Live at the Astoria, London
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| Steve Vai's video album | ||||
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Publication |
October 21, 2003 |
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admission |
6./7. December 2001 |
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| Label (s) | Favored Nations | |||
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DVD |
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Title (number) |
21st |
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Live at the Astoria, London is the first solo concert DVD of rock guitar-player Steve Vai . It was released on October 21, 2003 on the Favored Nation label. Based on the live recording, a live album called Live in London was also released as a download.
Admission and selection
The recordings were made on December 6th and 7th, 2001 at the Astoria London . In addition to the concert, the DVD also contains commentary by Vai and his band, pictures from the backstage and behind-the-scenes recordings as well as the Steve Vai discography and recordings of the rehearsals in Los Angeles . This is Steve Vai's first video release that includes a full concert.
The selection of songs mainly includes the current pieces by Vais at the time of publication, enriched by some older tracks. In addition to Vai, the line-up consists of superstars such as Billy Sheehan (bass) and Tony MacAlpine (second guitar) as well as Dave Weiner and Virgil Donati .
Sheehan sings during the opening act Shy Boy and Vai hides behind a curtain. For addition Attitude enters Eric Sardinas stage.
Sales
| country | Certification | Sales |
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 United States ( RIAA )
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2 × platinum | +200,000 |
 Canada (Music Canada)
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gold | +5,000 |
reception
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| Allmusic |
  
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The music website Allmusic awarded 3.5 stars out of 5 for the DVD. Allmusic critic Greg Prato found that Vai was more focused on posing than on playing. Mike Borrink from German metal magazine Rock Hard praised the DVD. His conclusion: “ Almost 150 minutes later, because of the sheer acoustic and optical highlights (even the switchable commentary track is extremely entertaining), you have forgotten your moderately difficult mouth lock and your bloody knees and press repeat, drooling as if in a trance. (...) "Live At The Astoria London" has become the expected blast! ".
Title List DVD
DVD 1
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DVD 2
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Live in London
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| Live album by Steve Vai | ||||
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Publication |
June 2004 |
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admission |
6-7 December 2001 |
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| Label (s) | Epic | |||
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Format (s) |
Digital |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
67:39 |
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Live in London is a live album by American rock musician Steve Vai . It was released in June 2004 under the label Epic Records and is only available as a download. The twelve tracks released on the album were personally selected by Vai and are the same tracks that are included on the DVD Live at the Astoria, London .
Track list CD
- Shyboy - 4:08
- Erotic Nightmares - 4:19
- The Crying Machine - 4:33
- Blue Powder - 6:56
- The Animal - 6:54
- Bad Horsie - 8:09 am
- Down Deep into the Pain - 3:18
- Fire - 6:03
- Little Wing - 4:43
- Jibboom - 6:29
- Liberty - 2:05
- The Attitude Song - 11:32
Web links
- Live at the Astoria, London in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Live at the Astoria, Releases Allmusic
- ↑ a b c Live at the Astoria, information, review Allmusic
- ↑ Live at the Astoria, London in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ a b Mike Borrink: Review . In: Rock Hard . No. 205 ( rockhard.de ).
- ^ RIAA gold and platinum database
- ^ Gold and platinum database Canada
- ↑ Live in London, Releases Allmusic
- ↑ a b Information on Allmusic