Steve Vai
Mystery Tracks - Archives Vol. 3
The Story
Steve Vai's CD, "Mystery Tracks - Archives Vol. 3" is part of a series of discs that can contain anything from minor contributions that Steve has made to various other artists' recordings to bootlegs, B-sides, vault tapes and reshaped extrapolations of his past catalogs. It's sort of like a golden scrap pile. Devour with a silver spoon. This volume features a tribute to Frank Zappa ("Sofa"), a Radio Disney Kid Jams ("Wipeout 2000"), a demonstration of the Roland VG88 and GR33 ("Essence"), a promotional song for the Bad Horsie Wah pedal ("Opposites Attract Parts 1 & 2)"), and even a song spawned by a weird dream ("The Murder").
The Music
| 03:45 | Speeding | Instrumental |
| 04:19 | Just Cartilage | Vocal |
| 03:32 | San-San-Nana-Byoushi | Instrumental |
| 03:52 | Sofa | Instrumental |
| 05:50 | Essence | Instrumental |
| 03:49 | Wipe Out 2000 | Vocal |
| 05:10 | Feathers | Instrumental |
| 03:52 | Opposites Attract Part 1 | Vocal |
| 06:11 | Misfits | Instrumental |
| 03:27 | Selfless Love | Vocal |
| 02:25 | Maple Leafs | Instrumental |
| 03:21 | The Murder | Vocal |
| 09:23 | Opposites Attract Part 2 (Indulgent... | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Steve Vai | Guitar, Bass, Tambourine, Other Instruments, Samples, Vocals, Production, Arrangements, Engineering, Art Direction |
| Mike Keneally | Guitar, Keyboards |
| Dean Castronovo | Drums |
| Devin Townsend | Lead Vocals |
| TM Stevens | Bass, Vocals |
| Joel Thome | Conception, Direction, Conducting and Arrangement of "Sofa" |
| Lillian Vai | Claps |
| Pia Vai | Claps |
| Neil Citron | Mastering, Claps |
| Sergio Buss | Claps |
| Yvonne Seivertson | Claps |
| Ruta Sepetys | Claps |
| Julian Vai | Claps |
| Fire Vai | Claps |
| Davitt Sigerson | Sort-Of Production on "Sofa" |
| Guy Eckstine | Executive Production on "Sofa" |
| John Scher | Executive Production on "Sofa" |
| Jeff Rowland | Executive Production on "Sofa" |
| Dave Hewett | Engineering on "Sofa" |
| Mats Oberg | Keyboards, Piano |
| Scott Thunes | Bass |
| Morgan Agren | Drums |
| Jonathan Haas | Multiple Percussion |
| Marc Ziegenhagen | Additional Keyboards |
| Sal Scarpa | Musical Direction Assistance and Conducting on "Sofa" |
| Mike Porcaro | Bass |
| Robin Dimaggio | Drums, Drum Programming, Co-Production on "Opposites Attract Parts 1 & 2" |
| Printz | Vocals |
| Marcelo Gomes | Engineering Assistance |
| Priscila Bara | Art Direction |
| Ciruelo Cabral | Original Cover Art |
| Pam Dancy | Production Management |
| Recorded at The Mothership Studio, Hollywood, CA and The Ritz, New York. | |