I've been a bassist for 14 years so i'm quite confident in what i see and hear :)

[@erichiblot]

Jonka Olofsson If you want... It's not my opinion and who cares ?^^

[@johanneswarn5488]

Let's do this as adults and agree to disagree, shall we? :)

[@erichiblot]

Jonka Olofsson That's what I meant, I've my truth and you've your own, and in the middle may be there's something ;-)

[@AFABIANO1]

Hendrix not is that world. Hendrix is genius

[@TheGGates]

Playback, 0:47sec, Floyd effect, without touch the Floyd.. (Y)

[@gregorisgregoriou9643]

This is how good she is! I 've been practicing a lot but never got it!

[@Grid21]

Who's the girl?

[@Trials-and-Tribulations]

iron maidens

[@Grid21]

She's not a slut is she? It kinda looks that way. :(

[@Grid21]

The irony of what you just said was "I'll never be great" so you're judging a book by it's cover.

[@Grid21]

Point taken. I must have read your post wrong perhaps.

[@sethdagenais7256]

She is in Alice Coopers band now, replacing ORIANTHI

[@joyjoyhb]

and they say jimi hendrix was the best . .

Common... play it live..

[@Mordred478]

Fuck me, that was good. If Kirk Hammett didn't feel like a tool after his botched attempt at this, he should now.

[@ByrchBytes57]

Good, but it still ain't Hendrix.

[@RandyTaylorABN]

She blows Hendrix away, she kept to the melody, not some crazy demonic version.

[@pjfunnyvids]

that sucks that she faked it

[@P5ych00]

Could be a de-sync on youtube's part

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

that's quite clearly playback as you can see/hear at 0:45 the guitar on the track does a mini divebomb yet she does not. She is really average,the iron maidens was a great idea but she'll up her game or get slagged off by millions of dudes.

[@grant9005]

I know your comment is 4 years old but im pretty sure youre just jealous a girl is more popular and better than you ever will be at guitar

[@CitizenCarrier]

Good grief! This chick can actually really play very well. No need to "lip sync" or "air guitar" this. Leave the lip synching to the no talent pop singers. Here's a tip. Play it live. I would actually not mind hearing a missed note or a little mistake live than per recording it for perfection. I think most people would rather hear it live. So if you make a boo boo, big deal. It's live and it happens. We would have more respect for you if you played it live than look ridiculous screwing up a synch job. That makes it look like you have no confidence in your talent. Because this chick has lots of talent.

[@rowanleaf9892]

It had to be faked, that's what the American national anthem is all about

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Usually the production dictates recorded or live....not her call. What happens if her guitar or amp craps out in middle of song? This girl can shred, its not lack of confidence. Not her call...

[@theacroguitarist322]

That was ok. All her show-off moves didn't really add anything to the song, other than "look, I can play a scale!"

[@RandyTaylorABN]

It was great, she stuck to the melody. She didn't disgrace it like most do.

[@johnsmith_1942]

playback

[@SweetSourMiss]

Haters gonna hate.

[@yomobiler]

вообще не в тему

[@jimtom4849]

Fake guitar synch

[@tommyaleks100]

What a Fu... was that Nita?? You can do better than this!

[@agctony123]

Playback actually, shame

[@gtrslinger]

Easily one of the most emotionless and forced renditions I've every seem. Cheesy beyond belief. Why is she head banging?!? It's not intense when you are using a Casio backtrack and a lame peavey amp with awful tone!

[@RandyTaylorABN]

Tone was great, get a hearing aid. LoL