Steve Vai - "Bad Horsie"

[@Ralothael]

I just love how raw this is. So aggressive and heavy.

[@claudiocruzat4768]

i wish he could do more songs like this but his eclectic taste males him go here..and there.

[@claudiocruzat4768]

+Anne Kakes al the bands polish their sound (to some extent) and their image. ask the beatles..or pink floyd. cheers!

[@jorisboulet3619]

Indeed Mr buckethead makes a number of similar or better tracks like this, and do it month after month after month, it just keeps coming,

[@simonwatts8338]

Anne Kakes Except that Buckethead makes album after album of bloody awful row with one excellent song on it. That's why his live shows feature about five decent tunes from all those albums plus shite like Star wars and loads of atonal shredding. Satriani turned out more decent tunes on surfing with the Alien than ten Bucket albums. He needs to release less stuff and edit more.

[@MM-uz7gn]

Chris Ryan Just saw him live recently playing this song. It was heavy as fuck.

[@PlanetTrainWreck]

U tube needs to make a special double thumbs up for Vai's channel.

[@alexz635]

double jump of Kratos, now this?!?

[@juanlmontejo]

I work with horses, and I assure you this a pretty accurate description of a misbehaving foal

[@rossh2111]

Lol its soooooo much attitude and sass.

[@DJUnderWaterExperience]

Don't lie to youtube

[@SemperFi0313E4]

Fuck yeah a rebellious stallion!!

[@castlehill6717]

My god I was thinking the same exact thing. I work with horses on a daily basis. I cant tell you how many times I turn around and a 2000 lb horse is crashing through the fence I just fixed. GOD DAMNIT

[@castlehill6717]

Greg Balme I can tell you he is not lying just by the fact that what he is saying hits hard to everyone who actually works with horses.

[@C10wn_sec]

Seen him last night on the first leg of his tour..........Guy is a fucking demon on that guitar.....I'm actually thinking this whole 'sell your soul' thing is real.....How can a human be that good!

[@ReeferRolling420]

why do you think he was in the movie crossroads

[@einarabelc5]

That's so funny, Steve himself has said he didn't have it easy learning because he wasn't a natural guitar player and had tons of difficulty learning. Seek the Trudie trufire guitar lessons/interview.

[@saradantas9745]

Lu Cypher mm k IV

[@davidfyeii5102]

Uh bro,I bet he is into the Arts. And I'm pretty sure you know what I mean? Lol

[@sirius5338]

@@davidfyeii5102 Freemasons suck.

[@Vasarcdus]

That main low heavy riff of this just popped into my head a couple of months ago and I haven't heard this song in years and years and years and I couldn't think of where that riff came from, then suddenly today I remembered and I had to rush straight here to listen to the song again! My day is amazing now!

[@nathansmith7446]

I want to see a video of steve vai and jim carrey making faces at each other for an hour

[@justuriah2737]

Nathan Smith I'd watch.

[@nekroreaper6348]

wouldnt be my proudest fap, but id watch.

[@sashingopaul3111]

Get Paul Gilbert in as well, check his collection of faces

[@humzauddin6692]

ORIGINAL ASF!

[@mackenziemuggeridge3205]

You’ve got to get stevie t in there as well

[@mtg187]

one of vai heaviest riffs.

[@andreswaringer1476]

To all the ppl saying Steve isn't a "real" guitar player he just plays a hundred notes per second, listen to tender surrender. He definitely is a well rounded player who can play ANY genre and hang with the best in that field!

[@liambeers8458]

I love how the crossroads duel starts out with this.

[@rexmaximilian9548]

Best part of the competition between the two was this riff!

[@stacy3634]

What a badass song! Geez, it doesn't even sound like an instrument, more like a growling beast. He's a genius, truly amazing..Wow!

[@stonerdemon]

Steve, you were always trying to have a cool look in the 90's... and you definitely nailed it on this video.

[@DanielVerberne]

Interesting to realise that at its core, the melody of this hard-rockin' track is just the blues.

[@IRNHYD]

This hard rockin’ track may just be the blues… but it’s the filthiest, raunchiest blues imaginable. It’s blues…. Steeped in hardcore XXX porn.

[@fabriciogiampietro7029]

If you look closer he is holding The Pick Of Destiny

[@ZacStaylon]

holy shit

[@chemicaliux]

Fabricio Giampietro 😱😂💪

[@Evirix]

he is the pick of destiny

[@FilingTown]

It is a joke? I can't see it.

