Billy wrote this back when he was with Talas in Buffalo NY and they were a big regional act then. Me growing up near Pittsburgh , it was a pretty big deal if you had a " Talas " LP. and word of mouth got around about Billy . Helluva bass player and from all accounts , a really nice guy ! I knew Paul a little bit . He was from Delmont , Pa. and he was in a band called " Giant " with Dave Gonzalez and Jeff Coffer and half of the 1st Racer X LP was being played by them .
I used to have this in VHS, absolutely my favorite concert. Mr Big was at it's best, Paul was (still is) amazing, Pat had double bass, Martin had a better voice and Billy had HAIR!!
yeah but gilbert is like ways more diverse then steve vai and he doesn't act as gay as vai,and vai does'nt even know what metal is he played like nothing in the form of anything heavy.
okay,he aint worse either but vai is constantly messin around with his songs,and hate his cd's with singing,the singing on vai it's cd's is really crap.but i have nothin aggainst vai but gilbert plays more and is a technical beast,he does stuff that many just can't.
@aryinc Gilbert more diverse then Vai? You are crazy. Vai has done stuff with an orchestra...played with Zappa. Something Gilbert wouldn't be able to pull off in his wildest dreams.
okay so did gilbert,in fact its like vai+ orchestra instead of orchestra+ vai.vai made hard rock and virtuose music and often doesn't finish his ladders,whines around with his pedals while gilbert may be more pentatonic but fools arounds less play jazz blues hard rock metal and the list goes on he plays more various style occasionally and has a tighter and more punching sound.paul is like a alround metal guitarist and vai is just a virtuose like satch.
whos Zappa anyway? a excuse to play sloppy and call it jazz at the time?.let's see vai play any racer x song?.vai is more melodic gilbert is more straight forward,i prefer the shredder gilbert.not that i don't like vai hes a god but hes as much god to me as stach and gilbert is a big influnece for me personal hes a good example for many metal guitarists.
@aryinc Alright, you know nothing about music, that's alright. If you call Zappa sloppy you absolutely know nothing. Calling Gilbert more diverse then Vai is bullshit. Gilbert wouldn't be able to pull of a song like Freak Show Excess...let alone write it. And Zappa? He's probably a bit too genius for you to understand.
fuck you man,what are you talking about,freak show this freak show that,does guy do something else then freaks? man those 1000000 per second are as boring on him as they are on jeff loomis as on yngwie malmsteen.i love vai it's playing but serious the guy is to much wah to much pedal to much whammy pretty boring for me.if the guy is a so called god then why are simplistic bands like maiden,mettalica,megadeth making more money.
yeah zappa is to genius,dud depends on what world you come from.for zappa is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzappa.
i rather listen to deep purple or led zep then some virtuose trying to be that.as for diversity.i listen to any classic rock song from police to mr big to whitesnake to europe to boston eagles,some rave some techno and allot of early metal,flamenco like paco de lucia al di meola list goes on.i'm done with ya.
no playing 100000 the same kind of songs is diverse? gilbert may not be as technical but at least doesn't stutter while imrpvosing watch g3 with vai to see him fail aggainst yngwie with.gilbert asked yngwie to doo a song together,yngwie chickend out or something.Vai is solist without a stable band background more like satch,gilbert did everything from solist satch style to melodic mr big to metal.don't call the guy less diverse then vai.i'm done.
@aryinc Making more means nothing. And indeed your done, because you spamming bullshit reactions on me isn't taking you nowhere. You simply know nothing, I already know that. So it's alright, goodbye.
no indeed but you're a load of craptalk and a forsing opinion like bad wether or something.you aren't the brightest here are you?.Because you're responding to nothing they're both diffrent but to me steve plays boring end of it,it's my opionion.Have a nice and ignorant live bye.
coming from you, i can actually write songs that people like,so i don't feel bad about anything.i think it's more a problem of you.you don't have to be a virtuose to sound good.i sound good so i feel fine with that.i'm glad i still got a allot to learn,that means that i got a long way to go,you sound like you're already done.at least i'm done with you.
