Live performance, Race with the Devil on Spanish Highway, guitar heroes and legends Di Meola in Augora Hills Canyon Club with special guest Steve Vai! Epic night! 4/26/15
It's very interesting to see all the Al fans crapping on Steve when Steve played Al's concert and all the Vai fans doing the same to Al when Al played at Steve's concert. As a guitarist who picked up the guitar because of these two players, it's beyond cool to see them doing stuff together, even though they're both clearly outside their normal realms of comfort when playing the other's music. Watch both videos and you'll see what I mean.
youtube guitar heroes. everything is a pissing contest and the keyboard warriors know the best and talk the talk. sadly most can't listen, but hey, it takes all kinds to make the world go around. when I watch any of these masters play together the last thing that comes to my mind is "which one is better"; weird. I always think how they harmonize, how they complement each other, push each other, where the chemistry is - and how it fails when it does. it's like multiple painters painting the same paint at the same time; how they crisscross, divert, divulge, come-together, paint over, create and elevate... this particular performance is amazing, just pure music delight. thank you @PerezTeam for posting this.
+İhsan Cem “Jim” Onur I totally agree with you! I'm glad people don't slam me for my playing on my channel! I don't know why people can't simply appreciate music and someone's playing for what it is. I like so many different players and styles.
@İhsan Cem Onur "which one is better"" - I fully agree, the question is weird. Both are virtuosos of very different style, with years of practice. It makes each of them has different not only styles but favorite modes, rythms, licks, kind of argpeggios, scales, chords and harmony. It's gret they can play together in complementary way adding their personal flavor and....no false note :)
Notice how Al does not use effects like flangers, wah wah pedals, echo delay, etc. He picks every note. Apparently, Steve Vai did not understand this concept.
Andy, I'm not sure that either of these guitarists know much about scales or arpeggios and theory. They're clearly flailing and trying to copy stuff they've heard from Yngwee Malsteem or Ritchie Blackmore records. I'm not sure what neighbourhood bar this is they're jamming at, but they should be grateful the jam host let them up on stage.
Not so different in the end. Al was in Chick Corea's RTF which was fusion/progressive rock and Vai in Zappa's band which was progressive rock/experimental
In Al's words "Steve Vai took guitar to a whole other level and universe.' can't imagine how awesome it is to see someone who grew up playing your stuff and idolizing you become so iconic.
It takes a lot of balls for someone to get up and play this song with the great Al Di Meola. Big ups to Steve Vai and their friendship seems very real and cool. Not an easy tune to just get up and jamb with all those super fast and long and complicated riffs and many transitions. Great collaboration.
The percussion session is an incredible differential, it gives an excellent atmosphere to the music, wonderful rhythmic musicians that deserve my respect!!
They sound so good together. Saw Al last month at The Newton Theatre. Brought the house down. Such great players in their own styles. There are many guitar players out there of this caliber who is to say who is the best. I could'nt pick just 1. Steve Lukather is one of my favorites too. That guy smokes.
My fingers are tired from me listening to this one! I’ve liked both of these guys for decades and hearing them play on the same stage is a treat! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. It's great to see and hear these two legends team up. Di Meola was one of the people who inspired me to play guitar, and Vai expanded that experience.
Wow this is killer, dunno what the fuzz is all about, I think Vai is taking this piece to very unusual places and its a delight. In a way its like when Al and Paco played, after this both of them surely grew as musicians. Really admirable artists !!
This is rad!!! the picking patterns that Al does is so unique, I mean the timing of his riffs is almost like a percussionist - it's not just fast like a metal player, his leads have rhythm to it, it's hard to explain..
I think Steve won an Oscar for acting as if this is the first time he plays this gig. This is a dreamgasm for me, I’m into both players, even though Steve Vai style is more eclectic both of them deliver their soul and heart playing with skill, technique, timing and feeling. Thanx for upload.
Just saw Al in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater. He is just still so fantastic. Also going to see Satch and Vai this coming Tuesday in Milwaukee. What an incredible 2 weeks on guitarists and meeting up with some great friends. Thx for the post
I'm 70 yo, live in London and have been an Al DiMeola fan since 1972. I saw him play here maybe 7 years ago and he had switched from Gibson guitars to Paul Reed Smith: to my ears it hugely diminished his sound that he was a shadow of the awesome self: thank you, PEZ, for bringing back some memories from my past, much appreciated!!!
