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Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets (1995) First U.S. Pressing

Date: 24 Jul 2012 08:50:01

Alien Love Secrets is an EP recorded by Steve Vai in 1995. It was written as a stripped-down guitar, bass and drums record with minimal keyboards. Alien Love Secrets was released in the middle of the recording process of the 1996 album Fire Garden, as Vai wished to keep a steady output, and the 70 plus minutes of Fire Garden were taking too long to release at an acceptable interval after Sex and Religion. The notable tracks include "Bad Horsie" (derived from a riff Vai played in the movie Crossroads); "Ya-Yo Gakk", which is based around vocal recordings of Vai's young son, Jullian; "Tender Surrender", one of Vai's most famous songs, bases itself around a familiar sound, structure and beats-per-minute as Jimi Hendrix's "Villanova Junction" from Live At Woodstock, although written in a different key; and "The Boy from Seattle", which is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix written by Vai.

After the disastrous full-band heavy metal project of Sex & Religion, Steve Vai returned to recording solo with Alien Love Secrets. It's a moodier, more atmospheric collection than his masterpiece, Passion and Warfare, which makes it slightly revelatory. With the new sonic textures, the guitarist again demonstrates his fluid technique, which manages to never become completely mechanical. Reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com

EAC Log

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Steve Vai / Alien Love Secrets

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All songs written by Steve Vai:

01. Bad Horsie
02. Juice
03. Die to Live
04. The Boy from Seattle
05. Ya-Yo Gakk
06. Kill the Guy with the Ball/The God Eaters
07. Tender Surrender

Album Released: March 21, 1995

DR Log

foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2012-07-01 22:51:08

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.27 dB -9.72 dB 3:45 02-Juice
DR9 -0.04 dB -10.40 dB 3:53 03-Die To Live
DR9 -0.11 dB -10.33 dB 5:04 04-The Boy From Seattle
DR9 -0.27 dB -10.94 dB 2:52 05-Ya-Yo Gakk
DR9 -0.12 dB -9.84 dB 7:02 06-Kill The Guy With The Ball/The God Eaters
DR9 0.00 dB -11.36 dB 5:01 07-Tender Surrender
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR9

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Channels: 2
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