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- artist : Steve Vai
- album : The Story of Light
- year : 2012
- genre : Rock
- label : Favored Nations
- cat# : FAVR27802.2
- source : CDDA
- encoder : LAME 3.98.4 -V0
- quality : 260kbps/44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
- size : 109,9 MB
- tracklist
- 01. The Story Of Light 06:15
- 02. Velorum 06:09
- 03. John The Revelator 03:40
- 04. Book of the Seven Seals 03:56
- 05. Creamsicle Sunset 03:30
- 06. Gravity Storm 05:33
- 07. Mullach a'tSi 03:57
- 08. The Moon and I 07:18
- 09. Weeping China Doll 06:11
- 10. Racing the World 03:45
- 11. No More Amsterdam 04:16
- 12. Sunshine Electric Raindrops 04:16
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- Beneath the impossibly fast salvos of notes and
- dramatic whammy bar heroics, guitarist and
- composer Steve Vai retains an immense
- understanding of music. The man wrote his first
- orchestral arrangements while still in his teens.
- However, Vai's grasp on the inner workings of
- music has never really translated into records for
- average music fans t0 enjoy: He makes music for
- musicians, and he's quite proud of that fact, even
- going so far as to find a record label dedicated
- solely to providing a place for those artists with
- similarly athletic styles to call home.
- Vai's latest release, The Story of Light, is the
- second part of a planned trilogy that began with
- 2005's Real Illusions: Reflections. Though the
- trio of albums are intended to eventually be
- arranged as something of a singular concept piece,
- there is no chronological organization or specific
- plot to speak of between the first two albums — at
- least not one that can be sorted by listening
- alone — though Vai has explained it as being "the
- cosmic journey of a man driven mad by grief,
- intertwining tragedy, revelation, enlightenment,
- and redemption."
- The Story of Light has little in the way of
- vocals, though when voices other than Vai's guitar
- do appear, they are certainly substantial. The
- lead single for the album - a cover of Blind
- Willie Johnson's "John the Revelator" - features
- The Voice finalist Beverly McClellan belting her
- way through the gospel number, which has been
- given the proper Vai treatment. The final result
- is an exciting mix of chunky and warped guitar
- rhythms holding down the fort as Vai's
- unbelievably deft lead guitar twists in and out of
- McClellan's call and response with a full choir.
- The song links up immediately with "Book of the
- Seven Seals", a track that contrasts the bombast
- of "Revelator" with a hokey-sounding choir and an
- awkward vibe that would be at home as the
- soundtrack to the bonus round of your average B-
- list Sega Genesis game. Though the two were
- obviously intended to juxtapose one another, "Book
- of the Seven Seals" has a cheesiness that earns it
- the distinction of being the weakest track on the
- album.
- "Creamsicle Sunset" shows Vai's guitar playing in
- rather uncharted territory for the axe-man,
- floating through lush, clean tones that recall the
- great lullaby-esque ballads of the Hawaiian-
- influenced guitarists of the 1950s, and rounded
- out by Vai using a playing technique that produces
- a pinched sound, similar to traditional Eastern
- stringed instruments. This is just one of
- countless reminders why Vai is one of the most
- revered guitarists on the planet: His progressing
- ability to coax different sounds from his guitars.
- Later in the album, Vai similarly exhibits his
- uncanny musicality on the track "Mullach A'tSi",
- which is possibly the most dynamic number of the
- entire album, and features Vai paying homage to
- the vocal-style of guitar work that Jeff Beck
- pioneered, over a subtle-but-crucial harp part.
- Yes, harp.
- Fans of Vai's high-energy rock playing will not be
- left wanting with this album. The track "Velorum"
- has a prog-meets-Hendrix vibe and is significant
- for its monstrous display of guitar chops.
- However, "Gravity Storm" is the shred coup-de-
- grace, a hectic romp through all of the man's
- signature tricks and licks over a heavy groove.
- The track's title is also the name of his new
- signature guitar pickups, which hints at Vai's own
- fondness for the song.
- The Story of Light is business as usual for Vai, a
- man who fights to avoid repeating himself and
- always tries to find new territory on an
- instrument that he has described as being
- "infinite" in its creative potential.
- http://www.vai.com/
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- greets fly out to everyone we met over the years and
- many good grps like:
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