Alcatrazz - Since You've Been Gone (with Steve Vai)

[04jhayes]

please we need to see steve play this song

[shredmaster100]

this is why i thinnk steve vais a better player than malmsteen because steve has his own identity and did not try and copy malmsteens earlier stuff or blackmore vai is a guitar legend

[clivusx2]

Where's the video? I would like to see it! Sad face

[governorgilf]

This song never gets old. Great version here. On a sidenote, I understand how guitarists are constantly chasing tone and trying to evolve their sound, but it seems none of the sounds are better, and if fact, are often worse. Vai's tone here sounds better than anything he's had in 15 years. Same with Satriani and Van Halen on their stuff. Their tones in the 80s sounded way better than what they've had in recent years. You'd think with technology they'd be better now.

[faulker2010]

The voice cool , but Vai never compared with Blackmore , sorry for Vai.

[Heroeshere]

@faulker2010 When you get that good, nobody's better.

[livemusicloverLyn]

Interesting version with original singer GB driving the song, as apose to the original where you have the power of Cozy Powell's drumming setting the pace and driving the track forward. Agree that it is for the best that guitarist not tried to copy Backmore's style and the drummer has not attempted to copy Powell. Result all in all a good cover by not trying to copy, sung by original singer, other players bought their own style to the table for a different version. Thumbs up from me!

[SilverTounge85]

certainly better guitarplaying than when Alcatrazz did this with Malmsteen. Malmsteen dressed just like Blackmore, playing his strat, wearing the same clothes, same hairstyle, and being just as difficult as Blackmore was. That is just lame.

[TuneLoony61]

remove yourself>  T

[mangler52]

So wishing there was video for this.....great audio quality tho!

[maticmik]

Shit... problems... I'll try to put this video on youtube again...

[CrosbyStillsNashYoun]

What's wrong with your video?!?!

No Picture, just audio!!!

[aintnaive]

i really like vai but just heard the solo played by yngwie in related videos....

[fittraketen]

Better than the Malmsteen version

[maticmik]

I think that guitar is not overdubbed, because on song Hiroshima Mon Amour Vai brokes string and it can be heard that the guitar is slightly out of tune. And than he changes from Charvel (to be Green Meanie his famous guitar) to strat with natural finish.

[yanava]

@maticmik Is there any clip of that song on youtube?

[yanava]

Whoever worked with professional recordings and live recordings before know that almost everything was overdubbed on the vocals section.

[kdinhoguitarra]

I'll say it again, Steve Vai is one of the most important guitar players of ever, but I do not see him as being great in a rock band. I think the same of Joe Satriani. His music from that current project with S.Hagar and others is really boring. Both of them are two of my favorite guitar players, but in solo projects. One more time, this singer is not that great. I know that to have different opinions of that the religious fans have is dangerous. The lack of respect is everywhere.

[Rafranas]

El Video Weno!!!

Viva la maldita guitarra en esas manos de Dios

[GGLordWeird]

This is fucking amazing. Oh my god

[SilverTounge85]

I love Malmsteen, but this Live rendition sounds more like Rainbow (Graham Bonnet era 1979-80), than the live renditions w. Malmsteen. Vai, Malmsteen and Blackmore are definatly some of the best there are. Graham's vocals are top notch here too, compared to the Live video from 1983/84 w, Malmsteen, where he had a cold.

[terrapinbear]

Glahm Bonnet is Blitish?

[Kohntarkosz]

Anyone notice in the intro, Jimmy Waldo is clapping his hands, yet somehow there's an organ playing?!

[blackmore5555]

Guess what ? It is an overdub. And some of the vocals are overdubbed.

[Kohntarkosz]

Well, more likely the shot I was talking about didn't actually correspond to the audio you were hearing. That happens a lot during concert videos...the director will insert a shot that's got nothing to do with what you're hearing. The shot of Jimmy Waldo probably came from just a few seconds earlier in the song, before the organ comes in.

As for the vocals, yeah I can see that. Judging from some of the clips I've seen, Bonnett was a very inconsistent singer onstage.

[rideon77]

Absolutely not! There were some pre recorded Choruses live but this concert is a bootleg and not an official release . Bonnet vocals are genuine! I have a bootleg of the first Steve Vai Concert when bonnet was even better than here! Bonnet is the master!

[brownbigb]

this is not a bootleg. there are at least 10 cameras going, with editing. 4 handhelds and 6 stationaries. nobody can do that with a bootleg. as well as the sound is from the board. bonnet was a great singer live however, he had a really bad night with yngwie, and it's all over, so people assume he was not good live.

[janderson2000]

@blackmore5555 Yeah, the vocals are overdubbed. Bonnet never sounded this good live.

[werd316]

QUEEN!!!

[henchistmenace]

Vai looks so daft!! lol.. maybe thats one of his first stage fears! :D.

No Offence, i respect him.

But why a Rainbow cover? Why not a classical concerto with drums!.

[rideon77]

Graham Bonnet sang on the allbum "Down To Earth" ! Don't you remember it?

[Kohntarkosz]

Well first of all, the Rainbow version was a cover tune. It was originally recorded by the guy who wrote it, Russ Ballard, and had been covered many times before Rainbow got to it.

As to why Alcatrazz were doing it, it's because Graham Bonnet had been the lead singer of Rainbow when they recorded their version.

[TheBrian2517]

Yeah Alcatrazz Live 1985- Tokyo Japan!

Graham Bonnet: Lead Vocals

Steve Vai: Guitars

Gary Shea: Bass

Jimmy Waldo: Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Jan Uvena: Drums, Percussion!

Alcatrazz Is A Good 80's Metal Band! And Oh Yeah Did I Forget To Mention Malmsteen!!!!!

[Laglosh]

Chromatype: who have told you that? here you have the right information for this song.

"Since You Been Gone" is a 1970s rock song written and recorded by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard for his 1976 album "Winning".

[mickiew4]

ooooh, that whole 'point the mic at the crowd' thing totally failed there

[TuneLoony61]

Woooooooooooooooo!!!! Kik Ass!

[malicious199]

graham bonnet is a fucking god !

[EpiphoneG400SG]

The Best Cover Ever

[Kohntarkosz]

I think it's interesting when you see bands do songs that were originally done by the bands the respective band members used to be in. Half the time, those are the songs that get the biggest reaction from the crowd.

I recall reading when Poco did their reunion tour in the late 80's, they were playing stuff by the bands the band members were in after they left Poco. And those songs were getting a better crowd reaction than the actual Poco material!

[HighTideLover]

Thank you! Finally someone who plays a Blackmore song and does not try to sound like Blackmore.

[rideon77]

This is a Russ Ballard Tune, but i understand your point of view!

[Chromatype]

The band that wrote this song was called Head East.

[Leo2000]

@HighTideLover

Yeah, so right ! Vai does not have to sound like Blackmore cause he is Steve Vai ;-)

[Gonzarnr]

@HighTideLover Yes, Steve Vai has always talked about playing with your own style. It beats the crap out of pretending to be someone you're not. Let the song come to you, feel it.