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“For the Love of God” is an instrumental guitar piece by Steve Vai. Released as the flagship seventh song on Vai’s 1990 album Passion and Warfare, it is often cited as Vai’s greatest composition and was voted #29 in a readers’ poll of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time for the magazine Guitar World. The piece, which runs for six minutes, features a number of techniques, including legato, whammy bar tricks, harmonics and volume swells.
Vai, always one to explore new techniques for gaining spiritual balance, is also well known for the emphasis in preparation. As he has said in many interviews, Vai fasted and meditated for ten days in preparation for recording this song, which was recorded on the fourth day of the fast.
Vai has performed the piece with a substantial orchestra in the Netherlands: The Metropole Orchestra. The video for this song has become a hit on video-sharing site YouTube, gaining over 2 million views. Vai’s antics on stage are sometimes accredited to this.
It is one of the songs in the DLC Guitar Hero Virtuoso Pack, available for Guitar Hero III.
Vai, always one to explore new techniques for gaining spiritual balance, is also well known for the emphasis in preparation. As he has said in many interviews, Vai fasted and meditated for ten days in preparation for recording this song, which was recorded on the fourth day of the fast.
Vai has performed the piece with a substantial orchestra in the Netherlands: The Metropole Orchestra. The video for this song has become a hit on video-sharing site YouTube, gaining over 2 million views. Vai’s antics on stage are sometimes accredited to this.
It is one of the songs in the DLC Guitar Hero Virtuoso Pack, available for Guitar Hero III.
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Steve Vai performs "For The Love of God" live with the Holland Metropole Orchestra, 2005. From the amazing DVD "Visual Sound Theories" - available through the official Steve Vai website,…
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tallpaul1 wrote:
Superb! Not much more you can say!! =)
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bytorthesnowdog wrote:
a masterpeice from a master
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LeBlueBandit wrote:
I was wondering if there was another song like his other one "Windows to the soul" out there... I guess this is the one!
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STONERSEDGE wrote:
steve vai is one of the best theres maybe 6 who can play like him ...
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Kingzy wrote:
Tarsha, it must be annoying knowing your picking a fight with a 20 year old and losing. Eric Johnson is pretty darn awesome. And I'd say he doesn't shove his fingers up his ass :) He's too busy being one of the best guitarists in the world.
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tarsha66 wrote:
no im not high on crack, g3, derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm i have them ! Eric sings like a mouse,stands there trying to keep up with them,with his finger in his ass ! he couldnt hold there nuts !
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choosefreewill wrote:
@tarsha66: Are you high on crack? Eric Johnson CAN play that good!!! I've seen him do live. I've seen both of them live. Have you? Here's something you may want to check into...perhaps you've heard of it... IT'S CALLED _G3_!!!
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diegohendrix wrote:
very good song!!!!!
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oliveriale wrote:
A guitarist who plays with his heart !
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tarsha66 wrote:
Eric Johnson wishes he could play this good
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tarsha66 wrote:
Joe Satriani student !
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oldrockR wrote:
purtty good for an Eric Johnson student,huh.
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vladsoriano wrote:
When I was a teenager, I'd go to bed and wake up in the morning to this song...
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Tongman wrote:
"i'd fast for a month to play 6 minutes like this! Excelante!!" Fcuk! That's how he does it! The Jesus shred!
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franlee3355 wrote:
wow... wow.
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emerau7 wrote:
ohhhhh I never get tired of hearing this! mmmmmm superb!
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tarsha66 wrote:
shhhh this!
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tarsha66 wrote:
this is the best, still would have loved to see him and stevie ray vaughn on stage, hell lets put Joe Satriani there to,
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midnightsongs wrote:
Unique guitar solo! shhh!
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tallpaul1 wrote:
Superb Steve! =)
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