Great musicians tend to flock together. When you get guys like DiMeola and Vai, they bring in the other guys to the band that elevate the whole thing. That bassist is a good example. Top of the food chain
I've had the great honor of seeing Al Di twice. Once solo during the 87 Tirami Su Tour, and the second with Return To Forever in 2008. I've also seen Vai 3 times solo. Actually I've seen many great guitarist, and bands, some several times over. I've had a pretty good life concert wise, wouldn't trade my experiences for the world.
I just saw Al in concert Friday night September 23rd in Sellersville,Pa. I didn't know it was an acoustic show,but I was still blown away by him and his band. Phenomenal players. Al is insanely talented and is a really cool person.
I had two eight track tapes in my 63' impala, "wish you were here" and "Elegant Gypsy". Notice above Al Di Meola sight-reads his ass off! Via is playing from memory. Great total musicians.
I love these guys. I love how much they respect each other and how they inspire each other. And I love how Steve is fulfiling one of his musical dreams in this video as I watch it.
Dans les années 80,j'ai étudié et jouer Al Di Meola ,Yngwie Malsteen,mais lorsque j'ai assisté au concert de Steve Vai Yankee Rose avec David Lee Roth à Toulouse,c'était tellement impressionnant que j'ai arrêté de jouer à la guitare pendant de long mois,bon après tout,ce sont des musiciens multi -talentueux
Man, this vid is awesome., Insanely positive in a time where music needs more. I saw Al open for Weather Report early '77 and Carlos Santana joined him for the encore. Al was on fire all set and i think Carlos just wanted to hide behind his sunglasses. Tore it up, though. Cool memory for me and this gig i'm sure will be remembered by all who attended for the rest of their lives,,,lucky so and so's :)
Wow - so great to see these two together... Vai is totally in his element here... He is so very true to what he consistently states and shows how his music totally flows through him and many times so goddamn effortlessly! He has always stressed this and we just witnessed a great example of his incredible ability - especially when it comes to improvisation... Great performance by two greats for sure...
I seen AL in 1977 in CENTRAL PARK, I was in the 8th row Directly in front of him....HE WAS AMAZING ! He did that song, Mediterranean Sundance....Left me with my mouth hanging open on the floor. 1977 I was 18 years old. Never will forget that.
If you really want to see Al up close again, go to any of his shows in California. Small venues only. I bought a vip ticket for his show at the canyon club with sound check access. It was Al, the band, and only me, his wife and little girl there for sound check. Steve Vai came to play on last song. I was 10ft away the whole damn time. And yes! I got Video! It needs editing but ill post it soon.
I remember the first hearing Al was on Don Kirshners ROCK concert, it was a mindblowing experience then hearing Vai in zappas band on TV and later on with Alcatraz was like seeing a super hero being born, knowing that Al was a hero to Vai and now they're friends makes the universe complete.
I saw it too when it aired. I already knew about Al because my uncle, a great drummer, was always playing along to Elegant Gypsy and Casino in his studio. I was totally blown away hearing Al live on that show. Kirshner has some great acts on his show including Blue Oyster Cult.
Oh. My. Franking. Zappa. Such a trip that they were both big Zappa fans, and Steve was a big fan of Al, then Steve went on to work with Frank, and then Al became a fan of Steve, and then Frank asked Al to play on a track, and then Al invited Steve to come play on the song Frank had written for Al to play on. And they way Al directed the band to lay so that the two of them could just play off each other was beautiful. I also loved how they really complemented each other, sometimes with Steve going into full on rhythm mode. Heavy convergence! They have both been heavy influences on me since I was a teenager. So awesome to see that they came together like this!
Two different styles and each one excels on its own. If you like machine gun precision and super fast muted rhythms you go with Meola, if you like two hand tapping, hammer ons and pull offs ,pyrotechnics, whammy bar craziness you go with Vai. Damn, i will go with both.
@@josephbradley907 Maybe it’s the quality of the video. I listened to his Albums that were professionally recorded. It could be the highly compressed UA-cam format.
Whats more amazing, the fact that Al is sight reading this piece or that Steve is playing it from memory? in synch, great timing on a Zappa piece! Al is amazing & like he said Vai took what Al was doing to a whole other level. I think I'm rambling due to stupification.
