Crossroads Guitar Duel

[twistedcross]

You people are clueless retards. If you've ever actually seen Vai in concert, you'll know he NEVER plays slide guitar, even when playing excerpts from this movie. Ry Cooder is credited, and on record, as playing the slide parts in this movie. It's not even debatable, unless you can link something from Vai stating something to the contrary. You'd think a basic Google search would be standard procedure before making yourself look like a Down's kid.

[shadow13420]

You know Steve Vai was actually the one playing both parts

[guggle690]

steve vai made made 93 accounts just to unlike this

[MrMagoo191]

7:23 - 8:32 = Jizztacular.

[MERTizJAMMIN]

best 10 minutes of my life...period

[kikevillalta]

Amazing Duel!!!! 

[TheYagamiDeath]

Steve Vai played all this song alone.

[weightlifter27]

@TheYagamiDeath Except for ralph marchios parts.

[greesemonkey1234]

I dont think I would accept mojo in a bag that creepy lol

[prevomg]

Neo-Classical Metal was born then????xD

[TheAtoque2865]

For this movie, Ralph M was taught on how to look like he is playing the guitar. he didnt really played it, just make it looks like he is playing it. It was impossible to learn to do the classical inthe short amount of time filming this movie.

[Stuk4s]

This is music.

[GospelTruth777]

Wax on wax off, I know wrong movie. But everytime I see this guy, I keep expecting Mr. Miagi to karate kick onto the set, and take Steve Val out.

[ers713]

Damn, Simon Says is hard enough, how the hell does he play it with Steve Vai

[sprinkler5802]

where the orchestra coming from at 8:32 lol

[matrixmaster79]

If you watch the movie, which I strongly suggest, it can teach u a lot about life and struggle. He saved Willies soul, and in the end got to use his love for the Blues to set an example that once your heart is set upon something, you'll die or go to hell trying to fullfill what u set out for, After all, without a dream in this life, ya die, dreams keep ya Alive, Remember Rocky? I know guys like that now.

[sprinkler5802]

@matrixmaster79 hahaha what the fuck dude. This movie is for people who don't know how to really play guitar. It's over the top ridiculous. I used to watch it all the time

[matrixmaster79]

Ever notice how everyone is dressed in Black like for a funeral? suits and dresses? but it was not a funeral for the intended one. Moral of the story, never ever give up, The turn of events is around the corner sooner than you think. It matters not about the music, even the Devil under estimates his prey. Sometimes the net he uses to catch you is too small.

[The8thGateofDestiny]

RAPE AT THE END! :D

[suckatplaying89]

This is the best video I've ever seen on youtube!

1 zillion thumbs up!!!!!

ONE DAY THE TELECASTER WILL RULE THE WORLD

[Ahaynam]

@suckatplaying89 It already does lolz

[cybercop112]

steve vai was clearly the better player

[superjules]

Waaaay better than Karate Kid

[LUISMURILLOGONZALE]

what is the name to  the song to play in the end?

[purchy2]

@LUISMURILLOGONZALE Eugene's trick bag

[LUISMURILLOGONZALE]

@purchy2 thank you :)

[holymetalhypocrite]

Why the FUCK hasnt anyone slapped the fucking shit out if that annoying bitch dancing around everywhere

[martian76smiley]

@holymetalhypocrite -cause her crazy dancing represents the energy that one can feel when listening to this.-it's not her fault that she is retarted!

[holymetalhypocrite]

@martian76smiley lol iikr well shes a fucking retard and i guess its not her fault look where theyre at!!

[iClubMidgets]

Sweet tele.

[mejsjalv]

Steve Vai is the Chuck Norris of guitar.

[zomygg]

@mejsjalv chuck Norris is the steve vai of ass kicking i would say.

[oksooner405]

To Play This Classical Piece on electric was Unheard of at the time..Great1

[zachsquatch25]

you know the classical bit he plays at the end? what piece is this?

[wordprophet]

@zachsquatch25

it is a Paganini Caprice, No. 5, I think...

[buddyzroadie]

I saw Steve Vai at The Experience Henrix concert Tuesday night. Wow. He still Rocks! There were also about twelve different lead guitarist on and off the stage all night riffing their asses off!! Check out the Experience here on utube - I think you'll like it.

PS No matter who played what in this movie - this scene is a classic!!

[edavisdavis]

play it chicken boy

[balls86ful]

am i the only one who wants to slap the ever livin piss out of the bitch who keeps convulsing around steve via. who the fuck dances like that?? honestly??

[exorcistn]

both riffs were played by steve vai....

[braindeadliberals]

@exorcistn No, they were not.

[neoclasiccl]

I cry everytime Steve Drops the guitar at the end!!!!!! Jackson Charvell for the win!!