Wow I cant believe I missed ADM in Toronto on June 24 2015 at Nathan Philips Square I was grateful to see him at The Diamond Club on Sherbourne Ave in Toronto in 1987 A small Venue Lots of local Musicians attended either to admire or Pay Homage to an Amazing Versatile Experimental Guitar Legend Ive Seen Steve Vai during His Frank Zappa Days before David Lee Roth or whoever it was that took him into their Band I was an avid concert Photographer with a high level of access to many now deceased Guitar Gods BB King Stevie Ray Vaughan 4 Times Albert Collins Frank Zappa Jeff Healey Johnny Winter Randy Rhodes etc As well as had the honour of seeing Eric Clapton David Gilmour Pink Floyd and Solo Robin Trower Michael Shencker Eddie Van Halen Alex Lifeson Albert Lee Santana Mick Taylor The Stones and so many more Still Sharp in my memories even though Years have passed At least someone taped it and put on here so we can all enjoy what I missed and maybe others as well
I've seen both live. I saw Al in Mexico, city in 1982. I've seen Steve here in USA about. 6 times by him self and 2 G3'S ALL THOSE AR3 REAL MUSICIANS!!!!
This song always rocks! This song seems to remind me of something else every time I hear it though. The beginning of the song somehow reminds me of the TV show "The People's Court" theme song. I don't know why.
Former Death / Obituary / Testament guitarist James Murphy did a killer version of this instrumental on one of his solo albums. That opening single-note riff is just balls-out heavy!
It is very nice to hear the contrast between a very Melodic Player like Al and Steve that goes for far more expressiveness. Like to me this is actually almost like Al having another Synth player on hand in the form of Steve. In any case if anything, you can hear 2 widely creative players with unique phrasing that are yet so fundamentally different from each other....Yet also working out together within the context of this song.
Hey Mark that's sounds awesome! Those are some of my favorite guitarists. Uli Roth was amazing when I saw him in Vetura CA, I think it was about 8 years ago. He's out touring now.
I saw Al in Cincinnati in '15 ('14 maybe?). All those years of digging him and his Les Paul and buying all his albums and I finally get to see him live...... and he plays a rainbow looking PRS throughout the whole show :/ Never once brought out a Paul.....
After seeing many guitar greats on stage together on youtube and being an extremely frustrated guitar player myself. I now stop all these comparisons and just enjoy the music.
Anybody would, and it's not just his technique. DiMeola's knowledge of modes and scales, and his ability to play them all at speed, and splice them together in delicious ways, is terrifying to any musician except a tiny handful. There's really only one I know of that can keep up with him, Chick Corea. There are no others alive today. Steve Vai is fabulous and partway into that camp, and can at least play with him, but is still constantly overmatched. DiMeola is a phenomenon and I adore him. To find others, we have to go to the past and musicians who are now deceased. I would expect Oscar Peterson to be at his level, and the classical greats, once they learned the modern styles of playing. I'd imagine Beethoven and Mozart would get a huge kick out of what DiMeola is doing with music and would become extremely excited with new ideas.
Music always wins in the end. Of course they sound different and play differently from each other. Each has their own vision of what goes where. If you have to turn it into a competition you've let your head rule over your ear. Enjoy!
Al's playing actually seared off the threads in vai's pantaloonies so as soon as this was over he had to grab his trousers while holding them up and run backstage.Never to be seen again.
Cutting to the chase: Al picks EVERY note, Steve relies on hammering on all his faster bits. Thus two COMPLETELY different styles. They should REALLY record an album together!
To be fair it’s just stylistic differences. Vai can alt pick extremely fast and has plenty of examples throughout his discography. It’s just not his go-to technique. I agree that they are both excellent players. Two of my favorites!
