Tina S - For The Love Of God (Steve Vai cover) REACTION & REVIEW! FIRST TIME HEARING!

Tina S Fans.....Steve Vai Fans.....FEELIN' YOU!!! Tonight we're coming back to Tina S, with a cover of a Steve Vai song entitled "For The Love Of God". FULL DISCLOSURE: I have heard the original before, many many many times. However I have not heard Tina S perform the song, so this is considered a fresh reaction. How's this one gonna go? Only one way to find out...
Come on in, enjoy the show...I'll see you inside.
Scoring System Guide
10 = Perfection (Unobtainable)
9.0 - 9.9 = Awesome, Amazing
8.0 - 8.9 = Great
7.0 - 7.9 = Really Good
6.0 - 6.9 = Pretty Good
5.0 - 5.9 = O.k.
4.0 - 4.9 = Not So Good
3.0 - 3.9 = Pretty Bad
2.0 - 2.9 = Really Bad
1.0 - 1.9 = Horrible, Awful
0.0 - 0.9 = A Travesty, An Affront To Nature
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[@renedavids6154]

Think about how good she is: Tina posted her video "For The God Of Love" on December 12, 2015, Steve VAI watched it on December 13, 2015 and tweeted congratulations to Tina and reposted the video on his page. And Tina S replied : "I am honored!! Thank you Mr Vai" And for me, this is the best cover she ever made. Maybe because i love Steve Vai.

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Tina Setkic are one of the best guitarists that have ever existed.

[@michaelray5595]

I absolutely LOVE her style. I hate that she got all the "she looks bored playing.." it's called The Zone - and she's ALL THE WAY IN THE ZONE!

[@alexisrivera200xable]

It annoys me that Me getting in the zone results in a crappy version of whatever I'm butchering at the moment while no one complains but she is doing some godlike level performance and people complain she is not showing emotion... Are they not using their ears?! There is a deluge of emotion on the playing itself!

[@r.c.l2569]

I dare say she is the best guitarist that may have ever lived. She’s just starting as well. Comparatively speaking. Let that truly sink in. I hope we hear a lot, lot more from Tina S. Come back!!!

[@vincentlurie3990]

I just watched Herman Li react to Tina doing a cover of Through the Fire and the Flames. Some of his reaction included him saying, “oh shit”, “oh f..k”, and “that was an insane cover.” He gave her an open invitation the next time he is in France for her to come and hang out with them if she wants to. He also said he would love to jam with her if she would like to do that. That is for all the haters who said she does not really play anything live. What was funny was he made a lot of comments that were similar to yours in that he said a cover should never be something done note for note, it should be the persons interpretation while still maintaining the original melody. I just thought you would find this interesting.

[@michaelray5595]

I watched that one - he was truly blown away! It was awesome.

[@chanmax2]

The biggest thing that he said was "I know who to call if I don't want to play this song anymore", that is huge!

[@matixsk8r1]

Steve Vai himself tweeted that he liked her cover.

[@THEDavidHeretic]

Not surprising, I certainly liked her version....better than Vai's even. Don't get me wrong, it's one of the best songs on P&W....but I just like her version better.

[@tonycarroll7925]

What did he say...''Tina, you're actually better than me. You made it look so easy and your fingers aren't even bleeding''... I think I'm speaking for all Tina fan around the world...We hope you're well girl and we need to see you again ❤

[@Rowenband]

@@tonycarroll7925 And now she seems back !!!

[@cindya9572]

Tina's version of this gives me chills and goosebumps. It's obvious to me that her haters have never played guitar in their lives or they would know she's really playing. They must have miserable lives.

[@dorseywhite2084]

i listened to steve play this live a couple of times and he never played it the same , every time was different

[@rascal1234]

She is one of my favorite guitarists. I hope she will come back and do a tour. I’d pay to see her, and I don’t go to many concerts.

