Alien Love Secrets was written in addition to recorded inward less than half dozen weeks every bit a stripped-down guitar, bass in addition to drums tape alongside minimal keyboards. According to Vai, he had wished to hold a steady output of fabric next his 1993 album Sex & Religion, but the recording procedure for the 70+ minutes of his subsequent 1996 album Fire Garden was taking besides long. The EP was thence purposely released inward anticipation of Fire Garden. Stylistically Alien Love Secrets marks a homecoming to the to a greater extent than familiar instrumental stone of Vai's 1990 album Passion in addition to Warfare, next the highly mixed reception to Sex & Religion.
Notable tracks include "Bad Horsie", which was derived from a riff played yesteryear Vai during the terminal scenes of the 1986 cinema Crossroads; "Juice" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 PlayStation video game Formula 1; "Ya-Yo Gakk" is a telephone band in addition to reply interplay alongside vocal recordings of Vai's immature boy Julian; "Tender Surrender", i of Vai's nearly pop songs, bases itself around a familiar sound, construction in addition to tempo every bit Jimi Hendrix's "Villanova Junction Blues" from his 1999 alive album Live at Woodstock, although written inward a unlike key; in addition to "The Boy from Seattle", which is a tribute to Hendrix written yesteryear Vai.
After the disastrous full-band heavy metallic projection of Sex & Religion, Steve Vai returned to recording solo alongside Alien Love Secrets. It's a moodier, to a greater extent than atmospheric collection than his masterpiece, Passion in addition to Warfare, which makes it slightly revelatory. With the novel sonic textures, the guitarist over again demonstrates his fluid technique, which manages to never function completely mechanical.
You tin e'er count on lil’ Stevie Vai to deliver something completely off the wall…except when he’s trying to play it straight.
Compared to Passion in addition to Warfare in addition to Sex & Religion, Steve plays it remarkably direct on the stripped dorsum mini-album Alien Love Secrets. Remarkably direct for Steve Vai, that is. This is a guy who is known to brand his guitar audio similar anything except a guitar. There’s enough of that hither (check out “Bad Horsie”, which sounds similar some form of bad horsie at times), but in that place are also actual grooves in addition to riffs too. Alien Love Secrets is an instrumental mini-album that doesn’t guide hold itself besides seriously.
Alien Love Secrets volition however live on incomprehensible to some, but it’s likely Steve’s nearly accessible unloose overall. Without the layers upon layers of tracks, yous tin arrive in that place in addition to only listen. If yous desire more, in that place is a cool DVD release, alongside a video for each rail on the album!
This particularly priced, seven-track mini-album could guide hold been titled the "Many Moods of Stevie Vai" given its stylistic sweep. "Bad Horsie" is a widescreen, effects-laden monster, "Juice" is a high-speed boogie, "The Boy from Seattle" verges on Metheny territory in addition to "Tender Surrender" oozes alongside subtlety in addition to taste. All this, summation a thrashing rocker that football game coaches tin motivate the troops with: "Kill the Guy alongside the Ball."
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 actually bang-up disk that showcases Steve Vai's talent in addition to his "not-afraid-to-try-anything" compositional skills.
"Juice" volition brand your caput swim alongside the riffs in addition to hooks in addition to chops showcase! "The Boy from Seattle" volition proceed yous humming all day. Great improver to your collection!
Tracks Listing
1. Bad Horsie (5:51)
2. Juice (3:44)
3. Die to Live (3:52)
4. The Boy from Seattle (5:04)
5. Ya-Yo Gakk (2:52)
6. Kill the Guy With the Ball/The God Eaters (7:02)
7. Tender Surrender (5:09)
Total Time 32:14
Line-up / Musicians
- Steve Vai / guitars,bass,programming
- Deen Castronovo / drums
- Tommy Mars / organ
- Julian Vai / vocals
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