This is so epic as Al being a g hero, but also Steve Via collaborating with him. And yes, Steve holds is own with his super modern fills at that time but, he's progressed ahell
So Al plays his song, that he's played for decades, better than Vai. How is that a test of 'who's better'? Vai's accomplishments, credibility and ability are well established. If he was good enough for Zappa right out of high school, then there is not a single solitary soul on this planet (yet alone a youtube comment section) that can belittle his playing. Anybody doing so just looks like a fool. Pretty sure Al would agree with me on this.
+John Doe Yeah NO shit!!! Vai is truly AWESOME but Al is Not HUMAN...He is totally unconscious he is so fucking good.. I have been listening to Al since the early 70's and he is one of the few guitarist that makes shredding actually musically interesting to listen to for extended periods of time.
THIS IS AL's SONG AND CREATION. HE WROTE THIS WHILE VAI WAS GETTING LESSONS FROM SATRAINI.. AL IS THE MAN.. HE PLAYED EVERY NOTE ON THESE SONGS FLAWLESSLY BACK IN THE 70s AND STILL DOES. VAI IS JUST IN THE WAY HERE.. HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE TRYING TO HANG WITH AL.... BTW, THAT LES PAUL'S TONE IS WASTING THAT CHEESY IBANEZ
@@davekiddie4467 But you or Vai couldn't create a piece like this. Al's a genius. This was top shelf guitar master work when it broke all the barriers in 1974. Were you even alive? I was wearing this record out & turning on people to it that couldn't believe it.
Nothing like Al's tone on the Les Paul....or McLaughlin's tone on the Doubleneck Gibson...or Buddy on the Strat....or Albert on the V....and the list goes on.
It's very interesting to see all the Al fans crapping on Steve when Steve played Al's concert and all the Vai fans doing the same to Al when Al played at Steve's concert. As a guitarist who picked up the guitar because of these two players, it's beyond cool to see them doing stuff together, even though they're both clearly outside their normal realms of comfort when playing the other's music. Watch both videos and you'll see what I mean.
youtube guitar heroes. everything is a pissing contest and the keyboard warriors know the best and talk the talk. sadly most can't listen, but hey, it takes all kinds to make the world go around. when I watch any of these masters play together the last thing that comes to my mind is "which one is better"; weird. I always think how they harmonize, how they complement each other, push each other, where the chemistry is - and how it fails when it does. it's like multiple painters painting the same paint at the same time; how they crisscross, divert, divulge, come-together, paint over, create and elevate...
this particular performance is amazing, just pure music delight. thank you @PerezTeam for posting this.
+İhsan Cem “Jim” Onur I totally agree with you! I'm glad people don't slam me for my playing on my channel! I don't know why people can't simply appreciate music and someone's playing for what it is. I like so many different players and styles.
@İhsan Cem Onur "which one is better"" - I fully agree, the question is weird. Both are virtuosos of very different style, with years of practice. It makes each of them has different not only styles but favorite modes, rythms, licks, kind of argpeggios, scales, chords and harmony. It's gret they can play together in complementary way adding their personal flavor and....no false note :)
Notice how Al does not use effects like flangers, wah wah pedals, echo delay, etc. He picks every note. Apparently, Steve Vai did not understand this concept.
Andy, I'm not sure that either of these guitarists know much about scales or arpeggios and theory. They're clearly flailing and trying to copy stuff they've heard from Yngwee Malsteem or Ritchie Blackmore records. I'm not sure what neighbourhood bar this is they're jamming at, but they should be grateful the jam host let them up on stage.
Both of these guys are my heroes , there from different worlds ,but they are both deserve respect.
Not so different in the end. Al was in Chick Corea's RTF which was fusion/progressive rock and Vai in Zappa's band which was progressive rock/experimental
This is not a competition. They are only two great musicians making music and sharing a space together for the delight of the audience.
Al wants to kick the shit out of his fellow musicians on stage and he expects the same in return.
In Al's words "Steve Vai took guitar to a whole other level and universe.' can't imagine how awesome it is to see someone who grew up playing your stuff and idolizing you become so iconic.
It takes a lot of balls for someone to get up and play this song with the great Al Di Meola. Big ups to Steve Vai and their friendship seems very real and cool. Not an easy tune to just get up and jamb with all those super fast and long and complicated riffs and many transitions. Great collaboration.
