Steve Vai - Little Pretty (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Hey Folks,
Little Pretty was so well received when we launched it that I decided to do a simple studio performance vid of the track.
Enjoy
S
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Drums: Jeremy Colson
Bass: Bryan Beller
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Video: Little Pretty
Performed by: Steve Vai
Shot by: Lance Rand, Greg Wurth
1st Assistant Camera: Chloe Mackey
Lighting by: Lance Rand
Edited by: SV
Colored by: Lightpress / Jeff Tillotson, Shane Dillon
Location: Harmony Hut, Los Angeles CA
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Man his phasing has always been just completely out of the box. One of the most creative players to ever walk this Earth
Steve Vai with a Semi-Hollow Body Guitar?! WOW?! What a sound!!
He looks like a supervillain who plays his own theme.
More like antihero.
Yeah.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂. This sounds cruel
Prof. Bombasto and the Evil World Tower of Madness ;-) that would have been my title for that song ;-)
Mans Brilliant
lol. A boss in an old Final Fantasy game called "Little Pretty" due to bad translations would work out perfect.
I love how after all these years, Steve can still compose something that shows how big an influence Zappa had on him back in the 80s. This piece is both new, and like an old friend.
Screams of Zappa lydian jams but takes it to a whole new level of swagger
Three measures in:
Holy Schnikes, he's channeling Frank!
🤯
MORE LIKE HOLDSWORTH MAN!
Really smells like Frank
Maybe its a condition?
That's probably the first time I see Steve Vai with a semi-hollow guitar lol
Judging by the background I'd say that brings him up to 5,000! Lol
Same here, nearly had a heart attack because I never expected that
And yet he still sound like Steve Vai, which is amazing to me
Semi-hollow
My guess is it wasn't performed on a semi hollow
In the 80’s i thought Steve vai was from the future,,, now it feels like Steve vai just came from the further future.
how on earth u write a song like this?
he is truly a master 🙏🏻
I actually thought that he sounded a lot like Eddie in the 80s, but I agree with you. He sounds more futuristic now days.
Built different
@@WaltPowellEnt He really doesn’t at all and never really has lol
@@KickflipGnasty Maybe you meant to say he really doesn't at all "to you" or maybe he never really has "to you" oh? ummm lol?
@@WaltPowellEnt Vai has a very different melodic sense than Eddie’s, and Edward is one of my top favorite players of all time. The only way I could see what you’re saying is if you’ve only listened to his work with David Lee Roth because anyone who’s followed Vai’s solo career would hear the significant difference in their playing since 1990. He’s been doing exotic stuff like this for some time now, it sounds more like you just haven’t listened to a lot of his stuff from over the years.
This guy is his own genre of music.
A guy who after all this years in music can still come up with something new and fresh deserves total respect and admiration. Music its a neverending good, Steve knows it and acts accordingly. Thx
I'm watching this way too much. It's not just the playing, it's the mooching around and all the facial expressions. Absolutely my favourite UA-cam vid so far this year (2023).
I swear I watch this video every day. This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. That long solo section is probably the most well-thought out and musical thing I've ever heard on any instrument. What a wonderful human being this guy is!
its an opera for guitar
Yes so do I......
This is classic Steve, I have no idea what’s happening and I absolutely love it.
Thank you Steve. For decades you have been an inspiration. Not only in your endless guitar body of work but in your words. God gave you an amazing gift and you glorify him daily. Your days on this Earth have purpose and that is the highest compliment I think I can to give you.
You are very kind, and inspiring. Thank you. s
So well said! That made my day, thanks. So true about Steve.
Watching Steve hold his picking hand in the air, seemingly conducting, while he plays beautiful legato runs with his fretting hand is so cool. Great tune!
@@marklane870 shadup kremlinbot.
I think Steve Vai is onto something with this new Jazz thing of his he’s got going. Every time you turn around, Steve Vai is reinventing himself and doing something new and different. I like it.
When Steve gets a little older an becomes a true jazz musician ( which he is every genre already ) man … I can’t wait to see the numbers he creates
Jazz? What jazz? There's no jazz here, other than the guitar looks like a hollow body.
@@shitmandood It’s funny once people hear an altered scale or extended harmony they just blanket it as “jazz”.
