G3 - Live in Concert Actors: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 75 minutes Studio: Sony/Columbia Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-10-29 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 67 Average rating: 4.5 "Good look at contrasting styles" I think if you're a fan of any of these guys or you're an aspiring performer this will be a worthwhile purchase. I was vaguely familiar with Johnson but the other guys were new to me. Personally I didn't care for Vai, I got what I wanted to see of Eric, but the standout performer was Joe. He seemed the most original of the three and really looked like he was enjoying himself. Great stuff for anyone who wants to play on stage. "Good Stuff This!" For those of you guitar music lovers, (mostly men, I guess), this is a great intro to three of the biggest names in guitar-centric music. More importantly, this is a great opportunity to get a load of Steve Vai's performance antics. He's a hoot! I still can't get over Satriani trading in his hair for a pair of sunglasses. He looks like Billy Corgan. The biggest treasure of this performance is Eric Johnson. I never heard him play before. He writes the most accessible music of the three and I am a new fan. All in all, a great success. Just, please wear a closed shirt next time, Steve. You should be heard more, and seen less. "Great show" I'm surprised to see some people are down on Steve Vai's performance on this dvd. As far as I'm concerned this is a G4 (with Mike Kenneally). Vai's music is unique and is probably not as melodic or catchy as Satch's or EJ's, but the performance by him and Mike Keneally breathtaking. Esp the attitude song piece is incredible. It's just great to see two great guitarists coming to a harmony like that. (You gotta love Mike Kenneally for his low profile attitude!!!) If you like Zappa, this should get you exciting. If you like EJ, manhattan on this DVD has to be the best performance by far. The harmoney EJ and Roscoe Beck is creating is just beautiful (despite the fact that some people might complain about mistakes EJ is making.). I've seen EJ's live show with his alient love child band several times, and the song doesn't sound as good as this one. Satch is well Satch. He has a great sense of melodies, and he plays so great with what he can do. But as usual, that's all i can say about him. It becomes painfully obvious when the three play together for some blues tones. He just doesn't have the musical sense of Vai or EJ to keep up with them. But that's just my opinion. Regardless any instrumental rock fan would appreciate this. I haven't seen the latest one with Yngwie yet, but i would imagine it's not going to be as good as this one. "I love Joe and Eric. Steve Vai was a mess." Pretty good. Bad sound and filming. I wish they had done it better. Red House sounds pretty bad as compared to the CD. "A DVD FOR ALL TO SEE!" The first time I saw this DVD was at a friend's house and after the first song I know I had to getg it and loved it ever since! I purchased it twice in the last year since everytime I let someone use it I never get it back, so I'm going for three. Of all the perfomances to watch, my favorite was Joe Satriani. I am a mediocre guitar player so I'm allways up to seeing a good solid live performance and that is exactly what Joe's set was from beginning to end(Cool #9 and Summer Song are awesome!). Eric Johnson takes a clean cut style and performs three songs that all have a very distinct yet similar style that only a master like himself can pull off(Manhattan and SRV blew me away). I have been familiar with Vai longer than any of the other two and in my opinon if you want to see him at his best you might want to consider the G3 live in Denver DVD to really absorb the kind of level he can play at(For The Love of God was pretty intense). The G3 jam at the end is pretty solid especially the nine minute work out of Jimmi's Red House is something to witness. I have to say, overall, that this is the best guitar playing trifecta I've ever seen. My only regret is that I wasn't there for the live show. So if you like music at any level this is definately the DVD to watch.