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The Ultra Zone

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Released
  
September 7, 1999

Length
  
68:45

Release date
  
21 August 1999

Label
  
SME Records

Recorded
  
1998 - 1999

Artist
  
Steve Vai

Producer
  
Steve Vai

Genre
  
Instrumental rock

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The Ultra Zone (1999)
  
Real Illusions Reflections (2005)

Similar
  
Steve Vai albums, Instrumental rock albums

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The Ultra Zone is a 1999 album from guitarist Steve Vai.

Contents

The Ultra Zone is structurally similar to Vai's previous album, Fire Garden, in that the first half of the album consists mainly of instrumentals, and the second half mainly of vocal songs; however, unlike Fire Garden, The Ultra Zone is not formally divided into two "phases".

The Ultra Zone is notable for its tributes to two legendary guitarists: Frank Zappa (on the track "Frank"), and Stevie Ray Vaughan (on the track "Jibboom").

Also notable is the fact that this was Vai's last studio album of original material until 2005's Real Illusions: Reflections; in the years in between, he released several compilations of his material, as well as a live album.

This album includes the participations of Koshi Inaba and Tak Matsumoto from the Japanese band B'z on "Asian Sky".

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Track listing

All songs written by Steve Vai.

  1. "The Blood & Tears" – 4:26 (instrumental)
  2. "The Ultra Zone" – 4:52 (instrumental)
  3. "Oooo" – 5:12 (instrumental)
  4. "Frank" – 5:09 (instrumental) (homage to Frank Zappa)
  5. "Jibboom" – 3:46 (instrumental) (homage to Stevie Ray Vaughan)
  6. "Voodoo Acid" – 6:25
  7. "Windows to the Soul" – 6:25 (instrumental, with some small spoken parts)
  8. "The Silent Within" – 5:00
  9. "I'll Be Around" – 4:57
  10. "Lucky Charms" – 6:44 (instrumental)
  11. "Fever Dream" – 6:03 (instrumental)
  12. "Here I Am" – 4:12
  13. "Asian Sky" – 5:34

Personnel

  • Steve Vai – everything (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9), everything else (track 7, 10, 11 & 13), guitars (tracks 4, 5 & 12), vocals (track 12)
  • Koshi Inaba - vocals (track 13)
  • Tak Matsumoto - guitar (track 13)
  • Mike Keneally - keyboards (track 7)
  • John Sergio – bass (track 4)
  • Philip Bynoe – bass (tracks 5,7 & 12)
  • Bryan Beller – bass (tracks 10 & 11)
  • Gregg Bissonette - drums (track 4)
  • Mike Mangini - drums (tracks 5, 7 & 12)
  • Robin DiMaggio - drums (track 10)
  • Andy Cleaves - trumpet (track 10)
  • Duane Benjamin - trombone (track 10)
  • Niels Bye Nielsen - orchestration (track 10)

    • Songs

    1The Blood & Tears4:26
    2The Ultra Zone4:53
    3Oooo5:12

    References

    The Ultra Zone Wikipedia
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