This is not jazz.. This is steve vai..
@@echandonut I’m with you
I don't know how this is described in music theory, but almost every note or chord is unexpected to what my mind expects to hear next :)
Exatamente isso
unexpected dominant
@@jamesha175sus unexpected7
My guess it is locrian which is rarely used .
A thousnd times better than the hundreds of guitar youtuber clones out there. He has unique style, phrasing and sound. Always keeping melody and harmony at the forfront of every composition. A guitar god for a reason.
I've listened to Vai for years, everything he plays is so interesting. Unique and complex without being constantly overwhelming.
Same reason I love opeth.
@@frenchiesfrankieandhenry opeth have some good
Well said. Couldn’t agree more
Omg!! Steve has become Zappa. I love it. What an amazing talent. Plus a cool dude.
Steve always manages to stay unique and creative. Hats off!!!
ua-cam.com/video/2cV-oW6K_cc/v-deo.html thank me laterr🙌
@@djakademics1410 bro why?
@@awguitarroom8033 because it gives you a chance to dislike his vid 🤣
I'm only 1.5 minutes in but it's quite nuno-esque, in rock guitar terms.. Like an Extreme or Nuno melodic bridge part.. I'm expecting it to get more 'Vai' as the tune progresses.. I like a bit of dirty melodic jazz-rock with a bit of funk.
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What I like about Steve Vai is that in a way he's a total show-off, yet at the same time he's likeable and has musical integrity. An odd combination.
Yeah it's showoff in a fun way not in an "i'm better" way so it's actually enjoyable to watch
Steve Vai, being the absolute legend and seemingly kind hearted person that he is, is totally allowed to go over the top. I get what you mean though xD.
Tim Pierce is the most unassuming guitar master. Vai is certainly a showman
He's almost a parody of himself... but, like, in a good way.
He’s a very good showman/entertainer yet is a super nice guy. Met him in high school and he was so humble and took so much time taking to every fan backstage.
Bellissima, qualsiasi chitarra suoni il tocco della mano rende sempre il solito suono inconfondibile di Steve Vai, grazie maestro
I love the expression in every note when he is not playing fast runs. He makes the simplest lines sound absolutely extraordinary. It just pulls you in for the ride. Such a master!
he just doesnt pick a note, just check his left hand, vibrates and slides to following notes without losing sound and stuff like that, something simple like picking a note becomes something else when does it because of the techniques he applies, his genius is just amazing
amazing Vivaldi's version of 'Four Seasons' on guitar!!!
ua-cam.com/video/nO8WdJgiWy4/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
I just love the solo in this. So much character; it almost sounds like a series of questions.
Dude beautifully put - a series of questions
@@DanBarracuda it's funny, his solos are always technically impressive but sometimes don't move me at all, they sound expertly planned but without a lot of emotion. But then there's something like this - or "For the Love of God", goodness knows - where it sounds like he's communicating so directly. I wonder if he's improvising here?
So impressive to me that he still manages to sound exactly like himself (unmistakably Vai) with a hollow body guitar and no tremolo.
A cheap Ibanez artcore. I had one of these 15 yrs ago, was a nice guitar but it's nothing on a Gibson hollow body.
@@brettjames9088 Cheap or not cheap - but if you can play it, and it can sound great, then what difference does it make?
@@QuadRomb not to mention everyone and there mother has a Gibson there’s nothing special about fender or Gibson. Gretsch and Ibanez on the other hand..
@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended There is nothing special about any guitar.
The guitar is just an instrument.
Only the one who uses this tool can be special.
Everything else is a fetish for victims of sales professionals.
@@QuadRomb What difference?
To the listener, subtle differences in dynamics and tone.
To the player, subtle differences in inatation, neck scale and shape. Held at a slightly different angle.
That cheap is a negative is only implied by your reply. It is a good, cheap guitar.
Don't forget, I thought it was so good I bought one.
Mine unexpectedly snapped at the neck after 6 or 7 years. Only strung with 10s too.
Edit: Guilty as charged on the fettish. That said, there are guitars and there are guitars. UA-cam comment section not the best place to highlight why, but it's true none the less.
