Alive in an Ultra World

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Alive in an Ultra World
Live album by Steve Vai

Publication
(s)

June 2001

admission

January - April 2000

Label (s) Epic

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Rock , metal

Title (number)

16

running time

93:20

occupation
  • Chris Frazier - drums (only on Whispering A Prayer)
  • Eric Goldberg - Keyboard (only on Whispering A Prayer)

production

Steve Vai

chronology
- Alive in an Ultra World Live in London
(2001)

Alive in an Ultra World is a live album by American rock musician Steve Vai . It was released in June 2001 on the Epic Records label .

Trivia

The songs on the album were composed specifically for certain countries (with the exception of Devil's Food , which was already slightly different on Fire Garden ). Due to logistical problems, not all pieces could be recorded in the country for which they were written.

Track list

All songs were composed by Steve Vai .

CD 1

  1. Giant Balls of Gold  - 4:45
  2. Burning Rain  - 4:50
  3. The Black Forest  - 6:38
  4. Alive in an Ultra World  - 3:53
  5. Devil's Food  - 10:09 am
  6. Blood and Glory  - 4:53
    • Song for the UK
  7. Whispering a Prayer  - 8:45 am
  8. Iberian Jewel  - 4:38

CD 2

  1. The Power of Bombos  - 5:04
  2. Incantation  - 8:53
  3. Light of the Moon  - 5:47
  4. Babushka  - 6:42
  5. Being with You (In Paris)  - 6:24
  6. Principessa  - 5:51
  7. Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)  - 6:04
  8. Maple Leaf (bonus track)  - 2:28

reception

Professional reviews
source rating
Allmusic

The music website Allmusic awarded three stars out of five for the album. Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann described the album as interesting and found that Vai interacted well with his fans from all continents .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Releases Allmusic
  2. Credits to Allmusic
  3. Alive in an Ultra World Notes Vai.com ( Memento from January 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Information, criticism of Allmusic