Nita Strauss - Poison (Alice Cooper) - April 28, 2015 - Edmonton, AB

Nita Strauss demonstrates her amazing guitar skills on "Poison" by Alice Cooper. Nita is on a guitar clinic tour with Ibanez with Long and McQuade in Canada - Filmed at Long and McQuade South in Edmonton, AB on April 28, 2015

[@AUCongnitiveRealist]

Anyone that hasn’t seen her live on stage, especially during the Alice Cooper tours, you gotta get out there and check it out. She’s a ball of energy on stage and plays like a demon! Incredible entertainer.

[@paladinminipedro707]

Alice is coming will be in Nashville this June and I cant wait!!

[@wildcat31772]

yeah she's bitchin live

[@hearyehearye23]

We seen her last fall with AC last fall. Great to see her/them live. She's very classy.

[@michaelmangham879]

Saw her with Alice at Cropredy Festival in the UK excellent

[@tonia-lynnkeller1970]

She’s AWESOME in concert!!! LOVE seeing Alice in concert-she’s the cherry on top! Alice was my first in ‘83, mom took me to see him. 🥰🤘🏻

[@mauricetomas]

Pure - talent, she has class, holds her own on guitar and doesn't need any gimmicks. Well played. Beautiful❤

[@Datanditto]

Isnt “Beautiful❤️” THE gimmick?

[@mirkohirsch]

One of the best melodic rock songs ever written. Nita makes it look so easy...

[@lisellesloan3191]

It's written by Desmond Child, actually, interestingly enough! It had a Def Leppard sound to it, too, methinks, and it's my favorite by Alice, probably cause of this.

[@Hiro.the.God.]

You need to broaden your horizons.

[@drfunk1011]

@@lisellesloan3191 Actually 3 writing credits including Alice but yes, produced by DES CHI! as a co writer.

[@JoeWisconsinGuy1978]

RIGHT

[@xmotivex6852]

Love watching Nita play. What an amazing musician.

[@summerriddle6522]

Saw her and Alice Cooper this summer with Motley Crue. She is totally awesome and my favorite thing is she looks like she's totally having fun on stage which is the way it's supposed to be. She rocks!!!!!

[@TheThunderwars]

I once took home a pretty lady from a pub where metal and hard rock were kings. I played eruption and sweet child of mine solos, sure that she will be impressed. She then proceeded to take my Ibanez and played all the solos of tornado of souls flawlessly. Needless to say, I spent a pretty good night after that.

[@masoncarlisle363]

You, sir, are a legend.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Definitely the real deal, she put in the time. Deserves all the accolades.

[@hoyavp2236]

So beautiful and talented.

[@huskvarsm]

she is a great representitive for music so nice cool and friendly we need more like nita she is awesome.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

ReprensesTITive? I see what you did there.

[@rjanmadsen9843]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@prairiestrong1106]

She’s shredding so hard that her jeans are falling apart from the awesomeness.

[@mantis10_surf85]

She’s okay for a girl

[@annettegardiner7270]

@@mantis10_surf85 pppfft

[@ThisHouseofMusiciansTV]

Shes got it all, and the hard work has paid off!! She's an Inspiration for all young and up coming guitar players!

[@thor1271]

Saw her with live in concert with Alice twice recently. She f’n rocks! 🤘🏻

[@jamesscott1844]

King Nothing where did you see them at?

[@MrWeareone777]

Same. Last night here in Australia 🇦🇺

[@rossmackenzie7993]

I miss the eighties

[@ericlespaul4531]

Geht mir auch so

[@mrpentium]

you mean the 70s (AC Group)

[@thomassmith7432]

Playing in front of thousands in a stadium, must be a great feeling! Playing in front of 12 old dudes in a Long and McQuade...had to feel weird for her.

[@krisztian76]

She plays for herself too, so not.

[@identity2257]

U need to chill tf out and enjoy the music

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Yeah, all those bearded and grey-haired 12 year olds.

[@raxxtango]

WOW. well... she is blessed with talent, cool vibe and beauty. Those two Alice discs when he returned were pretty awesome. great songs and great players...Slash and Satriani and others.

[@JonnySublime]

She never ceases to amaze

[@MarcoA1971]

Love watching her play, and she's such an amazing guitarist. DAMN! Love her energy, you can tell she just wants to but loose.

[@leesaunders1930]

yea agreed I bet her butt is loose. mhm yep.

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

awesome!

[@dinxpe6592]

a clean skin will never go out of fashion

[@198634]

Agreed ! So nice and rare to see !

[@RousskiShinobi31]

Totaly

[@MrKarmapolice97]

EXACTLY!

