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
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Instrumental/Hard/Progressive Rock | Scans | 02:11:07 | ~ 7.33 Gb
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. In the hourlong main part of the performance, taking up the first 12 tracks, the orchestra backs Vai up on some of his familiar tunes from earlier albums such as Passion and Warfare ("Answers," "Liberty," "For the Love of God") and Real Illusions: Reflections ("Lotus Feet"), set to full orchestral instrumentation by a team of orchestrators. The last two tracks, "Shadows and Sparks" and "Frangelica, Pts. 1-2" (plus "Bledsoe Bluvd," which is one of the bonus features), are played by the orchestra, conducted by Dick Bakker, without the guitarist's participation. (At the July 2005 concert, they were actually played first.) As Vai points out in the audio commentary, the "Shadows" part of "Shadows and Sparks" is actually a medley of other old numbers such as "Lucky Charms" from The Ultra Zone, as played by woodwinds. At one point, Vai describes a section as a tribute to his mentor, Frank Zappa, but in truth much in the orchestral works recalls Zappa's music. Whether Vai will be able to make a transition from heavy metal guitar virtuoso to composer remains to be seen, but this show demonstrates that his music benefits from being transposed to an orchestra and that, with the right staging and mixing, even aggressive electric guitar playing can work with an orchestra.by William Ruhlman, allmusic
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007):
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Tracklist:
Kill The Guy With The Ball
The God Eaters
The Murder Prologue
The Murder
Answers
Lotus Feet
I'm Becoming
Salamanders In The Sun
The Attitude Song
Gentle Ways
Liberty
For the Love of God
Shadows And Sparks
Frangelica Pt. I & II
Bonus features:
- Bledsoe Bluvd
- Behind The Scenes
- Steve Vai Interview
- Steve Speaks…
Feature length audio commentary with Steve Vai, Michael Mesker and Jason Feinberg
Title: Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live With The Holland Metropole Orkest
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Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
Steve Vai - Visual Sound Theories. Live with The Holland Metropole Orkest (2007)
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