Well, I can't say this is the perfect version. Eric Martin is no Diamond Dave (although Dave has a gruff voice). Steve Vai also has the better solo along with the guitar/bass duet and the end which is lacking here. Paul Gilbert is as good as Steve Vai but I think Gilbert played it different out of respect to Vai.
@rockmanX117 By God, that IS his guitar from Racer X. I looked at it the whole time like a custom hot pink PGM...those F-holes tricked me lol. I stand corrected.
@rockmanX117 I know, right? I've always liked that guitar. Maybe he just wanted to honor Ibanez by always playing the PGM's they made for him. Or maybe some kind of accident happened or whatever. Not sure.
Yeah, you guys are right: this version is better than the Vai version. Personally, I like wammy abuse-free songs. The dedicated vocalist also helps, though.
There is only the VHS, sadly. I just got it off of Ebay practically brand new though, so try there and maybe you'll get lucky. It's a great performance from Paul and Billy.
Billy Sheehan wrote this song when he was with a band called Talas. I have that one in my collection, as well as Mr. Big and DLR. I also witnessed Billy and Steve Vai play this live. All I could do was drop my jaw! Incredible!
hey anybody does anyone know any info on Pauls Pink guitar showed here... is it and epi with a ibanez neck... or custom made ibanez... any info would be great
This is great but I still like Vai's version of the song better on DLR's album. Sheehan wrote the song with Talus first and redid it with Roth and Vai and I like Vai's tone a lot better than Gilbert's though Gilbert shreds the hell out of the song.
PG and Steve Vai are both great. But in this Song I like PG much more, he plays ,...äähm out of his belly , without thinking to much . Sv is too much calculative an thinking about wehathe is plying. I ´ll Pg in October....yeah ....Rock on dudes
lol everytime ive ever said that batio was the best ive gotten thumbs down for it...which means that i can never stop saying batio is god. gilbert is sick tho i mean he taught the bucket!
personally i think their both great guitarist bar batio, batios tops on shred but low on musicality hes really repetitive, i think i'd have to pick i would'nt cuz they both play differently, i just enjoy the music.
Vai is a lot more original and creative than Gilbert, but gilbert really lets you know he has technique. Vais a little more subtle about his technique. Overall, Vai is the winner. I also prefer his version of Shyboy from the Astoria
notice how satriani and gilbert, both ibanez endorsee's, have a bunch of their signature in a bunch of different colors or have some different body shape from their signature.
you can not compare guitarist like vai with gilbert or yngwie with michael angelo you like comparing apple to orange every one has his music style mab shred-yngwie neo classic-gilbert classical basses with heavy metal influence ...peace
This has nothing on the DLR/Vai version. Paul is a great guitarist, but changed Vai's incredible original licks to generic shred licks, for the loss. :(
The only reason I called you a prick was because of the format of your statement.. when you make a statement in a condescending fashion over the internet doesn't that sound like hiding behind one's anonymity? Its not like I said I'm going to come and kick your ass or something.
Either way if I had to argue for who I thought the best guitarist was right now it would probably be for Guthrie Govan. Though its interesting to note that Vai considered Danny Gatton to be the best guitar player.
My first thought was to flame the hell out of that comment. Your saying this is better than Vai's version?
Ok, I will say that there is no issue with you digging Gilbert and prefering this over Steve Vai's playing, hell, I love Paul Gilbert a lot, he is better than I will ever be and has done so many great things.
But better than Vai? I'm having a hard time with that because I think just about everyone will agree, Steve Vai would smoke Paul and just about anyone else.
In what way would Steve smoke paul. Are you talking about technically musically or what? Technically somehow I doubt Steve would smoke Paul. I don't know they both have obviously very different styles but from a pure technical standpoint they can probably both play each others stuff fairly easily though paul does do some crazy string skipping and wide interval licks that I've never heard steve do. Of course steve is the master of expression. Either way its not a damn contest.
hahaha... xelad1 must think Satriani, Timmons, Van Halen, Hammett, Malmsteen, Friedman, and even Paul Gilbert are all full of it when they say that there is nobody who can keep up with Steve Vai.
Music is a personal thing, you can say you prefer something more than another, but to say something is 'better'? Define that please...
