Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets

Starring:Steve Vai
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Book Description

Now on DVD, the full-length matching video to one of his albums. This video includes full performances of all seven songs from Alien Love Secrets. The performance features Steve's power trio of Robbie Harrington on bass, Chris Frazier on drums, and of course Steve himself on guitar. This unique performance video format allows you a special view into both Steve's guitar playing, as well as the creative musical mood and aura of each song. Featured songs include: Juice * Die To Live * and the grand finale power guitar ballad "Tender Surrender."

Customer Reviews:

masterpiece.......2007-01-10

I am actually not fond of Vai. He is a great guitar player but I think he plays for fame than for passion, but this album is truly a masterpiece. This album has licks that makes you say "wow!!" like the other albums and this album has PASSION. He really felt these songs. I strongly advice this album. It's definetely a five star. Don't miss it.

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is this a live dvd?
Steve is untouchable, this dvd is not.
Flawless
Steve Vai the Man
Hidden Pictures

Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets
Starring: Steve Vai
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305268134
Release Date: 1999-01-19

Description

As one of the most acclaimed guitarists for over a decade, Steve Vai continues to push musical and technological boundaries to the extreme with this groundbreaking DVD. This program includes the complete "Alien Love Secrets" album, featuring unique footage that allows you a special view into both Steve's guitar playing as well as the creative musical mood of each song. Songs: Bad Horsie, Juice, Die to Live, The Boy from Seattle, Ya-Yo Gakk, Kill the Guy with the Ball/The God Eaters, Tender Surrender.

Customer Reviews:

is this a live dvd?.......2004-04-23

ive watched the vhs version so many times now and still cant see that this was not a live show. (was it a live show? did steve actually split into 3 versions of himself on one of the songs?).
the sound quality is superb and the choreography is perfectly matched with the songs.
(i could do without the little kid playing drums though....)

Steve is untouchable, this dvd is not........2003-05-11

Steve Vai is untouchable, I love his playing and I consider Vayguy a true artist, one of the few in music biz. I'm a bit disappointed about this dvd because it is cheapily produced. The music is great, but if it was for the music we were talking about a cd. We're talking about a dvd instead so it's the video part that matters to me. It's cheap. And moreover the fact that it's not a live recording left me with a sort of bad taste. So they are videos and cheapily produced. In my opinion, you should buy this dvd only if you are in one of those moments when you want to buy something from the artist and you already have all the music he has recorded. As I did. It's funny in a certain sense but it's not the dvd you would expect from Steve. The three stars are only for the music which is caught between good and excellent. The dvd is really a lost opportunity to publish something really good and memorable. What a shame. Steve, I'll wait you next time with a lot better product. In a range from 1 to 10 I'd give Steve 10, music 7/8, dvd 4.

Flawless.......2003-01-13

This is essentially the "Alien Love Secrets" album, which was recorded around 1994, with Steve Vai and his group lip/finger synching along with the music. Mr. Vai accurately and quite interestingly synchs along, as precisely as you'd expect from someone of his perfectionist qualities. Needless to say, while it's not an authentic performance of the songs, but rather a recording of the guys synching along with a prior recording, it's the next best thing.
Not much else to comment on, as far as the performance is concerned. It takes place on one set, with Steve changing suits/skin colors (!!) between several of the tracks. His children even show up on "Ya Yo Gakk" and do silly things for the camera. The video transfer is pristine, and I have absolutely no qualms with it.
Now, the extras. The commentary track with Mr. Steve Vai is quite entertaining, although there are dead points here and there where he gets caught up in the movie and doesn't say much. His stories and description of things are always good....you get the feeling that he's sitting there, talking to you specifically about the songs. There are also alternate angles for a couple of tracks, which is nice, but probably won't be accessed more than once or twice. A featurette made as a promotion for his 1996 Epic Records recording, "Fire Garden", lasts about roughly 7-8 minutes, and is fun to watch. A discography, pictures, and other small things round it all up.
Although released pretty early on in the life of DVD technology, it remains one of the more fascinating and worth-while purchases of the musically-related DVD's that have been released up to this point in time. Steve Vai fans, guitar fans....I can't imagine you turning this one away.

Steve Vai the Man.......2002-07-06

If you are Steve Vai fan or high quality guitar music lover, get this DVD as you can watch Steve playing (This not a Live Show), Steve even though not playing in real time, faitfully follows his solo lines, Great music but bad cameraman, constant moving camera gets bit annoying after awhile. But the music is fantastic.

Hidden Pictures.......2002-06-21

Go through the discography screen by screen, and every time you see a cover of one of his records, press the "Arrow Up" key followed by the "Enter" key. This will bring up images of Steve, his band or even alternative cover artworks for the respective albums.

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Alien Love Secrets
Starring: Steve Vai
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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