Steve Vai Building The Church

Steve Vai--Building The Church--where the wild things are
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[@jennifer10101979dmf]

Thank you guys

[@kennethjacot88]

Anytime! Love how he plays, Just AWESOME!!😎🤟🎼🎵🎶🎸

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Thank YOU!😊

[@kennethjacot88]

YOU'RE WELCOME!! LOVE THIS MAN, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIS STYLE OF PLAYING. ITS JUST FUCKEN AWESOME!!!!!😎

[@fairwarning007]

Ad block or not, placing double commercials in the middle of this masterpiece reserves you a spot in the ninth circle of Hell.

[@swatterbirdwatts6680]

I didn't get any commercials ? I must not be worth it...... ??????

[@DroGodina]

In ALL N9ne circles. ^_^

[@aghoriguitarist]

I got single one

[@fuljostrujec2845]

agreed

[@calcwithfab1192]

That will be too nice. Make 100th

[@rx0623]

He looks like an Final Fantasy boss. aawesome

[@unowhavethebiggay1430]

Raffa omg i love all of thim

[@funnyperson4027]

Raffa that is the most accurate description I’ve every heard. You’d have to beat him by out shredding him

[@NolalanD]

@@funnyperson4027 He's the final boss on Guitar Hero.

[@Keysounds0]

The object is to destroy each ring from his necklace. When one is destroyed he becomes temporarily stunned.

[@gargor51jaja]

@@NolalanD he's the final boss on crossroads

[@renukabageyawadi5774]

1:50 see that reflection? It only happens with guitar lords

[@TORVI8]

He used starpower

[@heyguys4174]

probably😁

[@aurelius5534]

When I saw Steve live his guitar's light beam hit my eye ....I am the chosen one

[@fingerboardsketchiness6019]

Guitar wizardry

[@badaxeginger]

My God. This guy is an inspiration. I've been playing for like 12 years, and I can do a lot, but I'm still nowhere near that. The sheer level of musicianship this guy has, not to mention his songwriting and composing ability, is unmatched. I've watched this, For the Love of God, and I'm the Hell Outta Here over and over since I started playing, and watching these videos still blows my freaking mind.

[@AGKaiju]

And he fasted for "For the Love of God", during its composition.

[@badaxeginger]

+Kobra Ortiz wow, really? That's so cool

[@AGKaiju]

+BadAxeGinger To quote, "I do try to push myself into relatively altered states of consciousness. Because in those states, you can come up with things that are unique even for yourself."

[@badaxeginger]

+Kobra Ortiz that's really interesting. a lot of people drink or do like heroin or whatever and he's over here fasting lol

[@agustinherrera4519]

@@badaxeginger LSD guys

[@hchoe741]

He and that guitar definitely have something going on outside of business

[@annetteclardie7121]

Yeah and it's pretty HOT!

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

There are rumours that float around saying he doesn’t play the guitar, he makes love to it. Do I believe it? Definitely…

[@natepark2973]

Can we just talk about how incredibly complex that improvised solo was? Bruhhh Impossible to duplicate.

[@albertking6646]

im little bored with vai sound ... but this "mf" is from another planet

[@viniciuspessoa3872]

Why to duplicate? Find your own voice

[@brandonrickett19]

Steve vai is perhaps the greatest guitarist of all time……in my eyes at least. I’m just going to put it bluntly. Love this man.

[@LtheDetective]

Vai definitely inspired me alongside Prince to pick up the instrument

[@imoffendedthatyouareoffended]

@@LtheDetective never really liked prince growing up, but over the past few years of music production I’ve started liking a lot of music I didn’t like. Probably should go back and give prince another chance or two.

[@josephbes3567]

Check out his master

[@walterwhite3372]

@Vincent Junio imo evh has never been dethroned as the greatest guitarist of all time. like the fact that he improvised the beat it solo on the spot blows my mind

[@Yngwiejmalmsteen08]

Let me rephrase that.. Steve vai is the greatest 😜👍

[@jared_s2]

I love the way he moves. Reminds me of a mystical wizard! :D

[@ИринаВетрова-м5ж]

master of space guitar

[@jared_s2]

Ирина Ветрова ha ha. Space Wizard

[@ithaca976]

Well... What do you think he is?!

