Off: Steve Vai

[Ted O. Jackson]

> >I like Steve Vai a lot.  He isn't a wuss (you must be thinking the guy from
> >Poison), ROBO.  He played with David Lee Roth when he started out solo and
> >then went off on his own.  A bit of a poser, but not excessive, plays a
> hell
> >of an ax though.
>
> >Rudy
>
> Boy I started something on this Steve Vai thing.  Will check my lone Poison
> Cutout tape ($.99) but I think the guy from Poison is Steve Vai Rudy.  Never
> seen him play but a couple of his songs sound pretty good to me.
>
> AB

AB,
Vai never played in Poison, though a couple of other young buck
shredders did.  Richie Kotzen was first, he got kicked out for being
caught by the singer banging the singer's old lady!  Then Blues
Saraceno got the job.  Maybe he's gay?

Actually, I'm the one that started the pounding Vai thing.  I never
said he wasn't a good gtrst.  I said he was all wrong for BOC.  I
said, and still say, that he's a gymnast, not a gtrst.  He can play a
million notes a second--so what?  What good are all those notes if
there isn't any tastefulness to go along with them?  Anyway, some of
Vai's gigs to date:
David Lee Roth
'Crossroads' film soundtrack, and guest appearance in the flick
(hate to say so, but he was good)
Frank Zappa --his first important gig, actually
Whitesnake (are we seeing a trend/pattern here?)
Ozzy Osborne--worked on the new album, but isn't credited, though he
has writing credit for one song.  Replaced by Zakk Wylde for the
album, Zakk's been sacked for Joe Holmes.
Actually, Vai's last album wasn't all that bad, all things considered.
theo