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Steve Vai Reveals New DVD, "Where The Wild Things Are," Details

posted Jul 16, 2009 at 8:25 PM by zMETALlica.  (2 Comments)

Guitar legend Steve Vai will release his concert film and live CD "Where The Wild Things Are" on September 29th, 2009 on Favored Nations Records. The show was recorded and filmed at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN before a sold-out audience as part of Vai’s successful Sound Theories world tour.
 
Visit this location to view the concert trailer. The 2 hour and 40 minute set contains several new tracks and re-orchestrated pieces culled from Vai's back catalog.

The addition of virtuoso violinists Alex DePue and Ann Marie Calhoun add a dazzling dimension to Vai’s compositions and stage show, delivering fans the unexpected edge they always expect. Other world-class musicians chosen for Vai’s band are: Bryan Beller (bass), Jeremy Colson (drums), Dave Weiner (guitar and sitar) and Zack Wiesinger (lap steel).

“When I put a band and a show together I try to create an entertainment experience that I would like to have if I was sitting in the audience,” explains Vai. “I like to witness great musicianship but nothing too cerebral or overindulgent, I like to be stimulated by a large dynamic range of emotional intensities and melodic richness, I enjoy when people love their instrument and it shows by their oneness with it, I like to feel as though I'm part of a family with the audience and the band, and I like to walk away feeling uplifted and not beat up by somebody's ego or the things they hate about themselves and the world. And of course I want a cool t-shirt.”

The Tracklisting for "Where The Wild Things Are" is as follows:

1. Paint Me Your Face
2. Now We Run
3. Oooo
4. Building The Church
5. Tender Surrender
6. Band Intros
7. Firewall
8. The Crying Machine
9. Shove The Sun Aside
10. I’m Becoming
11. Die To Live
12. Freak Show Excess
13. Apples In Paradise
14. All About Eve
15. Gary 7
16. Beastly Rap
17. Treasure Island
18. Angel Food
19. Earthquake Sky
20. The Audience Is Listening
21. The Murder
22. Juice
23. Whispering A Prayer
24. Taurus Bulba
25. Liberty
26. Answers
27. For The Love Of God

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2 Comments on "Steve Vai Reveals New DVD Details"

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1. bbristowe writes:

Cool. Now do something good.

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2. Jamez writes:

Most likely it will not be. Vai´s too tidu-tidu-tidu-lei for my liking. Ten thousand notes and none of them mean a thing. Joe Satriani´s cool, Steve Vai´s a fool

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