Sweet intro. Fuck the haters, Vai is truly one of the very top best guitarists on earth no matter what you think about his music (and I myself can't stand a full album)
He should play in an orchestra, every top orchestral musician is practically a god on their instrument and can sight read blindfolded from 100 yards away, likewise you don't see Itzhak Perlman or Yo-Yo Ma writing their own good music.
Good guitarist doesn't = good musician/music.
To me Vai just seems like [if orchestras had guitarists] he would make a good orchestral player.
Found this the other day, I've heard these movements a lot before but this soloist and orchestra bring it to another level imo. Very tight and yet expressive