[DylanBStringer91]

4:50 Smell My Armpit Sucka!!! XD

[thefamilynerd09]

Thats no modo...its a weed pouch old man!

[1blastman]

Sonny Landreth would send both of these guys out of the movie!

[jfizzle69696969]

steve vai is amazing!!! so is ry cooder but ry has got more soul in his playing i think...

[packovic]

Is that old P. Diddy in the audience, the old devil guy judge? :))

[RuninRuni]

The moral of the movie:

Metal beats blues, but classical beats metal?

[Gorillaz12d]

@RuninRuni according to the movie. I personaly like blues better then metal but this is like my favorite movie and besides, metal is a bit more complex. I have a hardf time respecting alot of modern blues guitarists because alot of them dont play with soul which basicaly means they suck

[MrGuitardude420]

@RuninRuni yes

[AnthonyYaff]

crazy amazing guitarist on my channel

[MrBringthenoise88]

As much as I love Steve Vai, the best part for me was 3:16 - 3:45 I've always loved that sound. Sounds like pure stripper music.

[dontneedanicknameheh]

the exchanging of licks from 2:50 is just out of this world

[fabryilsiciliano]

7:20 oh my god is fucking beautiful O.O i love it

[ilBaur86]

Always loved Steve Vai pretending not being able to play the kid's riff...

[cpr58]

I remember when that movie came out and when the video came out My friend and lead guitarist and me was blown away be Steve vai When the video came out we wore that thing out learning to play them parts, or as close as we could. We did it a few times playing in the bars always brought the house down. Now all it is but a memory and a story to tell. believe if you wish or not. but I will always no the trurth. I just wish I could still play. not any more with these crippled hands.

[Bauqheee95]

What song does Eugene Martone play in the guitar deul against Jack Butler?

7:24 - 8:32 .

[FerretJohn]

@Bauqheee95 Caprice No. 5, a classical guitar piece by Nicolo Paganini, with a blues twist added for this duel

[SantomPh]

@FerretJohn kind of ironic, since he's basically duelling the devil. Paganini was rumoured to be a devil associate in his day!

[Rouleaux17]

Blues never sounded better...

[MrDeffmonkey]

9:38 noooo don't do it don't throw Charvel like a garbage....pour guitar....

[cultr23]

even steve vai s mistakes sound cool

[GsGuitar2]

Best 11:00 minutes of my life!

[cooladenyou1]

are they in standard tuning

[Bendrix777]

the funny thing is that the caprice #5 part that Macchio plays was actually recorded by Steve Vai. So in a roundabout way he lost to himself

[xXcrackheadfoogabeXx]

@Bendrix777 lol because only Steve vai can defeat Steve vai.

[areposo]

PLEASE PLEASE SHOOT THAT DANCER

[ustanimo]

@areposo amen

[Ashjoshwillis]

Johnnycade or Daniel larusso

[JMaSsA11]

This is my #1 guitar motivaton, honest.

[gtrndkbldgod]

Was the ending song that steve vai couldnt play a actual song? if so whats the name of it?

[Thompaam]

@gtrndkbldgod the last piece is named eugene's trick bag (the guitar version) or caprice no 5 (violin version) by paganini

[roblarosa]

@gtrndkbldgod - It was based on the "Caprice No. 5" by Nicolo Paganini.

[Xx3moZ3r0]

@gtrndkbldgod eugene trick bag

[achangedman5]

I was told that the fret count on these guitars are different....I also went back and redid my research, deleted my last comment and am reposting with accurate information forgive me, steve vai, and ry cooder are responsible for the amazing guitar in this movie...

[cooladenyou1]

what did stevie rai vaughn have to do with this

[achangedman5]

"Well, Well, Well.....Who sent you here?...Can't talk little man?!....Hahahaha..Bet you can't plan none either..."

[stuartR135]

how can i do the part at 8:31 ?

[Thompaam]

@stuartR135 it's pretty impossible. in the movie it's 4 guitars together and a synthezizer (I don't know how to spell that)

[JosephWatson9]

hey i didnt know the karate kid could play guitar???

[kenny3615]

Happy Birthday, Robert Johnson!

[Addicted2You95]

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[FtaCapoeiraWoot]

Maybe if it looked like he was actually playing I'd have let him win

[metalbonicks]

I can't believe Vai allowed himself to lose lol

[CollisionTheoryMedia]

the thing thing about this film, is that he wins a shredding battle, with what looks like a fender, when vai is using a jackson, a true shredder.

[MrRicachinas]

...and so he wins the Mirror ball trophy, this season at DWTS.

Such great movie, what a classic, i love this part.

