I’m trying to learn the recorded version and it’s really difficult because the Steve vai a style is hard to mimic , so much of the sounds is unique to him. It’s not like learning something like sweet child of mine which pretty easy to replicate.
In the 80's when Vai was playing with DLRoth, we went to go see him at the Portland Coliseum. My boyfriend had every Vai album, Zappa, solo, PIL., etc. We hung out by the stage back door. When Vai showed up my boyfriend yelled "Hey Steve!" and fanned his albums out like a card hand. We were like "We are here for YOU dude. Whatever YOU do, that's why we're here, not for pretty boy DLR." Steve said to his roadie "Grab that kids' albums." and he signed them all. Will Never Forget It.
When Vai plays this song, it looks like a religious experience for him in a sense, as if he's tapping into a channel of communication with a Higher Power with his guitar.
You're surprisingly on target... His preparation for recording this piece (in its original studio version) was to fast for four days. Then he went in and recorded it.
Steve Vai and Joe Santriani were raised in Nassau County Long Island. Joe taught Steve how to play while they both were in High School and became great friends. They both credit the school music teacher for their music abilities.they
You got that right, bud. I hope you play too. If you don’t, now is a great time to start. We’ve gotta keep this thing going, you know. I was 10 years old myself when I started playing guitar. I’m an old fart now. And, you know something? She’s the best friend I’ve ever had in my life. Never let me down once. 😆
This was my first introduction to Vai when I was a teenager. My dad said "What is he doing? How is he doing that?". I had been playing guitar for a few months and all I could say is "I have no idea."
This is the exact performance that inspired me to pickup the guitar. I remember I got off thr school bus at 11 (2001ish) years old and went in the house. My parents weren't home yet and I saw my dad's G3 DVD and I popped it in. I remember when this specific performance came up and I was mesmerized. I've been playing guitar ever since and I have the first 4 bars of this song tattooed on my arm.
I'm not even much of a fan of Steve Vai, but this performance is one of the most transcendent instrumentals I have ever heard... as close to perfection as one could imagine.
Marco Levi I love Hendrix. I have a framed picture of him in my office. And his style is one of my all-time favorite. But strictly technically speaking he could not do what Vai can do. Of course...back then nobody could. But Hendrix is one of the all time greats
@@marcolevi4387 Hendrix was a junkie with a out of tune guitar that couldn't even play his own stuff most of the time. For the time sure he was refreshing, but looking back at it, it was mostly just mediocre guitar playing at best.
@@JamoZNL I agree that Bucket is at the top, or at least top 3, period. So much soul, try trace candle or electric tears for deep, and try floormatt or pike 65 for shred
All the stars were aligned for this to happen, as it's never been done as well ever again. Why Steve would change amps from this set-up I will never understand.
I wish I could thank Steve Vai himself in person for writing such a beautiful song. Every time my life hits a low point this songs brings me hope. It has got me out of so many bad times mentally. Thank you Mr. Vai for the support through out the years.
His chops were at an all-time high at this period in time. That said, the emotion he poured into this performance was unbelievable. That G3 video was a life-changer for me.
@@danielgupta2050 it really isn't. the fact that you had to use ice spice to represent this generation's music speaks volumes about how much you know about it and how much effort you put into trying to even scratch the surface of "modern music"
forgot to mention my main point but yes, i don't like cardi b and ice spice's music either but i also recognize that their music isn't the only music out right now and never should anyone generalize modern music as that kind of music
I interpret this song as follows: Steve tries to make contact with God, finally succeeding at 3:20. At 3:20 he can see the supreme being, they exchange a few words and at 4:17 God shows him the way. The course of the song is God saying goodbye and leaving the message. (Detail, I'm an atheist)
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Para mim a melhor interpretação dele é essa. Espetacular!
I was 6YO when I listen for the first time Steve Vai. I heard this version and I was so agape. I totally fell in love with Steve and his talent. He’s my drug until this time, I’m now 23YO
If Aliens come to Earth for a guitar battle, we're for sure using Steve
Lol,, 😂
I guess Satriani is gonna have to put his surfboard away then 😂
No we use buckethead to communicate with the aliens
Or we just get all the best there is like one big team like the avengers of the guitar world or the justice league to defend earth against the aliens
And Tim Henson
This performance is so legendary, that it is even better than the recorded version.
I’m trying to learn the recorded version and it’s really difficult because the Steve vai a style is hard to mimic , so much of the sounds is unique to him. It’s not like learning something like sweet child of mine which pretty easy to replicate.
