Steve Vai on working with Ozzy Osbourne (1995)

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@TheTapesArchive 10 ай бұрын

This is a snippet from a never-released interview with Steve Vai. I have 4 unreleased interviews of Vai that will be released later this year. One covers David Lee Roth's Skyskrapper album, one on Vai's Passion and Warfare album, one on the Whitesnake album, and one on his Alien Love Secrets record. If you're a Vai fan, you will love these interviews.

@vegmetal4249 10 ай бұрын

I'll wait! 🙂

@LungMing23 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait!

@LungMing23 10 ай бұрын

@@Guendalin80 what did?

@Guendalin80 10 ай бұрын

@@LungMing23 They played together in Ozzmosis

@fw2101jacobinsleight 10 ай бұрын

I spoke to him on 95YNF on the radio in the 80s. He was real nice to me as a kid. I asked him about where he came up with "Little Green Men" on Flexible because I wanted to give an original question. He said he wrote it one day on an airplane out of the blue. Even my Mom liked his music and called him "Little Stevie Vai" from Passion and Warfare and she did not like any other of my guitar heroes except Eddie cause she liked his smile.

@shankflanker 10 ай бұрын

Can confirm. I worked for Steve briefly at the Mothership on Manola Way in the 90s. There was a DAT machine in the studio and we were listening to some stuff. It was REALLY heavy and groovy and I asked who it was. Steve said it was him and Ozzy just doing some scratch stuff since they were experimenting. Of course you might ask why I wouldn't instantly recognize Ozzy's voice, but the whole thing was pretty out of character for both of them. To this day, the heaviest thing I think I've heard Steve play.

@Patcd89 10 ай бұрын

I wish Steve would release that, I’m sure lots of people would love to hear it!

@hailmaryrecordings8255 10 ай бұрын

I’d really like to hear the stuff. I’ll bet it’s fantastic. Ozzy is my favorite singer & Steve is my favorite shredder.

@Imperialmusicfan 10 ай бұрын

@@Patcd89 Pretty sure it's Ozzy/Sharon that own the material so I don't think he can, unfortunately...he might not even have a copy of those tapes.

@TheTapesArchive 10 ай бұрын

Vai has copies.

@TheTapesArchive 10 ай бұрын

Very cool. Thank you for sharing this info.

@tomasrusso2285 10 ай бұрын

Would love to hear that! 🙏

@jamie.777 9 ай бұрын

A doom satriani riff!!

@digitaljanus 9 ай бұрын

This is great stuff, thanks! I remember a guitar magazine interview Ozzy gave when this album was released, he said he loved working with Steve as well.

@euandrecampos 10 ай бұрын

Record company = Sharon Osbourne

@danjmcs 10 ай бұрын

Hah, 100%...

@nogoogleplus 10 ай бұрын

😂 totally

@xwhite2020 10 ай бұрын

She knows stuff. That C sound probably sounded awful.

@ChrisShortyAllen 10 ай бұрын

No she's a manager.

@RGudmetalhead 10 ай бұрын

@@xwhite2020one of the most famous Vai’s songs is in Drop C - the Bad Horsie. Plus Zakk also tuned down from time to time, I Don’t Wanna Stop is also in drop C. She probably was just afraid to change the sound too much, but eventually she did it trying to keep up with times.

@stevecasamusic 10 ай бұрын

Great interview, thanks TTA!

@kloozman 10 ай бұрын

I want to hear those C tuning songs

@AndrewReevesArt 10 ай бұрын

Seriously

@chrismoody9855 10 ай бұрын

SAME

@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 9 ай бұрын

But Vai is referring to the Ozzmosis album, right?

@Bob-kr6fg 9 ай бұрын

C tuning with Octave is muddy garbage

@shawnmcvey7789 10 ай бұрын

Ozzy has played with so many great guitarists, and the list was already insane before Patient No. 9.

@jessetryon5108 9 ай бұрын

Always the gentleman.

@fallandbounce 9 ай бұрын

I was fortunate enough to be in a position to hear it back then. Yes, it was different for both of them, but great. As described, heavy and melodic, with Ozzy singing melody, counter melody, and in the pocket, sounding fierce. It sounded big, but dry, without reverb or big production. It had a mood/sound of its own and a sense of purpose. I only got to hear it once, so I don't have a detailed description beyond that. It wasn't solely Sharon vetoing. The business people thought that the public would be confused by the pairing, and chose to stick with a safer route (as well as not having to split the money and attention). The Born Again era Sabbath was cited as an example not to follow. I've always been disappointed that it still hasn't come out, even as a bootleg. It's possibly the best that I've ever heard from Ozzy.

@michael1 9 ай бұрын

Was that position sat down with your ears uncovered? That's not really fortunate - it's a very common position for people to be in.

@iamchuckdub 10 ай бұрын

Maybe one day we'll hear it

@RiffMajestic 10 ай бұрын

Vai first started using a 7 string around 1990 so tuning that bad boy to C was actually a step up.

@UseTheSupeRsonic 10 ай бұрын

He wasn’t using the 7 string much in the mid 90s. That was when he was full-on with EVO.

@dogman5680 10 ай бұрын

That would be a half step actually…

@RiffMajestic 10 ай бұрын

@@dogman5680 True, I thought about that after I posted, E to F, B to C...half steps.

@MasterSumai 9 ай бұрын

What C tuning. Is it C# tuning like Tony Iommi?

@Phobero 9 ай бұрын

As an Italian I will never not read his name like he has his own built-in boost: "Steve, Vai!" ("Go Steve!") 😅

@Giveme1goodreason 10 ай бұрын

Hopefully it comes out.