[bc200bc]

You could so tell Steve just wanted to shed, damn director told him not to O_o lol

[DanianaJones]

steve vai sucks...

at making mistakes

[JustinSage]

@DanianaJones I was just thinking that

[TheBodyandMind]

the kids final moments at near 7 minutes reminds me of yngwie malmsteen's style like in his arpectios from hell

[twistedcross]

Steve did NOT play all parts of the duel. ALL slide parts are played by Ry Cooder. Yes, Vai played all the classical parts and all the rock parts.

P.S. That's a violin. You're tone deaf...

[YROCKLINGER]

@twistedcross i play violin, no its not. its two guitars. one plays a high not being bended and the other slides up on the olwer strings. tHere is a vid of just that part and you can hear it very clearly. There are alot of things that i spotted thaat i dont hear in the movie. For example at 8:21 he is strumming alot faster then it sounds and when i mean alot faster i mean ALOT faster+ there is a mistake at 8:15 that can't be heard in the movie. its the way they edit the audio.

[terminator9499]

@twistedcross no dumass thats a guitar... vais guitar... that is a cover from the classical play from paganini

[jjs91]

@twistedcross Actually, the classical parts were played by classical guitarist Bill Kanegiser

[roji556]

@twistedcross

Wrong. Steve did play all the parts, Slide included.

[nickaplease1]

Please tell me that Ralph Machio can't actually play that well

[DanianaJones]

@nickaplease1

He can't. steve vai played the hard stuff for him. Ralph only did the easy slide parts.

[MrPhiladelphia76er]

You can't call yourself a guitarist if you haven't seen this

[twistedcross]

Karate Kid also cheats at 8:31, when he plays a violin note on the guitar...

[YROCKLINGER]

@twistedcross Umm, no not really. Thats all guitar

[twistedcross]

It should be noted that the Karate Kid actually lost the duel at 4:42 , when Ry Cooder failed to repeat Steve's part...

[Matshoppahulle]

@twistedcross They are playing what the director say´s. To much drugs??

[Matshoppahulle]

@twistedcross Ry did not play in the Duel! Steve Vai Won and lost, as he played both parts.

[snackajack117]

I love the pwnage at 4:42. Makes me laugh every time.

[MetalheadElijah]

Steve does all the guitar parts for this movie the other guy just acts it.

[MGSGeneral]

Hmmm... a little kid winning the audience's preference? Steve Vai quitting and leaving? This can only be expected to be seen in a movie.

It would've been way better if it was Steve Vai taking it up to his mentor Satriani. Now that would be one heck of a show! But then again, such a thing won't happen in a movie anyway...

[lilchubby22]

Wax on wax off! I bet Karate kid would beat Steves ass in a fight!

[lolololofdsfagf]

damn Steve was sex back then

[boonexy]

@freaker126

haha i say this, and i think steve vai would agree, that classical is renowned for reasons that people are now starting to appreciate guitarists like steve vai in most cases. I love the blues but you can't deny that some symphonies contain riffs to at least 1000 songs or more in the more modern era. awesome ending.

[some1snitchedmyname]

I think Steve actually plays both of the parts, haha

[TheTallMan35]

Not much is known about the man who played Scratch/Legba/The Devil. No one seems to know when or where he was born and yet he died the year this movie came out. I tried doing a search and could not find any info except that he played in only one other movie...an explicitly violent Grindhouse style movie in 1977 called Fight for your Life. In that movie he played the victim of a violent home invasion/hostage situation. And almost 10 years later he played the devil incarnate. Quite a switch.

[AZARTI5]

what is the song called at 7:23?

[GuitarMicidal]

Steve Vai lost to himself.......LOL

[MrJasonekos]

they had to get a stunt double to perform in the parts where "Steve Vai" messed up

[freaker126]

how ironic is that 2 white guys duel in blues and finally won with classical guitar? haha

[YROCKLINGER]

If they were to remake this movie who would u guys pick for stevie vais part. and please don't say u would pick Slash becuase i am tired of him

[MrSinister718]

Why are there black people there? This isn't a rap concert!

[TheTallMan35]

@MrSinister718 Nope...it's the blues. Blacks invented the blues almost 100 years before rap.

[MrSinister718]

@TheTallMan35 Yeah, blues, really? That's blues? Okay. None of those black people would listening or dancing to the music in this video. There is no samplin or funky fresh (recycled) beat. 

[BlacknesUnforgivable]

@MrSinister718 why are there white people there?After all blues isnt their music

[MrSinister718]

@BlacknesUnforgivable Blues? are you dead serious. Go learn genres. Stop being racist and think cause their are black actors around, it's automatically blues. Karate Kid played classic music on his guitar, NOT BLUES!

[nickaplease1]

@BlacknesUnforgivable Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, Even Eddie van hallen would not be famous if blues hadn't generated the foundations for rock and roll so the next time you say Black people can only play the blues and white people shouldn't listen to it go lick a dick because your turning your self in to a cock sucker.