Oh yeah, I would say that musically, Vai slaughters him. Technically? Though Paul is brilliant, my opinion is that Steve is miles ahead of him.
I really don't know what you are talking about. Van Halen has stated on multiple ocassions that Holdsworth is his favorite guitarist and Yngwie always says that Vai is too weird for his taste. I also don't know why you're arguing with me since I pretty much said its subjective. But then you went on to say Steve slaughters paul, so is music subjective or not Beausant? The worst part is I love Steve's music but you're being too much of a prick for me not to respond.
I'm a prick huh? Ok, sorry... It is always amusing when someone takes a shot at another behind the anonymity of the internet. Whatever floats your boat I guess...
Yes, Eddie has said that Holdsworth is great. He also says the Clapton was huge for him in the early days, more so than others. But when asked who he thinks is at the peak of the game or who makes him sweat, he says that while nobody makes him sweat, Steve Vai is the total package.
And Yngwie? He was just at the Dallas International Guitar Show sitting at the Fender booth. We all heard him say that Vai raised the bar, perhaps too high and though Greg Koch wondered aloud about Satch, Yngwie said that Vai was in his words, 'hands down'.
Anyway, yes, we all have different taste, but if you tell me any of them are better than the other, I will respond with my preference. Seem logical?
No, I'm not arguing. I dig chatting with people who love the guitar...
no i don't think so..no way dude! paul gilbert's degree of difficulty when it comes to playing is exceptional! steve vai is great..but Paul is God. Even Vai is intimidated by paul. check out their video in the Ibanez festival.
meh, it's not really a competition, like I personally like the tone of vai's guitar better and his solo but both versions have their merit because they are both amazing guitarists.
mr big it seems they came along way , i remember when they used open up 4 rush half the crowed was outside ,they sound good , talented ,but i never got into them
David lee roths version is far better sorry
downincognito72 18 hours ago
great!
hokutouriki2001 2 months ago
for the ones who used to watch pokemon...
CHARBOK! CHARBOK!
Menamonth 2 months ago
I JIZZED IN THE INTRO ITSELF!
heavy9841898571 3 months ago 2
I love 'em. Mr, Big, the best!
BiancaShit 5 months ago 5
I always thought this was cyborg cyborg one more cyborg
nzSkitzo 5 months ago 4
Billy wrote this back when he was with Talas in Buffalo NY and they were a big regional act then. Me growing up near Pittsburgh , it was a pretty big deal if you had a " Talas " LP. and word of mouth got around about Billy . Helluva bass player and from all accounts , a really nice guy ! I knew Paul a little bit . He was from Delmont , Pa. and he was in a band called " Giant " with Dave Gonzalez and Jeff Coffer and half of the 1st Racer X LP was being played by them .
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I used to have this in VHS, absolutely my favorite concert. Mr Big was at it's best, Paul was (still is) amazing, Pat had double bass, Martin had a better voice and Billy had HAIR!!
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0:56 can't resist the playing! ahahh...
turkuaz100 7 months ago
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turkuaz100 7 months ago
Sheehan is using too much distortion on his bass, listen at the very beginning of the song
mqmqmwmw 8 months ago
Best version ever ! Great live video too!
mqmqmwmw 8 months ago
ok the ultimate question - VAI or Gilberts version????!!
chuckrocks69 8 months ago
oh this.... video is back now!?
YummyBananaFish 1 year ago
i'm sorry but billy has so much more fun playing with paul than steve
SirJamestheIII 2 years ago
@SirJamestheIII youre out of your mind
BOOLsheet 10 months ago
it was awesome when billy and paul did a solo together
payatpusa 2 years ago
The run at 2:57 is scary... a very few guitarists in the world can run the neck up on a 4 octaves stretch with alternate picking
backslash68 2 years ago 3
You can't compare this and vai's.
It's a completly different sound.
But i love both of them!
randomnan 2 years ago 5
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Steve plays it better but it's a good effort.