Steve played with Zappa when he was like 19….mega brass balls were mandatory for that gig
The percussion session is an incredible differential, it gives an excellent atmosphere to the music, wonderful rhythmic musicians that deserve my respect!!
They sound so good together. Saw Al last month at The Newton Theatre. Brought the house down. Such great players in their own styles. There are many guitar players out there of this caliber who is to say who is the best. I could'nt pick just 1. Steve Lukather is one of my favorites too. That guy smokes.
They sound amazing together. People want to argue talent but you cannot quantify feeling. And yes, Steve Lukather was a genius.
My fingers are tired from me listening to this one!
I’ve liked both of these guys for decades and hearing them play on the same stage is a treat! Thanks for sharing!
Al is a master, his tone and phrasing is in a class of it's own...
I just find it awesome that two greats find each other great, and they jam so well. great stuff.
Two masters, amazing piece, thanks for posting.
2 grands maîtres de la guitare
excellent, merci pour le post !!!
Thanks for sharing. It's great to see and hear these two legends team up. Di Meola was one of the people who inspired me to play guitar, and Vai expanded that experience.
Wow this is killer, dunno what the fuzz is all about, I think Vai is taking this piece to very unusual places and its a delight. In a way its like when Al and Paco played, after this both of them surely grew as musicians.
Really admirable artists !!
Soooooo nice to see DiMeola playing a Les Paul again! Thanks for the share.
Brilliant Preformance..the harmony lines were excellent!
What a Bad-Ass Duo these guys make! I hope they do more shows together soon.
It's great to see two super guitar players working together I hope they do more.
This is rad!!! the picking patterns that Al does is so unique, I mean the timing of his riffs is almost like a percussionist - it's not just fast like a metal player, his leads have rhythm to it, it's hard to explain..
skategangster Al Dimeola says that he is a better percussionist than guitar player so there is a reason for what you stated.
henry crun
Believe what you want
Al di Meola stzrted as a drummer btw.....so it has been said.....dnt blame the messenger
Resume: his TIMING is immaculate
No explanation needed i got it.
These guys are both just amazing.
Good stuff right there! I was going to go if only I knew Steve would be there too, Damn it!
I think Steve won an Oscar for acting as if this is the first time he plays this gig. This is a dreamgasm for me, I’m into both players, even though Steve Vai style is more eclectic both of them deliver their soul and heart playing with skill, technique, timing and feeling. Thanx for upload.
cela fait super plaisir d'écouter ce c'est grand musicoSSS!!
Just saw Al in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater. He is just still so fantastic. Also going to see Satch and Vai this coming Tuesday in Milwaukee. What an incredible 2 weeks on guitarists and meeting up with some great friends. Thx for the post
Outstanding in every way, including the video and audio quality! Thanks 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW.. what a great Duet.. 2 Shred Masters having fun..!!!!
God! I loved that!!!!
Sorry about the shaky footage, it was with a note 4 cell phone.
No apologies, you're a legend!
thanks for this. it made my night.
You did great,thanks for sharing!
It's great! Thanks for posting.
Thanks Perez for this vid!
Best song ever over and out stay safe rock on forever 🎸🎸🎸😎
Es una maravilla verlos juntos!
I'm 70 yo, live in London and have been an Al DiMeola fan since 1972. I saw him play here maybe 7 years ago and he had switched from Gibson guitars to Paul Reed Smith: to my ears it hugely diminished his sound that he was a shadow of the awesome self: thank you, PEZ, for bringing back some memories from my past, much appreciated!!!
i don't think anyone can touch the level al di meola is at for years to come
What I love about Al is he doesn't need a whammy bar or finger tapping or histrionics to make his point.
What I love is that billion people love that finger tapping dan whammy bar playing, and SV has made crazy resume with those style of playing
He could probably play left hand only and shear the crap out of it!
Tap or no tap, it is all valid self expression!
Exactly, just needs to come up with ideas that enjoyable to actually listen to instead of latin mush
What i love is that al di meola can only alternate pick
Wish I could've been there!
Its not often you see Vai get out-shredded on the improv... Al is one bad man...
Yeah... Cheers to that! :)
I don't know why Al decided to switch to PRS way back when but I am glad he's back on the Les Paul. Listen to that tone!