By far
I agree 107% the recorded version sounds too perfect, here he plays his best live performance and sounds more passionate
Check out the live version with the Holland Metropole Orchestra.
but how it is have just a bit more than 1 million views????
4:17
Steve: i love u note
Note: i love u too steve
xD that just made my day
now thats funny lol
haha
It should be for the love of note
Haha!
Could be the best example of what heaven sounds like.
No no no ...what a good musician sound like
Not even close.
My son said “there’s no lyrics but I feel like there’s lyrics.” Yes son, you are right.
Lyrics can always be heard, even without words.
@@nilis9955 that's right. it happens in photograhy too. there's always something being said, a message.
ThaiDuiTx so true !
You did a nice job raising him.
Blessed boy!
If I had 7.45 minutes to live I would listen to this. If I had 15.5 minutes left, I would listen to it 2 times.
Please listen to whispering a prayer in the next 7 minutes 🙏🏼❤️
Oh Lord God Almighty, I feel you on that friend! And, I totally agree with you!!!
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this and Parisienne Walkways
If you had 15.5 minutes left after the first 7.25 minutes, you’d have listened to it 3 times … ;-)
The man is so good that even his fingers give props to themselves at 4:17 !
pretty sure he pointed at a fan ahahha
These are his very first fans
true LMAO
A little showmanship, haha. 😁
Yes i've seen it😅
In the 80's when Vai was playing with DLRoth, we went to go see him at the Portland Coliseum. My boyfriend had every Vai album, Zappa, solo, PIL., etc. We hung out by the stage back door. When Vai showed up my boyfriend yelled "Hey Steve!" and fanned his albums out like a card hand. We were like "We are here for YOU dude. Whatever YOU do, that's why we're here, not for pretty boy DLR." Steve said to his roadie "Grab that kids' albums." and he signed them all. Will Never Forget It.
That’s amazing ! Wonderful story thanks for sharing that. 😊
Wow that is an awesome experience.
When Vai plays this song, it looks like a religious experience for him in a sense, as if he's tapping into a channel of communication with a Higher Power with his guitar.
exactly
i agree
the scene when he is screaming "come on come one come on" while shredding is holy
You're surprisingly on target... His preparation for recording this piece (in its original studio version) was to fast for four days. Then he went in and recorded it.
He pretty much is
20+ years of listening to this and it still gives me the chills every time!!!
진짜 봐도 봐도 믿을수없는 명연주 ...
ㄹㅇ
This is single handedly IF not, the greatest guitar solo performance to ever happen ever.
If not what?
Cliffs of Dover exists
@@kylehuber4831 It has never been played as well as the studio version.
Dont forget Jeff Beck .He worth it .
@@Fost793boring
The best version of this masterpiece. I never get tired of listening to it.
Totally agree 👍
so do i
this guy is from another galaxy
The sound is so unreal, he was like 10 levels above human beings at this performance
Greatest guitar performance ever. Period
Steve Vai and Joe Santriani were raised in Nassau County Long Island. Joe taught Steve how to play while they both were in High School and became great friends. They both credit the school music teacher for their music abilities.they
Steve's full step bends at the 21th and 22nd frets are a bliss to hear.
One of the most expressive guitar players alive.
You got that so damn right!
Some say he has no feel but he literally acts like he is screaming the high note bends lmao.
His guitar was crying while having a smile on the face. Just legendary things.
There is just nobody on his level. He has literally perfected the guitar.
Maybe buckthead but steve vai is a fucking monster
I saw Steve play this live... i wanted it to last forever.
Lucky bastard
Same here hehe
In 4:55 min a work of art is sculpted: the guitar is suspended and with a lever Steve Vai hits a note, which precedes a masterful bend... unique!
Its unbelievable , but there it is!
Whenever I finish watching this video, I always watch it again immediately - once is never enough.
Amen & amen to that! Same vibe right here, my friend! Yay-usss!!!
3:17, the best highest G-note ever pulled off!
Best Live video of For the love of god in my opinion....
There doesn't need to be lyrics,the guitar speaks for itself
Buckethead
It’s him !
@@Danielle-yr5kr what?
Love how he throws that note off the neck at 2:20
🤣🤣🤣 some notes here some notes there..cookin
"Somea notes a hea some notsea dea " (italian accent)
while at the same time doing the hendrix face classic
😂 Yeah..that was crazy...🔥
Perfect expression for that sound lol. So charismatic.