Hertsman50 2 years ago
yeah but gilbert is like ways more diverse then steve vai and he doesn't act as gay as vai,and vai does'nt even know what metal is he played like nothing in the form of anything heavy.
aryinc 2 years ago
deep down into the pan is pretty mad though
Hardysamnin 2 years ago
okay,he aint worse either but vai is constantly messin around with his songs,and hate his cd's with singing,the singing on vai it's cd's is really crap.but i have nothin aggainst vai but gilbert plays more and is a technical beast,he does stuff that many just can't.
aryinc 2 years ago
@aryinc Gilbert more diverse then Vai? You are crazy. Vai has done stuff with an orchestra...played with Zappa. Something Gilbert wouldn't be able to pull off in his wildest dreams.
PhilosopherOnWeed 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
okay so did gilbert,in fact its like vai+ orchestra instead of orchestra+ vai.vai made hard rock and virtuose music and often doesn't finish his ladders,whines around with his pedals while gilbert may be more pentatonic but fools arounds less play jazz blues hard rock metal and the list goes on he plays more various style occasionally and has a tighter and more punching sound.paul is like a alround metal guitarist and vai is just a virtuose like satch.
aryinc 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
whos Zappa anyway? a excuse to play sloppy and call it jazz at the time?.let's see vai play any racer x song?.vai is more melodic gilbert is more straight forward,i prefer the shredder gilbert.not that i don't like vai hes a god but hes as much god to me as stach and gilbert is a big influnece for me personal hes a good example for many metal guitarists.
aryinc 7 months ago
@aryinc Alright, you know nothing about music, that's alright. If you call Zappa sloppy you absolutely know nothing. Calling Gilbert more diverse then Vai is bullshit. Gilbert wouldn't be able to pull of a song like Freak Show Excess...let alone write it. And Zappa? He's probably a bit too genius for you to understand.
PhilosopherOnWeed 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
fuck you man,what are you talking about,freak show this freak show that,does guy do something else then freaks? man those 1000000 per second are as boring on him as they are on jeff loomis as on yngwie malmsteen.i love vai it's playing but serious the guy is to much wah to much pedal to much whammy pretty boring for me.if the guy is a so called god then why are simplistic bands like maiden,mettalica,megadeth making more money.
aryinc 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
yeah zappa is to genius,dud depends on what world you come from.for zappa is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzappa.
i rather listen to deep purple or led zep then some virtuose trying to be that.as for diversity.i listen to any classic rock song from police to mr big to whitesnake to europe to boston eagles,some rave some techno and allot of early metal,flamenco like paco de lucia al di meola list goes on.i'm done with ya.
aryinc 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
no playing 100000 the same kind of songs is diverse? gilbert may not be as technical but at least doesn't stutter while imrpvosing watch g3 with vai to see him fail aggainst yngwie with.gilbert asked yngwie to doo a song together,yngwie chickend out or something.Vai is solist without a stable band background more like satch,gilbert did everything from solist satch style to melodic mr big to metal.don't call the guy less diverse then vai.i'm done.
aryinc 7 months ago
@aryinc Making more means nothing. And indeed your done, because you spamming bullshit reactions on me isn't taking you nowhere. You simply know nothing, I already know that. So it's alright, goodbye.
PhilosopherOnWeed 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
no indeed but you're a load of craptalk and a forsing opinion like bad wether or something.you aren't the brightest here are you?.Because you're responding to nothing they're both diffrent but to me steve plays boring end of it,it's my opionion.Have a nice and ignorant live bye.
aryinc 7 months ago
@aryinc Go learn to play the guitar instead of reacting on someone on youtube, you have a lot to learn, have a nice day.
PhilosopherOnWeed 7 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed
coming from you, i can actually write songs that people like,so i don't feel bad about anything.i think it's more a problem of you.you don't have to be a virtuose to sound good.i sound good so i feel fine with that.i'm glad i still got a allot to learn,that means that i got a long way to go,you sound like you're already done.at least i'm done with you.
aryinc 7 months ago
hell yea! played it without a whammy bar, makes me want to go learn it now. awesome song and freakin amazing performance!
guitarman46464646 2 years ago 2
UGH, why did he have to go and ruin one his racer x guitars..
(wait no, he ruined just about all of them.)