Wow I cant believe I missed ADM in Toronto on June 24 2015 at Nathan Philips Square I was grateful to see him at The Diamond Club on Sherbourne Ave in Toronto in 1987 A small Venue Lots of local Musicians attended either to admire or Pay Homage to an Amazing Versatile Experimental Guitar Legend Ive Seen Steve Vai during His Frank Zappa Days before David Lee Roth or whoever it was that took him into their Band I was an avid concert Photographer with a high level of access to many now deceased Guitar Gods BB King Stevie Ray Vaughan 4 Times Albert Collins Frank Zappa Jeff Healey Johnny Winter Randy Rhodes etc As well as had the honour of seeing Eric Clapton David Gilmour Pink Floyd and Solo Robin Trower Michael Shencker Eddie Van Halen Alex Lifeson Albert Lee Santana Mick Taylor The Stones and so many more Still Sharp in my memories even though Years have passed At least someone taped it and put on here so we can all enjoy what I missed and maybe others as well
This is beyond Killer!!!
Love'em both but Al D' is the boss!
My god!... too awesome!!!!!
I've seen both live. I saw Al in Mexico, city in 1982. I've seen Steve here in USA about. 6 times by him self and 2 G3'S ALL THOSE AR3 REAL MUSICIANS!!!!
This song always rocks! This song seems to remind me of something else every time I hear it though. The beginning of the song somehow reminds me of the TV show "The People's Court" theme song. I don't know why.
Great song
Vai is simply a wizard. Otherworldly.
Both great guitarest in the own rights!!
Former Death / Obituary / Testament guitarist James Murphy did a killer version of this instrumental on one of his solo albums. That opening single-note riff is just balls-out heavy!
6672rock james is a amazing player, i first heard him on testament's LOW record.
It is very nice to hear the contrast between a very Melodic Player like Al and Steve that goes for far more expressiveness. Like to me this is actually almost like Al having another Synth player on hand in the form of Steve.
In any case if anything, you can hear 2 widely creative players with unique phrasing that are yet so fundamentally different from each other....Yet also working out together within the context of this song.
Hey Mark that's sounds awesome! Those are some of my favorite guitarists. Uli Roth was amazing when I saw him in Vetura CA, I think it was about 8 years ago. He's out touring now.
Al DI is always great 👍🏻 steve is also good ✌🏻
makes you realize how much better Al is and he wrote the music too
LOVE ALDIMEOLA. THE GREATEST OF THE GREATEST ❤❤❤
I saw Al in Cincinnati in '15 ('14 maybe?). All those years of digging him and his Les Paul and buying all his albums and I finally get to see him live...... and he plays a rainbow looking PRS throughout the whole show :/ Never once brought out a Paul.....
so diferent so good.
Di Meola is such a great guy for jamming with Steve, what I THRILL to watch these guys do a gig.
Awesome....
nice as usual.......
i was at this show.....had totally forgot about it until this clip popped up
How cool is that! What a great show it was!
Too cool!
Awesome
well, that was fun.
Al di Meola is the best guitar player in the world now a days and has been for quite a while.
Nobody plays better than him
Steve Vai is an incredible guitarist and shredder but Al just burned up the floor! WOW!
Master Di Meola! Nice!
After seeing many guitar greats on stage together on youtube and being an extremely frustrated guitar player myself. I now stop all these comparisons and just enjoy the music.
Genious still on thé place
Bravo Maestro x 2
I agree. And haha! It was a great show.
AL is the GoD of All Time Best of the Best The Perfect pitch and Tasty Notes Picked
Vai looks apprehensive around Al which is understandable with his technique!
Anybody would, and it's not just his technique. DiMeola's knowledge of modes and scales, and his ability to play them all at speed, and splice them together in delicious ways, is terrifying to any musician except a tiny handful. There's really only one I know of that can keep up with him, Chick Corea. There are no others alive today. Steve Vai is fabulous and partway into that camp, and can at least play with him, but is still constantly overmatched. DiMeola is a phenomenon and I adore him.
To find others, we have to go to the past and musicians who are now deceased. I would expect Oscar Peterson to be at his level, and the classical greats, once they learned the modern styles of playing. I'd imagine Beethoven and Mozart would get a huge kick out of what DiMeola is doing with music and would become extremely excited with new ideas.
