Marshall + Mesa EQ, John Sykes and Michael Nielsen

[Securb]

The only way Vai works in a band setting is if it is Vai's band.

Vai has spent most of his career as a sideman, he worked perfectly in Zappa's band. I would suggest listening to "Album" by Public Image Limited. Vai works great in the band, there is very few guitar acrobatics. The players on the disk read like the who's who of music.

• John Lydon – lead vocals
• Bill Laswell - bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), producer
• Steve Vai – guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar (1-4, 6)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fairlight CMI (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Bernie Worrell – organ (1, 4, 6) Yamaha DX7 (3)
• Ginger Baker – drums (3-5, 7)
• Tony Williams – drums (1, 2, 6)

[Bogner]

Vai has spent most of his career as a sideman, he worked perfectly in Zappa's band. I would suggest listening to "Album" by Public Image Limited. Vai works great in the band, there is very few guitar acrobatics. The players on the disk read like the who's who of music.

• John Lydon – lead vocals
• Bill Laswell - bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), producer
• Steve Vai – guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar (1-4, 6)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fairlight CMI (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Bernie Worrell – organ (1, 4, 6) Yamaha DX7 (3)
• Ginger Baker – drums (3-5, 7)
• Tony Williams – drums (1, 2, 6)

Maybe I am thinking of the other Steve Vai who hasn't bounced around and done a bunch of solo stuff. He worked perfectly in Zappa because they are both out there. You are talking about the Public Image Limited "Album".... How many albums was that? To me, if he isn't focused on his own thing and doing his own thing he isn't at his best. YMMV

[PFDarkside]

Vai has spent most of his career as a sideman, he worked perfectly in Zappa's band. I would suggest listening to "Album" by Public Image Limited. Vai works great in the band, there is very few guitar acrobatics. The players on the disk read like the who's who of music.

• John Lydon – lead vocals
• Bill Laswell - bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), producer
• Steve Vai – guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar (1-4, 6)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fairlight CMI (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Bernie Worrell – organ (1, 4, 6) Yamaha DX7 (3)
• Ginger Baker – drums (3-5, 7)
• Tony Williams – drums (1, 2, 6)

Wait. How did I not know that Steve Vai played with Johnny Rotten?

Also I love that they call out the DX7, as if it could be anything else in 1986.

[Securb]

Wait. How did I not know that Steve Vai played with Johnny Rotten?
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Chew on this a bit my friend, the whole album is awesome but this is the trippy long tune.

[Securb]

Keep in mind Steve Vai did this album the same year as Eat em and Smile so he was all over Mtv and radio with Rotten and Roth.

[PFDarkside]

I’ll dig into it.