AWPJudy 2 years ago 3
Racer-X guitar....
aabbaabcd 2 years ago 5
sucks i never had a chance to see them live, great band
huraboma 2 years ago
why does it say terrifying ? in the description???
Raffael900me 2 years ago 2
terrifying = magnifico!
richutchinson 2 years ago 3
Good point. Perhaps the colour pink causes him to lose control of his bowels or something...
BomBasticTwat 2 years ago
@Raffael900me He is from mexico, he meant "bad ass"
mqmqmwmw 8 months ago
PINK GUITAR!!!!!!
madden3231 2 years ago 3
tube un orgasmo!
brauliomcbrein 2 years ago
Very awesome!!!
brauliomcbrein 2 years ago
Well, I can't say this is the perfect version. Eric Martin is no Diamond Dave (although Dave has a gruff voice). Steve Vai also has the better solo along with the guitar/bass duet and the end which is lacking here. Paul Gilbert is as good as Steve Vai but I think Gilbert played it different out of respect to Vai.
mizelleg 2 years ago
Actually, it's almost the same as the original version by Talas, Billy's former band.
rjerick 2 years ago
I didn't think Talas' version had impressive lead guitar like Vai's or Gilbert's.
mizelleg 2 years ago 2
The arrangement is similar, not the guitar work.
rjerick 2 years ago 2
Did Billy Sheehan sing Talas' version?
mizelleg 2 years ago
PERFECT! ^^
FoxxSalema 3 years ago
Pink guitar FTW!!
gene760 3 years ago
gilbert and sheehan rulez!
chebordelloraga 3 years ago 4
wow is that the ibanez wilshire with f holes?
PLaYaXtra480 3 years ago
PG is tha man =)
PROGNUT777 3 years ago 27
@PROGNUT777 did u try type that or the man ?
jeresbasso 2 months ago
gilbert and sheehan forever
fenderock777 3 years ago 11
Talas tune
hadd13 3 years ago
this version kicks ass...... great !!!
Brizzzou 3 years ago
what pickups is PG using in that guitar??
chero1gx 3 years ago
Looks like his PAF Pro in the bridge and some minibucker in the neck.
TheDistortionist 3 years ago
probably PAF pros or tone zones, those are his favorites, they're both made by Dimarzio
NeoGodHand 2 years ago
Dimarzio's = loads and loads of shredding tone baby !!!!!!!!
ChuckMullis 2 years ago 2
@NeoGodHand nope, its his guitar from racer x. it had a minibucker in the neck and a super distortion in the bridge.
rockmanX117 8 months ago
@rockmanX117 By God, that IS his guitar from Racer X. I looked at it the whole time like a custom hot pink PGM...those F-holes tricked me lol. I stand corrected.
NeoGodHand 8 months ago
@NeoGodHand its all good i knew for sure when i saw the racer x sticker on the back (what happend to that guitar??? O_o)
rockmanX117 8 months ago
@rockmanX117 I know, right? I've always liked that guitar. Maybe he just wanted to honor Ibanez by always playing the PGM's they made for him. Or maybe some kind of accident happened or whatever. Not sure.
NeoGodHand 8 months ago
@NeoGodHand he did that to most of his racer X guitars, including his telesavalas(es)
rockmanX117 8 months ago
crap! the video screws up on the best part..paul and billy soloing...damn...
KhidirD2K 3 years ago
paul gilberts goin crazy in this haha for mr big
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Paul Gilbert is great but in this song he's shredding is meaningless.
emrebozkurt800 3 years ago
The Vai Roth version is much better I like Paul but his solo adds nothing to the song .
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Roths version with Vai rocks harder :D. Plus the vocalist has girls hair
Evilgmog41 3 years ago
o yeah!!
rexsheehan04 3 years ago 3
that isnt david lee roth singing...
you will find that it is Eric Martin so please correct the info lol.
malicious199 3 years ago 3
Billy Sheehan is too good at bass.
Szartard 3 years ago 22
you mean Billy Sheehan is amazing! = D
coreymilne 3 years ago 7
Haha! that bass player's awesome!
fani5000 3 years ago 6
damn!! no one can play such a drums!!!
