Author Topic: crossroads guitar stand off (Read 6008 times)

haringulan · « **on:** May 19, 2006, 12:39:39 PM »

guys, who did the guitar parts for Ralph Macchio in the movie "Crossroads"?
the part where he goes on stage against Steve Vai...

haringulan · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2006, 12:42:57 PM »

hehehe, i just found out.
sharing the link:

search=crossroad+vai

is it possible that theres an available copy of this movie locally.

psychic_sushi · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2006, 12:43:40 PM »

It was Little Stevie Vai's hands, i think, if i can remember the details i read correctly. the Karate Kid mimiced the other parts where there were half body shots. close up of fingers was vai. (I like how Zappa nicknamed Vai "The Blue Haired Italian Kid")

Classic movie, can never get enough of it!

haringulan · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2006, 12:49:14 PM »

the link i found said its "Ry Cooder"
well one thing is for sure, it wasn't Mr. Miyagi who did the guitar part for Daniel San.
hehehe...

stringman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2006, 02:56:52 PM »

Ry Cooder did all the blues riffs for Ralph.

deltaslim · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2006, 04:09:49 PM »

Quote from: stringman

Ry Cooder did all the blues riffs for Ralph.

Uhh... I think it was Ry Coorder for all the slide stuff on the soundtrack but Arlen Roth who coached Ralph and recorded the non-slide stuff. Ralph "Milli Vanilli'd" his guitar parts on the movie. Kamay nya talaga yun.

haringulan · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2006, 05:11:16 PM »

From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/trivia :

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Steve Vai dubbed Eugene's solo. Ry Cooder dubbed his slide parts.

After the guitar dual, Eugene plays "Big Bad Moon" by Joe Satriani.

"Eugene's Trick Bag", the updated classical piece at the climax of the film, is largely based on Niccolo Paganini's Caprice #5. Paganini, as rumor has it, sold his soul to the devil for his musical skills.

for what it's worth, i think ralph did a good job faking it

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stringman · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:11:49 AM »

AYun tama si Deltaslim

psychic_sushi · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:00:45 AM »

Quote from: psychic_sushi

It was Little Stevie Vai's hands, i think, if i can remember the details i read correctly. the Karate Kid mimiced the other parts where there were half body shots. close up of fingers was vai. (I like how Zappa nicknamed Vai "The Blue Haired Italian Kid")

Classic movie, can never get enough of it!

point of clarification-

i was referring to the neoclassical part of the head cutting duel

the karate kid's slide parts were correctly described by the other folks

vegetablejoe · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:25:35 AM »

Can anyone lend me a copy of this movie? or is it available at any store? I am so curious na...

pinoymusika · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:27:48 AM »

Quote from: deltaslim

Quote from: stringman
Ry Cooder did all the blues riffs for Ralph.

Uhh... I think it was Ry Coorder for all the slide stuff on the soundtrack but Arlen Roth who coached Ralph and recorded the non-slide stuff. Ralph "Milli Vanilli'd" his guitar parts on the movie. Kamay nya talaga yun.

Yup Ry Cooder scored the whole movie. He's apparently into roots music of all types, he was also involved the the Buena Vista Social Club project that opened up the world to Cuban music.

Found an interesting Ry Cooder bio here:
http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/ry_cooder_bio.html

tony2tone · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2006, 10:09:26 PM »

Arlen Roth coached Ralph and ry coder sang and performed most of the acoustic songs.

Check this out too http://www.arlenroth.com/
The man who started it all, guitar video instructionals, underated blues musician.

gyrus · « **Reply #12 on:** May 23, 2006, 04:01:09 AM »

anyone interested in the movie?

haringulan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2006, 12:55:47 PM »

Quote from: gyrus

anyone interested in the movie?

i am, what format?
i think my sony super betamax just kicked the bucket

430nmtune · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2006, 12:08:59 PM »

Crossroads .... alltime blues movie. The Title Harp part was played by Sonny Terry. I think the other harp parts were by Dennis Gruenling. (not sure).

430nmtune · « **Reply #15 on:** May 25, 2006, 04:13:11 PM »

Sorry its not Dennis but Frank Frost who played most of the Harp parts in Crossroads.

pallas · « **Reply #16 on:** May 25, 2006, 11:48:11 PM »

Quote from: pinoymusika

Quote from: deltaslim
Quote from: stringman
Ry Cooder did all the blues riffs for Ralph.

Uhh... I think it was Ry Coorder for all the slide stuff on the soundtrack but Arlen Roth who coached Ralph and recorded the non-slide stuff. Ralph "Milli Vanilli'd" his guitar parts on the movie. Kamay nya talaga yun.

Yup Ry Cooder scored the whole movie. He's apparently into roots music of all types, he was also involved the the Buena Vista Social Club project that opened up the world to Cuban music.

Found an interesting Ry Cooder bio here:
http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/ry_cooder_bio.html

...and into mali music as well, ok yung album ni Ali Farka Toure na sama si Cooder

blues2death · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2006, 09:45:33 AM »

i have the dvd...

will get to the bottom of this...hehe

from what i know.....eugene's trick bag was performed twice in the movie.
one when eugene was practicin arpeggios on his nylon string--in his room.where he later picked up his beaten up steel string and proceeded to thump out a blues in E.

steve vai did the electric guitar version of trick bag--i mean he recorded it with ralph machio aping the fingers. i believe it was also filmed slow and later sped up to match the tempo of the real recording..so that's two

three if you count the "banu" version that steve vai did to answer eugene's challenge.

and vai's character was 'jack butler' the devil's guitarist.

will come up with the singer who did "crossroad blues" in the beginning of the film.

also there is a ms. narcisso during eugene's exam.pointed out to me by butch roxas, my classical guitar teacher in UST/blue rats guitarist...ms narciso is of filipino heritage.

nathanmanansala · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2006, 07:41:03 PM »

Quote from: vegetablejoe

Can anyone lend me a copy of this movie? or is it available at any store? I am so curious na...

if you go to any video shop and ask for "Crossroads" i'm sure meron silang copy they can sell you.

... and you will leave the place singing "i'm not a girl... not yet a woman..."

Boddhisattva · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:32:04 AM »

Quote from: nathanmanansala

... and you will leave the place singing "i'm not a girl... not yet a woman..."

Ah... with the auto-voice correction, hit many a-time woman : )

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Author Topic: crossroads guitar stand off (Read 6008 times)