Never gets old
Its good to see Mike Mangini in drums 😍
One word to describe Steve Vai = Unbelievable
I'm 10 years old but i'm old enough to say that this is a masterpiece. For the love of Vai.
You got that right, bud. I hope you play too. If you don’t, now is a great time to start. We’ve gotta keep this thing going, you know. I was 10 years old myself when I started playing guitar. I’m an old fart now. And, you know something? She’s the best friend I’ve ever had in my life. Never let me down once. 😆
ı have been born for 25 seconds and by the time i finish typing this ı would be around 1 min old and ı still can say this is a masterpiece.
@@onlinekurtu lmao
I feel blessed that this performance was recorded for all to witness firsthand ... epic
This was my first introduction to Vai when I was a teenager. My dad said "What is he doing? How is he doing that?". I had been playing guitar for a few months and all I could say is "I have no idea."
This is the exact performance that inspired me to pickup the guitar. I remember I got off thr school bus at 11 (2001ish) years old and went in the house.
My parents weren't home yet and I saw my dad's G3 DVD and I popped it in. I remember when this specific performance came up and I was mesmerized. I've been playing guitar ever since and I have the first 4 bars of this song tattooed on my arm.
That's freakin awesome man
I hope you don't mind me copying your idea. I hope you continued to be blessed my friend.
Wicked
brilliant idea for tattoo
After 30 years, still the absolute greatest rock guitar instrumental piece ever written. Vai is a genius, not just as a guitarist but as a composer.
I'm not even much of a fan of Steve Vai, but this performance is one of the most transcendent instrumentals I have ever heard... as close to perfection as one could imagine.
Congratulations, you're a Steve Vai fan
@@MM-vs2et Lol, I suppose I am. But I think this song is all I need. :)
steve vai's definitely the least wanky out of the big shred gods. his notes are played with purpose
@@MM-vs2et Haha How can you hear him play, and not be.
@@bloodysmurf nah, dude. Dig deeper, trust me/us fans!
It makes me feeling God and it’s absolute greatness.
4:44 That picking up the guitar by the whammy, then hitting that note with some tasty vibrato. Just.. wow!
His zappa influence is heavy in this song! great track!
I’ve been playing guitar for over 40 years and I’ve never heard his equal. Steve Vai is simply the greatest guitarist that ever lived in my opinion.
Hendrix then Vai
Marco Levi I love Hendrix. I have a framed picture of him in my office. And his style is one of my all-time favorite. But strictly technically speaking he could not do what Vai can do. Of course...back then nobody could. But Hendrix is one of the all time greats
@@marcolevi4387
Hendrix was a junkie with a out of tune guitar that couldn't even play his own stuff most of the time. For the time sure he was refreshing, but looking back at it, it was mostly just mediocre guitar playing at best.
I'd rate Buckethead as the best imo. People who say he's only shred have never listened to more than a couple of "youtube hits"
@@JamoZNL I agree that Bucket is at the top, or at least top 3, period. So much soul, try trace candle or electric tears for deep, and try floormatt or pike 65 for shred
Vai is from other World.....🎸✨🌔
wow.. this must to be one of the BEST performance ever done in human history... so deep... the human condition never better captured
Watch whispering a Prayer
And tender surrender too
Yeah, and he created this one while fasting which adds a lot of human mysticism into this creation
All the stars were aligned for this to happen, as it's never been done as well ever again. Why Steve would change amps from this set-up I will never understand.
amazing, he is a true guitar god
I wish I could thank Steve Vai himself in person for writing such a beautiful song. Every time my life hits a low point this songs brings me hope. It has got me out of so many bad times mentally. Thank you Mr. Vai for the support through out the years.
Happy new year
This is my favorite interpretation of this song
Steve Vai should be in the top 100 guitarist of all time
Top 50 for sure❤
@@michaelwenzel1682 i agree and also Rolling Stones put him into lower than 100 in the top 250 guitarist
Also frank marino,Robin trower,Steve Stevens, iam just saying 🙄
You can feel his soul poured into those harmonics so effortlessly on the fretboard …
thats a soul full of LOVE .THANKYOU STEVE
He is just talking to his guitar in some language we can’t understand and it’s beautiful to watch. Too mesmerising
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🤘🤘🤘🤘
I love how he feels every single note he plays
The day Vai became my guitar hero. This song is spiritual. 1st time I heard this song I meditated on it.
