Steve Vai "The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology"

Steve Vai "The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology"

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Steve Vai
The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology
The Story
Jon Wiederhorn writes in the liner notes, "A stellar stylist with a gift for playing rock, blues, jazz, world, experimental and shredding metal music, Steve Vai is one of the few contemporary players whose prowess is matched only by his passion. His prismic chord fragments, deft solo runs and unusual arrangements illuminate his offbeat and futuristic ideas, while his stirring vibrato, aching string bends and sensual orchestration reveal the sensitivity and pathos of a man trying to understand love and spirituality. As "The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology" demonstrates, after 20 years, Steve Vai is still at the top of his game. Not only does his playing continue to smoke nearly everyone else's on the scene, his ideas become more creative with time, and every project he embarks upon buzzes with a new energy and excitement. Only a master like Vai can conquer the limitations of the guitar and turn it from a mere six stringed instrument into an incredibly versatile and limitless voice of human expression. In Vai's hands, the future knows no boundaries."
The Music
=== DISC 1 === Vocal
02:03 Liberty Instrumental
03:52 Die To Live Instrumental
03:22 The Attitude Song Instrumental
02:25 Samamanders In The Sun Instrumental
04:01 The Animal Instrumental
06:25 The Riddle Vocal
06:02 For The Love Of God Instrumental
02:46 Bangkok Instrumental
09:55 Fire Garden Suite Instrumental
02:52 Ya-Yo Gakk Vocal
04:43 Blue Powder Instrumental
05:51 Bad Horsie Instrumental
05:03 Tender Surrender Instrumental
04:38 All About Eve Vocal
04:29 Dyin' Day Instrumental
04:23 The Blood & Tears Vocal
05:00 The Silent Within Vocal
=== DISC 2 === Vocal
05:11 Feathers Instrumental
05:09 Frank Instrumental
04:39 Boston Rain Melody Instrumental
04:59 Kittens Got Claws Vocal
00:46 Lighter Shade Of Green Instrumental
04:44 Giant Balls Of Gold Instrumental
08:46 Whispering A Prayer Instrumental
03:46 Jiboom Instrumental
06:25 Windows To The Soul Instrumental
06:05 Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways) Instrumental
03:25 The Reaper Instrumental
04:22 Christmas Time Is Here Instrumental
05:50 Essence Instrumental
08:22 Rescue Me Or Bury Me Vocal
04:22 Burnin' Down The Mountain Instrumental
The Artists
Steve Vai Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Choral Sitar, Synthesizer, Linn Drum Machine, Vocals, Everything Else, Engineering, Production, Mixing
Chris Frazier Drums
Deen Castronovo Drums
Stuart Hamm Bass
Peggy Foster Fretless Bass
Greg Degler Flute, Clarinet
Larry Crane Bell Lyre
Tris Imboden Drums
Mike Mangini Drums
Bob Harris Keyboards
Tommy Mars Organ
C.C. White Background Vocals
Tracee Lewis Background Vocals
Miroslava Mendoza Escriba Background Vocals
Kimberly Evans Background Vocals
John Sergio Bass
Gregg Bissonette Drums
Mike Keneally Keyboards, Guitar
Philip Bynoe Bass
Mike Clink Production
Keith Olsen Production
Don Airey Keyboards
Tommy Aldridge Drums
David Coverdale Vocals
Tommy Funderburk Vocals
Claude Gaudette Keyboards
David Rosenthal Keyboards
Rudy Sarzo Bass
Glenn Hughes Vocals
Eddie Kramer Production, Engineering, Mixing
Dave Weiner Guitar, Choral Sitar
Chris Frazier Drums
Eric Goldberg Keyboards
Pia Vai Vocals
Bryan Beller Bass
Devin Townsend Vocals
T.M. Stevens Bass, Vocals
Terry Bozzio Drums, Percussion
Pete Zeldman Percussion
Jon Wiederhorn Liner Notes
Jeff Magid Compilation Production
Dave Donnelly Mastering
Steve Berkowitz Legacy A&R
Stephan Moore Project Direction
Darren Salmieri A&R Coordination
Larry DiMarzio Cover Photography
Neil Zlozower Photography
Rocky Schenk Photography
Liz Reilly Photo Research
Olika Jacobson Packaging Management
Studios used: The Mothership (Los Angeles) 1990/1993/1994/1996/1999/2000/2002, Stucco Blue Studios 1984, Record Plant (Los Angles) 1989, Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA) 1985, Skyline Studios (Topanga, CA) 1985, FIX Club (Thessaloniki, Greece) 4/18/2000, Grand Rex (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 12/9/2000 and 12/10/2000, La Riviera (Madrid, Spain) 3/19/2000, Westwind Media (Burbank, CA) 1997.

Mastered at DNA Mastering, Studio City, CA.