[@FrankE.Stoner1969]

I still can't understand how people could pull on Tina S., very few people in this world achieve such a technical and musical skill, even seen over decades. I also think that it was some wickedness that Tina shut down, on the other hand, she had just reached such a high level. She just set other priorities for herself, that's OK, maybe something will come again. Are your 9.5 justified? Yes! 😉 as you said, it is not a copy, technically you can cover everything if you have the appropriate skills, but really interpret it yourself that is just a different league. That's exactly where you can screw it up. Tina delivered here. I don't think Steve Vai would nag there either, but rather proud to have inspired another person in such a way, that is how all fans should see it. Great reaction!

[@VerMaarte]

She's studying mathematicts now

[@dchook100]

When you reach this level of talent it is impossible to hide your own individuality; the level they are at is such a rare existence and deserves nothing but the utmost appreciation. We are beyond critique and into a realm of supernatural talent.

[@hiawatha.g]

thanks for checking this out. I love her cover and agree with you, the little nuances she added worked perfectly.

[@suzannahmontreal1051]

She added some "aching" feels in her interpretation of the piece. This is not better nor worst than the original, it's just different. To like it or not is just a point of view and my point of you is I like it a lot, I mean A LOT that doesn't mean I would put the composer of this masterpiece Steve Vai in second place, that would be foolish. Tina S. definitely understood Steve's mind and we have the chance to listen to her take on it. We're blessed 🌟

[@Metal-Mayhem-Ministry]

Tina S has been playing guitar since she was 6 years old. She was in her teens when she played all of these covers. She said she is busy with school and practicing her next piece of music but she will be back! She's definitely a prodigy. She was practicing classical music at 6 years old! You need to watch Herman Li's reaction to her playing Through the Fire and Flames. He was in awe of her raw talent.

[@vincentlurie3990]

I loved your review. I love Steve Vai and I also loved Tina’s version. Hater’s will be haters. I love your technical knowledge as it feeds into your critique. I learn from you and I love learning! I look forward to more reviews of Tina as well as others!

[@gambledw]

Great reaction, great review! To my untrained ear Tina's covers are often better than the originals. Stylistically, for me, Tina is very appealing.

[@garyswaney8332]

QqThanksAq

[@71three5ohscrambler8]

This is my favorite cover by Tina. That crying screaming sound is awesome.

[@Oldman4128]

I couldn’t agree with you more with regard to the score & that it may, because of her own flourishes, be better than the original. Great review!

[@mikem.7921]

This just became my favorite version of all time, she's brilliant 👏

[@herrroy4963]

The more I listen to her the more I realise that she is something very special and unique. And that makes it even more mysterious that she has disappeared. She could just simply had enough of practising and playing. But on the other hand she really seems to enjoy it. There MUST be someone out there who knows where she is! Thanks for a good review/reaction.

[@HandBoss]

She is awesome !!! This music is from another dimension !!!

[@pablosartor6715]

Great reaction David! Tina S is the better guitarist of the universe, her skills and technique are unbelievable! No one can dream of doing what she does, period.

[@tennvol2464]

I love the pinch of metal she adds to the song.

[@MultiRocco30]

What realy takes me back is how effortless she plays the guitar.

[@dorseywhite2084]

steve has listened to this and gave it a thumbs up

[@pathibulaire2571]

Steve Vai HIMSELF posted " good job ! " in reaction to this cover .... she's really a top guitar player ... at 15 or 17 years old .... and more over ...... she doesn't look at her guitar at all most of the time !!!

[@Statsy10]

I've seen Tina play that a thousand times and now I've seen a few reaction videos, but this is the first time I've seen an actual musician watch and give proper critical analysis. It was very cool to see it through that lens. Thanks for doing this video.

[@mistrall5437]

This interpretation is phenomenal! She's from the other planet...

[@CriticalLion275]

I played Steve Vai interpretation couple time and as a guitarist , I can tell you that Tinas version. Is wayyyyyy superior in tone, technically, and improvisation . This is my honest and professional opinion.

[@kvnkaveman]

If you look on Facebook and Twitter Steve Vai is also a big fan of Tina S.

