Alive In An Ultra World (CD)

Steve Vai first came to public attention as Frank Zappa's "stunt guitarist" in the 1980s. Vai's incredible dexterity and musical acumen made him the thinking man's guitar hero. Striking out on his own, the fleet-fingered Vai released a series of solo albums that earned him a rabid following of guitar worshippers. Along the way, he did time as a sideman with David Lee Roth, replaced Yngwie Malmsteen in Alcatrazz, and formed shred-guitar supergroup G3 with fellow fretmasters Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Experimental Rock
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• Release Date: June 19, 2001
• Label: Epic (USA)
• UPC: 696998518322
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106502225
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #15081 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD was composed and recorded at concerts in various countries, reflecting elements of the traditional music of the cultures in which they were recorded.

Personnel: Steve Vai (vocals, guitar); Dave Weiner (acoustic & electric guitars, sitar); Mike Keneally (spoken vocals, guitar, keyboards); Philip Bynoe (spoken vocals, bass); John Pustai (spoken vocals); Scott Palacios, Bob Carpenter (accordion); Eric Goldberg (keyboards); Mike Mangini, Chris Frazier (drums).

Engineers: Steve Weston, Doug Kimball, Dave Weiner.

Includes liner notes by Steve Vai.

"Whispering A Prayer" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Steve Vai is nothing if not a highly ambitious guitar virtuoso. ALIVE IN AN ULTRA WORLD is a unique live album in that it is wholly composed of special songs written specifically for (and dedicated to) 15 nations along THE ULTRA ZONE 2000 tour trail. Each song either employs traditional music elements of the subject country or pays homage to them through the lyrics. It is interesting to note that many of these songs came together during soundchecks in as little as 15 minutes. As Vai is well-versed in an eclectic range of music styles, the songs on this two-disc set are stylistically diverse. The tracks with vocals reflect the flavor of traditional folk anthems, and the instrumentals are rife with various scales, customary instrumentation, and of course, Vai's inimitable guitar technique.

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