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Steve Vai - Inviolate
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Steve
Vai
has
continually
challenged
notions
of
traditional
guitar
playing
and
composition
–
and
on
more
than
one
occasion
even
reimagined
the
very
instrument
itself.
"I
don't
sit
around
and
say,
'Okay,
what
can
I
do
now
that
pushes
the
boundaries?,"
Vai
explains
about
his
approach
to
the
guitar.
"What
I
do
say
to
myself
is,
'Okay,
Vai
–
what
are
you
going
to
do
now
that's
going
to
interest
you,
that's
going
to
fascinate
you,
and
that's
different
than
anything
you've
done
before?"
The
answer
to
that
question
comes
in
the
form
of
Vai's
newest
and
10th
solo
album,
'Inviolate',
a
nine-song
opus
that
does
indeed
push
the
boundaries
of
instrumental
guitar
music
–
this
time
out,
Vai
quite
literally
invented
not
just
a
new
guitar,
but
also
a
new
guitar-playing
technique.
The
Hydra,
the
elaborate
three-necked
steampunk-inspired
guitar
that
Steve
holds
on
the
album
cover,
is
actually
played
on
the
song
'Teeth
of
the
Hydra'.
On
the
other
hand
(no
pun
intended),
Steve
recorded
and
played
the
song
'Knappsack'
with
just
his
left
hand,
after
his
right
arm
was
in
a
sling
following
shoulder
surgery.
At
the
same
time,
'Inviolate'
presents
his
most
focused,
streamlined
and
perhaps
invigorating
music
in
years.
The
album
features
a
host
of
esteemed
musicians,
including
Billy
Sheehan,
Vinnie
Colaiuta
and
Terry
Bozzio.
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