[@raechelyndawn2580]

My son is a tattoo artist and keeps trying to talk me into a tattoo and I’m thinking… nah I don’t think so. I don’t even have one. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@datner76]

Tattoos are for people who like to follow the crowd, fit in and grow a useless ego.

[@JK-tt2um]

I agree totally. She seems so down to earth, and definitely super cool 😎 an absolute killer on guitar and of course she is pretty👍 You rock Nita 🤘🎸🎶

[@tonyagrestic]

I love rockin this song on guitar . She's awesome.

[@lefinlan]

Nita rocks! She is a totally nice lass, kick ass guitar player and also totally stunning!

[@JamesChristopher69]

She is Amazing! To see her live is an experience!

[@btalboth62668]

I had never seen Alice Cooper live until the final Mötley Crüe tour swung through Phoenix, Arizona. I had no idea who Nita was nor even expected how great she and the band were. She absolutely blew me away and I instantly became and Alice Cooper fan.

[@bigmaxy07]

I saw that tour. I reckon Alice blew Motley away that night

[@nickx1754]

I love how she arpeggiates the first pre-chorus!! Yes! I also finally learned how to accurately play the chorus melody, lol

[@ericbrucker]

She’s amazing! If you’ve never seen her live, I would highly recommend it.

[@lupo10]

In 1993 as a new teenager I came across this on vinyl in my Dads record collection and fell in love. At the same time I entered puberty and fell in love with blondes. Now my life is complete.

[@Wilko11]

Just saw her play with Alice Cooper in Sydney. One of 4 guitarists, she was absolutely awesome. And Alice still rocks hard. 🎸🎶🤘

[@johnbaker6572]

Seen her in Huntsville and she is high energy as hell!

[@rorynewbrough5977]

I just saw her live in Chicago Saturday night. When she's on stage, she tears it up more. This is quite conservative. Her ability to play smoothly and still run around and have a blast is unreal. Much better then orianthi. Definitely my favorite female guitarist, and one of my favorites as a whole regardless of gender

[@robdadon6818]

Rory Newbrough did you touch the booty

[@lenduckworth99]

Smooth is the word. She has a lot of accuracy generally. I also always respect 'band shredders' over 'solo widdlers' for some reason.

[@imaniguana]

She is so much better than Orianthi, who is a dead fish on stage.

[@garryserfass6759]

Saw her on AXS TV concert with Alice Cooper. She made the men look bad. She was awsome.

[@smithy2]

She killed it with Alice singing beside her at his concert

[@snowyrain5730]

it's just so awesome to listen to and watch someone who is so into what they're doing. she loves it and it shows. she's great!

[@errflow]

There is no live show that compares to standing ten feet away from one of your guitar idols, where you can see and hear everything, including the plectrum. Thanks for the video.

[@EllisBurton3339]

I have just discovered her an Im hooked ...

[@paladinminipedro707]

same here man!!

[@stevestringer7351]

Sorry guys.... she's all mine

[@Havanacuba1985]

Nita Strauss and Nili brosh are both awesome, love em 🤘🏻🕶🤘🏻

[@stephenkessel1990]

🤔jennifer batten

[@wallyr.7854]

This has to be one of the coolest videos I've ever watched 👍🏻 thank you for posting. 🤘🏻

[@charlesirwin4526]

She is awesome i love her and my inspiration now im playing my guitar Ibanez Gio

[@WillPG1212]

love the way it sounds during the chorus, can't really hear it on stage with all the other parts on top.

[@johnnyrotten5507]

3:33 THAT pinch harmonic - it cracked my ribs it sounded so good - she made it look so damn easy.

[@IAMDC322]

I love this girl. she worked her butt off to get to where she is. its 2019 and this was the kind of this she did 4 years ago. proud of you nita.

[@paladinminipedro707]

you are one of what 3 people on here not commenting her looks? You do know talent and I totally agree with you. Nita ranks damn high as a guitarist!!

[@rolian8374]

Awesome 👏 The way she rock her body and smile is so incredible. And No tattoo all over her body is so nice to see. So Much respect ✊

[@JOHNNYFUTS]

My ringtone for past two years 🤘

[@RogerioSilva-by7le]

She's fantástic! Brazil!!!

[@lamonthansen785]

We love Nita. She's awesome!!!❤️🌹🇺🇸

[@ciaronmackle5807]

She's a brilliant guitarist and stunningly beautiful

[@hershysquirts187]

She makes me feel like when I used to climb the rope in gym class

[@darryltaylor9916]

..remember some one always farted in gym class while doing pull ups...hilarious even to this day =oD

[@Fhhhhhhhhhgee]

Hahahahahahaha

[@jimmythebold589]

she's actually a fitness guru, too, not sure if u knew!

