Steve Vai
Alive In An Ultra World
The Story
"Alive In An Ultra World" is a double CD set featuring 15 tracks of Steve Vai's signature sound and legendary virtuosity - about an hour and a half of Vai live! As Vai describes it, "This is an indulgent compilation of music with many little guitar notes! Sequestering myself with traditional music from various countries of the world and writing an album based on these cultures, and recording these songs in these exotic cultures was one ot these recurring fantasies of mine. When the temptation and the incessant daydreams reached an uncontrollable peak, the construction of this record became a reality." Guitarists on the tour and on "Alive In An Ultra World" include Mike Keneally and Dave Weiner. Inspired moments from inspired musicians -- and one modern day virtuoso!
The Music
| === DISC 1 === | Vocal | |
| 04:45 | Giant Balls Of Gold | Instrumental |
| 04:50 | Burning Rain | Instrumental |
| 06:38 | The Black Forest | Instrumental |
| 03:53 | Alive In An Ultra World | Vocal |
| 10:11 | Devil's Food | Vocal |
| 04:53 | Blood And Glory | Instrumental |
| 08:43 | Whispering A Prayer | Instrumental |
| 04:38 | Iberian Jewel | Instrumental |
| === DISC 2 === | Vocal | |
| 05:05 | The Power Of Bombos | Vocal |
| 08:53 | Incantation | Instrumental |
| 05:44 | Light Of The Moon | Vocal |
| 06:41 | Babushka | Instrumental |
| 06:26 | Being With You (In Paris) | Vocal |
| 05:46 | Principessa | Instrumental |
| 06:04 | Brandos Constumes (Gentle Ways) | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Steve Vai | Guitar, Vocals, Musical Tormentor Of The Band, Production, Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
| Mike Keneally | Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals, Never Complaining |
| Dave Weiner | Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Choral Sitar, Most Valuable Player, Downloader To Disk (8-10 Hours Each Night), Studio Engineering on Live Recording |
| Mike Mangini | Drums, Getting Through It |
| Philip Bynoe | Bass, Vocals, Moral Support |
| Chris Frazier | Drums on "Whispering A Prayer", Rekindling an Old Friendship |
| Eric Goldberg | Keyboards on "Whispering A Prayer", Cultivating a New Friendship |
| Shankar | Violin on "Babuska" |
| Scott Palacios | Snare on "Babuska", Accordian on "Being With You (In Paris)" |
| Bob Carpenter | Accodian Overdubs on "Being With You (In Paris)" |
| John Pustai | Narration on "Being With You (In Paris)" |
| Steve Weston | House Engineering |
| Doug Kimball | House Engineering |
| Neil Citron | Editing, Mixing, Mastering |
| Nigel Paul | House Engineering |
| Hooshik Bayliss | Art Direction |
| Austin Hicks | Front and Back Photography |
| Pam Dancy | Production Management |
| Peter Vincent | Recording Engineer on "Devil's Food" |
| Recorded on hard disk through a Macintosh G3 Powerbook using Logic Audio software and a MOTU device as a converter.
Edited, mixed and mastered in Digidesign's Pro Tools at "The Harmony Hut" Encino, California. |
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