Steve Vai... Your playing is unconventional at times, but you know when to sprinkle in resolutions to the key you're in so that the listener isn't totally lost and doesn't lose interest. You keep it different, sometimes very much so, but still very enticing to listen to. The path you take your listener on is quite windy, and you do deviate from it, but not so much that the listener can no longer see the path. Thank you father Steve! 🤙
Steve has the ability to come up with beautiful, amazing, impressing, unpredictable, astonishing, jaw dropping harmonies, melodies, technique, without losing his identity. I'll put this video on repeat. This is a masterpiece!! Thank you Steve! I've been listening to your music since 1990.
me too bro.
amazing Vivaldi's version of 'Four Seasons' on guitar!!!
ua-cam.com/video/nO8WdJgiWy4/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
In a post-apocalyptic world without electricity, Vai will still sound the same playing on acoustics.
... best comment 😅👍...
It's always exciting when Steve and Joe release new music. It's always something special and awesome.
It’s such music that when it’s over you notice something is missing..
Excellent 👍
What's missing is his upper lip
Wait...the whammy bar or the hair?
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nothing is missing, I have a new feeling ☆♡☆
That is such a good way to put it!
Thank you. I am using this phrase from now on :D
this is absolutely one of the all time best steve vai songs.
Rumour has it that every single guitar in the background was used to create this song ;)
Nobody does it like you, Steve! Fantastic!
Such a legend!
Регрнест не1$на!
Jtc guitar channel is also one of the reason to find new talents
soulless music yes
amazing Vivaldi's version of 'Four Seasons' on guitar!!!
ua-cam.com/video/nO8WdJgiWy4/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
Almost as good Kirk Hammlet 😂
There is just something about his music that speaks to my soul.. so very comforting and soothing.
Refreshing to hear Steve Vai without a Floyd Rose; lets other aspects of his phrasing shine through. Cool song, really enjoyed it!
That fluffy strap!...gr8 stuff Steve! 😎
even though you're "right" about the over usage of a Tremelo...it's not a Floyd - they USED to be LICENSED from Floyd Rose but that was years ago
Yeah I love him without the whammy bar. I'm not a fan of over use of whammy bar stuff.
I do miss the whammy bar thing
ralph smith --you mean the Ibanez lion claw tremolo? Far surpasses the Floyd in every aspect…
The ONLY guitar player who constantly reinvents, pushes all boundaries - both live and in the studio! Period.
Wait until you hear the rest of the record ;)
Jeff Beck?
@@johngerrard5963 haha you got me. I effin loved Loud Hailer !! Sadly I'm yet to see him live.
Satch. Via isn’t the only one.
I would like to say buckethead. i think he is semi god or something like that :D
You are easily producing some of your best work to date. How are you staying so creative after all these years?? Wonderful stuff!!
never ceases to absolutely amaze me how technically clean and unique his playing is. just wow!
That”s what I’ve always liked about you Steve, when someone “expects” something of you, you always go against the grain, and give them something new and different. This is time old school, mixed with new school. Very nice.
Against the grain is such an accurate description of Steve
The best humbucker tones I've ever heard right here.
Absolutely beautiful melody and such unique chords. I can’t wait for the full record release.
song burned into my brain after one listen....one of the most interesting instrumentals ever.
ABSOLUTELY INSANE GOOD!!! LIKE ALWAYS STEVE ...YOU BLOW US AWAY!!!...So very glad my wifey and I had to honor of meeting you and shooting the breeze a bit after your show at the Moore Theater in Seattle way back in September 2007..you were so awesome to the few of us who waited after the show...You took pictures with us ..even the rest of the band came out and did the same...you even signed my original cd and poster that came with it from PAWF cd from 1990...much love and respect to you always.
Absolutely flawless clip-on tuner magic. The song was, of course, gorgeous as well.
Wow. The maestro shows us once again he continues to grow. An inspiration indeed. Thank you. Much love to you Steve!
He's still an absolute musical genius.
these evil chords are tasty AF
Tell me about it
Yeah they are very erotic sounding… I mean exotic sounding muahahaha
Been diggin through the comments lookin for muh theory nerds... lo and behold, the badass Shred himself. Yeah what a tasty, very different, chord progression/ perpetual modulation. Can we get a breakdown sometime? 😁
I can't stop watching this. This is such a good song, my favorite of his. Steve, I wouldn't mind at all if you did more of this style with that guitar. Bravo man, your the greatest.