And I´m waiting Pat Metheny with Al Di Meola , because, they are a very things in common.....but I would like Gambale with Steve Vai and Al di Meola too, and many more guitarist play with anothers.......
Saw Al Dimeola promoting the",kiss my Axe" LP. In 1991. He sight read the whole thing perfectly. He improvised when called to do so, but his reading skills are impeccable
Each one great in there own way Al not having played the part since the 70s reading it and playing perfectly and Steve playing it from memory perfectly
Allan Holdsworth could and was speedier Check out Soft Machine and this track from Bundles ---> "Hazard Profile Part One" just constant burn man.... Edit: Do not want to sound like i am dissing Al here, yup he was/is a monster but there were others too at the same time or earlier who were just tremendous on guitar. Another who always gets forgotten is Ollie Halsall there is this YT video "Ollie Halsall best guitar solos" gives some sound on how good he was.
Both players are great but I've begun to realize that playing music that folk can dance is so important. Folk work 9 2 5, and they wanna dance with their wives etc when the get off work, instrumental music is cool and has it place but most folk don't care to much about your chops, they wanna interact with their spouses, this is something a lot of great players and musicians seem to forget.
Well, this concert was not a dance hall gig, was it? Some gigs are specifically for dances, so the band plays "dance tunes". Other gigs are at venues where a sign says "No Dancing". You seem to be wrongly assuming that ALL music is supposed to be for dancing.
I don’t mind some fast, speedy playing. But if you’re gonna do it, you better make sure you have some emotion in there and make me feel something. If you don’t make me feel something I’m leaving.
You see that comment of yours tells us just one thing.... These two gods has made their own signature sound and music that we can easily differentiate them from each other
I've started to realize ppl like or dislike music based on what that music makes them feel which can quite different for everyone listening to this video. But it's pretty useless to comment and explain why you don't like it, cuz the same thing that puts you off, makes another person smile
at 5 mins in, its clear they are playing Sails of Charon, and doing a good job of it, A proper tribute to Uli Jon. Thanks Al and Steve!!! this is classic
I am in on the next DiMeola Vai clinic can't wait. Hofstra and the Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead LI. Wish I saw the Hofstra show but did catch the Calderone. Completely blew me away and just saw Al in Boulder. Great as ever.! Thanks again
What Al doesn't mention is that FZ wanted to put that version of "COV" on one of his CD's but Al refused to sign the necessary release. Now he's playing the FZ composition in his live shows. I'm sure FZ would not be too happy.
It's mental to watch this guys sharing the stage, Al Di Meola, Steve Vai and Vin Diesel. What a show.
Or Vin Diesel.
@@toddvandell85 or vun dusul
Jean-Claude Van Diesel
@@morten1 Jean-Claude Van Damme?
Mini Me😮
Great musicians tend to flock together. When you get guys like DiMeola and Vai, they bring in the other guys to the band that elevate the whole thing. That bassist is a good example. Top of the food chain
I've had the great honor of seeing Al Di twice. Once solo during the 87 Tirami Su Tour, and the second with Return To Forever in 2008. I've also seen Vai 3 times solo.
Actually I've seen many great guitarist, and bands, some several times over. I've had a pretty good life concert wise, wouldn't trade my experiences for the world.
You’re pretending to pull in a trout - are you doing it correctly?
I was a long time fan of Al Di Meola before I heard of Steve Vai Love them both!
I just saw Al in concert Friday night September 23rd in Sellersville,Pa. I didn't know it was an acoustic show,but I was still blown away by him and his band. Phenomenal players. Al is insanely talented and is a really cool person.
I had two eight track tapes in my 63' impala, "wish you were here" and "Elegant Gypsy". Notice above Al Di Meola sight-reads his ass off! Via is playing from memory. Great total musicians.
I couldn't do either of those things. These dudes are great.
I love these guys. I love how much they respect each other and how they inspire each other. And I love how Steve is fulfiling one of his musical dreams in this video as I watch it.
