9/18/2023 0 Comments Angel vivaldi synapse![]() Even as recently as last month when I was on tour with Alice Cooper, I was meeting fans by the bus after the show and someone said to me, “My friends all said that wasn’t really you playing up there.” I was just like, “Uh, I did a five minute guitar solo. I’m very used to walking into situations where people don’t think I’m going to be good-they walk in, see a girl guitar player. ![]() It’s almost a little chip on the shoulder feeling. I think there’s definitely that responsibility. Do you feel there’s this pressure or any type of responsibility? If it’s my song, I wrote it, I can play it however I want, there’s no wrong way of playing my song, but the Queen song, I really want to make sure I do it well.Īngel: Is there any pressure being a female shredder? Obviously, you have Yvette Young and Gretchen Menn, but you are the one that’s spearheading the heavy music. The one I would say I’m most nervous about is probably the Queen song, only because I really want to do it justice. It has everything I like-a cool breakdown, it’s got a good riff, it’s got a melody, it’s the all-encompassing Nita song. I love playing the single “Our Most Desperate Hour,” because that’s a song I felt on the album that showcased me at my best. I’ve been playing that one in my clinics for a year. Nita: The one I’m looking forward to is “Pandemonium,” because I’ve played it the most (laughs). So, for you, what song is it that you’re most looking forward to playing in your set and most nervous to play in your set? If we don’t, then we don’t play well (laughs).Īngel: It would break so many hearts. Nita: Angel and I have the same practice philosophy-we don’t like to, but we do.Īngel: We don’t like to, but we do it for the people. I learned so much of what I do from watching Play Loud,his instructional, and someone asked him at his clinic, “How do you practice to stay in shape and keep those arpeggios so fast? Because you play like no one else.” And he’s like, “I don’t.” (laughs)Īngel: (laughs) Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had that? It would be great. Nita: Yeah, I did a clinic right before Yngwie at Sweetwater at Gearfest this year, and Yngwie is my hero. “Anguish and Fear,” that riff, incredible, absolutely incredible. Nita: What was your first instrumental album?Īngel: Yngwie Malmsteen Marching Out. I had already been writing instrumental music at that point, but I never knew it was a thing that people wanted to hear. It was just word of mouth, and a neighbor of mine showed me Eric Johnson and my life changed. Early on, it was Eric Johnson’s “Cliffs of Dover.” That chorus was incredibly melodic and was what showed me that guitar instrumental music existed, because I didn’t know. What about you? In the time that you’ve spent as a guitar player, were there any songs that you learned that influenced your playing?Īngel: For sure. Alice, while he’s not the most melodic singer, has really melodic songs, so getting to play his stuff was a great education for me. Nita: Definitely, especially playing Alice Cooper songs really taught me a lot about structure, about what makes a good song, and melodies.
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