[@DunceInAwhile]

The people who say things like "it's not exactly like the original artist did it..." are the people who think that musicians do covers to be as good as the original artist (or better). No, musicians do covers of songs that they love to give their interpretation and, most importantly, to honor the original artist. I agree with you about artists covering songs putting their own little twists on the song. Also, every cover of hers that I have seen has a flub or two but the parts she gets right, she gets RIGHT... Definitely better than the people lambasting her for the flubs. Besides, the flubs show that she is actually playing it (for the people who think she isn't playing it) and that she is a human. Just like every other guitarist ever... lol

[@timf7906]

I'm even more of a Tina S fan after you so eloquently pointed out her unique improvations such as the Tremolo spring vibriations and harmonic placements revealing that she isn't just a gifted cover artist, there is spiritual debth behind those wondering eyes..

[@TheTioute]

She his now Director of a new music studio in the south of Paris, near suburb at Evry-Courcouronnes ! ( Tina Setkic, 15 Rue Charles Fourier, 91000 Évry‑Courcouronnes, France)

[@tonycarroll7925]

Is this definitely the same girl? I'd love it to be her. I've been trying desperately to find out what she's doing now, and whether we'd see her again. The whole world needs to see her again! There's an idiot on some of these blogs claiming she died...but with no proof...just because we haven't heard from her for a few years. I googled that studio, but couldn't get any info...

[@danielsabaren2964]

no entiendo a los haters..🤢 deben de tener una vida muy difícil,.......David tu sigue así, apreciamos tu trabajo es muy bueno.👍...gracias

[@mehallica666]

Love the Fear Factory in the intro. Tina's cool as well.

[@rdh1130]

Glad to see some variety and not the same bands being reacted to !

[@deborahsimmons784]

It's YOUR CHANNEL. I say, do your thing and above all, be honest. Nay sayers and grumps will always be around. Eff them. Some people prefer to be unhappy. You have knowledge and insight, which makes your channel a joy to watch.

[@THEDavidHeretic]

FEELIN' YOU Deborah!!!

[@cristyrawks6325]

Like you, this was my fave too. I listened to it so many times, I dreamed it. lol And I constantly watched his video I was so hooked. My boyfriend at the time, played guitar, he couldn't learn most of it. smh ha Anyway this girl has me shook right from the get. A prodigy for sure!

[@Aloha-zp7fc]

Finally, someone who understands the next level, beyond just imitating.

[@klauss8417]

What will she be like in 10 years.! Untouchable

[@klauss8417]

Tina has so much music inventory, disassembles the solo in her mind and reassembles it renewed in her brilliant way.

[@mrbrianc]

This cover, and her Gary Moore tribute, are probably my favorites from Tina. There was a lot of emotion in both of those.

[@Tony-jw6id]

Tina S just updated her profile with a different look. There is also a mention of a new band SPINTWICE coming soon.

[@terryallen5328]

Only my opinion but I think she is out of this world brilliant.

[@grubby124]

I love every single thing she's ever posted, but my three favorites are this one, 'Moonlight Sonata', and Gary Moore's 'The Loner', in no particular order. Each of those is a masterpiece that stands on it's own. Impossible to choose one over another.

[@aukebakker887]

Thanx! Great reaction. Please check out her Altitudes cover. Original by Jason Becker, who complimented her on her version🙃

[@FaCtlandDREAMstreams]

Dude love rye fact that you pointer out tremolo buzz.

[@ericvuillemey2135]

Song should now be called : "For The Love Of Tina ..."

[@Liz-cmc313]

Wow!🤯.... Just Wow.

[@aukebakker887]

I have been watching Altitudes at least once a day for the past months, to give you an idea what you have been missing out on so far :) Even in slow motion the pace of it is impressive! To be clear: I mean the Tina S cover of Altitudes, not Jason Becker. Becker complimented her for it!