Al is a fucking machine! What a beast!
genial!!!
Music always wins in the end. Of course they sound different and play differently from each other. Each has their own vision of what goes where. If you have to turn it into a competition you've let your head rule over your ear. Enjoy!
Vai played so good here. Just different styles
Both from the NY Island too!
Next comes “Race With the Devil on a Spanish Highway After Drinking Three Cups of Black Coffee”.
Audio is torture, sure was great to be there.
Al's playing actually seared off the threads in vai's pantaloonies so as soon as this was over he had to grab his trousers while holding them up and run backstage.Never to be seen again.
I saw AL DI MEOLA IN 1982 in MEXICO, CITY AT THE SPORTS PALACE. RAMSEY LEWIS OPENED FOR HIM.
Cutting to the chase: Al picks EVERY note, Steve relies on hammering on all his faster bits. Thus two COMPLETELY different styles. They should REALLY record an album together!
To be fair it’s just stylistic differences. Vai can alt pick extremely fast and has plenty of examples throughout his discography. It’s just not his go-to technique. I agree that they are both excellent players. Two of my favorites!
All the damn phones! Does anybody just enjoy the moment anymore? Sh!t stay home and rent a DVD.
Thx Perez ♥
Cool 😎
This is so epic as Al being a g hero, but also Steve Via collaborating with him. And yes, Steve holds is own with his super modern fills at that time but, he's progressed ahell
* a hell a lot since then.
nice ! Extremely interesting !
This tune is not for comparation,this is gutarist education.And for enjoing for the people who understanding time and palace
UGHHHH Dimeola KICK ASS SMOKE SHOW!
This is awesome stuff. Al should release this on cd and/or dvd. If he has then where can I buy it.
Steve was carefully holding back to let Al shine 😄
als great steves great - towing different generas here - al jazz - steve rock - return to forever - zappa don't eat the yellow snow !
Alot better when it's original,,, from the mind to the fingertips in split seconds.. beauty
Two magicians making alchemy with instruments.
I love the cross pollination of styles here.
😮 Armand doing the basslines!
👍👍👍
oh my gods
En Aldi meola hay influencia de Santana es que Santana a hecho una carrera exitosa y a influenciado a muchos
100% bad ass!
So Al plays his song, that he's played for decades, better than Vai. How is that a test of 'who's better'? Vai's accomplishments, credibility and ability are well established. If he was good enough for Zappa right out of high school, then there is not a single solitary soul on this planet (yet alone a youtube comment section) that can belittle his playing. Anybody doing so just looks like a fool. Pretty sure Al would agree with me on this.
2 Italians playing Spanish .Very, very well.
They were nice boys they use to cut my grass----FRANK ZAPPA
Let's hear it for another great Italian.
Siro Vai Stunt Guitar
I love Vai be seriously, but he's in over his head here.......
+John Doe Yeah NO shit!!! Vai is truly AWESOME but Al is Not HUMAN...He is totally unconscious he is so fucking good.. I have been listening to Al since the early 70's and he is one of the few guitarist that makes shredding actually musically interesting to listen to for extended periods of time.
THIS IS AL's SONG AND CREATION. HE WROTE THIS WHILE VAI WAS GETTING LESSONS FROM SATRAINI.. AL IS THE MAN.. HE PLAYED EVERY NOTE ON THESE SONGS FLAWLESSLY BACK IN THE 70s AND STILL DOES. VAI IS JUST IN THE WAY HERE.. HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE TRYING TO HANG WITH AL....
BTW, THAT LES PAUL'S TONE IS WASTING THAT CHEESY IBANEZ
Steve learned this song long ago just like the rest of us
@@davekiddie4467
But you or Vai couldn't create a piece like this.
Al's a genius.
This was top shelf guitar master work when it broke all the barriers in 1974.
Were you even alive?
I was wearing this record out & turning on people to it that couldn't believe it.
@@MRJIMIHNDRX agreed
Nothing like Al's tone on the Les Paul....or McLaughlin's tone on the Doubleneck Gibson...or Buddy on the Strat....or Albert on the V....and the list goes on.