Visual Sound Theories
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Movie Review: For some rock guitar players orchestration works... for Steve, it didn't
Summary: 3 Stars
Steve is one of the most creative and gifted rock guitar players of this time but you have to recognize when a project doesn't fit your style and type of music. Perhaps Steve's intention was the same that took Inwie to start a project with a Japanese symphonic orchestra (that, by the way, does a great job) for his Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra. Well, that was a good fit for Malmsteen, but for Vai, in my opinion, didn't work. The orchestration of a song written originally for a rock band is not an easy task. There is a balance between the soloist and the supporting instruments in turn that has to be worked to get a harmonic result. Even with the virtuosity of Vai, the mix sounds poor, sometimes empty, and the climax of some songs sound like they didn't spend enough time rehearsing, working on a more refined orchestration, or all of the above. To see Vai in action is always a treat and doesn't hurt to pay for this DVD, but my expectations were higher of what I saw and listened.