Keneally is a serious badass. And not just on guitar. He plays several instruments, and can keep up with Steve Vai. Can't say that about many other people in the world.
Funny enough, literally everyone that's ever stepped on stage with Vai. It's one of the things I appreciate about the man the most; he has no qualms about inviting musicians that appear on pair or even better than him AND will, unlike Vai, play several instruments during the show. Not many people are big that way. (though I'm sure Vai can play anything at least decently).
Mike (and his core band) carry Satriani live all the time, lol. Also check out Vai Piano Reductions by Mike....he takes Steve's gittar stuff and shreds on acoustic grand....
I remember seeing this tour going way back in the late nineties, in little old Adelaide, South Australia. And that "second" guitarist, Kenneally, is truly amazing. But then again, the whole band was brilliant. Ah, the good old days, pre-911, pre-covid, just a better time all round. The best times of my life.
depends on the piece ,no? But theres ppl who does that. Pete Thorn have also walked in to sessions and played stuff he just once. i think that was the case when he went on trial for guns n roses. The rec company wouldnt let nobody hear the studio work, so the manager gave Thorn a listen on his phone , then he went in 8 minutes later and playd it. Dont kill me if theres detailes messed up, but i believe thats fairly accurate
What I like most about Zappa, is underneath the cynical narcissistic mysoginistic personality, is the real Zappa lol. When he gives praise YOU BETTER FUCKING LISTEN AND TAKE THAT PRAISE. He’s hard to impress, but he is NO asshole dummy in reality. Just hard to like at first lol.
About the most wonderfully inspiring (& intimidating!) freak show of electric guitar exuberance & technical mastery I’ve ever seen/heard! Stunning playing!
I saw this tour and during the show Keneally put his arm around me like he was scared, later Vai held his guitar out and let me use the whammy bar while he played. Was a tiny club and such a cool experience. Saw Keneally play in a bar once and he was hanging out and showed me how to play part of "I Can't Stop" that I couldn't figure out.
Karate Kid lost. He never repeated Jack Butler's part. He just forgets the rules and decides he can bust into his classical piece a round after he forfeit lol
John Jones actually the Karate Kid won because the Steve Vai neo-classical he had dubbed in was better than the other new-classical piece Steve played 😂
That's now how the competition works. You copy the previous player's riffs, or you lose. He never copied Butler's part, so what happens after that is irrelevant.
John Jones no, in those kind of competitions you play the same riff or a better riff. If you play a better riff it cancels out the previous riff by the opponent.
Saw them play this at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. Keneally broke a string and Vai says “alright Ralph go fix your guitar!” The whole place fell out laughing.
at no point in this video does that happen. i was wondering about this since i know theres no fucking way keneally could play the actual paganini parts that vai does in the movie. now i know. video title is slightly misleading.
Sorry to disagree with you Theo, but not only could Keneally play the Paganini parts...or any part of any song he wants....but he could do it on guitar with right hand and piano on left hand simultaneously. He is a monster as is Vai, which is why both played for Zappa,
Vai is the God of 6-string, but Keneally is also an amazing musician. Also played with Zappa, like Vai. And he can play keyboards and guitar at the same time. Never seen Vai doing that :-)
I think Brian Carroll, Tommy emmanuell and the guy from krisiun are technically better. Depends what you like though. Krisiun aren't my type of band, too heavy, but the guitar player. Wow.
In a masterclass i asked him " What are your best remembrances of the film Crossroad?" He answered: " I remember i was in the part, of a bad guy...And Ralph Macchio used to scared off every time i had to look in his eyes in a very bad way .. " : D : - )) Thanx for uploading .
Vai is one of the greatest guitarist I've ever seen and the length of this fingers are unbelievable must really help his guitaring having fingers the size of the empire state building 🏙 both men are amazing guitarist
Yeah! Lol. Maybe via would be good on bass? Lol he would probably suck actually. See, I’m a former hood guitarist. Like a really good rythm guitar player…… which is making a joke about how I don’t play guitar very well. But I SHINE on bass. People say, if you are bad at guitar you should play bass. I play bass much better than most bassists or guitarists I meet. I think that’s a silly point to make. I joke by saying I play “lead bass” to each there own. All the guitarists that are better on guitar than me, suck even worse on bass than I could have imagined. Just a funny stereotype about bassists or guitarists. Steryotyoes are fun! I play too many instruments to name. All very mediocre. But still more instruments than you can probably come up with off the top of your head. I don’t learn long or hard enough and I get bored easy!
