Vito has melted my face.

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Great player, but he never really had his own identity. He was just another EVH wanna-be.
 
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Vito was a badass. His clean tone was killer. His chunk tone, singing leads, tapping - all so clear and well done.
 
Vito was an enigma… Just his appegiated rhythms were phenomenal. “And then just like a fart in the wind, gone!” WTH. Like a cruel joke he played on the music world. And not dead like SRV or RR, he just said Fuck this, I guess …
 
I loved everything about his tone, style, chops and playing. Such incredibly well structured leads. Intricate rhythms that never sounded too busy. And I’ve always thought this cover of Radar Love belongs in the short list of covers that eclipse the original.
 
alund said:
Vito was an enigma… Just his appegiated rhythms were phenomenal. “And then just like a fart in the wind, gone!” WTH. Like a cruel joke he played on the music world. And not dead like SRV or RR, he just said Fuck this, I guess …
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He had an issue with his hand IIRC. I can't look it up right now. And also a falling out with Trampy to if memory serves correct.
 
311splawndude said:
He had an issue with his hand IIRC. I can't look it up right now. And also a falling out with Trampy to if memory serves correct.
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Had no idea about the hand. That sux. As far as arguments between musicians; that’s par for the course. I’d just move on. The hand thing though… wondering will make me find the answer.

Edit; ahh. They disbanded of course. Sounds like the glam life was not for Vito if you read between the lines. Sounds more like a family man who stays home, goes to bed at 9 pm. Like me. Then in 1997 his wrist was injured- maybe not so oddly, his right wrist(🤔). Probably thinks about old times and doesn’t want to come back and attempt to be what he was if he can’t do it.
 
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311splawndude said:
He had an issue with his hand IIRC. I can't look it up right now. And also a falling out with Trampy to if memory serves correct.
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I read somewhere he took a long time off to look after his ailing father but was also really fed up with the music business. They were screwed by record label etc.
He tore a tenden in his wrist way way back but he still plays today at home and looks after family business.
 
In an era of fretboard gymnastics he always stood out as one of the best, I always wondered what happened to the guy. I get how that ‘R&R lifestyle’ can get real old real quick tho
 
Love Vito. Lots of creative playing. Little fighter solo is my favorite by far.

Also, I think Lights and Thunder was a heavy influence to Petrucci, apparently, because Scenes From A Memory sounds like it has so many riffs/tunes inspired by that song.

But you can’t tell me that the live solo at the end of All You Need is Rock and Roll is not all EVH.



About 3:38 on:

 
I just saw a video where he says KK Downing was his main idol not Eddie
 
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