@lstarrtna4288 10 ай бұрын

Bootlegs

@josem2558 10 ай бұрын

Steve Vai,gran guitarrista virtuoso.Pagannini.hard rock. 🤘😎🤘

@KSaw777 9 ай бұрын

My Little Man was one of my favorites songs off that album!! It's very Vai'ish sounding.

@billschlafly4107 10 ай бұрын

Vai sounded disappointed but didn't seem to harbor any resentment. Can't fault a Ozzy for sticking with his guy.

@kevinmiracle8233 10 ай бұрын

that's a shame they didn't do an album.

@e-mail881 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad they didn't. If they had, Ozzy and Sharon would've RIPPED HIM OFF!

@kevinmiracle8233 10 ай бұрын

@@e-mail881 lol they would have TRIED.. steve knows how to protect himself.

@ColtraneTaylor 10 ай бұрын

@@e-mail881 And Zack?

@martins.5880 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinmiracle8233 Thats probably why Steve didn't record the album and Sharon ended up calling Zakk.

@mr.brenman2132 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinmiracle8233Why? Ozzy hasn't had trouble with bandmates since the very early days. Steve is credited with a song on the album. The only song of his that's on the album.

@nickwilkerson1047 9 ай бұрын

Release the songs!!!!

@TheErsatzMode 10 ай бұрын

Steve, please release these recordings?

@guitarz333 10 ай бұрын

This is fascinating, not just musically...but from a business perspective. I've heard Vai mention numerous times that keeping his own publishing rights (advice from Zappa) was among his best industry choices...and on the flip side, sharon n company are notorious for their parasitic and exploitative treatment of musicians. As awesome as the music may have been, Sharon's vile greed and manipulation wouldn't mesh with Vai and his standards of maintaining writing credits.

@lstarrtna4288 10 ай бұрын

Big shame would be fantastic and unusual

@freesanatani914 9 ай бұрын

Prince of Darkness has to be one of the most misleading nickname in rock history. All Ozzy's solo songs are poppy dance numbers with talented heavy metal guitarists

@chrississon5954 8 ай бұрын

Diary is dark but yeah not really much else after sabbath

@MasterSumai 9 ай бұрын

Hey Steve, you're a JACKASS for saying Tony Iommi was playing out of tune!!

@karlimo4034 9 ай бұрын

When? Source?

@MasterSumai 9 ай бұрын

@@karlimo4034 From Tony himself. All the proof I need. When Steve said that to Tony, I lost all respect for him.

@joshcomedy1521 10 ай бұрын

The Scream album in 2009 is very heavy and groove oriented, wonder if any Vai ended up on it.

@anthonyfesta7010 9 ай бұрын

Probably way over the top guitar parts that ozzy didn’t dig.

@themasterrogerdelgado 9 ай бұрын

Wow what a wasted opportunity. I like Zakk but imagine a whole record with Vai...

@ColtraneTaylor 10 ай бұрын

I've always liked Vai in bands at least back then. His guitar albums, no ...

@tmackn6592 10 ай бұрын

Passion and Warfare is a guitar virtuoso masterpiece!

@ColtraneTaylor 10 ай бұрын

@@tmackn6592 I like songs, VH and Dokken had them and the soloing and whatnot were part of that. Virtuosos never stop.

@lstarrtna4288 10 ай бұрын

Same just what I said, his instrumental work is ok but his work with bands way better. I think because he has to restrict his playing to a degree. He's not Satriani.

@Electrichead64 10 ай бұрын

@@lstarrtna4288 Hes a little like Shakespeare, overwhelming until you get on the wavelength, then it's beautiful. Passion and Warfare is glorious, like the 9th.

@ebozyn 9 ай бұрын

IMO, tuning down, isn't what makes a riff "heavy". You have to have the riff, then you could tune down, if you want to.

@josekulik1346 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, but he should've included you on Patient #9 if that was the case... You're better than Beck & Clapton... C'mon man!

@freesanatani914 9 ай бұрын

Comparing vai with beck and Clapton is like comparing apples with oranges and pomegranates

@EricMartinez-y7r 9 ай бұрын

Another words, Steve got shafted by ozz $$$$

@TheTapesArchive 9 ай бұрын

Trust me Steve does not get shafted. Dude has more $$$ than most from th 80's 90's.

@plisskenationbackfromthede3657 9 ай бұрын

Tbh, i could care less about ozz kicking vai out. Its a neat footnote but thats about it. What really irks me about ozzmosis is how they kicked out randy castillo for "being too 80s". And who did they replace him with? Deen castranovo, another big 80s drummer 🤦‍♂️ tbh i thought deen sucked for years til i finally heard his shrapnel records stuff lol. Its sooooo bland on ozzmosis. Maybe randy c dodged a bullet lol. Still shady, the guy is dead and gone now and you never hear the osbourne camp even mention his name. But lord you hear the other randys name alllllllll the time from them lol. Plus it shouldve actually been no more tears pt 2. I still enjoy the album, the drums annoy the crap out of me tho lol

@e-mail881 10 ай бұрын

He only likes Ozzy because they did not work together long term... If they had, Ozzy and Sharon would've RIPPED STEVE OFF!

@ejsinner1520 10 ай бұрын

Steve’s too smart to get ripped off by them. That’s why they got rid of him.😂

@TheTapesArchive 10 ай бұрын

Nobody is ripping Steve Vai off. He learned from the master biz man Frank Zappa.

@mikeb.7183 10 ай бұрын

Yeah Steve isn’t signing away his publishing ever.

@Guitar387 10 ай бұрын

1995 was too early for Ozzy Osbourne to become really really heavy, with all that drop c tuning. Ozzy Osbourne was never that heavy he was always just heavy rock.