[@CaedeCithara]

look real close

[@liav1609]

Still amazing, nothing comes closer to perfection than this

[@theeaterproject3666]

Steve's response to the Blue Man Group...

[@jaylou9598]

Lol

[@daishoryujin95]

Silver Man Group. Now they just need PVC pipes and a Chapman Stick.

[@toast8184]

It now the tin man group

[@bucketboi8075]

If you noticed, the beginning bit of Bad Horsie is actually the riff from the beginning of the duel from crossroads.

[@panameramange2036]

Just love this tune or the whole album actually. Vai is such an interesting musician and a great performer as well. You gotta love the guy =)

[@bluesman2743]

I got to see Steve Vai in concert in 2014, the guy is an amazing guitar player, he seemed humble and down to earth. They guy has an amazing talent. I am a faithful Steve Vai fan forever.

[@pittsburghkid3694]

I wanted to see him but tickets were like 150$ and I wouldn't pay that to see god. I love his playing but damn, the guy is such a narcissistic douche.

[@ChoperJoJo]

Brian H i have to say that in my country (Argentina) international stars are expensive as fuck BUT to watch steve or Satriani are quite cheap (really cheap) for such musician. I dont know about you and your place but the price over here was veeeery cool for someone like him. Local retarded pop rock band are a little more expensive that going to a concert of Vai or Satriani.

[@XRaY9918]

ChoperJoJo Tan Bionica ? JAJAJAJAJA

[@ChoperJoJo]

XRaY9918 justamente por eso lo dije. Cuando tocaron acà cobraban 700 mangos JAJAJ

[@XRaY9918]

ChoperJoJo "Local retarded pop rock band" Fue lo primero que se me vino a la cabeza Tan Bionica JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAJ

[@paulodanielbaptista]

that riff OMG!!

[@paulodanielbaptista]

Gamersparadise yes man, it's fucking amazing.

[@fernandopamenes5249]

I don't know much about horses, Juan, but I saw and listened Stevie Vai here in Salt Lake City, live, last December and I still talking about it!!! Amazing experience!!!

[@rcbrecords3294]

Forget the Tin man. He's the Heavy Metal Man.

[@fishingwithtlj5196]

Guys so metal he turned himself into metal

[@RodrigoSantiago1]

that pinch harmonic combined with wah at 1:10 is the best thing ever!!

[@daboss-vh3pr]

2:23 he couldn't pick up the whammy xD I love Steve vai

[@them2002]

I saw him perform this last night. So incredible!

[@danialafa]

Damn, lucky you

[@mpeer007]

502 thumbs down? Who the hell could possibly say this song doesn't absolutely fucking rock!?

[@SumailDota]

@2:22 where the hell is my whammy bar?????

[@jemooz18]

tf are u doing here sumail..

[@chestnuttreeee]

go back to where u best in dota

[@loknathshankar5423]

Sumail quit your job and become detective

[@mw7165]

I came here to find the moment he missed it 😂

[@davidvincent380]

"Ok well it's not that much of a fail but it's the best we gonna get out of God himself" --- Stevie T. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqZeqRvgLV6hdE&t=172

[@warto8243]

So damn good....we love you steve.

[@MarshallSmith27]

so 90s dirty bar feeling here, I love it!

[@noctuamagna6724]

Steve, your tapping solo in this song sets the bar so amazingly high that I often forget how great the rest of the song is too.

[@tjlightningbolt]

Stevie your such a bad boy, and I wouldn't have it (or want it) any other way!!!!!! You ROCK!!!

[@greatwhite61967]

That is one brilliant rythm section that helps to drive Steve's style & sound along nicely... I fell in love with this instrumental as soon as it started & all these many year's later its still an amazing driving groove from the engine room of the band & Steve's ongoing pursuit to make himself a better guitarists that makes his playing stand out so much more than many others but thats not to say those others arent brilliant in their own right... What should give many budding lead guitarists some light in the dark is Steve's honest opinion of himself & that he had wasnt born naturaly gifted & he had to practice like crazy to eventually get as good as he has become & he still modestly admits that he is still on his ongoing journey to make himself bettter on the guitar by trying new innovative ideas & pushing himself way outside of his comfort zone... The late great Neil Peart had already established himself as one of the best drummers in rock & could've just continued doing his own thing but instead he started from scratch to reinvent himself & changing his style of playing & that takes some serious amount of practice & time to do this... I've always been more drawn to innovative musicians as they continue to strive to try something new & different & they always leave me wondering what will they come out with next!... Steves 61 years young now & looks better now than he did 30 plus year's ago but its is still ongoing journey to try new approaches & consistently push himself to make himself a better player when most at his age are thinking of sitting back & taking it easy... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world... .....

