I really envy you because you can see Vito's progress and have direct contact. meeting vito bratta in person is one of my dreams

Had to be damn cool to be in high school back then and seeing this local guy who had the same chops as EVH and could tap just like him --- that woulda blown my mind going to a dive club and seeing a dude just shreddin' like a bad ass

@@kerzytibok3211 I've always thought Vito and Eddie sounded similar, but couldn't ever nail what was different about them. EVH was like a mad scientist of the guitar, VB is like if Mozart was a guitar player that didn't become Yngiwe Malmsteen

@@MurderbyGravy yeah that's kinda how I saw it --- EVH always sounded a little more aggressive with his playing and tone, at least when the song wasn't a ballad --- Vito was a little more "softer" on his riffs and solos, but in an elegant way, sort of more feminine?

What about recently?

I can breathe a bit wider now because I'm not the only one who's scared from this adversity

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Thinking the same here....where is he??

You got that fkng right..!

Jazzinto Reinthard Vito hurt his playing hand 😭

You know, I think he's being honest about players and saying that Page was the ultimate...til he heard EVH and wanted to know how that sound was created and if he could do it too. I think he pulled it off and I agree underrated at best. Kiss took these guys on the road in 1988 and we saw the show.

very just like carlos gavozo

You know what.... I totally agree with you

I was going to suggest John Sykes or Paul Gilbert, but tbh, you are probably right.

Rated about where he should be rated.

Mme too

Loser.

@@CelestialWoodway lol

Sad :-(

me too

That was a remarkable comment you umderstood him so well his guitar playing is beautiful

That's the reason why whitelion doesn't need two guitarists

Of the millions of comments on Vito (and EVH)...THIS one is spot on!! Thier rythem playing set them far far apart from the others. A different level altogether.

U r right

You are right. Matthias Jabs of Scorpions is good at that as well.

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You are right. Bands today don't make near the money they did back in the 80's. Even back then a lot of bands were getting shafted by bad management, or their record label screwed them-like they did White Lion. Now there are more bands than ever, and with KZfaq, people buy less cd's. Plus all the younger people here in the states seem to be more into Hip hop and rap than rock

Google User get what you are saying but.... would love to see him play. . obviously his passion is gone

Word has it that he can't play for more than 10 minutes because he damaged his wrist from too much playing (torn tendons or something)

Great Comment, Google User! - i came here to say how much i would give to hear a new album from him, but you make a great point about his legacy remaining intact. - If I i wasn't so selfish i'd put his needs before my own - lol - But i just GOTTA hear what he plays like these days!!!

Commercialism and consumerism -- where the dollar is most important -- they have ruined creativity of artists. The vast majority of professional musicians are not making the music they want to make, they are making whatever will appeal to the masses and sell the most albums... again the dollar rules. The term "successful" does not mean what it used to.

Agreed, he was in a class of his own. There's been a lot of incredible guitarists, but Vito stands out in my mind as the best and I've listened to a tremendous amount of rock music.

Same.

Because he uses slot of major scale and modes most just shred minor

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I don't disagree with you. I love his playing too, but right up there with him is Tom Scholz of Boston. Very melodic guitar solos.

Never heard evh huh?

Yes! Everyone talks about Wait or Radar Love, but Little Fighter is where its at. Living on the Edge is a close 2nd imo

Little Fighter, Don't Give Up and Going Home Tonight - three of the most beautiful, incredible, melodic guitar solos to this day ever committed to tape.

That's pretty subjective. Sadly, he never really recorded any monumental material. Sure, there is great soloing and melodic goodness here and there, but doomed by poor songs and the rest of the band. Perhaps you have never heard of Criss Oliva, from Savatage. That guy gets my vote for the best of the era, hands down. Great songs and riffs and solos, and he kept getting better and better until his untimely death in 1993. Absolutely ferocious live as well.

Has everyone just completely forgot about Jason Becker? How sad. That was the complete package right there my friend!!

@@mgdarenz yes he was from Sirens all the way to Edge of Thorns.You could hear him improving on every lp. People obviously hasn't discovered him. I proudly did in 1988 when Hall of the Mountain King and 24hrs Ago was constantly aired on MTV's Headbangers ball.I was blown away by thier talent.

Umm wrong, Vito is still one of my biggest influences but Nuno was arguably the head of the 80's pack, Nuno had incredible phrasing and mixed funk, rock, jazz, and classical all in one, but still to this day even with only 2 major albums Randy Rhoads was the best guitar player to ever play metal, but that's just my opinion

@Marcos C thank you for remembering him, he is greatly missed. Marty gets choked up when talking about him because he misses his friend and phonamal player.

That was your mistake. You don't tell people about YJM. You pop in the Steeler cassette , FF to the intro to 'Hot on your Heels' and watch your teachers head explode. Then when he spews that nonsense about speed without soul then you play him Icarus Dream Suite and then find a real teacher. Vito is amazing but there are no words to describe Malmsteen in the 80s.

fucking beautiful. truly one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

Wrong. Nobody is just that "Naturally talented". Vito's abilities on guitar come from YEARS and YEARS of playing, learning, studying and figuring out the riffs of other players. Nobody is just a natural talent of that level and saying that undermines all the work and effort he and every other guitar player puts into their instrument. That's why so many are base level players and so few truly rise above. People like to assume there are short cuts to greatness. There are none. You put in the hours, the sweat, you put your social life on hold and you make your instrument your priority. That's how you get to this place. Nobody is born with a guitar in their hands.

@@j.t.creations7048 you are exactly right!!!

@@j.t.creations7048 You got it.

@@j.t.creations7048 Agree. EVH sat as his bedside 10 hrs a day playing/practicing. Also, just like Kobe Bryant. When he got into the NBA, he said most players are lazy. They got in on talent alone and some hard work BUT nothing like what Kobe did. That is why he is one of the greats.

@sumdyude The learned quick. They weren't born playing. What they had naturally was the interest and desire to keep up instead of toying around.

Eddie improvised but then would comp together the best sections of each improvised take. So he kind of thought them out after the fact, if that makes sense. Just a different way to approach it. That said, I don't believe Eddie could have beaten Vito's "Wait" solo, which is an absolute masterpiece.

@@scottbaines4747 ehhh but does it really matter? Lol this guy was so overlooked, he'll never have the proper due. But I'd say he's one if the 80s guitarists who prob could go toe to toe with eddie in that arena. Which in my opinion is epic cause eddie just did so God damn much in general.

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TexasNova actually I heard this guy is one of the biggest assholes you could meet

Vito's Attitude is remarkably admirable that he doesn't follow rules and understands that there are no rules in art, music and life/

+Jasen Moyle You say that like in ear's are a bad thing... lol.... One of the greatest inventions for live musicians (especially singers) ever created.

when used as a tool rather than a crutch.

If you're referring to in ear monitors, you can't use them as a "crutch". It's simply monitors.

Great way to describe his playing! Same here, he was always one of my favorites. I worked security at one of the White Lion shows back in the day and got to stand 10 feet away from him when they did their set. He was awesome!