Dans les années 80,j'ai étudié et jouer Al Di Meola ,Yngwie Malsteen,mais lorsque j'ai assisté au concert de Steve Vai Yankee Rose avec David Lee Roth à Toulouse,c'était tellement impressionnant que j'ai arrêté de jouer à la guitare pendant de long mois,bon après tout,ce sont des musiciens multi -talentueux
Whenever I see a great guitarist, it inspires me to play more. To each his own, I guess.
1:11 i don't think di meola knew what a fist bump was 🤣 when steve got denied he was all 'well a happy ace ventura thumbs up to you too'
Al left him hanging.
What an incredible combination of talent and styles. Heroes of mine growing up. Just incredible!
Two great Italian American guitarists.
just two white American guys…
“ and Another great Italian ! ….. “
Frank Zappa
@@tonytooreal2433 generalized much?
@@MuzikSonics micro classification much?? It’s OK to just be white and American, which they both are.
@@tonytooreal2433 Nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage.
Man, this vid is awesome., Insanely positive in a time where music needs more. I saw Al open for Weather Report early '77 and Carlos Santana joined him for the encore. Al was on fire all set and i think Carlos just wanted to hide behind his sunglasses. Tore it up, though. Cool memory for me and this gig i'm sure will be remembered by all who attended for the rest of their lives,,,lucky so and so's :)
Wow - so great to see these two together... Vai is totally in his element here... He is so very true to what he consistently states and shows how his music totally flows through him and many times so goddamn effortlessly! He has always stressed this and we just witnessed a great example of his incredible ability - especially when it comes to improvisation... Great performance by two greats for sure...
Vai could only play jazz with Zappa. Now he's a circus guitarist and this performance was awful.
I seen AL in 1977 in CENTRAL PARK, I was in the 8th row Directly in front of him....HE WAS AMAZING ! He did that song, Mediterranean Sundance....Left me with my mouth hanging open on the floor. 1977 I was 18 years old. Never will forget that.
If you really want to see Al up close again, go to any of his shows in California. Small venues only. I bought a vip ticket for his show at the canyon club with sound check access. It was Al, the band, and only me, his wife and little girl there for sound check. Steve Vai came to play on last song. I was 10ft away the whole damn time. And yes! I got Video!
It needs editing but ill post it soon.
@Joeseph M - You saw him. Saw.
I remember the first hearing Al was on Don Kirshners ROCK concert, it was a mindblowing experience then hearing Vai in zappas band on TV and later on with Alcatraz was like seeing a super hero being born, knowing that Al was a hero to Vai and now they're friends makes the universe complete.
I saw it too when it aired. I already knew about Al because my uncle, a great drummer, was always playing along to Elegant Gypsy and Casino in his studio. I was totally blown away hearing Al live on that show. Kirshner has some great acts on his show including Blue Oyster Cult.
@@angusorvid8840 - And Kansas before and after they got big. In ‘75, they were a wrecking machine live!
Oh. My. Franking. Zappa.
Such a trip that they were both big Zappa fans, and Steve was a big fan of Al, then Steve went on to work with Frank, and then Al became a fan of Steve, and then Frank asked Al to play on a track, and then Al invited Steve to come play on the song Frank had written for Al to play on. And they way Al directed the band to lay so that the two of them could just play off each other was beautiful. I also loved how they really complemented each other, sometimes with Steve going into full on rhythm mode.
Heavy convergence!
They have both been heavy influences on me since I was a teenager. So awesome to see that they came together like this!
Both my favorite guitarist on the planet. Thanks for sharing. Beato just interviewed Aldemeola and it's great also.
That night in NYC was broadcast live on i believe the old WLIR . Popped in a cassette and still have it to this day.
That conversation was long and incredible 👌
This is what you get with two guitar monsters and a freak composer...
Awesome
Please don't forget the bassist!
Two different styles and each one excels on its own. If you like machine gun precision and super fast muted rhythms you go with Meola, if you like two hand tapping, hammer ons and pull offs ,pyrotechnics, whammy bar craziness you go with Vai. Damn, i will go with both.
What is it with Italians being monster guitarists? Vai? Satriani? Al? Petrucci? Are these guys descendants of Paganini or something?
