STEVE VAI - Limited Double Vinyl Edition Of Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are Now Available; First 777 Copies Autographed And Numbered
July 21, 2010, 14 years ago
BW&BK; has received the following update from legendary guitarist STEVE VAI's camp:
"Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are limited edition double vinyl features the Grammy nominated audio performance from the Where The Wild Things Are RIAA Certified Gold DVD and Blu-ray.The double LP was specifically mixed and mastered through analog equipment to a 96kHz / 24 bit digital format, the highest resolution audio experience of all the Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are releases, and is printed on two 180 gram audiophile virgin vinyl colored LPs in a stunning full-color gatefold jacket.
The first 777 copies sold will be autographed and numbered by Steve and will include a limited edition t-shirt, guitar pick, vinyl dusting cloth and Naked Pass, which will allow you to download four live Naked Tracks from the Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are performance and will also function as a meet and greet pass on Steve’s next tour. Click here to order your copy."
As previously reported, Vai's latest exclusive VaiTunes song, 'Underground Garden', is now available to download from all major digital music retailers, including iTunes, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, Lala, IMVU, Shockhound, Amie Street, LimeWire Store and the Nokia Music Store as well as the corresponding digital booklet PDF on the VaiTunes page.
Vai comments on the track: “Every now and then I pick up an instrument and something sweet comes out. I love when that happens and am very graceful for it. I believe it happens at times for all of us in our perspective fields. I was lucky to have a little take deck around to capture this riff when it first dropped off my fingers. I can’t even remember when that was, perhaps in the 1980’s? This little jewel was buried on the infinity shelf for a while and then one day, sometime in the 1990’s, I came across it and thought, 'Hmmm, I could just rip this song out in a day' and that’s about how long it took me to complete the writing, recording and mixing of the whole thing…Then the finished product sat on the shelf for another decade or so only not to show its festooned little note heads through these VaiTunes releases.
When weighing my catalog of work, a relatively small percentage has vocals sung by me. As a result of this rarity, every vocal take I do is an opportunity to explore without any real pressure. Sometimes I push very hard and try to sound as though I’ve been gargling with Drano®, but on this song I decided to get very close to the microphone and give a delicate and intimate vocal offering.
The song was written about a special person whom I love dearly and has been in my life since I was about 3 years old. The song is also about finding inner peace. Perhaps we all have a secret garden we yearn to dwell in."