Steve Vai
The 7th Song
The Story
Steve Vai explains the concept behind the unusual collection/retrospective CD "The 7th Song", "Traditionally, I have made the 7th song on all my CDs the mellifluous guitar ballad that serves the melody on a silver platter. In numerology, the number 7 is shrouded in mystique. In a record sequence, it has always felt like the sweet spot. These songs are more devotional in nature than technical. They are a reflection of one man's desire to expose a glimmer of the depth of his longing for spiritual communion." You'll find as you isten straight through the tracks comprising "The 7th Song", that each composition establishes a unique virtual space, which you are free to visit when you open your mind and allow yourself to enter.
The Music
| 06:02 | For The Love Of God | Instrumental |
| 05:32 | Touching Tongues | Vocal |
| 06:25 | Windows To The Soul | Instrumental |
| 06:24 | Burnin' Down The Mountain | Instrumental |
| 05:09 | Tender Surrender | Instrumental |
| 05:26 | Hand On Heart | Instrumental |
| 07:54 | Melissa's Garden | Instrumental |
| 05:09 | Call It Sleep | Instrumental |
| 04:22 | Christmas Time Is Here | Instrumental |
| 02:41 | The Wall Of Light | Instrumental |
| 04:30 | Boston Rain Melody | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Steve Vai | Guitars, Keyboards, Other Stuff, Discrete Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mixing, Pro Tools Manipulation, Eventide H3000, Arrangement, Production, Engineering |
| Bryan Beller | Bass |
| Stuart Hamm | Bass |
| Scott Collard | Rhodes |
| Gregg Bissonette | Drums |
| Deen Castronovo | Drums |
| Tris Imboden | Drums |
| Mike Mangini | Drums |
| Pete Zeldman | Percussion |
| Philip Bynoe | Bass |
| Devin Townsend | Lead Vocals |
| Mike Keneally | Keys, Keyboard |
| T.M. Stevens | Bass |
| Terry Bozzio | Drums, Percussion |
| Rina Bucollo | Second Engineering |
| Pascal Fillet | Second Mix Engineering, Engineering, Second Tracking Engineering |
| Liz Sroka | Additional Engineering |
| Paul Lani | Addiitonal Engineering |
| Marcelo Gomes | Engineering, Engineering Assistance |
| Michael Lopez | Second Engineering |
| Neil Citron | Additional Engineering, Tireless Support, Overdub and Mix Engineering, Mastering |
| Mark Dawson | Second Engineering |
| Pam Dancy | Production Management |
| Recorded at the following studios: The Mothership, Stucco Blue Studios, Westwind Media (Burbank, CA).
Mastered at The Mothership. Design by Happenstance, cover art by Ciruelo, Vai logo by Ford & Earl Design. |
|