9999pat9999 3 years ago 7
tapping instead of legato intro
Dudleyrulz 3 years ago 3
Yeah, you guys are right: this version is better than the Vai version. Personally, I like wammy abuse-free songs. The dedicated vocalist also helps, though.
nirvanaslg 3 years ago 5
I like this version better than Vai's. No offence vai is a great guitarist and he is one of my influences
petercawaing 3 years ago 6
I agree I'm a fan of Vai but this version is way better and the vocal is very nice if you ask me....paul gilbert rocks too hard in this vid
hideyasoki 3 years ago 5
love them
Spacca189 3 years ago 3
Sheehan and Gilbert are amazing. I think if they had a better singer and drummer that they would have been an even bigger band! (haha, pun intended)
jrer58 3 years ago
mr big is perfect enough for me! haha...
apathbeyond50 3 years ago
what are you talking about? pat is an awesome drummer. just the right amount, no stupid knick knack. thats rock :D
aldoregozani 3 years ago 6
:|:| PINNKK!!! :P
tommyboy1391 3 years ago
i thought this was a steve vai song
LennartIbanez 3 years ago
Actually it's a Talas song, Billy's band Before Dave Lee Roth, great track
cafe5150 3 years ago
5*.
Aeoaye 3 years ago
Does anyone know if there is a DVD for this "Live in San Fransico" concert. I can only find the "Mr. Big Farewell - Live in Japan"
Thanks
rmc24237 3 years ago
There is only the VHS, sadly. I just got it off of Ebay practically brand new though, so try there and maybe you'll get lucky. It's a great performance from Paul and Billy.
SolidWander 3 years ago
@rmc24237 I have the original VHS of this concert
mqmqmwmw 8 months ago
This video is so fuckin' AWESOME!!
I want to be there with Mr. Big!
frododuds 3 years ago 6
paul gilbert is awesome!
ninjaboi77 3 years ago 6
Paul Gilbert has an awesome guitar.
ShipsAreBurned 3 years ago
Billy Sheehan wrote this song when he was with a band called Talas. I have that one in my collection, as well as Mr. Big and DLR. I also witnessed Billy and Steve Vai play this live. All I could do was drop my jaw! Incredible!
ekg125 3 years ago 4
very cool*
fabric89 3 years ago
the best version Mr. Big did of this song that I've seen.
ikill4klondikebars 3 years ago
Best version? no.
I miss DLR's band
Sommarkattt 3 years ago
so true!
ikke998 3 years ago
Dave was maybe a good front man, but could sing for shit. lol I prefer the better vocals. Just me though. : )
yngvaigilbsteen 3 years ago
that is very but.. its not DAVID LEE ROTH!!!!!!
fabric89 3 years ago
Dave was maybe a good front man, but could sing for shit. lol I prefer the better vocals. Just me though. : )
yngvaigilbsteen 3 years ago 3
does anyone know the lyric changes that were made to this version of the song? I can't quite make out some of the changes.
ikill4klondikebars 3 years ago
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD ASS!
hirummy 3 years ago
oh my god!!!!!
it's so greaaaaaaaaaat!
wrigleyx 3 years ago
Wow... sheehan and gilbert... i swear i been living under a rock or somethin..
fendermexi 3 years ago 3
Just head back 15 years!! Mr.Big ruled!
schlagdog 3 years ago
hey anybody does anyone know any info on Pauls Pink guitar showed here... is it and epi with a ibanez neck... or custom made ibanez... any info would be great
thanks
Willbartonrg550 3 years ago
According to Gilbert's site it's a custom Ibanez with a Body based on his vintage Epiphone Wilshire solid.
WouterJ 3 years ago
it does look like a wilshire lol
muscletruckdude 3 years ago
This is great but I still like Vai's version of the song better on DLR's album. Sheehan wrote the song with Talus first and redid it with Roth and Vai and I like Vai's tone a lot better than Gilbert's though Gilbert shreds the hell out of the song.
trex257 3 years ago
whatever happened to billy sheehan anyway?
iof69 3 years ago
He plays with Steve Vai now who used to play with David Lee Roth at the same time with Billy.
suihkubad 3 years ago
thanks!
iof69 3 years ago
Last I knew he was quite comfortable touring with Steve Vai.
kh2freek 3 years ago 2
thanks!
iof69 3 years ago
He also has some solo albums out if I remember correctly.