Paulo gilberto he is italian too
Guthrie Govan tho!
🤣..
You can include iommi of sabbath..
Walter Giardino
Wonderful music and two Great guitarrists .
Al still has one of the most beautiful vibratos. You can have all the speed, but vibrato and bends truly make the greats.
He can’t sweep pick at all. He is incredibly fast, but he doesn’t sound the same. Maybe it’s the PRS.
@@rickjason215 by choice…
@@rickjason215 The sound is awful on the video.
Until you get to the solo part, then it cleans up a little, at least for me anyway. Great video though.
@@josephbradley907 Maybe it’s the quality of the video. I listened to his Albums that were professionally recorded. It could be the highly compressed UA-cam format.
Lots of comments below on the bassist. That's Elias Tona. He's been a member of Al's touring band for a couple of years.
2 great guitarists and a great Bassist who kept up with them!
All I can say is WOW! Left Speechless...
Whats more amazing, the fact that Al is sight reading this piece or that Steve is playing it from memory? in synch, great timing on a Zappa piece! Al is amazing & like he said Vai took what Al was doing to a whole other level. I think I'm rambling due to stupification.
Oh my god!!!!! Amazing performance
Al’s playing is so rhythmically and harmonically sophisticated
This brought on tears. Unreal!
Twu great musician the Italiy origin,
2 guitar legends in classes of their own. Both are experts in their craft.
Amazing to watch Al just reading the music, while Steve knows it by heart from his Zappa days.
Give me Al any day.
I am waiting to see Frank Gambale with Vai, hope it happens soon.
And I´m waiting Pat Metheny with Al Di Meola , because, they are a very things in common.....but I would like Gambale with Steve Vai and Al di Meola too, and many more guitarist play with anothers.......
I'm waiting to see John Petrucci and Steve Vai jam
Check favored nation recording company owned by steve
@@josezurita9470 Don't forget Greg Howe...Please!!!
MAB
Al is awesome. Steve bends the laws of nature. My guitar just announced she's leaving me.🥺🎸
Zappa has Steve Vai as "stunt guitars" on albums Vai performed on.
Two legends.
Saw Al Dimeola promoting the",kiss my Axe" LP. In 1991. He sight read the whole thing perfectly. He improvised when called to do so, but his reading skills are impeccable
That’s why classical musicians are usually a whole level better than rock guys. You can put a piece of music in front of them and they can play it.
Two of my heroic legendary guitar Gods
Each one great in there own way Al not having played the part since the 70s reading it and playing perfectly and Steve playing it from memory perfectly
TWO of the most influential guitarists in my life
Al was the best in his day...nobody could touch his speed
Allan Holdsworth could and was speedier
Check out Soft Machine and this track from Bundles ---> "Hazard Profile Part One" just constant burn man....
Edit: Do not want to sound like i am dissing Al here, yup he was/is a monster but there were others too at the same time or earlier who were just tremendous on guitar.
Another who always gets forgotten is Ollie Halsall there is this YT video "Ollie Halsall best guitar solos" gives some sound on how good he was.
Love Al but Tim Hanson and Matteo Mancuso are the next level /generation
I love being Italian
✝️🇮🇹🐐🇺🇲✝️
This is not music,
This is a technical demonstration.
Thank you.
Absolutely, 2 great technicians showing great skills but no soul.
@@SuperJupiter9 How is it not music? Why does it have no soul? Please explain.
No and no, truly, they’re taking good times and fun, no agree
You must be fun at parties
You must be fun at parties
incredible
Tito Ortiz from the UFC is a great bass player!!!
Fucking beautiful... Love Al, love Steve. Two planets colliding...
Masters !
Legends. Both of them.
Much Madness, is divinest Sense to a discerning eye
What a Frankenstein of the song...Emptiness of vanity.....Empty notes....sometimes noise....
Villain: Who are you?
Bassist: I’m Bassman!
Lol
Wish I could have joined them on stage but I left my guitar on the bus.
Great great players.
what I like the most about Steve Vai is that he's humble - he many times praises other musicians
Both players are great but I've begun to realize that playing music that folk can dance is so important. Folk work 9 2 5, and they wanna dance with their wives etc when the get off work, instrumental music is cool and has it place but most folk don't care to much about your chops, they wanna interact with their spouses, this is something a lot of great players and musicians seem to forget.
