Steve Vai

Steve Vai - The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (2003)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Dec. 20, 2020
Steve Vai - The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (2003)

Steve Vai - The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology (2003)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 1,13 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 385 Mb
Full Scans | 01:17:51 + 01:16:58 | RAR 5% Recovery
Epic #513868 / EPC513868 2 / Legacy #5138682000
Rock / Instrumental Rock / Guitar Virtuoso

Steve Vai played with a wide variety of acts during the '80s – Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, John Lydon's PIL, and Whitesnake, among others – as he became one of rock's most sought-after hired guns. In addition, Vai launched his own solo career, which come the '90s would be his sole career focus. The 2003 double-disc set Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology is comprised almost entirely of Vai's solo work (save for a Whitesnake song, "Kitten's Got Claws," and one by the obscure outfit Alcatrazz, "Lighter Shade of Green").

Steve Vai - Playlist: The Very Best Of Steve Vai (2010)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Feb. 5, 2024
Steve Vai - Playlist: The Very Best Of Steve Vai (2010)

Steve Vai - Playlist: The Very Best Of Steve Vai (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 542 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 185 Mb
Scans Included | 01:14:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso | Legacy #88697 61986 2

The entries in Sony Legacy Playlist series may be packaged as budget compilations, but they really do represent the best-known and most representative tracks by a given artist during their tenure with the company. Former Frank Zappa sideman and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai's volume is no exception to the standard. Included here are 12 studio and two live cuts from his long tenure with Sony and Epic. The cuts are arranged aesthetically rather than chronologically, making for a very solid mix. This one kicks off with “Erotic Nightmares” from his third album for the label, Passion and Warfare. Also included here are “Lotus Feet,” “Salamanders in the Sun,” “Love Secrets,” and fine live versions of “You’re Here,” and “Whispering a Prayer.” In addition to these 14 cuts, there is also bonus CD-R material to boot. While fans may have everything here already, this set serves as an excellent, modestly priced introduction to Vai’s solo work.

Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Feb. 5, 2022
Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)

Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:46:40 | 333 Mb
Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock, Guitar Virtuoso | Label: Favored Nations, Mascot Records

Steve Vai has continually challenged notions of traditional guitar playing and composition – and on more than one occasion even reimagined the very instrument itself. "I don't sit around and say, 'Okay, what can I do now that pushes the boundaries?," Vai explains about his approach to the guitar. "What I do say to myself is, 'Okay, Vai – what are you going to do now that's going to interest you, that's going to fascinate you, and that's different than anything you've done before?" The answer to that question comes in the form of Vai's newest and 10th solo album, 'Inviolate', a nine-song opus that does indeed push the boundaries of instrumental guitar music – this time out, Vai quite literally invented not just a new guitar, but also a new guitar-playing technique.

Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 27, 2022
Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)

Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 333 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 106 MB
46:40 | Instrumental Rock | Label: Favored Nations

Steve Vai has continually challenged notions of traditional guitar playing and composition and on more than one occasion even reimagined the very instrument itself.
"I don't sit around and say, 'Okay, what can I do now that pushes the boundaries?," Vai explains about his approach to the guitar. "What I do say to myself is, 'Okay, Vai what are you going to do now that's going to interest you, that's going to fascinate you, and that's different than anything you've done before?"

Steve Vai - Original Album Classics (2008) 5CD Box Set  Music

Posted by Designol at Nov. 22, 2022
Steve Vai - Original Album Classics (2008) 5CD Box Set

Steve Vai - Original Album Classics (2008) 5CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 2 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 761 Mb | Scans included
Label: Sony BMG | # 88697304812 | Time: 04:36:34
Guitar Virtuoso, Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

2008 five CD box. The Original Album Classics series, courtesy of Sony/BMG, packages together five classic albums from one of the most popular artists on the label's roster, housing them in an attractive slipcase. This set from the guitar hero features the albums Flex-Able (1984), Passion And Warfare (1990), Sex And Religion (1993), Alien Love Secrets (1995) and Fire Garden (1996).

Steve Vai - Mystery Tracks: Archives, Vol. 3 (2003)  Music

Posted by Designol at July 13, 2023
Steve Vai - Mystery Tracks: Archives, Vol. 3 (2003)

Steve Vai - Mystery Tracks: Archives, Vol. 3 (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 426 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb
Label: Favored Nations | # FN230-2 | Time: 00:58:55 | Scans included
Guitar Virtuoso, Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Mystery Tracks Archives, Vol. 3 is Steve Vai's third installment of his planned ten-disc rarities retrospective, this time out collecting various hard-to-find Japanese bonus tracks, compilation cuts, and otherwise unavailable promotional tracks. Included is an edited version of the notorious "Kill the Guy With the Ball," retitled here "Speeding," and like most of the other tracks that appeared on import versions of Vai's albums, it's the type of shredding that folks have come to expect from Vai. The version of "Sofa" done at the Zappa's Universe concert, long out of print, is also included here. The most interesting tracks, however, come from some of the instrument demonstration cuts done for companies like Korg and Roland. On these tracks, Vai was inspired by (and constrained by) the sounds available to the instrument he was showcasing, and it leads him down a different path than that generally represented on his albums. There's far less bombast in these understated performances, and they really give a better indication of what a well-rounded player Vai can be.

Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 2, 2023
Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)

Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:29:31 | 223 Mb
Hard Rock | Label: Favored Nations, Mascot Records

Vai/Gash is a collaboration album of Steve Vai and Johnny "Gash" Sombretto, recorded in the 90s. The recordings sat on the shelf for 30 years, and they are finally seeing the light of day!

Steve Vai - Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2CD) (2007) {Red Ink/Epic}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at Sept. 22, 2020
Steve Vai - Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2CD) (2007) {Red Ink/Epic}

Steve Vai - Sound Theories Vol. I & II (2CD) (2007) {Red Ink/Epic}
WEB Rip | FLAC (no log) | scans | 735 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 274 mb
Genre: hard rock, avant-garde rock

Sound Theories Vol. I & II is a 2007 album by the original stunt guitarist for Frank Zappa, Steve Vai. This was released by Red Ink/Epic.

Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 26, 2023
Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)

Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 230 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 77 MB
29:28 | Rock, Instrumental | Label: Favored Nations

Vai shares, This record was written and recorded in somewhat of a stream of consciousness in 1991 within perhaps a 2-week period as an answer to my desire to have a particular kind of music to listen to when I was riding my Harley Davison Motorcycle with my friends. Its reminiscent of a certain type of rock music I enjoyed as a teenager in the 1970s. These recordings sat on the shelf for over 30 years and are being released now in 2023. Here's the story
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)

Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
DVD9: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR & NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
LPCM 2 ch, 1 536 Kbps / Dolby AC3, 2 & 6 ch, 448 Kbps
Instrumental/Hard/Progressive Rock | Scans | 02:11:07 | ~ 7.33 Gb

Visual Sound Theories is the video complement to Steve Vai's double-CD Sound Theories Vols. 1-2, which finds the guitarist working with an orchestra, the Holland Metropole Orkest, in a concert of his music…