[@Rowenband]

Personally I give it a 10,5 on 10. She is perfect. As you say doing a cover is not playing exactly the studio version. Even Steve Vai does variations each time he plays it live. And that's the fun listening to different versions. And Tina S is back now with her own band Spin Twice.

[@nrich5127]

At 15 - 16 years old ... she is devine in every way.

[@wolfedan3]

I like Tina's version better than Steve's by a lot.

[@vinograd74]

Lol. When you changed the score i guessed it will be 9.5. And yes - that was your score. No idea why but I somehow felt your scoring system this time )

[@kidinhoalves4776]

David I´m from to Brasil a like your job. Tina S a perfect guitarrist. @@@@@@@@@

[@zaluq]

I guess Jason Becker's Altitudes cover by Tina S is next in line then :)

[@THEDavidHeretic]

December

[@mrs.bulldog3579]

This is a 11/10!

[@cfeadf2941]

Maravilhoso.❤

[@asim6998]

Her Dragonforce cover is insane through the fire and flames

[@cyberpotato63]

Exceptional. I rather doubt the camera work is dubbed over a separate studio track. Syncing to an entire song, all in one take without cuts, isn't that easy to do. Even though there is professional software out there to help sync video it's something that takes a lot of practice in itself, and it helps if a video is segmented. One of the reasons they like to over use jump cuts in music videos is the musicians can't sync worth a damn. Note: On her rendition of 'Dragon Force - Through the Fire and Flames' she can visibly be seen chewing gum while shredding at breakneck speed. I got a good chuckle out of it. If she somehow managed to play, chew gum, and sync the video at the same time, she has more talents than just playing guitar.

[@zolitoth2458]

All the other songs are uncut and almost always play with bored looking faces!

[@dragohorvat8325]

only one tina s. best of best

[@penttiensiomartikainen4502]

Tina IS one off best....how Many can ewen play moonlight sonata Hope she come Back to KZbin I like Also yngwie Malmsteen... Both can play what they vant...not what they can.

[@Katolikk61]

I just tried air-guitaring to this and gave up after about 30 seconds

[@okokkoko8414]

Can you react to her others covers? I really appreciate your way to explain her music. And don't listen to the trolls or haters. My personal opinion is she plays "live"? It depends on the video, if she plays one take it's "live"(just one cam), if you see multiples cam/views, the sound is probably taken at once, but the video is not. I do believe they did like that.

[@MrEvilrayne]

Everyone! she's 15 or 16 yers old here!!!!

[@kimens9276]

The special effect with the tremolo bar is called a "pussycat purr". I learned that from a guitar teacher 😅

[@joeyc630]

Try Tina Setkic Dragon Force through the fire and the flames cover at 15 years old, awesome thanks 😀request 😀

[@oktopuce6760]

very nice reaction

[@fulltang1]

Hell yeah brother

[@gregcissell345]

You need to check out Steve Vies band in the 90s Vie and the song Down Deep Into Pain . This is wen Devin Townsend was his lead vocalist if you haven’t heard it I think you would like it.

[@sneepers1005]

You have to check out hittar Cuesta version of for the love of god...Tina was my fave til I saw him play it.... His tone on his guitar is soooo beautiful sadly he has passed away

[@cyberpotato63]

Unlucky Morpheus does a really nice cover of this song. If it's in the que, give it an upvote. (On the other hand it was released not so far back, March 11)

[@hardcorechristopher9174]

Awesome

[@efricha]

Herman Li figured out that Tina S's teacher was using the Guitar Hero tracks -- which had no guitar lines -- for her backing tracks.

[@Metal-Mayhem-Ministry]

I'm sorry the song is called Ancient Midnight Battleground. It's not like Tina S doing Moonlight Sonata but it's a beautiful piece of music by Babysaster.

[@richardjohn658]

SV have a go at that ...TS hold my barbi doll

[@petergostelow]

Its one thing for music plebs to rave about her, but when a song expert raves, there is some real talent. As for hate, how much do you think she had to deal with? Great review.