Coolest guy in the Guitar Wordl!!
The visual show is priceless too. I bet he records that way most of the time instead of seating with eyes stuck on the fretboard. He seems like he's gonna levitate at some point.
he's the music.. so corporal and and the same time spiritual! not only playing but dancing with the guitar like with a lover
Great to see Steve still playing and writing amazing music after all these years; still kills every time!
THIS isn’t a ‘new’ one for Steve - he’s been playing it for a # of years. I think maybe it only sounds new and different now that he’s older.
Musicians are often called Artists, though few deserve the title-Steve genuinely is an artist. He creates masterpieces using guitars as brushes, licks, riffs and tones as colors and shades and when finished its something each of us can see in our minds eyes via our ears. Thank you Steve!
Beautiful, dark, disturbing yet brilliantly enlightening.
Asi es.
This tune just has layers upon layers of musical genius!
What I love about this guy is he plays with the same intensity every time he picks that guitar up! No half -ass performance ever! you can see the joy he experiences in every performance, and, when goes into the zone; that zone you hit where there is no thinking involved -just playing, fuk it! His creativity is stunning!
All of the years of playing with Zappa, DLR and all of his own playing experiences seem to coalesce into this one track. It’s so unbelievably Vai and so singular (yet synthesised from all of his influences) and when he gets to the solo point in this song, he enters a lightning-in-a-bottle moment where he almost literally makes his guitar speak. The barrier between music and speech is threatened. In the best way possible. The solo is one of the great moments where music touches the infinite- years of mastery and unique phrase after unique phrase, cascading forth like fluid speech. I’m so blown away by this track and this performance. It’s such a culmination and meeting point of everything he’s ever done. Just, wow. No words.
This is some of the best Steve music I've heard in years. Big respect and admiration. The way he moves when he plays guitar, it's just so Steve, and twisted. Normal people are like straight straws and Steve's a curly straw. Graham Bonnet was right for saying he loved working with Steve because he is so unique. We are so lucky.
This man is a genius.
Seja no passado, presente e futuro, eu sempre vou ficar impressionado com as músicas do mestre Steve Vai!
Excelente música!
Check out damian salazar on UA-cam he has some great guitar skills 👌
steve, your jams have healed my soul for over 30 years now. seein ya rock a hollowbody is godlike. happy holidays.
Hey, cool. Fellow long time fan here. Started following Vai in the '80s when he was with Zappa! One of zappa's records credits Steve with: "Impossible Guiyar parts" and "stunt guitar". Peace ✌
GOD.................How good does it get.... my mouth hurts from over-smiling
I love how the Zappa is still in him. Vai is so creative and unconventional. I've been playing for 25 years and yet I watch him with my head sideways in awe, much like a dog that's curious. Between this song, Knappsack, & Candle Power, the new album should rip.
I hear too some Zappaish in this song.
Still it sounds Steve alien guitar. But half acoustic Ibanez. How he make that sound like using whammy bar?
He is so great.
I heard it the entire song. Zappa chords, Zappa progressions, Zappa drums. It still has Vai melody with a few nods to some things Zappa used to do. Still Steve enough to be his own thing, but the Zappa influence is all over this song.
@@jppagetoo love it. I'm glad others hear it too. So good.
É como se ele não existisse. Mas ele existe. O maior guitarrista de todos os tempos. 🇧🇷
Si ce n'est pas un cadeau de Noël ...c'est une perle en tout cas ...chapeau le Magicien ...on voyage en permanence , presque une valse ...!!!
He makes it look so effortless. Love the way he “massages” the note for vibrato. The Master!
Paul gilbert that is
Whatever he plays, He will always sound like Steve Vai🔥
No one can imitate Vai
nope, sound like joe satriani
@@smoothjazzfusionslowbluesb2630 steve vai and js are totally different. Both have their own amazing styles.
@@smoothjazzfusionslowbluesb2630 you obviously hear a lot of similar stuff considering he taught him but steve vai made his own sound for himself
My soul weeps for one of those Pia in the back...awesome song!
