The Ultra Zone


The Ultra Zone is the sixth studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on September 7, 1999, through Epic Records.
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".

Background

The Ultra Zone is notable for its tributes to two guitarists: Frank Zappa, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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

All songs written by Steve Vai.
  1. "The Blood & Tears" – 4:26
  2. "The Ultra Zone" – 4:52
  3. "Oooo" – 5:12
  4. "Frank" – 5:09
  5. "Jibboom" – 3:46
  6. "Voodoo Acid" – 6:25
  7. "Windows to the Soul" – 6:25
  8. "The Silent Within" – 5:00
  9. "I'll Be Around" – 4:57
  10. "Lucky Charms" – 6:44
  11. "Fever Dream" – 6:03
  12. "Here I Am" – 4:12
  13. "Asian Sky" – 5:34

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