[@joshua85100]

i remember when my dad showed me this when i was probably 11 and i'm still as impressed as this day that guitar is on fire!!!

[@why3011]

Our dads are cool

[@educapw6701]

I hope the Guitar he is using has more than 18 years old

[@shawarmaplate]

Hahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahah

[@DepravedWorship]

+Educa PW Hahahaha.. Owned!!

[@lennypersonalized]

Either you copied that comment somewhere, or some other dipshit copied it from you. Because it appears on every single Steve Vai video on KZbin.

[@Strattus19]

Lenny Criollo look at the date on this comment and another to see.

[@bryandowdall6851]

Lenny Criollo that same comment isn't only on Steve Vai video's..

[@NoveeLystra]

Idk why, but the way he plays, the make-up, his costume and his mimics are so damn hot! Ö

[@heatherwallace7833]

Saw him back in November at The Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte and he opened up with this song. It was absolutely perfect in every way possible. Me and my dad were completely awestruck. Long Live Steve Vai!!!!

[@Exempl0]

Witness him! As he rides to Valhalla, shiny and chrome!

[@vlpzlopez]

Damn that Bass tone though 😮

[@ganondorfchampin]

That sounds exactly what I'd imagine a Bad Horsie to sound like

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

This is the ultimate badass song.

[@Zerback]

4:23 you can hear in that bend how the guitar is being literally rapped. Best heavy metal solo ever

[@MONSTERMADHOUSETV]

I'm feelin' it. LOVE these slow & heavy Grooves. Badassery.

[@rmax5150]

Vai is a freaking genius!!!!!! The highly exalted mystic overlord of the musical universe!!!!!!😆

[@steveellis9025]

such a heavy, badass song

[@grmreaper1414]

LOVE THIS SONG! BAD ASS GUITAR RIFFS! Great song! love @ 2:23 he made the guitar sound like a horse! true talent!

[@supposetobenick]

what the actual fuck :D i never considered that :D ty

[@MonsieurCr0w]

01:17 too ;)

[@handmadehearts]

@@supposetobenick...a BAD HORSIE...

[@peterjohnknox]

when steve opens his mouth when pulling a chord its from the sole... like BB king, both in the same basket!!! i wish i could feel that one day with my own playing.

[@peterjohnknox]

Soul not sole lol but on the foot all is good

[@cheryllovesbling9808]

what could be better? absolutely the best. absolutely THE BEST.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Steve Vai reminds me of the Terminator with that makeup.

[@AstraVex]

RhythmAddictedState Hasta la VAI-sta, baby! :P

[@pieohpah2036]

+AstraVex You won the internet with that comment. No matter how many times I listen to this, I still have eargasms. I think I can gladly say I am a #fanboyforstevevai. am I doing the hashtag thing right?

[@guitarfan1979]

+RhythmAddictedState Yeah, gay terminator. Gayminator.

[@guitarfan1979]

+RhythmAddictedState Yeah, gay terminator. Gayminator.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Alloy Brendan How low of you. Was that supposed to make people laugh? Not trying to be a party-pooper or anything. I just don't get your joke. :/

[@rossh2111]

One of the sexiest sounding riffs ever. Hands down.

[@naelz1114]

Everytime I listen to this, I imagine myself getting on stage at a hoity-toity uptown party, playing this song amidst a sea of cigarette holders and monocles, watching them with their jaws dropped in disbelief, as I play this song. That would be the power of Steve Vai..............Now if only I could play this song..>_

[@BJMallory]

Monocles? LMAO all I can picture are the Monopoly guy and Mr. Peanut.

[@valkarcy]

+BJMallory wtf lol

[@jldjld88]

Steve becomes one with that guitar, that's bad ass

[@alberthofmann5195]

The first 20 seconds are a reference to "Crossroads" movie.

[@xct321]

Albert Hofmann You have a good ear sir.

[@variax2thedopechannle]

xct321 its obvious.

[@xct321]

You're right. I guess I should have said, "You sir, know your Vai history."

[@AstraVex]

variax2 Not if you havent seen the movie :\

[@thicksmokeonthewater]

+Albert Hofmann This is actually inspired by that part in Crossroads and was written 9 years after the movie.

[@joemorrow7691]

Throbbing Pounding Bottoms, A Real Shit Stirrer 😲 Kicking Ass Taking Names,,,one of my favorite music videos 🎸🎸👍👍🥃🥃🥃🥃🇺🇸

[@davidluiz389]

2:23 searching the whammy bar..