You’re right buddy. I used to be crazy about this sort of musical wanking. Now give me John Prine or Guy Clark over this stuff any day.
Well, this concert was not a dance hall gig, was it?
Some gigs are specifically for dances, so the band plays "dance tunes".
Other gigs are at venues where a sign says "No Dancing".
You seem to be wrongly assuming that ALL music is supposed to be for dancing.
I don’t mind some fast, speedy playing. But if you’re gonna do it, you better make sure you have some emotion in there and make me feel something. If you don’t make me feel something I’m leaving.
It’s great to see Steve Vai going for it
"You grow as a musician by fraternizing with other musicians.' B. Bruford
I had no idea that Vin Diesel was such a good bass player.
And a pick player!
🤣
Lol
minus the pick !
Diesel is just Fast and Furious!!
Humilho o Vai.kkkk
Yeeessss
I like Al's tone more...
That PRS sings.
You see that comment of yours tells us just one thing.... These two gods has made their own signature sound and music that we can easily differentiate them from each other
Two great Greats.
GOOD👍STUFF!
This is pure gold!
Оба играют отлично !!
Awesome my guitar heroes
Bar Mitzvah Chaos music?
Metemi Lmfao! It sounds brutal, just awful...
bass is grrreat
I've started to realize ppl like or dislike music based on what that music makes them feel which can quite different for everyone listening to this video. But it's pretty useless to
comment and explain why you don't like it, cuz the same thing that puts you off, makes another person smile
Great talent share here - they 'speak' to each other intimately...well done.
Who’s here after the Beat project has been announced?
And the violinist never broke a sweat.
Mini vin disel on the bass
😂😂
All in one!
That's a whole bunch of talent right there.
Un Grande. De. La. Guitarra.
Roberto Carlos on bass
kkkkkkk and Ronaldo Nazario on the violin
😂
And also Roberto Carlos on guitar.
Vin Diesel
Fighting crime and holding down the low end
What's the name of this song? I really love the melody.
Clowns on Velvet. F. Z.
AL DiMealio was my favorite guitar player then jeff beck whr=en was 15 in th e1970s
Vai is from another planet
two diferents schools , pick monster and legato monster
Elias Tona on bass ,venezolano!
Does al ever play his P R S
Ron he played one of his beautiful PRS when I saw him play the RTF reunion. That multicolor one.
Al has a way better sense of musicality.
I couldn't agree more..in every way
at 5 mins in, its clear they are playing Sails of Charon, and doing a good job of it, A proper tribute to Uli Jon. Thanks Al and Steve!!! this is classic
I don’t hear Sails of Charon.
❤️
Marc Maron has really gotten good at guitar!
This is fun! I prefer Al's guitar sound though, the string attack and less distortion makes it more pleasing to my ears. But my, Steve is an acrobat!
al is the David Brent of jazz
0:24 YEEAH!!!!
Love Italiano style
I am in on the next DiMeola Vai clinic can't wait. Hofstra and the Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead LI. Wish I saw the Hofstra show but did catch the Calderone. Completely blew me away and just saw Al in Boulder. Great as ever.! Thanks again
dopo solo 2 minuti le palle mi sono scese alle caviglie una noia pazzesca
Ahah...concordo.......
Preferisco ascoktate Joe Pass ...Jim Hall.kenny Burrell....
🔘W O W🔘
What S T E V E doing?
Quite an intense solo in the middle there for both guys.
What Al doesn't mention is that FZ wanted to put that version of "COV" on one of his CD's but Al refused to sign the necessary release. Now he's playing the FZ composition in his live shows. I'm sure FZ would not be too happy.
thebrooklynbeat FZ's dead baby
N W Don't worry, Is very likely guys family will call.
@@einarabelc5 Gail won’t....
Al can sight read this....wow
This is Clownz on Velvet
Love them both but di meola is my guy
So am i right in thinking, this is a FZ piece, sounds like something Frank would write , Vie is awesome , i love what he does with Frank , RARARA