@@SirPraiseSun I just feel like Via is one of those guitar junky guys. He can shred and he’s great on guitar, but I feel like if you put a bass in his hands he’d get confused. Most every time I hand a bass to a (pro) guitarist I play with, they barely play it… treat it like it’s some sort of foreign object their body needs to stay away from lol. Like, I just heard you shred on guitar, go ahead and do that on the bass. You don’t have to go “plunk, plunk, plunk, plunk” a lot of people are under the impression that bass is just “more simple guitar” and that’s just not the case. A guitarist usually has a pre conceived disdain for bass guitar, and when they go to play it they play it with that disdain and MAKE bass a simple little toy. I’m not an amazing guitar player but I play every single instrument mediocre. Only instruments I’ve struggled with and haven’t tried again are brass. You can make any instrument hard to play if you play it with skill.
Ry Cooder--- All the Slide Guitar parts. Steve Vai-- All the non Slide Guitar parts, including the Eugenes Trick Bag, the part where the Caprice 5 is. There is NO Yngvie Malmsteen or Stevie Ray Vaughan or Arlen Roth in the Duel to be heard.
I remember seeing Mike play with Joe Satriani, and I wondered who is this guy good enough to be on the same stage with Joe, and he was legit! Also onstage 2/3 of the Aristocrats, Bellor and Minnemann one of my favorite concerts.
Mike and B-boy Beller have been together from the start, more or less. Joe Travers worked with those two early and still sits in/tours and I think he's done a satch tour, dunno anymore
I REALLY hope that Steve Vai is on next season if Cobra Kai! Maybe the father of Hawk? Maybe giving Ralph Machios son guitar lessons. If enough of us dream it maybe it will come true
Ry Cooder didn't do any of the music in the last part of the movie. It was all Steve Vai. Famously the reason why none of this part of the movie was on the Crossroads Ry Cooder sound track.
hes about to tour with franks zappas old band lineup including special guest like steve and more in a hologram spectacle. called the bizarre world of frank zappa.
Its just for show. Mike Keneally and Vai are both masters of their game and very good friends (and both came up under the grand master himself Frank Zappa). Its just call and response with a bit of show for the fans.
No, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a competition on the side. At the end of the day music is subjective, but as far as ‘skill’ goes, some people have more than others.
Keneally is a serious badass. And not just on guitar. He plays several instruments, and can keep up with Steve Vai. Can't say that about many other people in the world.
Funny enough, literally everyone that's ever stepped on stage with Vai. It's one of the things I appreciate about the man the most; he has no qualms about inviting musicians that appear on pair or even better than him AND will, unlike Vai, play several instruments during the show. Not many people are big that way.
(though I'm sure Vai can play anything at least decently).
Mike (and his core band) carry Satriani live all the time, lol. Also check out Vai Piano Reductions by Mike....he takes Steve's gittar stuff and shreds on acoustic grand....
@@zappadaj just saw some of that, really cool stuff
the zappa concert was awesome. BROWN SHOES, DONT MAKE IT!!!!
Steve Vai must have practiced real hard to get it right this time.
ha ha ha jajaja is only because Ralph Macchio is not around
well when ralphs not available cos hes doing a comedy roast - go with what yer got :P
I heard he made a deal with some guy...
Hilarious
That's how good Steve you believed the fail!
Mike Keneally is incredible in his own right. That's why Zappa,Vai, Satriani and others have had him in their bands.
I remember seeing this tour going way back in the late nineties, in little old Adelaide, South Australia. And that "second" guitarist, Kenneally, is truly amazing. But then again, the whole band was brilliant.
Ah, the good old days, pre-911, pre-covid, just a better time all round. The best times of my life.
Zappa said keneally was the only player he knew who could hear a piece once and repeat it exactly correct.
depends on the piece ,no? But theres ppl who does that. Pete Thorn have also walked in to sessions and played stuff he just once.
i think that was the case when he went on trial for guns n roses.
The rec company wouldnt let nobody hear the studio work, so the manager gave Thorn a listen on his phone , then he went in 8 minutes later and playd it.
