New Steve Vai

guitareben · 05-23-2012, 02:49 PM

First of, had a quick scan, didn't see anything - Delete if appropriate ^^

But yea, here's the Facebook message

Quote:

Steve Vai's highly anticipated, new full-length solo album release: "The Story of Light" is available for pre-order on Vai.com starting today.

The 3 special packages feature some or all of these items: a physical CD, digital download of the album, a limited edition interview DVD, 7" vinyl single, custom 32 page booklet, plantable “The Story of Light” seeded postcards, Steve Vai guitar picks and more. The record will be released August 14, 2012.

In addition, Steve has released a preview track from the record called "Gravity Storm" and is available for your listening pleasure today. Visit Steve Vai | The Story of Light for full details.

- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...2689025&type=1

Here's the new song:

I think it's sick as hell

Love it

Absolutely stoked for the album, deluxe edition here I come

mcleanab · 05-23-2012, 02:56 PM

Holy crap that was fun!

I feel like my scrotum has been tugged...

brector · 05-23-2012, 03:08 PM

I haven't listen to Vai in a long time, but I like that!

-Brian

synrgy · 05-23-2012, 03:21 PM

I usually love Vai.

I also usually love Dimebag.

I don't at all love that I was just listening to Vai and could have sworn the whole time that I was listening to Dimebag.

MiPwnYew · 05-23-2012, 03:37 PM

Well that just sounded fun as hell to play lol

Fantomas · 05-23-2012, 03:48 PM

Nice, it has been a while since he produced some new songs. (Real Illusions: Reflections in 2005) and this sounds fresh. Can't wait.

HeHasTheJazzHands · 05-23-2012, 03:49 PM

ArtDecade · 05-23-2012, 04:02 PM

That's a really long pre-order wait! I'm doing it!

crg123 · 05-23-2012, 04:45 PM

Awesome as always! Although 3:53 made me rofl (the image)

JP Universe · 05-23-2012, 05:28 PM

I just wished he used the whammy bar more in that song

This has a massive 'Ultra Zone' vibe to me... fun and over the top

USMarine75 · 05-23-2012, 06:08 PM

Sounds like the whammy bar needs zoloft....

[...because it's constantly depressed.

]

Slunk Dragon · 05-23-2012, 06:41 PM

I love how Steve manages to produce new material that doesn't sound like any of his older work. I'm slowly getting into him more and more as I listen to more of his stuff, and I definitely want to pick up this album now!

Dan Halen · 05-23-2012, 06:41 PM

Its a pretty nifty song. I really like the Massive sound hes got here. but i have 2 questions.

WTF are "plantable seeded postcards"?
and why is he doing a Duran Duran Cover? I realize that "John the Revelator" isnt a Duran Duran song. i know they covered it. they just popped into my head first and i thought it was comical.

beneharris · 05-23-2012, 08:26 PM

is this cd the sequel to real illusions? the cover art sure looks related.

that was a cool song

mr_rainmaker · 05-23-2012, 10:25 PM

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doug N · 05-23-2012, 10:35 PM

This is the best I've heard since P&W. Excite!

datalore · 05-23-2012, 10:35 PM

I love the new tune. Lots of attitude and truly fearless guitar playing! I've been missing this side of Steve's playing.

right_to_rage · 05-23-2012, 11:12 PM

Boy that whammy bar action sounds BADASS. I like the atonal divergence too, way to go Steve!

theleem · 05-24-2012, 12:42 AM

Very nice, gotta get on that preorder list now!

MetalBuddah · 05-24-2012, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug N

This is the best I've heard since P&W. Excite!

Agreed! +1

Stealthdjentstic · 05-24-2012, 02:32 AM

That was kind of all over the place but I dug it, reminded me a bit of that one song where he goes to class as a little kid and plays guitar and makes the teacher angry. I cant remember it at all atm though

thedonal · 05-24-2012, 02:38 AM

OOOO! (DYSWIDT?)

Like that- really nice groove. I'm going through a big Vai phase at the moment, so this has come at the perfect time! Will be pre-ordering once it turns up on UK seller lists..

RevDrucifer · 05-24-2012, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealthdjentstic

That was kind of all over the place but I dug it, reminded me a bit of that one song where he goes to class as a little kid and plays guitar and makes the teacher angry. I cant remember it at all atm though

"The Audience Is Listening"

I'm startin' to think he's using a Whammy pedal in the down-1-step mode. Coming back up, there's a couple spots where he's playing more than one note and they're all in tune with each other, wouldn't work with just a whammy bar.

guitareben · 05-24-2012, 04:44 PM

It's kinda like all the notes are falling :o

Gravity is the whammy bar? :p

Scar Symmetry · 05-24-2012, 04:46 PM

....ing class. Steve Vai is King.

