I've been listening to Steve Vai's Passion and Warfare CD a lot lately. September 30th he played at the Birchmere and my Friend Max and I went to see him. Max is a big music[guitar] geek. He was a little disappointed with the show because Mr. Vai didn't do a whole lot of improvisation. I pointed out that there was another guitar player and two violinists on stage playing with him, and if he tried to improvise, the other musicians might not have been able to follow.(not to berate the other musicians)
From my perspective, yes, the live show was very close to the album, but still absolutely amazing. Steve Vai is a great example of excellence in one's field. This article is proof. Guys like him pop in to my head when things like employee self evaluations come around. For me to consider myself excellent in the software field would mean that I have written the software in question. I have fiddled around with guitars since ~1984. To Steve Vai the guitar is an extension of himself which he has completely mastered. The only person I know of that made it to that level of mastery in the software world is a guy named Neo.
From my perspective, yes, the live show was very close to the album, but still absolutely amazing. Steve Vai is a great example of excellence in one's field. This article is proof. Guys like him pop in to my head when things like employee self evaluations come around. For me to consider myself excellent in the software field would mean that I have written the software in question. I have fiddled around with guitars since ~1984. To Steve Vai the guitar is an extension of himself which he has completely mastered. The only person I know of that made it to that level of mastery in the software world is a guy named Neo.