Polyphia w/ Steve Vai Ego Death - Reaction!

Laughed out loud when you put the guitar down and said, "ok, we won't be needing that"

"He's got notes I don't have, that's not fair." Had me rolling.

6:19 "Yeah, okay, I don't think we'll need THAT anymore" As a guitarist I felt that.

All three guitarists are sitting on that throne for their respective focused parts, interestingly. Many miss that. It just seems to stick out more in Steve’s part at the end.

Hello to all the Ego Death reaction stalkers out there who, like me, go from reaction to reaction just to experience this song with new people and glean new insight into this masterpiece. Yours was quite good by the way, keep up the good work.

The trumpet was at the end because Ego Death is the last track on their album and the trumpet is featured on the first track on the album as well so that it's the bookend for the entire thing.

The trumpet at the end almost feels like a pallet cleanse and rest in awe of what you just experienced.

The "He's doing.. STUFF" at @5:10 pretty much sums up any Polyphia learning experience lol

I took the ending trumpet to be symbolic. They weave through different genres and different aesthetic styles throughout the song. The core idea of ego death is letting go of the illusory division between all music, a fitting theme for a song written on the back of a pop chord progression. as the sun sets, he plays the blues on trumpet. This is a reminder that, quite figuratively, "At The End Of The Day, We Are All Making The Same Thing: Music" ... at least that's my humble interpretation of what they are saying.

I love how you pointed out so much about Steve's playing. So many people think his part was overrated, but the sustain and ability of his harmonics are amazing

I like that for the first 5 minutes until 5:30 or so you thought "that dude is doing shenanigans but for sure I can figure this out" and then went to "oh my god" immediately after the intro ended :D Bro, we've all been there, we've all been there when we first listened to Polyphia :D

I loved the "he has notes I dont have!!!!" Lol. U have an amazing ear and understanding of your frets and board.

“Oh my god that’s so difficult to play” lmao same. Steve’s part shocked me, I was in awe with how much I loved it ❤

You explained the changed tuning, but after that I'm still certain he has more notes available to him. And at least another three hands as well... Thanks for your perspective!

Man I like this guy's video. He is so wholesome and soft spoken. Gonna watch your other videos after this.

Came here for the reaction, stayed to see you play along. Nice job man!

The cleanest little detail in the video is when Steve first starts playing, the song stops dead and everyone else bows their heads in respect, and they let him bring it back in his way and they just follow him till the end.

I like your reaction style, the pauses are fine. Always nice hearing from people who know what they're talking about since I don't understand this stuff.

Him putting away the guitar right after the first riff is the funniest most relatable shit I've ever seen.

21:07 I love this shot so much, Steve looks like he's been in Polyphia the whole time xD fits right in