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05-23-2012, 02:56 PM	#2
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synrgy Iraq Lobster. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,603 Thanked: 65 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I usually love Vai. I also usually love Dimebag. I don't at all love that I was just listening to Vai and could have sworn the whole time that I was listening to Dimebag. nojyeloot, Konfyouzd and Solodini like this. ___________________________________________ The best thread I'll ever post Guitar Tunes Electronic Work Hobbits are a Tolkein minority.

05-23-2012, 03:37 PM	#5
MiPwnYew SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 213 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Well that just sounded fun as hell to play lol Konfyouzd likes this.

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05-23-2012, 03:08 PM	#3
brector SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 176 Thanked: 19 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I haven't listen to Vai in a long time, but I like that! -Brian

05-23-2012, 03:48 PM	#6
Fantomas blah Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 266 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice, it has been a while since he produced some new songs. (Real Illusions: Reflections in 2005) and this sounds fresh. Can't wait.

05-23-2012, 03:49 PM	#7
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05-23-2012, 04:45 PM	#9
crg123 _ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 881 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Awesome as always! Although 3:53 made me rofl (the image)

05-23-2012, 05:28 PM	#10
JP Universe Giggity Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Down Under Posts: 1,798 Thanked: 56 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I just wished he used the whammy bar more in that song This has a massive 'Ultra Zone' vibe to me... fun and over the top USMarine75 and AxeHappy like this.

05-23-2012, 06:08 PM	#11
USMarine75 糟糕 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: MA Posts: 1,704 Thanked: 24 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Sounds like the whammy bar needs zoloft.... [...because it's constantly depressed. ] Stealthdjentstic, atimoc, prashanthan and 2 others like this. I'm a lover… Not a fighter... But I'm also a fighter, so don’t get any ideas.

05-23-2012, 06:41 PM	#12
Slunk Dragon Lone Axe-man Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Harper Woods, MI Posts: 402 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love how Steve manages to produce new material that doesn't sound like any of his older work. I'm slowly getting into him more and more as I listen to more of his stuff, and I definitely want to pick up this album now!

05-23-2012, 06:41 PM	#13
Dan Halen SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Park, PA Posts: 502 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its a pretty nifty song. I really like the Massive sound hes got here. but i have 2 questions. WTF are "plantable seeded postcards"? and why is he doing a Duran Duran Cover? I realize that "John the Revelator" isnt a Duran Duran song. i know they covered it. they just popped into my head first and i thought it was comical.

05-23-2012, 08:26 PM	#14
beneharris SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Flagstaff Posts: 1,606 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 13 reviews	is this cd the sequel to real illusions? the cover art sure looks related. that was a cool song

05-23-2012, 10:25 PM	#15
mr_rainmaker Resident Cherokee Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NE Okieland Posts: 1,604 Thanked: 35 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! I refuse to have a Mandated quote...

05-23-2012, 10:35 PM	#16
Doug N SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 289 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This is the best I've heard since P&W. Excite!

05-23-2012, 10:35 PM	#17
datalore awkward soul Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 532 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love the new tune. Lots of attitude and truly fearless guitar playing! I've been missing this side of Steve's playing.

05-23-2012, 11:12 PM	#18
right_to_rage Avant Temporal Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Boy that whammy bar action sounds BADASS. I like the atonal divergence too, way to go Steve! Avant Temporal

05-24-2012, 12:42 AM	#19
theleem SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 237 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Very nice, gotta get on that preorder list now!

05-24-2012, 02:32 AM	#21
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,984 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	That was kind of all over the place but I dug it, reminded me a bit of that one song where he goes to class as a little kid and plays guitar and makes the teacher angry. I cant remember it at all atm though MetalBuddah likes this.

05-24-2012, 02:38 AM	#22
thedonal SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: At The Four Winds Bar Posts: 534 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OOOO! (DYSWIDT?) Like that- really nice groove. I'm going through a big Vai phase at the moment, so this has come at the perfect time! Will be pre-ordering once it turns up on UK seller lists.. guitareben likes this. Drunk by the name of "World Without End" https://soundcloud.com/#atomsun

05-24-2012, 04:44 PM	#24
guitareben SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London Posts: 777 Thanked: 27 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's kinda like all the notes are falling :o Gravity is the whammy bar? :p

05-24-2012, 04:46 PM	#25
Scar Symmetry Ex Whiny Bitch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 15,686 Thanked: 377 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	....ing class. Steve Vai is King. BrainArt and AxeHappy like this. Ever noticed how some people are real dicks on the internet, but when they post something involving their band, they make the effort to be nice? Funny that...

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