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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. Sharing the same track listing as 2003's Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology, the 2011 double-disc set The Essential Steve Vai is comprised almost entirely of Vai's solo work (save for a Whitesnake song, "Kittens Got Claws," and one by the obscure outfit Alcatrazz, "Lighter Shade of Green"). While most "guitar shredders" got a bad rap during the '90s, Vai was always an exception to the rule -- there's no secret that Vai was one of the most technically accomplished guitarists in all of rock, but he always knew to put songwriting before soloing (something that most of the other guitarists of the era failed to do), and inject his wacky sense of humor into his playing.
Condition:NEW. Drilled case
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Liberty 2:04
2 Die To Live 3:53
3 The Attitude Song 3:22
4 Salamanders In the Sun 2:25
5 The Animal 4:02
6 The Riddle 6:26
7 For the Love of God 6:03
8 Bangkok 2:46
9 Fire Garden Suite: Bull Whip/Pusa Road/Angel Food/Taurus Bulba 9:56
10 Ya-Yo Gakk 2:54
11 Blue Powder 4:44
12 Bad Horsie 5:52
13 Tender Surrender 5:05
14 All About Eve 4:38
15 Dyin' Day 4:29
16 The Blood & Tears 4:25
17 The Silent Within 5:00
Disc 2
1 Feathers 5:11
2 Frank 5:08
3 Boston Rain Melody 4:39
4 Kittens Got Claws / Whitesnake 4:59
5 Lighter Shade of Green / Alcatraz 0:47
6 Giant Balls of Gold 4:45
7 Whispering a Prayer 8:47
8 Jibboom 3:45
9 Windows To the Soul 6:26
10 Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways) 6:05
11 The Reaper 3:26
12 Christmas Time is Here 4:21
13 Essence 5:51
14 Rescue Me or Bury Me 8:26
15 Burnin' Down the Mountain 4:21
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