Steve Vai Documentary

Vibetronic

Might be of interest - on Youtube: 



It's been done with his endorsement. No idea if it's actually any good or not as I haven't had time to watch it yet.

axisus

Interesting. I shall have to find time for this, I was a BIG fanboy back in the 90s

fastonebaz

Been waiting for this to drop 

Vibetronic

fastonebaz said:

Been waiting for this to drop 

I only saw about it 3 days ago. So tired that I promptly forgot and missed the opportunity to watch it when I had the time today. Blaming our toddler for that.

Funkfingers

Vibetronic said:

It's been done with his endorsement. No idea if it's actually any good or not as I haven't had time to watch it yet.

Vai is credited as co-writer. The general narrative is almost entirely positive. Not a bad word for anybody. Little or no mention of any jeopardy that could have taken the career off course or ended it.

Somewhere between hagiography and myth making.

Vibetronic

Funkfingers said:

Vibetronic said:

It's been done with his endorsement. No idea if it's actually any good or not as I haven't had time to watch it yet.

Vai is credited as co-writer. The general narrative is almost entirely positive. Not a bad word for anybody. Little or no mention of any jeopardy that could have taken the career off course or ended it.

Somewhere between hagiography and myth making.

I've watched a bit over half now and there's nothing in there that hasn't popped up in interviews or other media before. Apart from the bit about eating some cat food, which wasn't terribly interesting...

fastonebaz

Splendid stuff.  Watched it now.  He's such a grafter.  I imagine imagine a similar video of my life would not be nearly so impressive    Amazing how much he included in those early recordings before proper modern digital DAWs

hollywoodrox

I’m looking forward to watching this  currently relying on but wi fi hotspots for internet which disconnect you a lot so might save for later when I get set up in the new house 

digitalkettle

Vibetronic said:

Funkfingers said:

Vibetronic said:

It's been done with his endorsement. No idea if it's actually any good or not as I haven't had time to watch it yet.

Vai is credited as co-writer. The general narrative is almost entirely positive. Not a bad word for anybody. Little or no mention of any jeopardy that could have taken the career off course or ended it.

Somewhere between hagiography and myth making.

I've watched a bit over half now and there's nothing in there that hasn't popped up in interviews or other media before. Apart from the bit about eating some cat food, which wasn't terribly interesting...

If that's the secret, I'll do it!

Vibetronic

digitalkettle said:

Vibetronic said:

Funkfingers said:

Vibetronic said:

It's been done with his endorsement. No idea if it's actually any good or not as I haven't had time to watch it yet.

Vai is credited as co-writer. The general narrative is almost entirely positive. Not a bad word for anybody. Little or no mention of any jeopardy that could have taken the career off course or ended it.

Somewhere between hagiography and myth making.

I've watched a bit over half now and there's nothing in there that hasn't popped up in interviews or other media before. Apart from the bit about eating some cat food, which wasn't terribly interesting...

If that's the secret, I'll do it!

Second half better. I got some cat food on my hands this morning, can't stand the stuff - there are limits! 

rsvmark

Fell asleep tbh. Looking back, definitely an attempt to rewrite history- in particular the whitesnake era. On his own website (it was what it was) and historical interviews suggest it wasn’t his proudest moment….. accepting £1m (allegedly) but it funded passion and warfare so a means to an end.

Crazed_Fandango

I watched it a week or so ago.  I'm not a huge fan of his, but I really enjoyed it.

DefaultM

Don't think I've ever got through that Whitesnake album. Was hoping it'd be like when he was in DLR but can't even remember any of his playing on it.

ICBM

DefaultM said:

Don't think I've ever got through that Whitesnake album. Was hoping it'd be like when he was in DLR but can't even remember any of his playing on it.

'Kittens Got Claws' is on the Vai anthology album. It's the usual Coverdale sexist shite, basically - Vai's playing is OK but no more, it's probably the least good track on the anthology and I suspect only on there because they thought they had to include one from that episode...