Oh, and he works with Tony McAlpine a lot.
AnthonyParalikas 3 years ago
probably right that Michael batio isn't particularly full of emotion, but is paul gilbert?
the thing what is so extreme about michael is that he can even play the mst abnormal licks slow and knows what he is doing.
czecka1 3 years ago
Got Whammy?
cavlovc1 3 years ago
I like seeing billy and gilbert play together they are great!
petercawaing 3 years ago 2
COOOOOOOOL!!!!!
Eviltiaz 3 years ago
gran tema!
rockdestruccion 3 years ago
yeeeeaaaaahhhh!!!!!!
YoungViking90 3 years ago
haha, yeah psychedelicbassist is right about sheenan. he's a fuckin beast. paul is amazing as well.
mikeharrison2190 3 years ago
lol is sheehan not sheenan :P
Elfro89 3 years ago
Awesome, Paul's playing on the good old pink racer-x ibanez
Joabim989 3 years ago 2
batio is fast unemotional bullshit. weird idiot!
PG and Steve Vai are both great. But in this Song I like PG much more, he plays ,...äähm out of his belly , without thinking to much . Sv is too much calculative an thinking about wehathe is plying. I ´ll Pg in October....yeah ....Rock on dudes
Brizzzou 3 years ago
you guys all talkin bout the guitars but the real star here is sheehan greatest bassist ever
psychedelicbassist 3 years ago
Vai got more the original one!!!
TasTj 3 years ago
paul better than vai....... paul rules
baqxaxeqqe 3 years ago 2
Paul should tap more in his playing.
Firefret30003 3 years ago
like he doesnt that enought,he does it lots of time,hes great.
aryinc 3 years ago
amazing video thx for posting
saad5656 3 years ago
lol everytime ive ever said that batio was the best ive gotten thumbs down for it...which means that i can never stop saying batio is god. gilbert is sick tho i mean he taught the bucket!
increddavisstuntman 3 years ago
personally i think their both great guitarist bar batio, batios tops on shred but low on musicality hes really repetitive, i think i'd have to pick i would'nt cuz they both play differently, i just enjoy the music.
termite155 3 years ago
Who do you think is better Pg or Vai for me its PG
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gilberts great but vai and batio are the tops!
increddavisstuntman 3 years ago
Top my ass!
SamiJam 3 years ago
Vai is a lot more original and creative than Gilbert, but gilbert really lets you know he has technique. Vais a little more subtle about his technique. Overall, Vai is the winner. I also prefer his version of Shyboy from the Astoria
ibanezbloke 3 years ago
notice how satriani and gilbert, both ibanez endorsee's, have a bunch of their signature in a bunch of different colors or have some different body shape from their signature.
serazac25 3 years ago
you can not compare guitarist like vai with gilbert or yngwie with michael angelo you like comparing apple to orange every one has his music style mab shred-yngwie neo classic-gilbert classical basses with heavy metal influence ...peace
jackass0115 3 years ago 3
sure you can. There's just not much point in comparing them :)
yngvaigilbsteen 3 years ago
Paul is on fire during the solos :D
SamiJam 3 years ago 2
When you say gilbert changed vai's licks, Actually sheehan wrote the song and the parts.
Gilbert is better!
JohnArmstro 3 years ago 2
More technicaly inclined than vai
valdi9165 3 years ago 2
god damn that was amazing
shredftw 3 years ago 2
better than vai...
kevbo67 3 years ago 5
That's crazy...just the amount of skill that went into that performance...crazy o.O
sgrockkid 3 years ago 3
Are those active pickups that Paul is using?
goodguys 3 years ago
This has nothing on the DLR/Vai version. Paul is a great guitarist, but changed Vai's incredible original licks to generic shred licks, for the loss. :(
400SA 3 years ago 2
Holy Fuck!
davebike 3 years ago 2
The only reason I called you a prick was because of the format of your statement.. when you make a statement in a condescending fashion over the internet doesn't that sound like hiding behind one's anonymity? Its not like I said I'm going to come and kick your ass or something.