Such a great artist. Always taking risks and trying to create new styles with inspiring tones and new colourful songs. You are my favorite since and for ever man!
That's absolutely insane! Incredible!
I've never heard anything like this before!
The chords are bordering dissonance - and yet with the melody it resolves to flowing, sweet, beautiful music. Tears, man! So beautiful...
Opeth. Listen to the Ghost Reveries album.
Steve is just unmatchable
As always: you just need to hear three notes to say: this is Steve Vai. 🤘🏽
06:08 I loved this part! The sound of this riff with the all other sounds, including the stronger drum
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!
Pure ecstasy on a musical level for my the first time in surely 5 years. I love the song and Im very happy Steve is back on this level. Wow!!!!
Personally, this is Steve's finest album. Just, WOW.
At first I wasn't too impressed with it, but after sitting down and listening to the whole thing a couple of times I can agree this is his best work. There are some absolute gems in there including this song
@@lordofleaves257 There’s very little that compares to Passion And Warfare for me, that said he did really well on this album. But I don’t think he’s ever made records that are objectively bad.
@@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316 haven't heard all of his records but I get the feeling he's never produced a bad one. I think he can sometimes get into the what I call the Joe Satriani wave, where it's just a bunch of technically cool stuff that doesn't really hit you know what I mean
@@lordofleaves257 Oh yeah totally, but that can happen with any of these guys. Some of the songs are more pretentious than others, but not every record can be Passion And Warfare, I guess.
Steve is the best beast. Master player, composer, creator, innovator, improvisor. He and the guitar are one. My personal favorite out of so many master players. His sound and input into ibanez guitars....his pick ups....use of trem....
언제나 좋은 음악을 만들어주셔서 감사합니다.
Steve is a treasure
I love the fact that you are always experimenting with the guitar and still getting awesome music from it. One of a kind
I wish Frank was alive to see this. He’d be so proud! And so awestruck like the rest of us are.
Even on a giant jazz box of a guitar, Steve still sounds like Steve.
He's still got distortion on, still setting up the signal path as with his other sig guitars.
he's mimicking
Yeah I think it is recorded on a Jem or a Pia
First new music to move me in a long time. Effortless composition and performance. Giving me chills down my spine.
Amazing guitarist of all time
Steve is auditioning for Robert Fripp’s next band. This is so out there for him. Totally different. A little Fripp. A little Belew. A little Zappa. Love it! Seriously though. A Fripp/Vai collaboration? We need that.
Why would steve vai have to audition anywhere? He's steve vai, they should pay him to work with them
Absolutely Amazing! Vai is a Great Modern Composer of the World!
That room looks like a sanctuary for guitars and guitarists
Man, I can't get enough of this song, since it came out, I've been listening and watching this video a lot. Added to my favorite songs for sure. Incredible writing and performance, as usual. Love you.
One of the best I've heard. Love the arrangement and vibe.
So this is what he gets up to when he has time on his hands? Magic.
Steve has a way of extending existing songs into other songs. Great musicians do.
This is what super guitarists play when left unattended in a record store.)), Вот что играют супергитаристы, когда их оставляют без присмотра в музыкальном магазине.))
Harmony out of dissonance. Chaos into atmosphere.
I love this!!! I love being caught off guard on what note is coming next. Very mysterious and intriguing
Always genius…with feeling…one of the most creative musicians of our time. Thanks Steve for your contribution to the creative arts and especially music. Keep on creating bro. God speed.
Стив Вай является лучшим доказательством того, что «звук в руках».
Видишь floyd rose? - нет. - и я не вижу. а он есть.
My greatest respect. And thanks for the Music
Steve Vai, sempre representando nossa ancestralidade incorporada no momento contemporâneo!!!
Strange and beautiful music as always. Thank you for this Steve, much appreciated \m/
Real Zappa vibes from this one. This feels like something that could've been on The Ultra Zone. Love it.
Fans of Steve Vai 😎👍👇
love that chord progression😮💨 magical as hell
Now I believe what the say; It is in the fingers! No pedals, no wah and no whammy but the man still sounds like himself.
Eterna entidade da guitarra.
O mais legal, é que o estúdio dele é maior que uma loja de música, o cara é o bichão mermo