[@ravenbishop5232]

@@jimmythebold589 With some practice she might get somewhere

[@TranzparentMethods]

LOL

[@petsur]

There is natural beauty in the Universe. That was awesome!!

[@MountainMetal]

How can you not love her? 🤪

[@ritz2243]

Its been a while since i hear those song, thanx for playing it, really love the song🤘🏻

[@SCUMCHRIST888]

What a great riff. This whole song sounds pretty easy but alot of fun to play

[@nunyabidness4655]

I was five rows back when I got to see Nita with Alice. One of, if not THE best concerts I've been to.

[@worstestminipainter2391]

God, i could listen to her part of the music all day. Just badass!

[@chihuahuaman7025]

I went to this. It was awesome. She’s really amazing.

[@loganx4310]

Holy Fu*#!!!! That was AMAZING!! I thought I was the only one who liked that song???🤩🤩🤩

[@marcellino1956]

I love her style and sound.... and she's really great on the eyes

[@presoonjames438]

I love Nita .. it's always a pleasure to see her face.. all the time I am falling for her ..😊

[@fw1421]

Before about 6 months ago I wasn't aware of Nita Strauss,now I'm impressed and looking forward to seeing her on Alice Coopers next tour.

[@rewster7]

Would have loved to see her sing along too! She rocks!

[@deadhell304]

When I seen her live; was super impressed!

[@johnrambo6302]

Great playing! Rocked it solid!

[@rci30]

I swear 152 people prove that people will find anything to dislike Just to dislike something. What for? It was awesome to see this.

[@mitchelllavis6997]

Saw Nita with Cooper on Saturday the 21st in Sydney still amazing with the guitar

[@TheIndependentLens]

GREAT PERFORMANCE!!!! GREAT SKILLS!!!!

[@eliassantiago2996]

Adoro a Nita

[@mattschultz4994]

Absolutely fantastic ❤

[@JohnOBryan]

That energy.... Love it!

[@sandfordfields9541]

Shes the best female guitarist I have ever heard, especially the Iron Maiden music! Beautiful!

[@fransb8543]

Imagine how good you've got to get to make it look so effortless

[@TheHavrelandtExperiment]

I'm gonna fall in love with song all over again like it was 1987 or '88.

[@rogersmith9705]

OMG, this is so cool! Thanks a million.🤘😎🤘

[@rticle15]

The precision of a pro is something else. Lots of boring hours, learning how to play.

[@DonFuegoTube]

Years. Years learning how to play. 1000% respect to all of you out there!

[@nikifalcon]

Well she is playing for Alice so you'd expect as much

[@jacobsl3499]

@@nikifalcon That´s not the point! Point is behind great playing lies hours of tedious work. We often admire a butterfly for its colours, but we don´t often appreciate its journey all the way from the cocoon!

[@snottyboy9983]

If guitar is boring than your playing it wrong. For me personally, it's the best part of every day. Just me and the guitar making music. Puts a smile on my face every time. Guitar shouldn't be tedious and boring.

[@rticle15]

@@snottyboy9983 my point was, you're not making music in the beginning and when you are learning technical things. But i agree that playing once you can play is fun. Or so ive heard. Ive been making noise for 30 years

[@surveyordave]

i could easily fall in love with this girl!

[@hugotopping]

Her husband is a complete doofus.

[@kennethhunter6763]

@@hugotopping Lucky Doofus

[@doctordeath.5716]

This is so bad ass, and the people that gave thumbs down, look who she is playing for now

[@thomasharper4166]

Always forget what an awesome tune this is!ALICE FOREVER!Good job Nita!You rock!

[@pablons2061]

She's beautiful!

[@Slicklickz]

They have electricity in Canada now?

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Slicklickz dumb!!

[@elliottselman6746]

Slicklickz we're experimenting with it. It tends to melt our igloos, though.

[@egSmith-sp9gl]

Actually some is sold to america !!!!!!!!

[@lukaskucera9043]

Ya ever since 1910

[@NorthViewModelShop]

Elliott Selman damn I have lost 4 igloos this summer alone. Damn moose keep getting into my dried meats

[@traceybryon8245]

I could watch that woman allday everyday 😊 QUALITY.

[@tonymontana-uw1bq]

Ohh wow, my first time seeing Nita Strauss playing guitar, she kicks ass!

[@TwentytenS4B8]

Nita Strauss is a monster on the guitar.

[@rjlane3475]

I’m more impressed with the apparent absence of tattoos

[@omniken66]

Tattoos don't make the person cool.....the person makes the tattoos cool. She's genuine, Unlike some covered in tats and fake!