Either way if I had to argue for who I thought the best guitarist was right now it would probably be for Guthrie Govan. Though its interesting to note that Vai considered Danny Gatton to be the best guitar player.
xelad1 3 years ago
you gotta be THAT good to play with a pink guitar or anything else thats gay-looking and Paul is THAT good
NeoGodHand 3 years ago
schmexy as hell
ozzyrox666 3 years ago
I'm thinkin' that this is better than Vai's version. It's alot more exiting
Rhoads93 3 years ago
Yeah!.
Paul gilbert is a much funnier and interesting guitar player.. world class!
so cool when he and billy sheehan has those cool twin guitar + bass solo fills too!.
Genious men those 2
CobHatecrewNor 3 years ago
My first thought was to flame the hell out of that comment. Your saying this is better than Vai's version?
Ok, I will say that there is no issue with you digging Gilbert and prefering this over Steve Vai's playing, hell, I love Paul Gilbert a lot, he is better than I will ever be and has done so many great things.
But better than Vai? I'm having a hard time with that because I think just about everyone will agree, Steve Vai would smoke Paul and just about anyone else.
Beausant 3 years ago
In what way would Steve smoke paul. Are you talking about technically musically or what? Technically somehow I doubt Steve would smoke Paul. I don't know they both have obviously very different styles but from a pure technical standpoint they can probably both play each others stuff fairly easily though paul does do some crazy string skipping and wide interval licks that I've never heard steve do. Of course steve is the master of expression. Either way its not a damn contest.
xelad1 3 years ago
hahaha... xelad1 must think Satriani, Timmons, Van Halen, Hammett, Malmsteen, Friedman, and even Paul Gilbert are all full of it when they say that there is nobody who can keep up with Steve Vai.
Music is a personal thing, you can say you prefer something more than another, but to say something is 'better'? Define that please...
Oh yeah, I would say that musically, Vai slaughters him. Technically? Though Paul is brilliant, my opinion is that Steve is miles ahead of him.
Beausant 3 years ago
I really don't know what you are talking about. Van Halen has stated on multiple ocassions that Holdsworth is his favorite guitarist and Yngwie always says that Vai is too weird for his taste. I also don't know why you're arguing with me since I pretty much said its subjective. But then you went on to say Steve slaughters paul, so is music subjective or not Beausant? The worst part is I love Steve's music but you're being too much of a prick for me not to respond.
xelad1 3 years ago
I'm a prick huh? Ok, sorry... It is always amusing when someone takes a shot at another behind the anonymity of the internet. Whatever floats your boat I guess...
Yes, Eddie has said that Holdsworth is great. He also says the Clapton was huge for him in the early days, more so than others. But when asked who he thinks is at the peak of the game or who makes him sweat, he says that while nobody makes him sweat, Steve Vai is the total package.
Beausant 3 years ago
And Yngwie? He was just at the Dallas International Guitar Show sitting at the Fender booth. We all heard him say that Vai raised the bar, perhaps too high and though Greg Koch wondered aloud about Satch, Yngwie said that Vai was in his words, 'hands down'.
Anyway, yes, we all have different taste, but if you tell me any of them are better than the other, I will respond with my preference. Seem logical?
No, I'm not arguing. I dig chatting with people who love the guitar...
Beausant 3 years ago
They've all really said that.
tc0nk 3 years ago
no i don't think so..no way dude! paul gilbert's degree of difficulty when it comes to playing is exceptional! steve vai is great..but Paul is God. Even Vai is intimidated by paul. check out their video in the Ibanez festival.
jasonism123 3 years ago
meh, it's not really a competition, like I personally like the tone of vai's guitar better and his solo but both versions have their merit because they are both amazing guitarists.
PurpletracksStudios 3 years ago 4
you are correct! rock on!
jasonism123 3 years ago
They are all equally good :) You can't say who is better, they are all the best at what they are doing!
Peace
Rock On!
SamiJam 3 years ago 3
mr big it seems they came along way , i remember when they used open up 4 rush half the crowed was outside ,they sound good , talented ,but i never got into them
Giovani22 3 years ago 3