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Steve Vai To Release Double-Album Concert on CD and DVD
By: Randall LarsonDate: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Epic Records has announced a June 26th release for Sound Theories Vol 1 & 2, a double-live CD capturing legendary guitarist Steve Vai’s electrifying collaboration with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra. The two-disc set spotlights rare material culled from five European performances, a studio session and a soundcheck rehearsal recording, all of which took place between mid-2004 and 2005.
Volume 1 features Vai playing guitar with the Orchestra, which has earned worldwide acclaim backing artists ranging from Tony Bennett and Natalie Cole to Nancy Wilson and the Yellowjackets. Together they bring new life to both existing and never-before-heard Steve Vai songs, including, “For the Love of God,” “Liberty,” “The Murder” and “Attitude Song,” among others.
Volume 2 features the Orchestra performing compositions penned by Vai, including “Shadows and Sparks” and “Bledsoe Blvd.”
Says Vai, “I wanted to be a composer ever since I was a young boy. Though the guitar fell into my lap and my fingers were glued to the instrument, I studied composition and musical notation long before I even started playing the guitar. Through high school, college and beyond, I kept up my studies but the prospect of getting your music performed by an orchestra when you’re only considered to be an over-the-top electric rock guitar shredder seemed virtually impossible. To be able to hear your music performed is the greatest gift a composer could hope for. This was a dream project for me.”
The full track listing for both discs is as follows:
Disc OneSound Theories Vol 1: “The Aching Hunger”
1. Kill the Guy with the Ball
2. The God Eaters
3. The Murder Prologue
4. The Murder
5. Gentle Ways
6. Answers
7. I’m Becoming
8. Salamanders In The Sun
9. Liberty
10. The Attitude Song
11. For The Love Of God
Disc TwoSound Theories Vol 2: “Shadows and Sparks”
1. Shadows and..
2. Sparks
3. Frangelica Pt 1
4. Frangelica Pt. 2
5. Helios and Vesta
6. Bledsoe Blvd.
A yet-to-be-titled companion DVD featuring highlights from the performances will be released on August 21st. In addition, Vai is hitting the road this fall for a tour that launches September 7th at the Marquee Theater in Phoenix, AZ.
Disc OneSound Theories Vol 1: “The Aching Hunger”
1. Kill the Guy with the Ball
2. The God Eaters
3. The Murder Prologue
4. The Murder
5. Gentle Ways
6. Answers
7. I’m Becoming
8. Salamanders In The Sun
9. Liberty
10. The Attitude Song
11. For The Love Of God
Disc TwoSound Theories Vol 2: “Shadows and Sparks”
1. Shadows and..
2. Sparks
3. Frangelica Pt 1
4. Frangelica Pt. 2
5. Helios and Vesta
6. Bledsoe Blvd.
A yet-to-be-titled companion DVD featuring highlights from the performances will be released on August 21st. In addition, Vai is hitting the road this fall for a tour that launches September 7th at the Marquee Theater in Phoenix, AZ.
As a Grammy award-winning guitar virtuoso, Steve Vai's sheer breathtaking facility on the guitar is acclaimed in the rock world and beyond. Starting with his groundbreaking Passion and Warfare album in 1990, and throughout the years since, Vai has consistently used music as a microscope peering into the human spirit, with equal attention paid to both the darkest obsessions and the most exalted impulses contained there. While Vai clearly had what was needed to make indelible impressions during his stays with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake, it's as a solo artist that he's made his most precious contributions. Each of his solo releases are unique, varied, compelling and, even when the music is looking darkness square in the face, genuinely uplifting.
Vai is a nine-time Grammy nominee and in addition to his recording career, Steve is involved with many worthwhile organizations. He is a Trustee for NARAS (National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences) and works closely with his own Make a Noise Foundation, raising money for music education.
Official site: www.vai.com/
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