Steve Vai - The Elusive Light and Sound Vol.1
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Free Music Review: For die-hards only!
Hit: 3 Stars
This a is good disc for the hardcore fan. It collects all of Vai's film contributions and jams it all on one disc. It's a compilation. Most of the material is very Vai but it feels rushed or 'light'. This is certainly not as 'DEEP' or on the 'same level' so to speak as his other solo recordings which seem so much more focused and artistic. He's playing for the films basically and it comes off that way. Some of the material is highly entertaining and borderline histerical especially the Crossroads stuff. This is for die-hard fans only. It's hard to imagine Vai gaining a larger audience or attracting new listeners with this. It feels like filler to keep his hardcore fans occupied till the next REAL solo effort.Free Music Review: Decent, But It's Just Not Enough
Hit: 3 Stars
This Steve Vai compilation has songs from and inspired by movies includin Encino Man and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Steve is an amazing guitar player and it really shows on this disc. Possibly the best songs are the first two. They are a cover of Celluloid Heroes by the Kinks, and Love Blood. Also his version of Amazing Grace is beautiful and will bring a tear to your eye. Fans of Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson will like this cd.Free Music Review: Heartless Fretboard Magic
Hit: 2 Stars
Frank Zappa once called Steve Vai "The master of impossible guitar parts." Occasionally on this haphazard collection Vai proves he has incredible technical ability and virtousic chops. His rendition of a Mozart piece(taken from the movie Crossroads)is as transcendent as Jimmy Paige's version of "Greensleaves". Unfortunately Vai's strengths turn out to be his greatest weaknesses, hes a wicked guitarist but not much of a musician, Example: The first two tracks he tries his hand at singing......in other words you might want to pass those up. Most of the time his playing has the air of an athlete showing all the girls how much he can bench press rather then a musician making a statement.Melodies are rare in Vai's world and he attempts to blind with speed rather then bare his heart. In conclusion Vai could learn some lessons from one of his own songs, "Celluloid Heroes"
Free Music Review: Give me a break
Hit: 1 Stars
I Love Steve's guitar playing, but I wish that he would get his act together and make a "real" c.d. The world has seen enough greatest hits & compilation c.d.s, what fans really want is a c.d. with top quality music on every track. Unfortunately, this is nowhere near that. I am totally disappointed...