I get what your tryin to say man. But here is my take on it, (first the facial expression)
I remember a time when i used to hate anyone who use to make a face while playing (now hate may be to strong, lets say i used to make fun of 'em whther it be a well known rockstar or a friend) but as i started to play more and more, i realized that keep ur face still, donsn't only make u look robotic but also plain stupid. i mean when u see i guy trully playing guitar, they will all make faces no matter.
As far as posing goes, i say kudos to him. Guitar is a completely badass instrument and has alot of sex appeal imo. And no matter what anyone says, everyone wants to look cool, and steve vai does it in his own way. I personally love SRV and he himself moves and has that look on his face with a cigarette or cigar (the smoking while playing has to one of the most ridicualoous things i have seen i mean it looked cool once, now its just overdone) and couldn't care less about the rest of world, which in a way really gets u in the music. Thats his was of expressing his attitude.
This whole genre, whther u call it hard rock or heavy metal (anything mostly guitar related) is very visual, and people playing this music have to express it physically to stimulate the crowd.
I remember watching a Funtwo video, where that dude just stood still and played, man that was boring. I mean it just did not have that extra 'oomph'.
This whole thing has alot to do with attitude and attracting the opposite sex as well.
I hope this was cool, i just stated what i think is right imo.
Rock Hard buddy!
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