[@gizmonovack]

Maybe it's his outfit

[@ECCvideo78]

He actually is a wizard. You are a wizard Steve !

[@Daxter5150]

This performance is a masterpiece!

[@MakMuk]

in what sense hoss? how so? masterpiece? you being sarcastic?

[@JaneDoe-ql7sc]

He's absolutely fantastic, and his bassist rocks, and the violinists are fabulous, and the drummer is awesome and all are totally groovy!!!

[@zendakk]

Definitely an epic lineup. There's some absolutely fantastic bass work during the free improv.

[@diegolatorre6793]

Yo that bass was SICK, you could feel the way it pumped with the drums. The band clearly knows what it takes to sound good.

[@larrypresnall5360]

Agreed! Notice as well, how the other guitarist is given no time to shine?

[@diegolatorre6793]

Does he, like, ever, screw up or miss a note? Doesn't fail any single bend, divebomb, whatever, he just goes for it or it comes to him, it's insane.

[@GCshredder]

Post-production

[@brianwalker9079]

I'm seeing him live next Saturday, and I have ridiculously good ear, so I guess we'll find out.

[@michaeleways3274]

@@GCshredder No way ! I have seen him live and in person with Devin Townsend at Hammerjacks in Baltimore, Maryland. More like real-time, spontaneous expression. It's what happens when you push your limits beyond what's possible, in to the impossible, and then, get out of God's way and let the Spirit flow through you. It's supernatural ! Channeling the Spirit.

[@nsiderultimaseth]

I have seen Vai miss a pinch harmonic. The real trick to playing at a high level is not to never make a mistake, but to move past it so seamlessly that the audience can't pick it up. Eric Johnson even chokes a note on the famous live recording of Cliffs of Dover, but he doesn't falter for a second (though in the video you can see him shake his head in disappointment). That said, Steve Vai is insanely accurate. Especially considering his theatrical physicality.

[@robertsmith262]

As soon as I read your comment, I heard it at 6:50-6:51 in the video. Ugh!

[@Prossdog]

I’ve listened to this song probably hundreds of times. And this still gave me the chills.

[@ifluxion]

The techniques used in this song is quite flashy, but in fact, it's not really an impossible guitar performance. I would say, anyone with fairly good experience with the guitar could play this song if they practice. What should be praised is the way Steve Vai makes this song so groovy and beautiful. The song writing of Steve Vai is on a completely different league and so is his way of expressing the song by using WAH pedals. He composes music with a variety of unconventional scales and cords that makes it quite unique and at the same time entertaining with some mysterious feel. Steve Vai plays guitar like an art, not a sport. A lot of people out there do all these funky flashy stuff, but that makes it more of a sport than anything else. Steve Vai is a true artist. The artistic style of Steve Vai is not something you could imitate, much less even come up with such ideas. I love it, I really do. This guy is a once in a century type of guitarist, rather an artist. I really respect him. I really do.

[@marekvodicka]

+ifluxion I agree so much with this

[@LiberTBo]

+ifluxion Thanks for the narrative, but I we wanted to read such flowery descriptions, a quick look into the national online publications such as the Rollingstone.com or anyone else would have slaked or desire for polished knobs.

[@vargohoat9950]

im a fairly proficient guitarist and i can tell you that some of what he does is very difficult to copy..i can play almost anytihng but some things are on another level. a lot is just filler but then you see as good as it gets for riffs, and i doubt very much you could do that. thats what i consisder the mark of a really really good guitarist, does things i cant copy

[@ifluxion]

I didn't say it is not difficult. I said it is not impossible with practice.

[@ifluxion]

Most people can catch that you are a troll. Thank you, now fuck off.

[@notyetskeletal4809]

This shampoo commercial gave me a panic attack.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

That's the funniest thing I've heard all day... hahahahahaha

[@DekkarJr]

rroflmao

[@chrisgentry7242]

Haha that's funny.

