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".
ultra, zone, sixth, studio, album, guitarist, steve, released, september, 1999, through, epic, records, studio, album, steve, vaireleasedseptember, 1999recorded1998, 1999studiothe, mothership, angeles, genreinstrumental, rock, progressive, rocklength68, 45labe. The Ultra Zone is the sixth studio album by guitarist Steve Vai released on September 7 1999 through Epic Records The Ultra ZoneStudio album by Steve VaiReleasedSeptember 7 1999Recorded1998 1999StudioThe Mothership Los Angeles GenreInstrumental rock progressive rockLength68 45LabelEpicProducerSteve VaiSteve Vai chronologyFlex Able Leftovers Album 1996 The Ultra Zone 1999 Real Illusions Reflections 2005 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic link 1 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 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksBackground editThe 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 Track listing editAll songs written by Steve Vai The Blood amp Tears 4 26 The Ultra Zone 4 52 instrumental Oooo 5 12 instrumental Frank 5 09 instrumental homage to Frank Zappa Jibboom 3 46 instrumental homage to Stevie Ray Vaughan Voodoo Acid 6 25 Windows to the Soul 6 25 instrumental with some small spoken parts The Silent Within 5 00 I ll Be Around 4 57 Lucky Charms 6 44 instrumental Fever Dream 6 03 instrumental Here I Am 4 12 Asian Sky 5 34 Japanese edition bonus trackNo TitleLength14 Selfless Love 3 27Personnel editSteve Vai everything tracks 1 2 3 6 8 amp 9 everything else track 7 10 11 amp 13 guitars tracks 4 5 amp 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 amp 12 Bryan Beller bass tracks 10 amp 11 Gregg Bissonette drums track 4 Mike Mangini drums tracks 5 7 amp 12 Robin DiMaggio drums track 10 Andy Cleaves trumpet track 10 Duane Benjamin trombone track 10 Niels Bye Nielsen orchestration track 10 References edit Charts Awards AllmusicExternal links editThe Ultra Zone at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ultra Zone amp oldid 1168233277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
