''Sound Theories Vol. I & II'' is a 2007 album by American guitarist
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for ...
. The album was recorded with the
Metropole Orchestra
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in Netherlands in mid-2004/2005 and released on June 26, 2007.
Volume I features Vai playing guitar with the orchestra, which has itself earned worldwide acclaim by backing artists ranging from
Mike Keneally
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Keneally started playing music at the age of 7 when he received an electric organ for h ...
,
Terry Bozzio
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,
Tony Bennett
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and
Natalie Cole
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to
Nancy Wilson and the
Yellowjackets
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. Volume II features the Orchestra performing compositions written by Vai, including "Shadows and Sparks" and "Bledsoe Bluvd."
Track listing
All songs written by
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for ...
.
Disc One - Sound Theories Vol 1: "The Aching Hunger"
# "Kill the Guy with the Ball" - 4:30
# "The God Eaters" - 2:09
# "The Murder Prologue" - 1:09
# "The Murder" - 7:56
# "Gentle Ways" - 5:48
# "Answers" - 5:44
# "I'm Becoming" - 2:20
# "Salamanders in the Sun" - 5:05
# "Liberty" - 2:06
# "
The Attitude Song
"The Attitude Song" is the sixth track of Steve Vai's debut solo album ''Flex-Able'', which was released in 1984. One of Vai's most frequently performed pieces, it appears on the '' G3: Live in Concert'' DVD, on the ''Live at Astoria'' DVD (with sp ...
" - 4:37
# "
For the Love of God
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" - 9:35
Disc Two - Sound Theories Vol 2: "Shadows and Sparks"
# "Shadows and…" - 8:41
# "Sparks" - 9:27
# "Frangelica Pt. I" - 3:04
# "Frangelica Pt. II" - 10:30
# "Helios and Vesta" - 8:19
# "Bledsoe Bluvd" - 10:08
DVD
A companion DVD titled ''Visual Sound Theories'' was released through Epic/Sony on September 18, 2007. This DVD features the live performances from the Aching Hunger concerts with the Holland Metropole Orchestra in July 2005.
The DVD includes 14 tracks in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound:
# Kill The Guy With The Ball
# The God Eaters
# The Murder Prologue
# The Murder
# Answers
# Lotus Feet
# I'm Becoming
# Salamanders In The Sun
#
The Attitude Song
"The Attitude Song" is the sixth track of Steve Vai's debut solo album ''Flex-Able'', which was released in 1984. One of Vai's most frequently performed pieces, it appears on the '' G3: Live in Concert'' DVD, on the ''Live at Astoria'' DVD (with sp ...
# Gentle Ways
# Liberty
#
For the Love of God
''For the Love of God'' is a sculpture by artist Damien Hirst produced in 2007. It consists of a platinum cast of an 18th-century human skull encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds, including a pear-shaped pink diamond located in the forehead tha ...
# Shadows And Sparks
# Frangelica Pt. I & II
Charts
References
External links
Steve Vai's homepageSteve Vai's Official MySpace
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Steve Vai albums
2007 live albums
2007 video albums
Live video albums
Live instrumental rock albums
Live symphonic rock albums
Epic Records live albums
Epic Records video albums