[@NRG56]

Lmaooo

[@kevbienchingas]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@annecrabtree5086]

Love guitarists that perform with their whole body

[@giu7015]

With this dress and those movements he seems some kind of wizard of the guitar

[@lucasamoriim5126]

The tapping part, the leading line, the rhythm part, the use of the pedals, the soloing. Vai is a fucking god

[@nicholastzilinis3832]

dont forget the hair

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

​@@nicholastzilinis3832 Never forget the hair

[@MUKESHKUMAR-pf6vp]

Steve is a master.. Its such a divine experience to see him playing guitar..

[@maherf768]

I used to listing to this back when I had the best friends I had in my life, 2 of them died and 2 fled the country. I just wanna cry, man

[@luizsilva-kz3fv]

He look's like he's the ultimate Akatsuki member

[@muckymuck_plays2817]

luiz silva From the music village

[@dishankmanjrekar7814]

@@muckymuck_plays2817 it's the sound village

[@jdcsteelers498]

@@dishankmanjrekar7814 @MuckyMuk_Plays so does this mean that Steve Vai was created by Orochimaru????

[@tomahawk4131]

@@jdcsteelers498 Steve Vai created Orochimaru, with his guitar and his wah pedal.

[@ricsouza5011]

LV 20 Bard/Warlock D&D multiclass

[@davidhayes8283]

Steve is very fun and entertaining to watch.He is a wizard!I can't believe some of the comments people make about him on you tube,like he uses the whammy bar to cover up mistakes.I can say with certainty that every nuance and note is carefully planned out,some people just get off on being trolls to get a rise out of others.Just a great musician having alot of fun!

[@zhartheProprietor]

Him and The Satch studied the wammy together for a year straight so yeah, I'm with bruh

[@diegolatorre6793]

It's impossible for that whammy to be not planned, everything just fits PERFECT

[@michaeleways3274]

@@diegolatorre6793 It's impossible for that Whammy, to be planned - As Steve is quoted as saying, the best stuff happens when you say, forget the rules - I'll just do this ! Of course, what you ultimately play is always a product of what you are able to play. You know why Steve Vai plays the way he does ? Because he can !

[@r.joseph8911]

I love when he morphs into Sandra Bullock at that one point during the ending solo, around 4:34...rofl...seriously though...the man is otherworldly. I'm proud to have been a fan of his since the early 1980s..Alcatrazz..Crossroads..DLR solo early stuff. He channels the Hendrix "church" like no one I've ever seen.

[@jitsmapper4438]

ahahaha

[@prajeetbhatt1018]

Steve vai is undisputed Guitar God

[@rnelson1415]

Man's up there having a religious experience with his guitar

[@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316]

Have only just discovered this fucking banger, but heard a ton of hype about it for ages…now I know why! 🤯

[@nickyelovich3872]

A Flying-V violin. That's new for me. As always amazing grooves and composition by Vai!

[@MauricioGomez-nl5ij]

This one and touching tonges... My favorite guitar songs ever.

[@timothydillow3160]

All-time favorite Steve Vai composition, and title.

[@keenawilde5447]

One of the greatest instrumentals ever written

[@RossoMalpelo_]

Masterpiece, the performance is outstanding.

[@matthewhonnor]

Got really excited when I learnt the first tapping bit... Then I saw the section at about 3:20

[@JgHaverty]

If you can do the intro, you can do that bit too mate. Keep at it :) just changing positions a bit is all.

[@zeusandliv1]

Matt Honnor Had same problem. Still to this day yet to figure it out. :/

[@lPlanetarizado]

slow down the video and you will know how to do it....I did it, but it cost me a LOT of time

[@GoatMee]

that chord at the end though :D wizardry

[@BlueTransAm83]

Matt Honnor LoL

[@richardrejmer8721]

I keep coming back to this clip and the one of him playing "Now We Run" every few months. . Just to sit and stare and smile and soak in the awesomeness. . .

[@zgames9336]

That guitar is Excalibur!!

[@davidluiz389]

every time you feel lonely and depressed...think of what it might be to be steve's bassist...

[@raulperez2308]

He's Brian Beller, the motherfucking Dethklok real bassist. You think he has a sad life?

[@davidluiz389]

Raúl Pérez yeah...with steve vai stealing the limelight at that moment..he does..

[@DanRodriguez1]

Oh, Come on people ...it's a JOKE!

[@davidluiz389]

Dan Rodriguez exactly...

