Steve Vai - Live at the Astoria London

Steve Vai - Live at the Astoria London

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Movie Review: Late music critic Lester Bangs said it the 5 Stars

"EASILY THE BEST F*#KING GUITARIST I'VE EVER HEARD!"

This fit's Vai to a T, & the dbl dvd as well!

I guess you have to be MY AGE to get it? Didn't anyone see Steve Vai when he was with the greatest composer of the past 50 years(Frank Zappa whom coined a new phrase just for Vai, "Stunt Guitarist" because Vai could do 'anything' w/a guitar!)FZ, BUT ME? Get over it! Vai's showmanship is not an act! he's been playing that way for over 23 years! This IS how he plays & I find it more refreshing & much harder to do what Vai does, & play how he plays than say an Alan Holdsworth, a great guitarist to listen to, but nothing to veiw!

As far as the band goes, Vai NEVER had a finer drummer(which Vai basically admits to in the commentary track which is great!Plus every other band member, other than Donati whom was playing has their commentary heard, which is great. Plus MacAlpine has been playing w/Donati in the best, heavy progressive band around "Planet X", for 4 years so he should know all about Virg!)than the incredible VIRGIL DONATI! Add the finest bass player in music today, Billy Sheehan, take out the great Mike Kenealy & put in virtouso master TONY MACALPINE on unreal guitar & keys, & throw in a 24 yr old Dave Weiner, on guitar too, & you've got the greatest band playing! WOW! A MUST SEE!!

I've had these dvd's since the day they were released, & have watched the performance over & over, & I still find myself TOO BUSY enjoying what i'm hearing & seeing to burn 'negitive energy'
on nit picking at any minor flaws on the dvd production or the filming of the event! Hands down this is the greatest guitar or music dvd ever & if you call yourself a guitarist and won't own up to the fact that VAI IS THE BEST, then maybe you'd better rethink your 'status' as a musician or someone whom professes to LOVE electric guitar music.(I've been a professional musician for 34 years, & this is what 'performing' is ALL ABOUT!

So don't listen to this other crap, it's being spewed by people not smart enough to know real talent, & BUY THIS IMMEDIATELY as you'll love these 2 dvd's! INCREDIBLE!

Btw the performance itself is 2 & 1/2 hrs long! Plus you get a commentary track which is great & informative & funny, plus rehearsals, & lots of other extras!It's just a shame that people outside the U.S. & Canada cannot(at the time of this writing) veiw the dvd's as only NTSC versions have been released! It's also a damned shame that this dvd's general release took 24 months from the day(s) the shows were filmed(Dec. 6th & 7th 2001)at the Astoria until Dec. 04! I feel for ya Paul, cause you've been waiting since you saw these shows(actually 3!)LIVE & still don't have the dvd ready for you to purchase!)

BUY BUY BUY!

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