Dont kill me if theres detailes messed up, but i believe thats fairly accurate
I knew a guy that was like that Erik Von Grabb
Rest In Peace
What I like most about Zappa, is underneath the cynical narcissistic mysoginistic personality, is the real Zappa lol. When he gives praise YOU BETTER FUCKING LISTEN AND TAKE THAT PRAISE. He’s hard to impress, but he is NO asshole dummy in reality. Just hard to like at first lol.
He ain’t the only one fir sure bro but he is good
@@christopherkucia1071 everybody have met these kinds of guys who just doesnt care what other thinks, but when you get to know them, theyre nice
Good to to see that bass player still hangin with him all these years later. Saw them last winter in Calgary Canada and they were all amazing
It amazes me and leaves me in awe the sheer level of dexterity, instrumental proficiency and talent Keneally has.
God I miss the 80's- 90's Vai!
Mike Keneally, super underrated!
saw this live at a small club.. was so so so awesome... really impressed by Mikes playing. he's really top notch.. for a piano player. Hehe crazy
I was 16 when I watched this show, 90's, São Paulo - Brasil. Amazing... Unforgettable!! Thank´s for good memories!
About the most wonderfully inspiring (& intimidating!) freak show of electric guitar exuberance & technical mastery I’ve ever seen/heard! Stunning playing!
in 1998 he did this at House of Blues in Orlando Disney . I was in awe. Still am.
Yes Sir! This was awesome I love the movie, I'm glad Steve implemented this into a show that was incredible! Great job by both!!
It's worth mentioning that this drummer is Mike Mangini, currently on Dream Theater.
I saw this tour and during the show Keneally put his arm around me like he was scared, later Vai held his guitar out and let me use the whammy bar while he played. Was a tiny club and such a cool experience. Saw Keneally play in a bar once and he was hanging out and showed me how to play part of "I Can't Stop" that I couldn't figure out.
Vai never fails to amaze me. He is the fucking guitar!
I freekin love blues rock.
Steve vai & Mike Keneally "guitar gods"
after getting scooled by the karate kid, he took some more lessons.
Karate Kid lost. He never repeated Jack Butler's part. He just forgets the rules and decides he can bust into his classical piece a round after he forfeit lol
John Jones actually the Karate Kid won because the Steve Vai neo-classical he had dubbed in was better than the other new-classical piece Steve played 😂
That's now how the competition works. You copy the previous player's riffs, or you lose. He never copied Butler's part, so what happens after that is irrelevant.
John Jones no, in those kind of competitions you play the same riff or a better riff. If you play a better riff it cancels out the previous riff by the opponent.
Lmao I remember that scene 🤣🤣🤣
Saw them play this at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth. Keneally broke a string and Vai says “alright Ralph go fix your guitar!” The whole place fell out laughing.
That would be a blast to watch live.
it's amazing to hear Paganini's Caprice No. 5 played in unison. I would love to see it played where the other guitar is playing an octave lower.
at no point in this video does that happen. i was wondering about this since i know theres no fucking way keneally could play the actual paganini parts that vai does in the movie. now i know. video title is slightly misleading.
Theodore, he's right there doing it.
Hmm, what is going on at 7:25 in the video?
Sorry to disagree with you Theo, but not only could Keneally play the Paganini parts...or any part of any song he wants....but he could do it on guitar with right hand and piano on left hand simultaneously. He is a monster as is Vai, which is why both played for Zappa,
Bill Kanengiser played the Paganini...
I saw Vai on the Firegarden tour, it was great. Keneally with his giant hat, Bynoe on bass, Mangini on drums. Happy memories.
Vai is the God of 6-string, but Keneally is also an amazing musician. Also played with Zappa, like Vai. And he can play keyboards and guitar at the same time. Never seen Vai doing that :-)
I saw Keneally with Satriani in 2018 on the G3 tour. The guy is a band in himself. I was really stoked when I saw him walk on the stage.
Saw Mike for the first time supporting Satch.
He is amazing
Steve Vai needs no comment...
Mike keneally is so fun to watch play... it would be cool to see that Charvel go at with a Tele in thier hands
This is actually amazing , I've seen it 2 times and must say.... WOW both those guys shred, but Vai truly a virtu oso
The Master, Steve Vai
I think Brian Carroll, Tommy emmanuell and the guy from krisiun are technically better. Depends what you like though. Krisiun aren't my type of band, too heavy, but the guitar player. Wow.
awesome simply awesome skill display !!!
