Steve Vai did a new cover of Van Halen's "Jump".

Seen him on some blurry YT videos—I always figured he just did Hot Licks VHS tapes?

Didn’t he die in like the 90s?
Yeah he had medical issues. I think he did do some hot licks tapes. He was one of a handful of shredders that was able to secure a high dollar record deal. I imagine he would've done some big things had he lived longer, he was setting the bar pretty high in his day.
 
I clicked hoping to see one of your ultra brash opinions and the one time I would've appreciated it the most you totally let

I clicked hoping to see one of your ultra brash opinions and the one time I would've appreciated it the most you totally let me down. :LOL:
I was a Van Halen fan since I saw them in 1978 blowing Sabbath off the stage at Nassau Coliseum.
 
Who are the greatest ‘shredders’ then? Not being facetious, honestly those would be the only 3 I think I could name 🤷‍♂️
Theres a laundry list of shredders that were hand picked by Mike Varney in the 80s. Literally any of those guys I would label as shredders over Vai or Satch. Lane was a shrapnel guy too.
 
Yeah he had medical issues. I think he did do some hot licks tapes. He was one of a handful of shredders that was able to secure a high dollar record deal. I imagine he would've done some big things had he lived longer, he was setting the bar pretty high in his day.
I wonder if that’s who @Metalhex was referring to?
 
Theres a laundry list of shredders that were hand picked by Mike Varney in the 80s. Literally any of those guys I would label as shredders over Vai or Satch. Lane was a shrapnel guy too.
OK I am def not a fan of shredders then haha—I was around back then and am familiar enough with the shrapnel stuff to know it’s not my cup at all. I would much rather listen to Satch, Vai and to a lesser extent Malmsteen. Shit, I thought EVH was a shredder lol
 
I cannot put into words how much I hate the pitch corrected american idol style "shopping mall sass" vocals. I can't not see her doing the christina aguilera up-and-down-with-the-pitch hand thing the whole time.

The solo was really good all things considered though. Tone was fantastic too. It was the only thing about that song that didn't make me want to JUMP off a bridge.
 
I missed your positive comments

I try to be a beacon of positivity on here whenever possible.



Speaking of missed (and not to derail the thread), but did you ever see the William Shatner in a death metal band meme I made in your honor?






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Lol, they both look like psychopaths or brainwashed cult members in that pic.

Yeah. It was a screenshot I took when they did that interview about EVH tone or something a few years back. When Joe was on his quest for the perfect amp that would give him EVH tone and swing right out of the box.

I like it because it is basically a meme without words or context. The look on their faces writes its own story :lol:
 
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