[peterkin1010]

@MrSinister718 I'm white but recognise the fact that if they want to Black people can ROCK. Some of them given over to R&B have occasionally tried something a bit more Rocky with Spectacular results! Beverley Knight and Pattie LaBelle spring to mind...

[FtaCapoeiraWoot]

@peterkin1010 Howard from KSE

[meestafeesh]

Ry Cooder is God. I wish I could play a variation on Paganini like that.

[CaptainColon]

@meestafeesh That was played by Vai...Cooder only played Macchio's blues parts.

[maraciucaman]

steve vai at his best...



[4StringMuthaPlucker]

if that woman was dancing in front of me if i was playing guitar, id punch her in the face XD

[MysteryHunterz]

Steve Vai is an amazingly skilled "technical" guitar player, but I like Ry Cooder Alot more

[TheMegaman626]

my grandfather bought me this movie just to show me this guitar duel

[killingdude2321]

steve vai looks like a metal player more than a blues player

[a1whizzy]

@mikedonn71 your a funny man, first you "complain" about that this is dated stuff, then you start praising even more dated stuff. Classic or no classic, it is still dated.

and oh yeah, this is scripted play, has nothing to do with feelings ;) Like you said, this is showbiz...good showbizz but showbizz

[Charvel2Fender]

This should be the wave of the future for bars all around the globe.

[ralfcaetano]

dude epic battle intense

[fercholoko100]

what is the classic song that they played

[fercholoko100]

what is the classic song that they played

[flipthebit]

@fercholoko100 sounds close to Paganini Caprice No 5

[flipthebit]

@fercholoko100 Paganini - Caprice No 5

[mikedonn71]

This is pretty dated stuff, kids. Wanksterism was fun back in the day, but now I prefer the classic stuff. Clearly Hendrix and the older bluesmen played with more feeling and better tone. This is showbiz. Admittedly there are parts of this that give me the chills, but it's so dated that it's kinda silly.

[thekaratekidjap]

@mikedonn71 you have no idea what your talking about. what you're saying makes no sense... this video was made in the 86 and you're talking about people that were even earlier. steve vai is still out there performing. are you sure you're not the kid?

[mkklmann]

6:45 Steve Vai keeps his guts from spilling...

[okaba98]

Amazing!



[Songbird1165]

@Mr.G-My comment was regarding this particular footage of Steve Vai. I am not sure what your point is all about, nor do I want to know.....

[TheRadGames]

After this film, I bought a guitar)))

great movie!!

[xgirafesx]

no it goes to show you cant fuck with paganini

[MrDeffmonkey]

06:13 wowww steve is more than guitarist...

[donza1984]

dyson smoked all there asses with terminator technology

[stilltrue2day]

Pro dubbing

[1234siiimon]

@ 9:20 f*kcing scallobed frets ! :D

[EntanglementSatan]

Does anyone know the tab for the end part?

I know it's Paganini's caprice 24th... but I just can't find this similar fast style tab.

PLZ!

[StarDawn]

Lol @ Vai losing his mojo :D

[LunaticByTheSea]

Yuppers, Ry Cooder is the one that rubbed Jack Butlers face in it.

[IDuDe666]

This movie is one of the reasons i picked up a guitar

[fuckutube12344]

that just goes to show dont fuck whit the blues

[MattyGuitar665]

The devil drinks 7 UP?

[andrewm9999]

i was actually rooting for steve vai :p

[Ang3lofD3ath999]

Steve Vai is a Guitar GOD!

[GIANTWARTITAN]

wow at 6:11 someone got somehing from facebook listen carefully

[GIANTWARTITAN]

okay seriously if i was either of those guys i would of just kicked that nigger dancing around like a chicken with her head cut off off the fuckin stage seriously thats nasty

[PeckerwoodSmith]

@GIANTWARTITAN - I would have done a Keith Richards on her ( see 12/18/1981 concert of the Stones - it's on You Tube and it was his(Richards) friggin B-Day to boot) whoever he was , bet he wished he'd thought of a different way to say hello - Teles are great defense mechanisms - great post

[CarlosH1982]

Let me guess, the classic parts (that supposed were played by Ralph Macchio) that were put on the final edition from this movie were played by Yngwie, right?

[OCCcartmen]

i hope both of their guitars were 18.. at least.. lets hope..

[manifestgtr]

hehe it's awesome seeing steve vai try to sell an unintentional screw up of that magnitude

[the0007lord]

Legendary.

[252metal]

Uhhh a child wints to steve vai ...

[GMH1231993]

09:20  FAIL!

[havjac95]

01:51 "I'm such a bad ass!" :P