Billy Sheehan also appears on the track! Click here for more detailed info on this record. Steve performs the guitar solo on the Radio Version.
There's a previously unreleased live track from Jimi Hendrix performing an instrumental version of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" , and another unreleased live track from Carlos Santana. Zakk Wylde, Allan Holdsworth and Buckethead are among many others who have contributed tracks.
The booklet contains the original liner notes for each Zappa track, along with Steve's comments on each track. The remaining 7 CDs will be released and sold separately over the next couple of years. Only 10, boxes have been made and all 10 of the CDs will fit into it, spelling out a secret phrase on the CD spines.
To read more about the Secret Jewel Box, visit our special Mini-site. Steve performs the tracks "Cliffs of Insanity" and "Misfits". Also features a 36 page booklet with biographies and exclusive photos, inside a digipak with embossed cover.
Nowhere else. Steve performs the track "Wipe Out. These were given away for a limited time at Guitar Centers with a purchase of the Bad Horsie pedal. There were two releases of "Bad Squad" with slightly different cover artwork. Both releases came in a cardboard sleeve. This album also features Steve Stevens and Eric Johnson. I had the desire to make an instrumental guitar Christmas record performing traditional Christmas songs with a twist.
It would have taken many months to complete a project like this myself so I thought it would be nicer to use various artists, musicians who have brought a unique voice to the guitar.
I took the concept to Epic Records an they were thrilled with it. I got together with John Kalodner and between him, myself and Ruta Sepetys my manager we put it together.
It was difficult at first to pick the players to call. There are so many great ones. Click here to order this record. Chick Corea's Elektric Band This was a milestone event for me, considering that Leonard Bernstein had such a tremendous influence on my musical awareness. As a child I would watch this film every time it was on TV. My parents actually had the soundtrack record, I must have been 4 or 5 years old and would sit when nobody was around and just listen to it over and over again.
It was stunning how the pieces had such attitude, the orchestra was so pumping, and the performers were so aggressive, and yet it was so melodic and captivating.
David Paich was the producer and mastermind behind this record. The line-up consisted of serious heavy hitters like Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Selena, and many more.
I remember speaking to Selena over the phone when she was in the studio recording her track for the record. This was her last recording. The piece on which I performed is called "Rumble". The concept was to bring together two bands in a dueling musical atmosphere I know… how unlike me, right? In the film, "Rumble" is sort of the do-or-die dance that takes place between the Jets and the Sharks.
The arrangement was done so 2 bands would face each other. It was staggering to be in that kind of a musical atmosphere in the studio. It was this incredible wall of sound from some of the most talented musical giants on the face of the planet. At one point, Chick went to the piano to do an improvised intro for the piece. Never in my life have I ever seen a man so divinely inspired on an instrument. We just looked at each other like idiots. Steve appears on "My Little Man".
Release date: May 10, Arista Steve scored this film, and contributed the track "Now We Run" to this soundtrack. He constructed a piece orchestral ensemble who went by the name "Orchestra of Our Time". I very gleefully accepted the offer to go to New York and play at the tribute. Frank was actually going to attend, but at the last minute his illness prevented it. Later I joined Dweezil and the band for a sinister rendition of "Dirty Love.
So, I took the tracks into the studio and brushed them up a bit. The truly amazing thing was that we actually won a Grammy Award for this performance in the category of "Best Rock Instrumental Performance. It seems like such divine karmic irony that so shortly after his passing, I would receive such an honorable award for a song that he wrote.
There are some stimulating sparks on this record. When we played at the Santa Monica Civic Center in , she came out on stage and did this improv where she told the story of her life through operatic meanderings. Her father is Ron Popeil of Ronco.
There is also a beautiful version of "Strictly Genteel" on this record. I was in this band and that tour has special memories for me.
I went through some major emotional and personal development during that period. Some major pivotal physiological expansion. It was the third song of the set from the show in Geneva and Frank pointed to me, surprisingly, to do an ad lib guitar solo on the spot. I waited a long time for that moment.
The band was grooving and I was gearing up. I had the "blow away factor" on ten. I played three notes and somebody threw a cigarette butt on the stage and Frank stopped the show. He then went up to the microphone and said something to the effect of…"Do not throw anything up on the stage and whoever threw that must come up and show themselves, and then be escorted out of the building and then we will continue the show. The band ran backstage and the audience proceeded to destroy the stage by throwing stuff at it and then finally attacking it.
Farewell, Geneva. Steve Vai performs throughout this CD. A limited edition of copies of this disc were issued. Frank composed this song with indefinite pitches, basically just rhythms and note directions. We had several different versions worked up. In one performance we were to add our own pitches to the rhythms, in another we would add our own words to the rhythms and sometimes we would dance the rhythms.
