My trip from Atlanta to Nashville, then Winston-Salem, then Atlanta(29th) G3 tour was one of the best ever! I drove over 1000 miles in 3 days to see my favorite musicians. I was amazed because I only saw 3 shows, 3 nights in a row, and they were on a non-stop 10 night tour. Night after night, these guys would give110%!! In Atlanta, the Tabernacle is always nice. great sound!! (although they need more fans to cool the crowd). Except at the Atlanta aftershow...Joe and Steve stayed seperate. It was hard to meet Joe at the aftershow. I was dead tired after 3 days. and it was WORTH every minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the great music Joe!

a dedicated fan! Todd

Great show!!! Can't wait for the next lineup -

Anyone know the complete setlist for Steve and Joe? I know Yngwie's but was unfamiliar with some of Steve's new music, and missed a few that Joe played...

Thanks for any help!

Neal

<It was awesome, enough said. I just have one question... whats the name of that song that vai played, i think it was the second one, the one he dedicated to someone-------

"Whispering a prayer"-the song has been stuck in my head since the show ended last night.

G3 pulls off another stellar show. In true concert fashion saving the best for last was the masterful guitarists blasting the crowd with a barrage of Jimi hendrix tunes. Opening the final set with "Voodoo Child" and Steve Vai leading in with "Little Wing" and finishing it off with Neal Young's "Rockin in the free world" there was ample riffs and power chords to to not only be heard, but to be felt in the souls of all who witnessed.

Although never have hearing a single note from Yngwie Malmsteen, I found it difficult to listen much further than the first 2 minutes of his "performance". Other than the ability to dissolve a caselot of guitar picks in 45 minutes I found nothing remarkable about tearing up a well tuned Vintage Stratocaster. You would think that a guitarist with the years of experience would inded have a little more respect for sharing the spotlight during the final set.

If I had to divide the show in 3rd's, my ranking is due to the lack of putting a better guitarist in the number 3 spot. Ok, Eric Johnson needs to work on stage presence, but at least he has a passion for music and not worried about how his overweight ass looks in a pair of out-of-date leather pants. As far as YJM is concerned it might as well be G2 next year....

I've seen reviews where there were knit-picky B.S. complaints about the sound or the set or repetative play, etc. - you people need to sit down and shut up! Pulling off a tour of this caliber with the set chages and different line-ups and everything that goes with it, is, in a word: miraculous! The sound was good with good production, the energy high, great individual performances, and a jam at the end that was so far beyond the common place that it boggles the mind. In this day and age we seem to be so spoiled we'd bitch and complain about anything. This show and I'm sure the entire tour was fabulous! Please don't let the nay-sayers keep you from attempting this again in the future, believe it... LOVED IT!!!!!!!!

Still reeling from the awesomeness of it all... Mike

In a word.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

First, Yngwie was a new experience. Even though he's been around for years, this was really my first experience with his playing. The speed was impressive. A little more soul and a little less flash (it's not the 80's anymore) would suit my taste a little better. In a nutshell, I wasn't impressed, but I wasn't dissapointed.

Next, Steve...MR VAI! This was his night. Steve's sound was the best of any of the 5 times I've seen him. The open of his set was excellent - just walk out and say hello to everybody. I was trying to figure out why there was a chair left on the stage after the changeover. Steve's set was excellent - Juice, Drive the Hell Outa Here - AMAZING. And there was just enough show that it didn't interfere with the music.

Finally, Joe. What can I say. Satch Boogie is just such a perfect opening song. And I think I can speak for everyone when I say that Midnight was a surprise and was simply awe inspiring.

I do have 2 complaints. First, Joe and Steve - when the sets are this short, please don't play the LONG concert versions that take 10 minutes. Shorten the songs a little, and add one or two more to the set list. Second, enough with the Hendrix covers. I know they're easy to jam to, but how about mixing it up a bit. Last G3, LaGrange was awsome, partly because it was DIFFERENT! Other than that, It was simply amazing.