[@Romario737900]

yes, I also agree, guys)

[@henrykoplien1007]

😋 She may have some not accesssble for public...

[@theobaldINsorrow]

ROFL. I didn’t mention it before reading your comment

[@davidc5027]

To be unique these days, don't get a tattoo.

[@autocrow]

I like her! Her enthusiasm is contagious. : )

[@onelifeonechance1987]

Omg!!! I’m in love 😍

[@pingusussmolch5532]

this is Nita sounds, clean, weird and sneaky, unique for me, wonderful

[@MrEric622]

Saw her last year- SHE CRUSHES HEADS

[@triple9fine]

Damn! This takes me back.

[@eniogobor2466]

She's so brilliant! I love you

[@heerollie447]

she is the closest thing to superwoman :)

[@cherigem]

Love your comment

[@ohiohunter5]

Maybe her and an Amy Lee sandwich ???

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

HOLY SHIT!!! How did you hear about this??? Was there a lot of fans there? Can't believe I missed this, and it was only a 10 km drive away too. Did she play any other solos? "House Of Fire" maybe??? Oh well, amazing video anyway. I love that vibrato she does at 2:27. Whenever I record a guitar solo I always try to get both their hands in the shot so I can watch all their fingers at work. Nita kinda reminds me of the members of the 80's band Vixen, aw well as a bit of Lita Ford, back in the day when the gorgeous guitar goddesses reigned!

[@davethenflder09]

OVI-Wan Kenobi All these clinics are offered at Long and McQuade. Go to their website and sign up for their mailing lists. The next clinic is Steve Vai in June at the Telus World of Science. Amazing hey! I've been to dozens of clinics over the years with a huge range of players, mostly drums and guitar.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

David Mouland That one looks pretty expensive at $125. It's too bad it's not free, I really liked his guitar work with David Lee Roth and on Whitesnake's Slip of the Tongue album.

[@davethenflder09]

yea $125 is steep. If I were guaranteed a meet and greet and something signed I'd consider it but it doesn't say explicitly that they will do that after the session so I am cautious

[@MrHardrocker98]

+OVI-Wan Kenobi more like whammy bar messing and vibrato

[@areyouavinalaff]

lol OVI, it's odd that you mention filming both hands cos I just found myself staring at her picking hand, like I was subconsciously trying to figure out notes which were hammered, pulled off or picked. but it wasn't until after I realised I was watching her picking hand that I realised why. I*'ve played this tune a few times myself tonight and noticed a few slight changes in my approach to picking since the last time I played it, maybe that's why I was so engrossed in her hands lol I noticed I started looking at her eyes, then her fretting hand and finally the picking hand dominated... she seems to slide a lot more than I do here and I found that interesting, my palm mutes are a lot different to hers insofar as where I choose to mute lol... but yeah, getting both hands is a big deal. I really don't know why I came back to this video just now, maybe cos I've been playing it myself and Nita just came to mind I guess, but I never noticed your comment last time or my interest in what her picking hand was doing.

[@garytolodziecki8447]

Love the way she sings, love you nita, your my inspiration.!!!

[@mikecartlidge5355]

You could tell by the look on Nita's face she was really enjoying playing Poison....brilliant lady.

[@granulosum1]

wow so effortlessly done,beautiful lady beautiful guitar player

[@brucealcoriza1606]

Goodness...she's sexy and gorgeous, really talented as well ! One of the most beautiful guitarists out there in today's generation...We love you, Nita...Keep on rocking on the "not-so-free world" (anymore) !...:)

[@AndreaDignazio]

Love love love love love love love love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevenstefnik6128]

What some people may not understand, is the amount of hard work that goes into making a guitar sound that good!

[@stefanodaffan7949]

She sweet and amazing 😍😍😍

[@jakelance6]

And how do you know she's sweet?? She's an entertainer...

[@TheJoeWentzProjectTV]

Damn she's fine....and a hell of a guitarist.

[@MrMonk110]

Great, a song she played thousand times and even playing it to the the playback she looks like really enjoying it 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@coloradomtnrider6311]

Always loved that song!

[@steveheathcote4307]

She’s pretty good! Wonderfully capable.

[@razoredge463]

This was the sickest at the Motley Crue concert when Alice Cooper opened up in Australia !!!

[@Eltrtle5151]

yes saw cure in uk, alice cooper was much better. nita was amazing

[@donaldennis8218]

I have to say she is simply beautiful and amazing

[@grandriverrailfan6088]

This is awesome! Killed it on the solo! 🤘🤘🤘