[@monelfunkawitz3966]

+David Luiz Yeah, but he never missed a lick.

[@roryphillips57]

Where is my whammy, where did it go?

[@DrGonzo123456789]

Absolute master guru of the guitar with skills that showcase a level that can be only described as Wizardry. Steve Vai is boss level for sure!

[@sirmeticulous5187]

Man, he really knows his instrument.

[@tajina22]

Ses doigts ont toujours parcouru les cordes & il est si créatif, si super man!!! Ça se sent...& avec Zappa avant...ouais Steve Vai!!!!!

[@fredvdw5320]

oui Dommage que moi j'en sois pas un !

[@tajina22]

Meuh non FRED VDW tu dis quoi? Sûre que tu es bon, chacun à sa manière.. Bisouuus à toi! Merci *****Micaela Lupidriss chaibi***** pour être passés par là et pour lui surtout... Bisouuus

[@ShaneDelray8869]

Total bad ass

[@hkbprod]

This riff is fucking amazing

[@alexanderal7714]

The Best tribute to Heavy Metall EVER!!!

[@kennelson7559]

If men are from Mars, Steve Vai is from a completely different galaxy.

[@CalebePriester]

love this music, so powerful

[@DebraThomson]

Steve you are the man!!! You made my son the most incredible guitar player and musician, just watching you. God bless you forever!

[@DTittle]

This is an artist. Good God I'd love for Hendrix to be alive today and in the shape he was in when Are You Experienced was released. Now imagine Hendrix and Steve together in a concert. I'd hock my house to buy tickets.

[@georgewong4789]

***** Jimi Hendrix was not as technically proficient, but he was to his generation what steve vai is to ours. I've read interviews where Eric Clapton and a few other guitarists were ashamed of how they couldn't make their music/guitar/style come close to his.

[@DTittle]

I've enjoyed Hendrix since I was about 10 or 12 listening to him with my older cousins. Being an only child I got to hang around with them and learn some stuff earlier than I might not have otherwise. I've also enjoyed Steve Vai since I first saw him in Crossroads. My buddy used to say "that dude can do stuff with a guitar". Ain't it the truth.

[@maxassasin911]

Man i would kill for these two guys to be on stage. That would not be 2 legendary guitarists playing together like if Yngwie and Blackmore played together, that would be two forces of nature colliding.

[@johncorley8751]

***** They all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@nicolesmrekar5866]

***** Yes, What the hell would Jimi do with Vai? Play solo backings for him? LOL

[@andrew________]

Best drop d song I’ve heard

[@lnas1892]

you will arrive to the gates of valhalla CHROME AND SHINY

[@michaelmcgcp]

Road Warrior was better

[@sylviabayard6117]

More like vaihalla.

[@lukeb3435]

+lnas 18 LOL'd. Thank you.

[@wardkdouglas]

WITNESS ME

[@freedomdemocracy7128]

witneeeeeeeeeeeeeesss

[@simonebertolina6046]

AMAZING...STEVE... 🤘🤘🤘...

[@arturbaptista6741]

2:48 how to have sex with your guitar hahaha fuckin' awesome, I love this!!

[@christopherlynn7707]

steve vai is a fuckin' guitar superbeast.

[@emmahull6014]

Steve Vai is a God.

[@ngginke803]

Guitar's god...!!!!

[@louiskuhn2389]

not a god. THE GOD!

[@andrewgremba1450]

I love how Steve Vai wrote this song. For the majority of it he remains strangely transparent in the song. Then towards the end he just goes full on STEVE VAI and buries you in taps, squeals and blistering pentatonics. A true work of art in the ranks of Eruption/You Really Got Me.

[@DomiusVidz]

4:31 - 4:46 Unthinkeable double tapping solo omg

[@explorer3388]

That's how testosterone really sounds like

[@Goctagon]

That tone and riff reminds me of early Alice in Chains like maybe something off of Dirt.

[@maulalex08]

Goctagon dude you’re right!! Layne’s voice would totally sound fucking great with this riff

[@juneslugg2]

This was released 3 years after Dirt so I'm betting he drew from them. The riff sounds like he ripped it off of them

[@deathengine]

@@juneslugg2 Or you can watch Crossroads and see that he had this concept of this song already in 1986 - watch beginning of guitar duel. So I'd say no to Vai ripping off Alice here. :)

[@mrmisterman999]

The tone and key reminds me of no more tears by ozzy

[@juneslugg2]

Damn that's actually spot on. Well identified MrMisterMan

[@raquelpalomoarroyo5309]

i love you steve

[@kumquatmagoo]

Man Stephen King can really rip on the guitar.