Mike Keneally!!!!
In a masterclass i asked him " What are your best remembrances of the film Crossroad?" He answered: " I remember i was in the part, of a bad guy...And Ralph Macchio used to scared off every time i had to look in his eyes in a very bad way .. " : D : - )) Thanx for uploading .
Was that the masterclass in Prato? I seem to remember something similar
@@339Jackscarify No, it was a masterclass in Isola Liri, not very far from Rome.
@@edoardo7ed88 ooooh I see I see
Vai is one of the greatest guitarist I've ever seen and the length of this fingers are unbelievable must really help his guitaring having fingers the size of the empire state building 🏙 both men are amazing guitarist
Yeah! Lol. Maybe via would be good on bass? Lol he would probably suck actually. See, I’m a former hood guitarist. Like a really good rythm guitar player…… which is making a joke about how I don’t play guitar very well. But I SHINE on bass. People say, if you are bad at guitar you should play bass. I play bass much better than most bassists or guitarists I meet. I think that’s a silly point to make. I joke by saying I play “lead bass” to each there own. All the guitarists that are better on guitar than me, suck even worse on bass than I could have imagined. Just a funny stereotype about bassists or guitarists. Steryotyoes are fun! I play too many instruments to name. All very mediocre. But still more instruments than you can probably come up with off the top of your head. I don’t learn long or hard enough and I get bored easy!
@@christopherkucia1071 ur delusional why would play bass and why would he not be able to play
@@SirPraiseSun I just feel like Via is one of those guitar junky guys. He can shred and he’s great on guitar, but I feel like if you put a bass in his hands he’d get confused. Most every time I hand a bass to a (pro) guitarist I play with, they barely play it… treat it like it’s some sort of foreign object their body needs to stay away from lol. Like, I just heard you shred on guitar, go ahead and do that on the bass. You don’t have to go “plunk, plunk, plunk, plunk” a lot of people are under the impression that bass is just “more simple guitar” and that’s just not the case. A guitarist usually has a pre conceived disdain for bass guitar, and when they go to play it they play it with that disdain and MAKE bass a simple little toy. I’m not an amazing guitar player but I play every single instrument mediocre. Only instruments I’ve struggled with and haven’t tried again are brass. You can make any instrument hard to play if you play it with skill.
@@SirPraiseSun I’m just playing into musician stereotypes. It’s a lot of fun. I make jokes about playing the bass all the time.
@@SirPraiseSun I’m also not a fan of Via even though he’s awesome. I know he’s awesome, he just doesn’t capture me.
this man is pure enterteinment
Vai is very good, Keneally is from another planet
Ry Cooder--- All the Slide Guitar parts.
Steve Vai-- All the non Slide Guitar parts, including the Eugenes Trick Bag, the part where the Caprice 5 is.
There is NO Yngvie Malmsteen or Stevie Ray Vaughan or Arlen Roth in the Duel to be heard.
It's true. Thanks for comment. Regards.
ari1234a Arlen Roth taught Ralph how to play!
taught him how to pretend to play
ari1234a Steve vai kicks all there buts
Jon Beauchemin He taught him how to pretend. Because no one could pick this fast with his fingers.
Ah mike keneally.. A guy who easily can be mistaken as manager of some band.. But instead he played the guitar and keyboard.. Badass one also.
Love MK!!! Beer For Dolphins 🐬
That time was south korea's golden rock era...now k-pop idols rules this country...what a shame.
O cara já tocava assim a 20 atrás.... top!!!
Unbelievable!! The Best!
Único, capo, monstruo, virtuoso de otro mundo steve, y keneally no se le queda atrás grandes
I remember seeing Mike play with Joe Satriani, and I wondered who is this guy good enough to be on the same stage with Joe, and he was legit! Also onstage 2/3 of the Aristocrats, Bellor and Minnemann one of my favorite concerts.
Mike and B-boy Beller have been together from the start, more or less. Joe Travers worked with those two early and still sits in/tours and I think he's done a satch tour, dunno anymore
I can't hit the like button enough
Came for Vai. Stayed for Keneally
Ahhhhh... two of Zappa's favorite stunt guitarists!