He was in the middle if a 10 day fast when he recorded this
I almost paranoid listening to this. That frequencies tho
Vai fast when he wrote this song. That's why it sound spiritual
steve is one of the best
@@noraziziabdulaziz3341 I disagree on that , its spiritual regardless of fasting or not.
I LOVE STEVE VAI
Steve is not just an accomplished musician,he is a total entertainer which makes you watch guitar instrumental concerts more and more.
Still blows me away.
To this day the greatest version of this song ever recorded...
Can’t watch it without crying
4:53 this is the really moment of God, awsome!
I bet Steve's guitar crys when he plays this song with it....Timeless track..xx
Imagine writing an epic song even after 30 years you don't feel bored playing it. Happy 30th Anniversary Passion and Warfare
If you don't have this on your playlist you are really missing out. Start with any song and let it play through. You will be enlightened...
Steve Vai: For the Love of God
God: For the Love of Steve Vai
LOL.....You Betcha!!!!!
@@davidpacholski7144 ))))
Angels in heaven like “son of a bitch ...that human down there can play the shit out of that guitar “ !
Thank you for the comment, it made me laugh in a moment of need.
Anjir ngakak
My all time favorite instrumental!
Legends.... mangini on drums ,binou on bass and keneally on guitars and keyboards.. don't get a better backing band than that........
Génial Steve . A + Flo ...
Blessed are the notes on which Steve rests for more than a second.
one of the greatest guitar songs imho. what a treat to see it live like this.
u saw it live?? !!! 🥹
@@danielgupta2050 no i mean too see these live versions online, concerts are too dang loud man!
@@mattyobrown oh i see was about to say haha, still cant deny going to a vai concert tho for sure
This song is timeless and perfect. Thanks SV.
Una gran interpretación la mejor del gran Steve Vai gracias 👍👍👍👍
I just met Steve and this is awsome
His chops were at an all-time high at this period in time. That said, the emotion he poured into this performance was unbelievable. That G3 video was a life-changer for me.
Little wing
So clean
What an incredible performance. A musical meditation for all eternity.
GOD OF GUITAR
STEVE VAI
Steve Vai
Angus the acdc
Slash the Guns n Roses
🎸👑🌏
God was really present in this song in the form of inspiration for Steve Vai. Amazing!
its my first time listening to the song, im drunk af, i regret nothing, peace.
Best performance ever .. even better than the original
I have watched this countless times. Steve is an absolute genius. Performed like he's making love to that piece of wood. What a geezer
I wish this was the popular kind of music today.
bro i liturally said the same thing to myself whilst listening, now we have this dumbass music today like cardi b and ice spice
people need to stop generalizing modern music as "cardi b and ice spice" there is so much better music outside of these two's discographies
@@justine.3416 thats pretty much the mainstream music of today
@@danielgupta2050 it really isn't. the fact that you had to use ice spice to represent this generation's music speaks volumes about how much you know about it and how much effort you put into trying to even scratch the surface of "modern music"
forgot to mention my main point but yes, i don't like cardi b and ice spice's music either but i also recognize that their music isn't the only music out right now and never should anyone generalize modern music as that kind of music
Magic!!!!!
Absolute perfection.
Unforgettable
Amazing phrasing, feel, originality and technique. This is Vai at his best
I interpret this song as follows: Steve tries to make contact with God, finally succeeding at 3:20. At 3:20 he can see the supreme being, they exchange a few words and at 4:17 God shows him the way. The course of the song is God saying goodbye and leaving the message. (Detail, I'm an atheist)
Para mim a melhor interpretação dele é essa. Espetacular!
Concordo!
Muito bom mesmo!
O cara transcendeu
Just special to see and sweet to my ears
This is the best version of Vai. Amazing
The greatest living guitarist .
His best live performance of this by Far
Real guitar hero
One of my favourite guitar solo... Mr. Steve Vai is a legend.
So cool
I was 6YO when I listen for the first time Steve Vai. I heard this version and I was so agape. I totally fell in love with Steve and his talent. He’s my drug until this time, I’m now 23YO
God, love, heart, music!
Man this truly is an emotional journey, I feel speechless after listening to it even now
Love from India. My late brother adored your art. ❤
A resposta de Deus pelas notas da guitarra do Steve Vai!!!
mind is blown thanks
Simply unparalleled. Guitar solo with theme, feeling, technique...