[@raulperez2308]

Dan Rodriguez​ Ikr...I just wanted to follow the joke

[@NEABOY0]

Best Steve Vai performance EVER!!!

[@extradutyfelt1]

think this song is the steve vai ultimate masterpiece..

[@milosmakovsky6110]

Excellent composition, technique, expression, arrangements. Amazing !!!

[@claudineiloppes1997]

A performance teatral do Vai é simplesmente contagiante, ñ tem como vê o mestre tocar e se portar sem trazer pra si a mesma empolgação

[@josephbes3567]

What's a absolute masterpiece hats off to you Steve, Joe taught you well.

[@CodenameCuervo]

This song is one of my favorites of his to see live!!! Rocks man!!!

[@Keepler22b]

This concert is one of Steves best!

[@Kidgloves1984]

Steve song composition is not usually my favorite, but this song is very well composed and great sounding along with amazing technique, especially the tapping sections that are siiiick..!

[@vargohoat9950]

back again because this is one of my favorite songs, over all the genres i like..vai is just so good for what it is

[@wasitthat]

I wish the keyboard player with the violin injury a quick recovery, and kudos for playing with that thing stuck in your neck!

[@benjaminstorez2460]

Wow those guys ! I love that song really pure😊

[@the812family]

THIS SONG IS MY LULLABY! THANKYOU STEVE FOR MAKING THIS SONG. REALLY APPRECIATE :)

[@speedy9753]

I feel like his feet barely touch the stage, this is outstanding. And Rolling Stone didn’t put him in the top 100’s of all time

[@tomahawk4131]

Rolling Stone made a not very amazing list. 100 guitarist are a lot, so....Steve....why you shouldn't put him in the top 100? I should put him in the top 1 but it's my idea.

[@Blazerghost]

Rolling stone is garbage anyway.

[@michaeleways3274]

@@Blazerghost True

[@kennethjacot88]

Steve Vai is the man with his style of playing some WICKED chords on his guitar's!!! Awesome song too, I may add!!!😎🤟👍

[@BulkGreece]

Steve inspiration for every modern guitarist in the world

[@joshmuz9018]

.........really

[@africanchild97]

A literal wizard on the guitar.

[@alcondragon]

I love what Steve Vai said in an interview. He said, "Man I just wish I could get my music played on the radio more often." Then the guy in the interview had asked him about Eddie Van Halen. Vai said, "Forget it, there is only one Eddie Van Halen. He will play every Riff better than yours, every song better than yours, and just comes up with amazing stuff that everyone loves."...SO what is the difference? I started guitar lessons at the age of 6, studied for almost for 4 years, then 7/8th grade band, high school band, played tuba, was 3rd best in tri state competitions, had an interview my senior year with the Philadelphia Philharmonics Orchestra, Berklee Music had a 4 year scholarship for guitar, keyboards and tuba.... Studied under Gary Hoey in Cambridge Mass for music theory until Gary said to me, STOP! You don't need lessons, you have a fantastic style, just get your ass in a band and play! You need to be out there being heard.....So, this is what I have learned. People like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani , Gary Hoey, they are classified as Students of the Guitar. THey study every aspect of music theory, every scale, every tuning, every song, every technique and they master them all. Then you have Eddie Van Halen, guitar players in Eddie Van Halens classification (which is Artist) are Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Atkins, these guitar players are in contact with a Universal Consciousness Trance System that allows them to feel and express what they see and feel on the guitar. Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Atkins and Eddie Van HAlen have all said the very same sentence, that being " I don't know where the music comes from, its as if something takes me over and plays through me." Pete Townshend is another of these Artists, who seem to just be touched by outside sources and the music is translated through them...... Keep in Mind, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and students of the guitar also say the very same thing, which is, "I wish I could come up with better songs that all the people would appreciate and want to hear, like van Halen." This isn't saying that these guys are not good, just that they are not in touch with the very same music spirits or gods that the others are.....Have a great day!

