GREAT MOMENTS IN METAL CINEMA: STEVE VAI’S EPIC GUITAR SHOWDOWN IN CROSSROADS

When I was a wee lad of 12 and just getting into the guitar, my dad sat me down and made me watch Crossroads, the 1986* classic take on the old Robert Johnson story. Of course I was only mildly interested until the end, when Steve mothafuckin’ Vai has an epic guitar battle with classical wunkerkind Eugene, played by Ralph Maccio.

According to Idolator, Vai has a role as Hank Williams in the upcoming film “Crazy” which about Hank Garland. The trailer looks pretty awesome, but nothing can ever reach the badass level of this:

Watch the whole fuckin’ thing. So worth it.

-VN

*please note, I was not 12 in 1986.