This particular night the performance involved notes and the tempo was frighteningly fast, very fast. Unlike many of the other performance pieces I recorded while with Frank, my guitar is mixed very loud in this one. No other contemporary composer can bring together so many different techniques, genres, skillfulness and comic relief.
I was first asked to do some of the air guitar tricks in this film, and then the director asked if I would be interested in scoring a couple of the scenes. The climax of the two films was to take place during this intense guitar piece.
It was originally recorded by the guitarist for Faith No More, Jim Martin, but at the last minute the movie studio decided to change the entire ending of the film. They called one week before the world premiere and I mean the very last minute.
They needed a re-score of the entire climatic ending scene. That was the underscore music for the film. The pieces that appear on the soundtrack recording "The Reaper" and "The Reaper Rap" were put together quite differently.
Growing up I went through an intense Alice Cooper phase. I knew all his music and worshipped it as a way of life. When Alice asked me to play a solo on his record, it was like a cosmic convergence taking place before me or something like that. I had to chuckle at the odds of it all. When it was complete, Alice sent me this terrifically gnarly turquoise ring as a gift. Joe Satriani and I both play solos on this song. Some nice harmonies.
This is a greatest hits CD. I play on several songs on this volume. The band does a pretty stunning version of "Drowning Witch" here. This was one of my favorite Frank songs, it was so beautiful.
He knew when it was happening that it was something special too. Everything he went for, he got. It was totally inspired.
I had dreams of that solo later on. Afterwards I said, "Frank, that was… there are no words I could utter to describe how intense that was. On second thought… jksadfhfdskhlklhdfsklhdfsklhdfsklhklhdfsklhdklhdfsklhdsf! Doing the Whitesnake album and touring with them was an opportunity to get to do what I love to do the most… go out on tour with a big rock band and play to millions of people.
It was a cake gig with good rock music. All of the songs were written by the time the guitars were to be recorded. I did my best to put the right axe to it, did the tour, had a blast with some great guys, promoted Passion And Warfare while I was out there and made a truck load of ducats, then moved on with my life. I enjoyed the tour and the people in the band. Well, look at the bright side. I learned some new hair tricks!
This series spans many different bands with whom Frank toured. I appear periodically throughout these volumes. I used it as a spare and was always a little nervous to play it, but I remember the second show of the tour we had a new guitar tech and my guitar went out of tune so I had to switch guitars. The tech handed me a guitar that had the E string tuned to F. So, I had to put the guitar down and wait for him to tune my guitar.
Frank turned to me to start "Zombie Woof" because I was the one who started the song when he gave the cue. He looked at me and I had no guitar in my hand, and the look on his face was that of surprise, confusion, yet disappointment and in a way that only Frank could do it. I shrugged my shoulders and smiled, and they started the song without me. The guitar tech was on a plane home the very next day.
Stripper Painted Lover Lighter Shade Of Green Sons And Lovers Skyfire It's sort of like a golden scrap pile. Devour with a silver spoon. Archives Vol. Sweet Lady Luck Whitesnake Noah's Ark Gregg Bissonette - Submarine Says Vai: "I think I was 13 years old when my friend invited me over to his house to listen to 'a cool new record. It was intense yet subtle, profound and exquisite. It had fast, tight little notes and cool guitar playing. It had great singing, outrageous lyrics and was funny as hell.
It was Frank Zappa. After one listen to 'Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy,' tears of joy filled my eyes as I realized that a misunderstood, gawky, prepubescent misfit like me had finally found something he could totally relate to.
I immersed myself in the elixir of Zappa and have yet to surface. Tell Me You Love Me Theme From 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear Jumbo Go Away Drowning Witch Envelopes Teen-age Prostitute The Jazz Discharge Party Hats Ya Honza Alien Orifice Approximate I'm A Beautiful Guy Beauty Knows No Pain What's New In Baltimore Moggio RDNZL Magic Fingers Strictly Genteel The booklet contains the original liner notes for each Zappa track, along with Steve's comments on each track.
Note: The aforementioned three CDs are sold together along with the deluxe box. The remaining CDs will be sold seperately. Those who purchase the box will be notified of the following seven volumes as they are released.
I immersed myself in the elixir of Zappa and have yet to surface. Register Login. Tell Me You Love Me 2. Theme From 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear 3. Jumbo Go Away 4. Drowning Witch 5. Envelopes 6. Teen-age Prostitute 7. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats 8.
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