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

I think it's just there's not a great balance of songwriting and technicality and musicality and accessibility always with Vai's music. People don't want instrumentals in the popular realm of radio. Van Halen was blessed with an amazing guitarist, Eddie, and one of the greatest front people in rock music, Roth. Well written songs with guitar sounds the world had never heard before, very melodic and musical. Both of those things together made for success for the band. Vai has been in successful bands and projects with great front people (including Roth himself), but by himself, with occasional singing and technical heavy instrumental that's very progressive and unorthodox in nature, you can't be surprised that most of Vai's music is not on radio. Also, given the fact that the world in popular music isn't too interested in hard rock and metal guitar really really doesn't help. The trend seen in popular music when someone changes the landscape is very normal songwriting territory with gradual progressive elements little by little. We see this in ragtime becoming jazz, then jazz becoming blues, then blues becoming rock n roll, then the 60's, the 70's, the 80's, the 90's and so on. For change in music to happen, people need "safe" pop music with a small number of new, novel things that eventually catch on. That's just the industry. I don't necessarily like it. It's just the truth.

[@maniacguitar]

Agreed

[@thatsamazin-]

Very good point. My favorite soloist is Max Ostro but I think Led Zepp “rain song” may be the greatest thing I’ve ever heard on a guitar. Two very different things but share equal value to me.

[@SteLinacre]

What great guitarist this guy is amazing

[@uum6]

"Jesus, take the guitar"

[@sebastiennetgmail]

And give it to steve 😊

[@aurelius5534]

I was luck enough to be blinded by this very guitar. Thank Vai it wasnt permanent

[@davidconnelly1793]

This is the best live instrumental song on KZbin. The interplay between the guitars and the two violins is incredible. The melodies are complicated but very rich. Not just random crap like some of the jazz that's out there. I don't think that I can even think of a genre to describe this music. It's absolutely outstanding. I don't know if it's just me, but I think there are parts of it that wouldn't be out of place on Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds Soundtrack.

[@julianmorgan7834]

David Connelly couldn't put it better myself other than best rock composition of all time

[@wiseguy9202]

I love Lexus commercials right in the middle of the crescendo. Thanks.....

[@ThePhobos100]

Seeing him at a small venue in Leeds 02 arena he was excellent.

[@fackrez11]

This is the most badass shampoo commercial ever

[@aravinda8689]

This is better than the studio version imo

[@gambotage]

What a fucking masterpiece 8 years later WAY ahead of its time. Respect 🙏🏻

[@jtcconquer9532]

3:25 on is just mind blowing, fantastic, the man was and still is way ahead of his time.

[@handsomesmartass]

Playing the piano on a guittarre. Brillant

[@enriquesalvadorcontrerasva6091]

I love this song 😎

[@loppezloppez2806]

É impossível não ficar vidrado no Vai...o cara é um artista de uma performance única.. dança caras e bocas...ele rouba qualquer cena.

[@sexagesimo21]

Loppez Loppez verdade o cara é um show men devia entrar flutuando no palco

[@kevinmcnna430]

STEVE , THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC !

[@FatPeaceman]

this is the first time i listen to him and i really have to say.. wow ! very nice ! like his sound!

[@GuitarDoco]

I like some of his song titles - For the love of God, building the Church....

[@erikwoods8651]

Abstract guitar art. Dude knows that guitar like every possible sound it can make

[@francescodinoia9960]

Magnificent performance

[@jaf6t3]

Great piece of music. The improv version is as well. Cracks me up he’s wearing that long coat and the drummer is shirtless.

[@pepsicolapowerblaster1846]

I Love the futuristic tonality of this wonderful piece of music. Personally i think this is one of the most consistent, solid piedestal of music by Steve vai. Dont get me wrong, i Love his other stuff none the less. Though he has a tendency to over-indulge in extravagance and ostentation.

[@crimsonendymon]

This is amazing I can’t stop listening to this

[@brucegruben140]

The Master taught this young lad all hail Satriani!!!

[@lenslemonbenzem6907]

my favorite song of himself. after he played here's nothing but there are heavy soul. i hope he play more zappa-era or avangard music.

[@ВикторТолстый]

Человек просто родился с гитарой в руках! Обожаю этого чувака!

[@sadia2028]

Sim, eu concordo parceiro

[@victornovaes6431]

Tudo nessa música é impressionante.

[@TheOrlie25]

oh Vai you're the wizard!!!!! I Love you man!!