[@gregkirk1842]

I know you hate prog rock, but you ought to hear her Petruccis version of "best of times

[@Zandman26]

It's easy to become a hater when someone criticise something you idolize. However the best way to deal with it is just to move on. But I guess younger people have a harder time doing so, so they become haters. But with time you learn that this type of behaviour only detracts more. The band I hold the highest is Versailles, and some reactors have had a very different opinion to me. But then I just take that as someone having a different take than me.

[@e.h.5849]

she's either continuation of Randy Rhodes' mind stream or some gandharva who decided to descend upon our world for some reason.

[@jinnettajustice4787]

I think she nails it

[@palantir135]

Have you seen Yoyoka? She a quite young drummer. She’s already in the top 500 of world’s best drummers. See her cover of Burn by Deep Purple.

[@svilenp]

👍👍

[@Metal-Mayhem-Ministry]

There's another girl who plays classical guitar on here. Her name is Babysaster. Please do a reaction video to her playing the classical piece called Ancient Moonlit Battlefield.

[@nimaside]

They extra pinch harmonics that she adds to the performance that you love is what Vai has been doing on his live performances along with other liberties he adds to his own song. She is amazing, but it sounds like a cover of Vai's live version of playing this song.

[@billmilligan7272]

Okay, now I'm seriously looking forward to what you would consider a 9.6.

[@aukebakker887]

remember me! Altitudes! :)

[@sweett8351]

I bet you’ve never heard of Turbonegro. They’re an iconic death punk band from Norway. They have one of the biggest fan clubs out there. You will never see a band like this again. I was fortunate to see them twice only, before the singer left. Check it out, don’t be afraid 😱 it’s rock n roll, punk, slight pop at its weirdest. The Jackass movies play them a lot in their movies.

[@dennismoyer2272]

I think she made it sound better.

[@rdh1130]

Wow and I just mention Steve Vai

[@jinnettajustice4787]

Actually its awesome

[@Ozzidrop]

Tina Setlic cover of Jason Becker - Altitudes please!!! 😍

[@THEDavidHeretic]

I'm pretty sure I've done a reaction to that video already.

[@Ozzidrop]

@@THEDavidHeretic Oops sorry must have missed it 🤐

[@leexgabriel]

In one of his videos he explains the song process of fasting 🤣

[@boosuedon]

16 years old here.

[@wozbop]

Just want to say, if you didn't know, "walking the fine line between pagan and Christian" spoken at the end of For The Love Of God is by David Coverdale

[@THEDavidHeretic]

I had no idea, thank you for pointing that out.

[@wozbop]

@@THEDavidHeretic I think it was because Vai had just recently finished playing guitar for Whitesnake on the Slip Of The Tongue album and loved Coverdale's voice

[@davidyerkey7425]

@@THEDavidHeretic thx for the link! 9.5 great score, I'm with you, this by far is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! I'm guessing this could be Her favorite, reading Her body language. Definitely more passion being shown.

[@davidyerkey7425]

@@THEDavidHeretic have you checked out Vai's new one "Teeth Of The Hydra"? If not, it's JAW-DROPPING!

[@THEDavidHeretic]

@@davidyerkey7425 .....coming in June.....

[@FaCtlandDREAMstreams]

Ok fine. But she nailed the tempo and technically oh my. For the love of god;)

[@FaCtlandDREAMstreams]

Yeah she’s not too bad

[@masshysteria1757]

You should react to herman li from dragon force reacting to tina s.. pretty funny in some parts.

[@FaCtlandDREAMstreams]

Btw good critique

[@teddystevens6624]

There is some truth behind the fasting myth, I watched an interview about the writing and recording of for the love of god on KZbin the other day, I think it was on his 4th or 5th day of fasting that he went into the studio and recorded this masterpiece not sure about the bleeding fingertips though 😂. 👍🏻

[@THSeaNotes]

If Tina cannot hook you, nobody can, and I will have to score you at a 3.2. Ha! 👍 She probably had 10,000 hours of practice prior to this recording. No need for her to deceive us. She could probably play it in her sleep.