Steve Vai

Artist:  Steve Vai
Birth Name:  Steven Siro Vai
Born:  June 6, 1960.  Carle Place, New York, USA.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Instrumental
Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Steve Vai is an American Guitar Hero, Songwriter and Producer, he began playing guitar at the age of 13 in 1973, and in 1974, he took guitar lessons from Guitarist Joe Satriani, he was influenced by Guitarist including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Allan Holdsworth.  He attended the Berklee College of Music, he joined with Frank Zappa at age 20, he recorded and toured with Zappa's Band for two years, and he began a Solo career in 1983, has released eight Solo album and won three Grammy Awards, he has also played with Public Image Ltd., Acatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake.  Steve Vai has been a regular touring member of the G3 Concert Tour which began in 1996 and in 1999 he started his own Record Label Favored Nations.

Title:  The Story Of Light  (CD with Bonus DVD) (2012)
Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label:  Favored Nations
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

CD:

 1.  The Story Of Light  (6:15)
 2.  Velorum  (6:09)
 3.  John The Revelator  (3:40)
 4.  Book Of The Seven Seals  (3:56)
 5.  Creamsicle Sunset  (3:30)
 6.  Gravity Storm  (5:33)
 7.  Mullach A'tSi   (3:56)
 8.  The Moon And I   (7:18)
 9.  Weeping China Doll   (6:11)
10. Racing The World  (3:45)
11. No More Amsterdam  (4;15)
12. Sunshine Electric Raindrops   (4:15)

DVD (Bonus)

Personnel:

Steve Vai:  Guitar, Vocals (Tracks 8 and 11)
Dave Weiner:  Guitar
Philip Bynoe:  Bass
Deborah Henson-Conant:  Harp
Beverly cClellan:   Vocals (Track 3 and 4)
Aimee Mann:  Vocals  (Track 11)
Jeeremy Colson:  Drums

The Story Of Light is the eight studio album by Steve Vai, released in August 14, 2012 on Favored Nations Records.  This album is Limited Edition Digibook-CD with 32 Pages of Photos, liner notes, and Bonus DVD.