[@drew25ify]

Did you know Stephen King actually can play guitar? But your comment was funny!

[@castlehill6717]

Hahahahha

[@holaianable]

KIRK HAMMET THINKS THAT IS NOT SUFFICENT WAH WAH

[@roryphillips57]

Well, I’ll say, fuck Kirk then, cause Steve is better

[@pisspissababab4027]

@@roryphillips57 while I like the music Kirk's band makes better , Steve however is a far far far far FAR superior guitarist and also my favourite .

[@neilperkins9033]

Kirk needs to leave the 12th fret alone

[@j-es4868]

This is what happens when rock'n roll has reached every possible limit. Steve Vai spray paints his band chrome and makes his guitar sound like a horse. Fucking mushroom trip.

[@Skyvars]

Thanks for Everything Mr. Steve Vai, Thanks.

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

Drag the waters by Pantera

[@gijsvandersluijs790]

Blues evolved..

[@twistedwizard9100]

"I didn't know the tin man played guitar." -Stevie T

[@ryoga415]

Steve vai is a demon. Fingers are not meant to work this way. But seriously this man coaxes the best noises out of a guitar seemingly effortlessly. Boss.

[@brolylssjdbz]

the dude is literly metal lml

[@rochimdz2698]

UNICO

[@AndreasTzr]

omfg now THATS badass 4:01

[@Schmidlapp84]

Hell yeah! 10 days til I get to see him live in Brisbane! Wooo!

[@johnm356]

Geezus, I hope that guitar was at least 18...

[@ironside2235]

johnm356 eu tô aqui

[@sterlincharles8357]

johnm356 this is one of the FIRST times I've ever wrote LMAO and I ACTUALLY did

[@dylanbradshaw8706]

Hahahahaha

[@ezequielrivera6147]

Dark Rainbow 😂😂😂😂

[@griffinsdr1811]

I know this joke is

[@AmadeoSanz]

Esto si es la ostia!!

[@chrismurley488]

Hey my brother I don't know if you can speak English or not My name is Chris and I'm from Vancouver Canada I friended you back It's funny that you have this song I was a young guitar player And thought I wasn't that bad Then I watch This video It was so intimidating to me and he was so good That I almost never picked up the guitar again My jaw almost dropped to the floor I actually didn't think a person could play like that But I never gave up the guitar brothers But I think hands down he's probably the number one bass guitar player in the world I'm not too crazy about his style of music I'm bored Zakk Wylde fan I love to have your music Slayer Pantera Lamb of God Well its very nice meeting you bro I hope you get to understand my english Do you play guitar or just have a picture of you with a Guitar If you do I'd love to see a video is playing

[@AmadeoSanz]

Un placer conocerte, realmente Steve vai es un guitarrista fuera de lo normal!! sALUDOS CAMPEON!!

[@HaroldFlood15]

Nice

[@ndm9124]

como labura ese bajooooo

[@diegomarques2505]

Amazing.

[@Petruquio777]

Grande mestre esse fode a pestana!!! 😂👍👊

[@tqvanb1]

2:21 : he missed the vibro-panel . looks so humorous :D

[@EldongDaddyvic]

I find it hilarious when professional guitarists mess up and try to cover it up. Slash does that a lot XD

[@switch2308]

we can see that professionnal also can make some mistake:)

[@DanilRogozhkin]

and it still sounds good

[@LTgemini]

I had to go look and yes, that was hilarious and yet he played it off perfectly!

[@ronbarry8542]

the vibro-panel? wtflol

[@armandoreyestrevilla3805]

My wet dreams look like this

[@jameslifer6950]

This guy is one of the guitar g.o.a.Ts and the way he just lets his guitar do the singing is amazing also his technique with that wammy🔥

[@altanic5855]

Would have fit perfectly in the new Doom

[@tristan9622]

Agreed.

[@J_Jiggs]

Part's of it could

[@adrieldiaz80]

Steve vai even did the halo 2 theme song

[@ironside2235]

Adriel Diaz Steve vai e vem KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@wesleyzimmerman94]

Just remember, Satriani used to give this guy lessons

[@brileyvandyke5792]

...and still heavyweight champion of the world...Steve Vai!!

[@itsianman]

i feel sorry for those who cant hear the bass lines haha