[@emmanuelsanjuan9167]

I love the way he moves ... its unique

[@chrisgentry7242]

God I'm wanting to learn this one. And that Asian girl in the black dress is an awesome violinist.

[@rodloewen3858]

YOU THOUGHT CROSSROADS WAS A MOVIE?????WTF THIS IS BEYOND GREAT!!

[@rodloewen3858]

PS...THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF THE NINTH DEGREE...THIRD DEGREE YOU BET. RODERICK NORMAN LOEWEN.

[@kacka966]

Steve vai...satriani...honestly,. These person has their own style in music, I don't know what to say buy,. Their music can make me fly away from this galaxy

I love how his guitar reflects light beams. Its pretty cool. Somewhere at 1:45.

[@eduf2000]

Peťo Vinárčik i

[@AGKaiju]

Peťo Vinárčik Well... that's chrome finish for you.

[@senseigit7015]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paHReYusiJuabLc FANTASTIC STEVE!!!

[@craigchin]

5:39 me and the boys at the start of a music lesson

[@CarlosDaniel-cz5oj]

Music with theater. Perfect

[@mpthangoldaz]

an amazing performance !

[@OldScotchtape]

7:16 look how fast and nice he changes that mic selector… beautiful move!

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

You mean the pickup selector. Pretty freaking impressive indeed...

[@Zadesniper]

@@Aaron-zh4kj So impressive I barely noticed it even after it was pointed out and years of watching this video lol

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

@@Zadesniper Reminds me of my guitar teacher who was a Berkeley student. He was very expressive and specific in the pickup setting he'd play on, changing it very often, and I definitely picked that up from him. It used to be a handicap at times. I know many people will camp out on one pickup, for most of a song, but especially lead guitar, it can be a great source of expression. More options and ways to manipulate sound enable more expression. The prime example of this in guitar playing: Steve Vai. Every single parameter he can influence and control, he does, between how he uses the locking bridge, the pickups, the whammy pedal, the wah, the sustainiac/sustainer. He's pushed guitar technology farther than any guitarist in my opinion. Every new thing that comes out, he at least gives it a try, and if he can, he incorporates it.

[@Beeraii1]

A goddamn virtuoso. I've moved off this genre and into modern prog/djent, but coming back here there's no denying he's probably one of the best players out there.

[@martycarter3306]

The God of all gods...Steve vai is very talented in so many ways...Steve sees music like art..and a vision that is hard to find in some artists...I would loved to see Steve vai and Eddie van Helen on the same stage doing a solo battle....now that would be the ultimate of all times...it would be like the movie..cross roads..but the different is..no one would fail..

[@ahmetunal2974]

Vurucu bitane melodik kısım yok,şu adamın şarkıları bu kadar mı sarmaz beni ya

[@michaelboden3356]

One Of The Best Ever!

[@ricks7665]

i think its funny how the beginning of the outro has another sick tapping part, yea steve that is all this song needs!!!!! the first time i watched this video my jaw dropped to the floor

[@richardselby1711]

Naturally Steven is amazing, but I have to give props to the Bass player and Drummer for laying down that rock solid bottom end..... I had goosebumps! That entire Crew is amazing and they deserve a huge amount of appreciation. Non of them would be performing with Steven if they weren't absolutely stellar. Am I right?

[@emanoelluiz2802]

Mano, coitada da mina do violino! É ela também quem toca o teclado na música. Se desdobrando pra tocar 2 instrumentos durante o processo! Esses Profissionais merecem o devido respeito!

[@GianShines]

I love Steve Vai. Steve I love you man.

[@criajj]

Ouvindo de Sinop MT Norte do Mato Grosso Brasil

[@anthonyrogers9106]

This is badass

[@valentinsutersuter2500]

crazy energy 😮

[@cginsane22]

7:12 oh my goodness, that bend was crazy!

[@ozielpereira4262]

STEVE VAI É Ó MELHOR GUITARRISTA DO MUNDO EM SOLO!! SHOW

[@TreDogOfficial]

@ 3:25 he goes Super Seyan!

[@tomahawk4131]

@@fredriksvard2603 but 5 years ago i think it was a funny meme.