97년 한국 공연이 풍성했구나 너무 어려서 못갔었다.. 분하다.
in the drums, Mike mangini! dream theater drummer
Muy emotiva la recreación de tan mítico duelo. Si estuvieran las dos guitarras al mismo volumen sería un duelo más parejo.
I REALLY hope that Steve Vai is on next season if Cobra Kai! Maybe the father of Hawk? Maybe giving Ralph Machios son guitar lessons. If enough of us dream it maybe it will come true
That's a funny idea🤔😁
wow. hanging with Mr. Vai !! very impressive
still crunch in ibanez! what a tone steve!
Jaw dropping by both men. Wish the sound was better for Mike.
Wow! In 1997 I was there!
🤘🏼 You're still the man Stevie! 🤘🏼
Whatta exiting!
Mike Keneally is unique and rated by zappa as his top guitarist for many different musical reasons.
Bro.Red you WILL always be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
Vai should preform this duel with Ry Cooder or Derek Trucks on the slide! Make it happen internet!
Or - crazy as it might seem - Arlon Roth???
Collin Ooh ! Wow ! You, my dear sir, are a man of great intelligents.
gorgeous!!!
For some hilarious Keneally, listen to his lead vocals on Zappa's version of "Sunshine of your Love"
still the best ever!
I came to see an Hobo Blues man with a Telecaster, And i want to see a Telecaster.
Brian steff magnussen the last thing you want is anything Fender
@@julianmorgan7834 Oh stuff it.
GREAT MUSIC YOU FIND HERE
Just not the same without the red Jackson.
Jackson.
close...San Dimas Charvel dude... lol but I doubt that's the guitar we actually hear, that's most likely his 'Green Meenie'
Not same without
Ry Cooder
Nor without the safely polished sound of a Studio Recording.
Ry Cooder didn't do any of the music in the last part of the movie. It was all Steve Vai. Famously the reason why none of this part of the movie was on the Crossroads Ry Cooder sound track.
Awesome thank you for this upload
Steve's style back then was way better than it is now.
Wonderful
This is cool but I like Ralph Macchio's tone way better lol :P
How cool was that?! Awesome!
That was fucking awesome!!!! thanx for sharing😁
So good!
We only need the wild dancer for effect! ♥️
Sooooooooooo yeah. Wow
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Is it wrong that this is one of the funniest comments I've seen all year?
Kickass!
Mike Keneally such a under rated player. Sort of wasted on keyboards in Satriani’s band.
hes about to tour with franks zappas old band lineup including special guest like steve and more in a hologram spectacle. called the bizarre world of frank zappa.
Brazil up!
Saw Steve 20 years later and he is still as damn good.
Hahaha so glad they did something like this. Hilarious tribute to that famous scene
Rock that guitar Mr Vai!
I saw the same show at the L.A. house o blues but they didn't do this -I would have remembered
I’ve been up for an hour now
Smokin' HOT !!!!!!
SALUDOS DESDE LIMA PERÚ
Increíble
The red Jackson..is top, for this song. Oh!... Fender Telecaster.. Gracias..!
I reject the idea of music competition. Does everything have to be a fight.
That,s the reason why I don't have friends that play guitar, everyone is always centered around competition.
Its just for show. Mike Keneally and Vai are both masters of their game and very good friends (and both came up under the grand master himself Frank Zappa). Its just call and response with a bit of show for the fans.
No, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a competition on the side. At the end of the day music is subjective, but as far as ‘skill’ goes, some people have more than others.
proving@one point in time he was the best guitarist there was.
Супеор, грамотно, зачет!!!! Виртуоз!!!!
i knew this would jamming two of frank zappa's stunt guitarists
3:40 messes up the best lick of the movie
Many great lead guitarists, but Satriani, Vai and Malsteen were awesome.
Satriani was Vai n Hammet’s Teacher.
I just come from Crossroad(1986)
Steve and Dave Weiner should play this again for some fun. Even get Ralph out to mime Weiner for fun.
Oh, no. Something new to transcribe by STEVEVAI!!!!!!! HE"S STEVIL!!!
great add placement. omg
Very strange, almost bizarre. 6:30 has a bucket head feel to it. lol
That being said, carry-on LOL
PS totally digging this. 🤙🏼💯😎🍻👏
Holy Godz That We Praise
Awesome!!!
ibanez number 1