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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2022 · 4H 36M

"Crossroads" (1987) Part 3 | Steve Vai and the History of Shred Guitar Continued

from A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll

More deepy-divey into the making of the Jack Butler guitar duel and the crafting of the specific guitar itself! Also a review of the recent Charvel Guitars documentary, some background on Joe Satriani's early years in San Fancisco, and more hyperactive shred chat with Dan and Brian. OH, and a major detour into everything Motley Crue was up to during 1991, for reasons that will be made abundantly clear as we examine Steve Vai's shifting mindset during that era. Also I sploosh majorly over my new favorite gospel song of all time and Joe Morton's mastery of acting like a major prick toward Ralph Macchio before he takes the stage. Choose your way of supporting the show for no money or for maybe some money: https://linktr.ee/justtheworstever Thank you for supporting someone who is doing things counter to the way successful people do it. That would be short, graphic-laden video content with clickbait titles and much less information. I appreciate your thirst for knowledge because it keeps me reading and writing and discovering more stories every time I put out another episode. This was a joy. Thank you for listening.  https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/forgotten-guitar-crossroads-and-its-unsung-guitar-hero-arlen-roth https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-vai-crossroads https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-vai-crossroads-jackson "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" by Galilee Singers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttZd_FprSG0  P.S. I forgot to mention Steve Vai portrays Hank Williams Sr. in the film "Crazy" (2008) so have fun with that on your own time :)

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